One of my publishers, Crowded Quarantine Publications, is having a 3-for-2 sale through the end of February featuring the above pictured books.
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Category: Published Works
Goodbye, 2013. Hello, 2014 (aka End Game).
The year 2013 was a very good one for me, personally and professionally. On the personal side: I got married on June 15th, had a wonderful summer with my daughter, had a fantastic two week honeymoon (week one was a Caribbean cruise with stops in the Bahamas, St. Thomas & St. Martin, then the second week spent in Ft. Myers, FL), my new bride and I bought a new house, moved in on the 21st of December, just in time for us to spend Christmas week together with my daughter. On the professional side: House Call (based on my novella of the same name was released on DVD), DININ’ (my Bad Moon Books novella was optioned for film adaptation by Cinder Path Productions), two of my short stories came out in foreign languages, “Two Men, A Rat, And A Lady” (published in Tales of Obscenity Magazine), had articles published in both Tales of Obscenity and Beware the Dark Magazines, my novellas Last Night Out (Crowded Quarantine Publications) and The Killing Club (Crossroads Press) both came out during the year, along with other various articles and interviews.
That’s not too shabby for one year, right? I would agree. Well, for the most part. See, I have no qualms with the personal side, because, honestly, it can’t get much better than that for anybody. There was, however, something brewing on the professional side. More on that later.
So, you ask, what’s on the horizon professionally for Ty Schwamberger in 2014? You’ll see a column hosted by me in Beware the Dark Magazine #2, the hopeful funding and filming of DININ’, audio book editions of The Killing Club, DININ’ and Last Night Out, a new edition of The Fields (Severed Press, which will include the original Introduction by Jonathan Maberry, along with a brand new Forward by Joe McKinney and an Afterward by me), an original mummy novella, The Desert (Severed Press), the mid-year release of my creature novel, Deep Dark Woods (Crowded Quarantine Publications, with original cover art by Nick Rose) and the late-year release of a tentatively titled novel, The Bad Apple (T Allen Press). Those are the items currently set in “stone” (given the state of this business I use that term as loosely as possible). I’m also currently in discussions with a publisher to potentially release some additional foreign language editions of my catalog, as well as being in the VERY beginning of talks with a well-known horror news site to do some exciting work for them.
Ok, it’s time to backtrack a bit. Actually, it’s time to go way back. Back to the beginning. Early 2008. The completion of my first novel. Now, fast forward to 12/31/14, or, what I like to call: END GAME.
The date I retire from writing fiction (books, at least).
Remember the following for future reference:
The End is the New Beginning.
The Death of a Horror Writer.
My vision.
Happy Halloween!
To help celebrate Halloween, my short story “The Halloween Hero” is FREE today for your Kindle.
Description:
The Halloween Hero is a 5,200 word story centering around a little boy named Billy. Billy’s parents aren’t the best to be around, so he spends most of his time staring out his bedroom window and dreaming of a better life. His favorite time to look out on the world are during the hours he’s supposed to be in bed.It’s during one of these late night watching sessions, Billy sees “something” lurking in the shadows. After much trepidation, he decides to go outside and investigate.
Where his worst nightmare comes to life.
You can download this cute little tale HERE.
Beware the Dark #1
BEWARE THE DARK #1
Edited by Paul Fry
Cover art © by Vincent Chong
Horror Fiction & Dark Art
Horror Fiction & Dark Art:
“Potential” by Ramsey Campbell *
“Twins” by Jack Ketchum *
“Empathy” by Kealan Patrick Burke *
“The Dying Season” by James B. Carter
“Asleep with the Black Goat” by Aaron J. French
“To Turn a Blind Eye” by Jeremy Terry
“Si or No?” by Timothy McGivney
“Cross My Heart, Hope to Die” by Sheri White
“Pool Days” by Russell C. Connor
“Company at the Lavoisier” by Terry ‘Horns’ Erwin
* PLEASE NOTE:
“Potential” by Ramsey Campbell was originally published in Demons by Daylight. Arkham House, 1973.
“Twins” by Jack Ketchum was originally published in Peaceable Kingdom. Subterranean Press, 2003.
“Empathy” by Kealan Patrick Burke was originally published in Corpse Blossoms, edited by Julia & R.J. Sevin. Creeping Hemlock Press, 2005.
