HEADBANGING HORROR 2

I know I mentioned a while back I had plans for a whole new series of Extremes books to come along this year, but I don’t see that happening considering I’ve been focusing my attentions elsewhere.

Namely, a new series completely. And that would be, the combination of two of my greatest passions. Horror and heavy metal. Hence the creation of Headbanging Horror.

Folks would already know the first book in this series came out earlier this year, comprised of a collection of reprint stories where metal themes are prevalent. It was, as I stated in the post referencing that particular book, an idea I’ve punted around for quite some time, and now further to that, I’ve elected to run with a whole series of books embracing the concept.

After all, I write for myself first and foremost, and I write what I personally love to read, and I love to read tales of horror soaked in heavy metal. There’s not enough of it out there, so I’m making it a mission of mine to infuse the horror world with an abundance of brutal riffery, corpse paint, blast beats, inhumane vocals and undulations of bass. Drenched in splatterpunk and extreme horror.

This time around, with the exception of only one story that has appeared elsewhere, these horror tales are all brand new. All specifically written for the purpose of making up Headbanging Horror 2. In addition to that, work on Headbanging Horror 3 has already started, a collection that will be entirely brand new.

In any case, this isn’t intended to be any long-winded spiel (unlike the four new stories in Headbanging Horror 2 which are all long enough to be published as standalone entities), this is merely an announcement that Headbanging Horror 2 is now out.

Get ready to bang your head once again. Or have it lopped off by a sharp blade. Lights out, volume up.

There’s nothing ordinary about self-proclaimed horror gore splatter metal band Grotesque Malaise. Formed by brothers, the only survivors of a massacre, they’re performing for their army of rabid fans deep within the heart of a carnival Fearhouse. On the anniversary of the horrific events that saw their family slaughtered.

Something strange is happening at Terration High’s after school detention. Only the metalhead students are in attendance, and there’s a reason for it. This is no party, no gathering of fans who worship heavy music. Something far more sinister is occurring, and this collective of teenagers are about to discover just what that is.

Halloween is usually the night Rusty and Stephen head out to check out bands. Unfortunately, there’s nothing like that on tonight. There is something called Harvest going on though, and they don’t have many other options. They’re going to wish they hadn’t decided to pay that mysterious establishment a visit.

Savage just wants a good night out. Defending hapless souls from predators isn’t exactly his first choice of activity, but he does it anyway. His actions haven’t gone unnoticed. And soon enough he’s going to be embroiled in a world of brutality and ultra-violence where bloodshed is celebrated, and death is king.

The Wilde family thought they’d discovered their perfect family home. Not too far from everything, but not too close either. Just requires a little work.  There’s more to this residence than meets the eye though.  Much more. Horrific secrets are crawling through this place, and before long they’re going to reveal themselves in a welter of blood and terror.

Once again, horror and heavy metal collide.  

The dark brethren of their particular domains. Misjudged, monstrous, malevolent.

Jim Goforth’s obsession with heavy metal is well acknowledged.

Congregated here in this book are more horror stories of blastbeats and bloodshed, of guitars and gruesomeness, of vocals and violence, of drums and death.

These aren’t just stories driven by heavy metal, they are heavy metal.

Turn the lights off, turn the volume up and get ready to bang your head.

This is Headbanging Horror 2.