The Lucifer Glass – unofficial soundtrack blog post #1 (of 6)

It’s release day for The Lucifer Glass!

In celebration, I’m posting a series of tunes that make up the ‘unofficial soundtrack’ for the novella.

So raise a glass with me and turn the volume up to 13.

Cheers!

Track #1 – We’ve all been there. Down at the crossroads, tempting fate. Daniel Gates certainly has. And perhaps will again.

The Lucifer Glass is published today. To read an excerpt, click here.

LuciferGlass

 

Which cocktail would you mix in Lucifer’s glass?

20130527-213826.jpg
Post a cocktail recipe fit for the Devil himself over at my Facebook page (or in the Comments box below) and you could win Lucifer Glass goodies!

With the release of The Lucifer Glass, my new Samhain Horror novella, just a week away I thought it timely to have a fun contest – and it’s a great time to be drinking horror cocktails. Yesterday we celebrated the Peter Cushing Centenary and today marks Sir Christopher Lee’s 91st birthday, and the anniversary of Vincent Price’s birth. A horror icon triple whammy worthy of a toast…or three!

I once invented a cocktail called ‘The Frazizor’, but it was banned shortly afterwards as authorities deemed it “a risk to public health…and decency”. (Think ‘Pan Galactic Gargleblaster’ nailed to Old Scratch’s cloven hoof then rammed into your brainstem and you’re halfway there.)

But i know you can do better.

So get posting (or Commenting in the box below) your luciferous liquor libations, and make sure they’re 66.6% proof…

Cheers!

First Review: The Lucifer Glass

The first review of my Samhain Horror occult novella ‘The Lucifer Glass‘ is in, and it’s a beauty.

Here’s a snippet:

Confident, collected and entertaining, The Lucifer Glass is a page-turner, and it will be very interesting to see where we go from here. As the first entrant in a new series, it promises great things indeed, and lovers of occult horror should take the chance to support the series from the get-go.

Go, now, to Brutal As Hell where lovely and talented reviewer Keri O’Shea has yet more awesome things to say about the book.

My thanks to Keri and all at BAH.

(The Lucifer Glass is out June 4th 2013 in ebook.
Pre-order from the Samhain Store and get 30% off.)

LuciferGlass

 

Samhain Horror at Dead By Dawn 2013

LOGO-small

Check out my guest author blog post at the Samhain Horror website where I chit chat about the incredible Dead By Dawn Horror Festival in Edinburgh (now in its 20th year). Samhain Horror authors will be out in force with myself, Peter Mark May and Maynard/Sims in attendance. I’m doing a live reading on Saturday ahead of the first feature presentation, look forward to seeing some of you guys there!

books

Nature Unveiled: The Jack in the Green cover art & release date

Pleased as pumpkin pie to reveal the cover art for my new Samhain Horror novel THE JACK IN THE GREEN. Just take care not to wake him dear f(r)iends, as you can see, he’s a sleeping beast…

The Jack in the Green by Frazer Lee

I think cover artist Scott Carpenter (who also wove his magic on THE LAMPLIGHTERS cover) has done Jack proud. My thanks, as ever, to Scott and to editor extraordinaire Don D’Auria.

And I now have a release date for the novel. It will be published by Samhain Horror around 1st October 2013, just in time for next Hallowe’en! Hope you’re as excited as I am 🙂

More news on this, and other projects, soon.

 

All Horror, all Hallow~eek!

It’s that time of year again folks. The time when the air turns frigid and the trees drop their leaves in terror and excitement for the tricks and treats to come. A time for Monster Munch. And Monster Movies.

I’ve been gearing up for the ghoulish with a free short story and Q&A over at the supercool Hell House Hotel Halloween Advent Calendar, and a Halloween Haunts guest post at the Horror Writers’ Association Blog ~ check ’em out!

And if you find yourself in foggy old London this Hallow-eek-end, do drop by and say hi…

27th OCTOBER ~ SAMHAIN STORIES AT ABNEY PARK CEMETERY

28th OCTOBER ~ WRITING HORROR at LONDON SCREENWRITER’S FESTIVAL (5pm, LSWF delegates only)

And whatever your plans dear f(r)iends, i wish you a very HAPPY HALLOWE’EN…and a SCARY SAMHAIN of course…muah ha ha!

Blog Newsflash: Novel and Novella Sales

I already Tweeted and Fassbocked about this of course, but methinks this news is worthy of a quick Blog entry!

I’m thrilled to announce I just inked contracts with Samhain Horror for my novel THE JACK IN THE GREEN and novella THE LUCIFER GLASS.

Executive Editor Don D’Auria told me he loves the books and I’m excited to be working with him and Samhain again on these new titles.

Cover art, release dates and further details to follow, keep an eye on this here Blog and also www.samhainhorror.com.

Samhain - your new house for Horror!

Samhain Stories at Abney Park Cemetery (Oct 27th 2012)

Image

Announcing the first ever UK Samhain Horror event!

Join horror authors Maynard Sims, Frazer Lee and Peter Mark May at Abney Park Cemetery, London on October 27th (6pm-9pm), for:

  • a guided historical cemetery tour
  • live readings in the atmospheric Chapel
  • followed by book signings/meet and greet

The event is free, with a voluntary donation to Abney Park Cemetery on the gate. All are welcome (but please note the event will include adult content).

Join the:
Official Facebook Event Page

for further details/updates.

Samhain Stories at Abney Park Cemetery is Supported by Samhain Horror http://www.samhainhorror.com