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Audiobook: Into the Macrocosm Episode 06

Another observation for the Nameless One, possibly a clue to discovering who they are?

Zea has been a talented illustrator, designing unique characters her whole life. Her mother has always been amazed by the original ideas. For Zea, these ideas aren���t as one-of-a-kind as she���s told everyone.

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Forbidden Fruits: ���Death Shot��� by Konn Lavery

My short story Death Shot is featured in Terrace VI Forbidden Fruit. The Seventh Terrace was kind enough to have me on the blog to chat about the short story, gluttony, and cooking!

Read InterviewWe cover the following:Konn, please tell us a little about yourself in exactly twenty-seven words.What does gluttony mean to you? Is it inherently a bad thing? How does that play into your story of excessive consumption found in this unwholesome volume?Tell us about a time you overindulged, like really stuffed yourself silly���with anything.Which of your characters could you see popping up again in other stories?Since we conscripted a recipe from you, tell us about your usefulness in the kitchen. Does preparing food get your creative gravy gushing?If you were to massively overdose on cocaine and wind up at the Purgatorio Bar & Grill, who would you hope to run into there? And would you sell a soul to save your own?What’s next for you? Any forthcoming releases, hatchings, or germinations we should be on the lookout for?About Terrace VI Forbidden Fruit

Welcome to the Sixth Terrace of Dante���s tower of Purgatory, serving up sins of gluttony in an eternal banquet. On this carefully curated menu you���ll find children stuffing themselves to death, a forgotten saviour gorging on cheeseburgers between bareknuckle rounds on the roadhouse circuit, wealthy socialites revel in an orgiastic alien feast, and the end of days as seen through an apocalyptic carnival of indulgence. Excessive consumption also manifests in darker hungers, for cruelty, for distraction, or possession. A pair of grifters bent on having it all chase a Scottish leprechaun across the English countryside, a newly deceased addict vies for the attention of Heavenly Higher Ups, degenerate poker players gamble with unforeseen currency, and when an old lady swallows a fly, it���s just the beginning���

Featuring nine stories of grotesque appetite and glorious excess from a gory gaggle of creators, they say too much of anything is poison, yet these condemned swallow each piece of forbidden fruit while reaching for the next, never to be sated. They can���t help themselves. Can you?

Gluttony. Aliens. Sex. Occasionally all at the once. THIS ANTHOLOGY IS A STUNNING TOUR DE FORCE AND AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE ��� understated praise made of my own free will. I have not been coerced. (Blink). Let me repeat: I have not been coerced (Blink). (BLINK). ��� PJ Vernon

Featuring stories and art by:

Mike Thorn (Darkest Hours, Shelter for the Damned)Robin van Eck (Rough)Eddie Generous (Camp Summit, What Lurks Beneath, Behemoth Rising)Julie Hiner (Final Track)Konn Lavery (Mental Damnation Series, Rutherford Manor Series)Cam Hayden (Futility, Red Flag)Sarah L. Johnson (Suicide Stitch, Infractus)Robert Bose (Fishing with the Devil)

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Audiobook: Into the Macrocosm Episode 05

The Nameless One’s journey continues to try and recover who they are, for their memory is gone. This leads them to a new observation . . .

It was another day at the print shop, or so they thought. A country-wide epidemic is broadcasted on TV, causing panic. The workers of the shop have little time to react and become a part of the chaos.

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Typical Books Bonus: Interview with Konn Lavery – Part 1 of 2

I am pleased to share that I was on the Typical Books podcast to chat about my writing and inspiration! We dive into music, transmedia storytelling, and about my latest release, Rave.

About Typical Books

Typicalbooks talks about horror fiction each week. You can tune in to this as a booktube series on YouTube, or here in audio. From new releases to classics, Lydia pulls from being a #horror author and reader to bring you a digest of horror happenings.

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Konn Lavery is the author of 38 short stories and 10 novels including Rave, Seed Me, and the Mental Damnation series. He also designs cover art and beyond his own books has worked with authors Eddie Generous, Jessa Forest, and Leslie Hodgins.

Alongside writing, Konn is an accomplished web designer, graphic designer, and multi-instrumentalist. You can hear his music projects W.O.K.E. and Konnartist on Bandcamp and accompanying his many audiobooks and transmedia productions.

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Audiobook: Into the Macrocosm Episode 04

Another witnessing state. Another observation for the Nameless One who tries to jolt their memory to know who they are.

The observation takes the Nameless one into the mind of a former employee of Allen Oil Site Solutions who is cleaning out their office. The man is whispered dark works . . . that tempt him into an irreversible choice.

