The Archetypes (2024, Splatter Theater Press)

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Welcome to the mind of David C. Hayes, the court jester of horror! Wait, this is a superhero book, right? Yes, true believers! David hasn't worked too much in the world of capes and tights, but when he does it gets a little bit monstrous. These classic heroes are back for more adventures, featuring modern stories of The Heap, Yankee Doodle Jones, Nukla, Dell's Frankenstein, Fleeta, and Fuse!

Featuring the talents of: Kurt Belcher, Harrison Wood, Dan Gorman, Sean Seal, Justin Burnett, Justin Birch, Daerick Gross, and Marvin Mann!

Serial: Dark History Special (2024, STP)

Writer/Creator

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This collects the first two volumes of Serial in a handy-dandy portable volume, including a special profile on The Cleveland Torso Killer! Created specifically for the 2015 Dark History Convention in Champaign, IL, expect to see more Serial items come your way in the near future, namely the Six from the Abyss mini-series!

Prick (2024, STP)

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Illustrated by Tyler DePerro

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What happens when a man is transformed into a reluctant super-hero? What if he is now half-man and half-cactus? What if his attitude was HORRIBLE? Well, he would then be all Prick!

This one-shot collects a full year of the web comic and features bonus Rainbow Avenger pages!

Utopia

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with Wayne Westcott, Jeff O'Brien and David M. Quiroz

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When Maddy, a hard-working, young food server inherits a mansion from a distant relative, she thinks she has hit pay dirt, but the truth is far more sinister. The remote home, on an expanse of land, is the former home of a dangerous cult, and Maddy's relative was their ruthless leader. As she and her friends find out more secrets, the danger grows. What they first thought of as a quirky historical oddity quickly turns into a quest for immortality and rites washed in blood. Maddy is the key and she is forced to fulfill a destiny she was, literally, bred for.

King's Succession: The Stephen King Sequel Films

Writer/Editor

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The King of Horror's Films Never Seem to End...

Featuring the work of: K.S. Brooks, Chris Carnicelli, Michael Cieslak, Mac Cobb, Andrew Enriquez, Sandra Hosking, Phil Kansatsu, Shaun Springer, MontiLee Stormer, Tim Sullivan, Dalyn Viker, and Jon Yarosko.
In this tome you will find an examination of only the SEQUELS to Stephen King films. The follow ups to Carrie, 'Salem's Lot, The Mangler, The Shining and so much more grace these pages. In Hollywood, sequels are inevitable. Some are good, most are not. Each one of them gets their due here in this deep dive.

Edited by Ron Ford and David C. Hayes

Cover Illustration by Nicholas James Price

Why?!!? The Abnormal Entertainment Collection (2024)

Writer/Producer

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Absolutely no one wanted this! Here is the as-complete-as-possible collection from Abnormal Entertainment in glorious standard definition and -2K. You get multiple features: Back Woods, Back Woods 2, Blown, Blood Orgy of the Damned, UFO, Return to Yucca Flats and more! Short films like Undone and Partnership of Corruption! Stage plays! Webisodes! Animation! 

This is over EIGHT hours of content for one low price! Featuring Kevin Moyers, Jeff Dolniak, Tony and David Sabal, Dalyn Viker, Jimmy Edberg and many more!

In loving memory of Kevin Moyers.

WTF: Three Idiotic Tales (2024)

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with Jon Arking

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This is your chance to get three incredibly stupid stories from a pair of incredibly goofy authors! Join Jon and Dave as they give a little insight into what passes for their thought processes! This volume includes the debuts of Staged and Grounds in ANY format, ever! 

WTF includes the following:

Hot Mess - A novella about two Hollywood losers that, well, die but are given a chance to come back to Earth and help out a struggling construction company. 

Grounds - The slacker generation gets their due in this coffee shop dark comedy. Jonah hates his job, his life, and doesn't see a way out... until he kills a Mafia boss. Oops. 

Staged - The community theatre seen is exposed in all its ridiculous glory in this first season web series script. LINE?!?!

Heels Verses Faces (2024)

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as Joe Broni, with Max Flexmore

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This is the world's first poetry chapbook and coloring/activity book focused on professional wrestling! Join terrible wrestler, but wonderful writer, Joe Broni as he tags up with Max Flexmore to wax poetic, literally, about the squared circle! This book feature art by Jarrett Whalen, additional poems by Nik Halvert and Dave Herndon, and promises to be hours of fun!

It is TIME to do the job and pick up "Heels Verses Faces" now!

Joe Bob Briggs on Rottentail, April 2024

 

Zombie Chronicles: Infection Zone (2023)

 

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"Keeping Molly"

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When zombies go on a rampage, terrorizing a town, the residents are determined to take down the undead before it's too late in this indie flick. This anthology features the stand-out short, "Keeping Molly," based off of the novella by Hayes & Moyers with Hayes providing the script.

Starring: Tiffany Beall, Rob Merickel

Distributed by: Sterling Entertainment
Directed by: Joe Sherlock

Six from the Abyss... Coming Soon!

Keeping Molly: The Movie Edition (2024)

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(with Kevin Moyers & Joe Sherlock)

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Alan and Molly are young, in love and expecting. The last thing on their minds is a disease that ravages the nervous system and turns its victims into feral, flesh-eating beasts. As the world nose dives into the apocalypse and the government takes action in rounding up the infected, Molly rapidly develops symptoms. Believing that love can conquer all, Alan secrets his wife away, hiding her from the world. If he can just wait it out, Alan thinks, all will be well. But Molly is very, very hungry.

Features Behind the Scenes photos and the "Keeping Molly" script from Zombie Chronicles: Infection Zone directed by Joe Sherlock.

Introduction by Jeff Dolniak!

Blood Games: A Vampire Anthology (2024)

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"Hack"

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Dare to Gamble With Your Life?

An aging cage fighter meets an unfortunate fate and is offered the opportunity of a lifetime by a mysterious Russian Fan...

A Countess and her lover’s game tests the limits of their vanity...

A young vampire in Mexico City must compete in an ancient Mayan game to survive...

A comedian gets a once in an un-lifetime offer...

The award-winning authors of BLOOD GAMES explore the world of the undead and the twisted games they play, not only with their prey, but with each other.

Featured Authors:
Jonathan Maberry   •  Dacre Stoker   •  Linda Addison
Jeff Strand   •  Gabrielle Faust   •.  Sèphera Girón
David C. Hayes   •  JG Faherty   •  Roh Morgon
Michael H. Hanson   •  Rain Graves   •  Sumiko Saulson
John Palisano   •  Gustavo Bondoni
Jonathan Fortin   •  Andrew Robertson