Dark Regions Press book announcement thread

[Chris_Morey]

The new mystery/thriller novella from author Gord Rollo (The Jigsaw Man, Strange Magic, Valley of the Scarecrow, Crowley's Window) is coming this Tuesday, April 30th to DarkRegions.com. Fast-paced and entertaining hardboiled fiction from one of the rising stars in the industry. To initially be available in a signed deluxe hardcover edition limited to twenty-six signed and numbered copies worldwide then as a Dark Regions Double trade paperback with The Blue Heron by Gene O'Neill.


Description

Jake Mercer’s life is spiraling out of control. As a criminal profiler and one of the senior homicide investigators in the Oakland Police Department, he’s spent the last twenty-five years getting into the heads of killers trying to understand the way they think. He’s the best at what he does but constantly playing in the minds of madmen carries a heavy price, leaving Jake an out of shape, alcoholic loner suspended from active duty.

The murders have started.

Another serial killer is prowling the streets now, a lunatic who’s making a game of nailing retired Catholic priests to trees and bridges and hydro poles around the city. Torture and murder isn’t enough, they’re experimenting with the bodies to further whatever diabolical plan only they seem to know.

The experiments have begun.

Broken down or not, Lieutenant Mercer might be the only man who can catch this killer before the city starts to panic. Back on duty and trying his best to stay out of the bottle, Jake finds himself teamed up with two rookie detectives in what will be his most difficult case ever, and possibly his last...


Available for preorder on Tuesday, April 30th to DarkRegions.com.

[Chris_Morey]

Hey folks, I'm sending this mass-forum message to inform you of a new collection from an author that I admire and respect greatly. Truthfully, Ramsey is one of the few authors that can still genuinely scare me. I like that. He also happens to be one of the finest dark fiction writers we have.

Find the information below. Holes for Faces is launching on Tuesday, August 13th on DarkRegions.com, Amazon.com and Amazon Kindle. Signed limited edition hardcover preorders include trade paperback and/or ebook editions.

for immediate release:


Holes For Faces by Ramsey Campbell
Launching Tuesday, August 13th on DarkRegions.com, Amazon.com and Amazon Kindle

One of the most respected living horror writers in the world, Campbell has more awards for his horror tales than any other author, and "is likely to be remembered as the leading horror writer of our generation," according to S.T. Joshi. One of the heirs apparent to early-twentieth-century American author H. P. Lovecraft, Campbell's horror stories are often set in contemporary Merseyside, England, his own hometown, and involve quite ordinary characters. His unsettling, dreamlike prose, however, transforms his work into very effective horror fiction.

Holes for Faces collects many of his best tales from the first decade of this century. An attempt to avoid a haunted house leads into worse danger. The announcements at a railway station deal with stranger things than trains, and is that another railway station in the distance or a different kind of destination? A childhood game becomes a source of terror, and so does a radio quiz show. Even Christmas decorations may not be trusted, and beware of that Advent calendar! A hotel provides amenities you mightn’t welcome, and a visit to a tourist attraction attracts an uninvited follower. A train journey may never end, unless it already has, and a visit to a hospital brings back more than memories. A myth about a horror film has unwanted consequences. There are angels you mightn’t want to see too clearly, if that’s what they are. And you’ll have to decide if it’s better to stay in the dark or see what’s waiting there. You’ll find uncanny dread in these pages, and disquiet and terror, but also poignancy and comedy of paranoia. One theme runs through all the stories: youth and age.


Table of Contents

Passing through Peacehaven
Peep
Getting It Wrong
The Room Beyond
Holes for Faces
The Rounds
The Decorations
The Address
Recently Used
Chucky Comes to Liverpool
With the Angels
Behind the Doors
Holding the Light
The Long Way


Praise for Holes for Faces

"Consider Holes for Faces another textbook by one of our best practitioners, an essential addition to the bookshelves of horror readers and writers alike." - FEAR NET

"Holes For Faces is a must-read for Ramsey Campbell fans, collecting his best stories from this fledgling century we find ourselves in. And if you’ve not been introduced to Mr. Campbell yet, then I can think of no better place to start." - The Occult Detective (author Bob Freeman)

"...a superb collection of stories of the strange and the dark that I’m sure fans of the genre will love. I know I did." - The Horrifically Horrifying Horror Blog

"The title story, “Holes for Faces,” is a tale of sliding realities in which our protagonist sees a very different world around him. He becomes aware of the horrors that no one else can see. These stories reflect Campbell’s ability to take normal and tilt it just far enough to create fear. This could happen to you he reminds us and that is the greatest fear of all." - Horror Novel Reviews

"...as the reader progresses into the tales, the tension increases as the stories become more sinister and, well, down right creepy in that some of the stories make us question our innermost selves. In reading "Holes For Faces", which I have enjoyed immensely, I discovered that my personal favorites are "Getting It Wrong," "Holes for Faces", and "The Rounds"." - Widescreen Online Review


Editions




Trade Paperback: In Stock on launch day of Tuesday, August 13th from both DarkRegions.com and Amazon.com.

