A Mixed Bag of Blood

Goblins

Goblins
"The stuff nightmares are made of" --Cemetery Dance Online

Skinner

Skinner
"A brutal horror story that will keep surprising you over and over" -- Horror Underground

Toxic Behemoth

Toxic Behemoth
Is the world ready for TOXIC BEHEMOTH?

The Unhinged

The Unhinged
EXTREME HORROR

Surrogate

Surrogate
“Surrogate is another fine example of just how powerful a horror story can be." --Examiner.com

Apartment 7C

Apartment 7C
Sometimes you just have to take matters into your own hands.

Relic of Death

Relic of Death
"A fascinating, unpredictable, ever-shifting tale of greed and desperation. Highly recommended!" —Jeff Strand, author of Pressure

Witch Island

Witch Island
Reminiscent of 80s slasher flicks!!!!!

The Tree Man

The Tree Man
"Warlocks, witches, spiderlike familiars, and the ghosts of the evil dead... pit them all against a kid with a stolen shotgun and you've got a helluva dark ride! Creepy as Hell! Bernstein has crafted a Grimm's Fairy Tale for the modern age." -John Everson, author of NightWhere and Violet Eyes

Damaged Souls

Damaged Souls
"David Berstein's Damaged Souls is a hard-hitting mix of gut-churning horror, strikingly dark imagery, and prose as sharp as a cultist's sacrificial dagger. Don't miss it!" -- Tim Waggoner, author of The Way of All Flesh.

Fecal Terror

Fecal Terror
The Shittiest Book Available!!!!

Amongst the Dead

Amongst the Dead
"David Bernstein is a real craftsman, and one of the most thrilling voices to come along in a decade. He's who you should be reading now." —Joe McKinney, author of Flesh Eaters and Apocalypse of the Dead “David Bernstein is a rare kind of writer who really delivers the goods when it comes to horror. He'll be burning up the best seller lists soon. Count on it.” —Eric S Brown, author of A Pack of Wolves "David Bernstein's work resonates off the page, unforgettable in its elegant delivery, a ripple effect no doubt translating to ever bigger and vaster audiences as he continues to terrify -- and impress!" —Gregory L. Norris, author of The Q Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Tears of No Return

Tears of No Return
“Tears of No Return begins with a gripping chaos of mind-readers, secret government agencies and vampires and never lets up. It demands to be read for all its intensity. David Bernstein plants a central idea in a minefield and just sits back and watches the explosions domino on each other. Thoroughly entertaining and highly recommended!” —Benjamin Kane Ethridge, Bram Stoker Award- winning author of Black & Orange and Dungeon Brain

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Hunter Shea Talks Monsters

Today's guest post is from the one and only HUNTER SHEA, author of a number of fantastically frightening and highly entertaining novels and novellas. He's stopped by to talk about something dear to his heart--MONSTERS, which his latest novel, THE MONTAUK MONSTER, has plenty of. A real throwback to the classic monster tale in a way in which only Mr. Shea can delivery! So take it away Mr. Shea!








THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

I have found the fountain of youth and it’s not in Florida and, surprisingly, there is no water. What is it that keeps me feeling like a kid, day in and day out? I can tell you in one word.

Monsters.

That’s right, the world of brutish beasts and curious cryptids rejuvenates my blood. It hasn’t done much to stop the gray from taking over, but it’s how you feel inside that counts. At least that’s what I keep telling myself.

When I was a kid, I was totally fascinated by the monsters I saw on Kolchak : The Night Stalker, The Twilight Zone and In Search Of. Leonard Nimoy’s voice, backed by an eerie synth soundtrack, still haunts my dreams. What that show did was give me hope that some of the creatures they featured might actually be real. My father had a heck of a time finding every book he could on lake monsters, ghosts and Bigfoot to satisfy my thirst for knowledge. I could spend an entire weekend conjuring tales of Lake Ogopogo’s sea serpent, creating grand adventures in my head, even while I was playing Wiffle Ball or pool jumping up and down the neighborhood.

I actually used to set up a tent in my yard, hoping to catch a glimpse of Bigfoot in Yonkers, a city right next to Manhattan. Needless to say, the hairy guy never made an appearance.

The world of monsters, real and imagined, always instills a sense of wonder in me. Whenever I sit down to write a novel or story about a monster, I feel just like that kid in his musty tent in the backyard, jumping whenever a fat raccoon waddled by. That sense of wonder is truly the fountain of youth. It’s so easy to get jaded as we get older, wisdom and cynicism trumping hope and mystery.

For me, as long as I have my monsters, I have a direct link with my youth. Getting to write about them is a dream come true. Bringing them to life in someone’s mind as they read my books is better than picturing Nessie wrestling Bigfoot while swinging at a whistling Wiffle Ball curve. 







Publisher’s Weekly named the upcoming thriller, THE MONTAUK MONSTER, one of the best summer books of 2014! Not only that, they gave it an awesome review. Here’s a snippet:
The urban mythologies of the Montauk Monster and the government labs on Plum Island unite to cause staggering levels of mayhem when mutant animals with toxic blood descend on a Long Island town. This wholly enthralling hulk of a summer beach read is redolent of sunscreen and nostalgia, recalling mass market horror tales of yore by John Saul, Dean Koontz, and Peter Benchley. — PW

Advance Praise: 



"Shea combines ancient evil, old school horror, and modern style." --Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author


"Hunter Shea is the real deal.. . .intense." --Gord Rollo, author of Valley of the Scarecrow and Crimson

"Shea delves deep into the unknown. A thrill-ride of a read!" --Alexandra Holzer, author of Growing Up Haunted


Called “Most Anticipated Summer Read of 2014” by The Horror Bookshelf along with Stephen King’s Mr. Mercedes and Brian Moreland’s The Vagrants.
 




 

Hunter Shea is the author of paranormal and horror novels Forest of Shadows, Swamp Monster Massacre, Evil Eternal, Sinister Entity, which are all published by Samhain Horror.  The June 3, 2014 release of his horrifying thriller Montauk Monster is published by Kensington/Pinnacle. 
He has also written a short story to be read prior to Sinister Entity, called The Graveyard Speaks (it’s free, go download!), and a book of stories called Asylum Scrawls. His next book from Samhain Horror, titled HellHole, came out July 1, 2014, and is his first western horror. As you read this, he has a few more books in the works from both Kensington and Samhain and release dates should be announced soon.
His work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Dark Moon Digest, Morpheus Tales, and the upcoming anthology, Shocklines : Fresh Voices in Terror. His obsession with all things horrific has led him to real life exploration of the paranormal, interviews with exorcists, and other things that would keep most people awake with the lights on.
He is also half of the two men show, Monster Men, which is a video podcast that takes a fun look at the world of horror. You can read about his latest travails and communicate with him at www.huntershea.com, on Twitter @HunterShea1, Facebook fan page at Hunter Shea or the Monster Men 13 channel on YouTube.


Montauk Monster Truth or Fiction:
Is the Montauk Monster made up for the book or an urban myth? Is there some truth that propels the story? You can find out more about the real Montauk Monster story here:

  


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