Horror Books

Positive, David Wellington

Posted on by Lake

Positive by David WellingtonPositive, by the one and only David Wellington is out NOW. Click the book cover to get your copy and skip the article below. Or stay around and join the mailing list before you go. I want to scare the hell out of you, after all, so you’ll be glad you did.

Every zombie fan knows David Wellington. The author rose to fame with his books Monster Island, Monster Nation and Monster Planet. Then, just to shake things up a bit, pitted a state trooper against a vampire. Positive marks his return to the zombie genre. Given the advance praise posted, it’s not a minute too soon.

Positive: Story Synopsis (from Amazon):

In the bestselling vein of Guillermo Del Toro and Justin Cronin, the acclaimed author of Chimera and The Hydra Protocol delivers his spectacular breakout novel—an entertaining page-turning zombie epic that is sure to become a classic.

Anyone can be positive . . .

The tattooed plus sign on Finnegan’s hand marks him as a Positive. At any time, the zombie virus could explode in his body, turning him from a rational human into a ravenous monster. His only chance of a normal life is to survive the last two years of the potential incubation period. If he reaches his twenty-first birthday without an incident, he’ll be cleared.

Until then, Finn must go to a special facility for positives, segregated from society to keep the healthy population safe. But when the military caravan transporting him is attacked, Finn becomes separated. To make it to safety, he must embark on a perilous cross-country journey across an America transformed—a dark and dangerous land populated with heroes, villains, madmen, and hordes of zombies. And though the zombies are everywhere, Finn discovers that the real danger may be his fellow humans.

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome meets World War Z and I Am Legend in this thrilling tale that has it all: a compelling story, great characters, and explosive action, making Positive the ultimate zombie novel of our time.

Horror Books

House of Echoes, Brendan Duffy

Posted on by Lake

House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy is available tomorrow. House of Echos Brendan Duffy

Remember when I said April would be a great month for horror stories? This debut horror novel was one of the reasons. House of Echoes weighs in at 400 pages (hardcover) and is published by Ballantine Books. As of this writing, the book ranked 28,000 overall in Amazon. Can you say freaking awesome for a first-time novelist?

SYNOPSIS (thanks to Amazon):

In this enthralling and atmospheric thriller, one young family’s dream of a better life is about to become a nightmare.

Ben and Caroline Tierney and their two young boys are hoping to start over. Ben has hit a dead end with his new novel, Caroline has lost her banking job, and eight-year-old Charlie is being bullied at his Manhattan school.

When Ben inherits land in the village of Swannhaven, in a remote corner of upstate New York, the Tierneys believe it’s just the break they need, and they leave behind all they know to restore a sprawling estate. But as Ben uncovers Swannhaven’s chilling secrets and Charlie ventures deeper into the surrounding forest, strange things begin to happen. The Tierneys realize that their new home isn’t the fresh start they needed . . . and that the village’s haunting saga is far from over.

House of Echoes is a novel that shows how sometimes the ties that bind us are the only things that can keep us whole.

A good book description should assure readers that they’re in the hands of a pro. Brendan Duffy’s publishers do just that. I especially like that we have empathy for the characters right away. We have a family in crisis, a writer-father and a kid fending off bullies – all great ways to prime a human’s emotive pump.

Follow Brendan Duffy on Twitter and mention that you found him here. With a little prodding, I’m sure we can get him to join us as a featured author and provide something horrific and wonderful for subscribers. (Click the charming skull on your right to join the tribe.)