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The Comic Book Shoppe

Exciting News!Now Available atThe Comic Book Shoppe, Merivale location!1400 Clyde Ave.,Nepean, Ontario613-288-8386Look for the entire Symbiot-Series soon!

The Symbiot-Series: Book 4

Coming Soon!The Refuse ChroniclesISBN - 978-1-988253-06-0  (print)​The fourth installment in The Symbiot Series,The Refuse Chroniclesis a collection of sorrowful novelettes revisiting lost & forgotten secondary characters throughout the series; the human debris and fallout of the catastrophic events.Necropolis47° 9'S 126° 43'W06   –   02   –   2005:The Rising of R'lyehThe world has changed sinceThe Event.It willneverbe the same.Ancient and forgotten Cults stir in the darkness.The UNCGSC desperately prepares for a war they know is inevitable.Tamara Takahara – TamaraGibbons– the last Symbiocyst returns; the consequences obliterating.The Machinesearches for humanity's only hope and salvation.Titanic forces are in motion, their collision unavoidable.The Eventmay have changed the world,but the fallout has yet to come.All will be gambled.All will be lost.Be prepared. There is no tomorrow.(Photo is of Le Grand Rassemblement (The Grand Gathering), located in Sainte-Flavie, Quebec. It is the work of Canadian artist Marcel Gagnon. Used with permission and courtesy from the Centre d'Art Marcel Gagnon.)Come meet me atThe Goddess of Love Valentines Psychic & Craft Fair, Feb. 11th! AlthoughThe Refuse Chroniclesisn't yet finished (I've just passed 50,000 words, and I am anticipating the final product should be around 100,000 words [+/- 400 pages]).The Refuse Chronicleswill be an anthology, featuring between 12 to 14 novelettes (all of which will be available individually as ebooks). Although individual and freestanding stories, they will collectively crossreference and tell a larger, overarching story!Some are already available now!UNCGSC: The Facililty(set in Antarctica)Heidelberg: The Kiss of Dagon(set in 1943 Nazi-Germany)Seven Days in Pnakotus(set in the Great Sandy Desert of Australia)You can preview their individual covers onPinterest!

Coles - Billings Bridge Plaza

Great news!I will be returning to Coles at Billings Bridge Plaza!My books will be available soon!Book signing event to follow (tentatively April 15th or 22nd)! Follow me on Facebook for more updates!

A Dark Corner of My Soul

A Dark Corner of My SoulISBN - 978-0-9948189-6-6 (digital)ISBN - 978-1-988253-00-8 (print)​Foreword by Lydia Schoch (blogger & Goodreads Author)"Are you prepared to face what's really lurking in the dim recesses of your mind?... the thoughts that most of us like to pretend are not rattling around in the back of our skulls. You know the ones. They undulate when you brush against them, and they always seem to grow a few sizes bigger in the middle of the night."Lydia Schoch, Writer & Blogger. Forward from "A Dark Corner of My Soul""An amazing collection of literary prose which Weatherall has kept locked in a desk drawer for two decades is now a short collection of dark and deeply disturbing  poems."The reader is transported into the mind of someone suffering and you can see the images of his words as if they were your own."As a sufferer myself, I was amazed at just how much he was able to write and convey how mental illness makes a sufferer feel. Those images which are so difficult to explain that haunt the head flow off the page, raw and exposed for all to see.I couldn't possibly choose a favourite in the collection as they were all so powerful and beautifully written. Michel  has a true talent and after reading I felt he was extremely brave to share such wonderful, if dark work."TDC Book ReviewsPrefer ebooks?This selected collection of dark poetry will be available atThe Goddess of Love Valentines Psychic & Craft Fair, Feb. 11th!

The Symbiot-Series: Book 2

The Hunt: SymbiosysISBN - 978-0-9948189-3-5 (print)ISBN - 978-0-9948189-2-8 (digital)​​Fear the Future. The Rising is Coming.​Following immediately on the heels of The Symbiot, its events segue directly into "The Hunt: Symbiosys".Barely eclipsing global extinction, the Gibbons' couple are forced to flee and hide from clandestine forces intent on their eradication.Centering between Montreal and Tokyo, this sequel introduces an unimaginable new world threat!A slow burning intercontinental chess match quickly escalates into its fast paced and violent conclusion!This book drops delicious hints of the advent of Lovecraftian-mythos monsters! Foreshadowing a hidden but impending doom, this entire sequel is haunted by an unnameable undertow which promises to reach fruition in this trilogy's upcoming conclusion,Necropolis.Prefer ebooks?Never content with this book's original cover, now in its 3rd printing comes brand new cover art! Be the first to get your copies of this new artwork!The second book ofThe Symbiot-Serieswill be available atOrigin Trade Coffeehouse, Saturday Feb. 25th!

