Dark Regions Press book announcement thread

[Chris_Morey]

Dark Regions Press is excited to announce that Gathered Dust and Others by W.H. Pugmire is now available in both our leather-bound signed by both author and artist Deluxe Lettered Hardcover with slipcase edition and 100 Signed and Numbered Limited Hardcover edition.

PREORDER SPECIAL: Order the 100 Signed and Numbered Limited Hardcover while its still in the preorder stage and get it at $5 off the cover price!


Click here to learn more about Gathered Dust and Others by W.H. Pugmire!


With his first collection from Dark Regions Press, W. H. Pugmire continues his radical and obsessive reinterpretations of H. P. Lovecraft's brilliant fiction. Among the book's original pieces is the title story, "Gathered Dust," a sequel to J. Vernon Shea's "The Haunter of the Graveyard." Set in Arkham, this tale of utter strangeness concerns the legacy of Randolph Carter and a monstrous burying ground where the phantoms of the past linger so as to feed upon the living. In "Depths of Dreams and Madness" we journey to Pugmire's Sesqua Valley, wherein we find Lovecraft's artist, Richard Upton Pickman and Robert E. Howard's mad poet, Justin Geoffrey, tainted by the valley's supernatural lunacy. With "These Deities of Rarest Air," Pugmire continues his exploration of the prose-poem/vignette sequence, in a work that deliciously evokes the mystic aura of not only Lovecraft but Clark Ashton Smith as we ll. With artful decadence and a pen dipped into the dark fin-de-siècle poetry of Oscar Wilde and Charles Baudelaire, Pugmire celebrates his beloved genre of fantastic fiction with works that only his cracked skull could conceive. Jeffrey Thomas has provided a provocative Introduction.

Pugmire's books include The Tangled Muse (Centipede Press, 2011), Some Unknown Gulf of Night (Arcane Wisdom Press, 2011) and The Strange Dark One--Tales of Nyarlathotep (Miskatonic River Press, 2011). His second book from Hippocampus Press, Uncommon Places, will be published next year. He is currently writing a collection of Lovecraftian tales with Jeffrey Thomas, for a book to be published by Dark Regions Press.


"Wilum Hopfrog Pugmire is the prose-poet of the horror/fantasy field; he may be the best prose-poet we have."
- S. T. Joshi

"In my opinion, he's the best living writer of Lovecraftiana."
- Toren Atkinson, of the band Darkest of the Hillside Thickets

"Sometimes subtle, sometimes as blunt as a rosewood coffin, Pugmire's stories are always emotional. Drawing from his own rather bizarre life, it's often difficult to separate the facts from the fiction, even for those who presume to know him."
- Ken Abner, editor of Terminal Frights

"Amazing and vastly underappreciated (but that is quickly changing! !!) Wilum H. Pugmire's unique Lovecraftian fiction has graced the pages of many(! !!) magazines and anthologies. This new release by Pugmire WILL taint the hearts of Lovecraftian fans with all manner of eldritch joys!"
- Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., author of SIN & ashes and Blood Will Have Its Season


Click here to learn more about Gathered Dust and Others by W.H. Pugmire!


About the author

W. H. Pugmire has been writing professionally since 1985. An obsessed H. P. Lovecraft fanatic, his work is most often in the Cthulhu Mythos vein. His many books, published and forthcoming, include THE TANGLED MUSE (Centipede Press), SOME UNKNOWN GULF OF NIGHT (Arcane Wisdom Press), THE STRANGE DARK ONE--TALES OF NYARLATHOTEP (Miskatonic River Press) and UNCOMMON PLACES (Hippocampus Press). He is currently working on two collaborative books: one with Maryanne K. Snyder, in which all tales will be inspired by the weird fiction of Clark Ashton Smith; and with Jeffrey Thomas, a series of tales concerning the sinister New England artist, Enoch Coffin -- forthcoming from Dark Regions Press.