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Audiobook: Into the Macrocosm Episode 03

The Nameless One returns from the first witnessing with Malpherities waiting at the Midway. They decide to have another observation, hoping to jolt the Nameless One���s memory.

Technological advancements has allowed humanity to join the stars under a single civilization known as The Society. We left out violent nature behind, continuing to deepen our understanding of ourselves and the universe. The Society���s bold progression fails to identify the ghosts of our past.

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Audiobook: Into the Macrocosm Episode 02

The first witnessing for the Nameless One takes them into the eyes of a teenager. The first period of the day is coming to an end. Three friends are exhausted from hearing their teachers talk all day about nonsense ��� time to skip class, smoke up, and relax. During the get-away, one of the friends finds himself in a difficult dilemma after being given the best advice of his life from an unlikely source.

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Horror Author Liz Butcher���s Never, Never, and LeRoux Manor Frightful Novels

I���m pleased to welcome Australian horror author Liz Butcher back to the blog! January 2020, Liz joined us to chat about her novel Fate���s Fury, her writing process, and her experience with short stories. Now, she���s here to discuss her latest works, Never, Never, and LeRoux Manor. Let���s welcome Liz Butcher to the blog!

Welcome back, Liz Butcher! Still getting up at 4am to write each day?

Thanks for having me back! I do still get up at 4am, but not everyday. Now that I���m writing full time I don���t quite have the urgency that I did before. But in saying that, I do love that time of morning when the house is quiet and everyone���s asleep!

You���ve been busy since we���ve last chatted with the release of Never, Never and LeRoux Manor available on Amazon. How���s writing been over the strange realm of 2020?

It���s been quite interesting! I embarked on my writing full-time venture right before covid hit so it was all very strange. Yet I also feel so blessed to have had so much work during such a crazy time. There are certainly challenges to working for yourself, so I���ve really had to work on my procrastination! And it���s difficult when we have lockdown���s and everyone���s at home���but everyone know���s what that���s like!

Can you share more about YA horror LeRoux Manor? It���s got a supernatural element following the protagonist Camille being the first female born in the family in two hundred years.

Yes! It���s about a teenage girl who���s forced to leave Australia and move to the UK when her fathers estranged uncle passes away and leaves the estate to them. As soon as she arrives at the manor, she���s drawn to its history and starts seeing a mysterious woman on the grounds. Upon investigating the attic, she discovers a box of old photo albums, in which one contains newspaper clippings. The articles talk about the day of the launch of LeRoux Manor to the village, where Caleb LeRoux was found murdered and his 5 year-old daughter Mena vanished without a trace. Camille is determined to find out what happened to Mena, despite the age of the case, but the more she uncovers, the more the manor awakens.

Okay, now for the latest release, Never, Never, which features a detective and her haunting past. Is it safe to say this book is quite different from LeRoux Manor and even Fates��� Fury? And how so?

Never, Never is actually a modern retelling of Peter Pan, so that���s the biggest difference! While there is still paranormal and horror elements, it also has a strong crime/detective storyline. Wendy Darling, who was a girl in the original Peter Pan, is now in her 30s and a successful detective, struggling with the trauma of her abduction at the age of 15 by an entity she only recalls as Pan. Then when a local girl goes missing from her room in the middle of the night���much the same way as Wendy did���she���s determined to work the case as she fears her worst nightmare has come true. That Pan has returned.

Your work to date has been standalone stories. Do you have plans to write a series?

Actually, I do! I���m working on the plot for my first series now, which will centre around the main character, Luna Zimmer, as she embarks on a new venture as a paranormal investigator���with a twist.

What���s next for your writing?

I���m also working on my next novel, Sunrise, which will be a dark fantasy. It���s my first attempt at world building, so I���m really enjoying the process!

Let���s thank Liz Butcher for joining us again on the blog!

You can find her new novel on her website, Amazon, and the various links below:

Facebook ��� https://www.facebook.com/lizbutcherauthor/Tiktok – @lunalovelizTwitter  ��� @lunalovelizInstagram ��� @lunalovelizAmazon ��� https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00X6XN5O6Website ��� https://lizbutcherauthor.wixsite.com/...

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Audiobook: Into the Macrocosm Episode 01

The Nameless One experiences a post-death anomaly, throwing them right into the Midway. Their memory is gone, leaving them confused and lost. A ghoul by the name of Malpherities meets them, and is oddly eager to help them understand who the Nameless One is and how they got here.

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