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Babylon Fading: Bizarre Fiction & Verse
The stories and poems (barely) contained in this book will no doubt disgust and delight Cook's growing legion of readers. Complimenting the text are the fantastically disturbing art-works of the late, Joseph Donald Myers - reproduced here with kind permission by his estate.
If you like the strange and the macabre, this new collection is for you. Grab your copy now (also available in a ebook edition).
Trigger some content contains graphic descriptions and themes that may disturb some readers. Not suitable for minors.
About King Billy Publications King Billy Publications exclusively publish the dark literary fiction and psychological horror stories of William Cook. We love publishing stories, both for kindle and print, that appeal to adult readers of Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Occult and most types of Dark Fiction. KBP strive to bring you fresh, new kindle stories throughout the year. Our high standards of editing, formatting, lay-out and quality content, ensure that Cook’s frightening tales of serial killers, ghosts, haunted entities, vampires, villains, monsters, demons and other Gothic grotesquery, are presented to you in such a way that you’ll want to read more. KBP are also the publishers of Fresh An Anthology of Macabre Horror featuring stories by Ramsey Campbell, JF Gonzales, Jack Dann, Charlee Jacob, Robert Dunbar, Adam Millard, Christine Morgan and BillieSue Mosiman to name a few.
If you like the strange and the macabre, this new collection is for you. Grab your copy now (also available in a ebook edition).
Trigger some content contains graphic descriptions and themes that may disturb some readers. Not suitable for minors.
About King Billy Publications King Billy Publications exclusively publish the dark literary fiction and psychological horror stories of William Cook. We love publishing stories, both for kindle and print, that appeal to adult readers of Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Occult and most types of Dark Fiction. KBP strive to bring you fresh, new kindle stories throughout the year. Our high standards of editing, formatting, lay-out and quality content, ensure that Cook’s frightening tales of serial killers, ghosts, haunted entities, vampires, villains, monsters, demons and other Gothic grotesquery, are presented to you in such a way that you’ll want to read more. KBP are also the publishers of Fresh An Anthology of Macabre Horror featuring stories by Ramsey Campbell, JF Gonzales, Jack Dann, Charlee Jacob, Robert Dunbar, Adam Millard, Christine Morgan and BillieSue Mosiman to name a few.
198 pages, Paperback
Published May 24, 2018
About the author
William Cook
32 books94 followersWilliam Cook was born and raised in New Zealand and is the author of the popular Psychological Thriller, 'Blood Related.' He is also the author of two non-fiction books: 'Gaze Into The Abyss: The Poetry of Jim Morrison' and 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors.'
He has also written many short stories that have appeared in anthologies and has authored two short-story collections ('Dreams of Thanatos' & 'Death Quartet') and two collections of poetry ('Journey: the search for something' & 'Corpus Delicti'). William writes Psychological Thrillers mostly, but also dabbles in Horror Fiction and, more recently, Non-Fiction.
He is currently hard at work on a sequel to his Psychological Thriller, 'Blood Related,' a second volume of 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors' and an exciting new Pulp Thriller Series all due out in 2016. Stay tuned!
William loves to stay in touch with his readers and interact on social media. You can find him via the following links:
Email: williamcookauthor@gmail.com
Twitter: @williamcook666
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WilliamCookW...
Grab a free copy of William's 250 pg collection, 'Dreams of Thanatos.' Sign up now for the VIP newsletter at: http://williamcookwriter.com/p/subscr... (just copy and paste into your browser).
His work has been praised by Graham Masterton, Joe McKinney, Billie Sue Mosiman, Anna Taborska, Rocky Wood and many other notable writers and editors. William is also the editor of the anthology 'Fresh Fear: Contemporary Horror,' published by James Ward Kirk Fiction.
Member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, SpecFicNZ & the SFFANZ.
"This man is simply scary. There is both a clinical thoroughness and a heartfelt emotional thoroughness to his writing. He manages to shock as well as empathize, to scare as well as acclimatize, yet beneath it all is a well read intelligence that demands to be engaged. I loved Blood Related. Ordinarily I hate serial killer stories, but William Cook won me over. He is a unique and innovative talent."
- Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters and Dog Days
"William Cook tells a gruesome story with a sense of authenticity that makes you question with considerable unease if it really is fiction, after all."
- Graham Masterton, author of The Manitou and Descendant
He has also written many short stories that have appeared in anthologies and has authored two short-story collections ('Dreams of Thanatos' & 'Death Quartet') and two collections of poetry ('Journey: the search for something' & 'Corpus Delicti'). William writes Psychological Thrillers mostly, but also dabbles in Horror Fiction and, more recently, Non-Fiction.
He is currently hard at work on a sequel to his Psychological Thriller, 'Blood Related,' a second volume of 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors' and an exciting new Pulp Thriller Series all due out in 2016. Stay tuned!
William loves to stay in touch with his readers and interact on social media. You can find him via the following links:
Email: williamcookauthor@gmail.com
Twitter: @williamcook666
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WilliamCookW...
Grab a free copy of William's 250 pg collection, 'Dreams of Thanatos.' Sign up now for the VIP newsletter at: http://williamcookwriter.com/p/subscr... (just copy and paste into your browser).
His work has been praised by Graham Masterton, Joe McKinney, Billie Sue Mosiman, Anna Taborska, Rocky Wood and many other notable writers and editors. William is also the editor of the anthology 'Fresh Fear: Contemporary Horror,' published by James Ward Kirk Fiction.
Member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, SpecFicNZ & the SFFANZ.
"This man is simply scary. There is both a clinical thoroughness and a heartfelt emotional thoroughness to his writing. He manages to shock as well as empathize, to scare as well as acclimatize, yet beneath it all is a well read intelligence that demands to be engaged. I loved Blood Related. Ordinarily I hate serial killer stories, but William Cook won me over. He is a unique and innovative talent."
- Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Flesh Eaters and Dog Days
"William Cook tells a gruesome story with a sense of authenticity that makes you question with considerable unease if it really is fiction, after all."
- Graham Masterton, author of The Manitou and Descendant
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August 22, 2018
Genre - Anthology/Short Story/Poetry/Dark Fiction
Pages - 180
Publication Info - King Bill Publications - May 24, 2019
Format - Paperback
Stars - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Having just finished reading Babylon Fading: Bizarre Fiction & Verse, by William Cook, illustrated by Joseph Donald Myers, I am left in awe of the utter brilliance that is the word artistry of William Cook. I have yet to read anything by this author in which I haven't been left in a deep state of amazement, and feeling the effects of the words deeply and viscerally. William reaches deep into the darkness and bizarre nature of the human psyche in this stunning assortment of short stories and poems. At the end of a few I found myself with tears of sorrow, sadness and foreboding. And then at the end of others I was feeling anger and rage. A few standouts for me are God Is Not An American, Aspects of Infinity, Dark World Tirade and Epitaph, just to name a few. And, as if the words alone are not enough of the artistry, there are some amazing illustrations by Joseph Donald Myers, the juxtaposition of which only make the experience all the more entertaining. This was an experience...an experience of the mind, the heart, the soul and every sense of awareness in the human experience. It’s very difficult to convey an experience such as this in words not being a wordsmith myself, but I hope that I have done it justice by at least sharing some of the experience I had reading and admiring the artistry within. And the book ends “I will lay my neck on the stump and you can raise the axe.” If that doesn’t say “The End”, I don’t know what does. My hat is off to you William, well done, well done indeed. (All fanboy there, sorry)...
Publishers Note: Bizarre. Strange. Disturbing. Unusual. Surreal . . . These are all adjectives that describe William Cook's latest collection of short fiction and poetry. 'Babylon Fading: Bizarre Fiction & Verse,' is a compilation of both published and unpublished pieces that defy categorisation. The stories and poems (barely) contained in this book will no doubt disgust and delight Cook's growing legion of readers. Complimenting the text are the fantastically disturbing art-works of the late, Joseph Donald Myers - reproduced here with kind permission by his estate. If you like the strange and the macabre, this new collection is for you.
About the Author: William Cook is the author of the popular psychological thriller, 'Blood Related' and editor of 'Fresh Fear: An Anthology of Macabre Horror.' He is also the author of two non-fiction books: 'Gaze Into The Abyss: The Poetry of Jim Morrison' and 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors.' Father to four daughters, William lives in New Zealand with his wife and family. Always seeking to better his life and writing, he strives to produce the best quality books on interesting subjects that will satisfy his growing audience.
