New Releases by Brian Keene

**2021 SPLATTERPUNK AWARD NOMINATED** “This is a must-read for hardcore horror fans!" –Edward Lee, author of The Bighead Built to withstand any situation and endure whatever elements Mother Nature throws their way, Bludgeon Tools are built to last. Constructed for light weight swing ability, no job is too complicated and with a guaranteed splatter radius per pound, Bludgeon Tools is sure to put a wide grin on even the most sinister of faces. 13 authors put the tools to the test by placing them in various splatterpunk situations. The results are a toolbox full of grimy and gory tool stories guaranteed to leave a stain. ALL NEW STORIES BY: - Brian Keene - Matt Shaw - Wrath James White - Kristopher Triana - Gregory Norris - Christine Morgan - Dustin LaValley - Stephen Kozeniewski - Wile E. Young - Jonathan Butcher - Sam Richard - Vic Kerry - Anton Cancre

World Horror Grand Master Brian Keene returns to zombies in this relentless sword and sorcery horror epic! Einar, an enslaved barbarian, plots his escape from a war galley transporting troops and a mysterious weapon to far enemy shores. But when an apocalyptic storm at sea leaves Einar and his fellow captives shipwrecked on a strange, uncharted island, friend and foe alike must band together against a ravenous, steadily growing horde of the undead... and even worse dangers. Not even death is an escape from the... ISLAND OF THE DEAD

It happens in a split-second. One moment, customers are happily shopping in the Save-A-Lot supermarket. The next instant, they are transformed into bloodthirsty psychotics, interested only in slaughtering one another and gleefully committing unimaginable atrocities and frenzied acts of violent depravity. Only Jack, Sammi, Angie, and Marcel seem immune to the madness that has infected the rest of the town. But can they stay alive long enough -- and trust each other long enough -- to unravel the secret of Jack''s Magic Beans? Manhattan On Mars Press presents a new edition of one of Brian Keene''s most popular early novellas, sure to appeal to fans of The Complex and The Rising.

The original Marvel rollicking space opera where the brother Gods of Thunder and Mischief team up to retrieve a deadly, cursed crown. Long ago, Thor saved the people of Miskander from a rebellious horde. As a thank you for his selfless heroism, he was gifted a crown which he safely stored on Asgard. Until Loki stole it. The Trickster God has been partying hard as a rock band guitarist and thought it would be fun to bequeath the crown to the lead singer, Nihilator, unaware of its true significance—and the corruptive, destructive influence of its true power. Joining forces with the Korean tiger-goddess Horangi, a band of space pirates—and Loki—Thor must not only recover the crown from Nihilator to stop an apocalypse, but also redeem himself for the role he played during the so-called revolution on Miksander . . . Thor: Metal Gods is a collaborative novel by Aaron Stewart-Ahn, Jay Edidin, Brian Keene, and Yoon Ha Lee.

Strap on your six-guns and saddle up for a shoot-out against a horde of angry Sasquatch! The Old West has never been weirder or wilder than it has in the hands of master horror writer Brian Keene. Morgan and his gang are on the run--from their pasts and from the posse riding hot on their heels, intent on seeing them hang. But when they take refuge in Crazy Bear Valley, their flight becomes a siege as they find themselves battling a legendary race of monstrous, bloodthirsty beings. Now, Morgan and his gang aren''t worried about hanging. They just want to live to see the dawn. This new edition of Brian Keene''s An Occurrence in Crazy Bear Valley includes a brand-new Afterword written by the author.

All is lost in the aftermath of The Seven''s confrontation with Behemoth, Leviathan, and Nodens. Frankie, Bloom, and Lucifer are missing and feared dead. Tony is in ancient Rome. The Exit is imprisoned outside of space and time. Teddy, LeHorn, and Sarah are on a quick mission to Teddy''s hometown, where both old friends and enemies await. The remaining Thirteen are on the offensive. Heaven and Hell are mustering for war. The Labyrinth is damaged. The splintering of reality has begun. And the universe''s last remaining hope may be... Ob, Lord of the Siqqusim? Brian Keene''s SPLINTERED: THE LABYRINTH Book 3 The End continues, and this is the last dance...

