A Harbinger of Darkness…and Epic Adventure!

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Steven

harbinger-notfinalcvrThe final project we have to announce for the 2017 publishing list is Harbinger of Darkness, the second fantasy-adventure release scheduled this year from Richard C. White.

Rich, in case you didn’t know, is the acclaimed author of the writers’ reference book Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination; the supernatural superhero graphic novel Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings; the pirate-fantasy digital comic The Chronicles of the Sea Dragon Special; and the upcoming fantasy-adventure collection For a Few Gold Pieces More, which hits on February 14 (and which I blogged about last Wednesday).

What’s Harbinger of Darkness about? Here’s the back-cover copy to fill you in:

Raven is the night. She is known all around town as an accomplished thief and a complete enigma. Never seen in the light of day, no one is quite sure where she goes or where she hides the bounty of her crimes. There’s never been any challenge she’s turned down, so when the chance comes to tweak both king and church, she finds the temptation too much to resist.

Perrin is the day. Trapped by expectations and circumstances, her dreams of exploring the lands she’s read about while working in her father’s bookstore feel as if they’ll never come true. When a master alchemist offers her a chance to become his apprentice and travel with him, it feels like a dream come true—except for one thing.

Perrin is Raven.

A magic pendant allows Perrin to disguise herself, keeping her other life as Raven hidden from everyone up to now. But after the theft of a mystic gem, which unknown to her is the lynchpin for the king’s upcoming campaign, both of her worlds are upended as the king’s assault on the Thieves’ Guild results in the death of her best friend and partner.

With bounty hunters and the king’s personal assassins pursuing her darker half, Perrin finds herself swept her into a conspiracy against the throne she despises. Add in the complication of an apprentice thief she never wanted to train, and the odds of Perrin living long enough to pursue her dreams are steadily shrinking…

Produced in conjunction with book packager NightWolf Graphics, Harbinger of Darkness is tentatively scheduled for release this summer. Stay turned for further information.

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The King Arrives in March!

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Steven

king-kong-cvrNo, I’m not talking about Elvis Presley, I’m talking about the real king—the monster-ape king…the Eighth Wonder of the World: King Kong!

Coming in March is King Kong, an e-book-exclusive reprint of the 1932 novelization of the original motion picture. It’s the latest addition to our Illustrated Classics line of books, joining J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s vampire romance Carmilla, Edgar Rice Burroughs’s space-fantasy adventure A Princess of Mars, and the Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale Snow White.

Written by Delos W. Lovelace, based on the story by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper and the screenplay by James A. Creelman and Ruth Rose, the SWC edition of King Kong features brand-new illustrations by pulp-comics artist Paul Tuma (Tales of the Green Hornet, The Twilight Avenger, Dan Turner: Hollywood Detective). The novelization also expands on the world inhabited by this famous monster of filmland and includes scenes that didn’t appear in the movie’s final cut, the most notorious of those being the terrifying “spider pit” sequence, in which a group of sailors in pursuit of Kong falls into a chasm infested with giant, man-eating arachnids. (Peter Jackson’s 2005 remake included this scene, with outright nightmare-inducing results.)

Not familiar with the beauty-and-the-beast story of Kong and his “love interest,” Ann Darrow (who was played in the 1933 original by the queen of the scream queens, Fay Wray)? Well, here’s our edition’s back-cover copy to bring you up-to-date:

Ann Darrow was a down-on-her-luck actress struggling to survive in Depression-era New York when she met moviemaker Carl Denham. He offered her the starring role in his latest film: a documentary about a long-lost island—and the godlike ape named Kong rumored to live there. Denham needed a beauty as a counterpart to the beast he hoped to find, and Ann was the answer to his prayers.

Mystery, romance, a chance to turn her life around, even the possibility of stardom—to Ann, it sounded like the adventure of a lifetime! But what she didn’t count on were the horrific dangers that awaited her on Skull Island—including the affections of a love-struck monster . . .

We’ll be doing quite a bit of promotion around here for the king’s arrival, with looks at Kong-related movies (including the original, naturally), comics, toys, and more in order to draw attention to the e-book. To paraphrase the old axiom “I teach by repetition,” here at SWC we sell books by repetition—and we’ll be repeating Kong’s name so often it’ll be hard for you to forget it!