Publisher contact

Dark Regions Press
P.O. Box 1264
Colusa, CA, 95932
http://www.DarkRegions.com

Contact us directly with any questions or comments at:
support AT darkregionspress.com

[Chris_Morey]

Oh okay, so artwork should only be judged if it's being sold? That almost makes sense. Wait a second, that makes no sense at all. You have proven yourself a moron. Please continue.

Originally Posted by MissCheyenne

Des isn't trying to sell me his plays. You on the other hand, are trying to sell these works. Seriously, that cover is appauling. Based on that cover, I wouldn't have the slightest bit of interest in picking that book up. It matters Chris Morey, it matters.

EDIT : That cover (and I'm speaking ONLY about that cover) looks like a bad 80's childrens book cover. Is that your audience? Is that who you are trying to sell to?

[MissCheyenne]

You have proven yourself to be a senseless ass that doesn't give two shits about the community here but hey, feel free to continue. At no point did I say 'artwork is only to be judged if it's being sold'. What I DID say though, is that based on the poor quality of the artwork on the works that you ARE trying to sell, I wouldn't buy them. Why? Because they look terrible and leave me feeling that if you are going to use such shoddy, poorly thought out cover art, the work inside must be of equally bad quaility. You see what I'm getting at here? Would I buy a burger that looked like shit? No, no I wouldn't because I wouldn't be at all convinced that it could possibly taste nice when it looked so awful.

The artwork totally puts me off reading more about the books and I love to read.

[Murder.Of.Crows]

Originally Posted by Chris_Morey

"W. H. Pugmire continues his radical and obsessive reinterpretations of H. P. Lovecraft's brilliant fiction. Among the book's original pieces is the title story, "Gathered Dust," a sequel to J. Vernon Shea's "The Haunter of the Graveyard." Set in Arkham..."

So this dude has no originality then? Reinterpretations are rarely/never a good idea.

Originally Posted by Chris_Morey

"Pugmire's unique Lovecraftian fiction has graced the pages of many"

I like this quote, it's funny. Some guy's unique writing style that is exactly like another authors. Bloody brilliant.

Well, okay the quotes being put aside. The cover art is, mediocre, it has too much going on, at the same time extremely simplistic. The title looks like someone found a painting they liked and photo shopped the title on the cover. Something to the extent a child would do for a school project.

The too much going on, is that, well I'm assuming the guy being lifted from the tree is supposed to be the main focus point of the cover, however everything around stand out all at the same time. There is not an exact focus point.

[Chris_Morey]

Oh I see, so you're judging books by their covers. Well, it may interest you to know that Dark Regions Press won the Bram Stoker for 2010 Specialty Press award, one of the most prestigious awards a publishing company can get. And as you are apparently unaware, artwork is in the eyes of the beholder. We have received many positive comments on the art for Engines of Sacrifice. Remember, just because you don't like something doesn't mean others don't.

Originally Posted by MissCheyenne

You have proven yourself to be a senseless ass that doesn't give two shits about the community here but hey, feel free to continue. At no point did I say 'artwork is only to be judged if it's being sold'. What I DID say though, is that based on the poor quality of the artwork on the works that you ARE trying to sell, I wouldn't buy them. Why? Because they look terrible and leave me feeling that if you are going to use such shoddy, poorly thought out cover art, the work inside must be of equally bad quaility. You see what I'm getting at here? Would I buy a burger that looked like shit? No, no I wouldn't because I wouldn't be at all convinced that it could possibly taste nice when it looked so awful.

The artwork totally puts me off reading more about the books and I love to read.

[Chris_Morey]

You clearly have never heard of Lovecraftian fiction, it's an entire sub genre of fiction inspired by the mythos of Lovecraft. Did you catch that? Inspired by the mythos. This does NOT mean they are blatantly copying his prose, are you being serious?

