Happy Women in Horror Month!

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It’s that time again, when every February the horror genre celebrates Women in Horror Month, putting a spotlight on the contributions of all the female creators—writers, artists, movie directors, producers, special makeup artists, special effects experts, etc.—who’ve brought thrills and chills to generations of fans around the world. And the Women in Horror Month website is the place to go to find out all about the events scheduled for this year. To quote their mission statement:

“Women in Horror Recognition Month (WiHM) assists female genre artists in gaining opportunities, exposure, and education through altruistic events, printed material, articles, interviews, and online support. The vision is a world wherein all individuals are equally given the opportunity to create, share, and exploit their concept of life, pain, and freedom of expression…. WiHM focuses on supporting the achievements of women who utilize the most extreme mirror available in storytelling: horror. We encourage women to explore and represent these horrors constructively, in positive environments.”

For more information, visit the WiHM site.

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Horror Fans Talk About Lorelei Presents: House Macabre

House_Macabre_large_finalThe enthusiastic response to Lorelei’s return, in the pages of our new horror comic anthology, Lorelei Presents: House Macabre, continues! This time, the love comes courtesy of reviewer James Ferguson and the site Horror Talk:

“Lorelei likes her frights with a little fun…. If you liked Lorelei: Sects and the City, you’ll dig House Macabre. This gives us just a little taste of more Lorelei, which is always a good thing.”

You can read the entire review here.

Lorelei Presents: House Macabre contains stories by yours truly, Steven A. Roman (Lorelei: Sects and the City, The Saga of Pandora Zwieback), and Dwight Jon Zimmerman (Iron Man, Web of Spider-Man). Art is provided by Uriel Caton & “Chainsaw” Chuck Majewski (Heartstopper: The Legend of La Bella Tenebrosa), Lou Manna (T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents), John Pierard (Graphic Classics: Horror Classics), and Juan Carlos Abraldes Rendo, with cover art from good-girl artist supreme Louis Small Jr. (Vampirella). Visit the Lorelei Presents: House Macabre product page for all the ordering information, as well as sample pages.

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Lorelei Presents: House Macabre Gets Added to The Pullbox

House_Macabre_large_finalLorelei Presents: House Macabre continues to garner good reviews from top comic-news sites, and this time is no different. The latest positive response comes courtesy of the site The Pullbox, which called Lori “the new face of horror anthology comics,” and had this to say about the stories she hosts:

“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.”

You can read the entire review here.

Lorelei Presents: House Macabre contains stories by yours truly, Steven A. Roman (Lorelei: Sects and the City, The Saga of Pandora Zwieback), and Dwight Jon Zimmerman (Iron Man, Web of Spider-Man). Art is provided by Uriel Caton & “Chainsaw” Chuck Majewski (Heartstopper: The Legend of La Bella Tenebrosa), Lou Manna (T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents), John Pierard (Graphic Classics: Horror Classics), and Juan Carlos Abraldes Rendo, with cover art from good-girl artist supreme Louis Small Jr. (Vampirella). Visit the Lorelei Presents: House Macabre product page for all the ordering information, as well as sample pages.

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Blood Reign: Pandora Zwieback, Book 2 Debuts Tomorrow!

Blood Reign: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 2—author Steven A. Roman’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed first Pandora Zwieback novel, Blood Feud—goes on sale tomorrow, February 2, 2015. Pan was certainly left in a bad spot at the conclusion of Blood Feud, but if you’ve read the downloadable Blood Reign preview, you know that the cliffhanger ending Pan faced is only the start of her monster-complicated troubles…and her adventures!

And here’s the final snippet to prepare you for Ms. Zwieback’s highly anticipated return:

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Jazma Online Gets Jazzed About Lorelei Presents: House Macabre

Lori-House-DriveThru-ListLorelei Presents: House Macabre—our just-published special in which SWC resident succubus Lorelei tries her hand at hosting her first horror comic anthology—has certainly caught comic fans’ attention. Since its release on Wednesday, it’s been DriveThru Comics’ #1 Hottest Title, as you can see in the list to the left. Digital comic readers have made it more popular than three Top Cow titles (Progeny, Tales of Honor, and Wildfire), Phil Foglio’s sci-fi steampunk series Girl Genius, and a Valiant Comics collection of early Ninjak material drawn by Marvel Comics bigwig Joe Quesada!

