Erik Handy's Blog, page 8
May 27, 2021
The Mummy Kills The Brides - NOW AVAILABLE!
KILL ALL VAMPIRES
Europe. 1944.
War is ravaging the continent. Amid the death and destruction, two vampire queens breed a master race of bloodsuckers. The only one who can stop them is Ahrahkma, a recently unearthed mummy cursed with the urge to kill every vampire who dares cross his path!
Move over, Stephen King! Step aside, James Patterson! The Mummy Kills The Brides takes the action/horror genre to the next level!
Get it here: Kindle and Paperback
Europe. 1944.
War is ravaging the continent. Amid the death and destruction, two vampire queens breed a master race of bloodsuckers. The only one who can stop them is Ahrahkma, a recently unearthed mummy cursed with the urge to kill every vampire who dares cross his path!
Move over, Stephen King! Step aside, James Patterson! The Mummy Kills The Brides takes the action/horror genre to the next level!
Get it here: Kindle and Paperback
May 24, 2021
Dead Pool - Trivia
Please enjoy this trivia about the most thrilling book you've never read, Dead Pool!
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Dead Pool is modeled after my high school experience . . . which did not include a dead pool.
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Some characters may have shown up in my earlier books. I'll leave it to you, reader, to figure out how the pieces fit.
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A sequel (or two) is planned . . . .
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Get Dead Pool here:
Kindle & Paperback
Apple Books
Barnes & Noble
Kobo
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Dead Pool is modeled after my high school experience . . . which did not include a dead pool.
*
Some characters may have shown up in my earlier books. I'll leave it to you, reader, to figure out how the pieces fit.
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A sequel (or two) is planned . . . .
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Get Dead Pool here:
Kindle & Paperback
Apple Books
Barnes & Noble
Kobo
dRain - Trivia
Please enjoy this trivia about my action-fantasy epic, dRain!
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Some of my long-time readers might recognize some character names. Read the book to find out!
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dRain is a standalone novel, but I planted seeds for a sequel. In fact, I have 2 more books planned. I don't know if I'll get to them though.
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dRain is inspired by such manga and anime like Dragon Ball Z, Bleach, and Gantz.
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dRain. What's with that title? Why is the 'r' capitalized and the 'd' isn't? It's not a typo. I thought it made the title stand out.
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Get dRain here:
Kindle & Paperback
Apple Books
Barnes & Noble
Kobo
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Some of my long-time readers might recognize some character names. Read the book to find out!
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dRain is a standalone novel, but I planted seeds for a sequel. In fact, I have 2 more books planned. I don't know if I'll get to them though.
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dRain is inspired by such manga and anime like Dragon Ball Z, Bleach, and Gantz.
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dRain. What's with that title? Why is the 'r' capitalized and the 'd' isn't? It's not a typo. I thought it made the title stand out.
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Get dRain here:
Kindle & Paperback
Apple Books
Barnes & Noble
Kobo
May 17, 2021
Demonica - Trivia
How about some stories behind the stories in my book, Demonica?
MC . . . not much to say about MC. One of the few stories of mine that I love. I did good with this one.
subhuman is the first epistolary story I've written. I tend to shy away from gimmicks, but that format was the best way to tell this particular story.
The Spot is an old story that I revamped into a first-person monster.
The Pardoner's Tale is the oldest story in this book. Inspired by the Chaucer tale, I wrote it for said author's class back in college. It still works.
Slugger is short and sweet. A Little League game on an Indian burial ground. Maybe there are more stories buried there . . . .
Doppelganger introduces D and Leigh to the world. They'll return in my upcoming full-length novel, Apocalypse!
Cheerleader Massacre began life as a screenplay. Its structure has stayed the same through each draft.
Travelin' is the second story in Demonica that takes place in the past - sometime in the 1950s.
Get Demonica here:
Amazon
Apple Books
Barnes & Noble
Kobo
MC . . . not much to say about MC. One of the few stories of mine that I love. I did good with this one.
subhuman is the first epistolary story I've written. I tend to shy away from gimmicks, but that format was the best way to tell this particular story.
The Spot is an old story that I revamped into a first-person monster.
The Pardoner's Tale is the oldest story in this book. Inspired by the Chaucer tale, I wrote it for said author's class back in college. It still works.
Slugger is short and sweet. A Little League game on an Indian burial ground. Maybe there are more stories buried there . . . .
Doppelganger introduces D and Leigh to the world. They'll return in my upcoming full-length novel, Apocalypse!
Cheerleader Massacre began life as a screenplay. Its structure has stayed the same through each draft.
Travelin' is the second story in Demonica that takes place in the past - sometime in the 1950s.
Get Demonica here:
Amazon
Apple Books
Barnes & Noble
Kobo
May 11, 2021
Terror Rising - Q&A
Please enjoy this Q&A regarding one of my most horrifying books, Terror Rising!
Q: What's the origin behind Terror Rising?
A: I read a news article about an island off the coast of Greenland that was experiencing gravity loss. Of course the reason was otherworldly! Haha. And thus, Terror Rising . . . .
Q: Other than that news article, what were some other inspirations?
A: The Keep. Both the novel and movie.
Q: You don't really promote Terror Rising much. Why?
A: It's a difficult book to promote. It's a Lovecraftian adventure. How can one market that nowadays? Not many people born in this century know who Lovecraft is.