I think what this boils down to is, 99% of the people in this thread really have no idea what they're talking about when it comes to modern literature or the publishing industry, as evident by nearly all of the replies.

We have also received many compliments on the artwork for Gathered Dust and Others, and the author is thrilled about it, so please stop trying to act like you know what you're talking about.

Originally Posted by Murder.Of.Crows

So this dude has no originality then? Reinterpretations are rarely/never a good idea.

I like this quote, it's funny. Some guy's unique writing style that is exactly like another authors. Bloody brilliant.

Well, okay the quotes being put aside. The cover art is, mediocre, it has too much going on, at the same time extremely simplistic. The title looks like someone found a painting they liked and photo shopped the title on the cover. Something to the extent a child would do for a school project.

The too much going on, is that, well I'm assuming the guy being lifted from the tree is supposed to be the main focus point of the cover, however everything around stand out all at the same time. There is not an exact focus point.

[Chris_Morey]

Well since the vibes are so great in here, why don't I try to sell you some books?


For the next five days you can get 30% off your entire order at http://www.DarkRegions.com using coupon code:

JULY4TH

In the final stage of checkout. This special will be gone by midnight, July 5th!

[Despanan]

Well being that I haven't trolled you in a while:

This is how you do cover/poster art Chris Morey:



Notice how it doesn't hurt your eyes and make you want to kill yourself?

Go for that next time.

[Murder.Of.Crows]

Holy shit, that is badass Despanan. At first I thought Morey posted it, and I was all like, "well that's how you do it." But it wasn't him.

I like the subtle way it tells the story without random clutter that doesn't belong together. The color scheme is simplistic, but makes me want to see how it develops. If this was a book, I would buy it.

On a side note, you should seriously video tape your plays and throw them on a dvd, I am growing ever more curious of your plays and would love to see one, however I live on the other side of the country. I would so be willing to buy them if you had dvd's.

[Grausamkeit]

It does remind me of Monty Python and that makes it great. Everything's better with Monty Python.

[Despanan]

Originally Posted by Murder.Of.Crows

Holy shit, that is badass Despanan. At first I thought Morey posted it, and I was all like, "well that's how you do it." But it wasn't him.

I like the subtle way it tells the story without random clutter that doesn't belong together. The color scheme is simplistic, but makes me want to see how it develops. If this was a book, I would buy it.

On a side note, you should seriously video tape your plays and throw them on a dvd, I am growing ever more curious of your plays and would love to see one, however I live on the other side of the country. I would so be willing to buy them if you had dvd's.

Thanks. My guy really knocked it out of the park with this one.

As for my plays, I have two short ones on tape, but they haven't been edited, and I'll probably get someone to tape "Mic."

As for selling DVD's, that is a possibility, though I'm hesitant to do so when it comes to plays. Theatre is something you really have to see live, and tends to lose alot when it's put on film.

[Chris_Morey]

Dark Regions Press is excited to announce that the new werewolf novella to continue our novella series, Arena of the Wolf by Jim Gavin is now available for preorder in both our leather-bound signed by both author and artist Deluxe Thirteen Hardcover with slipcase edition and our 100 Signed and Numbered Limited Hardcover edition!

PREORDER SPECIAL: Order the 100 Signed and Numbered Limited Hardcover while its still in the preorder stage and get it at $5 off the cover price!


Click here to learn more about Arena of the Wolf by Jim Gavin!


Jerry is an over-the-road trucker with a couple of exes and a few late payments to make. Sometimes it seems like the least of his problems is that he's a werewolf - until he wakes up in the middle of a rodeo where he's the bull! Forced to compete in bizarre, brutal events for the pleasure of a bloodthirsty crowd, where death is "extreme sports entertainment" for the masses. Jerry must choose between a prisoner's life in a world where his curse makes him a star and a life of freedom that he knows can only end one way - a silver bullet through the heart. A desperate man's struggle with despair and hope is just another show in the ...

