Our Mission

Horrorsmith Publishing is a small traditional publisher who releases horror, thriller, mystery, young adult, and sweet romance fiction. But our mission goes beyond releasing unforgettable stories. Horrorsmith exists to strengthen the entire indie writing community. We believe a rising tide lifts all ships, and we are committed to uplifting not only the authors who publish with us, but every indie storyteller working to bring their vision to life.

We strive to build bridges between authors and readers, creating spaces where voices can be heard, stories can be shared, and creativity can thrive. By supporting one another, we aim to ignite the power of indie publishing—championing bold voices, fostering collaboration, and ensuring that diverse, boundary-pushing stories reach the audiences who crave them.

We are not just a publishing house. We are a community of creators, readers, and dreamers working together to keep the pulse of horror alive and to prove that independent publishing can be as terrifying, thrilling, and transformative as the stories we tell.

The Horrorsmith Publishing Team

chief editor, Acquisitions Editor

Lyndsey Smith

Lyndsey Smith has been a professional freelance fiction editor since 2020 and has since worked with numerous self-publishing authors, authors looking to submit to traditional publishing houses, and larger traditional publishing houses who contract out their editing.
The Editing Forge Horrorsmith Editing
Cover ARTist

Debbie, The Cover COLLECTION

Since Horrorsmith has been publishing novels, we've almost exclusively used Debbie with The Cover Collection for our cover art.
www.thecovercollection.com
Illustrator

Amanda Bergloff

Amanda Bergloff is a mixed media/digital artist of the weirder things in life. Her cover and interior art has been published by the Jules Verne Society's Anthology: Extraordinary Visions, Utopia Science Fiction, Orion's Belt, Non-Binary Review, The Horror Zine, and others. She lives in Denver, Colorado and is a shameless collector of over 4,000 horror paperbacks, along with vintage toys and comics.
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