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September 21, 2012
Equinox promo - MARTYRS & MONSTERS free ebook
I love finding excuses to have giveaways. (When is Walpurgis Eve again?)
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The Autumnal Equinox is Saturday, September 22nd.
Celebrate the season of the witch with a free Kindle download of Robert Dunbar’s Martyrs & Monsters.
Horror and Suspense, Science Fiction and Fantasy ~ a collection of dangerously dark fiction for adults ~ by the author of THE PINES, THE SHORE and WILLY.
Explore dark fiction in all its hues.
Inaugurate autumn with a free e-book from Uninvited Books.
Martyrs & Monsters by Robert Dunbar is free at Amazon from 9/21 through 9/25.
Get your free copy here:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005IQDPSK
THE PRESS about Martyrs & Monsters by Robert Dunbar
“A masterpiece.”
DARK SCRIBE MAGAZINE
“Substantial amounts of panache and poetic insight.”
CEMETERY DANCE MAGAZINE
“Never less than brilliant.”
THE BLACK ABYSS
“A scary, compelling ride.”
NIGHTS & WEEKENDS
“A milestone of modern horror.”
THE BLACK GLOVE
“Sure to satisfy lovers of both horror and literary fiction.”
SHROUD MAGAZINE
Love hurts. Explore your darkness.
Book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YlfaO...
Find out more about this title and other releases from Uninvited Books at www.UninvitedBooks.com
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The Autumnal Equinox is Saturday, September 22nd.
Celebrate the season of the witch with a free Kindle download of Robert Dunbar’s Martyrs & Monsters.
Horror and Suspense, Science Fiction and Fantasy ~ a collection of dangerously dark fiction for adults ~ by the author of THE PINES, THE SHORE and WILLY.
Explore dark fiction in all its hues.
Inaugurate autumn with a free e-book from Uninvited Books.
Martyrs & Monsters by Robert Dunbar is free at Amazon from 9/21 through 9/25.
Get your free copy here:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005IQDPSK
THE PRESS about Martyrs & Monsters by Robert Dunbar
“A masterpiece.”
DARK SCRIBE MAGAZINE
“Substantial amounts of panache and poetic insight.”
CEMETERY DANCE MAGAZINE
“Never less than brilliant.”
THE BLACK ABYSS
“A scary, compelling ride.”
NIGHTS & WEEKENDS
“A milestone of modern horror.”
THE BLACK GLOVE
“Sure to satisfy lovers of both horror and literary fiction.”
SHROUD MAGAZINE
Love hurts. Explore your darkness.
Book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YlfaO...
Find out more about this title and other releases from Uninvited Books at www.UninvitedBooks.com
June 1, 2012
FREE!!!
Be gentle. It's my first time. Seriously, I've never done one of these promotional ebook giveaway things before. And I figure eWood beats no WOOD. Right?
Wood
WOOD, a novella by Robert Dunbar, is free for Kindle today through June 5th.
http://www.amazon.com/WOOD-ebook/dp/B...
"Blessed is the creature that knows its purpose."
Woods surround a blighted section of a nameless city. After dark, something creeps forth into the streets, something that preys upon humans ... and may ultimately replace them.
One winter night, it begins to stalk a runaway girl.
The monster just made its first mistake.
“One of the best dark fiction writers around.” ~ The Black Abyss
“Honest-to-God terrifying.” ~ Horror World
“A dark literary masterpiece.” ~ Famous Monsters of Filmland
“Literary horror at its best.” ~ Layers of Thought
“Flows with an eerie pace.” ~ More-2-Read
“Horror as it should be.” ~ To-the-Bone Reviews
“Mesmerizing … poetic … unnerving.” ~ Literary Mayhem
“Beautifully written … dark and atmospheric.” ~ Southern Rose Productions
“Like a bad dream experienced during a feverish night.” ~ The Tomb of Dark Delights
Wood
WOOD, a novella by Robert Dunbar, is free for Kindle today through June 5th.
http://www.amazon.com/WOOD-ebook/dp/B...