Apt613 Book Review

Local horror author and poet, Michel Weatherall's book -The Symbiot- is reviewed by Apt 613.“Lovecraftian atmosphere and themes at their best. Michel Weatherall is a master of this style of horror - he’ll keep you up all night reading, then for days just thinking about it.”Apt 613's Laurie Stewart,  AuthorComing soon, book review of The Symbiot's sequel - and second book of The Symbiot-Series - The Hunt: Symbiosys!Want signed autographed editions? Horror author and poet, Michel Weatherall, will be attending the following events:Feb. 7th:Interview on CHUO 89.1 FM with Livia BelceaFeb. 11th:The Goddess of Love Valentines Psychic & Craft FairFeb. 25th:Origin Trade Coffeehouse & LoungeJan. 28th: Morning Owl Coffeehouse - KanataInterested in ebooks?The Symbiot(book 1)The Hunt: Symbiosys(book 2)Necropolis(book 3)The Refuse Chronicles(book 4) - coming soon!Want print editions?Perfect Books258 Elgin St.Coles - BayshoreBayshore Shopping CentreBlack Squirrel Books & Cafe1073 Bank St.Kobold's Corner430 Hazeldean Rd.Comet Comics1167 Bank St.Octopus Books116 Third AvenueSinging Pebble Books206 Main St.Book on Beechwood35 Beechwood Ave.ColesBillings Bridge PlazaColesCarlingwood MallChapters - Kanata400 Earl Grey

The Symbiot-Series: Book 3

NecropolisISBN - 978-0-9948189-4-2 (print)Be Prepared. The Rising Has Come.​​"Woven throughout this entire literary piece are the stories of characters forgotten from the original novella, The Symbiot. Written as three separate pieces, following 6 story lines set in 3 different ages, Necropolis is intricate storytelling!"The first piece tells the story of the fall and demise of the ancient Egyptian man-god, Pharaoh Nyarlathotep.The second brings us back to the characters we left in the previous book, ten years later. The promises hinted at in TheHunt: Symbiosys, do not disappoint and come to fruition in Necropolis, with full blown Lovecraftian-mythos monsters!"It's Modern Tech versus forgotten aeons-old evil, with a reminiscent flavouring similar to Grandma Death's fictitious book (Donnie Darko, 2001)!"It has been a decade since The Hunt and the Gibbons' children are humanity's last hope!"The conclusion of The Symbiot Series spans three millennia - from Pharaoh Nyarlathotep's genesis and demise, to the discovery of the derelict Japanese Destroyer, the Yamayuki, to the world shattering rising of R'lyeh!"The world is at its end!R'lyeh has risen!Cthulhu's high priest has awoken!Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fhtagn!"'Seph Sayers, Blogger & ReviewerInterested in ebooks?Necropolis,the Symbiot-Series3rd book will be available atThe Goddess of Love Valentines Psychic & Craft Fair, Feb. 11th!

CHUO 89.1 FM Radio Interview

Livia Belcea, host of CHUO FM 89.1's Apt613 LIVE, interviews local Lovecraftian-horror author and poet, Michel Weatherall!Wanna see what makes a local horror author tick? Tune in!Be sure to check out upcoming events!Goddess of Love Valentines Psychic &Craft Fair- Feb. 11thOrigin Trade Coffeehouse hosts Michel Weatherall- Feb. 25thAlice's Village Cafe hosts Michel Weatherall- Mar. 25th Chapters, Kanata hosts Michel Weatherall- Apr. 1stThe interview will also be uploaded toApt613's Soundcloud as a potcastas well as a blogpost on their website. Details to follow once available!Look for further upcoming events atColes - Billings Bridge PlazaThe Authors' Market on the Byward Market!

The Refuse Chronicles

AlthoughThe Refuse Chroniclesisn't yet finished (I've just passed 50,000 words, and I am anticipating the final product should be around 100,000 words [+/- 400 pages]).The Refuse Chronicleswill be an anthology, featuring between 12 to 14 novelettes (all of which will be available individually as ebooks). Although individual and freestanding stories, they will collectively crossreference and tell a larger, overarching story!Some are already available now!UNCGSC: The Facililty(set in Antarctica)Heidelberg: The Kiss of Dagon(set in 1943 Nazi Germany)Seven Days in Pnakotus(set in the Great Sandy Desert of Australia) You can preview their individual covers onPinterest!The Refuse ChroniclesISBN - 978-1-988253-06-0  (print)​The fourth installment in The Symbiot Series,The Refuse Chroniclesis a collection of sorrowful novelettes revisiting lost & forgotten secondary characters throughout the series; the human debris and fallout of the catastrophic events.Necropolis47° 9'S 126° 43'W06   –   02   –   2005:The Rising of R'lyehThe world has changed sinceThe Event.It willneverbe the same.Ancient and forgotten Cults stir in the darkness.The UNCGSC desperately prepares for a war they know is inevitable.Tamara Takahara – TamaraGibbons– the last Symbiocyst returns; the consequences obliterating.The Machinesearches for humanity's only hope and salvation.Titanic forces are in motion, their collision unavoidable.The Eventmay have changed the world,but the fallout has yet to come.All will be gambled.All will be lost.Be prepared. There is no tomorrow.

CHUO 89.1 FM

Looks like I am going to be featured on CHUO 89.1 FM!Tuesday, Februrary 7th at 6:00 pm on Apt613 Live!Check it out!I'll promoting the upcomingGoddess of Love Valentines Psychic & Craft Fair on Feb. 11th!and my 'meet-and-greet' hosted byOrigin Trade Coffeehouse, Feb. 25th!