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Killercon 2024 Autopsy!

BRAINEATER JONES for Only 99c!

Hi everyone!

Since the release of my first novel, BRAINEATER JONES, it has refused to stay dead and buried (ha!). For a decade, it has been sprint-shambling along into the eyes of readers, uncontrollable in its desire to spread the good zombie word. And now, it has achieved a new lease of un-life, in the form of a BookBub deal!
That's right, for the month of August, it's now available in the UK, Canada, and Australia, for the low low almost-nothing price of 99c.

No memory. No pulse. No clue. The undead private eye everybody calls “Braineater Jones” has an axe to grind. Somebody plugged him and dumped his corpse in a swimming pool. Worse yet, his memory’s gone. He has no idea who killed him or why. But he’s damn sure going to find out. With a smartass severed head as a partner, Jones hangs up his shingle in the city’s undead quarter. When he’s not solving cases (poorly) Jones is always looking to keep his flask full. Prohibition is in full swing, and the dead need alcohol to function. Without liquor they become mindless, flesh-munching ghouls. (In a word: braineaters.) Everything will probably be fine. The investigation into his own murder probably won’t point Jones toward the city’s most important bootlegger. And even if it does, it’s not like he’ll risk cutting off the hooch just to seek justice for himself, right? No one man’s life is worth unleashing a cannibalistic orgy of violence. Right? Cracking this case will be a tall order, but one thing’s for sure: whatever happens, Braineater Jones isn’t getting out of this one alive…
If you'd like to feast your eyes on your own copy, you can find it in the following places:

AMAZON - UK
AMAZON - CANADA
AMAZON - AUSTRALIA

If I could ask one favor of those who might have already read BRAINEATER JONES... if you have a moment to spare, please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or spread the word on your social media. Reviews make so much difference to us starving artists!
And, as always, a million thanks to you for your continued support - you guys are dead (ha!) awesome!

KillerCon or Bust!

Hi everyone,

This weekend, I'll be at KillerCon in Austin, and I'm hoping to see as many of you as possible!

This year's Guests of Honor are exceptional!

Daniel Volpe
(Left to You, Talia)
CV Hunt
(Legacy, Halloween Fiend) Kris Triana
(Along the River of Flesh, Gone to See the River Man)
Craig Spector
(2024 J.F. Gonzalez Lifetime Achievement Award Winner)

Dates: Friday through Sunday August 9-11, 2024

Location:
Holiday Inn Austin-Town Lake
20 North Interstate Hwy 35
Austin, TX 78701
Panels:Friday 3:00 pm - "Daywalkers" (w/ Daniel J. Volpe, Susan Snyder, R.E. Shambrook, Shane McKenzie - M)Saturday 10:00 am - Mass signingSaturday 10:00 pm - GrossOut Contest
I'll be there socializing and signing and selling books and all the good stuff! Come along, get your books signed, ask any questions, and let's take silly selfies! See you there :) 

Book Signing with Paul Tremblay at Vortex Comics

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to let you know that this Sunday, Paul Tremblay and I will be signing books at Vortex Books & Comics! The store has copies of numerous works from both of us that you can buy on the day, and you're also welcome to bring books from home for us to sign. Either way, come along and say hi, we're friendly and love to meet readers!

Paul Tremblay is the author of numerous works of horror, including THE CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD (adapted into the movie, Knock at the Cabin, directed by M. Night Shyamalan), HORROR MOVIE,  A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS, and SURVIVOR SONG.

I (in case you're new here!) am the author of numerous works of (mostly) sci-fi and horror, including BRAINEATER JONES, THE HEMATOPHAGES, THE PERFECTLY FINE HOUSE (co-authored with Wile E. Young), and RAZORTOOTH (co-authored with Stevie Kopas).

Where:

Vortex Books & Comics477 Locust Street
Columbia, PA 17512
United States

When:

Sunday, 4th August, 2024
11am - 1pm
Hope to see you there!

The Quintessential RAZORTOOTH Post

 

Now available from:

Amazon

Around the Internet:
A mention on a "best of" list from Malevolent Dark.
Goodreads
A spotlight on Fantastic FictionA review on What's Good to ReadA review on Horror Bookworm Reviews

STRANGE NEW MOONS

Hi everyone, we have exciting news! After vowing to never ever put together another anthology after THE PERFECTLY FINE NEIGHBORHOOD, the French Press Publishing team got back together to ignore our own claims and arrange a second one. It seems that time and distance made us forget whatever made us say that in the first place, and also.... we just love werewolves.

WEREWOLVES ASSEMBLE!