"Blessed is the creature that knows its purpose."
Woods surround a blighted section of a nameless city. After dark, something creeps forth into the streets, something that preys upon humans ... and may ultimately replace them.
One winter night, it begins to stalk a runaway girl.
The monster just made its first mistake.
“One of the best dark fiction writers around.” ~ The Black Abyss
“Honest-to-God terrifying.” ~ Horror World
“A dark literary masterpiece.” ~ Famous Monsters of Filmland
“Literary horror at its best.” ~ Layers of Thought
“Flows with an eerie pace.” ~ More-2-Read
“Horror as it should be.” ~ To-the-Bone Reviews
“Mesmerizing … poetic … unnerving.” ~ Literary Mayhem
“Beautifully written … dark and atmospheric.” ~ Southern Rose Productions
“Like a bad dream experienced during a feverish night.” ~ The Tomb of Dark Delights
March 22, 2012
Robert Dunbar's WOOD
“Blessed is the beast that knows its purpose.”
Initial response to my Wood – notwithstanding the expected witticisms regarding the title – has been tremendously positive … if a bit puzzling.
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“Mesmerizing … poetic … unnerving.”
~ Literary Mayhem
“Honest-to-God terrifying and emotionally wrenching.”
~ Horror World
“Leaves an indelible impression on the reader’s heart and mind.”
~ Southern Rose Productions
“If you have not yet read anything by Robert Dunbar, you are doing yourself a disservice. WOOD is his latest dark literary masterpiece.”
~ Famous Monsters of Filmland
“Another excellent work from an extremely powerful writer.”
~ The Black Abyss
“A tale of the unexpected written in wonderful prose … flows with an eerie pace.”
~ More-2-Read
“Beautifully crafted. Reads like a bad dream experienced during a feverish night.”
~ The Tomb of Dark Delights
“Deeply disturbing. Horror as it should be.”
~ To-the-Bone Reviews
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See? Nothing to complain about here. Still … I’m perplexed.
Few of the critics have mentioned the humor in the piece, though the Horror World reviewer did find the climax to be “wickedly funny.” (Personally, I thought the ending was dead serious and that the satirical elements mostly occurred at the beginning, but that’s probably just me. Also, though it's true I very nearly called this novella MOURNING WOOD -- don't ask -- it was never intended as a sequel to Willy.) I was not at all surprised that virtually no one seemed to recognize the theme as an extended metaphor for HIV. After all, that’s pretty subtle. However, I was surprised that no one commented upon the ubiquitous references to familiar fairy tales. For instance, the two young girls in the group home are named Bianca and Rosaria. I mean, come on. Rose White and Rose Red, right? Not exactly a coded message. Various passages begin with “once upon a time,” and the facility director is consistently referred to as “the Troll.” How obscure is this? In an effort to get to her grandmother’s house, Rosaria encounters “the witch" on the bus and is advised to “leave a trail of breadcrumbs.” Then she’s pursued by a carnivorous beast and aided by a woodsman. For goodness sake, she even wears a red hoodie! Work with me here, people! Later, there’s a mention of the creature “huffing and puffing” at a barricaded door, and at one point she actually utters the words “mirror, mirror, on the wall.” Did no one notice any of this?
Again, it must be me.
Just kidding. I’m very glad people are enjoying it. If you’re curious, check out the excerpt below. Thanks.
An excerpt from WOOD by Robert Dunbar:
Boundaries shift.
Towns and cities grow in spurts, sometimes encroaching upon places better left alone, areas that through a sort of negative geography remain neither forest nor park, neither rural nor urban. No proper designations exist. Unnamed and unclaimed, such regions appear on no map. They never have. Perhaps always they seemed too insignificant: half a lot, a strip of woodland, an acre of bog. Dead space. Easily overlooked or deliberately ignored. As though, all along, people knew … or at least suspected.
Yet such places exist everywhere. In every village. Every suburb. Ask any child. They form the terrain of all the darkest fairytales, the landscape of nightmares.
