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Independent dark-fiction press · Tampa, Florida

Dark stories. Distinct voices.
Books that stay with you.

Nightgrave Publishing is a fiercely curated home for unforgettable horror, gothic fiction, dark suspense, international voices, and selected romance.

Founded in Tampa by author and publisher Brandon Burnside.

EST. 2026 INDEPENDENT PRESS

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Nightgrave Book Signing Event

Updated date: the signing has moved to November 15.

Sunday, November 15, 2026 · 2:30–5:00 p.m. EST

Dracula Wine & Bistro · Tampa, Florida

Come meet the Nightgrave authors and get your books signed. Contact MieMie Hsu to RSVP or ask about the event.

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Some stories follow you
long after the light goes out.

We publish the ones that do. Nightgrave is an independent press devoted to atmospheric, emotionally charged fiction—from dark stories to carefully selected journeys of love and reinvention—and to treating every book as a work worth building well.

Eight stories already in the world.

Brandon Burnside’s complete published catalog is now presented on Nightgrave. Each listing includes its official edition information, synopsis, and Amazon link.

American Purge book cover by Brandon Burnside

Published 2020 · Post-apocalyptic horror

American Purge

A devastating plague sweeps across the United States and tears civilization apart. Cities empty, law and order disappear, and the people left behind soon learn that infection is only one of the dangers waiting beyond their doors. A group of survivors must cross a violent new America where every stranger could be an enemy and every choice carries a cost. Their fight to stay alive becomes a test of loyalty, courage, and how much of their humanity they can preserve.

Comparable titles

The Stand by Stephen King · Swan Song by Robert McCammon

Formats
Paperback & Kindle
ISBN
979-8682600458
“82” Year of the Monster book cover by Brandon Burnside

Published 2020 · Slasher horror

“82” Year of the Monster

Tampa Bay becomes the hunting ground for a merciless killer in a nightmare inspired by the raw terror of 1980s slasher films. What begins as an unthinkable act of violence grows into a trail of fear, secrets, and bloodshed. The people caught in the killer’s path must understand what they are facing before another victim falls. As the danger closes in, surviving the night means confronting a monster who refuses to stop hunting.

Comparable titles

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones · Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

Formats
Paperback & Kindle
ISBN
979-8575680680
When a Moon Comes Alive at Midnight book cover by Brandon Burnside

Published 2022 · Supernatural horror

When a Moon Comes Alive at Midnight

Ghost hunter Jonathon Burns enters the abandoned Ravenswood Tuberculosis Sanitarium expecting another night of evidence for his audience. Instead, beneath the full moon, he sees a mysterious woman in white who appears to have been waiting for him. Her name is Laura, and the truth behind her haunting reaches far beyond the sanitarium’s ruined walls. Jonathon’s investigation becomes a journey through hidden history, love, loss, and a promise powerful enough to reach beyond death.

Comparable titles

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson · The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

Formats
Paperback & Kindle
ISBN
979-8364907448
Cursed Book of the Devil’s Dummy book cover by Brandon Burnside

Published 2020 · Occult horror

Cursed Book of the Devil’s Dummy

Eddie Fiorentini discovers an old book connected to a sinister ventriloquist dummy and a darkness that has been waiting since 1959. Strange events quickly turn deadly, and the dummy seems to know things it should not. Every secret Eddie uncovers pulls him deeper into a murderous bargain built on fear and sacrifice. To survive, he must learn who created the curse, why it chose him, and whether the evil inside the book can be destroyed before it claims another victim.

Original published edition. A revised and expanded Nightgrave edition is in production.

Comparable titles

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix · Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

Formats
Paperback & Kindle
ISBN
979-8647250124
The Detailer book cover by Brandon Burnside

Published 2022 · Italian crime thriller

The Detailer

A man known as the Detailer is drawn into a dangerous world shaped by Italian blood, criminal loyalty, and deadly obligations. Armed with two gold pistols and guided by a personal code he refuses to abandon, he must decide how far he will go to protect the people who matter most. Every alliance carries a risk, and every betrayal demands a price. From Tampa’s rain-soaked waterfront to the old-world ties of Italy, this crime thriller explores family, survival, and the deadly cost of misplaced trust.

Comparable titles

The Godfather by Mario Puzo · The Winter of Frankie Machine by Don Winslow

Formats
Paperback & Kindle
ISBN
979-8359773874
The Dreams of Sharon Mars book cover by Brandon Burnside

Published 2022 · Psychological horror

The Dreams of Sharon Mars

Sharon Mars is haunted by nightmares so vivid they refuse to end when she wakes. Familiar places—including University Mall and the glowing sign of Lionel Playworld—become stages for terrifying visions that follow her into reality. As the boundary between memory, nightmare, and waking life begins to collapse, Sharon must discover what is calling to her and why. The closer she comes to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes to wake up—and even more dangerous to keep dreaming.

Comparable titles

The Nightmare Man by J. H. Markert · The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig

Formats
Kindle
Edition
Kindle edition
Camp Evergreen book cover by Brandon Burnside

Published 2026 · Supernatural slasher horror

Camp Evergreen

In the summer of 1987, eight young adults arrive early to prepare Camp Evergreen before the campers return. A handmade spirit board tied to the camp’s 1967 massacre awakens a presence that can move from one person to another, turning every friendship into a question and every survivor into a possible killer. To escape, the group must uncover what the camp has been rehearsing for decades—and refuse the roles it has chosen for them.

A Nightgrave Originals title. Where summer never ends.

Comparable titles

My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones · The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

Formats
Paperback & Kindle
ISBN
979-8172221552
Tampa Italiano: Welcome Home, Family book cover by Brandon Burnside

Published 2026 · Folk horror · Dark suspense

Tampa Italiano: Welcome Home, Family

A free ancestry test leads Natalie Harrow from Tampa to long-lost family in Canepina, Italy. Their welcome seems to answer a lifetime of questions, until she discovers that the reunion has been staged and her search for belonging has brought her into a trap.

