Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Deathport |
1993 |
Buy |
| Return to the Twilight Zone |
1994 |
Buy |
| 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories |
1995 |
Buy |
| Desire Burn |
1995 |
Buy |
| Blood Muse |
1995 |
Buy |
| David Copperfield’s Tales of the Impossible |
1995 |
Buy |
| Fear the Fever |
1996 |
Buy |
| Gothic Ghosts |
1997 |
Buy |
| Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn, Part 1 |
1998 |
Buy |
| Eleventh Annual Collection |
1998 |
Buy |
| Whitley Strieber’s Aliens |
1999 |
Buy |
| 999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense |
1999 |
Buy |
| Whispered from the Grave |
1999 |
Buy |
| Bell, Book & Beyond |
2000 |
Buy |
| Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores |
2002 |
Buy |
| Fatal Attractions |
2003 |
Buy |
| Once Upon a Slime |
2003 |
Buy |
| Night Visions 12 |
2006 |
Buy |
| Dark Passions |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Big Book of NECON |
2009 |
Buy |
| Seeds of Fear |
2011 |
Buy |
| Journals of Horror: Found Fiction |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Twisted Book Of Shadows |
2019 |
Buy |
Crossroad Press Ladies of Horror Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| In Silence Sealed |
1988 |
Buy |
| Take My Breath Away |
1997 |
Buy |
| Suffer the Flesh |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Wind Caller |
2004 |
Buy |
| 13½ |
2009 |
Buy |
| Esperanza |
2010 |
Buy |
| For Emmy |
2011 |
Buy |
| How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Devil Inside Her |
2012 |
Buy |
| Collective Suicide |
2012 |
Buy |
| Absalom’s Wake |
2012 |
Buy |
| Zombie - A Love Story |
2013 |
Buy |
| Messages From The Dead |
2013 |
Buy |
| Ashes |
2013 |
Buy |
| Hell Gate |
2013 |
Buy |
| Dawn’s Bright Talons |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Color of Bone of Horror Fiction |
2014 |
Buy |
| Let It Bleed |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Mighty Quinn |
2014 |
Buy |
| Scarabus: The Tale of the Mummy |
2016 |
Buy |
| House of Pain |
2016 |
Buy |
| Orphans |
2016 |
Buy |
| Blue Honey and The Valley of Shadow |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Genesis Code |
2017 |
Buy |
| Trust the Night |
2018 |
Buy |
| Singularity and Other Stories |
2018 |
Buy |
| Sacrificial Lambs and Others |
2018 |
Buy |
| Sacrifice Island |
2018 |
Buy |
| Cravings |
2018 |
Buy |
| Beautiful, Broken Things |
2018 |
Buy |
| Madame Vampire |
2018 |
Buy |
| EuroMedika |
2018 |
Buy |
| Dark Music |
2019 |
Buy |
| Seeds of Evil |
2019 |
Buy |
| Fractured Souls: More Hauntings at the Peoria State Hospital |
2019 |
Buy |
| Cold Comforts |
2019 |
Buy |
| A Fresh Start |
2019 |
Buy |
| Strange Tales |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Bloodmane Chronicles |
2020 |
Buy |
| Skull Feeder |
2020 |
Buy |
| Spires |
2021 |
Buy |
| Voices in the Darkness |
2021 |
Buy |
| Isolation |
2022 |
Buy |
Necon Modern Horror Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Fear Report |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Wind Caller |
2004 |
Buy |
| Sympathy for the Dead |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Secret Backs of Things |
2010 |
Buy |
| How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend |
2011 |
Buy |
| Death’s Companion |
2012 |
Buy |
| Dark Duet |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Whispers of Crows |
2012 |
Buy |
| Snowbird Gothic |
2013 |
Buy |
| The School That Screamed |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Only Red is Blood |
2018 |
Buy |
Second Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Second Lives |
2019 |
Buy |
| Second Chances |
2020 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Metalica |
1995 |
N/A |
| Dust Motes |
1997 |
N/A |
| The Grave |
1999 |
N/A |
Short Story Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Leavings |
1997 |
Buy |
| In the Spirit |
2002 |
Buy |
| Eros Interruptus |
2005 |
Buy |
| Sympathy for the Dead |
2010 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Adventures of Threadwell the Tailor |
1998 |
Buy |
| Night Prayers |
1998 |
Buy |
| Canyons |
2000 |
Buy |
| Night Players |
2001 |
Buy |
| Visitation Rites |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Selkie |
2015 |
Buy |
| Sebastian |
2022 |
Buy |
P.D. Cacek is a horror author whose career spans from the late 1980s to the present. She has written standalone novels, short stories, novellas, and has contributed to numerous anthologies. Her novel Night Prayers (1998) and its sequel Night Players (2001) are among her best-known longer works.
Cacek’s short fiction has appeared in a wide range of horror anthologies, and she has published several collections of her own stories, including Leavings (1997) and Sympathy for the Dead (2010). She is also well represented in the Crossroad Press Ladies of Horror and Necon Modern Horror publishing lines. Her work tends toward atmospheric dread and character-driven horror rather than splatter or gore.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has P.D. Cacek written?
P.D. Cacek has written 93 books across seven series.
What was P.D. Cacek's first book?
P.D. Cacek’s first book is In Silence Sealed, published in 1988.
Has P.D. Cacek won any awards?
Yes, P.D. Cacek has won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction. She is a well-known figure in the horror fiction community and has been involved with organizations like NECON (Northeastern Writers Conference on Horror and Dark Fantasy).