Studio 407's Hybrid TPB Hits Stores on February 25th

Studio 407's Hybrid TPB Hits Stores on February 25th.

Studio 407's critically acclaimed series Hybrid hits stores on February 25th in trade format. Earlier this year, Myriad Pictures and Studio 407, formed a first-look partnership to make full-length live-action motion pictures. Hybrid is set to start filming next year with Ernie Barbarash (Cube Zero, They Wait) on board to direct.

"This was a real opportunity to take an old fashioned genre, the classic monster story, and bring it into the 21st century. says Hybrid writer Peter Kwong. "The 'hybrid" is unlike any creature that you've ever seen; yet, like all classical monsters, it's very much rooted in contemporary fears and anxieties. That always makes it more interesting as a writer, and, I hope, the audience will agree."

Hybrid is described as: When four friends decide to rent a schooner for the day, everything is smooth sailing until they encounter a derelict ship adrift in the ocean — a massive trawler that looks as if it had been dragged from the bottom of the sea. When they spot a frightened little girl waving at them from the bow, they have no choice but to investigate. As they get closer to the ship, they discover that the girl is not alone.

Comics Bulletin says "If you’re a fan of old school, creature feature movies and like a little more monster in your horror, then this is a good book for you."

Ain't it Cool News calls Hybrid: "A good, old fashioned horror story... delivering on all levels."

Pre-order now! Hybrid TPB is scheduled to be in stores on February 25, 2009.
Full Color 120 pages $16.99 DCD item # DEC084240
Writer: Peter Kwong Artist: Pablo Churin
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About Studio 407
Studio 407 brings together the imagination and creative talents of writers and artists from North America and Asia to generate a flow of distinct and kinetic East-meets-West entertainment. A writer driven studio that blends innovation with tradition, Studio 407 is dedicated to publishing the highest quality in comics and manga, across a wide variety of genres. From capes to kung fu, giant robots to vampires, and secret agents to mad scientists; at Studio 407, we sweat the details.High-resolution images and interview opportunities are available upon request.
For more information, please contact:Studio 407Jason@Studio-407.com

Apex Publishing to publish new R. Thomas Riley story collection

Apex Publishing to publish new R. Thomas Riley story collection (February 1, 2009)

American writer, R. Thomas Riley, has sold a new short story collection entitled, The Monster Within Idea, to US publisher, Apex Book Company for publication in 2009. The collection features 19 tales, including one novella and 9 previously unpublished stories. According to the author, The Monster Within Idea contains fast-paced, horror, sci-fi and crime tales that explore the dark side of human nature.

About the Collection:
The monsters lurk in everyone: monsters of greed, of guilt, of the pleasure found in pain, of the pain found when pleasure dies. Carefully disguised, the monsters can sit down beside you or take up residence within you at the slightest twist of fate. Will you try to stop them? Will you want to?

This collection of 19 stories deftly explores the monsters born of the human mind. "Attrition" offers a future prison system that frees only those who repent sincerely—but what can an inmate do if he finds that sincerity is not really the key? "Twin Thieves" and "Tautology" throw a devilish spin on relationships gone wrong, while "The Lesser Evil" twists the abuses of race and power into a gritty, noirish nightmare of the choices a man must make to protect a lesser man and a greater good. In "Touching God," a young man's past catches up to him when worlds bleed into each other and the past crosses into present, bringing back the abuse he once escaped and the brother who wasn't so lucky.

Sacrifice, selfishness, and the worst of good intentions: all combine in The Monster Within Idea. From vampires and aliens to hit women and Wild Bill Hickock, Riley gives a subtle psychological turn to dark science fiction and horror. Let the monsters walk the paths of your mind. The idea is already within.

Apex Book Company is a US based small-press book publisher that produces the critically acclaimed Apex Digest Online e-zine. They've also published novels, collections, and anthology from such esteemed authors as Michael A. Burstein, Jennifer Pelland, Fran Friel, Matt Wallace, Wrath James White, Maurice Broaddus, Steven Savile, Lavie Tidhar, and Brandy Schwan.

"I'm delighted that The Monster Within Idea is going to be published by Apex who are making tremendous strides forward in publishing genre fiction" says Riley.

