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 The
Quiet Road by Annie Frame
Frankford Lucas is the chief superintendent in the police force.
He is well respected and well thought of... however, he has a
secret. Ever since childhood he has visited The Quiet Road in
his dreams. He thought it was a good place, this Quiet Road, but
events unfold to prove otherwise.
Gruesome murders are being carried out on his patch and trophies
turning up in his flat with no rational explanation. Who is slaughtering
the innocent victims and why? Profiler Lenny Docker introduces
a clairvoyant into the investigation and The Sarsaparilla Duchess,
seems to know more about Frankford Lucas than she should - even
more than he does himself! In time Frankford Lucas learns the
true secret of The Quiet Road and realises he is dealing with
a force beyond his control.
Can he save his soul from darkness, and can he save the souls
of others who cannot help themselves? The Road is long as is the
investigation leading the reader on an intense journey they will
not forget in a hurry!
Book Trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5zfWlwHnu4
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 Traumatized
by: Alexander S. Brown
A depraved congregation,
An obsessed madman,
A vampire resurrected to a higher level of being.
Fans of the horror genre are in for a deliciously macabre treat
as Alexander S. Brown presents Traumatized, a masterfully crafted
collection of short stories and novellas that will surely bring
chills down your spine.
Don’t forget to sleep with the lights on…
In fifteen dark tales, Traumatized exposes the depths of human depravity
and the dank realms of the macabre.
In a collection where the comforts of church are forbidden, learn
of a depraved congregation. Journey the downward spiral that forces
a morally corrupt celebrity to revile her ugliness. Experience the
lengths to which a madman will go to keep his true love. Explore
the world of maniacs, the supernatural, creatures, eternal damnation,
and the occult.
Beware . . . the shadows may camouflage a culprit. Realize . .
. that bump in the night isn’t just a tree branch tapping
at your window. Learn what it really means to be . . . Traumatized.
Info:
www.traumatizedalexandersbrown.webs.com Purchase: www.traumatizedsouls.com
Critics Have Raved:
Traumatized is damn worth paying attention to, and I hands-down
recommend it. Nicholas Grabowsky, Author of, Red Wet
Dirt
Brown is very descriptive and atmospheric. He utilizes very
cool metaphorical sentence structures, and he has a knack for
keeping you on the very edge, throughout his stories [which progressively
get better, in my opinion] If you enjoy short stories, then this
collection is definitely recommended! Horror Reviews
This is an excellent short story collection that I recommend
to horror fans. The Monster Librarian
In the Prologue, Brown cites both Edgar Allen Poe and Friedrich
Nietzsche, and, in the pages of Traumatized, he takes his rightful
place as their literary nextof-kin. Anyone who is not currently
a fan of horror fiction will surely be converted once they delve
into the compelling world that Brown has created. Highly recommended.
Apex Reviews
It's always hard enough to find an author you like, but I
can assure you Brown's work will promptly impress you. Horrorsociety.com
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 Dark
Highway
Dead End!
Fueled by high hopes and the words of motivational speaker Skip
Forney, traveling salesman Tom Turley takes a road trip into Wyoming
to close a deal that will salvage his self respect and save his
cheesy, low-dog job–and winds up taking a wrong turn into
hell!
After a bloody encounter with serial-killer swingers, Tom wakes
up from a dirt nap with a continually decomposing body, the entrepreneurial
spirit, a craving for human flesh–and a taste for revenge.
But what’s a zombie to do with all eternity on his side?
Re-inventing himself as a merger maniac with fangs, Tom becomes
the King of Wall Street and proves that even death can’t stop
a man from staking his claim (through the hearts of his clients)
or greasing the wheels of the corporate machine (with blood). Dark
Highway is a lurid, humorous tale of zombie perseverance, hostile
takeovers and world conquest, and invites you to take a horrifying,
B-movie ride into the underbelly of one man’s demonized soul.