ARENA OF THE WOLF


About the author



Jim Gavin is a hard-drinking, cigar smoking, unfrozen caveman writer. Working from a wide range of interests and influences like action movies, detective fiction, pulp and pre-war sci-fi and bizarro surrealism, his writing tends to cross genre boundaries. He lives and works at night with his wife in Atlanta, Georgia.


Publisher contact

Dark Regions Press
P.O. Box 1264
Colusa, CA, 95932
http://www.DarkRegions.com

Contact us directly with any questions or comments at:
support AT darkregionspress.com


Click here to learn more about Arena of the Wolf by Jim Gavin!

[Despanan]

Looks like those dudes are having themselves a good, old-fashioned hairy pig rodeo.

Still, that's one of the better one's I've seen. And hey, your author photo looks like he actually posed for it, as opposed to being ambushed by some dark regions folks in his backyard.

I mean YEAH you caught him in his Hugh Hefner costume from Halloween Express, but he doesn't look like he should be selling fishsticks is what I'm saying.

This is a massive step-up in quality.

[Chris_Morey]

Geez, how much smoke can one guy blow?

Originally Posted by Murder.Of.Crows

Holy shit, that is badass Despanan. At first I thought Morey posted it, and I was all like, "well that's how you do it." But it wasn't him.

I like the subtle way it tells the story without random clutter that doesn't belong together. The color scheme is simplistic, but makes me want to see how it develops. If this was a book, I would buy it.

On a side note, you should seriously video tape your plays and throw them on a dvd, I am growing ever more curious of your plays and would love to see one, however I live on the other side of the country. I would so be willing to buy them if you had dvd's.

[Chris_Morey]

The leather-bound signed by both author and artist Deluxe Lettered Hardcover with slipcase edition of our new book Gathered Dust and Others by W.H. Pugmire has sold out. The 100 Signed and Numbered Limited Hardcover is still available but selling quickly. If you order it now you will get the preorder special for $5 off the cover price. More info here: http://www.darkregions.com/products/....-Pugmire.html

[Despanan]

Originally Posted by Chris_Morey

Geez, how much smoke can one guy blow?

Well considering this:

Originally Posted by Chris_Morey

We have also received many compliments on the artwork for Gathered Dust and Others

It would seem folks are capable of quite a bit, or you market directly to stupid people with no sense of taste (and in the case of gathered dust, the weight of a human body)...wait, that's a distinct possibility.

So here's my question Chris: Why is Dark Regions by invitation only? Do you not have the funds to pay a reader to sift through solicitation letters, or is this just a good 'ol boy thing?

It would seem to me that a small press company like yours would be a good place for an aspiring horror-writer to start his or her career, and you could certainly benefit by having an author under the age "OMG SO F-IN' OLD".

Aside from your "Hard-Boiled Vampire Killers" dude, your author base seems to be entirely composed of my Dad's highschool buddies. Some new blood might really help you guys grow and reach "the kids".

How do you find people? Do you sift through Dragon Magazine looking for a new author, or does Dark Regions take agent submissions or something? Do you grow them in vats like the fishstick man? Do you pull homeless people off the street and give them 5 bucks, a bottle of Mad-Dog, and a Pen?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[Chris_Morey]

No see, that's just called, having a different opinion than you. Maybe you're not aware, but when it comes to artwork people like drastically different things. Some people might actually think your play covers look displayable, while I think they should be hidden from public eye to prevent mass riots.

We're by invitation only because when we're open submissions we get thousands upon thousands of submissions a month. Instead of hiring more staff to search through a muck pile that never fails to be consistently 95% garbage (trust me, we've gone through a lot of muck piles), we decided to be submission by invitation only.

When you're in the business we are and know the communities we do it's not hard to find new rising stars in the horror/fantasy/sci-fi genres. I won't say there aren't some great youthful authors out there in their 20's or perhaps a little older, but more often than not talented writers in our genres tend to be a little older. Why? Because writing good horror takes a long time. It took me three years myself before I was ever published, and hell, longer than that until I felt like I had truly written something good. Don't worry, we are no partakers in agism, this just tends to be the general population of the horror author crowd.

