The Vampire Hunters Trilogy Is No Longer in Print

The bad news is that, as of this week, The Vampire Hunters trilogy is no longer in print. After several discussions with the publisher about the rapidly changing nature of the industry, we came to the mutual and amicable decision that it was no longer beneficial for either party to distribute the books. Emby Press and I departed on excellent terms, and I thank them for the opportunity to be associated with the company. It has been one of the great pleasures of my career.

The good news is that the trilogy, like any good vampire, will come back from the dead. I intend to self publish all three books this summer, so they will be available again fairly soon. More on this as events develop.

Monster Hunters -- Doomsday Anthology To Be Released in April

It was just confirmed by Emby Press that the Monster Hunters -- Doomsday anthology is scheduled to be released this April, which includes my short story "From Space It Came" about a giant spider terrorizing Gainesville. I'll provide more details as they become available.

Below is a list of all the writers and stories to be included in the anthology:

1. The Mercury Cascade by Paul D. Hayes
2. The Trials of Blood by Robert Cristante
3. The Deadly Toy by Tom Howard
4. Allies of Convenience by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt
5. Besta Preto by Tim Jeffreys
6. Hardy by Jason Lairamore
7. The Sin that Slew the World by James Fadeley
8. Vengeance is 9 by Joyce Frohn
9. Zombies and Other Ways to Break Your Heat by Erika Dusen Tamindzija
10. Source by Benjamin T. Smith
11. The World Turned Upside-Down by John X. Grey
12. Flight of the Bumble-Beelzebubs by William R.D. Wood
13. Silver Tide by Jonathan Ward
14, Shadows by Jonathon Ward
15. From Space It Came by Scott M. Baker
16. At the Gates by David Dunwoody
17. Mr. Toad vs. Dracula by Gareth Barsby

What's Ahead for 2015

Between travel and a revolving door of medical conditions, I didn't get as much (read "any") writing done the last three months of 2014. For better or worse, I gave myself a mental break. That ends today because I plan on hitting 2015 running like I have a horde of fast zombies right behind me.

I'm putting the finishing touches on the Rotter World saga. Rotter Nation is being copy edited now and, with luck, should be released in Kindle and print editions this spring. I've begun the final edits on Rotter Apocalypse, the last book in the series, and am hoping to have that one published by the early winter of 2015.

Hell Gate, my young adult post-apocalypse series about a failed scientific experiment that opened portals between earth and Hell, is still in the works. In the next few weeks, I'll be discussing with my agent publishing options for the series. In the meantime, in the coming days I plan on starting the first of up to five sequels to Hell Gate, with the second book being set in Russia.

Not that it'll produce results this year, but I've started intensive research on my next series about OSS officers battling the Nazi occult in World War II. Once I have the Rotter World saga published, I hope to run the OSS and Hell Gate series concurrently.

The Vampire Hunters: Dominion, the final book in the trilogy, will be published by Emby Press this February (date yet to be determined). But that will not be the end of the story. There may be a follow-on short story or novella later in 2015.

"From Space It Came," my short story about a giant wolf spider that invades earth, will be published this spring in Emby Press' Monster Hunters: Doomsday anthology.

As for appearances and book signings, nothing is yet set in stone. I plan on attending Spooky Mayhem (May) and Spooky Empire (October) as well as the Walker Stalker Convention in Orlando this June. I'm looking into other venues through the year. Of course, I'll post about them once they are set up.

That's it for now. Time to get off the Internet and back to the writing. Thank you all for following me in 2014. I intend to make 2015 a lot more fun for all of us.

The Kindle Version of The Vampire Hunters Is FREE 23-27 October

Emby Press and I would love to give all the horror fans out there a special Trick or Treat gift. Since having you all come over to our homes to hand out candy is not feasible, instead we decided to offer you a free Kindle book.

From 23-27 October the Kindle version of The Vampire Hunters will be FREE on Amazon. That's even better than free candy because The Vampire Hunters is not fattening, lasts longer than chocolate, and will always look awesome on your Kindle carousel.

You won't find a better deal than that unless you get Alexander Skaarsgard or Kate Beckinsale to come to your house and read it to you.

The Vampire Hunters: Vampyrnomicon Is Available for Kindle

This is a big week for me. Not only was the Kindle version of Nazi Ghouls from Space released, Emby Press released the Kindle version of Vampyrnomicon, the second book in The Vampire Hunters trilogy. The paperback version should be available within a few weeks.

The third and blockbuster finale of the trilogy, Dominion, is scheduled for publication in spring 2015.

