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2006 JUNE 21
The Midnight Library
USA
Titles by: JF Gonzalez
Survivor. Price $15.00, 6 X 9 Trade Paperback, First Printing June,
2004 (Out of Print)
J. F. Gonzalez's short novel Maternal Instinct won instant praise
from readers and critics. At 40,000 words, it packed a powerhouse punch
that left a lasting impression on the minds of even the most jaded horror
readers and was unflinching in its brutal honesty and emotional intensity.
Readers were unprepared for the savagery in its narrative of a young couple
separated in the aftermath of a road rage incident that quickly spiraled
into a descent of depravity and violence at the hands of an underground
snuff film ring. They were even more shocked at its ending in which Lisa
Miller - young and pregnant -- did the unthinkable in order to escape.
But escape she did…at a price.
Picking up where the original short novel left off, Lisa Miller is left
a broken shell. Tormented by the decision she made to save herself, she
plunges into a deep depression. When her husband learns of the extreme
measures she took to save herself and their unborn child, he is left empty
and horrified at the knowledge that his wife's abductors escaped with
the ability to hunt them down. Surely they would not be content to let
Lisa Miller escape…
Some things deserve to be kept secret…at any price.
The Beloved.
Price $17.00, 6 X 9 Trade Paperback, First Printing , February 2005
- out of print
You've seen her before. Perhaps your best friend is dating her, getting
himself into debt by taking her out to fancy restaurants and buying her
expensive gifts. Yet you see her for what she is...
Or maybe he's
the guy who has perfectly good excuses for not finding a job, so he lets
his live-in girlfriend support them. She works hard to keep a roof over
their head and food on the table...and in the meantime, she's running
herself ragged emotionally and financially.
Of course you
know people like this. Everybody knows at least one.
They're not who
you think they are.
They are charismatic,
sexually attractive, and they'll completely drain you emotionally, financially,
and physically.
And then they'll
move on to the next person.
Don't let that
next person be you. They're not human. They're something else...something
too terrifying to imagine...
Bully.
Price $15.00, 6 X 9 Trade Paperback, First Printing , February 2006
 When
the murder investigation of eleven-year old Raul Valesquez is re-opened
after the conviction of his alleged killer is over-turned, Danny Hernandez
contacts a long-lost neighborhood friend. Twenty-eight years ago Danny
and Jerry Valdez were teenagers when Raul Valesquez was killed. Raul was
the neighborhood bully. Danny is afraid of what the police might find
in this new investigation. When one of the investigating detectives turns
out to be an old high school friend of Danny's, the case takes an unexpected
twist into police and government corruption.
At times poignant
and reflective, this is a gripping tale of psychological suspense that
touches on the themes of friendship, loyalty, and revenge. It can only
be described as Mystic River meets The Lords of Dogtown.
In this coming of age thriller, J. F. Gonzalez has crafted a tale like
none he's ever created before.
When
the Darkness Falls. $15.00. Trade Paperback, First Printing, November
2006
A
major collection of J. F. Gonzalez's short fiction and novellas.
The tales represented in this volume range from the graphic to the
subtle, from Lovecraftian nightmares to classic horror. Included in
this volume are stories such as "What Happened At Forest Green
Cemetery", "The Watcher From the Grave", "Menage A
Trois", "Addict", "Riding the Storm Out" and
a brand new story --
"Finding the Flame". Includes a brief introduction and a lengthy
Story Notes detailing the genesis of each story. In pre-production
now!
PRAISE FOR JF
GONZALEZ
"It is easy to
feel repulsed by this novel, yet it's hard to resist; it pushes your eyes
off the page and then pulls them back, forcing the kind of visceral relationship
between writer and reader that the best horror writing can produce."
- NY Times Book Review
"Besides the
exciting and suspenseful moments of attempted escape, which are standard
to thrillers, this is extreme horror, unflinching and uncompromising,
a long stare into the soul's dark abyss. It's not pleasant and it's not
for everyone, but it will reward readers who dare, if for no other reason
than the fact that we must examine our evil up close before we can banish
it from our experience forever." - William Gagliani, ChiZine
"J. F. Gonzalez
is a writer to watch." - Bentley Little, author of The Revelation
and The Store
"J. F. Gonzalez
has created a tale that will stick in the reader's mind long after the
last page is turned" - Ray Wallace, ChiZine.
"J. F. Gonzalez
uses the poetry of violence to expose the shame, selfishness, and desires
of that most dangerous of creatures, the human being." - Cemetery
Dance
"It is a work
of nihilist brilliance that challenges its readers, while still delivering
unputdownable suspense. Horror fiction does not get any better or more
worthwhile than this." - Garrett Peck.