Originally Posted by Despanan

It would seem folks are capable of quite a bit, or you market directly to stupid people with no sense of taste (and in the case of gathered dust, the weight of a human body)...wait, that's a distinct possibility.

So here's my question Chris: Why is Dark Regions by invitation only? Do you not have the funds to pay a reader to sift through solicitation letters, or is this just a good 'ol boy thing?

It would seem to me that a small press company like yours would be a good place for an aspiring horror-writer to start his or her career, and you could certainly benefit by having an author under the age "OMG SO F-IN' OLD".

Aside from your "Hard-Boiled Vampire Killers" dude, your author base seems to be entirely composed of my Dad's highschool buddies. Some new blood might really help you guys grow and reach "the kids".

How do you find people? Do you sift through Dragon Magazine looking for a new author, or does Dark Regions take agent submissions or something? Do you grow them in vats like the fishstick man? Do you pull homeless people off the street and give them 5 bucks, a bottle of Mad-Dog, and a Pen?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[Despanan]

Originally Posted by Chris_Morey

No see, that's just called, having a different opinion than you. Maybe you're not aware, but when it comes to artwork people like drastically different things.

So when people have an opinion different than yours it's "Blowing smoke" and when people have an opinion different than mine it's "people having different tastes"?

But beyond this, all opinions are NOT equal In this case someone is right and someone is wrong, and as of now I have made a much stronger case for my opinions than you have for yours. I have talked about composition, unity, color-use, weight, depth, and dynamic emotional impact. So far all you have done is attempt to simply dismiss the art I have brought to the table by simply saying "It's bad" and making guesses at how long it may have taken to create (A charge which I answered btw) and cited awards your publishing company has won (which, by the way, has little to do with your cover-art as those awards weren't for cover-art).

Some people might actually think your play covers look displayable, while I think they should be hidden from public eye to prevent mass riots.

You're learning how to communicate on the internet! I am so proud of you. I'm going to print this out and stick it on my refrigerator.

We're by invitation only because when we're open submissions we get thousands upon thousands of submissions a month. Instead of hiring more staff to search through a muck pile that never fails to be consistently 95% garbage (trust me, we've gone through a lot of muck piles), we decided to be submission by invitation only.

When you're in the business we are and know the communities we do it's not hard to find new rising stars in the horror/fantasy/sci-fi genres. I won't say there aren't some great youthful authors out there in their 20's or perhaps a little older, but more often than not talented writers in our genres tend to be a little older. Why? Because writing good horror takes a long time. It took me three years myself before I was ever published, and hell, longer than that until I felt like I had truly written something good. Don't worry, we are no partakers in agism, this just tends to be the general population of the horror author crowd.

Fair enough. Still why not solicitation letters or agent submissions? Those are easier to sift through than whole stories, and then you could only respond to the ones who seem interesting. I'm not sure how the Horror writer scene is in CA, but It would seem basing your company overwhelmingly on personal relationships is a recipe for stagnation.

Still it's understandable if you don't have the manpower even for that. I recently had a casting call for my play in the NY fringe this year and recieved over 700 resumes within a week of posting the ad, so I can imagine how bad it must be to be to go through open submissions.

[Chris_Morey]

Originally Posted by Despanan

So when people have an opinion different than yours it's "Blowing smoke" and when people have an opinion different than mine it's "people having different tastes"?

Well, when people like our cover art they usually don't blow as much smoke as that guy did for you. It truly was adorable.