Deep in the serene forest of Silverwood, California, a monster from another dimension is desperate for the human blood it needs to return home. What begins as a relaxing week in the woods for two groups of campers—employees on a corporate retreat and a Cub Scout troop—turns into a hellish ordeal when a mysterious dark force lurking among the trees preys on their most violent impulses. A rustic getaway featuring evil whispering trees, a teddy bear-clutching child laughing at your pain, and a malevolent otherworldly presence terrorizing the campground? Welcome to the most terrifying wilderness trip of your lives, campers. Based on Silverwood by Tony E. Valenzuela, Silverwood is a Realm Production written by Brian Keene, Richard Chizmar, Stephen Kozeniewski, and the Sisters of Slaughter — Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason. Listen away.

Kann der okkulte Detektiv Levi Stoltzfus das Böse aufhalten, bevor es entfesselt wird? Halloween steht vor der Tür und in LeHorn''s Hollow wird eine neue Spukattraktion eröffnet. Die Leute werden aus dem ganzen Land anreisen, um sich auf dem Ghost Walk zu gruseln. Aber mit einer Sache haben die Besitzer des Geisterweges nicht gerechnet. In den Wäldern lauert wirklich etwas - ein riesiges, uraltes Übel mit einem unermesslichen Hunger nach Leben. Bald werden die ahnungslosen Kunden sich anstellen ... um zu sterben. Horrormeister Brian Keene verbindet in diesem Thriller klassische und moderne Schrecken. The Horror Review: »Keenes Name sollte in einem Atemzug mit King, Koontz und Barker genannt werden. Ohne Zweifel ist er einer der besten Horrorautoren, die es gibt.« BRIAN KEENE (geboren 1967 in Pennsylvania) ist Autor von mehr als 30 Romanen. Außerdem verfasste er Comics wie The Last Zombie oder Doom Patrol.Seine Werke wurden mehrmals mit dem Bram Stoker Award ausgezeichnet. Übersetzungen erschienen in vielen Sprachen. Mehrere seiner Romane wurden auch verfilmt. Seine Website findet sich hier. The Horror Review: »Keenes Name sollte in einem Atemzug mit King, Koontz und Barker genannt werden. Ohne Zweifel ist er einer der besten Horrorautoren, die es gibt.«

"Other words collects World Horror Grandmaster and multiple Bram Stoker Award winner Brian Keene''s writings about other authors and creatives -- Stephen King, George Romero, Hunter S. Thompson, Richard Laymon, Jack Ketchum, John Skipp, (Keene''s future wife) Mary SanGiovanni, Brian Hodge, Wrath James White, J. F. Gonzalez, Holly Newstein, Richard Chizmar, Tom Piccirilli, Jeff Strand, C. Robert Cargill, and many more. An engrossing, thoughtful, and intimate look at the people and the history of modern horror fiction by one of its most celebrated practitioners."--Publisher''s description.

From best-selling writers J. F. Gonzalez and Brian Keene comes the wildest, pulpiest, most over-the-top B-movie installment in the Clickers series yet! In the aftermath of a devastating tsunami and a series of undersea earthquakes, hordes of Clickers swarm onto the California coastline, slaughtering everything in their path. When the creatures begin attacking other parts of the world, humanity fights back, unaware that a second foe is about to emerge—Ob, Lord of a supernatural race of beings known as the Siqqusim, who have the ability to possess and reanimate the dead. Now, Earth faces an invasion from not one, but two enemies—the mindless, hungry Clickers, and the evil, and equally ravenous zombies. Both groups have only one goal in mind—the total extermination of the human race. But what happens when these two forces meet... CLICKERS VS. ZOMBIES - No matter who wins, mankind loses.

They thought it was over, but the second wave was only the beginning... In the aftermath of the Clickers and Dark Ones'' siege and a coup against an insane President, America rebuilds. Change has come, and a better future is promised to all. But promises can be broken and there may be no future at all because deep beneath the ocean, a new terror awaits. Dagon, god of the Dark Ones, is waking up...and if humanity doesn''t stop him, then mankind will face extinction. Trapped on a South Pacific Island, the cast of Clickers and Clickers 2: The Next Wave join forces with a mysterious group of occult agents to face off against the Clickers, the Dark Ones, Dagon and an all-new threat-the deadly obsidian Clickers. The stakes have never been higher. Dagon is rising... and humanity will fall. Clickers III: Dagon Rising - It''s more giant monster carnage and B-movie fun as only J. F. Gonzalez and Brian Keene can bring you.

