Arnzen News

Are you ready to play...dead? I'm pleased to announce that you can now preorder my next novel, PLAY DEAD, at Shocklines.com ($27, signed) and ProjectPulp.com ($25.59) and get the book delivered to you piping hot off the press when it's published this August. Note: pre-orders from these online bookstores are for the trade hardcover edition, not the special limited "Grimoire" collector's edition (which likely be priced over $100 and probably sell out fast to collectors after its announcement). PLAY DEAD will also be available on publication through amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, booksamillion.com and directly from the publisher. If you want…

My next novel, PLAY DEAD, is being published in a collector's edition that will not only have a "sculpted" cover but also include an actual pack of playing cards -- all with original artist renderings in the spirit of the book. My publisher (Raw Dog Screaming Press) provided this sneak preview of a few of them (yes, the digits are on the wrong side...this is just a draft to give you an idea of what they'll look like). Cool, no? If all goes well, this deck might even be available in time for World Horror Convention in NYC this April,…

This is the mock-up for the cover for my next novel, Play Dead, coming out in August 2005 from Raw Dog Screaming Press (in hardcover and novelty "sculpture"-bound editions). It's still being developed, but I love the design...which looks just like it was taken out of the story. Play Dead's publisher is celebrating the book by sponsoring the "Play Dead Charity Poker Showdown" at World Horror Convention this coming April. 20 celebrity authors will battle each other at Texas Hold 'Em for the charity of their choice. Read 'em and weep! It's really early in production, and you can't order…