Originally Posted by Despanan

But beyond this, all opinions are NOT equal In this case someone is right and someone is wrong, and as of now I have made a much stronger case for my opinions than you have for yours. I have talked about composition, unity, color-use, weight, depth, and dynamic emotional impact. So far all you have done is attempt to simply dismiss the art I have brought to the table by simply saying "It's bad" and making guesses at how long it may have taken to create (A charge which I answered btw) and cited awards your publishing company has won (which, by the way, has little to do with your cover-art as those awards weren't for cover-art).

You neglected to mention how I disected step-by-step how to recreate your play cover in Photoshop. Says something about the "artwork" if anyone with PS could re-create it without much effort.

Originally Posted by Despanan

Fair enough. Still why not solicitation letters or agent submissions? Those are easier to sift through than whole stories, and then you could only respond to the ones who seem interesting. I'm not sure how the Horror writer scene is in CA, but It would seem basing your company overwhelmingly on personal relationships is a recipe for stagnation.

If you look at our author list you can see we're a far cry from stagnation. We do accept agent submissions from time to time, but not always. We know everyone in this business, so if you're a recognizable name we'll know who you are if you submit to us and consider it accordingly. The problem with open submissions is that you get endless submissions from unknowns who have zero talent. Sometimes you'll find a gem of an unknown that really has a future, but it's rare.

[Despanan]

Originally Posted by Chris_Morey

Well, when people like our cover art they usually don't blow as much smoke as that guy did for you. It truly was adorable.

That's because people don't actually like your cover art. They're just lying because they're happy with having their work published/ It's polite. I wouldn't tell you how bad your art is in real life either. I might even pretend I liked something or find one good thing about the cover art that I actually like in order to be positive.

But this is the internet and I can be honest, and seriously dude, your cover art is really bad and massively wierd. You don't have to admit it, because this is your company and your professional associates/friends creating it, but you've got to know how bad it is. You would do well to change it up.

You neglected to mention how I disected step-by-step how to recreate your play cover in Photoshop. Says something about the "artwork" if anyone with PS could re-create it without much effort.

And I pointed out that while yours probably involved more effort, mine was still a better image because of it's composition, color choice, etc.

Effort and time spent /= a good product. I know writers who have worked for YEARS on a single piece who's quality has been surpassed by writers who worked on theirs for a month or less. The same is true with visual art. A good illustrator can create a dynamic image in moments or even seconds, and a bad one can labor carefully on one for hours or days and still turn out crap.

If you look at our author list you can see we're a far cry from stagnation. We do accept agent submissions from time to time, but not always. We know everyone in this business, so if you're a recognizable name we'll know who you are if you submit to us and consider it accordingly. The problem with open submissions is that you get endless submissions from unknowns who have zero talent. Sometimes you'll find a gem of an unknown that really has a future, but it's rare.

Very true, though in my experience talent is actually fairly common, it's just rare to find the right combination of talent, drive, stubbornness, networking ability, connections and dumb luck that it takes to have a career in the arts.

Writing is harder to find talent in than other art forms though, because pretty much everybody knows how to put words on a page, so alot more people think they know what they're doing when they don't, and people have a harder time judging writing because superficially, a bunch of words on the page all look the same. Hence why the writers featured in Gnet's literary section are pretty much uniformly terrible.

Still everyone has to get their start somewhere, and what resonates with one generation will not necessarily resonate with another.

So what's next Chris? When are you guys going to be announcing your next book? I'm bored with Gathered Dust, and as awesome the concept of a Werewolf Rodeo is I'm thirsty for more insanity.

[Chris_Morey]

Dark Regions Press is excited to announce that the new novella Rusting Chickens by Gene O'Neill is now available for preorder on the DarkRegions.com website! Only the first 100 copies are signed, so order today to reserve yourself a signed copy!


Click here to learn more about Rusting Chickens by Gene O'Neill


Rob McKenna knew all about pain and suffering. As a member of a top secret black ops mission deep inside Pakistan, his Marine Force Recon Unit had a close up and personal tour of Hell on Earth and the horrors that men are capable of doing to one another. When he returned back stateside to Napa, California, Rob was a shadow of his former self, a broken young man left clinging to the tattered fragments of his marriage, his memory, and the rapid decline of his physical and mental health.