More details to follow as we get closer to the book’s March 7 release—which, by the way, is just three days before Kong: Skull Island, the latest take on the giant ape, hits movie theaters. Why, you’d almost think we’d planned that intentionally…

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The Formidables 2 Now On Sale!

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Steven

formidables2-cvrHey, superhero fans! Now available in English print and digital formats from French publishing house Oniric Comics is The Formidables #2, a series I’m currently editing.

Created by writer/artist Chris Malgrain—my old creative partner from the one-off comic Stan Lee’s Alexa—The Formidables are a quintet of superheroes battling evil and bigotry in 1950s America, with their first challenge coming in the form of a Communist super-villain…who’s disguised as a white supremacist! It’s a unique take on the genre, with Chris examining topics like race relations and sexual identity in a Cold War setting, with an appropriate amount of punching and explosions mixed in, of course—we are talking superhero comics, after all!

The Formidables #2 can be purchased right now in print and digital formats from distributor/printer Indy Planet, so visit its product page for ordering information.

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The Ballad of Red Sonja at Comics for Sinners

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Steven

ballad-redsonja-frontOver at the site Comics for Sinners, you’ll find my third installment of the occasional series of posts I call “It Came From the Bad-Girl Archives.” This one doesn’t involve a comic book, but rather “The Ballad of Red Sonja,” a 45rpm record released in 1976 and starring the vocal talents of singer Kurt Gresham and Red Sonja artist supreme Frank Thorne. Recorded at the height of Sonja’s popularity during her run at Marvel Comics—a time when Thorne was traveling the country as the head of The Wizard and Red Sonja Show performed at U.S. conventions—this record featured a musical tribute to Sonja on side A, and a dramatic reading by Thorne of Sonja material written by her creator, author Robert E. Howard (who also created Conan the Barbarian and Solomon Kane, in case you were unaware). Head over to C4S and give it a listen.

 Speaking of redheaded bad girls, have you met Lorelei, StarWarp Concepts’ resident soul-stealing succubus? Making her comics debut in 1993, Lori is SWC’s first leading lady of horror, and currently stars in two critically acclaimed titles:

Lorelei: Sects and the CityLorelei: Sects and the City is a Mature Readers graphic novel in which Lori battles a cult of Elder God worshipers attempting to unleash hell on Earth. Basically a love letter to 1970s horror comics like Vampirella, Tomb of Dracula, and Ghost Rider, it’s written by yours truly, Steven A. Roman (Stan Lee’s Alexa, X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy), and illustrated by Eliseu Gouveia (Vengeance of the Mummy, Lady Death), Steve Geiger (Web of Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk), and Neil Vokes (Flesh and Blood, Fright Night). It also features a cover by legendary artist Esteban Maroto (Vampirella, Zatanna, Lady Rawhide), a frontispiece by original Vampirella artist Tom Sutton (Ghost Rider, Man-Thing, Werewolf by Night), and a one-page history of succubi illustrated by Ernie Colon (Vampirella, The Grim Ghost).

“I can honestly say that I enjoyed the hell out of this book…. The art is solid, the story is full of lots of things that make the horror genre so great, and the overall quality of the book is top notch.”—Die-Screaming

“Kudos to Roman for capturing the essence of 1970s fare like Vampirella. Filled with ghouls, chicks, and some strong artwork, this is a title that might’ve piqued Hammer Studios’ interest back in the day.”—Dread Central

House_Macabre_large_finalLorelei Presents: House Macabre: It’s Lori’s first outing as the hostess of a horror comic anthology, in this one-shot special that contains four tales of horror, behind eye-catching cover art by fan-favorite artist Louis Small Jr. (Vampirella, Supergirl, Batman 80-Page Giant).

