Gregory Bastianelli

Broschiertes Buch

October

Beschreibung

An aged magician arrives in a small New England town in 1970 to recreate a magic trick that had tragic results years prior. When he accidentally opens a doorway to sinister evil just in time for the Halloween season, four boys on the cusp of becoming teenagers and a reclusive horror writer attempt to save the town from unimaginable horrors.

Autor

Gregory Bastianelli is the author of the novels, “Shadow Flicker, “Snowball,” “Loonies,” and “Jokers Club.” His novella “The Lair of the Mole People” appeared in the pulp anthology “Men & Women of Mystery Vol. II.” Publisher’s Weekly described his “Shadow Flicker” as a “dark disturbing treat.” Booklist stated: “This is a gripping horror story from an author who deserves a wider audience.” Publisher’s Weekly said of “Snowball,” that “Readers will be riveted by this genuinely scary holiday phantasmagoria.” Rue Morgue Magazine said: “If you want Halloween-infused Christmas terror tale … Bastianelli has got you covered … with several feet of blood soaked snow.” Horrornews.net has referred to Bastianelli as the “messiah of macabre.” He graduated from the University of New Hampshire where he studied writing under instructors Mark Smith, Thomas Williams and Theodore Weesner. He worked for nearly two decades at a small daily newspaper where the highlights of his career were interviewing shock rocker Alice Cooper and B-movie icon Bruce Campbell. He became enchanted with the stories of Ray Bradbury as a young child, and his love of horror grew with the likes of Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, Stephen King and Ramsey Campbell. He lives in Dover, NH. He enjoys traveling, especially to Italy where he has visited his ancestral home and hiked the Path of the Gods on the Amalfi Coast and to the top of Mt. Vesuvius. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association and the New England Horror Writers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Flame Tree Publishing
• New ed
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 141mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 398g
• ISBN-13: 9781787589230
• ISBN-10: 1787589234
• Artikelnr.: 70204985