“This novelette is funny and well written. Dan Thomas writes
so well that he can make the reader identify even with a flesh-eating
zombie…” –NovelSpot
“A grand read. It is gruesome, sexy, exciting and is indeed
a guilty pleasure.” –Midwest Book Review
More
here ... |
 Wild
Evolution
When Dan defends his livestock against a wild dog attack, he is
put in a 'kill or be killed' battle. When he takes the head of a
wild dog in to be tested for rabies he discovers he has the head
of a human male instead of a wild dog. Now he is forced to cover
up a self-defense killing because no one would believe he killed
a wild dog when he has a human head.
A werewolf by contamination, Dan's life spins out of control.
All his senses are heightened including his passion for the wild.
His passion for the wild compels him to try to stop a new housing
development that threatens the local wildlife from loss of habitat,
but things don't go according to plans and now he has a second body
to dispose of.
While under investigation for murder, Angela gives Dan her unflinching
trust. Because of an abusive father, Dan has never been able to
trust anyone, but now he has someone he wants to start a family
with, someone to build a future with.
more
here ...
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People are predictable. That's what makes them easy to kill.
Acting out of misguided loyalty to his friends, police officer
Prosper Snow is goaded into helping them perform a copycat killing,
but when the real killer comes after him, it’s not only his
life on the line, but his family's too. Now if he goes to his colleagues
for help, he risks being arrested for murder. If he doesn't, he
risks being killed.“
***
"With Kult,
Shaun Jeffrey hits one out of the park with this creepy, character-driven
thriller that starts with a jolt, stays in the fast lane, and plunges
into the darkest territory of the human mind. It’s a bumpy
ride through nightmare country.” - Jonathan Maberry, multiple
Bram Stoker Award-winning author of PATIENT ZERO and PUNISHER: NAKED
KILL
"Jeffrey, one of horror's rising young stars, has really hit
his stride with THE KULT. Part mystery, part police procedural,
part horror story, it's one thrilling ride. Jeffrey had me guessing
at the killer's identity half a dozen times, and the reveal, when
it finally came, knocked me over. You don't want to miss this one!"
- Nate Kenyon, author of THE REACH and THE BONE FACTORY
"The Kult is a creeping stalk through a shadowy labyrinth
of thrills and terror. Shaun Jeffrey delivers a pulse-pounding novel
of superb skill and unequivocal horror. Fans of many genres should
be ready to embrace one of the brightest new talents on the scene
today." - Jon F. Merz author of PARALLAX and the Lawson Vampire
novels.
The Competition: The killer featured in the book, The Kult taunted
the police with photographs of the macabre crimes. Each photograph
contained a clue for the police to work out. One of those photographs
never came to light during the case, but it's now available for
all budding sleuths. Crack the code and enter the draw to win gift
certificates to the store of your choice: Amazon, The Horror Mall
or Shocklines.
There are three prizes, with the top prize being $100 and the closing
date for entries is midnight on October 31st.
And as a final bonus, and a thank you to anyone who buys a copy,
email Shaun to let him know where you've ordered it from, and he'll
send you a free PDF of his short story collection Voyeurs of Death
in return. Details on the competition link above for that too.
The Kult
- People are predictable. That's what makes them easy to kill.
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 Experiments
At 3 Billion A.M.
by Alexander Zelenyj
Windblown wildernesses; celestial fire; women from the moon; inexplicable
phenomena in sleeping counties and visions of blood amid mazes of
urban sprawl; tales culled from subterranean depths, from the A.M.