Ebook: Available on the Amazon Kindle on launch day of Tuesday, August 13th. Available on other ebook platforms after 90 days.


Book Details and Specifications

Author: Ramsey Campbell
Illustrator: Santiago Caruso
Editor: Joe Morey
ISBN-13: 978-1937128449
Page count: 256
Story count: 14
Publication date: 08/13/2013
Deluxe Hardcover pricing: $199 USD
Limited Hardcover pricing: $60 USD
Trade Paperback pricing: $14.95
Ebook pricing: $4.99


About the Author



The Oxford Companion to English Literature describes Ramsey Campbell as "Britain’s most respected living horror writer". He has been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including the Grand Master Award of the World Horror Convention, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers Association and the Living Legend Award of the International Horror Guild. Among his novels are The Face That Must Die, Incarnate, Midnight Sun, The Count of Eleven, Silent Children, The Darkest Part of the Woods, The Overnight, Secret Story, The Grin of the Dark, Thieving Fear, Creatures of the Pool, The Seven Days of Cain, Ghosts Know and The Kind Folk. Forthcoming are The Last Revelation of Gla'aki and The Pretence (both novellas) and Bad Thoughts. His collections include Waking Nightmares, Alone with the Horrors, Ghosts and Grisly Things, Told by the Dead and Just Behind You, and his non-fiction is collected as Ramsey Campbell, Probably. His novels The Nameless and Pact of the Fathers have been filmed in Spain. His regular columns appear in Prism, Dead Reckonings and Video Watchdog. He is the President of the British Fantasy Society and of the Society of Fantastic Films.

Ramsey Campbell lives on Merseyside with his wife Jenny. His pleasures include classical music, good food and wine, and whatever’s in that pipe. His web site is at www.ramseycampbell.com.


Join us for the launch of Holes For Faces by Ramsey Campbell on Tuesday, August 13th at: http://www.darkregions.com/books/hol...amsey-campbell

[Chris_Morey]

Signed limited edition hardcovers and paperbacks available on DarkRegions.com at: http://www.darkregions.com/books/hol...amsey-campbell

Paperbacks available on Amazon.com at: http://www.amazon.com/Holes-For-Face.../dp/193712844X

Ebook available on the Amazon Kindle at: http://www.amazon.com/Holes-for-Face.../dp/B00EI5AJIQ

"Consider Holes for Faces another textbook by one of our best practitioners, an essential addition to the bookshelves of horror readers and writers alike. " - FEAR NET

[Chris_Morey]

Tomorrow in our new For the Readers e-mail newsletter we are revealing a master of horror that DRP will be working on a new signed limited edition hardcover project with. The broadcast will be sent at 6AM PST tomorrow morning. Sign up for free at: http://www.darkregions.com/friday

We are very excited, and hope you join us for tomorrow morning's reveal!

[Chris_Morey]

In a little under a month we will be launching the Kickstarter campaign for Joe R. Lansdale's Black Labyrinth Book II illustrated by artist Santiago Caruso. The campaign will enable us to make the book an unforgettable work of art, from Joe R. Lansdale's writing, Santiago's provocative illustrations, a new level of interior design and will enable us to have the book printed at a new printer based in the Portland area with an offset press. If the Kickstarter is a success the project will be fully funded, enabling us to have the book in stock and available in all editions on publication date of November 11th, 2014.

The more successful the campaign, the more enhanced the book will become. For example: Santiago Caruso is ready to create 4 B&W interior illustrations and one full color book cover for Book II (as he did with Book I: The Walls of the Castle by Tom Piccirilli) but if we reach our first stretch goal in the Kickstarter campaign, Santiago will create 8 color interior illustrations, one full color book cover, illustrated signature sheets and will add some nice touches for the design itself (chapter headings, footers etc.).

Kickstarter contributors will receive/be shipped the book at least one month in advance of publication date, including signed limited edition hardcovers. They will also be eligible for exclusive awards such as having a conversation with author Joe R. Lansdale, a self-portrait of themselves illustrated by Santiago Caruso, having a short story written by Joe R. Lansdale based on one of their ideas and much more. Every contributor will be acknowledged on the upcoming BlackLabyrinthBooks.com website and some will be immortalized in the book itself.

Contributors will also be part of the journey during the creation of Black Labyrinth Book II. They will be updated with information from sketches of the book's art, updates on Joe's manuscript all the way to the production of the signed limited edition hardcovers.

For more information on the upcoming Kickstarter campaign or Black Labyrinth, please visit our Facebook countdown event at: https://www.facebook.com/events/237621056390717

We are excited to pour all of our creative efforts into this project, and hope you join us during the campaign.

