In 2022, DMR Books released Samhain Sorceries, a collection of sword-and-sorcery tales set on All Hallows’ Eve. As it proved to be one of our most popular anthologies, we decided it was time for a new seasonal foray into might and magic: Walpurgis Witcheries!

The theme of this new anthology is Walpurgisnacht, or St. Walpurga’s Night, a Christian festival begun in the Middle Ages with much earlier pre-Christian origins. It is closely associated in myth and memory with Germany’s Harz mountain range and the ancient pagan practices once undertaken on its huge rock formations and massive peaks.

Table of Contents:
“No Mercy for Witches” by Ethan Sabatella
“The Black Hound” by Owen G. Tabard
“Hecate’s Offerings” by Keith J. Taylor
“The Vigil of Sister Liudgard” by Sam Belleneuve
“The Wandering One and the Witchdance” by M. Stern
“Cold Night on the Field” by Harry Piper
“Balefires Upon the Brocken” by J.R. Young
“The Sorcerers and Mysteries of Mercury-Wotan” by Matthew Pungitore
“When the Great Wyrm Wakes” by Deborah Tapper

Walpurgis Witcheries will be released on April 30, Walpurgisnacht, in trade paperback and digital formats. The cover art was painted by Adam Burke, who also provided the art for Samhain Sorceries. For more information on Walpurgis Witcheries, please see this short interview I did with Matthew Pungitore.