Alleyways through the worst sections of town inevitably empty into overgrown fields, scruffy and menacing and strewn with rubbish. Bad places. Dwellings on these outskirts slouch toward bitter soil. Boards splinter. Bricks crumble into gravel. So many futile walls loom, intermittent with tilting fences of all variety, a plethora of barricades (as though residents sincerely believed it could be kept at bay). Behind cinderblock barriers, chains rattle as dogs howl out their rage and fear. It is not wilderness that creeps up against these blighted neighborhoods.
Perhaps someday mankind will invent a term for that which seeps in, someday when the cities have decayed and the suburbs have withered and the bad places have inherited the earth. Perhaps, at last, the survivors will know Hell when they see it.
Check out the book trailer if you get a chance. Thanks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y36Br...
Initial response to my Wood – notwithstanding the expected witticisms regarding the title – has been tremendously positive … if a bit puzzling.
* * *
“Mesmerizing … poetic … unnerving.”
~ Literary Mayhem
“Honest-to-God terrifying and emotionally wrenching.”
~ Horror World
“Leaves an indelible impression on the reader’s heart and mind.”
~ Southern Rose Productions
“If you have not yet read anything by Robert Dunbar, you are doing yourself a disservice. WOOD is his latest dark literary masterpiece.”
~ Famous Monsters of Filmland
“Another excellent work from an extremely powerful writer.”
~ The Black Abyss
“A tale of the unexpected written in wonderful prose … flows with an eerie pace.”
~ More-2-Read
“Beautifully crafted. Reads like a bad dream experienced during a feverish night.”
~ The Tomb of Dark Delights
“Deeply disturbing. Horror as it should be.”
~ To-the-Bone Reviews
* * *
See? Nothing to complain about here. Still … I’m perplexed.
Few of the critics have mentioned the humor in the piece, though the Horror World reviewer did find the climax to be “wickedly funny.” (Personally, I thought the ending was dead serious and that the satirical elements mostly occurred at the beginning, but that’s probably just me. Also, though it's true I very nearly called this novella MOURNING WOOD -- don't ask -- it was never intended as a sequel to Willy.) I was not at all surprised that virtually no one seemed to recognize the theme as an extended metaphor for HIV. After all, that’s pretty subtle. However, I was surprised that no one commented upon the ubiquitous references to familiar fairy tales. For instance, the two young girls in the group home are named Bianca and Rosaria. I mean, come on. Rose White and Rose Red, right? Not exactly a coded message. Various passages begin with “once upon a time,” and the facility director is consistently referred to as “the Troll.” How obscure is this? In an effort to get to her grandmother’s house, Rosaria encounters “the witch" on the bus and is advised to “leave a trail of breadcrumbs.” Then she’s pursued by a carnivorous beast and aided by a woodsman. For goodness sake, she even wears a red hoodie! Work with me here, people! Later, there’s a mention of the creature “huffing and puffing” at a barricaded door, and at one point she actually utters the words “mirror, mirror, on the wall.” Did no one notice any of this?
Again, it must be me.
Just kidding. I’m very glad people are enjoying it. If you’re curious, check out the excerpt below. Thanks.
An excerpt from WOOD by Robert Dunbar:
Boundaries shift.
Towns and cities grow in spurts, sometimes encroaching upon places better left alone, areas that through a sort of negative geography remain neither forest nor park, neither rural nor urban. No proper designations exist. Unnamed and unclaimed, such regions appear on no map. They never have. Perhaps always they seemed too insignificant: half a lot, a strip of woodland, an acre of bog. Dead space. Easily overlooked or deliberately ignored. As though, all along, people knew … or at least suspected.
Yet such places exist everywhere. In every village. Every suburb. Ask any child. They form the terrain of all the darkest fairytales, the landscape of nightmares.