"This is a solid
piece of horror fiction that plumbs the depths of human depravity…and
the height of human resolve" - Richard Laymon Kills!
"Author JF Gonzalez, signs a book at the HorrorFind
Convention in Baltimore MD."
WATCH OUT, w/cameo appearance by Victor
Heck. Price $24.95, NTSC DVD
The Midnight Library has committed to supporting our author, Victor Heck, by making the film he worked on and had a role in, WATCH OUT, available for ordering. We have pre-ordered a substantial number of DVDs ourselves direct from the manufacturer to make available to you here. Also, copies of Victor's books purchased at the same time will be signed by the author.
WATCH OUT is the story of Jonathan Barrows, “Professor of Intelligent thinking." Abandoned since birth on an alien planet called "Earth," Barrows travels West by train to Benton Harbor, Michigan -- a town with "a well-deserved inferiority complex" -- in search of the Unholy Grail -- a teaching position at Benton Harbor Community College ("the only college that would grant Me an interview"). Able to love and desire only himself, Jonathan Barrows finds himself surrounded and hounded by the residents of Benton Harbor.
Jonathan Barrows, a man who falls in love with himself, literally. He is attracted to his own body, carries out an erotic relationship with a blow-up doll that resembles him, and takes pleasure in rejecting the advances of his many admirers. He descends into a world of carnivorous priests and Prozac-popping Polish prostitutes and eventually assassinates the world's most popular pop-diva. "You strange creatures," Barrows declares, "you are nothing more to Me than a meal at the fast-food restaurant of life." But who will end up being devoured?
Filmed in an eye-popping style that will shock the most jaded of viewers, WATCH OUT is based on the best-selling novel by Dr. Joseph Suglia and is destined to become a cult classic. Victor Heck, (under his real name 'David Nordhaus'), was a production assistant, videographer and behind-the-scenes photographer for the film, in addition to being an extra and having a cameo appearance as 'The Priest'.
PRAISE FOR WATCH OUT
"FOUR STARS. This is not a nice movie for nice people. Its undefinable and a frightening piece of work. Its what indie movies should be all about." -- Eric Campos, FILM THREAT
"...there are moments of great inspiration and imagination, like a scene with a priest at confession that made me laugh so hard that I blew soda out my nose." -- Jeremy Knox, FILM THREAT
"Genre-defying! Against the grain! Outrageous! Overtly addresses the issues of... human sexuality, mental health and behavior... consistently pushes the barrier of your comfort levels." -- K. Rittinghouse, ICON Magazine
"Shocking social satire that is definitely not for the faint hearted. It is unquestionably bold, fearless and wonderfully imaginative." --
JM, RAINDANCE Magazine
"Warning: This film is not for the squeamish, prudish, faint-of-heart, homophobes or children. It’s challenging in the best possible way." -- Dish magazine
"Wide-release shockers such as Choke might out-gross Watch Out, but they'll never match its gross-outs." -- Andrew Miller, Pitch Weekly
A Darkness Inbred,
by Victor Heck.
Price $15.00, 6 X 9 Trade Paperback, Third Edition October, 2005
Victor Heck's novel A Darkness Inbred appeared in 2001, entering
an otherwise quiet horror scene like a hurricane. Praised heavily by readers
and critics alike as an incredibly strong debut appearance, it was reviewed
everywhere from Dark Realms to Fangoria with words such as 'brilliant',
'sinister', 'twisted', and 'ghoulish'. A bizarre 'what-if' story where
one of H.P. Lovecraft's immortal creations is updated to present day and
finds itself worshipped as Christ's second-coming by a deformed family
of ignorant hill people.
Midnight Library is returning Victor Heck's first novel back to print
in its third, and most attractive 'final' edition.
If God came from the grave. . .
In 1993, the year of the Great Missouri Flood, a small town called Hardin
was completely submerged. Buildings, cars, people. . .entire lives and
family histories erased in a matter of days. However, it wasn't just the
living that suffered, but also the dead, as the cemetery's occupants were
washed free from their graves as well. . .along with something else, long
forgotten, from an older cemetery underneath the newer one.
Book of Legion, by Victor
Heck. Price $15.00, 6 X 9 Trade Paperback, First Printing Fall, 2006
Legion, a Demon stripped of his identity millenia ago and forced
to walk the Earth for all eternity without a name and without even his
own body, has just been reminded who he really is.
As Lucifer once began a war with Heaven, so now does Legion...with Hell.