And to top it all off, Lori has gotten another rave review, this time courtesy of Richard Vasseur and the site Jazma Online:

“Lorelei is so full of life and enthusiasm…. [She] is a succubus who will steal your soul and your heart, too.”

You can read the entire review here.

Lorelei Presents: House Macabre contains stories by yours truly, Steven A. Roman (Lorelei: Sects and the City, The Saga of Pandora Zwieback), and Dwight Jon Zimmerman (Iron Man, Web of Spider-Man). Art is provided by Uriel Caton & “Chainsaw” Chuck Majewski (Heartstopper: The Legend of La Bella Tenebrosa), Lou Manna (T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents), John Pierard (Graphic Classics: Horror Classics), and Juan Carlos Abraldes Rendo, with cover art from good-girl artist supreme Louis Small Jr. (Vampirella).

You can purchase this acclaimed comic in print directly from StarWarp Concepts, or in digital form from SWC and DriveThru Comics. Visit the Lorelei Presents: House Macabre product page for all the ordering information, as well as sales links and sample pages.

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Blood Reign: A Second Helping of Chills

Blood Reign: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 2—author Steven A. Roman’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed first Pandora Zwieback novel, Blood Feud—goes on sale February 2, 2015. Yesterday, we gave you a little snippet from the book to stoke your interest. Now here’s a second helping of chills to tease your reading palettes:

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Blood Reign: A Taste of What’s to Come

Blood ReignWith all the excitement these past few days that led up to Wednesday’s release of our latest comic book extravaganza, Lorelei Presents: House Macabre, you might have gotten the impression that we’d forgotten all about the highly anticipated return of SWC’s other beloved horror heroine: teenaged Goth monster hunter Pandora Zwieback. Panatics, you could not be farther from the truth!

Blood Reign: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 2—author Steven A. Roman’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed first Pandora Zwieback novel, Blood Feud—goes on sale February 2, 2015. And to whet your reading appetite, here’s a little snippet of the thrills you’ll find within its pages:

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Piqued your interest, have we? But of course! So stay tuned to this blog in the coming days, as we present additional snippets from Pan’s return to ’Warp Central!

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Lorelei Presents: House Macabre On Sale at DriveThru Fiction

House_Macabre_large_finalThat’s right, succubus fans, starting today, our brand-new horror special, Lorelei Presents: House Macabre, goes on sale at digital distributor DriveThru Fiction and its sister site, DriveThru Comics!

Available for just $1.99, Lorelei Presents: House Macabre involves our resident soul-stealing succubus hosting her first horror comic anthology. Hey, if it was a good enough job for Vampirella, Dawn, and Elvira, it’s good enough for Lori! The special features stories by yours truly, Steven A. Roman (Lorelei: Sects and the City), and Dwight Jon Zimmerman (Sensational She-Hulk, Marvel Comics Presents), and art by Uriel Caton (JSA Annual), “Chainsaw” Chuck Majewski (Harvey Kurtzman’s New Two-Fisted Tales), Lou Manna (T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents), John Pierard (Graphic Classics: Horror Classics), and Juan Carlos Abraldes Rendo. Cover art is provided by Louis Small Jr. (Vampirella, Lady Death).

But DriveThru Comics isn’t the only place where you can buy the digicomic version of Lorelei Presents: House Macabre. You can also purchase it from the StarWarp Concepts webstore, which also sells the print edition for $3.99 + shipping.

Visit the Lorelei Presents: House Macabre product page for more information, including all the pertinent sales links as well as sample pages.