Coming back from the war was supposed to be the end of Rob's misery, the start of his new life, but unfortunately Hell had followed him home and the horror and pain had only just begun. Waiting for him where he least expected.

"Gene O'Neill's imagination transcends genre conventions. His prose is simultaneously lyrical and gritty, poetic and violent. With Rusting Chickens, O'Neill captures the vicious nature of warfare, not merely in physical combat, but in the psychological battles a soldier is cursed to fight for the remainder of his days. This is Gene O'Neill at his finest!"
- Michael McBride, author of Predatory Instinct and Blindspot

"From the brutal horrors of modern war, to the twisted battlefields of the healing human mind, Gene O'Neill takes his growing legion of fans on a chilling journey they won't soon forget. RUSTING CHICKENS will leave readers breathless and guessing right to the bitter end... and beyond. Highly recommended!"
- Gord Rollo, Author of Valley Of The Scarecrow and Strange Magic.


About the author



Gene O’Neill lives in the Napa Valley with his wife, Kay, a retired primary grade teacher at St. Helena Elementary School. They have been married for 40 plus years; their grown children, Gavin and Kay Dee, live in Oakland and San Diego. Gene has two degrees, neither having anything to do with writing (or much of anything else). At one time or another he has been a college basketball player, an amateur boxer, a Marine, carried mail, worked on seismic crews exploring for oil, been a Right-of-Way Agent (appraised, acquired, condemned, and managed real property to build the interstate highway system around Sacramento), been a contract specialist for AAFES (contracting to bring private services like barbers, cleaners, and beauty parlors onto military bases), and vice president of a small manufacturing plant. Gene describes his employment background as “rich, varied, and colorful.” His brother-in-law, the president of the above manufacturing plant, describes Gene as more of a “disgruntled ne’er-do well.”

Since surviving the Clarion Writers' Workshop in 1979,Gene has seen over 120 of his stories published, perhaps most notably: two in the Twilight Zone Magazine, six in the
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, two in Pulpsmith, four in Science Fiction Age, three in Cemetery Dance, and many in specialized publications like Dragon and Starshore, with numerous anthology placements, including Borderlands 5 and DEAD END:CITY LIMITS. Stories have been reprinted in France, Spain, and Russia. A few of his past stories have garnered Nebula and Stoker recommendations, including “Balance,” a short story Stoker finalist in 2007, and THE CONFESSIONS OF ST. ZACH, a Stoker finalist in the long fiction category in 2009. DOC GOOD’S TRAVELING SHOW was a long fiction Stoker finalist in 2010 and TASTE OF TENDERLOIN won that year for collection. Some of these stories have been collected in GHOST SPIRITS, COMPUTERS & WORLD MACHINES, THE GRAND STRUGGLE, and TASTE OF TENDERLOIN, which also garnered a 2009 starred review in Publishers Weekly. Upcoming is another collection in 2011: DANCE OF THE BLUE LADY & OTHER STORIES. His novels include, THE BURDEN OF INDIGO, COLLECTED TALES OF THE BAJA EXPRESS, SHADOW OF THE DARK ANGEL, DEATHFLASH, LOST TRIBE, and the recently completed NOT FADE AWAY. All of these novels and the two forthcoming collections have been/will be released as s/l HBs in 2010, 2011, and 2012 along with the CAL WILD trilogy in 2012. Also to see release soon are two novella, RUSTING CHICKENS from Dark Regions Press and DOUBLEJACK from Sideshow Press. SSP will also release a chapbook, CHRONICLES OF THE DOUBLE SPARROW in 2012 sometime.

Gene writes full time now, currently finishing up the CAL WILD trilogy.


