Eerie Books Blog

We’ve launched a new project at Horror Stories this week. It’s a guide to where to find short stories in the horror genre online. The site lists 13 other websites which link to or allow you to read online versions of horror short stories. Some of the sites feature public domain classics from authors like Ambrose Bierce and H.P. Lovecraft, while others on the list are online fiction magazines with free horror stories you can read. I thought it would be a fun little project to launch, and I’m really proud of my friend John Clifton for researching those resources and making the site happen...

I thought it might be fun to come up with some reasons why someone would actually buy books at the local bookstore instead of at Wal-mart. Especially since Wal-mart will almost always offer a better price on their books. Here’s what I came up with:..

I started reading Infected by Scott Sigler at the recommendation of one of our new book club members, and so far I’m really enjoying it. Sigler isn’t a masterful writer, but he’s a good storyteller, and so far the store is equal parts gripping and creepy. The plot concerns some kind of virus that turn Americans into raving murderers, and much of the book is told from the perspective of one of the infected. (Hence the name, eh.) We have a couple of copies of the book in stock at the store if you’re interested, and it’s a bargain for just $13.95. It’s the kind of book that will appeal to fans of zombie fiction...

We’re having a sale on the new Star Wars novel, Death Troopers. The cover price on this horror book set in the Star Wars universe is $24, and we’re offering the book for just $15. These copies of Death Troopers are first edition hardcovers, brand new, in excellent condition. The reason for the sale price is that I over-ordered the book. I don’t think copies will stay in stock very long at that price...

Lots of Eerie Books news to update the blog with:..

If you’re a fan of zombies or vampires, then there’s a very good chance that you’ve heard of David Wellington. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–home of the Romero zombies–Wellington made a splash in the world of horror by posting a serialized version of his unpublished novel, Monster Island, online. Two more zombie novels would follow before he switched to the world of the nosferatu, introducing vampire hunter Laura Caxton in the pages of Thirteen Bullets. He’s since received a book deal from Three Rivers Press, and his latest Caxton work, 23 Hours, is set to hit shelves on June 23rd, 2009. He was recently kind enough to sit down with Eerie Books, and here’s what the talented author had to say. ..