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Horror and Bizarro Books and Rarities For Sale

Horror and Bizarro Books and Rarities For Sale

I need to free up some space and make some money so I’m having a book sale! If you are interested in any of the titles or have questions – contact me at riotmelody at gmail dot com

US only (sorry!) and all prices include shipping.

HARDBACKS

J.F. Gonzalez and Wrath James White – The Killings– Signed by both authors – Sinister Grin hardback edition number 140 of 150 – dust jacket shows some wear –…

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New Releases from Deadite Press

New Releases from Deadite Press

In the past few months, the final batch of books I selected for publication at Deadite Press have been starting to come out. Right now you can read:

“This is a serial cannibalistic killer’s wet dream come true. The author Wrath James White had written something beyond dark, beyond morbid.” – John Rizo, HorrorNews.Net

“The Resurrectionist by Wrath James White the kind of novel that can unsettle…

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I was nominated for a Splatterpunk Award!

I was nominated for a Splatterpunk Award!

I was shocked to discover that my newest collection, THE VERY INEFFECTIVE HAUNTED HOUSE, was nominated for best collection for the 2018 Splatterpunk Awards to be given at the 2019 KillerCon in Austin, TX. Click here to see all the nominees for all the categories.

The collection has evil toasters, giant monsters, a haunted house that just wants to be an artist, and an essay about how dinosaurs…

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I've Part Ways with Eraserhead Press and Deadite Press

I’ve Part Ways with Eraserhead Press and Deadite Press

In case you missed the news last week.

Here’s my official statement on the situation:

Ten years ago, I started working with Eraserhead Press. In that time, I wrote four books, oversaw the production of over a hundred titles, and worked behind the scenes on dozens of more projects. Today, with a heavy heart, I am announcing that due to artistic and creative differences I am parting ways with…

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Time Again for My Top Ten Movies of the Year

Time Again for My Top Ten Movies of the Year

I once again did my annual write-up of my ten favorite movies of the year.

Head over to BizarroCentral to check it out! 

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Cleaning the shelves book sale!

Cleaning the shelves book sale!

I need to free up some space in my room so I’m having a book sale! If you are interested in any of the titles or have questions – contact me at riotmelody at gmail dot com

HARDBACKS

J.F. Gonzalez and Wrath James White – The Killings – Signed by both authors Sinister Grin hardback edition number 140 of 150 – dust jacket shows some wear – $100.00

Brian Keene – Apocrypha– Signed Maelstrom hardback…

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31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books - The Complete List

31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books – The Complete List

For the month of October, I wrote brief pieces about my 31 favorite horror books.

Here’s every book that I talked about:

1: THE BEST OF H.P. LOVECRAFT by H.P. Lovecraft

2: THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR by Anne Rivers Siddons

3: GENITAL GRINDER by Ryan Harding

4: BOOK OF THE DEAD edited by John Skipp and Craig Spector

5: HELL HOUSE by Richard Matheson

6: SURVIVOR by J.F. Gonzalez

7: THE DRIVE-IN by Joe…

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31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books - Day 31 - EARTHWORM GODS by Brian Keene

31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books – Day 31 – EARTHWORM GODS by Brian Keene

For the month of October, I will be writing brief essays about my 31 favorite horror books.

Brian Keene is one of the greatest modern pulp horror writers. All of his books are super exciting stories packed with monsters and crazy action. The one that really gets me going is EARTHWORM GODS. The basic premise is that one day it starts raining all over the world and it doesn’t stop, leading to…

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31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books - Day 30 - SIXTY-FIVE STIRRUP IRON ROAD by Brian Keene, Jack Ketchum, Edward Lee, J. F. Gonzalez, Bryan Smith, Wrath James White, Nate Southard, Ryan Harding, and Shane McKenzie

31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books – Day 30 – SIXTY-FIVE STIRRUP IRON ROAD by Brian Keene, Jack Ketchum, Edward Lee, J. F. Gonzalez, Bryan Smith, Wrath James White, Nate Southard, Ryan Harding, and Shane McKenzie

For the month of October, I will be writing brief essays about my 31 favorite horror books.