Q: Slavici, the main character, seems to be pushed from one scenario to the next. Why make him so passive?
A: Because that's what the universe does: push us along back and forth until we die.
Q: Does he beat back the big evil in the end?
A: In the screenplay and early drafts of the novel, yes. However, I made it more ambiguous because I don't really know.
Q: You don't know?
A: Okay. I do.
Q: Then does Slavici save the world?
A: Not in Terror Rising.
Q: What does that mean? A sequel? A series?
A: I'm open to the possibility, but I think Slavici's story is finished. Maybe someone out there will have better luck than him.
Q: Will we see this big evil in more of your books?
A: Probably not. Other than my Bad Boogeymen series, I like to write standalone novels. But who knows what the future holds.
Get Terror Rising here:
Amazon
Apple Books
Barnes & Noble
Kobo
Q: What's the origin behind Terror Rising?
A: I read a news article about an island off the coast of Greenland that was experiencing gravity loss. Of course the reason was otherworldly! Haha. And thus, Terror Rising . . . .
Q: Other than that news article, what were some other inspirations?
A: The Keep. Both the novel and movie.
Q: You don't really promote Terror Rising much. Why?
A: It's a difficult book to promote. It's a Lovecraftian adventure. How can one market that nowadays? Not many people born in this century know who Lovecraft is.
Q: Slavici, the main character, seems to be pushed from one scenario to the next. Why make him so passive?
A: Because that's what the universe does: push us along back and forth until we die.
Q: Does he beat back the big evil in the end?
A: In the screenplay and early drafts of the novel, yes. However, I made it more ambiguous because I don't really know.
Q: You don't know?
A: Okay. I do.
Q: Then does Slavici save the world?
A: Not in Terror Rising.
Q: What does that mean? A sequel? A series?
A: I'm open to the possibility, but I think Slavici's story is finished. Maybe someone out there will have better luck than him.
Q: Will we see this big evil in more of your books?
A: Probably not. Other than my Bad Boogeymen series, I like to write standalone novels. But who knows what the future holds.
Get Terror Rising here:
Amazon
Apple Books
Barnes & Noble
Kobo
April 28, 2021
Bad Coincidence
A huge thanks to Black Hare Press for including my story, "Bad Coincidence," in their anthology, Watch!
Check it out: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YWDPK3M
Check it out: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YWDPK3M
April 26, 2021
NOW AVAILABLE - BLOOD
VAMPIRES DIE HARD
The second book in the Bad Boogeymen series sees D trapped in a skyscraper with vicious bloodsuckers. He's out of bullets and daylight. Will he survive the night?
Erik Handy, the New King of Horror, brings you Blood, the last word in supernatural suspense! It's more than a horror novel - it's a thrill ride you've never experienced before!
Order it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091F8H83Q
The second book in the Bad Boogeymen series sees D trapped in a skyscraper with vicious bloodsuckers. He's out of bullets and daylight. Will he survive the night?
Erik Handy, the New King of Horror, brings you Blood, the last word in supernatural suspense! It's more than a horror novel - it's a thrill ride you've never experienced before!
Order it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091F8H83Q
April 23, 2021
New Release Date for Blood
Since Amazon screwed up, my newest book, Blood, will be released sooner than expected! This upcoming Monday, April 26!
Take advantage of their mistake and get it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091F8H83Q
Take advantage of their mistake and get it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091F8H83Q
April 14, 2021
The Creeping City - Trivia
Please enjoy this trivia about my urban fantasy epic, The Creeping City!
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Unlike most of my early books, The Creeping City did not begin life as a screenplay.
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I came up with the title before any characters or a story. I wrote the book without a plan. I wrote one chapter every day until it was finished. It eventually all came together through a lot of editing.
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The protagonist, Brittany, originally had a sister who had a whole subplot of her own. Part of this subplot dealt with civilians who were holed up in a church. It ended when the antagonist basically killed them all.
The church still appears at the end of the book, the only remnant left over.
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Get The Creeping City here:
Kindle & Paperback
Nook
Apple Books
Kobo
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Unlike most of my early books, The Creeping City did not begin life as a screenplay.
*
I came up with the title before any characters or a story. I wrote the book without a plan. I wrote one chapter every day until it was finished. It eventually all came together through a lot of editing.
*
The protagonist, Brittany, originally had a sister who had a whole subplot of her own. Part of this subplot dealt with civilians who were holed up in a church. It ended when the antagonist basically killed them all.
The church still appears at the end of the book, the only remnant left over.
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Get The Creeping City here:
Kindle & Paperback
Nook
Apple Books
Kobo
April 1, 2021
PRE-ORDER NOW!
VAMPIRES DIE HARD
The second book in the Bad Boogeymen series sees D trapped in a skyscraper with vicious bloodsuckers. He's out of bullets and daylight. Will he survive the night?
Erik Handy, the New King of Horror, brings you Blood, the last word in supernatural suspense! It's more than a horror novel - it's a thrill ride you've never experienced before!
Order it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091F8H83Q
The second book in the Bad Boogeymen series sees D trapped in a skyscraper with vicious bloodsuckers. He's out of bullets and daylight. Will he survive the night?
Erik Handy, the New King of Horror, brings you Blood, the last word in supernatural suspense! It's more than a horror novel - it's a thrill ride you've never experienced before!
Order it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091F8H83Q
