Gore and More discussion

This month's read will once again be with a guest author in tow. Starting June 15th, Hunter Shea will be joining us for his latest offering, We Are Always Watching. For those of you who aren't familiar with Hunter's work, he is literally one of the hardest working guys in horror. I have yet to see another author that can pump out the volume of quality work that Hunter does. Please help me welcome Hunter Shea!

Hunter is a fine lad and a great writer!

Greetings Hunter

I'm thrilled to have you here chatting with our group throughout June. I'm looking forward to getting to know your work.

I have been wanting to read 'We Are Always Watching' since I had Amazon send me a sample. As a horror freak, I've always loved ghost stories with dark secrets, haunted houses or places, & all manner of the creepy things that send most people screaming.

Welcome to Gore & More! Thank you for spending some time with us.

We Are Always Watching is a fantastic book! I loved it.

Wait. Hunter who? ;) Seriously, welcome brother. Looking forward to the discussion.

This book looks good! I just ordered my copy.
Thanks for doing this Hunter!

Welcome Hunter! I've read and enjoyed The Jersey Devil so I'm interested in this one.

Hey everyone! Thanks for allowing me into your 'home' (you know what happens when you do that with vampires!). I'm looking forward to talking to all of you. I hope you enjoy the book. It's based on a real 'Watcher' case that's still going on in New Jersey. Naturally, I put my own unique spin on it. There's a terrible film version called The Watcher. I think it's still on Netflix. Rest assured, the movie and my book can't be further apart from one another. :)

*Ahem* I am going to pull out a phrase used often in my youth: "Dude, I am SO STOKED RIGHT NOW!" *cough* Sorry about that. It had to be said.

Thanks so much for doing this, Hunter!
--Jen from Quebec :0)

Ken wrote: "This month's read will once again be with a guest author in tow. Starting June 15th, Hunter Shea will be joining us for his latest offering, We Are Always Watching. For those of you..."
Wow, can I hire you to keep my spirits up? LOL Thank you so much for the kind words. I just have an overactive imagination and can type really fast. Looking forward to the fun this month!

Tim wrote: "Hunter is a fine lad and a great writer!"

A fine lad indeed. Although growing up, I thought my name was 'schmuck'.

Sheri wrote: "Greetings Hunter

I'm thrilled to have you here chatting with our group throughout June. I'm looking forward to getting to know your work.

I have been wanting to read 'We Are Always Watching' sin..."
Thanks Sheri. I think you'll enjoy this one. It will definitely keep you guessing.

JuniperGreen wrote: "Greetings Hunter.
Thanks for joining this discussion. We Are Always Watching sounds great, haunted house stories are among my favorites in horror. I'm looking forward to it."
Thank you. I live in a haunted house, so my fiction is my escape from reality. :)

J.H. wrote: "We Are Always Watching is a fantastic book! I loved it."
Aww, thanks. You rock!

Shane wrote: "Wait. Hunter who? ;) Seriously, welcome brother. Looking forward to the discussion."

Shane!! Happy to be here. Should be a blast.

Vicki wrote: "This book looks good! I just ordered my copy.
Thanks for doing this Hunter!"

Thank you for grabbing one! Looking forward to this.

D20 wrote: "Welcome Hunter! I've read and enjoyed The Jersey Devil so I'm interested in this one."

This is very different in tone than ol JD, but it is based on a real event in New Jersey!

Jennifer Lynn wrote: "*Ahem* I am going to pull out a phrase used often in my youth: "Dude, I am SO STOKED RIGHT NOW!" *cough* Sorry about that. It had to be said.

Thanks so much for doing this, Hunter!
--Jen from Que..."
LOL! If this were a vampire book, you could be STOKERED!

HUNTER: Dude, I GROANED for reals when I read your STOKERED pun- but it was with a smile on my face. --Jen from Quebec :0)

I'm a little late to the group, but what a book to start discussing! I pre-ordered the S/L of this one before I even knew the synopsis. INCREDIBLE!!!

If any of you are interested, my review of Hunter's book is here: https://www.horrortalk.com/reviews/bo...

