Benjamin wrote: "Any chance we can make the next in the series one of next month's choices?"

We can always nominate it and vote. Or, we could discuss it in a new thread.

Any chance we can make the next in the series one of next month's choices?

Jonathan wrote: "The pizza place is on County Line (at 611), directly across from the Regal Warrington 22 movie theater. Best pizza in five counties."


I lived down there and was always told that was the best pizza in town...but sadly I never tried it.

Don't like beer but their menu has some good looking stuff on it.

Erin and Danny Costa run the place. They also own the Brazilian steakhouse, Na'Brassa and the Iron Abbey (both across from the airbase.) The Iron Abbey has over 320 beers from around the world. I will definitely be using that for one of my books.

Yeah? I'll have to give it a try.

The pizza place is on County Line (at 611), directly across from the Regal Warrington 22 movie theater. Best pizza in five counties.

Jonathan wrote: "Actually, in the third book in the series, BAD MOON RISING, I set two scenes in real-world restaurants (Graeme Pizza and Red Lion Diner, both on the border of Bucks & Montgomery counties)."

I just popped in on this thread because there were unread messages even though I haven't read your book. I had no idea it was a "local" story. I've been to the diner, but not the pizza place (There are about 1000 pizza places around here.)

Jonathan wrote: "At some point I'll be returning to Pine Deep to tell more stories of that unhappy little town. I have several sequels planned (following the character seen in the last few pages of the BAD MOON RI..."

No kidding!?! You're doing the adaptation!?! I'm not much of one for movie adaptations...but I do think I will be picking this one up then!

Also, I just need to give out a huge "PHEW" knowing you will be returning to Pine Deep. Which is funny, because I first heard you say on the old Pod Of Horror episode where you were very happy this was a trilogy, one of the only Horror trilogy's out there. Then I heard this was left open in the ended, I was a little bummed. I was very much looking forward to the whole thing being wrapped up.

SPOILERS!!!!

But when you ended BAD MOON as you did, I could only think "perfect" in my head. The story did wrap up, but is also left open for some fun stuff in the future. I actually am hoping to get one book of Mike hunting down his mom. The obvious story to tell, but even a short story on that could be fun.

I just hope we are done with Vic. That guy was a jerk and I was thrilled when he bought it.

But I also want to find out that Ruger is not done for good. I love Ruger. That guy was one of the best creations I have ever read. But I do have to ask...did he speak in a whisper all the time? It read like that was the intent early on, but then certain times it read like he spoke normal.

At some point I'll be returning to Pine Deep to tell more stories of that unhappy little town. I have several sequels planned (following the character seen in the last few pages of the BAD MOON RISING epilogue); and I'm developing two prequels. One will follow the Bone Man from his childhood in Mississippi, through the superstitious blues culture of the late 60s and early 70s and then into Pine Deep for his confrontation with Ubel Griswold.

The other is a novel about Big Mick Sweeney (Mike's grandfather) who comes home from World War II to find that an ancient evil from Europe has overrun his town.

My next straight horror novel will be THE WOLFMAN (Tor Books, Feb 2010), which I adapted from the upcoming movie starring Benecio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving and Emily Blunt.

The books really do build up steam to a crazy level. If you read GHOST ROAD and enjoyed it at all, you really owe it to yourself to see this all through. GHOST ROAD and DEAD MAN'S SONG both move at similar paces, and this pace is kept for the first half of BAD MOON RISING. But once you see the beginning of THE RED WAVE on the page, the whole thing becomes an insane roller coaster.

Also, the monsters that appear in the books (ghosts, vampires and werewolves) are all drawn from European folklore. I cooked up the idea of the Pine Deep Trilogy while research a series of nonfiction books on supernatural folklore.

Actually, in the third book in the series, BAD MOON RISING, I set two scenes in real-world restaurants (Graeme Pizza and Red Lion Diner, both on the border of Bucks & Montgomery counties). I know the owners and asked if Crow and his friends could use those places.

And the horror celebs in the last book are all friends: Ken Foree, Brinke Stevens, James Gunn, Stephen Susco, Jim O'Rear, Debbie Rochon, Tom Savini and Joe Bob Briggs. Using real people adds a dose of realism (to me as the writer and to the readers).

What I love about this series is that it takes place in a fictional town that is actually about 20 miles away from where I live. Maberry makes use of naming some local attractions during the story.

yeah i know they are sitting on my hold list at the library.

The "devil" that the bone man killed at the begining of the story was a werewolf. The last 2 books of the series are already out if ya wanna pick them up.

Okay so I finally finished and I have to say I liked it.I am interested enough to continue with the story.I guess there are some kind of werewolves and vampires in the story? I mean it's kind of hinted at.At least that is what i kind of get from it.I really like the characters.Can't wait for the next books to come in.

Just finished it. It ties up some ends, but definitely leaves alot of stuff untied up for the other 2 books in the series. Have to say I definitely liked this book.

Im almost done. Its a good read, but towards the end, least at where Im at (96%, gotta love kindle givin percentages) its starting to follow a common script. Hopefully ending will be a surprise!! I'm liking it enough that I've already bought the other two books in this series.

I just started the book today. So far, so good. We'll see.

The opening was excellent & scared the ever living hoohaa's out of me! I wasn't expecting it to get to that point so quickly. It's holding my interest so far; I just have a few other books I'm reading at the same time (2 are for group leads I'm leading) so it's taking me a while to get through it.

I liked the book myself but it seemed that John Mayberry is trying to make a stew out of Paul Wilson and Stephen King, for the book character Malcomn Crow reminded me of Jack Repairman with the off the wall wit that comes with Crow's geekiness. Even if he's a bad assed kung fu tai chi guy, he is pretty damned funny. It makes me think that's what pass for a grown up man with heart of child like the father in Something Wicked This Way Comes. A modern Tom Sawyer who can break your face. It does keep me on reading because I really liked those noble characters.

I have read the series. I liked the last one the best.

So far still enjoying this one it reads really quickly.Which is nice since there is so many books i want to get in for October.I also have the 2nd one on hold at the library.

I'm roughly 160 pages in and loving it. I like the way Mayberry mixes the action and scenes together to truelly entwine the reader. I think the second book in this series "Dead Man's Song" should be up for Novembers vote.

That opening scene was pretty terrifying! I never go to haunted houses. I am a target for all the monsters, they know I'm a weinie

Just finished the prologue. Alls I can say is wow. Definitely has me looking forward to reading the rest. Hard toi believe that this is the authors first book.

The opening was very nice. Seamless to say the least. It sets up for a great read. Should be a real nice book

I just bought it and will start it probably tomorrow, gotta finish my reread of the shining. btw, Hi, Im new : )

I, too, liked it. It read very fast, almost breathless.

I like it.I would have loved to have some kind of haunted hayride in my town.

What does everyone think of the opening sequence?