Rogan—the aging, jaded barbarian who gave up his throne—painfully realizes that his most storied childhood heroes are fading into antiquity, becoming mere ballads in the eyes of the younger warriors. And he might be next. He stops at the hometown of his idol, but little remains to show of the man’s exploits … until he meets the hero’s daughter, Roan, riding her father’s infamous seven-hundred-year-old horse. Roan has a vendetta against General Tolin La Gaul, who harbors a dark secret. She tries to convince Rogan to join her in riding upon the Citadel of Nosmada in the land of Nod to confront Tolin, but Rogan has no interest in such a dicey plan. That is, until his nephew, Javan, goes missing, presumed captured. Now the Citadel has become a snare, and he has no choice but to spring the trap’s jaws. Rogan’s path leads him into darker and more twisted schemes than even he could have imagined … gods, devils, and an undead dragon, forcing him to confront not only his own mortality and place in history—but even his god, Wodan. Steven L. Shrewsbury and Brian Keene''s award-winning Bastards trilogy comes to its exciting conclusion with CURSE OF THE BASTARDS!

Im Pine-Village-Apartmentkomplex leben die Menschen Tür an Tür, ohne ihre Nachbarn zu kennen. Ein depressiver Horrorautor. Ein junges Pärchen, frisch verheiratet. Ein Veteran des Vietnamkrieges. Eine alte Katzenlady. Ein Serienmörder ... Doch die Sicherheit in den eigenen vier Wänden wird bedroht: Eine Horde nackter Irrer dringt in die Wohnanlage ein und entfesselt ein blutiges Massaker. Elf Fremde. Wenn sie die Nacht überstehen wollen, müssen sie sich gemeinsam wehren. Ein äußerst brutaler und actiongeladener Horrorthriller. Horrorbuzz: »Der Komplex ist eines der unterhaltsamsten, grausamsten und erschreckendsten Bücher von Keene.« Culturedvultures: »Keene ist ein Titan des Horrorgenres.« The Horror Review: »Keenes Name sollte in einem Atemzug mit King, Koontz und Barker genannt werden. Ohne Zweifel ist er einer der besten Horrorautoren.« BRIAN KEENE (geboren 1967 in Pennsylvania) ist Autor von mehr als 30 Romanen. Außerdem verfasste er Comics wie The Last Zombie oder Doom Patrol.Seine Werke wurden mehrmals mit dem Bram Stoker Award ausgezeichnet. Übersetzungen erschienen in vielen Sprachen. Mehrere seiner Romane wurden auch verfilmt. Seine Website findet sich hier. The Horror Review: »Keenes Name sollte in einem Atemzug mit King, Koontz und Barker genannt werden. Ohne Zweifel ist er einer der besten Horrorautoren, die es gibt.«

Prima edizione in lingua italiana dell''antologia di racconti horror ''The Big Book of Blasphemy'', a cura del Premio Splatterpunk Award alla carriera David G. Barnett e Regina Garza Mitchell, pubblicata in inglese nel 2019 dall''editore statunitense Necro Publications. L''antologia include 30 racconti a tema blasfemo dei più grandi interpreti del genere extreme-horror mondiale, tra i quali: Edward Lee, Charlee Jacob, Brian Keene, Lucy Taylor, Wrath James White, Gabino Iglesias, Ryan Harding, Monica J. O''Rourke, Kristopher Triana, John Urbancik, Ray Garton, Joshua Chaplinski, Jeremy Wagner, Stephen Kozeniewski, gli autori italiani Alessandro Manzetti (aka Caleb Battiago) e Paolo Di Orazio e molti altri. Edizione Standard, Collana Necros, Traduzione di Daniela Capriotti, Revisione di Miriam Mastrovito, Illustrazione di copertina di Vincent Chong.

Two titans of modern horror-Brian Keene and Bryan Smith-team up for the terrifying crossover sequel to both Keene''s URBAN GOTHIC and Smith''s THE FREAKSHOW. The Westgate Galleria Mall was once a sprawling, shining monument to American consumerism and suburban growth. Now, it is a crumbling reminder of how both have fallen-an architectural ghost, haunting the outskirts of society. That makes it the perfect filming location for a YouTube channel devoted to the exploration of abandoned places. But the mall isn''t as empty as it seems and the residents have sinister obscene plans for them. Now, with the daylight still hours away, both he hunters and the hunted will fight to stay alive...and desperately try to make it home. SUBURBAN GOTHIC by Brian Keene and Bryan Smith-Home is where is the severed heart is...