And don’t forget to visit the SWC store at DriveThru Fiction, where you’ll find our growing list of e-titles, from comics to novels—although you will need an adult account in order to purchase Lori’s other title, the critically acclaimed graphic novel Lorelei: Sects and the City. But trust me, it’s worth the effort!

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Lorelei Presents: House Macabre Now On Sale!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LORELEI MOVES INTO “HOUSE MACABRE”
Succubus Acts as Horror Hostess in Comic Book Special

When horror fans last saw the soul-stealing succubus called Lorelei, she was battling cultists seeking to resurrect the Elder Gods they worshipped, in the pages of the critically acclaimed graphic novel Lorelei: Sects and the City. Now, the redheaded sexual demon returns to comics in her latest project from independent publishing house StarWarp Concepts: Lorelei Presents: House Macabre, which goes on sale today, January 28, 2015.

House_Macabre_large_finalLorelei Presents: House Macabre is a 24-page comic book special that finds the flame-tressed seductress hosting her first horror anthology, in the tradition of such titles as Tales From the Crypt, Creepy, Elvira’s House of Mystery, and The Twilight Zone. Within its pages, readers will find tales by Lorelei creator Steven A. Roman (bestselling author of X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy) and New York Times bestselling coauthor Dwight Jon Zimmerman (Lincoln’s Last Days). Zimmerman is also the former comics writer of the Marvel Comics titles Iron Man, Web of Spider-Man, and The Sensational She-Hulk, to name just a few.

Leading off the special is “The Old Dark Manse,” by Roman and artists Uriel Caton (JSA Annual, The Ex-Mutants) and “Chainsaw” Chuck Majewski (Harvey Kurtzman’s New Two-Fisted Tales), in which Lorelei welcomes readers to the decrepit old mansion called House Macabre.

In “All in Color for a Crime,” by Roman and artist Lou Manna (T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Young All-Stars), a rare collectible is sought after by two comic book fans—with one of them having a distinct, and deadly, advantage over the other.

“The Basilisk,” by Roman and artist John Pierard (Graphic Classics: Horror Classics), is a one-page history of the lethal mythological creature that can turn its prey to stone.

Closing out the issue is “Requiem for Bravo 6,” by Zimmerman and artist Juan Carlos Abraldes Rendo, in which a special ops team goes on a life-or-death mission that has a special twist.

Providing cover art for Lorelei Presents: House Macabre is renowned “bad-girl art” specialist Louis Small Jr. (Vampirella, Vampirella Strikes, Codename Knockout).

The print edition of Lorelei Presents: House Macabre retails for $3.99 U.S., and is available exclusively from the StarWarp Concepts webstore. The digital edition is priced at $1.99 U.S., and will be available from the StarWarp Concepts webstore and DriveThru Comics, with other e-comic distributors to follow.

Visit the Lorelei Presents: House Macabre product page for ordering information and sample pages.

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Flight Ring Wearers Love Reading Lorelei Presents: House Macabre

House_Macabre_large_finalGood news, everyone! Lorelei Presents: House Macabre—our 24-page, one-shot special in which Lori tries her hand at hosting her first horror comic anthology—goes on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28, but it’s already gotten its first review, courtesy of Steven Leitman and the site Reading With a Flight Ring:

“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, harkening back to days when these stories thrilled a generation. This is something that should be sought out by everyone.”

You can read the entire review here.

Lorelei Presents: House Macabre contains stories by yours truly, Steven A. Roman (Lorelei: Sects and the City, The Saga of Pandora Zwieback), and Dwight Jon Zimmerman (Iron Man, Web of Spider-Man). Art is provided by Uriel Caton & “Chainsaw” Chuck Majewski (Heartstopper: The Legend of La Bella Tenebrosa), Lou Manna (T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents), John Pierard (Graphic Classics: Horror Classics), and Juan Carlos Abraldes Rendo, with cover art from good-girl artist supreme Louis Small Jr. (Vampirella). Visit the Lorelei Presents: House Macabre product page for all the ordering information, as well as sample pages.

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