Hex Publishers Hex Publishers Hex Publishers is an independent publishing company based in Erie, Colorado that specializes in genre fiction which includes science fiction, horror, and dark fantasy, and publishes the online magazine "Words", which features free short fiction, movie reviews and author interviews. Hex was founded by Joshua Viola (owner) and Dean Wyant in 2014 before the company’s first release, Nightmares Unhinged. Authors published by Hex Publishers include Carrie Vaughn, Edward Bryant, Steve Alten, Jeanne C. Stein, Kat Richardson, Paolo Bacigalupi, Minister Faust, Stephen Graham Jones, Steve Rasnic Tem, Brian Keene, Richard Kadrey, Matthew Kressel, Cat Rambo, Sarah Pinsker, Alyssa Wong,
The Shop (Stephen King) The Shop (Stephen King) The Shop is a fictional, top secret United States government agency, with seemingly well-meaning, but actually evil, intentions and motivations in the writings of Stephen King. It is similar to the Syndicate in "The X-Files." It plays a central role as the antagonist in the novel "Firestarter," the miniseries "Golden Years," and the film "The Lawnmower Man." It is also an element of the novel "The Tommyknockers." In addition, an offhand reference hints that it may be at least partially responsible for the events of the novella "The Mist." In the miniseries adaptation of "The Langoliers,"