A Nightgrave Originals release. The family she spent a lifetime searching for has been waiting for her.

Comparable titles

The Ritual by Adam Nevill · The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

Formats
Paperback
ISBN
979-8172671845

Comparable titles describe readership, tone, or market position only. Nightgrave Publishing and Brandon Burnside are not affiliated with the listed authors or their publishers.

New and forthcoming from the dark.

NIGHTGRAVE ORIGINALS

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NIGHTGRAVE ORIGINALS
Brandon Burnside, founder, publisher, editor, and author at Nightgrave Publishing

Brandon Burnside

Brandon Burnside leads each Nightgrave title from its first review to the finished edition. He evaluates submissions and acquisitions, works directly with authors to strengthen their manuscripts, and protects the individual voice and identity of every book.

  • Performs developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, and final proofreading.
  • Prepares print interiors, eBooks, metadata, copyright pages, and publication-ready files.
  • Directs cover concepts, book branding, author pages, marketing graphics, and release materials.
  • Oversees KDP and IngramSpark production, catalog decisions, contracts, and final approval for every Nightgrave edition.

His role combines an author’s understanding of story with hands-on publishing production, giving Nightgrave writers a clear path from manuscript to professionally prepared book.

MieMie Hsu, Nightgrave Publishing author and Co-Owner & Co-CEO · Director of Author Relations and Marketing

MieMie Hsu

As Nightgrave Publishing’s Co-Owner & Co-CEO · Director of Author Relations and Marketing, MieMie coordinates author information, approved launch materials, and reader communications across the house.

  • Coordinates author profiles, bios, approved assets, and book information.
  • Helps authors prepare approved launch, publicity, and social media updates.
  • Supports author relations, events, and positive reader communication.
  • Works with Founder and Co-CEO Brandon Burnside on new authors and major business decisions, while Brandon leads editorial and production.

Voices from the grave.

Nightgrave brings distinctive storytellers together across dark fiction, Italian fiction, and selected romance.

Brandon Burnside, Nightgrave Publishing founder and author
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Founder · Co-CEO · Publisher · Editor · Author

Brandon Burnside

Brandon Burnside founded Nightgrave Publishing in Tampa, Florida, and personally guides its editorial, production, and publishing work from manuscript to release.

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Author · Co-Owner & Co-CEO · Director of Author Relations and Marketing

MieMie Hsu

MieMie Hsu writes across romance and psychological horror, with Suite 813 now available on Amazon and The Next Flight to Happiness and Until the Night Takes Us forthcoming. Her new supernatural horror novel La Crème de la Dead is complete at 95,000 words. She also coordinates author relations and approved communications for Nightgrave.

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Jesse Mann, Nightgrave Publishing author
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Nightgrave Publishing Author

Jesse Mann

Jesse Mann writes horror that remembers how enormous the world feels to a child. His debut, Before They Grow Up, turns a 1994 small town into a moral pressure chamber of buried truths, difficult choices, and hard-won courage.

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Nightgrave Author · Italian Fiction

Piero Fiorentini

Piero Fiorentini brings the stone villages and chestnut forests of Tuscia into a family noir where landscape carries memory. Il Sangue tra i Castagni joins Nightgrave’s Italian-language line with loyalty, silence, and blood at its center.

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Nightgrave Author · Italian Fiction

Marco Fiorentini

Marco Fiorentini is an Italian author connected to San Martino al Cimino and the heart of Lazio. His debut, Il Patto di San Martino, explores family, courage, and a community’s resistance.

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Nightgrave Author · Italian Fiction

Paolo Fiorentini

Paolo Fiorentini writes stories of courage, family, identity, and resistance. His debut, I Lupi di San Martino, follows four brothers and a Lazio village that refuses to surrender to the Mafia.

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Ervin Hodzic author portrait

Newest Author · Science Fiction

Ervin Hodzic

From Banja Luka to St. Petersburg: a new voice exploring family, belonging, and alternate worlds in Vrbas Between Worlds.

Meet Ervin Hodzic
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Newly signed · Three-book crime saga

Alex “Lex Rugger” Rivera

Alex Rivera brings hip-hop culture, ambition, loyalty, family, and survival to Blood Money ’95, the opening novel in his three-book Blood Money Saga.

View Alex’s official author profile

Dark stories, carefully made

Horror, gothic fiction, supernatural suspense, psychological thrillers, and dark crime—selected with purpose and produced with care.

Authors keep their voice

Collaborative editing, transparent terms, clear accounting, and no reading fee or pay-to-publish requirement.

Built for trust

A focused catalog, professional production standards, and rights granted only through a written agreement.

Your book, your name.

Optional editing, cover design, paperback formatting, EPUB preparation, and publishing-file support. MieMie coordinates your project; Brandon handles production. You retain copyright and publish through your own account.

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Paid production is separate from Nightgrave’s author roster and fee-free publishing submissions.

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Discover Suite 813 · Author submissions announcement

Authors wanted: manuscript submissions are open.

Submission questions: Contact MieMie Hsu, Co-CEO and Head of Author Relations and Advertising.

Nightgrave is reviewing complete, original manuscripts in horror, gothic fiction, supernatural suspense, psychological thrillers, and dark crime.

Our publishing contracts are fee-free. Optional self-publishing production services are separate. No rights transfer unless both parties sign a separate publishing agreement. Manuscripts written or rewritten by generative AI are not accepted.

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Nightgrave Publishing
5005 W Laurel St
Ste 100 #3233
Tampa, FL 33607

Manuscripts should be submitted through our online submission form.

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