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'Bad Apps', a Book of Techno-Horror, Releases!

This is it! "Bad Apps", a book five years in the making, has finally launched at Amazon! That is, I have published it on the Kindle Direct Publishing platform. It may take up to one to three days to become available in the Amazon store itself. But here's the link to my Amazon Author Page where you'll find "Bad Apps" once it's available for purchase! And, beta readers, you will be receiving a free copy of the ebook version within the next couple of days, so keep checking your in-boxes!

So, what's next? Currently, "Bad Apps" is available in ebook form only, but you can be sure that print will be coming soon! To me, a book really isn't a book unless it's printed and bound, bibliophile I am. Once "Bad Apps" releases in print, I'll announce it here at A Far Out Fantastic Site and my Facebook page. So, keep checking back at those two sources throughout the next couple of weeks!  Also, a book tour will be coming in the next month or so, as soon as I can gather enough bloggers who are interested in featuring my book. Those of you bloggers who are interested, let me know in the box below or email me at sarellanorose@gmail.com.


Book cover for "Bad Apps" depicting a devil covered in app tiles.


"Bad Apps" is a collection of techno-horror short stories that encounter mobile device apps that are strange, sinister, and deadly. Many of these stories deal with the weirdly scientific, while others go right to the brink of the supernatural. Some blur the lines between reality and virtual reality, others feature handheld devices that connect to parallel universes and alternate timelines. 

A young woman discovers that her computer’s search engine is reading her mind. A teenager downloads to his phone a voodoo doll app and uses it against his enemies. A streaming music video conjures up a demon. These and the many other techno-terror tales in this book show the nightmarish consequences of when technology goes too far on both the programmer's end and the user's.

Available to purchase soon at Amazon
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