darkness and from stolen afternoons of nostalgic sunlight and weeping
rains…
Eibonvale Press is pleased to announce the release of Experiments
At 3 Billion A.M. by Canadian author Alexander Zelenyj, a colossal
collection of forty short stories covering ten years of the author’s
work. Zelenyj’s haunting and surreal stories range widely
in style, stretching from lyrical flights of fantasy to gritty and
painful realism to unsettling horror and the grotesque – from
subtle slipstream with only the faintest sense of the otherworldly
to vivid space fiction and magic realism and even light-hearted
homages to the colourful and gleeful world of the pulps. Always
unexpected, these stories remain bound together by a tone of universal
sadness and gentleness, and an overarching sense of wonder. This
lavish 664-page collection represents the most ambitious release
yet from Eibonvale Press - the book is available in three different
formats – a Regular Edition Hardcover and Limited Edition
Hardcover with different cover artwork by artist David Rix, as well
as a Trade Paperback version with alternate cover artwork. Each
version of the book contains 40 striking black-and-white title page
plates, also by Rix. Stories include Tara Of The Wine Cats, The
Burning Sadness Of Crash-Landed Sleepers, Onwards! To Memphis!,
Another Light Called 1-47, Blue Love Maria, The Potato Thief Beneath
Indifferent Stars, The Loneliness Of Strangefire Dancers, I Humbly
Accept This War Stick, In The City Where Dreams Wander The Sidewalks,
The Lilac Perfumes Between The Stars, The Empty Hands Of Alvin Calvin
Rourke, Pigeons Or Ashes And The Final Gift Of Jimmy Colley, Night
Symphonies, The Prison Hulk, Where The War Bird Leads, Christina
The Bloomed, and The Grey Tammy And The Living, and many others.
For more information visit www.eibonvalepress.co.uk
Alexander Zelenyj’s fiction has appeared in a wide variety
of publications, including FreeFall, Front & Centre, Double
Dare Press, The Windsor Review, Revelation, Euphony Journal, Simulacrum,
Inscape, Underground Voices, and the Rose & Thorn. He is the
author of the short novel, Black Sunshine, published by Fourth Horseman
Press. He lives in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, prefers basements,
and experiments in the wee hours. For more author information visit
www.alexanderzelenyj.com.
Here’s what reviewers are saying about the book:
“...The tales in Experiments at 3 Billion A.M. are
masterpieces of subtlety and suggestion, electric with emotional
power, brimming with inventiveness, enigmatic, inconclusive and
delicately drawn, touching, without being sentimental, evocative
and often deeply unsettling and shocking. This then is that rare
achievement, great writing and great story telling.”
- The Future Fire: Social Political & Speculative Cyber-Fiction
“Zelenyj is an incredibly talented writer who works
the full spectrum of speculative fiction with ease and the ability
to blur out any genre lines you may care to draw. Science fiction,
fantasy, horror, slipstream and relentless re-combination, Zelenyj
does it all with a narrative clarity that makes for fast, enjoyable
reading.”
- The Agony Column
“This is some of the best slipstream fiction I have
read for a while...[Zelenyj] mixes his genres with the hand of
an expert producing some really emotive pieces, sometimes melancholy,
sometimes hopeful but always interesting.”
- Sci-Fi Online
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 Red
Wet Dirt
By Nicholas Grabowsky
Red Wet Dirt available from Amazon.com
What’s RED WET DIRT? Introducing three short stories &
three novellas: While on vacation, a young man's fiancé becomes
a heart-collecting Yuletide Thing on Christmas Eve. Get stuck in
traffic when The Freeway Reaper claims another soul.
A suburban family is plagued by a horde of were-rats. Special Agent
Sam Cross, mortally wounded by a Jamaican specter, journeys into
a psychedelic Festival of Fallen Souls in search of a supernatural
healer whose lover's touch brings in contrast instant death. A legendary
flesh eater arrives on the shores of an ancient Minoan city, infecting
its population, beginning with a teenage boy's father who's summoned
by the pompous king to become an undead garbage disposal.
In Red Afterworld, an ex juvenile preacher gets his childhood wish
of becoming a vampire when he's recruited into a male-only biker
fraternity and finds himself one of the few survivors of global
nuclear war, discovers a time portal in the Arizona desert with
the hope of saving the world, and finds true love.
