Centipede Press was founded in 2001 by editor and publisher Jerad Walters. This small independent publishing house specializes in deluxe limited editions of literature's most celebrated genre fiction writers. Based in Colorado, Centipede Press releases around two dozen titles per year in tiny print runs, usually between 200-1,000 copies. What makes them so special are the production values - each book is a meticulously designed using premium materials like cloth, leather, and decorated boards. The pages are printed with high quality on creamy archival paper. Every detail, from the typography to the illustrations to the bindings, is given painstaking attention.

The titles are released in multiple genre such as horror, science fiction, crime, dark fantasy, and supernatural fiction from both contemporary authors like Caitlín R. Kiernan and Laird Barron as well as literary masters like H.P. Lovecraft, Robert W. Chambers, and William Hope Hodgson. In many cases, Centipede produces the first proper collected editions for writers whose work was previously only scattered in old pulp magazines. The books frequently feature new authoritative texts, introductions by luminaries like Guillermo del Toro, and copious volumes of story notes and drafts.

What really makes Centipede's editions special are the numerous full-page illustrations by critically acclaimed artists including Lee Brown Coye, Allen Koszowski, Santiago Caruso, David Ho, Tom Kidd and many others. The artworks run the gamut from haunting woodcuts and etchings to lush paintings that capture the eerie essence of the tales. Centipede has elevated the humble dustjacket into a canvas for magnificent full-color artwork.

While the cost of these editions puts them out of reach for casual readers, they have developed a fervent global cult following among connoisseurs. Die-hard fans haunt the secondhand market, scouring online for out-of-print treasures to add to their troves. By lavishing such obsessive care on their productions, Centipede Press is spearheading a renaissance in small press bookmaking. Their creations elevate humble pulp horror into the realm of art objects to be admired and preserved for ages to come.