Arnzen News

My second novel, Play Dead, is at the printers and pre-orders are currently being taken for the hardcover edition. I'm told the book will have an off-white jacket cloth and metallic red foil stamp to emulate the look of a playing card. I continue to be impressed by the attention to detail that my publisher, Raw Dog Screaming Press, is putting into this book! The novel is due out in August. New pre-release acclaim has come in... "...a fast-paced, brutal, gritty, and unflinching novel." -- Cemetery Dance "Play Dead is a fun story full of power, life and death, intricacies…

This weekend I'm autographing the signed/limited edition of my next poetry collection, FREAKCIDENTS, so I thought I'd post a photo to let those folks who preordered long ago know that, yes, the book is finally here! Freakcidents (think "Freak+Accidents") is a collection of very twisted poetry featuring freaks, mutants, morons and sideshow splattractions. Come one, come all -- see the amazing "Needle Baby" or the frightening "Spiderboy"; feast your eyes on the incredible "Human Scab" or the man who can swallow himself whole! The book is richly illustrated by the artist, GAK, and I think it's my favorite of all…