R. Thomas Riley is the author of Through The Glass Darkly, Heal Thyself, The Flesh of Fallen Angels, and Phrenetic, a post-apocalyptic horror novella. His website can be found at http://www.rthomasriley.com

Apex Book Company can be contacted at jason@apexdigest.com

http://www.apexbookcompany.com

New from Papercutz in February 2009: Hardy Boys and Tales from the Crypt

New from Papercutz in February 2009
Hardy Boys and Tales from the Crypt
Two of Papercutz’s most popular series are back with new issues

Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #16: “SHHHHH!”
By Scott Lobdell and Paulo Henrique
Joe and Frank Hardy find themselves on the strangest bodyguard duty ever -- protecting the five children of a visiting dignitary during a field trip to the National Library of Education in Washington, D.C. The job sounds easy, but before the boys get done, they're going to need help from the most unexpected ally of all ... their mom, librarian Laura Hardy!
Full-color paperback, 5” x 7½”, 96 pages, $7.95, ISBN 978-1-59707-113-0
Also in collector’s hardcover: $12.95, ISBN 978-1-59707-114-7

Tales from the Crypt Graphic Novel #6: “U-Tomb”
By Fred Van Lente, Mort Todd, John L. Lansdale and Jim Salicrup
What’s better than the latest batch of terror tales from the Crypt-Keeper, the Old Witch and the Vault-Keeper? How about even more stories than before? That’s what you get when you mix the chills of Tales from the Crypt with the short, funny style of online videos! “U-Tomb” packs more monsters, psychos, vampires, and zombies into the pages of Tales from the Crypt than ever!
Full-color paperback, 5” x 7½”, 96 pages, $7.95, 978-1-59707-136-9
Also in collector’s hardcover: $12.95, ISBN 978-1-59707-137-6

Tales from the Crypt Comic Book #11
By David Gerrold and others
Award-winning author David Gerrold brings his science fiction credentials to Tales from the Crypt! As one of the most popular writers of the original Star Trek television series, Gerrold’s work will make this issue the most spaced-out one yet!
Bi-monthly comic book, 48 pages, full color, $3.95, UPC 071896453065 11

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Alexandra Sokoloff's The Price now available in paperback

In paperback now from St. Martin's Press: Alexandra Sokoloff's
The Price

What would you give to save your child? Your wife? Your soul?


A mysterious presence walks the halls of Briarwood Medical Center, an eerie labyrinth of six hospitals, interconnected by glass bridges, underground tunnels, indoor and outdoor gardens. But Briarwood, like any hospital, is also a threshold... to the other side.Idealistic Boston District Attorney Will Sullivan is the top contender in the Massachusetts governor’s race – but his life is shattered when his five-year old daughter Sydney is diagnosed with an inoperable tumor. Now Will and his beloved wife, Joanna, are living in the hospital, waiting for their daughter to die, and both going slowly mad with grief.

Then a charismatic hospital counselor named Salk takes special interest in their plight... and when Sydney miraculously starts to improve, Will suspects Joanna has made a terrible bargain to save their dying child.

Watch the book trailer!
Read the first three chapters at:
AlexandraSokoloff.com

THE PRICE by Alexandra Sokoloff
St. Martin's Press, December 2
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-35751-1 (hc)
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-35750-4 (pb)
Order online now!
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Praise for THE PRICE:
"Some of the most original and freshly unnerving work in the genre." - The New York Times Book Review

"A heartbreakingly eerie page-turner." - Library Journal"A medical thriller of the highest order... a stunning, riveting journey into terror and suspense." - Bestselling author Michael Palmer

"A psychological roller coaster that keeps the reader on edge with bone-chilling thrills throughout." - Bestselling author Heather Graham

"Beyond stunning, it is harrowing in the real sense of true art." - Bestselling author Ken Bruen

Cairnwood Manor: Keepers of the Dead release!

Author and paranormal investigator Bob Freeman is pleased to announce the release of his latest novel, Cairnwood Manor: Keepers of the Dead.

The follow-up to 2006's Shadows Over Somerset, Keepers of the Dead is an action-packed thrill ride, catapulting the reader from the haunted woodlands of the Mississinewa Reservoir to the cryptic vaults hidden beneath Scotland's Rosslyn Chapel.

Keepers of the Dead is an urban paranormal fantasy steeped in the traditions of gothic horror.

Copies are available online at amazon.com (Keyword: Cairnwood) or direct from the publisher at http://khpindustries.com

Visit Bob Freeman Online @ www.occultdetective.com