Peltonville Press is an independent small press publishing fiction, nonfiction, and selected works across mystery, supernatural fiction, fantasy, weird science, and nonfiction.

Inspired by the ingenuity of Lester Allan Pelton and the enduring motion of the Pelton wheel, the press is built around stories with purpose, momentum, and lasting force.

Every book published under the Peltonville Press imprint is meant to have a clear identity, a professional home, and room to endure.

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Wanda never asked for a weapon. What she had was a cast-iron skillet named Lodge.

Supernatural Americana meets Appalachian folklore in this gripping story cycle of a grandmother, her cast-iron skillet, and the long road between life and death.

Told from a barstool in Mound Town, WV. Each story follows Wanda and Lodge as they quietly, and sometimes not so quietly, protect a community from shadows no one else sees.

From black-eyed men to lingering voices, darkness comes in many forms, but Wanda never flinches. Her weapon is iron. Her armor is love. And her stories? Well, they’re still being told.

Haunting, humorous, and deeply human, WANDA & LODGE is a collection about legacy, quiet power, and what remains when everything else fades.

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