Publisher contact

Dark Regions Press
P.O. Box 1264
Colusa, CA, 95932
http://www.DarkRegions.com

Contact us directly with any questions or comments at:
support AT darkregionspress.com


Click here to learn more about Rusting Chickens by Gene O'Neill

[Despanan]

Sorry for the late response, I've been busy producing my play in the NYFringe, so I haven't had the time to properly troll you.

anyway:

Originally Posted by Chris_Morey

Rusting Chickens

Rusting Chickens. Rusting Chickens. Rusting Chickens. RUSTING CHICKENS. RUSTIIIIINNNNG CHICKENS. RUSTING CHICKENS

YES CHRIS_MOREY. THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT.



He's all like: "CALL ME THESE FUCKING CHICKENS ARE RUSTING AND THAT MAKES ME ANGRY AND/OR TERRIFIED"

Best. Cover. Ever. I am imitating it now. That is how fucking sweet it is.

Originally Posted by Chris_Morey

Rob McKenna knew all about pain and suffering. As a member of a top secret black ops mission deep inside Pakistan, his Marine Force Recon Unit had a close up and personal tour of Hell on Earth and the horrors that men are capable of doing to one another. When he returned back stateside to Napa, California, Rob was a shadow of his former self, a broken young man left clinging to the tattered fragments of his marriage, his memory, and the rapid decline of his physical and mental health....

BORING! Don't care. Show me the page where motherfucker gets eaten by a wall of rusting poultry while screaming and throwing up the horns. THAT'S WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT CHRIS_MOREY.

However, you save yourself:



Look at this grizzled motherfucker.
Gene O’Neill is SICK OF YOUR SHIT and he is gonna get all SALTY with you in a minute.

You have exceeded all my expectations sir. More of this please.

[Despanan]

fhaskdfasd

Chris. Stop being a douche and GTFO of G.net. Your hack bullshit isn't wanted here!

Helter Skelter, mother fucker!

[Despanan]

Originally Posted by Despanan

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Chris. Stop being a douche and GTFO of G.net. Your hack bullshit isn't wanted here!

Helter Skelter, mother fucker!

Dammit Kontan, get off my account. I'M trolling Chris_Morey, not you, you disembodied fucktard!

[Chris_Morey]

Dark Regions Press is proud to announce that the novella Beautiful Hell by Jeffrey Thomas is now available for preorder on the DarkRegions.com website in both our leather-bound signed by both author and artist Deluxe Thirteen Hardcover with slipcase edition and Trade Paperback editions!


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"Wildly imagined."
- Publishers Weekly

"I thoroughly enjoyed reading Beautiful Hell."
- Fangoria.com

Hades is in upheaval. The Damned are rebelling, and worse, the more human-like breeds of Demons are beginning to sympathize with their plight. The Creator Himself decides to venture into Hades to address this conflict, a conflict which may test His very sanity...and make him a target of assassination. Against this tense background, a Damned man named Frank Lyre and a beautiful winged Demon named Oni act out a passionate love affair, but they too will be swept into a battle that may decide the future of all Creation.

Subversive, sexy, poetic and nightmarish, Beautiful Hell is set in the world of Jeffrey Thomas' short story collection Voices From Hades, and the novels The Fall of Hades and Letters From Hades, about which F. Paul Wilson said, "Jeffrey Thomas' imagination is as twisted as it is relentless."


About the author



Jeffrey Thomas's other books set within his vision of Hades are "The Fall of Hades" and "Voices From Hades," both from Dark Regions Press, and the cult novel "Letters From Hades." His other books from Dark Regions Press include "Nocturnal Emissions," "Thought Forms," "Doomsdays" and "Voices From Punktown." He is also the author of the books "Monstrocity" (finalist for the Bram Stoker Award), "Deadstock" (finalist for the John W. Campbell Award), "Blue War," "A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Dealers" and the celebrated collection "Punktown." Visit his blog at: http://punktalk.punktowner.com/.


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