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Year's End Book Sale; New 'Nosferatu' Remake; Story-in-Progress

Illustration of a horned, winged monster with a wreath-like mane.
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The holidays are almost here! That means the Hallowday edition of my author’s newsletter coming out soon and end of the year book sales. It also means ghosts at Christmas and . . . vampires at Christmas?  Well, there’s one coming soon to a theatre near you. A vampire movie, that is. So, keep reading for the details!


‘Nosferatu’ Remake to be a Holiday Release

The new remake of the 1922 German unofficial “Dracula” movie adaptation, "Nosferatu", releases December 25th (US). This will probably be fitting for some horror fans since many of the scenes are of dark, frozen landscapes, and it’s actually set during the Christmas season according to a review at Slashfilm.  So, it's kind of a black Christmas film, but don’t expect gore exploitation in the ugly manner of “Silent Night, Deadly Night”. This movie, directed by Robert Eggers (“The Lighthouse”), is a more psycho-sexual interpretation of the original. It appears to have a more dream-like (as in nightmare, of course) quality to its style, and it emphasises the character of Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp) who, according to a CNN article, is terrorised by a series of nightmares connected with Count Orlok's intense thirst for her.  Also according to same source, Orlok is said to be depicted more as a rotting corpse than in the original and 1979 remake. 

Short Story-In-Progress

I've been making changes in the concluding scenes of my story, "Virtual Voodoo", which is to be included in my upcoming short story collection, "Bad Apps". I needed to end the story with more dialogue and less internal thoughts of the main character which has been too dependent on the telling of the events rather than the showing of them. You'll find more details about this and the many other stories of "Bad Apps" in my newsletter, "Night Creatures Call", in which the Holiday edition will be coming out later in the week. So, those of you who subscribe to it, check your in-boxes regularly. Those of you who don't subscribe to this free newsletter can do so here. 

The Return of Smashwords’ End of Year Sale

It's back! Smashwords' End of the Year Sale is offering thousands of ebooks at super discounts and that includes my own! That further includes my newest book to date, “The Trespassers”, which is currently 100 percent off the regular price! So, ditch the malls and brawls this holiday season. Instead, gift your loved one a book via cyberspace at the click of an online store's button at Smashwords' End of the Year Sale going now through January 1!


Because next week is the week of Christmas, I’ll be taking a break from posting here at the Far Out Fantastic Site. But look out for me here the week after that!

Will you be seeing the new "Nosferatu"movie? What books do you hope to find at Smashwords' End of the Year Sale?

Until next time, and Happy Hallowdays!







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