  • “The Old, Dark Manse” is written by me and illustrated by Uriel Caton (JSA Annual, The Ex-Mutants, Heartstopper: The Legend of La Bella Tenebrosa) and “Chainsaw” Chuck Majewski (Harvey Kurtzman’s New Two-Fisted Tales), and has Lori welcoming readers to this special.
  • “All in Color for a Crime” is another tale from me, with art by Lou Manna (T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Young All-Stars). Two comic book collectors clash over a rare back issue—and only one of them will be adding it to their long boxes!
  • “The Basilisk,” from me and artist John Pierard (Graphic Classics: Horror Classics, My Teacher Fried My Brains), is a “Lori’s Feary Tale” that examines the history of a supernatural creature that’s a cross between a deadly snake and a…chicken?!
  • Wrapping up the special is “Requiem for Bravo 6,” by New York Times bestselling author and comic writer Dwight Jon Zimmerman (She-Hulk, Steve McQueen: Full-Throttle Cool) and artist Juan Carlos Abraldes Rendo. A special-ops team goes on a life-or-death mission…but will they be prepared for what awaits them at mission’s end?

“This is like a cross between Elvira and House of Mystery, where you’ve got a very sexy hostess who loves the Macabre and tells you stories that are supposed to chill and thrill you…. This whole book is such a pleasant surprise, [and] something that should be sought out by everyone.”—Reading With a Flight Ring

“Any fans of the old-fashioned horror anthology comics (Eerie, Creepy, Tales From the Crypt, etc.) is gonna want to take a look at this one-shot from StarWarp Concepts…. If campy horror fun is your thing, this should be a hit for you.”—The Pullbox

Both titles are available in print and digital formats, so visit their respective product pages for ordering information, as well as sample pages.

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Gun-Toting Vampires Aren’t Just in Movies, Y’know…

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Steven

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Hey, vampire fans! Today is the U.S. release date for Underworld: Blood Wars, the fifth entry in Lakeshore Entertainment’s popular vampires-versus-werewolves movie franchise. Series star Kate Beckinsale returns to her iconic role as the death-dealing vampire Selene, continuing her war on werewolves—and her own kind, as well—following the events of the last film, Undewrworld: Awakening. Like Milla Jovovich’s Resident Evil series, the Underworld movies are a guilty pleasure around here at ’Warp Central, so you can be certain we’ll be on line this weekend to check out Selene’s latest adventure.

Blood FeudSpeaking of vampires and blood wars, are you familiar with my young adult novel series The Saga of Pandora Zwieback? Pan is a 16-year-old Goth girl who’s spent the last decade being treated for mental health problems because she can see monsters. It’s only after she meets an immortal, shape-shifting monster hunter named Sebastienne “Annie” Mazarin that Pan discovers she’s never been ill—her so-called “monstervision” is actually a supernatural gift that allows her to see into Gothopolis, the not-so-mythical shadow world that exists right alongside the human world. You’ll find Pan and Annie battling gun-toting vampires in the following titles:

Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 1: This critically acclaimed novel is the beginning of Pan’s story, explaining how she, her parents and friends, and Annie are drawn into a conflict among warring vampire clans searching for the key to an ultimate weapon (or so the legend goes)—a key that just so happens to have been delivered to the horror-themed museum owned by Pan’s father. It’s a character-driven action-fest featuring the kind of gun-toting vampires that Selene would feel right at home among, and it leads immediately into the second novel:

Blood-Reign-FinalCvrBlood Reign: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 2: Pan and Annie face even greater challenges as the vampire clans draw up plans to go to war with humanity. Leading the charge is a fallen angel named Zaqiel, whose previous attempt at subjugating the world was stopped by Annie—who, back in the day, was Zaqiel’s lover! Yes, there’s more vampire gunplay involved—the undead sure do like their firearms—but that’s only part of the dangers Pan has to contend with, as her adventures take her to a mysterious South Pacific island where monsters dwell.

The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1: A spinoff from the novel series, this 56-page, full-color comic special finds the teenaged Goth adventuress battling Elegant & Gothic Lolita vampires in a shopping mall and a jealous, man-stealing siren in New York’s Central Park. It features stories by me and Sholly Fisch (Scooby-Doo Team-Up), art by Eliseu Gouveia (The Saga of Pandora Zwieback #0), comic-art legend Ernie Colon (Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld), and Elizabeth Watasin (Charm School), and cover art by award-winning artist Henar Torinos (Mala Estrella).

carmilla_large_coverHowever, if your prefer your vampires less action-oriented and more Gothic, then let me direct you to Carmilla, the 19th-century novella by J. Sheridan Le Fanu that’s become the most popular title in the Illustrated Classics line.