Story Illustrations & Artwork:
Alfred Klosterman
Luke Spooner
Glenn Chadbourne
Eleanor Bennett
Stephen Cooney
Allen Koszowski
Daniele Serra
Vince Natale
Gallery: Vincent Chong
Columns, Interviews & Reviews:
Ray Garton: An Introduction
Nancy Kilpatrick: Bones in England
Robert Morrish: Nightlight
Ty Schwamberger: The Dark Spot
A Brief Conversation with Vincent Chong by Paul Fry
Interview with Kasey Lansdale by Ty Schwamberger
Writer/Director Luke Brady Talks Young, High and Dead by Vi Reaper
Reviews
Artists
© Individual Authors
Title Details:
RRP Price: $10.76
Publisher: Short, Scary Tales Publications
Release Date: October, 2013
ISSN: 2053-0307
ISBN: 978-1-909640-13-9
Full-colour Interior
Pages: 158
Order Issue #1 at:
New Interview
I recently took part in author Dean Harrison’s Spotlight on Horror interview series.
You can read the interview here. Enjoy.
The Fields…The End?
Gothic Readers Book Club Choice Award-winning novella, The Fields, is set to go Out of Print on October 31st. Published by Apex Publications’ The Zombie Feed Press in late 2011, it was released in Trade Paperback & various eBook editions. It was later released in Audio Book by Cup O’ Tea Productions in June 2012 (this edition will remain available after 10/31/13). If you’ve been on another planet for the past two years, and haven’t heard about this very atypical zombie tale, below is the synopsis and blurbs for the novella.
Billy Fletcher learned to farm the family’s tobacco fields – and beat slaves – by the hands of his father. Now, his father is dead, the slaves have long since been freed, and the once-lush fields are dying. Salvation by the name of Abraham knocks on the farmhouse door, bringing wild ideas. He can help Billy Save the plantation and return the fields to their former glory… by raising his father’s slaves from the dead.
Can the resurrected slaves breathe life back into the Fletcher farm? Having brought the slaves back from graves that his father sent them, can Billy be the kind master his father wasn’t? Is keeping the farm worth denying the men the freedom they earned with death?
Billy’s conscience holds the key to those mysteries, but not the biggest one: what does Abraham really want from the former slave owner’s son?
Welcome to The Fields.
“[The Fields]…is part horror story in the classic sense – misdeeds from the past coming back to haunt the present. It’s part zombie story. It’s part adventure. And it’s part social satire in its darkest sense… The story starts with a bite and before you know it, you’ll be participating in a delicious and imaginative feast. Bon appétit!” (taken from the Introduction)
– Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Patient Zero, Zombie CSU, Rot & Ruin and Dead of Night; and co-author of Marvel Zombies Return
“The Fields is a merciless, pitchfork-to-the-face, homespun zombie adventure. Schwamberger offers up a shotgun blast of graphic undead action in this unique take on the genre.”
– Shroud Magazine
“Ty Schwamberger knocks it out of the park with his novella, The Fields. No sooner do you begin to read, than you realize that the story is much bigger than the words on the page. The setting is timeless, and the horror depicted much more than ghoul and gore. The Fields is a story you don’t want to miss, and Ty Schwamberger is an author to watch, for he just may be headed for the major leagues.”
– Deborah LeBlanc, author of The Wolven
“An intelligent zombie morality tale, unlike anything you’ve ever read before.”
– Morpheus Tales Magazine
“If Nathaniel Hawthorne had known anything about zombies, this is the kind of story he’d have written. I’m not joking. This is some genuine old school horror. With The Fields, Ty Schwamberger has given us a crime so horrendous it’s impossible to look away. The sins of the father. A deal with the devil. It’s all here. And Schwamberger makes it look so frustratingly easy. This is one hell of a good story.”
– Joe McKinney, author of Dead City and Apocalypse of the Dead
“With The Fields, Ty Schwamberger did the near-impossible: made zombies interesting to me again. Not only interesting, but frightening, as well. Throw in more than a dash of scathing social commentary, a pace that never stops to catch its breath, and a sly bit of gallows humor, and you’ve got a winner. Kick yourself if you miss this one.”
– Gary A. Braunbeck, Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild Award-winner, author of To Each Their Darkness and A Cracked and Broken Path
“Ty Schwamberger’s The Fields is an original zombie tale that will satisfy lovers of grisly fiction and well told stories. Good characters, cool twists and great writing make this a story that grabs one by the scalp early on. Anything with a Southern vein and the specters that can invoke gets my slash of approval.”
