Enter the GRAFFITI TOMBS today!
My latest novel, about a stone cold vigilante killer and the ghosts that haunt him, is out today.
Graffiti Tombs releases tomorrow. Readers of this Substack can get the jump now because physical copies are already shipping! Paperbacks are available wherever books are sold (links below) and Kindle orders will begin hitting your devices sometime after midnight.
If it’s a hook you want:
A street vigilante comes up against a problem he cannot solve with violence when he realizes his latest opponent is beyond human.
Graffiti Tombs is a hallucinatory horror noir set in the crumbling New York City of 1984. A claustrophobic, spray-painted ghost story that follows three characters in a game of cat and mouse inside the city’s most haunted locale.
Here’s the back cover copy:
Welcome to the Steinmann Hotel, where checking in means you won’t be checking out.
Vigilante Leo Holland tracks the source of a new street drug to the decrepit tower in the heart of Times Square. There among the graffiti-laden corridors, he discovers a world of sinister phenomena. Malevolent spirits haunt hotel rooms. Hidden floors reveal forgotten tragedies. A strange figure with a straight razor prowls the halls. Now, with the help of a young social worker, Leo must find a way to escape the supernatural engine that powers the city's most haunted building. Or lose his soul trying.
Turn down the comforter. Hang the Do Not Disturb sign. Don't forget to check for bedbugs. It’s going to be one hell of a night.
Graffiti Tombs is a spiritual sequel to my previous work, Rites of Extinction. They share no continuity, but if you liked that book, you’ll like this one as well. They’re sinister stories that explore the darkness inside of us, and how that’s more terrifying than any supernatural entity.
This book also draws inspiration from the early 80s aesthetic without surrendering to nostalgia. It’s a little Cannon Films (its human villains are punks with bleached hair and dog collars) and a little Dario Argento.
I did a mood board tweet back in December to sum it up:
The book is out through Grindhouse Press and the cover was designed by Scott Cole. I give all the credit to Scott here, because all I knew was that the cover had to invoke a certain feeling. I described the emotion I wanted and Scott did the rest, so if you’re in the market for a cover guy, give his work a look. He strikes a nice balance that’s somewhere between literary and Grand Guignol.
I always wanted to do a ghost story, but could never find my way into one. When Graffiti Tombs came to me, I became so obsessed with idea I couldn’t focus on anything else.
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There’s more film/culture writing in my drafts, but I’ve been lucky enough to be busier than I’ve ever been so far this year and while I’ll have more book and movie news to share before long, I promise to continue putting this platform to good use as well.
Thanks for reading this far. Until next time, wishing you all high happiness and good health!