JANUARY 10, 2022
In July 2016 I announced my first book deal. Posting about BEHOLD THE VOID coming out in an actual book from an actual publisher was one of the coolest things I’d ever done. A life-long writer’s dream come true.
In July 2021 I announced my first trade novel sale to Skyhorse / Talos Press (A CHILD ALONE WITH STRANGERS, coming August 2022).
And today I get to announce what—for me—is the most exciting news to date. Because I get to team with two amazing, legendary publishers to bring out a new novel I’m extremely proud of.
ANNOUNCING my newest novel, GOTHIC.
In November 2022, Earthling Publications will be publishing a very limited (250 copies or fewer) edition of the novel that will be a deluxe hardcover, numbered and signed. They will also produced a Lettered edition.
In February 2023, Cemetery Dance Publications will be publishing a trade edition of the novel (paperback and eBook) worldwide.
This novel, much like A CHILD ALONE WITH STRANGERS, is a throwback horror novel that I’m hopeful readers of my work (and authors in the vein of King, McCammon, Barker) will enjoy.
Pre-Order information for both publishers is pending, but if you join my newsletter (or the newsletters at Earthling or Cemetery Dance) you’ll have the information when it becomes available.
I want to thank my agent, Elizabeth Copps, for putting this amazing deal together. Huge thanks to Kevin Lucia, Brian Freeman, and Richard Chizmar at Cemetery Dance for taking on the novel. This was one of the first deals Kevin made for the new CD trade line, and I’m honored to be working with him and CD. Lastly, one more huge thanks to Paul Miller at Earthling for believing in me and the book. This is our second project together (after BOYS IN THE VALLEY) and he’s one of the best in the business.
I’m so thrilled to be bringing this news to you, and I hope you’ll enjoy Tyson’s journey into darkness as much as I enjoyed writing it.
BOOK SUMMARY
On his 59th birthday, Tyson Parks—a famous, but struggling, horror writer—receives an ornate antiquarian desk in the hopes it will rekindle his creative juices. Perhaps inspire him to write another best-selling book and prove his best years aren’t behind him…
As Tyson begins to use the new desk, he finds himself writing copy at an unfathomable speed, becomes so focused on writing that he binges on all-night, all-day sessions that take a serious physical and psychological toll.
Soon, Tyson begins acting strange. Violent.
Meanwhile, a mysterious woman, Diana Montresor, is making inquiries with her sources around the globe for the whereabouts of a certain artifact she, and her family, have been hunting for centuries.
As forces converge on Tyson’s world, he faces the hardest choice of his life: Does he let go of his new muse, allow it to be taken back to the void of history where it belongs? Or does he continue to live as the desk’s mouthpiece, not only regaining his glory days as a famous writer, but achieving levels of success he’s only dreamed of?
As the desk—and the force that lives inside it—grows stronger, he must choose.
Before it’s too late.