I know I said each author was only getting one book and this is a co-authored book featuring nine authors and several of them have already appeared but fuck it. This project came about as a charity effort to benefit Tom Piccirilli who was facing health issues at the time (he has since passed away). In the…

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31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books - Day 29 - THE TROOP by Nick Cutter

31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books – Day 29 – THE TROOP by Nick Cutter

For the month of October, I will be writing brief essays about my 31 favorite horror books.

Nick Cutter is the pen name of Craig Davidson (at least it’s one of them – he writes under multiple names). He’s been writing genre fiction but I didn’t stumble upon him until the 2014 release of THE TROOP. I got a copy of it for free at a convention and it sat on my shelf for a while. Randomly, one…

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31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books - Day 28 - THIS BOOK IS FULL OF SPIDERS by David Wong

31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books – Day 28 – THIS BOOK IS FULL OF SPIDERS by David Wong

For the month of October, I will be writing brief essays about my 31 favorite horror books.

David Wong has been called the Internet’s most popular author and I have a hard time disagreeing with that. He is best none and being one of the main writers and editors at Cracked.com and his first novel, JOHN DIES AT THE END, was a cult hit and adapted into a movie by Don Coscarelli. I’m a big fan of…

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31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books - Day 27 - HOUSE OF LEAVES by Mark Z. Danielewski

31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books – Day 27 – HOUSE OF LEAVES by Mark Z. Danielewski

For the month of October, I will be writing brief essays about my 31 favorite horror books.

This is one of the most notorious modern horror novels. At its heart, it is a haunted house story but this novel is so much more than just a spook house. What makes the book so famous is the bizarre way in which it is written. The words on the page literally are designed in such a way to get the reader…

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31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books - Day 26 - MUERTE CON CARNE by Shane McKenzie

31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books – Day 26 – MUERTE CON CARNE by Shane McKenzie

For the month of October, I will be writing brief essays about my 31 favorite horror books.

I first met Shane McKenzie in Austin Texas at a World Horror Convention party. Wrath James White and Nate Southard were very firm that he and I needed to meet each other. Looking back I totally understand why. Shane and I hit it off right away and have been friends ever since.

Over the years, Shane and I…

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31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books - Day 25 - FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelly

31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books – Day 25 – FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelly

For the month of October, I will be writing brief essays about my 31 favorite horror books.

Not only is this a classic work of the English language, but it is also one of the very foundational works of both the science-fiction and horror genre. We all know the story about this book and the amazing story of the writing of it (and if you don’t, much more informed people than I have written about…

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31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books - Day 24 - SPLATTERPUNKS 1 and 2 edited by Paul M. Sammon

31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books – Day 24 – SPLATTERPUNKS 1 and 2 edited by Paul M. Sammon

For the month of October, I will be writing brief essays about my 31 favorite horror books.

Just as the anthology THE BOOK OF THE DEADwas one of the works that documented and cemented the beginning of the splatterpunk movement in horror, the SPLATTERPUNKS anthologies documented and cemented the beginning of what would become known as “extreme horror” or “hardcore horror” (which is kind of ironic…

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31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books - Day 23 - WZMB by Andre Duza

31 Days of My Favorite Horror Books – Day 23 – WZMB by Andre Duza

For the month of October, I will be writing brief essays about my 31 favorite horror books.

No author frustrates me more as a publisher than Andre Duza. It has nothing to do with him but everything to do with you fuckers and how you aren’t reading him! He’s one of the most brilliant horror authors I’ve ever read. He takes horror tropes that we’re all extremely bored with (in this case zombies)…

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I was featured on two Adult Swim bumps

I was featured on two Adult Swim bumps

Recently I completed a multi-year long project to see ever show that Adult Swim has made. Why did I do that? That answer is coming. But I did do it! I made some posts online about seeing all the shows and also ranked them all to my personal tastes. Adult Swim saw it and featured me on two bumps.

Here’s the first one that is them responding to what I said on twitter:

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