Shaun Meeks's Blog - Posts Tagged "demons"
At the Gates of Madness
At the end of April 2012, I released my latest collection of short fiction called At the Gates of Madness. It is available on all Amazon site (with the exception of Amazon.ca at the moment) in both print format ($11.51) and digital format ($1.99). The book contains 18 stories that cover numerous sub-genres of horror including ghosts, demons, revenge, monsters and mullets. Both versions are 418 pages.
Reviews of At the Gates of Madness
While there are a few reviews up here of At the Gates of Madness, Barnes and Noble has 28 up, all of them are pretty positive and make me damn happy that so many people seem to be liking what I write. I spent a lot of time on those stories, and even though I am not 100% happy with it due to some editing issues, people seem to be over looking it and taking it for what it is. Hopefully more people will add reviews on here for it, but for now, you can head over there and see what people think.
It is also the cheapest site for the print copy (wink wink, nudge nudge):
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/at-th...
It is also the cheapest site for the print copy (wink wink, nudge nudge):
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/at-th...
House in the Valley
Last night I finished the firat draft on my new story, House in the Valley. The story seemed to take on a life of it's own as I went along, starting off with just a first line, then two days later I had over 12,000 words done. The story in an apocalyptic tale pf a group of people trapped in a house in the valley of death, trying to figure out how to survive and how to keep their humanity. The story follows the main character, simply known as the gun man moving back and forth from the house to how he arrived at the house. I will be working hard on editing this one so that I can include it in the upcoming release, Brothers Ilk early next year. I am putting together the TOC of my stories and my brother's and will be releasing it in the next few weeks.
New stories and photoshoot for Brother's Ilk
Brothers Ilk is quickly coming together. This past week I finished a new novella for it, House in the Valley, as well as three new short stories, Beggar, By Invitaion Only and Unopened (a follow up to Open Book). They will be joining my stories All In Vein and The Pork Pie Sisters.
Right now I am currently working on two more stories, possibly the final two for my side of the collection. One is called Faded Star, a story about a former rock star that longs for his old glory and fame and is trying to find a way to get back into the spotlight. The other story is called Gathering and is about a woman that sees signs of things changing, strangers around her that know her, causing her to fall into a paranoid nightmare. I hoping to have these done by the end of the week and start editing them as my brother ties up his stories and edits them as well.
I am also getting ready to do a photoshoot this coming week, an idea I started that Mina LaFleur pulled together into a quite the digusting cover. Once it gets going, I will be putting the first edits up on my Facebook page.
Right now I am currently working on two more stories, possibly the final two for my side of the collection. One is called Faded Star, a story about a former rock star that longs for his old glory and fame and is trying to find a way to get back into the spotlight. The other story is called Gathering and is about a woman that sees signs of things changing, strangers around her that know her, causing her to fall into a paranoid nightmare. I hoping to have these done by the end of the week and start editing them as my brother ties up his stories and edits them as well.
I am also getting ready to do a photoshoot this coming week, an idea I started that Mina LaFleur pulled together into a quite the digusting cover. Once it gets going, I will be putting the first edits up on my Facebook page.
Dillon the Monster Dick
Don't worry, the title has nothing to do with porn. What is it then? This is a new book and short stories series I am developing. Without giving too much away, I was writing a new short story this week, originally called Gossip, about a guy hunting down a monster that is terrorizing a school. The story seemed okay, a quicky flash fiction piece that I was going to send off to somewhere like One Buck Horror. As I started the second draft, the story began to grow into something more, a back story popped in here and there and the main character, Dillon, began to take on a life of his own. So much so, that as I was writing it, I realized that he was going to be a new ongoing character and by the end of the day I had six short stories outline and the overview of two novels involving him. So who is Dillon? On the surface he is a dark and sarcastic guy that makes a living hunting down monsters and demons. He has a website called MONSTERDICK.COM (why he calls it that is explained in the story Monsters Love Trees and is an going joke) where people contact him if they have a problem with things that go bump in the night.
Now, there are a lot more layers to Dillon and the things he hunts, not to mention people that help him and hire him to do work. There will be a bit of a Noir feel to some of the stories, but what I like about them so far is that I will be able to let out some of my strange sense of humor in these ones.
Right now, two of the stories with Dillon in it are done, The Undergarment Eater and Monsters Love Trees. I hope to get these polished up pretty quick and send them out, hoping that one of the publishers will see the sense of humor and the potential for a series here. I will keep you all up to date on releases.
