Bartholomew of the Scissors, #1

Bartholomew of the Scissors #1

by Chad Helder

Spectra Phantasms  have invaded our world. These ghostly creatures from another dimension occupy the human brain and endow their host with spectacular paranormal abilities. Private investigator Gordon Watt, long-aware of the spectral phantasms, investigates a bizarre series of scissor murders. With the help of a powerful psychic named Jessica, Gordon soon discovers a connection between the phantasms and the mystery of a vengeful, undead boy named Bartholomew. But humanity faces a greater threat— the White Blob emerges from the abyss to colonize pockets of human society. Gordon and Jessica must enlist the help of Bartholomew and the hideous power of his Scissor Swarm or face assimilation by the growing colony of the White Blob!

24 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 10, 2015

About the author

Chad Helder is the author of Pop-Up Book of Death, a collection of surreal poems with dark humor (Rebel Satori Press, 2010), and The Vampire Bridegroom, a horror book with narrative poems and dramatic monologues (Dark Scribe Press, 2011).

With Vince Liaguno, Helder co-edited Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet, an anthology of queer horror (Dark Scribe Press, 2008), which won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in an Anthology.

Helder wrote the graphic novel Bartholomew of the Scissors (Bluewater Comics, 2008), which was created on 88 pine planks with pyrography and mixed media by artist Daniel Crosier. In addition, Helder wrote a series of stories for Vincent Price Presents (Bluewater Comics, 2008-2011), several of which have been adapted into radio plays by the Colonial Radio Theatre in Boston.