Legion wishes to turn Earth into another Kingdom of Darkness where he
reigns supreme. Now able to wield his once 'punishment' turned 'ability'
of leaping into mortal bodies, he escapes from Eternal Damnation inside
the body of an emotionally-unstable mental patient. By corrupting a well-known
television Evangelist, and revealing himself to thousands in the Bible
Belt of Southern Missouri as Christ's Second Coming to gain a foothold,
Legion surrounds himself with an army of undead whose souls feed him.
Legion leads the hordes north on a pilgrimage to the nation's capital
where he will gain world-wide notoriety, and thereby damn the world to
a new Hell under his rule.
PRAISE FOR VICTOR
HECK
"In Book of Legion, Victor Heck takes us down to Hell, then raises Hell
up to earth. Apocalyptic and uncompromising, this is horror without boundaries
or restraint." -- Garrett Peck, co-editor of Tooth and Claw
"A DARKNESS INBRED is a truly terrifying novel of supernatural horror.
Victor Heck is a brilliant story-teller, and has created one of the most
sinister and creepy stories I've ever read." -- Douglas Clegg, author
of Bad Karma and Mischief
"In A DARKNESS INBRED, Victor Heck steps forward as a laudable new novelist
in the field, weaving expert characterization and style into a harrowing,
multi-faceted concept that kicks the reader's ass up and down the street.
This is the kind of novel the genre's been dying for but no one until
now has had the balls to write. Heck brazenly plunges Lovecraft's immortal
mythos into contemporary redneck America and a haunted, insane domain
of defected genetics, domestic dysfunctionality, and non-stop hardcore
horror. A DARKNESS INBRED is truly one of the most disturbing books I've
ever read." -- Edward Lee, author of Ghouls, Incubi, and The Bighead
"This is a real squirm-worthy book, the kind of thing that makes you
say, 'I don't believe he wrote that!' in the most admiring terms. A sort
of 'Lovecraft-does-Deliverance-in-Peter-Jackson's-backyard'..." --
Thomas Deja, Fangoria Magazine
"Victor Heck combines the Southern Gothic with the extreme horror of
a Sam Raimi film. Amidst the scent of magnolias and peachtrees you can
detect the whiff of moonshine and meth-labs! Literate, twisted and most
definitely not for the faint-hearted!" -- John Pelan, co-author of
Goon and Shifters
"Author Victor Heck, seen here with Forrest
Ackerman at World Horror Con in Kansas City MO."
Downward Spiral,
edited by Gilbert Schloss. Price $15.00, 6 X 9 Trade Paperback, First
Printing, Summer 2006
Downward Spiral is a collaborative collection from four of the top names in underground horror. JF Gonzalez, Wayne Allen Sallee, Gord Rollo, and Victor Heck bring you stories of extreme horror, loss of dignity, and utter despair. Powerslide with us into the depths of the Downward Spiral!
Contents (listed alphabetically by author):
JF Gonzalez:
In Step (a novella)
Victor Heck:
Birthday Box
Grave Sight
It's a Texture Thing
Squeal
Stall Number Three
Gord Rollo:
All That Glitters
Beneath a Templar Cross
River God
Wayne Allen Sallee:
40 Minutes, Any Given Day
Because He Can
From a Sow's Ear
Shank of the Night
Winnings
…and more.
The
Holy Terror: 15th Anniversary Edition by Wayne Allen Sallee -
Trade Paperback, $15.00
Originally
published in hardcover in 1992, The Holy Terror remains a
tour de force and a cult classic. The Midnight Library is honored to
introduce this modern classic to a new generation of readers.
Francis
Haid is a serial killer who stalks the handicapped of
Chicago. Commanded by an unseen presence that speaks in the voice of
an uncle whose rotting corpse he keeps in the living room, Haid
destroys his victims in a way that puzzles the authorities. On his
trail are Victor Tremulis and Evan Shustak, members of Chicago's
weird underworld. Evan Shustak is The American Dream, a staple of
some of Wayne Allen Sallee's short stories who haunts Chicago's city
streets. They're joined by other characters equally bizarre in a
twisted tale that you'll remember long after finishing it.
Voyeur
by Angel Garcia. Trade Paperback, $15.00
When
Christine Rutledge first receives the videotape, she is
disturbed and frightened. The footage suggests her mother, who was
found brutally murdered two years ago, had been having an extra-
marital affair. Then she gets another videotape...showing the
conclusion which ends in bloodshed. Confused, Christine turns to Mel,
a family friend, who is suffering a loss of his own -- the recent
nervous breakdown of his partner, who happens to be a longtime
employee and family friend of Christine's high-ranking executive
father, Blair. Together, they are determined to find out exactly why
Christine's mother was murdered and how these recent events tie
together. What they aren't prepared for is the ultimate betrayal.
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