Shaun Meeks's Blog - Posts Tagged "bizzaro"

A while ago I mentioned that I was going to be releasing a collection with my brother, Jamie Meeks. Here is some news on that:

The book will be out later this year and will include 10-12 stories from me and 8-10 stories from Jamie. My stories will be ranging from bizzaro, to classic horror to one that is Lovecraftian bio-steampunk. Most of his stories will be bizzaro and when I say they will strange, that might be an understatement. Along with the stories, each of us will be doing a small introduction and there will be an afterward that gives some background to the stories in the collection. Right now we are working hard to finish up our stories so they can be edited, and we are also working on a cover idea that will fit in with our styles. In my opinion, a cover can sometimes make or break a book.

I will be announcing a release date by the end of September.

Now that I finally have a laptop again, I need to get cracking on finishing my stories for the collection I am putting together with my brother, Jamie Meeks. My side of the TOC is changing a bit as I have been writing a few new stories that I want to get out to readers as fast as I can. A few of the new ones I plan on adding are All In Vein, House In the Valley and Beggar. Most of the other stories are all going to be on the older side, so it's nice to add some new ones to it as well.
We were hoping to get this one out by Christmas, but seems we may have to wait until early next year. I don't want to rush this one out like the last one though, I did learn something from pushing out At the Gates of Madness and the editing issues there.
As the time gets closer to the release date, I will be releasing the TOC for all my stories and Jamie's as well. Right now it looks like the collection will have between 20 and 26 stories in it. We're also hard at work at doing cover art and will be posting it once that's finalized. Looking forward to sharing it all.

So here is a little update on the collection I am doing with my brother, Jamie Meeks called Brother's Ilk. The book is all but done, just in the editing stages right now with the cover and the book format already picked. The book looks like it will be a wild ride, with Jamie's bizzaro style and my own style (whatever you would class it as). Fans of At the Gates of Madness will know what to expect, and will even get a sequel to Open Book in it. There are 15 stories in it all together, including a novella by each of us, with an introduction by Jamie and a slightly lengthy afterward by yours truly. We are hoping to have everything done and have the book out by the end of the month or early Feb. Here is the TOC as it stands:

Introduction Jamie Meeks
Buckets of Money Jamie Meeks
Sister/Mother/Death Jamie Meeks
Devil’s Breath Jamie Meeks
Love From the Trashcan Jamie Meeks
Master Plan Jamie Meeks
The Red Sign Jamie Meeks
Unopened Shaun Meeks
The Pork Pie Sisters Shaun Meeks
By Invitation Only Shaun Meeks
Last Room Available Shaun Meeks
Faded Star Shaun Meeks
All in Vein Shaun Meeks
Beggar Shaun Meeks
House in the Valley Shaun Meeks
Afterward Shaun Meeks

Looking forward to releasing this on the world.

Brother's Ilk is out now in both print and digital formats. Currently it is only available on Amazon, but will be up on Barnes and Noble, Tower and many other sources soon. The print version is $16.99 and the digital is $2.99. The book contains 14 stories (well 15 if you count the hidden story), two of them are novellas. The book melds James' bizzaro style with mine, giving readers a chance to see many different styles of horror. Here is where you can find it:
http://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Ilk-Sh...