Including extra minor works from the author's youth and the short
screenplay Cutting Edges, the basis for an upcoming film and the
author's directorial debut, Red Wet Dirt is to die for and is destined
to become a classic way beyond its genre!
Official Website http://www.downwarden.com/ |
 Blood
Bar
Available
from Amazon.com where you can also read a review of the novel
Synopsis
...yet, on the brownstone back alley side streets of New York,
a vampire dies. Desperate, his lover turns to Kim Bennett, author
Norm Applegate’s quintessential heroine whose passion for
S&M led to celebrity status as a hell-and-back murder mystery
sleuth who’s been there, done that, and then some. This time,
Kim finds herself caught between a secret vampire society’s
attempts to locate The Black Testament (a sacred document written
by Jack the Ripper), the modern-day vampire hunters bent on their
destruction, and a white knuckled journey of self-discovery that
catapults her into the bowels of hell and the arms of the ultimate
vampire.......courtesy of The Haven, New York’s ultimate BLOOD
BAR.
About the Author
Norman Applegate is an author and consultant, with a growing body
of work to his credit. Born in Glasgow Scotland, growing up in Toronto
Canada and now residing in Florida with his wife Cheryl, Norm Applegate
works and travels for an international consulting company, then
occasionally scares the “heck” out of his family with
his thoughts and writings.
His early years in Toronto were filled with aspirations of the
late 60’s hippie music scene, and as a drummer in numerous
bands led to a short lived career playing the bars and clubs in
the Toronto area. The band Photograph, signed to a recording studio,
made some noise on the coast to coast CBC radio show, the Entertainers,
and after the legal issues strangled them into submission, they
went their separate ways. The life of drugs, sex and rock and roll
were over, sad but true.
His first novel, “Into the Basement,” a raw dark thriller
introduced us to his unlikely heroine Kim Bennett and is scheduled
for a movie release in 2009 with Triad Studios. His follow up novel,
“Into the Spell,” continued with Kim Bennett and the
dark world of hypnosis, the paranormal and murder. Early 2008, Norm
released a short story called “Jumpers,” with a Twilight
Zone feel to it in the horror anthology “From the Shadows.”
Currently Mr. Applegate is a resident of Sarasota Florida, where
he is working as a principle for the movie “Into the Basement,”
a new horror thriller, and possible a sequel to Blood Bar.
For more information about Norman and his upcoming projects go
to www.normanapplegate.com. |
 Campus
of Blood
College freshman Charlie Jackson is excited to leave high school
behind and start his studies at Florida State University. He's not
prepared, however, for the horror he faces his first week on campus.
Within minutes of moving into his dormitory room in Kennedy Village,
Charlie notices a certain fraternity house on campus. While the
other houses are bright and alive, this one, the house of the Dark
Masters, is forbidding. With black bricks and black-painted windows,
it seems almost full of death.
Late one night, as Charlie peers through binoculars at the house,
he witnesses something he should have never seen-a coed being brutally
attacked by one of the members, who is a vampire. The girl's dismembered,
decapitated, and blood-drained body is discovered the next day in
a rural woods. She's the latest victim in a string of similar killings,
and Charlie is certain he now knows the culprits.
Enlisting the help of his roommate, Frankie, and occult expert Professor
Grimm, Charlie vows to eliminate the vampire clan. Charlie is outmatched
by these bloodthirsty creatures who are endowed with razor-sharp
claws and superhuman speed. The vampires seem to be everywhere,
and Charlie is soon to be astonished to discover the depth of the
conspiracy.
About the Author
Rashaan B. Willerforde received a bachelor of fine arts degree
in theatre from Marymount Manhattan College and lives in New York
City. He has been writing action/adventure and thriller stories
for a number of years.
http://www.iuniverse.com/Bookstore/BookDetail.aspx?BookId=SKU-000087913 |
The Oneness of Religion
Synopsis
New novel offers intriguing reincarnation story about how Taoism,
Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity were created
by the same being.
