Eric LaRocca

Eric LaRocca

Eric LaRocca's most popular book is Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke with 784 saves and an average rating of 3.
Their next book, We Turn Gruesome At Night, is scheduled for release on .

Author Bio

Eric LaRocca (he/they) is a 3x Bram Stoker Award® finalist, a Shirley Jackson Award nominee, and a Splatterpunk Award winner. He was named by Esquire as one of the “Writers Shaping Horror’s Next Golden Age” and praised by Locus as “one of the strongest and most unique voices in contemporary horror fiction.” LaRocca’s notable works include Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, Everything the Darkness Eats, and At Dark, I Become Loathsome. He currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts, with his partner.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

2 primary books1 released book

Authored 100% of series

Burnt Sparrow

Burnt Sparrow is a 1-book series first released in 2025 with contributions by Eric LaRocca. 1 book is still to be released. The next book is scheduled for release on .

#1
We Are Always Tender with Our Dead

Series

4 primary books3 released books

Authored 33% of series

Year's Best Hardcore Horror

Year's Best Hardcore Horror is a 3-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Jeff Strand, Adam Cesare, and Monica J. O'Rourke.

#1
Year's Best Hardcore Horror Volume 1
#2
Year's Best Hardcore Horror, Volume 2
#4
Year's Best Hardcore Horror Volume 4

Series

6 primary books2 released books

Authored 50% of series

Year's Best Hardcore Horror

Year's Best Hardcore Horror is a 2-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Nathan Ballingrud, Brian Hodge, and Robert Levy.

#3
Year's Best Hardcore Horror Volume 3
#6
Year's Best Hardcore Horror Volume 6

Series

1 primary book2 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Luminous Dead

The Luminous Dead is a 2-book series with 1 released primary work first released in 2019 with contributions by Caitlin Starling.

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The Luminous Dead

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6 primary books4 released books

Authored 0% of series

Rejected for Content

Rejected for Content is a 4-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Melissa Lason, Catfish McDaris, and Amanda M. Lyons.

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1 primary book0 released books

Authored 0% of series

101 Horror Stories: Shortwave Publishing Collected Stories

101 Horror Stories: Shortwave Publishing Collected Stories is a 0-book series .