DeadBeard: A BEARDED HORROR STORY

by Matthew Cash, David R Shires (Illustrator)

Great Bald Eagle may sound like a really cool name for a native American Indian and if he had have stayed, or even grew up in the settlements of his forefathers then things might have different. But time moved on, his forefathers spread about a bit and eventually Great Bald Eagle was born. GBE, Jeebee, to his friends, was raised by native Americans that were so far from their ancestry they barely knew anything about it apart from the fact that they used to call their kids noble heroic names such as Geronimo and Dances With Wolves. Jeebee came out bald, alopecia, so they thought they would give him a majestic name to help him rise heroically throughout his life. They were wrong.
Ever the brunt of jokes by everyone, within Jeebee grew a hatred for hair, and the money, imagery and importance it had gained over the millennia. People spent thousands of hours grooming, preening, washing, drying, straightening, curling. It was fine when it was mostly the ladies doing it but when this new wave of hipster surfaced, where man would spend even longer in front of the mirror with lotions and potions it burst something inside of that had lying dormant all his life. Jealousy.
With inspiration from his ancestral blood playing a heavy part, Great Bald Eagle, Jeebee to his friends, is going to make these hairy bastards pay.
The Wrath of the Mighty DeadBeard is about to befall beardkind.

44 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 4, 2016

About the author

Author Biography

Matthew Cash, or Matty-Bob Cash as he is known to most, was born and raised in Suffolk; which is the setting for his debut novel Pinprick. He is compiler and editor of Death By Chocolate, a chocoholic horror Anthology and the 12Days: STOCKING FILLERS Anthology. In 2016 he launched his own publishing house Burdizzo Books and took shit-hot editor and author Em Dehaney on board to keep him in shape and together they brought into existence SPARKS: an electrical horror anthology, The Reverend Burdizzo’s Hymn Book, Under The Weather* Visions From the Void ** and The Burdizzo Mix Tape Vol. 1.
He has numerous solo releases on Kindle and several collections in paperback.
Originally with Burdizzo Books, the intention was to compile charity anthologies a few times a year but his creation has grown into something so much more powerful *insert mad laughter here*. He is currently working on numerous projects, his third novel FUR was launched in 2018.
*With Back Road Books
** With Jonathan Butcher

He has always written stories since he first learnt to write and most, although not all, tend to slip into the many layered murky depths of the Horror genre.
His influences ranged from when he first started reading to Present day are, to name but a small select few; Roald Dahl, James Herbert, Clive Barker, Stephen King, Stephen Laws, and more recently he enjoys Adam Nevill, F.R Tallis, Michael Bray, Gary Fry, William Meikle and Iain Rob Wright (who featured Matty-Bob in his famous A-Z of Horror title M is For Matty-Bob, plus Matthew wrote his own version of events which was included as a bonus).
He is a father of two, a husband of one and a zoo keeper of numerous fur babies.

You can find him here:
www.facebook.com/pinprickbymatthewcash

https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B010MQTWKK


Www.burdizzobooks.com

Reviews

[Peter Topside · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was ok. I really was intrigued by the premise and wanted to get into the story, but there were far too many barriers. Lots of characters with not much development, a rushed pace, unclear POVs, and an ending that sort of fell flat, too. Don't get me wrong, though, it was very creative and had lots of potential. However, this was just far too underdeveloped and abbreviated to make much of an impact.

[Nev Murray · Rating 4 out of 5]

"If you like your horror a bit pulpy and a bit gory and certainly something that will make you cringe but smile at the same time, Mr Cash could be the writer for you."

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DeadBeard

[Darren Dilnott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderfully witty romp with lashings of maiming, murder and pain. Matthew Cash clearly enjoyed writing that story, and as tales of psychos butchering overly hairy people goes it was definitely top notch. Exceedingly horrific.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

The grisly detective/serial killer story with the theme you never knew you needed 'til now. An enjoyable read just like Cash's other works.

[Kelly Rickard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pulpy in the shocking nature of the crime and glorious gorey.


Matthew does it again with this easy to read book that was a very quick read and left me wanting more

[Tamara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Already a Matthew Cash fan, I expected to enjoy this story. It did not disappoint.
DEADBEARD is great horrific fun! Plain and simple.