STRANGE NEW MOONS is our upcoming werewolf anthology (if our Kickstarter campaign is backed by you fine folk!). We're extremely excited about it because as well as wanting to include stories received via the open submission window we hope to open, we have been in talks with.....

Amanda Headlee
John Durgin
Somer Canon
Simon Clark
Rebecca Rowland
Mary SanGiovanni
Tim Lebbon

It's set to be a sensational line-up but we need your help! If you're able to back us with the KICKSTARTER, that would be amazing, but any social media share would also be an enormous help for us to properly get this thing off the ground.

If you'd like to check out our campaign, you can find it HERE. We have some great rewards!

Join us, won't you, on the next full moon...

RAZORTOOTH Audiobook Auditions are Open!

Hi everyone! Stevie Kopas and I recently released RAZORTOOTH out into the wild in paperback and ebook format, and now it's time to bring it into the audio realm.

The co-authors of Slashvivor! are delighted to take you on a trip to the past to witness the birth of the most beloved maniac of all time…

“Slashvivor! is horror in the extreme and not for the faint of heart. Kind of like The Hunger Games on acid.”- Cemetery Dance
Belladonna Beauregard is an ordinary Georgia peach, worried about nothing in the world more complicated than running around, fishing, and playing in the woods.
Then the bombs drop.
Instantly, America is reduced to ash. Millions die, and in the aftermath, a cruel, vigilante militia seeks to takes over the irradiated Geiger Lands from their base in Belladonna’s commandeered home.
And Belladonna…changes.
Changes into a mutant. A killer. An assassin, enslaved and forced to kill for the very people who destroyed her home and family.
But Belladonna is about to break free, like a butterfly from a bloodstained cocoon. And she’s about to become the legendary slasher known as…
RAZORTOOTH
We're so excited about moving onto the next phase and format of this novel, and if you're an audiobook narrator, we want to hear from YOU! We aren't too picky about a specific accent or the gender of the reader, so long as the reading is clear and the characters are easily distinguishable. Please note that this book is a violent work of slasher-type horror, so you need to be comfortable with reading scenes of a disturbing and violent nature.
If you think you're the right person for this task, please  AUDITION HERE . We look forward to hearing from you!

Audiobook Auditions Are Open!

Hi everyone! If you're looking for some audiobook narration work, look no further! WE ALL LIVE IN A FASCIST POLICE STATE NOW, THANKS TO THIS ONE FUCKING GUY has been making the rounds for a short while, and it's time to put it into audiobook format.

If you're interested, you can find more details HERE (you will need to log into your ACX account).

It happened here. Fascism came, wrapped in the flag and carrying a Bible.

Nobody much noticed.

Sure, a few traitors like to whine about their missing "rights," but it's up to the heroes of the Federal Bureau of Patriotism to silence them.

When someone starts spilling FBP secrets, Captain Leo Nergali is assigned to track him down. But wait, Leo himself *is* the mole? Record scratch!

Buy this fucking book to see how Leo censors the arts, disappears his enemies, and perhaps even finds jackbooted love.
So, what are we looking for, I hear you ask?
This book fits into the "Mystery, Suspense, Thriller" category, but it leans heavily into thriller, in the sense that there is violence and scenes of a disturbing nature. We need someone who can embody several characters, and can switch between prose and an interview style, and also someone who doesn't scare easily, as some of the subject matter is a little... severe!
If you think this is a project for you, you can audition HERE.
Looking forward to hearing from you!

Scares That Care Authorcon III Autopsy

Scares That Care AuthorCon III or Bust!

Hey everyone, it's almost time for one of my favorite events of the year - SCT AuthorCon! In case you're unfamiliar, it's an annual charity event hosted by Brian Keene for readers and writers of horror fiction. To date, it's raised tens of thousands of dollars for worthy recipients in need of some help, so it's an amazing event to be a part of.

AND... there's more! Myself and Stevie Kopas just *might* have an AuthorCon III exclusive for you... we *might* have been busy working up a real scream for you guys!

This year's Guests of Honor are:

Aron Beauregard
Michael Cisco
Grady Hendrix
John Langan
Eric LaRocca
Carver Pike
Kristopher Rufty
Paul Tremblay
Valancourt Books
Daniel J. Volpe
L. Marie Wood

When: 12th - 14th April, 2024

Where: Double Tree by Hilton Hotel
              Williamsburg
              50 Kingsmill Road
              Williamsburg, VA 23185 
Get Tickets: HERE

I'll be there all weekend trading, meeting new people, seeing old friends, and having an awesome time. I hope to see you there - don't be shy, come say hello, buy a book, and bring books for me to sign!