Johnny Gruesome
Nominated for the 2008 Black Quill Awards in the Best Small Press Chill Category"A delicious rotting slice of living dead horror, as American as apple pie à la mode and a strong cup of Joe at the diner of the damned. . . . One of the most enjoyable scare-fests I've read this year."  —Philip Nutman, author,Wet Work, and coscreenwriter,The Girl Next Door"This is one ride through the hell of high school and the wince-inducing gore of undead vengeance . . .  InJohnny Gruesome, horror has a new hero."  —Kealan Patrick Burke, Bram Stoker Award–winning author,Currency of Souls,The Turtle Boy,andThe Hides"A frightening sense of detail that makes it all the more horrific—it's a gruesome ride that you can't stop reading."  —Gunnar Hansen, actor,The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"[This book] spins the zombie genre into a fresh and ballsy hard-rock direction that just kills!"  —Jonathan Maberry, Bram Stoker Award–winning author,Ghost Road Blues andDead Man's Song"This homage to the splatter films of the 1980s . . . is a wild ride through the darker recesses of the reader's imagination. . . . Recommended to anyone who loves their horror hard, fast, and fun."  —Dave Simms, author,Hellnotes"A loving and intelligent tribute to the classic splatter films that set the pace for modern horror. . . . Bold and trashy in all the right ways, [this] is a book (and a villain) you won't soon forget."  —Lee Thomas, author, Parish DamnedandThe Dust of Wonderland"A rotting fetid romp of a novel that shows you a little of life post-mortem for your average teenage headbanger. A B-movie nightmare recreated with loving fan-boy zeal."  —Steve Vernon, author, Hard Roads