Reviews

Well I do have some reviews, not as much as I would like, though I do love all of the ones I have. Of course there are the amazon reader reviews, which are totally cool.

AMAZON REVIEWS

And there was the one from Horror Talk:

Horror Talk

And the latest one which also does double duty as it appears on Amazon. This one is from an awesome fan site dedicated to the Succubi.

A Succubi's Tale

Please check out these reviews and their respective sites, and while you are at it, why not order a copy
of LUST, you will be glad you did!

GUEST BLOG: James N Cook

Hello everyone, this is James N. Cook, author of the Surviving the Dead series, and the upcoming Jeremiah Cain: Vampire Hunter series. I’m thrilled to be a guest here today, and to have the chance to share some thoughts with you.

As we get closer to Halloween, folks are undoubtedly going to start gravitating toward horror novels, costume parties, and scary movies. Over the course of the blog tour I’ve been participating in this month, the most common questions I have received have centered around what my favorite authors, movies, and television shows are. So, to make your Halloween more enjoyable, and sufficiently scary, allow me to detail a list of some of my favorite horror related books and movies, by category.

Werewolves:

Best werewolf novel: Autobiography of a Werewolf Hunter by Brian Easton.

Seriously: Best. Ever. And don’t miss the sequel, Heart of Scars (which is a bitchin’ title, by the way). This is a dark, no bullshit, eat your face off, straight up horror novel centered around a werewolf hunter who is a take no prisoners badass. I loved it, and it gets my highest recommendation.

Best werewolf movie: The old classic, An American Werewolf in London. That agonizing scene where David transforms into the wolf to the tune of Sam Cooke crooning Blue Moon still gives me the shivers.

Vampires:

Best vampire novel:  I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson.

This novel was a groundbreaker when it was published, has inspired several movies, and even inspired the creation of other genres. It’s blend of fear, isolation, and the psychological effects of surviving the end of the world had a forceful influence on my vision of post-apocalyptic writing that eventually led to my first novel: No Easy Hope. Don’t read this one alone on a dark night. It’s deep stuff.

Best vampire movie: From Dusk till Dawn.

Come on, it has Quentin Tarantino and Cheech Marin, not to mention Salma Hayek dancing on a table clad in little more than an albino python. What more do you need to know?

Zombies: (this one is near to my heart)

Best zombie novel: World War Z, by Max Brooks.

If you haven’t read this yet, do so immediately. Brooks tells the story of a near-apocalypse with vision, heart, and a visceral sense of impending doom. It’s one of the most compelling books, of any genre, that I have read in my life. It will go down as a classic in horror literature.

Best zombie movie: Until the WWZ movie is released, I’ll have to cheat here and say The Walking Dead on AMC. (Yes, I know it’s not a movie. I said I was cheating.) More specifically, season one. Season two was okay, but not as good as the first six episodes. Still, it’s the best zombie apocalypse story that has yet made it to the screen, and sets the bar for any that will come after.

Honorable Mention:

Movies: Event Horizon, John Carpenter’s Vampires, and Vampire Hunter D.

Books: The Deacon Chalk series by JR Tuck, White Flag of the Dead by Joseph Talluto, Mark Tufo’s Zombie Fallout series, and Immortal, by Gene Doucette. All good reads, and definitely worth checking out.

I hope this list gives you something entertaining to do, and have a happy Halloween!

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All five of us - Tonia Brown, James N Cook, John O' Brien, Armand Rosamilia and Mark Tufo - hope you have been following along on the Haunted Halloween Blog Tour 2012. We love to see comments after the posts, and we also love to pick a random commenter and give away a free eBook or even a signed print book, so maybe you'll get lucky!

We have centralized all the upcoming dates and blog posts on a Facebook event page. Feel free to join us there and see what is coming up next!

https://www.facebook.com/events/211796112284317/

Reviews and Guest Blogs

Hey all, trying to promote my book. I went to the library and asked if I gave them a book would they put it on the shelf. The librarian said, no, the library reserves the right to put it up for sale, or put it on the shelf, it is up to their discretion once a book is donated. I said, "but its my book." She shrugged and said those are the rules. Before I left, I thought, maybe she did not understand me. So I took another shot. I said you often feature local authors, what about me? She said oh, and had a light bulb moment and said she did not understand she thought when I said it was my book, I meant that I own the book and don't want to part with it, not that it was MY book, as in I wrote it. So it will be on the shelves at a branch of my local library.

With that, I have done some guest blogs. The latest one is

http://armandrosamilia.com/2012/10/13/guest-blog-douglas-vance-castagna/

A week prior I had done this one:

http://blog.rebeccabesser.com/2012/10/01/new-release---lust-by-douglas-vance-castagna.aspx

And I have been reviewed by Horror Talk

http://www.horrortalk.com/book-reviews/2772-lust-book-review.html

Check out what Lust is all about and find your way to Amazon, and order it on Kindle or paperback.

LUST

Lust Reviews!!!

While I am still awaiting some reviews, from blogs and a horror site, some have appeared on Amazon. So far there are two, hopefully more will be flooding in. Here is a link.

http://www.amazon.com/Lust-Douglas-Vance-Castagna/product-reviews/0957103395/ref=la_B0054KIZ12_1_1_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

So if you have not gotten your copy yet, see what others have to say and then decide. And please feel free to contact me, and write a review.

Have a great weekend.

Paperback Availability

Yes it's true. I check Amazon daily to see my ranking. Lust has been out for around ten days, and I am eagerly awaiting reviews. Honest reviews. I have sent some PDF files out for reviews, but they have not been posted yet. Two blogs and a horror website should be posting soon, and I will have the links here as well as on my Facebook page.

The Ebook will be available in Kindle only for now, but you can pre-order the paperback from

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Lust-Douglas-Vance-Castagna/dp/0957103395/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1348247141&sr=1-4&keywords=douglas+vance+castagna

and Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lust-douglas-vance-castagna/1112896784?ean=9780957103399

So whatever your favorite e-retailer for books, you can get a brand new, hot off the presses copy of my new novella.

And please, whatever format you read, please leave me a review.

Thank you.

My Interview With Crowded Quarantine

At long last, I was interviewed for the release of my new novella, Lust. I talk with my publisher Adam Millard and Crowded Quarantine about my novella, my inspirations, my road to being published and  a lot of other interesting facts and tidbits. You can find the interview in its entirety here:

My Awesome Interview

The Kindle and paperback version of my book contain a blurb from DA Chaney, author of Cryptic. and contributor to various anthologies. The paperback's back cover has additional blurbs from both Jimmy Pudge, author of Bad Billy, Ice Cream Man and The Dick; as well as Rebecca Besser, author of  Undead Drive-Thru and various anthologies.

If there is anything else you would like to know please feel free to drop me a line.

LUST now available

Finally, at long last, my novella is available for download. It is only $1.99 US and roughly 1.25 UK. Well worth the price, in my opinion. Within the next few days there will be a review up at Horror Talk, and hopefully some of you who have read it, will post some reviews on Amazon. Also, in the next few days there will be an interview with me on my publisher's website.

In other news, I did not forget my long and long overdue blog about my honeymoon, that will be posted here by no later than next Wednesday. I will also be posting the links to said review and interview in an updated version of this post, so please look for that in the coming days.

Thank you for all of your patience, and hopefully for getting my book. Again, if you prefer paperback, that will be out on the 28th of September. It will be $8.99 US and roughly 5.60 UK. It will be available at Amazon, BN.com and Waterstones.