Book Signing

I’ll be part of a book signing for Legends of the Mountain State 3: More Ghostly Tales from the State of West Virginia, on Saturday October 24 at Border’s in the Huntington Mall in Ona, WV.

The book includes my story “The Angry Dark”, set in Matewan and concerning the town’s bloody history.

I’m also happy to note that Appalachian Holiday Hauntings, the anthology I edited with Michael Knost, will make it’s debut at the same event. I’ll post the table of contents in a bit.

If you’re in the area, stop by and say hi. I promise to shower and use deodorant. If you love horror fiction, I think you’ll be satisfied by both books.

Dark Jesters is now out. It has the first Deadneck story since Deadneck Hootenanny, the sold-out chapbook also from Novello Publishers. You can order Dark Jesters and Legends of the Mountain State 3 from the Horror Mall. Click on the titles for a link.

Return of the Deadnecks

My rowdy undead rednecks from Deadneck Hootenanny are back in a new story in the upcoming humorous horror collection Dark Jesters, from Novello Publishers, and edited by Nick Cato and L. L. Soares. "Deadneck Woman" is a fun romp through the beer-swillin' world of flesh-eating hillbillies. I had a great time writing it, and, yes, I have more Deadneck stories to tell, if the opportunity presents itself.

Dark Jesters, due out in late September, also includes a tale from my frequent collaborator Dave Wilbanks. Here's the complete lineup:

- FOSSILIZED BRAAAINS by William A. Veselik
- THE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN by Matthew Fryer
- TONGS AND THE ROACH by David T. Wilbanks
- BLESS THE BEASTLY CHILDREN by Laura Cooney
- WOLF PLUGS by Jerrod Balzer
- HACKS by Sam Battrick
- PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG by Robert Guffey
- CURSE OF THE BLIND EEL by James Roy Daley
- RETIREMENT by Rob Brooks
- DEADNECK WOMAN by Mark Justice

You can pre-order the book right here.

Return of the Deadnecks

My story "Deadneck Woman" will appear in Novello Publisher's upcoming humorous horror anthology, Dark Jesters, to be published in mid-to-late 2009.

It's great to work with Nick Cato again. I also really enjoyed visiting my redneck zombies one more time.

Here's the full lineup:

- FOSSILIZED BRAAAINS by William A. Veselik

- THE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN by Matthew Fryer

- TONGS AND THE ROACH by David T. Wilbanks

- BLESS THE BEASTLY CHILDREN by Laura Cooney

- WOLF PLUGS by Jerrod Balzer

- HACKS by Sam Battrick

- PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG by Robert Guffey

- CURSE OF THE BLIND EEL by James Roy Daley

- RETIREMENT by Rob Brooks

- DEADNECK WOMAN by Mark Justice