Alleyways through the worst sections of town inevitably empty into overgrown fields, scruffy and menacing and strewn with rubbish. Bad places. Dwellings on these outskirts slouch toward bitter soil. Boards splinter. Bricks crumble into gravel. So many futile walls loom, intermittent with tilting fences of all variety, a plethora of barricades (as though residents sincerely believed it could be kept at bay). Behind cinderblock barriers, chains rattle as dogs howl out their rage and fear. It is not wilderness that creeps up against these blighted neighborhoods.
Perhaps someday mankind will invent a term for that which seeps in, someday when the cities have decayed and the suburbs have withered and the bad places have inherited the earth. Perhaps, at last, the survivors will know Hell when they see it.
Check out the book trailer if you get a chance. Thanks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y36Br...
September 28, 2011
WEIRD RELATIONSHIPS
A writer, any writer, has a weird relationship with the critics. No matter how often we insist that we write for ourselves alone, we’re all of us constantly compelled (however surreptitiously) to find out whether the press has validated our talents or not. I’ve never known a writer this wasn’t true of … never known a writer who couldn’t be plunged into the blackest despair by a bad review or who wouldn’t feel elated over a good one. I don’t care how healthy the person’s ego, how centered he or she appears to be. It never fails. Reviews are the mirrors in which we constantly check ourselves. And the Internet only ramps these inclinations up a notch. Make that several notches. Years ago, a writer only heard from the public if someone at a cocktail party happened to recognize you from a television interview. Now everyone – and I mean everyone – has a platform from which to declaim their opinions.
Sometimes this can be a bit daunting.
But I’ve been lucky. Often, the comments from readers have been just as gratifying as the professional critiques, and even the negative remarks have proved oddly satisfying. (I still want “this book is so stupid I can’t even understand it” on a t-shirt.) For instance, the reviews for my novel WILLY have been tremendously stirring. But it’s the reader comments, often quite profound and insightful, that have elicited the strongest emotional responses from me. [Check out the ones at Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10... or at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/WILLY-Robert-Du....] In a world where artists perpetually struggle against terrible odds – almost always for so little in the way of reward – knowing that readers appreciate your work can be all that keeps a writer going.
Luckily, with reviews for WILLY still showing up, the new edition of MARTYRS & MONSTERS is already creating an impact of its own. Not that the collection didn’t do well in its earlier edition – it did, and in spades, with critics apparently vying to outdo each other in the use of superlatives. (Any writer who claims not to love hearing "masterpiece" and "genius" over and over is lying.) But new reviews continue to surface, all of them incredibly positive, and – again – the comments from readers have also been quite moving, often in the most unexpected ways. Take a moment to peruse these – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66... – and I think you’ll see what I mean. This new edition of MARTYRS & MONSTERS from Uninvited Books restores some mangled text, corrects various copyediting and proofreading errors and adds some new material.
Yes, I’ve been fortunate. And the best relationships are always at least a little weird …
Sometimes this can be a bit daunting.
But I’ve been lucky. Often, the comments from readers have been just as gratifying as the professional critiques, and even the negative remarks have proved oddly satisfying. (I still want “this book is so stupid I can’t even understand it” on a t-shirt.) For instance, the reviews for my novel WILLY have been tremendously stirring. But it’s the reader comments, often quite profound and insightful, that have elicited the strongest emotional responses from me. [Check out the ones at Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10... or at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/WILLY-Robert-Du....] In a world where artists perpetually struggle against terrible odds – almost always for so little in the way of reward – knowing that readers appreciate your work can be all that keeps a writer going.
Luckily, with reviews for WILLY still showing up, the new edition of MARTYRS & MONSTERS is already creating an impact of its own. Not that the collection didn’t do well in its earlier edition – it did, and in spades, with critics apparently vying to outdo each other in the use of superlatives. (Any writer who claims not to love hearing "masterpiece" and "genius" over and over is lying.) But new reviews continue to surface, all of them incredibly positive, and – again – the comments from readers have also been quite moving, often in the most unexpected ways. Take a moment to peruse these – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66... – and I think you’ll see what I mean. This new edition of MARTYRS & MONSTERS from Uninvited Books restores some mangled text, corrects various copyediting and proofreading errors and adds some new material.
