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August 2, 2012
COLLECTIVE SUICIDE
My dear friend Michelle Scalise has a new book out on Kindle called Collective Suicide. The collection includes fourteen short stories and poems, and is only $3.99. If you’ve read Michelle’s work, then you’ve probably already ordered this. If you haven’t read her work, start here. Come back and thank me when you’re done.
August 1, 2012
July 31, 2012
DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN – Audio Book On Sale Now
The audio-book version of Darkness On The Edge Of Town is on sale now via iTunes and Audible. It’s unabridged, read by Eric Medler, and has a running time of seven hours. Click here to order.
Darkness On The Edge Of Town is also available in English in paperback, Kindle, and Nook, and in German in paperback and Kindle. It is also currently in development for film.
July 28, 2012
Bringing THE BIGHEAD To The Big Screen
Edward Lee’s classic novel THE BIGHEAD is indisputably the seminal work of hardcore horror. It was a huge influence on authors such as myself, Bryan Smith, Monica O’Rourke, and Wrath James White. It’s also long been assumed that no Hollywood filmmaker would ever touch it because of the book’s over-the-top hardcore elements. Well, not anymore! The Bighead is heading for the big screen, provided it gets the funding it needs. I encourage all of you to visit the film’s Kickstarter page and donate. Even a dollar will help!
July 26, 2012
MAELSTROM III
Maelstrom Set 3 goes on sale August 15th. (Customers who ordered the previous set should watch their email August 10th for a chance to order early). Here are the full details including price and book descriptions.
As always, three books, limited to 300 copies. Price is $125. This set includes the following titles (please note: Sundancing will never be reprinted in any other format. Deluge will be available in paperback and digital early next year).
EARTHWORM GODS II: DELUGE by Brian Keene
In Brian Keene’s cult-classic, Earthworm Gods, global super-storms decimated the planet, eradicating most of mankind. In the midst of this ecological nightmare, the remnants of humanity fought against a supernatural menace in a war that ranged from the rooftops of submerged cities to the mountaintop islands jutting from the sea.
Now, the battle continues. As the last of the mountains sink beneath the waves, the survivors make a desperate final stand. But the worms aren’t the only enemy they face. The world-wide ocean is host to a legion of monsters, each more terrifying than the last, and mankind is vastly outnumbered by these new horrors. Adrift at sea and struggling to stay alive, the surviving members of the human race cling to a thin strand of hope. But their possible salvation may be worse than their looming extinction…
SUNDANCING by Brian Keene
In this meta-fictional novella, a broken, beaten, and burned-out horror novelist is struggling to emerge from the aftermath of two years of personal and professional upheaval. Corrupt publishers, a global economic collapse, an industry in flux, a divorce, and a heart attack have left him unsure of everything, including — for the first time — himself. Courting a death wish and desperate for renewal and reinvention, the writer looks to Hollywood for safe harbor. But when this possible salvation turns into potential damnation, the author and his friends must go to war against an enemy unlike any they’ve ever encountered.
In this return to the style of the classic Hail Saten-era, Brian Keene reveals what it’s really like to write for a living, what actually happens behind the scenes when a book is turned into a movie, and how easy it is for an author to lose their soul…
ANSWERS OF SILENCE by Geoff Cooper
Welcome to Brackard’s Point, New York — a town full of secrets. Gustav, Chuck, Jammer, Ronnie, and the rest of the residents know about darkness…. and pain. This is a town brimming with unrequited love and unfathomable hate. A town where dreams lay shattered in back alleys. A town where trees whisper in the moonlight. A town where serial killers attend cub scout meetings. A town where doves ask the questions and the answers are silent.
Welcome to Brackard’s Point. Enjoy your stay — because you won’t be leaving…
Thunderstorm Books is proud to present Geoff Cooper’s Answers of Silence, collecting some of the most hard-to-find and sought after short fiction of any small press author in the last decade.
New Movie News
Director Paul Campion (The Devil’s Rock) is presenting his plan for the big screen adaptation of Dark Hollow at the Fantasia International Film Festival today. Cross your fingers and hope for the production to get a green light. Paul will be posting live updates to the Dark Hollow movie Facebook page, so make sure you “Like” it so you don’t miss the news if and when it breaks. I won’t be posting the news here, because…
…I’ll be heading to New York later today for a meeting tomorrow morning regarding potential film adaptations of The Rising and Dead Sea. Now… don’t get all worked up yet. The Rising has been optioned several times, but has never managed to get off the ground. Maybe things will be different this time, 
but it’s way too early to celebrate.
Hopefully, I’ll also return from New York with some news on a DVD release date for Ghoul. If you haven’t yet, make sure you snag one of these limited edition collectible screenplay and storyboard books from the Ghoul movie, which ship next week, signed by me.
Finally, the film adaptation of Fast Zombies Suck begins shooting in Central PA in just a few weeks. We will be putting out a call for extras very soon, so if you’ve ever wanted to play a zombie in a Brian Keene movie (or in this case, play a person playing a zombie at a zombie walk in a Brian Keene movie) stay tuned.
July 24, 2012
GHOUL Collector’s Edition Screenplay & Storyboard
The Ghoul Collector’s Edition Screenplay and Storyboard book ships next week! Limited to only 52 copies, this gorgeous collectible reprints the screenplay to the movie, along with the storyboards and a ton of other behind the scenes extras. All copies ship to you signed by me!
$59. Limited supply. CLICK HERE TO ORDER.
July 21, 2012
Upcoming Signings
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, New York, and Ohio. CLICK HERE.
July 20, 2012
Pre-order THE LAST ZOMBIE: BEFORE THE AFTER #2
This weekend, when you visit your local comic shop to pick up The Last Zombie: Neverland #5, make sure you pre-order The Last Zombie: Before the After #2. As you can see from the cover, Ian is starting to change. How long can he keep his secret from his companions?
And don’t forget that The Last Zombie: Before the After #1 has two different covers! Cover 1 and Cover 2.
If your local comic shop doesn’t carry The Last Zombie, you can order all of the back issues and trade paperbacks directly from the publisher by clicking HERE.
July 19, 2012
JOBS IN HELL v3.0
In the late-90’s and early-00’s, I edited and published an email newsletter for genre writers called Jobs In Hell. It featured publishing news, articles, markets, and commentary. Staff writers and contributors included Tom Piccirilli, Mike Oliveri, John Urbancik, Regina Mitchell, Louis Maistros, Geoff Cooper, Michael T. Huyck, Kelly Laymon (who went on to edit it after I began writing full-time), Ryan Harding, and many more.
Jobs In Hell is back, featuring daily inspirational quotes for writers. CLICK HERE.