Started reading yesterday, just chapter 1 so far.

oohh! this sounds great.

I actually own a paperback copy of this (bought on the strength of the cover, and the fact I'd been looking to try Hunter's work), so I'm in!

This book was fantastic- highly recommended!

Jason wrote: "This book was fantastic- highly recommended!"

Good to hear, Jason.

David wrote: "I actually own a paperback copy of this (bought on the strength of the cover, and the fact I'd been looking to try Hunter's work), so I'm in!"

I love the cover. One of my all time faves!

Jason wrote: "This book was fantastic- highly recommended!"

Thanks Jason. I know my mom tells everyone to read it. :)

Jennifer Lynn wrote: "HUNTER: Dude, I GROANED for reals when I read your STOKERED pun- but it was with a smile on my face. --Jen from Quebec :0)"

I couldn't help myself.

Kimberly wrote: "I'm a little late to the group, but what a book to start discussing! I pre-ordered the S/L of this one before I even knew the synopsis. INCREDIBLE!!!"

Thank you so much. They did a wonderful job with the book. I can't believe it's mine!

Shane wrote: "If any of you are interested, my review of Hunter's book is here: https://www.horrortalk.com/reviews/bo..."

Yeah, what he said!

Have a great time reading, "We Are Always Watching". It's a great story by a terrific horror author!

Just started reading. Haha, I'm picturing Grandpa as the Grandpa from the lost boys 😝

That's planted in my head now.

lol sorry!

Only thirty pages in, but a very decent opening.

David wrote: "Only thirty pages in, but a very decent opening."

I agree.

Hunter, can you tell us a little about the cover? Who designed it? How much input you had on it, etc?

Ken wrote: "Hunter, can you tell us a little about the cover? Who designed it? How much input you had on it, etc?"

Great question! I was very impressed with the cover art--it really evokes the feeling that the story is going for.

TJ wrote: "Have a great time reading, "We Are Always Watching". It's a great story by a terrific horror author!"
Thanks TJ. Your check's in the mal\il. ;)

Latasha wrote: "Just started reading. Haha, I'm picturing Grandpa as the Grandpa from the lost boys 😝"
I used one of my own grandpas for old Abraham. Pleasant guy.

Ken wrote: "Hunter, can you tell us a little about the cover? Who designed it? How much input you had on it, etc?"

The gorgeous cover is by one of the best artists in the biz today, Zach McCain. I was asked if I had any ideas for the cover and gave my two cents. He then took it, sketched out several versions and eventually painted the one you see. You can see how it all came to life right here : https://huntershea.com/2016/12/29/cov...

David wrote: "Only thirty pages in, but a very decent opening."

It's a very different kind of opening for me, but it serves the story. Plus, I've always wanted to start a book with a Hemingway-esque first line.

Hi Hunter, I've just downloaded a copy of We Are Always Watching, so will make a start over the weekend.
As others have said, great cover!

Well, I was just going to take a peek and ended up reading 10% (end of chapter 3).
This is my kind of book and I have a feeling it is going to go fast.
A great start! The desperation of the family is really setting the mood.

The Grandfather has to be one of my favorite characters, EVER. :)

June wrote: "Hi Hunter, I've just downloaded a copy of We Are Always Watching, so will make a start over the weekend.
As others have said, great cover!"

Great! Yeah, when I saw that cover I said to my editor, "Damn, I hope the story is just as good!" :)

Vicki wrote: "Well, I was just going to take a peek and ended up reading 10% (end of chapter 3).
This is my kind of book and I have a feeling it is going to go fast.
A great start! The desperation of the family ..."

Awesome. I wanted something that reflected what a lot of people are going through today (despite what the news tells us...I travel a lot and I see the truth).

Kimberly wrote: "The Grandfather has to be one of my favorite characters, EVER. :)"

I had the most fun writing him, and it required the most editing. The original Abraham was such a total jerk he was too one dimensional. I never tweaked a character more in any other book.

I'm up to chapter eight, and I have to say it's a very smooth read. I love the whole family dynamic, though I'm guessing we'll see some shifts in standing as the action progresses.
It's good stuff, Hunter.