In Carmilla, a young woman named Laura is so desperate for a friend that when a woman her age practically turns up on the doorstep of the castle owned by Laura’s father, she thinks her prayers for companionship have been answered. But as she comes to realize, Carmilla isn’t as interested in making friends as she is in spilling blood. Regarded as one of the earliest lesbian vampire tales, Carmilla was an influence on author Bram Stoker in the creation of the vampire brides in his seminal novel, Dracula, and remains a popular character in fiction to this day. Our edition contains six original illustrations done especially for StarWarp Concepts by the super-talented Eliseu Gouveia.

Carmilla, Blood Feud, Blood Reign, and the Pan Annual are available in print and digital formats. Visit their respective product pages for ordering information, as well as sample pages and chapters.

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Pandora Zwieback’s Vampire War Concludes This Halloween

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Steven

blood-and-iron-cvrThe wait is almost over!

She’s been shot at by vampires, killed by a fallen angel, come back from the dead, and nearly trampled in a zombie stampede for sweets, she’s maybe started to fall in love with a boy named Javier, and her mother’s been turned into a vampire, but teenaged Goth Pandora Zwieback has a whole new set of challenges facing her in the latest volume of her adventures: Blood & Iron: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 3!

When we last saw Pan, she, Javier, and their friend, the immortal, shape-shifting monster hunter named Sebastienne “Annie” Mazarin, were trapped on a remote South Pacific island, and the fallen angel Zaqiel—not just Annie’s former lover, but the creature who had killed Pan and turned her mother vampiric—was leading an army of monsters to free his fellow bad angels. Could things possibly get any worse? Well, if you asked Pan, she’d probably say that’s a rhetorical question when it comes to her increasingly complicated life—and she’d be right!

Blood & Iron: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 3 is written by yours truly, and sports an outstanding cover painting by Candra, a digital artist who’s been wowing the DeviantArt community for more than a decade. It’s scheduled for release in late October, during the Halloween Countdown celebration we’ll be hosting all month long at the Pandora Zwieback blog. Hey, what better treat for All Hallows’ Eve than curling up with the conclusion of Pan’s first literary adventure—the vampire war begun in the novels Blood Feud and Blood Reign?

Stay tuned for further information!

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For a Few Gold Pieces More…You Can Buy a Lot of Trouble

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Steven

gold-pieces-cvrHe’s a Man With No Name…but probably not the one you were expecting.

Coming February 14 (Valentine’s Day!) is For a Few Gold Pieces More, a collection of ten critically acclaimed short stories by Richard C. White, author of Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers: Echoes of Coventry, Gauntlet: Dark Legacy: Paths of Evil, and a trio of SWC titles: the writers’ reference Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination; the supernatural superhero graphic novel Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings; and the pirate-fantasy e-comic The Chronicles of the Sea Dragon Special.

With Gold Pieces, think Lord of the Rings meets the “spaghetti Westerns” of director Sergio Leone (A Fistful of Dollars; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly), as a Rogue With No Name travels a world of epic-fantasy adventure, looking for treasure—and revenge against the woman who sent him to prison for a crime he didn’t commit (but she did). Here’s the back-cover copy:

For the right price, he’ll get you out of trouble. Cross him, and you’ll never pay enough…

It’s amazing what you learn living on the run.

Fleeing for my life, convicted on trumped-up charges, and denied the use of my own name, I’ve stayed one step ahead of the Imperial Guard by focusing on one thing—taking care of myself first. So, I don’t know where you heard the ridiculous rumor about me helping people here and there around the Empire. And if, and that’s a big if, it was me, there was something in it for me. Trust me on that.

In the various towns and villages I’ve visited over the years, I’ve seen depravity, cruelty, torture, greed, lust—and that’s just the humans. Trust me; compared to them, the creatures that haunt the edges of the Empire are more honest and trustworthy. At least they’re not trying to slip a knife into your back…usually.

Only a few things have been constant while I’ve been on the run. My desire for revenge against the person who framed me all those years ago tops the list. Weird things happening in quiet villages, dark forests, or icy mountains never seem to change. And third? Well, that would be my luck.

