SACRIFICE reviewed in Famous Monsters of Filmland

THE FIRST REVIEW of my 2nd novel  Sacrifice went live today at Famous Monsters of Filmland. Here’s an excerpt: The pacing is non-stop, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. Just when I thought I’d get a chance to relax Everson kicked it up a notch and threw another atrocity at me…. If you like your horror “razor” sharp, bloody, ominous and dark you will love this book, it is genuinely disturbing. All I can…

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TATTOO – Stoker Nominated!

YESTERDAY, IT WAS ANNOUNCED that the latest title from Dark Arts Books – Like A Chinese Tattoo – was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in an Anthology. Needless to say, Bill Breedlove and myself – the founders of Dark Arts Books – are more than pleased! The Bram Stoker Awards are awarded every year by the Horror Writers Association for superior achievement in horror.  This year, the Stoker Awards will be handed out during the…

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Birthday, the Horror Way!

YESTERDAY, I TURNED 43. I haven’t cared much about birthday parties for a long time, but yesterday — I think I had one of the best ones of my life! It wasn’t really a “party” per se, but rather a movie night with a couple friends that I went to high school with. We’d actually planned to get together a couple weeks ago to watch horror movies, and winter colds intervened. So instead, Larry and…

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SACRIFICE Contest!

FOR THOSE WHO aren’t already subscribed to my John Everson ~ Dark Arts e-Newsletter,  I wanted to let you know — I sent out the March edition of the newsletter this morning, and I’m running a contest for my subscribers to win a free signed copy of Sacrifice next month when it comes out. There’s also an excerpt from the book available via this month’s newsletter. If you didn’t get a copy and you want to get…

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2009 SACRIFICE Tour Dates!

THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK is back on my home page: there are now less than 60 days until the official release date of my second novel, Sacrifice! If you’re anxious, you can pre-order the book through Amazon, Books A Million, Borders and Barnes & Noble sites — or check in with your favorite bookseller. Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been getting back in touch with all of the great bookstores that I stopped in last…

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