If you enjoy psychological thrillers such as James Patterson's Alex Cross novels, James Ellroy's 'Killer on the Road,' or Bret Easton Ellis's 'American Psycho,' take a look at William Cook's 'Blood Related.' Best-selling author of 'The Manitou' and 'Descendant,' Graham Masterton says after reading 'Blood Related' that: "William Cook tells a gruesome story with a sense of authenticity that makes you question with considerable unease if it really is fiction, after all."
Pages - 180
Publication Info - King Bill Publications - May 24, 2019
Format - Paperback
Stars - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Having just finished reading Babylon Fading: Bizarre Fiction & Verse, by William Cook, illustrated by Joseph Donald Myers, I am left in awe of the utter brilliance that is the word artistry of William Cook. I have yet to read anything by this author in which I haven't been left in a deep state of amazement, and feeling the effects of the words deeply and viscerally. William reaches deep into the darkness and bizarre nature of the human psyche in this stunning assortment of short stories and poems. At the end of a few I found myself with tears of sorrow, sadness and foreboding. And then at the end of others I was feeling anger and rage. A few standouts for me are God Is Not An American, Aspects of Infinity, Dark World Tirade and Epitaph, just to name a few. And, as if the words alone are not enough of the artistry, there are some amazing illustrations by Joseph Donald Myers, the juxtaposition of which only make the experience all the more entertaining. This was an experience...an experience of the mind, the heart, the soul and every sense of awareness in the human experience. It’s very difficult to convey an experience such as this in words not being a wordsmith myself, but I hope that I have done it justice by at least sharing some of the experience I had reading and admiring the artistry within. And the book ends “I will lay my neck on the stump and you can raise the axe.” If that doesn’t say “The End”, I don’t know what does. My hat is off to you William, well done, well done indeed. (All fanboy there, sorry)...
Publishers Note: Bizarre. Strange. Disturbing. Unusual. Surreal . . . These are all adjectives that describe William Cook's latest collection of short fiction and poetry. 'Babylon Fading: Bizarre Fiction & Verse,' is a compilation of both published and unpublished pieces that defy categorisation. The stories and poems (barely) contained in this book will no doubt disgust and delight Cook's growing legion of readers. Complimenting the text are the fantastically disturbing art-works of the late, Joseph Donald Myers - reproduced here with kind permission by his estate. If you like the strange and the macabre, this new collection is for you.
About the Author: William Cook is the author of the popular psychological thriller, 'Blood Related' and editor of 'Fresh Fear: An Anthology of Macabre Horror.' He is also the author of two non-fiction books: 'Gaze Into The Abyss: The Poetry of Jim Morrison' and 'Secrets of Best-Selling Self-Published Authors.' Father to four daughters, William lives in New Zealand with his wife and family. Always seeking to better his life and writing, he strives to produce the best quality books on interesting subjects that will satisfy his growing audience.
If you enjoy psychological thrillers such as James Patterson's Alex Cross novels, James Ellroy's 'Killer on the Road,' or Bret Easton Ellis's 'American Psycho,' take a look at William Cook's 'Blood Related.' Best-selling author of 'The Manitou' and 'Descendant,' Graham Masterton says after reading 'Blood Related' that: "William Cook tells a gruesome story with a sense of authenticity that makes you question with considerable unease if it really is fiction, after all."
July 9, 2018
William Cook once again explores the darkness that lurks within the human mind. This definitely bizarre and graphic combination of short stories and poetry, draws you in and holds you there while he delivers master strokes of the macabre, while exploring our deepest fears. This is a great combination of work and the artwork for each piece works exceptionally well.
Excellent stuff.
Excellent stuff.
July 8, 2018
Babylon Fading
This book flows so well from poems to short stories that it was so easy to read. If you are of the bizarre and dark than you will surely enjoy this one. The illustrations just give all the more to the reading of this anthology.
This book flows so well from poems to short stories that it was so easy to read. If you are of the bizarre and dark than you will surely enjoy this one. The illustrations just give all the more to the reading of this anthology.
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