– Steven L. Shrewsbury, author of Thrall, Bad Magick and Hawg
“The walking dead, a post Civil War setting, and a sinister Lincolnesque figure add up to a fresh new take on the zombie mythos.”
– Tim Waggoner, author of Nekropolis, Broken Shadows and Darkness Wakes
“Ty Schwamberger delivers!”
– Sci-Fi Guys Book Review
Go check out the book trailer, then head on over to Amazon to pick up this soon-to-be Out of Print zombie novella.
Forthcoming Audio Book (2014)
The Killing Club (Crossroads Press, 2013) will be narrated by Chloe Golden.
“Doar o bere-n plus?” (One Brew Too Many?)
Revista de suspans is a Romanian horror zine. The September issue (#12) features the Romanian translation (by Dan Butuza) of “One Brew Too Many?” which originally appeared in my short story collection, For After Midnight. There is also an interview of me by Mircea Pricajan. Below are the links to both the story and interview in Romanian and English.
DININ’ Optioned for Film Development
July 10, 2013
For Further Information Contact:
David Stever
Phone: 301-787-1823
Email: CinderPathProductions@gmail.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Writer-Producer David Stever and Cinder Path Productions
acquires rights to DININ’ from writer Ty Schwamberger.
Writer-Producer David Stever (COFFIN) has acquired the rights to the horror novella, DININ’, from writer Ty Schwamberger. The project will be developed through Stever’s Cinder Path Productions and is slated to film next spring. Stever will write the screenplay adaptation.
DININ’ is the story of three college girls who stop at a greasy, roadside diner while on their way to Las Vegas for a weekend of debauchery. But, after skipping out on their bill, they must try to escape the diner’s owner who has more on his mind the recouping the cost of food.
DININ’ has been dubbed a classic horror story the late, great Richard Laymon would have loved. “I’m really excited about developing this story as a feature. Ty Schwamberger wrote a very original, imaginative, and scary story that will be a real challenge for our actors and production team,” said Stever. “It has all the elements of a great horror movie and one I know will become a fan favorite.”
Praise for DININ’:
“Ty Schwamberger never fails to serve up the shocks and DININ’ is no exception. In it he pits an array of well-drawn characters against an action-packed buffet of butchery, savageness, and graphic mishap. Readers beware, DININ’ is not the safest menu choice for the timid-hearted.” ~ Shroud Magazine
“Ty Schwamberger effectively conjures a fun Richard Laymon-esque atmosphere in DININ’. The terror starts early in this one and rarely lets up.” ~ Bryan Smith, author of The Killing Kind, Depraved and Highways To Hell
Ty Schwamberger is a growing force within the horror genre. He is the author of a novel, multiple novellas, collections, and editor on several anthologies. In addition, he’s had many short stories published online and in print. Prior to DININ’, he’s had two stories, CAKE BATTER (2010) and HOUSE CALL (2013) optioned for film. He is an active member of the Horror Writers Association.
In 2011, Stever produced the indie thriller, COFFIN, starring Kevin Sorbo and Bruce Davison, for Skyrocket Productions. COFFIN is in worldwide distribution through Artist View Entertainment and MTI Video domestically.
The novella DININ’ (Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook) was published by Bad Moon Books in late 2012.
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The Fields — Wins a Choice Award!
From the Gothic Readers Book Club:
Several weeks ago, our members engaged in an intense debate over zombies. There are many great zombie stories out there, but are they Gothic literature? We agreed that although many are fantastic horror, zombies just don’t quite fit the Gothic literary tradition. The emphasis in a zombie story is gore over suspense. Character and setting development take second place to the horror elements through plot. Ty Schwamberger’s novella The Fields is a rare exception. It’s both a fantastic horror story and a great piece of Gothic fiction. Rather than an eating brains/ walking dead story, Schwamberger has crafted a tale of human frailty, ignorance, and evil within the framework of the zombie story. The walking dead serve the Gothic narrative rather than serve as the plot device. It’s more a tale of humans than shambling corpses and this one of the most critical facets to Gothic literature. Do not be afraid of the zombies with this one.
You can still order The Fields in Trade Paperback, Kindle or Audio Book on Amazon.
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