Originally released in 2006, Brian Keene''s second non-fiction collection is back in print for a new generation of readers! RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL chronicles the immediate pressure that followed the success of THE RISING, and the perils and pitfalls of sudden fame. This is a blunt, hilarious, heartbreaking, uncomfortable and unvarnished look at the highs and lows of hitting the bestseller list...and everything that happens after that, culminating in a search for the answers to life during the author''s first cross-country promotional tour.

For a group of middle-aged friends, the trip into the forest was supposed to be simple. All they had to do was find a place to set up their criminal enterprise, and all of their financial problems would be solved. But now, night is falling, and with the darkness comes something else. Something fast. Something ferocious. Something... with teeth. From best-selling, award-winning horror writer Brian Keene comes a vicious new novella WITH TEETH.

Thor and Loki embark on a cosmic odyssey to stop the return of an ancient evil. "One of the most genuinely entertaining Thor stories of all time” —Syfy Wire A space adventure on an epic scale, Metal Gods propels Thor and Loki on a quest to recover a dangerous alien artifact. Together with a Korean tiger-goddess, a charismatic, gender-fluid space pirate, and Frost Giant mercenaries, the sons of Odin must each confront their pasts and face the truth behind the destruction of a planet that Thor once tried to help. Tinged with humor, celestial horror, complex relationships, space battles, barroom brawls, and blasts of sheer fun. © 2020 MARVEL

A hilarious, shocking, terrifying thrill-ride across the American landscape, The Damned Highway combines two great flavors of weird: the gonzo journalism of Hunter S. Thompson and the uncanny terrors of H.P. Lovecraft. Horror legend Brian Keene and cult storytelling master Nick Mamatas dredge up a tale of drug-fueled eldritch madness from the blackest depths of the American Nightmare. On a freaked-out bus journey to Arkham, Massachusetts, and the 1972 Presidential primary, evidence mounts that sinister forces are on the rise, led by the Cult of Cthulhu and its most prominent member - Richard M. Nixon

Originally published in 2004 and long out of print, best-selling horror novelist Brian Keene''s first non-fiction collection is available again for a new generation of readers. Featuring the best of Keene''s Hail Saten columns as well as material from the Bram Stoker Award winning Jobs In Hell, Sympathy For the Devil is a funny, poignant, unvarnished and deeply personal portrait of horror fiction at the start of the new century, and one of its most prominent practitioners.

The holidays are a time for romance...and monsters! This anthology includes 22 original stories of sentimental love and reverent piety -- spoiled by hellacious creatures and depraved entities from the darkest depths of the human psyche. Authors include such masters of the horror genre as: Brian Keene, Alan Baxter, Mark Allan Gunnells, Clara Madrigano, Bev Vincent, Cynthia Pelayo, Greg Sisco, and many more!

"My name is Brian Keene. I''m a writer by trade and a road warrior by heart. Neither of these things are wise career or life choices. The tolls add up.Over the last twenty years, things have changed. Book tours have changed, publishing has changed, bookselling has changed, conventions have changed, horror fiction-and the horror genre-have changed. I''ve changed, too.The only things that haven''t changed are writing and the road. They stay the same. The words we type today are the past tomorrow. Everything is connected like the highways on a map are connected. This holds true for the history of our genre, as well.I rode into town twenty years ago. Now I''m riding out. You''re all coming with me..."So begins Brian Keene''s End of the Road-a memoir, travelogue, and post-Danse Macabre examination of modern horror fiction, the people who write it, and the world they live-and die-in. Exhilarating, emotional, heartfelt, and at times hilarious, End of the Road is a must-read for fans of the horror genre. Introduction by Gabino Iglesias.