KAPOLEI, Hawaii - In a science fiction thriller that exposes the
unity in all religions, author Joseph DeMarco describes the plight
of a homeless man named Felix King, who believes himself to be the
reincarnation of the founder of all major world religions. The author
also details his strange inspiration for the story through a pseudonym
named Joe Kaye in Blind Savior, False Prophet (now available through
AuthorHouse).
Separated into two stories, "Chasing the Ghost" and
"Blind Savior," DeMarco's novel paints a not-too-distant
future, in which all religions are one and the evolution of spirituality
is occurring right under our noses. The first story details a drugged-out
ex-student of Joe Kaye's (Siann), who is searching for Kaye's lost
novel. Through notes scribed in a faded green notebook she stole
from him many years ago, Siann learns of a manuscript that was supposedly
buried on a small Caribbean Island. Siann eventually finds the lost
manuscript (which is presented as the second story: "Blind
Savior") about a Dharma Bum named Felix King. Felix's belief
about his past lives spurs from a series of dreams, in which he
is Lao Tzu, the famous Chinese philosopher and author of the Tao,
Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) and Mohammed, the last prophet of
Islam.
The main undercurrent that unfolds in both stories is the next
evolution of spirituality, which, according to both the fictitious
author Joe Kaye and the real author Joseph DeMarco, began with the
Beatles and the hippy movement in the 1960's and will not finish
for close to two thousand years.
About the author
Joseph DeMarco was born in New York City; he lived most of his
life in Buffalo, NY. He now teaches seventh grade on the island
of Oahu, Hawaii. He is the author of the novels Plague of the Invigilare,
The 4 Hundred and 20 Assassins of Emir Abdullah-Harazins, and At
Play in the Killing Fields. |
 Splattered
Beauty
Synopsis
Splattered Beauty is the story of Alyssa Peyton, a minor celebrity
in the B-film industry. With a career spanning more than a decade,
she has accumulated over two-dozen films in the horror genre, receiving
cult status in the process. It appears, though, that days of happiness
and success have long forgotten her. Her cherished producer/director
husband, Peter, has left her for a younger, more attractive actress.
Now, Alyssa finds herself for the first time without work. In the
two years it has been since setting foot on a film set, Alyssa has
fallen into a maddening depression. Her substance and alcohol abuse
accelerates and she begins to alienate those closest to her, including
Joyce, her agent and longtime friend. That is when she meets Taryn,
a teenage fan who is smitten with her immediately. The two form
a bond and within days, Taryn finds herself living under the same
roof as her favorite cult celebrity.
Soon, the lead role in a film Alyssa would be perfect for is offered.
It appears as though things are beginning to fall into place for
the first time in so very long. But when Alyssa learns that this
role has been awarded to Jessica, Peter’s new wife, she is
pulled deeper and deeper into an insufferable psychosis and attempts
suicide. When that fails too, she realizes what must be done. With
the aid of Taryn, Alyssa begins a string of brutal and sadistic
murders. Manipulating Taryn into doing her every bidding, Alyssa
pulls the impressionable youth into her own twisted game of murder
and deception and it appears there is no escape for either of them.
His follow-up to Crystal Bay, Brandon Ford, a lover of all things
horror, has written Splattered Beauty as a sort of love note to
his favorite scream queens. The novel contains a foreword praising
genre favorites Linnea Quigley, Debbie Rochon, Tiffany Shepis, and
more. Available now in paperback and Amazon Kindle from Arctic Wolf
Publishing.
Excerpt
Alyssa watched as he began to inch toward her, his hands out
in front of him as he tried to calm her, his voice soft and dripping
with nurture.
“I heard what happened to you, Alyssa,” he said.
“I’m really very sorry. But there are people that
can help you. People who’ll understand. Please, you’ve
got to trust me.”
Watching as he took continual glances at her wrists, she relived
the moment she slid the razor across them, seeing the moment with
crystal clarity.
