Morpheus Tales' Review of Zuphreen

Zuphreen ~ Bestower of Damnation was reviewed by Morpheus Tales, a quarterly magazine, featuring the highest quality fiction, artwork and non-fiction.

I love the reviewer’s take on the story and the metaphorical elements in the book. Here’s a small peek into the review:
“…right from the initial incantation and from there the story takes us on a riveting trip through a teenage wasteland beset with supernatural creatures, and to be perfectly honest, I don’t know which is most frightening.”

To read more, please follow this link to their 10th issue in PDF format: http://www.morpheustales.com/reviews.htm
Thanks, Christian!

Authors, Horror, and Movies

I blogged today at Damnation Books’ blog about writing and horror in movies.
The driving force behind what I noticed could be inner demons or a subconscious self-medication technique, not sure what exactly causes this phenomenon or theme to take place, but something does.
http://damnationbooks.wordpress.com/2010/07/11/horror-and-authors-in-movies/
Check it out, you might come across a movie you know!
Catch you later,

Su Halfwerk
Image source: Wikimedia Commons

Interview and Giveaway

Visit Fang-tastic Books and leave a comment for a chance to win an e-copy of my latest horror/urban fantasy release, Zuphreen.
In the interview, I answer some interesting questions about writing in general and Zuphreen in specific.

Good luck!

Researching Zuphreen

If you like demons, curses, horror, and urban fantasy, then come on over to Naomi Clark’s Livejournal http://naomi-jay.livejournal.com/259010.html where I guest blogged today.

Zuphreen Release Party and Contest

Zuphreen's release party and contest are LIVE now on Bitten By Books on this link:

http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=25343

The contest ends on 6/4/10 at 11:59 pm Central, and is open worldwide.

Prize: a $75.00 electronic gift certificate to Amazon.com

Follow the link above for more details and to participate.

Come on over and join the fun. There are some interesting questions and answers flying around.

My interview on "Otherworldly Tales" blog

Just a small reminder, Yolanda Sfetsos is interviewing me today over at her “Otherworldly Tales” blog.

Find out what started Zuphreen, and how it all came to be.

Yolanda, thank you in advance.

Zuphreen is HERE

*Wishes left unfulfilled are sad. Wishes fulfilled by Zuphreen are fatal.*

And with that dark thought, I would like to announce the release of my horror novel, Zuphreen ~ Bestower of Damnation from Damnation Books.

The novel covers the story of three unlikely friends who unwittingly unleash the horrors of hell in a vain attempt to boost their plummeting grades. Duped by their scheming professor, the friends summon Zuphreen and command the evil demon to enhance their lives with his gifts. But the gifts soon become curses and the friends watch in horror as they slowly turn into monsters. In a desperate race against time, the students must undo the curses and defeat the demon before the “gifts” destroy them forever. How far would they go to lift these curses? How deep would they sink to save themselves?

To whet your appetite, here’s a one-liner:
“She leaned forward and parted her bangs away from that gray abomination that lived in the middle of her forehead.”

Book Details:
• eBook ISBN: 9781615721290
• Print ISBN: 9781615721306
• Genre: Horror (Urban Fantasy)
• Word count: 78,057
• Excerpt and Buy link: Damnation Books

To celebrate the release, I have the following appearances scheduled for the month of June:

• June 1st: Will be available on Damnation Book's Yahoo Fan Loop to discuss the release and answer questions from Damnation Books’ fans. You will need to subscribe to the group to join the discussions.
• June 2nd: An interview over at Yolanda Sfetsos’s blog.
• June 3rd: Release party at Bitten By Books with an exciting prize. Visit my blog on that day for the link to participate.
• June 13th: Blogging on Naomi Clark’s LiveJournal
• June 20th: Interview on Fang-tastic Books  

Check the book, comment if you wish. I don’t bite.

Much!

Your Wish

Inhale deeply.

Relax.

Exhale slowly.

Picture an opportunity to get your deepest, most desperate, wish come true.

Just imagine that wish taking form in real life.

Now, answer this question: What can go wrong with a wish stated with deliberate carefulness?

You might say nothing.

There are movies and books about wishes that went awry and terribly wrong. Many people—and you might be one of them—would think, “I know I could’ve stated it better.”

Well, think again, keeping in mind that the wish granter may be bent on twisting the meaning of every word you utter.

There are creatures that exist solely to bring sorrow and pain into our lives, if we still have one when they’re done with us. Some of those creatures are human.

Some are not.

Meet one of the not so human variety: Zuphreen. There is a reason why he is called the “Bestower of Damnation.”

You don’t believe me, do you?

Well, I’ll leave you with the book trailer to decide for yourself. If interested, the book will be released on June 1, 2010.

I won’t ask what your wish is. I’m keeping mine to myself.