Centralia: Epicenter. Evil has a network beneath Earth''s surface and its name is CENTRALIA. Throughout the United States the name Centralia crops up again and again. A dozen towns where thousands of people live, never realizing that supernatural forces are aligning against them. Strange events have occurred in one Centralia or another since the 1800''s, but these events are growing more intense with every passing day. A powerful, malevolent force prepares to unleash its evil upon the world through Centralia gateways located in New York, Missouri, West Virginia, Kansas, Texas, and Washington. In this collection of short horror stories, writers Cullen Bunn, Brian Quinn, Heath Amodio, Adam Cesare, Brian Keene, and Michael Patrick Hicks, share the tales of six unlikely heroes who find themselves facing the forces of evil attempting to breach the gates and slither into the world. Centralia is the front line in an ultimate battle of good and evil. Brian Keene, author of THE RISING, EARTHWORM GODS, DEAD SEA, and DARK HOLLOW, crafts a tale of an ex-special forces combat magician. Cullen Bunn, writer of THE SIXTH GUN, HARROW COUNTY, A PASSAGE IN BLACK, and DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE, presents the story of a necromancer who carries a secret the Lords of the Dead will kill to protect. Brian Quin, co-writer of METRO and one of TruTV''s IMPRACTICAL JOKER, spins a yarn about a clockwork robot detective. Heath Amodio, writer of THE KEEPER AND THE BOOKS OF POWER, tells the tale of a young blind psychic who sees through her grandmother''s eyes. Michael Patrick Hicks, author of THE RESURRECTIONISTS and BORNE OF THE DEEP, introduces a professor of occult studies who refuses to stand idly by when evil rears its ugly head. Adam Cesare, author of CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD and VIDEO NIGHT, tells the story of a martial artist with an affinity for cryptids. Centralia: Epicenter is the first collection in the Centralia shared-world anthology series.

This is the fourteenth book in series one of the Borderlands Press Little Books. Contents of this collection: Silver Bullets (an Introduction) Burying Betsy The Ties That Bind Dust Two-Headed Alien Love Child Golden Boy Bunnies In August Take Me To The River That Which Lingers I Am An Exit This Is Not An Exit Without You The Siqqusim Who Stole Christmas

In January 2018, best-selling authors Brian Keene and Mary SanGiovanni witnessed a group of unidentified flying objects over their home. That encounter with the unexplained forms the basis for this honest, revealing memoir-styled treatise on faith, religion, the occult, atheism, agnosticism, science, and the supernatural, as World Horror Grandmaster Award-Winner Brian Keene takes the reader on a journey through his own belief structure, revealing how it has influenced him as both a person and as a writer, impacting everything from his lifestyle choices to the books he''s written. Regardless of your own individual experience, you''ll find yourself pondering THE TRIANGLE OF BELIEF.

From the founder of the Number One Stephen King news website, Lilja''s Library, comes a wonderfully rich anthology of inspirational horror stories, including a rare story from Stephen King himself, classics by Clive Barker and Edgar Allan Poe, and an original novella by John Ajvide Lindqvist (author of Let the Right One In), written for Shining in the Dark. Celebrating twenty years of the expansive Stephen King fan site Lilja''s Library, this is a fabulous collection of deliciously creepy stories, perfect for all horror fans. With a terrifying story that has never been previously included in any of Stephen King''s collections, Shining in the Dark is an unforgettable anthology, featuring short stories by some of the genre''s best-known and most talented authors. Table of Contents: ''The Blue Air Compressor'' by Stephen King ''The Net'' by Jack Ketchum and P. D. Cacek ''The Novel of the Holocaust'' by Stewart O''Nan ''Aeliana'' by Bev Vincent ''Pidgin and Theresa'' by Clive Barker ''An End To All Things'' by Brian Keene ''Cemetery Dance'' by Richard Chizmar ''Drawn to the Flame'' by Kevin Quigley ''The Companion'' by Ramsey Campbell ''The Tell-Tale Heart'' by Edgar Allan Poe ''A Mother''s Love'' by Brian James Freeman ''The Keeper''s Companion'' by John Ajvide Lindqvist

LOVE LETTERS FROM A NIHILIST is the third book in a series collecting all of Brian Keene''s short fiction. The stories in this volume span over two decades of publication, and include critically-acclaimed works like "The King, in: YELLOW", "Intersectionality", "The Ties That Bind", and many more, including several new tales set in the world of The Rising, and others featuring fan-favorite characters Levi Stoltzfus and The Exit. Bleak, relentless, compulsive page-turners, these love letters from the horror genre''s ultimate nihilist will lead you right over the cliff, screaming all the way down.