I can always count on it to be bad.

And what exactly makes these stories “critically acclaimed”? Well, just look at what these folks have to say:

“Entertaining, old-school sword and sorcery, in the tradition of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser.”—Jim C. Hines, author of the Magic ex Libris, Jig the Goblin, and The Princesses series

“Richard C. White knows how to spin a yarn. These stories do not disappoint.”
—Bobby Nash, author of Evil Ways, Domino Lady: Money Shot, and Alexandra Holzer’s Ghost Gal: The Wild Hunt

“A great read that had the main character learning that he is a better man than what he thinks he is.… It was easy to visualize the characters and find yourself rooting for them. I have no problem recommending this book to those that like this genre.”
—Drue’s Random Chatter’s & Reviews

Weighing in at a hefty 420 pages, For a Few Gold Pieces More sports a cover painting and a frontispiece illustration by fantasy artist Shane Braithwaite, who also provided the cover art for Rich’s Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination.

For a Few Gold Pieces More goes on sale February 14, 2017 in print and digital formats. Be sure to add it to your reading list!

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What Are SWC Horror Bites?

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Steven

“Short tales to appease your monstrous hunger for suspense” is how we describe SWC Horror Bites, a new chapbook series we’re introducing in February that will be available in print and e-book formats exclusively from the SWC webstore, and at the conventions we attend. The series will be a mix of new and classic horror stories, and we’ll be kicking it off with a trio of releases:

whitefell-werewolf-cvrWhite Fell—The Werewolf: Originally published in 1896 as The Were-wolf, our launch title was written by renowned author, artist, and suffragette Clemence Annie Housman, and is regarded by scholars as perhaps the first feminist werewolf story. In it, a beautiful woman named White Fell wanders into a snowbound village—and into the hearts of twin brothers, one of whom immediately becomes smitten by her. The other brother, however, soon grows suspicious of the enigmatic White Fell. Where did she come from? Why does she always carry an ax? And is her sudden appearance somehow related to the recent sightings of a bloodthirsty wolf in the area? He may come to regret being so inquisitive…

Tales to Sorta Tremble By: During the 1950s, comic book publishers were required to include text pages in their releases if they wanted their publications to meet U.S. postal requirements as magazines. They solved this problem by running mini prose stories, one to two pages in length, in the comics—including the horror ones. Tales to Sorta Tremble By collects 13 of those stories, with subjects ranging from vampires and werewolves to evil killer plants and mean-tempered zombies.

gabriel-grub-cvrGabriel Grub and the Goblins: Before miserly Ebenezer Scrooge had a run-in with ghosts in the pages of A Christmas Carol, author Charles Dickens wrote The Pickwick Papers, in which he introduced readers to Gabriel Grub, a foul-tempered gravedigger sorely lacking in the Christmas spirit. But all that changes when he draws the attention (and the ire) of the Goblin King, who sets about teaching Grub the error of his ways. It’s the perfect story to get you ready for the holidays—if you’re a horror fan, that is!

White Fell—The Werewolf debuts on February 7, during our recognition of Women in Horror Month. Tales to Sorta Tremble By rises from the crypt on October 13 (Friday the 13th!), during a Halloween Countdown celebration we’ll be hosting on this blog and at the Pandora Zwieback website. And Gabriel Grub and the Goblins arrives in December, just in time for our celebration of The 13 Days of Creepmas. Stay tuned for further information!

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Happy New Year from the SWC Crew!

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Steven

welcome-skullA Happy 2017 to one and all! I hope you enjoyed the holidays, and thanks for dropping by to see what’s in the works for us this year. I think you’ll like what you see!

The New Year has only started, but the crew here at ’Warp Central is already busy with the schedule for 2017. You’ll see the launch of a new chapbook series called SWC Horror Bites (“Short tales to appease your monstrous hunger for suspense”); two new titles from bestselling fantasy author Richard C. White: the fantasy story collection For a Few Gold Pieces More, and the fantasy novel Harbinger of Darkness; the e-book release of a new Illustrated Classic, this time the 1932 novelization of the original film version of King Kong; and the much-anticipated return of your favorite teenaged monster hunter in Blood & Iron: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 3.

