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'Absolute Unit' is on Sale!
Hey all!
"Absolute Unit," my heartwarming tale of a boy and his sentient, sarcastic, world-conquering parasite, is on sale on Kindle today for a mere $0.99! If you haven't picked up this horror-comedy yet, things get... weird. Splattery. And maybe life-affirming?
Here's what some fine folks and publications have said about "Absolute Unit" so far:
"[This] bizarro crime horror story is a friggin' blast, packed chock full of comedy, outrageousness, and violence."—Michael Patrick Hicks, author of The Resurrectionists
"...takes the basic concept of a thriller, dials up the body horror, and puts a blackly comedic twist on the whole thing, the end result being uniquely entertaining and gleefully bonkers."— Richard Martin, Horror Oasis
"Action-packed, gory, and hilarious. I loved it!"—Michelle Garza
"Absolute Unit is a kick in the groin to all those who hold "traditional values" dear. It is the American nightmare made flesh with all the hidden seediness and sordid behavior of a rotten and decayed culture placed front and center for your reading pleasure. It's a nasty, dirty read, and I couldn't put it down."—Rex Hurst, author of What Hell May Come
"The best parts of this book are the action sequences and the sharp wit laced throughout. Bill is not a great person and hearing from the perspective of the sentient parasite within him is truly unique. Once Trent gets involved, the story pivots and, while we still hear from the parasite, it is nice to have the added POV. 'Absolute Unit' speeds along and readers will be pleased with the entertainment factor."—Tracy Robinson, HorrorDNA
"With a plot like a hot-wired hot rod whose brakes have just failed, Absolute Unit will worm its way into your central nervous system just as effectively as its parasitic narrator, and the results will be equally catastrophic. High tension, humorous horror with a gloriously high body count." - Jasper Bark, author of Run to Ground
"Absolute Unit," my heartwarming tale of a boy and his sentient, sarcastic, world-conquering parasite, is on sale on Kindle today for a mere $0.99! If you haven't picked up this horror-comedy yet, things get... weird. Splattery. And maybe life-affirming?
Here's what some fine folks and publications have said about "Absolute Unit" so far:
"[This] bizarro crime horror story is a friggin' blast, packed chock full of comedy, outrageousness, and violence."—Michael Patrick Hicks, author of The Resurrectionists
"...takes the basic concept of a thriller, dials up the body horror, and puts a blackly comedic twist on the whole thing, the end result being uniquely entertaining and gleefully bonkers."— Richard Martin, Horror Oasis
"Action-packed, gory, and hilarious. I loved it!"—Michelle Garza
"Absolute Unit is a kick in the groin to all those who hold "traditional values" dear. It is the American nightmare made flesh with all the hidden seediness and sordid behavior of a rotten and decayed culture placed front and center for your reading pleasure. It's a nasty, dirty read, and I couldn't put it down."—Rex Hurst, author of What Hell May Come
"The best parts of this book are the action sequences and the sharp wit laced throughout. Bill is not a great person and hearing from the perspective of the sentient parasite within him is truly unique. Once Trent gets involved, the story pivots and, while we still hear from the parasite, it is nice to have the added POV. 'Absolute Unit' speeds along and readers will be pleased with the entertainment factor."—Tracy Robinson, HorrorDNA
"With a plot like a hot-wired hot rod whose brakes have just failed, Absolute Unit will worm its way into your central nervous system just as effectively as its parasitic narrator, and the results will be equally catastrophic. High tension, humorous horror with a gloriously high body count." - Jasper Bark, author of Run to Ground
GROUNDHOG SLAY is loose!
Before 2020, I didn’t watch many horror movies. I had a few favorites (“The Shining,” of course, along with “Repulsion” and “Psycho”), but I wasn’t an aficionado by any stretch of the imagination.
That changed during the COVID-19 lockdowns, when my interest in the genre suddenly intensified. Maybe it was an outlet for the very real-life fears of an invisible killer in the air. Whatever the root of it, I found myself watching a lot of horror flicks—and writing horror stories. From the outset, I noticed a lot of the movies, particularly those in the slasher genre, were extremely rigid in their structure and plot beats; when I sat down to write, I did whatever I could to subvert those tropes (with mixed effect, I have to admit).
One of my works, a novella titled “Absolute Unit,” came out last year via Crystal Lake Publishing, which is a small press that manages to punch far above its weight when it comes to awards and readership. Another lengthy novella, titled “Groundhog Slay,” is dropping today as part of a mega-sized collection of novellas, titled “MONSTERS.”
As the description reads:
It’s the summer of 1987. Around Lake Legionnaire, locals whisper tales of an unstoppable monster rampaging through the night, killing everyone in its way. But what if the monster’s just trying to stop something far worse—a threat that could destroy all existence? “Groundhog Slay” shows that not all heroes wear capes: sometimes they wear creepy masks, and they’re a little bit too skilled with a chainsaw…
It's an existential horror-comedy... and the most hopeful novella I've ever written. I hope you dig it!
That changed during the COVID-19 lockdowns, when my interest in the genre suddenly intensified. Maybe it was an outlet for the very real-life fears of an invisible killer in the air. Whatever the root of it, I found myself watching a lot of horror flicks—and writing horror stories. From the outset, I noticed a lot of the movies, particularly those in the slasher genre, were extremely rigid in their structure and plot beats; when I sat down to write, I did whatever I could to subvert those tropes (with mixed effect, I have to admit).
One of my works, a novella titled “Absolute Unit,” came out last year via Crystal Lake Publishing, which is a small press that manages to punch far above its weight when it comes to awards and readership. Another lengthy novella, titled “Groundhog Slay,” is dropping today as part of a mega-sized collection of novellas, titled “MONSTERS.”
As the description reads:
It’s the summer of 1987. Around Lake Legionnaire, locals whisper tales of an unstoppable monster rampaging through the night, killing everyone in its way. But what if the monster’s just trying to stop something far worse—a threat that could destroy all existence? “Groundhog Slay” shows that not all heroes wear capes: sometimes they wear creepy masks, and they’re a little bit too skilled with a chainsaw…
It's an existential horror-comedy... and the most hopeful novella I've ever written. I hope you dig it!