[Chris_Morey]

I'm so amazed by the support we've received so far. Within the first five days we are officially 33% funded. We still have a ways to go to reach our goal, so if you haven't joined us yet we would love to have you on board. The excitement we have felt from the community is only furthering our dedication to this project. You can join us at: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...joe-r-lansdale

[Chris_Morey]

We have added some fun new pledge levels for our backers. Now our Kickstarter backers can have their likeness illustrated as a monster by established artists of horror and dark fantasy and have their death scene immortalized in an upcoming book from an established author in the industry. Read more below:

Be illustrated as a nightmare creature by Glenn Chadbourne, Wayne Miller, Alan M. Clark, Alex McVey or Frank Walls!

Have you ever wanted to see your alternate-self from another world? Perhaps a world of darkness, horror and bloodshed? We have artists of horror and dark fantasy ready to create the nightmare version of you.

Artists Glenn Chadbourne, Alan M. Clark, Alex McVey, Wayne Miller or Frank Walls will take a photo of you and turn you into a terrifying creature from the depths. The original will be signed and sent to you and the illustration will be displayed on our websites (unless requested otherwise).

Ready for your transformation? Visit our Black Labyrinth Book II: Joe R. Lansdale Kickstarter campaign page for the full details and how to make it happen: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...joe-r-lansdale








Be brutally slaughtered in an upcoming story from Joe McKinney, Shane McKenzie, Tim Waggoner or James Chambers!

Are you ready for your demise, and for the bloody massacre to be immortalized in an upcoming work of an established author in the industry? We have several authors of horror and dark fiction waiting to write your death scene.

Authors Shane McKenzie, Joe McKinney, Tim Waggoner or James Chambers will take your name, a bit of information and a photo of you to properly describe a brutal, unforgiving death of your likeness in one of their upcoming books/stories. A copy of the book/publication will be signed and personalized by the author then sent to you so you can share your literary demise with friends and loved ones!

Ready for the carnage? Visit our Black Labyrinth Book II: Joe R. Lansdale Kickstarter campaign page for the full details: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...joe-r-lansdale

Visit the Black Labyrinth Book II: Joe R. Lansdale campaign page for more information on these new pledge levels: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...joe-r-lansdale

[Chris_Morey]

We've added some great new photos taken by friend and photographer Chris Faudree to the campaign page. View some of them below:

[Chris_Morey]

For anyone who is interested, we are opening to fiction submissions on Halloween to Kickstarter backers only. Find the information below:



Dark Regions Press will be launching three new open-to-submission lines in 2014. After long-planning to open to submissions to the public in Q1 of 2014 (around February or March) DRP has decided to open to fiction submissions to Kickstarter backers exclusively starting on Halloween of 2013.

All backers of the Kickstarter campaign for Joe R. Lansdale's Black Labyrinth Book II will receive instructions on Halloween (Thursday, October 31st) on how to submit their original fiction of horror, fantasy or science fiction to Dark Regions Press for potential publication.

Submissions from Kickstarter backers will receive top priority for fiction considered in the three new lines. Pledge as little as $1 to the campaign and receive the advance submission instructions! This is DRP's way of thanking their backers who have shown them incredible support so far, helping the campaign reach 46% funding after two weeks!

Don't miss the Halloween opening to fiction submissions from Dark Regions Press, join the Black Labyrinth Book II Kickstarter campaign with any pledge level: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...joe-r-lansdale or submit your fiction next year when DRP opens for submissions to the public.

The DRP staff looks forward to reading your fiction of horror, fantasy or science fiction!

[Chris_Morey]

Read Joe Lansdale's recent statement on his upcoming novella for Black Labyrinth Book II below:



Currently working with Black Labyrinth to create a book of psychological horror, and well, a little bit of overt horror as well. It’s a novella, not a novel, but there will be plenty of room for shadow and sounds, for whatever it takes to scare a reader. What if there is a prison graveyard on an island for the worst of the worst. A place where the unclaimed go. Those who have been executed or died by disease or old age would end up on this island. Taken there by ferry in the middle of the night to be deposited in the ground like rotten rutabaga seeds. And what if on that island are two caretakers, a gravedigger and the ferry man. And with the remains of all that evil there in this dark, lost place in the middle of a great bubble of sea and wind and starry night sky, something goes way damn wrong.

And it isn’t at all what you think it is.

That’s the premise for my novella for Black Labyrinth. The money for the writing of the book, as well as the artwork by Santiago Caruso, the actual construction and publication of the novella will be, hopefully, provided by a Kickstarter program ran by Chris Morey, the editor of Black Labyrinth’s novellas. If you want to be a part of it, check this link out: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...joe-r-lansdale

- Joe R. Lansdale