Yes, I’ve been fortunate. And the best relationships are always at least a little weird …
September 14, 2011
still more about my WILLY
This is more of a footnote to my earlier blog than a separate posting. As sensational as the reviews for this book have been, the "reader comments" here at Goodreads have been just as remarkable. Even the few negative remarks are in their own way (oddly) gratifying.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...
June 3, 2011
Losing Faith (and finding it again)
I believe I'd pretty much lost faith in Willy (and a few other things) by the time the book came out. And I wasn't expecting much in the way of support, certainly not from within the genre. It's such a subtle work. I figured the horror critics, if they bothered to acknowledge the book at all, would simply blast it for being "too literary," a cardinal sin apparently, and the book would sink out of sight.
That's not the way it's worked out. I've wound up feeling both humbled -- or perhaps I mean "chastened" -- and inspired by the number of reviewers who have championed the novel. And I'm very grateful.
“Unique ... highly recommended.”
MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
“Dunbar’s characterization and prose brilliantly capture the internal world of the narrator … lyrical, suspenseful, and immersive … a tour-de-force of style, character, and atmosphere.”
SHROUD MAGAZINE
“A slow, methodical sense of dread, a palpable suspense that is really quite masterful … those familiar with Dunbar’s work will not be surprised at the complexity of this novel. Expertly crafted, intensely moody … this is horror at its best, most fulfilling.”
DARK SCRIBE
“In this superb psychological thriller, we feel disaster building, like an approaching storm. Expertly crafted, terrifyingly beautiful … one of the most powerful novels this reviewer has ever read.”
HELLNOTES
“One of the most powerful and compelling books I have ever read. In a genre busting tour-de-force … Dunbar has redefined the beauty of dark literature, the effect it can have … and what it can accomplish.”
LITERARY MAYHEM
“Stunning and emotionally intense … a deeply moving piece of work.”
THE BLACK ABYSS
“Disturbing and poignant ... a dark rollercoaster ride. Dunbar’s grasp of the human experience is heart-piercing.”
LAYERS OF THOUGHT
“Heartbreaking ... subtle ... eloquent.”
BOOKLOVE
“Challenging and satisfying.”
NIGHTS & WEEKENDS
“It just doesn’t get any better than this.”
HORROR WORLD
“As good as it gets … the highest quality fiction. This harrowing novel transcends genre.”
TOMB OF DARK DELIGHTS
That's not the way it's worked out. I've wound up feeling both humbled -- or perhaps I mean "chastened" -- and inspired by the number of reviewers who have championed the novel. And I'm very grateful.
“Unique ... highly recommended.”
MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
“Dunbar’s characterization and prose brilliantly capture the internal world of the narrator … lyrical, suspenseful, and immersive … a tour-de-force of style, character, and atmosphere.”
SHROUD MAGAZINE
“A slow, methodical sense of dread, a palpable suspense that is really quite masterful … those familiar with Dunbar’s work will not be surprised at the complexity of this novel. Expertly crafted, intensely moody … this is horror at its best, most fulfilling.”
DARK SCRIBE
“In this superb psychological thriller, we feel disaster building, like an approaching storm. Expertly crafted, terrifyingly beautiful … one of the most powerful novels this reviewer has ever read.”
HELLNOTES
“One of the most powerful and compelling books I have ever read. In a genre busting tour-de-force … Dunbar has redefined the beauty of dark literature, the effect it can have … and what it can accomplish.”
LITERARY MAYHEM
“Stunning and emotionally intense … a deeply moving piece of work.”
THE BLACK ABYSS
“Disturbing and poignant ... a dark rollercoaster ride. Dunbar’s grasp of the human experience is heart-piercing.”
LAYERS OF THOUGHT
“Heartbreaking ... subtle ... eloquent.”
BOOKLOVE
“Challenging and satisfying.”
NIGHTS & WEEKENDS
“It just doesn’t get any better than this.”
HORROR WORLD
“As good as it gets … the highest quality fiction. This harrowing novel transcends genre.”
