Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies VI: Rescue Is Available for Pre-order

Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies VI: Rescue is available for pre-order!! Reserve your copy here. 

 

 

Full Cover Reveal for Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies VI: Rescue

 

Here is the full cover reveal for Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies VI: Rescue. Once again, many thanks goes to Christian Bentulan for his excellent art work.

The novel is scheduled for release on 30 January. I'll let you know when it's available for pre-order.

Scheduled for Late February Release: The Ghosts of Eden Hollow

Let me be clear on this. I love zombies and am having fun writing the Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies series, and as such have no intention of abandoning the living dead. My twisted mind has planned some really cool things for Alissa and her group this year.

However, now that the Shattered World saga has come to an end, I've been itching to branch out into other realms. As some of you know already, I have a couple of standalone ideas that I've been working on that are more in the Sci-Fi category. Hopefully, I'll get them published later this year or in early 2022.

In the meantime, I want to start another series with a new set of characters and explore a different aspect of the genre, and have decided to write a paranormal horror series. The first book in the series, The Ghosts of Eden Hollow, has been written and will be released in late February 2021.

The plot deals with Tatyana Reynolds, a young woman down on her luck. She's broke, unable to finish her PhD, and frustrated in her efforts to find a job. When her friend Julie takes her on a weekend visit to Julie's grandmother in northern Vermont, Tatyana learns that she possesses a psychic ability to talk with the dead. While at first excited by the prospect, her abilities bring her into conflict with a highly malevolent entity that threatens to hurt Tatyana and those she cares about, forcing the young woman to engage the dark forces of the spiritual world.

I'm extremely excited about this series and hope it'll be as successful as Nurse Alissa.

I'll post more details on my Facebook page as they become available.

Saddened To Hear About the Passing of Gary Klar

I was very sad to read about the passing of Gary Klar, who played Steel in Romero's Day of the Dead.

Back in 2009, when I was a struggling writer, I attended a Famous Monsters of Filmland convention in Indianapolis. One of the featured events was runnings of all three George Romero movies from the Dead series followed by Q&A sessions with the cast members. Being a zombie geek, I attended all three showings. One of the panelists was Gary Klar. Despite playing a total asshole in the movie, Gary was one of the nicest and funniest celebrities at the event.

After the panel, Gary and talked for a few minutes. He steered the conversation toward me and I told him I was an unpublished writer. Gary jumped right in and encouraged me, telling me as a fellow artist he knew all too well how hard it was to be successful and not to give up.

Three years later, in 2012, I was a published writer with The Vampire Hunters trilogy under my belt and my first zombie novel, Rotter World, having been recently released. I flew down to Fort Meyers, Florida, to sell books at Zombicon. Gary also happened to be there. 

 

I brought an autographed copy of my book to him and said, "You probably don't remember me."

Gary looked me in the eye and replied, "Yeah, you're the guy I met at the other convention who is trying to get published."

I handed him the copy of Rotter World and said, "I finally made it."

Gary was genuinely happy about it and said, "I knew you'd make it."

Gary Klar was a decent, kind-hearted man. My condolences to his family and friends who will surely miss him.