But that’s not all! We’ve got some blog-related events planned to help promote our titles:

CarmillaCarmilla’s 145th Anniversary will be a celebration of the 1872 publication of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s classic vampire novella Carmilla, which has become the most popular title in our Illustrated Classics line of titles—a situation no doubt helped by the six original illustrations by artist Eliseu Gouveia (A Princess of Mars, Lorelei: Sects and the City, The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1). I’ll examine some of the media—movies, comics, even radio dramas—that have adapted this supernatural tale of unrequited love between a vampire and the young woman she lusts for.

The Worlds of Richard C. White is a three-part series that’ll give you ’Warp fans a crash course in the SWC titles available from our buddy Rich, who’s the bestselling author of the fantasy media tie-in novel Gauntlet: Dark Legacy: Paths of Evil, and the writer of numerous short stories and novellas involving pulp heroes, superheroes, fantasy adventurers, and even Star Trek and Doctor Who. Of course, we won’t be looking at those projects—Trek and the Doctor already make enough money without my help!

gold-pieces-cvrOur focus will be on his nonfiction writers’ reference book, Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination; the supernatural superhero graphic novel Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings; and the pirate-fantasy e-comic The Chronicles of the Sea Dragon Special. It’s our way of counting down to the February release of Rich’s For a Few Gold Pieces More, and the summer publication of his new novel, Harbinger of Darkness, the first volume in a five-book series. Hopefully, it’s also a way of inspiring you to order from his SWC backlist while you’re waiting for the new books! (I am nothing if not a subtle publisher and promoter.)

We’ll be observing Women in Horror Month in February with the release of our first SWC Horror Bite: White Fell—The Werewolf, the 19th-century tale of lycanthropy and seduction by Clemence Annie Housman. We’ll also have posts spotlighting the works of Housman and Ruth Rose, the screenwriter who helped bring 1933’s King Kong to stop-motion life.

king-kong-cvrSimian Sundays and Hail to the King (Kong) will be two series that promote our e-publication of King Kong. I’ll be taking a look at Kong and Kong-like films, as well as comics, monster magazine articles, artwork and more. Some of the material you might recognize, if you’re a longtime monster kid who grew up with the stuff; some you might never have seen before. But you’ll have to keep checking back to see what’s what!

The 13 Days of Creepmas will run December 1–13 at the Pandora Zwieback blog. Would it surprise you to learn that Christmas can be just as disturbing and terrifying as Halloween? No? Then that must make you a horror fan—just our kind of people! The 13 Days of Creepmas is an annual online event that’s basically the horror community’s response/pushback to the over-commercialization of Christmas, whose retail season has steadily crept backward along the calendar to the current point where stores have their Xmas displays up well before Halloween. For the first thirteen days of the month I’ll be blogging about Xmas comics, movies, and cartoons—all with a horrific twist, of course! And on that thirteenth day, we’ll be unleashing another SWC Horror Bite: Gabriel Grub and the Goblins, a classic yuletide tale by Charles Dickens, the author of A Christmas Carol!

blood-and-iron-cvrThe biggest undertaking we’ve got planned is a Halloween Countdown that will run throughout October on the Pandora Zwieback website—31 days of blog posts about horror movies, horror comics, and horror art for you to enjoy as we wait for the arrival of Pan’s (and SWC’s) favorite holiday—as well as the publication of Blood & Iron, which will occur right in time for Halloween! Hey, what better treat for All Hallows’ Eve than curling up with the conclusion of the vampire war begun in the novels Blood Feud and Blood Reign?

October will also be the month we release a third SWC Horror Bite: the 13-story anthology Tales to Sorta Tremble By, which will debut on October 13 (Friday the 13th!). We’ll also have some bonus countdown material right here at the ’Warp blog, so between the two sites there’ll be plenty of stuff for you to enjoy as Halloween approaches. It’s gonna be one busy month!

I’ll provide you with more details about the book projects in the coming days, so drop by tomorrow and I’ll start off by telling you about SWC Horror Bites.

See you then!

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All the Best, to You and Yours

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Steven

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Best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season, and we’ll see you in 2017!

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