He thought he was to blame for what she’d done. She knew.
She could tell by the manner in which he spoke. She could tell
by the words he chose. He still believed he was her everything.
Moisture drew her attention and she looked down to see the blood
soak through the fine cloth.
“You’re hurt...” Peter mumbled, gently taking
her left hand in his own, watching as the blood trickled. Still
clenching the knife, she tightened her grip on the handle, staring
into the eyes of the man she’d once loved so dearly. Her
contempt overcame her and she gnashed her teeth. Gripping his
hand, she slid the blade across his wrist and watched as the blood
began to flow. He dropped to his knees in pain.
“Now you’re hurt, too,” she said, towering
over him.
Jessica shrieked, placing both hands over her mouth. She ran
to his aid, pulling his arm toward her, studying the deep gash.
“Oh, my God,” she wailed, watching the fountain of
blood pour from his veins.
“Jessie, call the police,” he begged her, his voice
shaking. He knew he’d lose consciousness at any moment.
Jessica turned and rushed toward the door, nearly tripping over
her own heels, as she gasped in a panic.
“Stop her!” Alyssa commanded Taryn, who, still in
shock, almost didn’t hear her.
A single thought so far away, Taryn leapt forward, tackling Jessica
onto the hard marble as she released a masculine grunt. Jessica
shrieked again, but her cries silenced the moment the back of
her head met the cold, hard ground. In an instant, her neck snapped
and her skull split like an egg, blood spilling from the open
wound.
With the minimal amount of strength he could muster, Peter yelped
her name one last time as he began to crawl towards her. “Oh,
Jessie... Oh, please, God, no...” he continued, pulling
himself forward on his chest.
 About
the Author
Brandon Ford made his debut in the Leucrota Press anthology Abaculus
2007. The collection, featuring the year’s best in science
fiction, fantasy, and horror, includes his short story, “Elmer’s
Grue.” Soon after, his first novel, Crystal Bay, was released
by Arctic Wolf Publishing. The horror/suspense story has been praised
by the likes of Garry Charles, author of Summer of the Massacre,
who called the book “a well-crafted story that hails back
to the old horror/thrillers of the late ‘70s,” and filmmaker
Ryan Nicholson (Live Feed and Gutterballs), who calls Ford, “the
new Prince of Horror, soon to be King.”
Ford has also contributed to Twisted Dreams, an independent literary
magazine founded by best-selling author Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc,
as well as the anthologies Sinister Landscapes (edited by Alan Draven,
author of Bitternest), and Raw: Brutality As Art (edited by Adam
Huber, co-author of Snuff).
www.myspace.com/writerbrandonford
www.writerbrandonford.blogspot.com
Praise for Brandon Ford and His Debut Novel
“Crystal Bay”
“Brandon Ford is the new Prince of Horror, soon to be King.”
--Ryan Nicholson, writer/director of Live Feed and Gutterballs
“Brandon Ford… has created a well-crafted story that
hails back to the old horror/thrillers of the late ‘70s…
I can’t wait to see what he does next…”
--Garry Charles, author of Summer of the Massacre
“Brandon Ford paints a vivid picture… This book is
superb. I'm proud to own a copy…”
--Jim Dodge, Jr., Mass Movement
“Crystal Bay is a strong debut, one which I highly recommend…
It is the perfect summer read.”
--Alan Draven, author of Bitternest
“…suspenseful and intriguing…”
--Mary Menzel, Book Hunters Blog
“…vivid… compelling…”
--Jennie Milojevic, Bloodtype Online
“Mr. Ford is certainly gifted when it comes to suspense…”
--J.B. Kohl, author of The Deputy’s Widow
“Ford shows a knack for setting suspense… He’s
a promising new talent…”
--Kevin Lucia, Book Blurbs
“Crystal Bay is a page-turner that reels you in and keeps
you reading to the end.”
--Front Street Review |
