Tag: horror

The Fields — Wins a Choice Award!

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The Fields_Gothic Readers 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.

The Killing Club

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Various eBook editions of The Killing Club from Crossroads Press are now available.

Synopsis:

Kristen always wanted to be part of the “in crowd.” Her social worries intensified after transferring from a small, public school to private, upscale Smithshire Academy in the middle of her high school career. She wanted so badly to be part of the social network in her new school, she didn’t think twice when one of the existing members of the popular girl’s group, The K-Club, invited her over one night for a sleepover. Where all the girls whose names started with the letter “K” are going to be. Kristen’s self-doubt allows her to be pulled into the group on one condition…

She must first go through the initiation process that the other girls have set forth before her.

What ensues is a group of popular high school girls practicing in the occult, Kristen going over to a stranger’s house to “scare” them and sacrifices to secure Kristen’s spot in high school legend.

Will all Kristen’s work be enough to appease the girls of The Killing Club and the great God of high school popularity to let her into the group?

The extent of blood that Kristen wishes to get on her hands will hold the answer.

You can watch the book trailer on YouTube. Then visit one of the below links to purchase this 25k word novella for your eReader. 

Amazon (Kindle)

Barnes & Noble (Nook)

Smashwords

Mut antrinken

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“Mut antrinken” is the German translation of “Liquid Courage”. This short story was originally published in English by Shroud Magazine, Issue #9, August 2010. It was reprinted in For After Midnight, October 2011, then again in the Kindle eBook “Liquid Courage”, December 2012. I’ve heard some say this particular tale is their favorite short story of mine.

Description:

“Mut antrinken” is a 7,500 word short story about a man trying to get over a bad breakup with his girlfriend.

Chris is going through a lot of internal strife and is looking for a way out. He even ponders committing suicide… until his friend comes up missing.

Shortly after the disappearance, Chris starts receiving notes containing clues to his friend’s whereabouts.

In the end, Chris’ friend isn’t the only one who needs saving.

You can download “Mut antrinken” (translated by Katrin Stefl) for your Kindle at:

Amazon (Germany)

Amazon (US)

The English Kindle edition is still available at:

Liquid Courage

Amazon (US)

Amazon (UK)

Interview with Crowded Quarantine

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Go check out my new interview with UK-based Crowded Quarantine Publications. They’re the great folks who released my novella Last Night Out earlier this year. You’ll also have a chance to win a free copy of the book.

You can read the interview HERE. You can also find out where to order the Trade Paperback or eBook by visiting the Storefront.

DININ’ — LAST CHANCE!

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Roy Robbins and DININ
Roy Robbins, owner of Bad Moon Books, holding the Hardcover proof of DININ’

The Signed Limited Hardcover of DININ’ went on pre-order several months ago.

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The signature pages of DININ’

It 90% sold out during the pre-order period. Of course, since then, the Trade Paperback and eBook also went on sale. 

Now is your chance to snag one of those few remaining Hardcover copies.

Visit Bad Moon Books today and place your order. Being my first ever Hardcover these are sure to become collector items.

If you forgot or didn’t see them; below are what folks said about this 25k word novella.

“Gruesome revenge tale with seriously icky moments! Like a written version of “I Spit On Your Grave”, but with a weird edge to it!”

– Morpheus Tales Magazine

“Ty Schwamberger’s new novella DININ’ is a truly terrifying tale of three college girls who make a stop at a roadside diner for a quick bite, and make the mistake of skipping out on their bill. What follows is an original take on those tales told in Road Rage and Joyride, with the terror multiplied by ten. Add in some very fine writing, and you have a horror story that even the most seasoned horror readers will have trouble clearing from their minds. DININ’ is one great story from a new, talented voice in the world of horror fiction.”

 – Michael Laimo, author of Sleepwalker and Return to Darkness

“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

Go get yourself some ultra-brutal fun!

DININ’ — Kindle Edition (reboot)

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If you haven’t heard, Evil Jester Press is now designing the digital editions of works released by my publisher, Bad Moon Books. If you didn’t know that, you might have noticed the eBook edition of DININ’ has been unavailable for the past month or so. But, now, it’s back, and stronger than ever.

The Kindle edition is available once again for purchase from Amazon US or Amazon UK.

If reading on an eye-straining screen isn’t your thing, the novella is still available in Trade Paperback from Amazon or direct from Bad Moon Books.

Jacob’s Mind

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“Jacob’s Mind” is the March ’12 for 12′ short story Kindle release by T Allen Press.

Description:

Jacob’s Mind is a 4,200 word short story about a man of the same name living and working in Tarfaya, Morocco. Jacob makes good money, lives in a beautiful beach front condo, and while not at work, has ample time to lie out in front of the ocean and drink beer. A lot of beer.Jacob’s life is seemingly perfect…

Except for bizarre blackouts he starts to experience on a regular basis.

But, when a beautiful woman comes into his life, things start to get more strange than Jacob would have ever imagined.

 
Available for Kindle on:

Amazon (US)

Amazon (UK)

The (late) January Kindle Release

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Jan 2013 ebook cover

“Urban Monsoon, Cake Batter & Future Hall-of-Famer” is the January (even though it’s a week late) ’12 for 12′ short story Kindle release by T Allen Press.

Description:

This 3,600 word mini-short story collection contains “Urban Monsoon”, “Cake Batter” and “Future Hall-of-Famer”. All of these stories are reprints and can be found in Ty Schwamberger’s first short story collection, For After Midnight (October 2011). The stories contain; a disturbed young boy, a wife with revenge on her mind and a baseball player on the verge of stardom. Of note, the short story “Cake Batter” was made into a short film and released on DVD in 2010.
 
Available for Kindle on:

Amazon (US)

Amazon (UK)

Last Night Out — Trade Paperback

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The Trade Paperback edition of Last Night Out (Author’s Preferred Edition) is now available to order from UK publisher Crowded Quarantine Publications. It contains the bonus short story, “Bartender, Please”. Below is the description of this 138 page novella.

Gabe, Alan and Erin thought one last night out on the town before their junior year of college came to an end would be fitting. The three friends did the same as always – they went to a bar. Only this time they decided to try someplace new: The Torchlight Inn. They are eager to make it a night to remember.

During their time at the shabby bar they come face to face with seedy bar patrons, a biker gang and one strange-acting bartender named T-Bone. But all is well until Alan and Erin mysteriously disappear and Gabe has to try and find his friends before being forced to pay their bar tab.

Little do any of them know the secret the place holds beneath its cracked floorboards…

Where a whole new kind of horror is waiting for them.

Click here to order this twisted novella. The eBook edition will be coming soon.