TOMB OF DARK DELIGHTS
March 29, 2011
Uninvited Books
There’s lots of exciting things happening with Uninvited Books.
Our first eBook has just been released. SHADOWS, Supernatural Tales by Masters of Modern Literature has been called “chilling,”“superlative” and “memorable” by critics.
Find the Kindle version here http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SV2MC6 for just $1.95.
WILLY, a novel of ghostly suspense by Robert Dunbar (guilty), continues to receive outstanding reviews.
“Expertly crafted … infinitely suspenseful.” ~ Dark Scribe
“Heartbreaking … subtle … eloquent.” ~ BookLove
“Challenging and satisfying” ~ Nights & Weekends
“It just doesn’t get any better than this.” ~ HorrorWorld
And the latest review for Greg F. Gifune’s excellent Gardens of Night, this one from Shroud Magazine, calls it “an eerie, disturbing tale of violence and redemption.” It is all of that and much more.
Meanwhile, a new interview with Robert Dunbar (http://literarymayhem.com/wordpress/2...)
has evoked very positive responses.
Also, all of our paperbacks can now be purchased directly through our website –
http://www.UninvitedBooks.com
– as well as through Horror Mall, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Drop by our site for more info and the latest updates. Thanks!
Our first eBook has just been released. SHADOWS, Supernatural Tales by Masters of Modern Literature has been called “chilling,”“superlative” and “memorable” by critics.
Find the Kindle version here http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SV2MC6 for just $1.95.
WILLY, a novel of ghostly suspense by Robert Dunbar (guilty), continues to receive outstanding reviews.
“Expertly crafted … infinitely suspenseful.” ~ Dark Scribe
“Heartbreaking … subtle … eloquent.” ~ BookLove
“Challenging and satisfying” ~ Nights & Weekends
“It just doesn’t get any better than this.” ~ HorrorWorld
And the latest review for Greg F. Gifune’s excellent Gardens of Night, this one from Shroud Magazine, calls it “an eerie, disturbing tale of violence and redemption.” It is all of that and much more.
Meanwhile, a new interview with Robert Dunbar (http://literarymayhem.com/wordpress/2...)
has evoked very positive responses.
Also, all of our paperbacks can now be purchased directly through our website –
http://www.UninvitedBooks.com
– as well as through Horror Mall, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Drop by our site for more info and the latest updates. Thanks!
March 3, 2011
Ray Bradbury saved my life ...
I recently did an interview at Literary Mayhem.
“The kids I grew up with were sneaking drinks and shooting up pretty much through their teens. Me too, but I was also smuggling a copy of Something Wicked This Way Comes under my shirt. Sadly, damn few of those kids survived into their adult years. Ray Bradbury probably saved my life … with a little help from Fritz Leiber and Theodore Sturgeon and Shirley Jackson and …”
Read the rest of the interview here: http://literarymayhem.com/wordpress/2...
“The kids I grew up with were sneaking drinks and shooting up pretty much through their teens. Me too, but I was also smuggling a copy of Something Wicked This Way Comes under my shirt. Sadly, damn few of those kids survived into their adult years. Ray Bradbury probably saved my life … with a little help from Fritz Leiber and Theodore Sturgeon and Shirley Jackson and …”
Read the rest of the interview here: http://literarymayhem.com/wordpress/2...
February 8, 2011
SHADOWS
We’re getting such incredible feedback on the cover art for SHADOWS, and people keep asking if it illustrates a particular story. Hmm …
SHADOWS, Supernatural Tales by Masters of Modern Literature
I hadn’t really thought much about that.
Chas Hendricksen’s artwork seems more to evoke the overall atmosphere of the anthology. But now that people mention it …
It does seem particular to two of the stories. THE BECKONING FAIR ONE by Oliver Onions concerns an unseen feminine presence that destroys the work (and life) of a poor writer who moves into the house she haunts (and where the previous tenant was driven to suicide). But it’s not just men who suffer from these specters. The cover also seems to echo the spirit within Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s THE YELLOW WALLPAPER, where a phantom wrecks havoc on the female protagonist – also a writer.
