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THE GHOST IS THE MACHINE, featuring my short story, “The Talent’s in the Bones,” is now available for pre-order through Post Mortem Press. General sales open August 14th through Amazon, Smashwords, and Barnes & Noble, but if you buy an advance copy using discount code AAB8GJJY, you’ll save $2 off the $16 cover price and get immediate shipping, so you can be the first kid on your block to read a copy of this fantastic new anthology–and you’ll save money doing it!

Edited and introduced by Patrick Scalisi, THE GHOST IS THE MACHINE also includes stories from Matthew Alan Hughes, Kenneth W. Cain, Doug MacKenzie, Anton Cancre, Eric J. Guignard, Jay Wilburn, Gloria Weber, Kristopher Triana, Jonathan Templar, J. David Anderson, Alexis A. Hunter, Rose Blackthorn, Rob Smales, and of course, Joe Hill, author of HORNS, HEART-SHAPED BOX, 20th CENTURY GHOSTS, and an ongoing comic book, LOCKE & KEY.

THE GHOST IS THE MACHINE – Steampunk meets Horror … and the machines might just win.

Welcome Seekers of Stories Strangely True to the Bleeding Ink Author Spotlight

Ink Babes: Welcome to the Author Spotlight, Christian. Would you tell us about yourself?

CL: I’ve been writing, more or less, since I was 10, but didn’t get into writing regularly until about four or five years ago. I started out writing Twilight Zone-style science fiction, and have branched out into straight horror as well. I have also worked as a high school English teacher, a rock radio host, a newspaper reporter, and a printer’s devil.

Ink Babes: My! What an interesting life you’ve led. Printer’s devil? Sounds almost as dangerous as being a teacher! What sparked the idea for your Bleeding Ink tale?

CL: I wrote “Club 27″ shortly after…

Read the rest of the interview here.

The following is the back cover text for THE GHOST IS THE MACHINE, which includes my short story, “The Talent’s in the Bones.”

An Anthology of Steampunk Inspired Ghost Stories

The Ghost IS the Machine – Steampunk meets Horror and the machines might just win.

Machines define human society.

But that doesn’t mean they have to play nice.

A new collection of steampunk inspired ghost stories from some of the best rising talent in speculative fiction. Plus a genre gem by Stoker Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author Joe Hill.

Take a ride on the treacherous Thunderdrome. Entrust your future to Life-Bright Augmentation Facilities. Go on a journey with the head of the Leon Salvatorium Corporation. And click off a few with your second-hand Polaroid.

Just don’t be surprised if the mantle clock, piano or that classic typewriter is watching you from across the room.

THE GHOST IS THE MACHINE will be available for preorder on July 31st and available for purchase on August 14th from Post Mortem Press in both paperback ($16) and Kindle ebook ($5) formats.

The page numbers are subject to change, but the table of contents has been released for THE GHOST IS THE MACHINE. My story, “The Talent’s in the Bones,” is slated to appear right after “Scheherazade’s Typewriter” by Joe Hill, creator of the LOCKE & KEY series.

Hill, a Bram Stoker award winner, will also soon be seeing his novel, HORNS, adapted for the silver screen with Daniel Radcliffe (star of the HARRY POTTER film series) signed to star.

THE GHOST IS THE MACHINE will feature a number of fine authors, of whom many I am professionally acquainted. But several I am not. And that’s what I love about reading and the writing community. There are and will always be new things to discover.

THE GHOST IS THE MACHINE
Table of Contents

The (Fanciful) Past

“The Voice in the Box” by J. David Anderson
“Interchangeable Parts” by Anton Cancre
“Rebirth” by Kenneth W. Cain
“Eternal Service” by Gloria Weber

The Present

“Scheherazade’s Typewriter” by Joe Hill
“The Talent’s in the Bones” by Christian A. Larsen
“Eidiss” by Rose Blackthorn
“Love the Ride” by Jonathan Templar
“The Iron Prophet” by Doug MacKensie
“The Ghost of Ozzie Hobbs” by Eric J. Guignard
“Video Express” by Kristopher Triana
“Bad Toys” by Matthew Alan Hughes
“Photo Finish” by Rob Smales

The Future

“Watch” by Jay Wilburn
“Afterimage” by Alexis A. Hunter

THE GHOST IS THE MACHINE will be available for preorder from Post Mortem Press on July 31st, and available for purchase in paperback and Kindle ebook formats on August 14th from Amazon, Smashwords, and Barnes & Noble.

Post Mortem Press has unveiled the final cover art and release date for THE GHOST IS THE MACHINE, featuring my story, “The Talent’s in the Bones.” The book will be available for pre-order on July 31st, and the cover art now reflects more of a steampunk feel:

THE GHOST IS THE MACHINE, edited by Patrick Scalisi, will be available in paperback ($16) and Kindle ebook ($5) formats on August 14th, and as the cover ably announces, will include a story by Joe Hill, who collaborated with his father, Stephen King, on THROTTLE, a novella which originally appeared in the Richard Matheson tribute anthology, HE IS LEGEND.

There. I think I’ve dropped enough names for one day. SEO can be such a bitch.