Now, there are a lot more layers to Dillon and the things he hunts, not to mention people that help him and hire him to do work. There will be a bit of a Noir feel to some of the stories, but what I like about them so far is that I will be able to let out some of my strange sense of humor in these ones.
Right now, two of the stories with Dillon in it are done, The Undergarment Eater and Monsters Love Trees. I hope to get these polished up pretty quick and send them out, hoping that one of the publishers will see the sense of humor and the potential for a series here. I will keep you all up to date on releases.
Progression of Dark Reaches
This weekend I finished putting together Dark Reaches and have shipped it off for editing. This will be my third collection of short stories, the first two being At the Gates of Madness and Brother's Ilk (with James Meeks). As it stands right now, here is the table of contents:
Introduction
The Soldier
Dreams of a Dead Man
Angel in the High Tower
The Creek
House in the Valley
Give Me Convenience
In the Sun
The Undergarment Eater
Mr. Stand
Under the Apple Tree
Down at the Farm
Family Lessons
Shifty
Accidents
Miriam
Afterward
There are reprints from magazines, new versions of two stories and also some brand new fiction. I am hoping to get this out by December of this year or January of next year. As it stands it is 92000 words long, which translates into about 400 pages, but there may be some changes to it as three stories might be getting picked up very soon; The Undergarment Eater, In the Sun and Shifty. I am working hard and writing new ones to replace these, so this for now is a touch and go ToC.
I am also working on a book cover for this, as I prefer to do my own. This one will be based on the story in it called Miriam and will have Mina LaFleur modelling. Can't wait to get it done and put it out.
Introduction
The Soldier
Dreams of a Dead Man
Angel in the High Tower
The Creek
House in the Valley
Give Me Convenience
In the Sun
The Undergarment Eater
Mr. Stand
Under the Apple Tree
Down at the Farm
Family Lessons
Shifty
Accidents
Miriam
Afterward
There are reprints from magazines, new versions of two stories and also some brand new fiction. I am hoping to get this out by December of this year or January of next year. As it stands it is 92000 words long, which translates into about 400 pages, but there may be some changes to it as three stories might be getting picked up very soon; The Undergarment Eater, In the Sun and Shifty. I am working hard and writing new ones to replace these, so this for now is a touch and go ToC.
I am also working on a book cover for this, as I prefer to do my own. This one will be based on the story in it called Miriam and will have Mina LaFleur modelling. Can't wait to get it done and put it out.
The Gate at Lake Drive
The Gate at Lake Drive
Well, it's finally here. The Gate at Lake Drive has been released from IFWG Publishing. If you've read the short story, The Undergarment Eater, you'll be familiar with the main character, Dillon the Monster Dick. If you're not, don't worry, this'll be the first of many novels featuring him. It also includes the short story mentioned above.
So what's it all about? Here's a clip from the back of the book:
"Meet Dillon, the Monster Dick. He’s a detective of sorts, a man hired to hunt down things that have come into our world that have no right to be here. Whether it’s a monster made up of paint cans and rags, spirits hidden in carpets or animals possessed by demons, Dillon will dispatch them as soon as he finds them.
His new job is up in northern Ontario, where the mayor has hired him to deal a swarm of creatures that seem to be coming from a whirlpool in the middle of the lake. When he hears this, he’s more worried than he’s ever been. In all the years Dillon has been a hunter, he’s never once heard of a flock of monsters coming into this realm at the same time.
Dillon heads there with his new friend, burlesque performer Rouge Hills and finds nothing is what it seems. It’s not just one type of monster, but something far worse trying to be born into our world. The odds are stacked against him, but since the money is good, there’s no turning back.
From Shaun Meeks, the author of At the Gates of Madness and Shutdown, comes book one in the Dillon the Monster Dick series."
If you like horror, monsters, demons, monster hunters, zombies, noir and burlesque, this one is for you.
Well, it's finally here. The Gate at Lake Drive has been released from IFWG Publishing. If you've read the short story, The Undergarment Eater, you'll be familiar with the main character, Dillon the Monster Dick. If you're not, don't worry, this'll be the first of many novels featuring him. It also includes the short story mentioned above.