Just wait till people see the back cover.
http://www.uninvitedbooks.com/page12....
And check out the book trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWee0Y...
SHADOWS, Supernatural Tales by Masters of Modern Literature
I hadn’t really thought much about that.
Chas Hendricksen’s artwork seems more to evoke the overall atmosphere of the anthology. But now that people mention it …
It does seem particular to two of the stories. THE BECKONING FAIR ONE by Oliver Onions concerns an unseen feminine presence that destroys the work (and life) of a poor writer who moves into the house she haunts (and where the previous tenant was driven to suicide). But it’s not just men who suffer from these specters. The cover also seems to echo the spirit within Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s THE YELLOW WALLPAPER, where a phantom wrecks havoc on the female protagonist – also a writer.
Just wait till people see the back cover.
http://www.uninvitedbooks.com/page12....
And check out the book trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWee0Y...
October 6, 2009
The critics (bless them)
Promoting a book from the tiniest of micropublishers has not been the easiest thing I've ever attempted, but quite a number of reviewers and editors have already been very generous and encouraging.
I can't resist sharing some of my favorite quotes:
Martyrs & Monsters
by Robert Dunbar
"A masterpiece … disturbingly satisfying."
DARK SCRIBE MAGAZINE
"Substantial amounts of panache and poetic insight."
CEMETERY DANCE
"A milestone of modern horror."
THE BLACK GLOVE
"Sure to satisfy lovers of both horror and literary fiction."
SHROUD MAGAZINE
"Unnervingly erotic. This is what horror does best."
HELLNOTES
"Modern horror of the first order."
HIGHLANDER BOOK REVIEWS
"This collection will challenge you, move you, and make you hold your breath."
OUTLAW REVIEWS
"Exquisite … dark fiction with a soul."
BOOKLOVE
"Provocative … vivid and visceral. We are supremely and alternately shocked and entertained, and strangely touched."
GUD MAGAZINE
"Stunning … a Nietzchean nightmare … gripping and innovative … deliciously wicked and beautifully wrought … wildly original and satisfying."
TOMB OF DARK DELIGHTS
"Searingly erotic … brilliantly chilling."
THE EDGE
"Not a book to read lightly. You won't forget it."
RAINBOW REVIEWS
"Sinister and macabre ... a scary, compelling ride through madness."
NIGHTS & WEEKENDS
"A refreshing exploration into several levels of myth … and a contemporary take on the traditional monsters of literature in a decidedly more human context."
THE EXAMINER
I can't resist sharing some of my favorite quotes:
Martyrs & Monstersby Robert Dunbar
"A masterpiece … disturbingly satisfying."
DARK SCRIBE MAGAZINE
"Substantial amounts of panache and poetic insight."
CEMETERY DANCE
"A milestone of modern horror."
THE BLACK GLOVE
"Sure to satisfy lovers of both horror and literary fiction."
SHROUD MAGAZINE
"Unnervingly erotic. This is what horror does best."
HELLNOTES
"Modern horror of the first order."
HIGHLANDER BOOK REVIEWS
"This collection will challenge you, move you, and make you hold your breath."
OUTLAW REVIEWS
"Exquisite … dark fiction with a soul."
BOOKLOVE
"Provocative … vivid and visceral. We are supremely and alternately shocked and entertained, and strangely touched."
GUD MAGAZINE
"Stunning … a Nietzchean nightmare … gripping and innovative … deliciously wicked and beautifully wrought … wildly original and satisfying."
TOMB OF DARK DELIGHTS
"Searingly erotic … brilliantly chilling."
THE EDGE
"Not a book to read lightly. You won't forget it."
RAINBOW REVIEWS
"Sinister and macabre ... a scary, compelling ride through madness."
NIGHTS & WEEKENDS
"A refreshing exploration into several levels of myth … and a contemporary take on the traditional monsters of literature in a decidedly more human context."
THE EXAMINER