The Vampire Hunters: Vampyrnomicon

Within the vaults of the Smithsonian Institute lies the key to finding the Vampyrnomicon, the Book of the Undead, that contains the history and secrets of the vampires.  According to legend, whoever possesses the book can establish a vampire nation on earth – or destroy the undead once and for all.  With an opportunity to end the war against the undead so close, Drake Matthews is determined to find the book.  

But the vampires also want The Vampyrnomicon.  When Master Chiang Shih and her coven of the most powerful and dangerous vampires arrive in Washington to claim the book as their own, the hunters find themselves facing their most dangerous enemy yet.  With the stakes so high, so is the ferocity of the struggle.

Cover Art for Upcoming Projects

Below is the cover art for two projects that will be released in October.

On 10 October, Emby Press will be releasing The Vampire Hunters: Vampyrnomicon, the sequel to The Vampire Hunters. In this novel, Drake Matthews and Alison Monroe battle The Master for control of the Vampyrnomicon, the book that reveals the darkest secrets of the vampire society.

Also scheduled for release by Emby Press on 10 October is the Monster Hunter -- Doomsday anthology. It contains my short story "From Space It Came" about a giant wolf spider mutated by radiation that crashes to Earth inside the space station and threatens a Florida college town. Below is a list of the other writers and stories that will appear in the anthology.

1. The Mercury Cascade by Paul D. Hayes
2. The Trials of Blood by Robert Cristante
3. The Deadly Toy by Tom Howard
4. Allies of Convenience by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt
5. Besta Preto by Tim Jeffreys
6. Hardy by Jason Lairamore
7. The Sin that Slew the World by James Fadeley
8. Vengeance is 9 by Joyce Frohn
9. Zombies and Other Ways to Break Your Heat by Erika Dusen Tamindzija
10. Source by Benjamin T. Smith
11. The World Turned Upside-Down by John X. Grey
12. Flight of the Bumble-Beelzebubs by William R.D. Wood
13. Silver Tide by Jonathan Ward
14. Shadows by Patrick Van Slyke
15. From Space It Came by Scott M. Baker
16. At the Gates by David Dunwoody
17. Mr. Toad vs. Dracula by Gareth Barsby

What I've Been Up To, and What Lies Ahead

May has been a busy month for me because I've been working on three writing projects. 

-- I've reached 13,000+ words in the third book in the Rotter World series, tentatively titled Rotter Apocalypse. The second book, Rotter Nation, is with Permuted Press and should be released later this year.

-- The final edits are being incorporated into Yeitso, and the cover art should be finished soon; I'm anticipating a release date from Blood Bound Books sometime in July or August.

--  The dinner conversation my family had earlier this week about Nazi space zombies is rapidly turning into a novella. For the hell of it, I conducted some research last night while watching Warehouse 13 and the novella started to write itself. 

As for upcoming events, Alison Beightol and I will be attending Spooky Mayhem in Orlando from 30 May - 1 June where we'll be meeting fans and signing copies of our books. I'll be attending other conventions in 2014, but nothing has been finalized yet. Also, I'm talking with Emby Press about re-releasing The Vampire Hunters: Vampyrnomicon later this year.

The Paperback Edition of The Vampire Hunters Is Now Available

Emby Press has released the paperback edition of The Vampire Hunters, which is now available on Amazon for $13.49. You can get a copy here.

Re-Issue of The Vampire Hunters

Great news!!  Emby Press has re-issued The Vampire Hunters.  It's available on Amazon as an e-book for only $3.99.  It's also available via Smashwords.  The print edition will be out soon. 

So if you love your vampires bad-ass and your good guys heroic but flawed, then get yourself a copy today.

The Vampire Hunters Will Soon Be Available Again

I delivered the final draft of The Vampire Hunters to Emby Press this week.  We are shooting for a February release date, so my book should be back on the market soon.  The second printing of The Vampire Hunters: Vampyrnomicon and The Vampire Hunters: Dominion will take place later this year. Also, Emby Press and I are in discussions over possibly continuing the saga with a series of short stories/novellas that take the story beyond the third book.

Rotter World II and III To Be Published; The Vampire Hunters Trilogy Will Be Republished

I have signed a contract with Permuted Press to publish the second and third books in the Rotter World trilogy. Rotter World II should be published the summer of 2014, with Rotter World III being published in early 2015.

Also, I have signed a contract with Emby Press to re-publish The Vampire Hunters. The first book will be published in January 2014, with each other edition following at approximately six-month intervals. To accompany the publication of each book, Emby Press will be running in their Monster Hunting Quarterly new short stories featuring Drake and Alison that will flesh out the hunters trilogy.