So what's it all about? Here's a clip from the back of the book:
"Meet Dillon, the Monster Dick. He’s a detective of sorts, a man hired to hunt down things that have come into our world that have no right to be here. Whether it’s a monster made up of paint cans and rags, spirits hidden in carpets or animals possessed by demons, Dillon will dispatch them as soon as he finds them.
His new job is up in northern Ontario, where the mayor has hired him to deal a swarm of creatures that seem to be coming from a whirlpool in the middle of the lake. When he hears this, he’s more worried than he’s ever been. In all the years Dillon has been a hunter, he’s never once heard of a flock of monsters coming into this realm at the same time.
Dillon heads there with his new friend, burlesque performer Rouge Hills and finds nothing is what it seems. It’s not just one type of monster, but something far worse trying to be born into our world. The odds are stacked against him, but since the money is good, there’s no turning back.
From Shaun Meeks, the author of At the Gates of Madness and Shutdown, comes book one in the Dillon the Monster Dick series."
If you like horror, monsters, demons, monster hunters, zombies, noir and burlesque, this one is for you.
At long last...Dark Reaches
Last year I announced the release of my second full collection called Dark Reaches. It was expected for release in 2015, but due to some issues with the cover, and other releases, it was pushed back and back and back. It happens. Nothing can be done about it, but to announce that it's finally on the horizon. Right now the last edits on the cover are being touched up and then it'll be sent out into the world where it should be.
Dark Reaches will feature 16 short stories. Some have appeared in magazines and anthologies before, and others are seeing the light of day for the first time. Three of the stories are re-edits of previously released ones, where parts that had been cut before for the sake of length have been re-added to return the story to the original tale. There's a Dillon the Monster Dick short story in here, my first YA story, an out of print zombie erotica story and the very first story I ever sold. This collection is miles above where At the Gates of Madness was and I can't wait to see how people react to it. There are ghost stories, monsters, zombies, demons, unfortunate situations and death in these stories. There may also be a hidden surprise somewhere as well.
Originally, a story called Miriam was supposed to appear in here. It first appeared in Dark Light anthology book 3, but was removed due to the next anthology I release being called Miriam and other stories, with a cover that'll make it all worth it. So, with the removal of that, I added one called Despair, from Someone Wicked. It's a good switch and did nothing to take away from the flow of the book.
With that change, here's the new ToC:
Introduction
The Soldier
Dreams of a Dead Man
Angel in the High Tower
House in the Valley
Give Me Convenience
The Cleansing*
Mr. Stand*
Shelly’s Tape
Family Lessons
Despair
Mommy’s Little Demon*
The Old Man*
The Undergarment Eater
Perfection Through Silence
Body Bag
Taut
Afterword
The book is due out mid June 2106. Links will be posted once it's out and review copies will be available if you PM me.
Dark Reaches will feature 16 short stories. Some have appeared in magazines and anthologies before, and others are seeing the light of day for the first time. Three of the stories are re-edits of previously released ones, where parts that had been cut before for the sake of length have been re-added to return the story to the original tale. There's a Dillon the Monster Dick short story in here, my first YA story, an out of print zombie erotica story and the very first story I ever sold. This collection is miles above where At the Gates of Madness was and I can't wait to see how people react to it. There are ghost stories, monsters, zombies, demons, unfortunate situations and death in these stories. There may also be a hidden surprise somewhere as well.
Originally, a story called Miriam was supposed to appear in here. It first appeared in Dark Light anthology book 3, but was removed due to the next anthology I release being called Miriam and other stories, with a cover that'll make it all worth it. So, with the removal of that, I added one called Despair, from Someone Wicked. It's a good switch and did nothing to take away from the flow of the book.
With that change, here's the new ToC:
Introduction
The Soldier
Dreams of a Dead Man
Angel in the High Tower
House in the Valley
Give Me Convenience
The Cleansing*
Mr. Stand*
Shelly’s Tape
Family Lessons
Despair
Mommy’s Little Demon*
The Old Man*
The Undergarment Eater
Perfection Through Silence
Body Bag
Taut
Afterword
The book is due out mid June 2106. Links will be posted once it's out and review copies will be available if you PM me.
FREE! Dark Reaches for Kindle
From October 23-25, my new collection of short fiction called Dark Reaches is free for Kindle users over on Amazon.
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Dark Reaches
Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Reaches-S...
Amazon.co.uk: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01G...
Amazon.ca:https://www.amazon.ca/Dark-Reaches-Sh...
Dark Reaches
