StoryBundle has a new offering for:
The Noir Bundle curated by Nick Mamatas (
ISFDB,
Wikipedia), a former co-editor of Clarkesworld magazine, featuring dark crime works from a mix of backlist and indie authors (some with minor publication credits).
The notable draws in this are small press offerings from the late Stephen Knight (
Wikipedia), perhaps best known for his non-fiction book about Jack the Ripper, which inspired Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell's graphic novel
From Hell, among other works, and the late British novelist and biographer Elizabeth Jenkins (
Wikipedia), who've each provided vintage works reprinted with new introductions, which look pretty nifty.
And there are some backlist novels from Scottish Zen monk Barry Graham, from whom we've previously gotten KDP freebies when they were the hot new offering when the program first started several years ago ago, and you might already own in a previous incarnation.
$5 minimum gets you 6 novels, including Jenkins' Prix Femina Vie Heureuse-winning 1934 novel
Harriet, which is based on a true crime case (
Wikipedia).
$15 minimum gets you another 8 titles, including an anthology of works collected from an online magazine which has published award-nominated writers, and Knight's 1979 historical-period supernatural crime novel set at the turn of the century
and harking back to another mysterious case from the 15th century.
As a reminder, their
Write Stuff 2017 Bundle full of assorted advice and guidebooks for aspiring authors, covering creative and professional aspects, expires in the next few days, and
The Witchy Bundle full of sfnal occultish works from indie authors is also still available.
Humble Bundle has a new game offering which features a promo freebie DRM-free game build preview (Windows and Mac), and two soundtracks, if you're interested:
Humble TinyBuild Bundle contains games from the eponymous developer. The freebie is an alpha preview build of
Party Hard 2, apparently the sequel to a game where you cope with your annoying neighbours and their loud music and rowdy guests by becoming a stealth serial killer of many methods
, as you do, which you can get for free by downloading directly just above the signup box for the newsletter halfway down the page.
Signing up for the newsletter while logged into your account will also net you the DRM-free music soundtracks for the games
No Time to Explain Remastered and
Divide by Sheep, which are technically available at the Pay What You Want level, which in this case happens to be “nothing” unless you choose to upgrade later (not gonna lie, the sheep math game looks fun and they helpfully remind you in the blurb that it has parental controls so you can turn off all the blood before you unleash the kiddies upon it).
Expiring later today at 11 AM Pacific Time is the popular
Humble Comics Bundle Bloom County presented by IDW Publishing, featuring a nearly-complete collection of the beloved classic satirical newspaper cartoon by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Berkeley Breathed. And there's still a week to go on the
Humble Comics Bundle Kevin Smith and Friends featuring assorted works by the cult-hit filmmaker, mostly from Dynamite Comics.
Bundle of Holding's new RPG gamebook offering is for Pelgrane Press' traditional D&D-style fantasy game
13th Age. Still available for a limited time are their previous bundles for
Vampire 20A, the 20th anniversary edition of a classic White Wolf game and
East Texas University, a college horror campaign in Pinnacle Entertainment's Savage Worlds setting.