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Bookgasm » Blog Archive » Scavenger — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:27:49 +0000

[...] survived the horrors that awaited inside the decrepit hotel of 2005’s CREEPERS, urban explorer Frank Balenger is back in David Morrell’s SCAVENGER. Having read the first is [...]

By: NEWSGASM >> 10.11.06 » Bookgasm

NEWSGASM >> 10.11.06 » Bookgasm — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:54:54 +0000

[...] JEEPERS ‘CREEPERS,’ WHERE’D YA GET THAT DOG-EARED PAPERBACK? With Friday the 13th just hours away, what better time than for David Morrell’s CREEPERS to embark on a book tour? That’s right: The book itself, not the author. Sponsored by HorrorWorld.org, the rather ingenious tour consists of volunteers depositing 50 specially prepared CREEPERS paperbacks in busy places where people mingle and read, such as coffe shops, train stations and malls. The inside front page asks those who find the books to log on to HorrorWorld, where the books will be tracked. After reading the book, participants are asked to leave the tour copy where someone else can find and enjoy it (and be eligible for prizes in the process, including advance copies of Morrell’s next novel, SCAVENGER, slated for spring 2007. This is a unique promotion that fits the spooky adventure, which we very much liked. [...]

By: NEWSGASM >> 6.26.06 » Bookgasm

NEWSGASM >> 6.26.06 » Bookgasm — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:37:10 +0000

[...] ‘DREAD’FUL AWARDS NEWS The Horror Writers Association’s 2005 Stokers have been awarded, with David Morrell’s CREEPERS and Charlee Jacob’s DREAD IN THE BEAST tying for Best Novel. You can see the complete list of winners here, three of which we’ve reviewed: the aforementioned CREEPERS, the DARK DELICACIES anthology and the nonfiction HORROR: ANOTHER 100 BEST BOOKS. [...]

By: Bookgasm » HWA announced ‘05 Stoker nominees

Bookgasm » HWA announced ‘05 Stoker nominees — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:08:52 +0000

[...] NOVEL • CREEPERS by David Morrell • DREAD IN THE BEAST by Charlee Jacob • KEEPERS by Gary Braunbeck • NOVEMBER MOURNS by Tom Piccirilli [...]

By: Bookgasm » 999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense

Bookgasm » 999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 12:05:51 +0000

[...] As with every anthology, there are a couple of duds, but three stories really make this collection more worthwhile than most: Edward Lee’s “ICU,” about a child pornographer who gets his comeuppance; BUBBA HO-TEP screenwriter Joe R. Lansdale’s “Mad Dog Summer,” which pits a couple of poor 1930s kids against The Goat Man; and CREEPERS‘ David Morrell’s highly suspenseful “Rio Grande Gothic,” about a cop whose repeated discovery of abandoned shoes on the road leads him head-on into a life-changing mystery. [...]