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THE BLACKENING OF FLESH drops February 16 in ebook and trade paperback, with the official launch event happening February 11-14 at Capricon 36 hosted by the Westin Chicago North Shore. The ebook has been available to preorder since December 15, and now you can preorder the trade paperback at Amazon.com and you’ll only be charged when the book ships.

Coming February 16 from Post Mortem Press.

What happens when you find out the house you grew up in is a private graveyard? Jared Dix is an awkward high school graduate who makes his first friend in a college student named Monica, who knows more about his house than he does: it’s where Al Capone wiped out the Cerutti Mob the evening of Easter in 1930.

The discovery is unsettling for Jared, but as he and Monica find out more details about the massacre, he learns what it feels like to be accepted, hoping beyond hope that their friendship might turn into something more. But when his family starts acting strangely, he starts to wonder if he’s imagining it, or if the killings that happened in his house have cast a longer shadow than he realized.

It’s an exciting time to be alive … or, in the case of the Ceruttis … an exciting time to be dead. Pre-order your copy of THE BLACKENING OF FLESH in ebook or trade paperback, and if you bring it to Capricon, Milwaukee Comic Con, or somewhere else on the festival and convention circuit, I’ll sign it for free (Kindles get signed in grease pencil).

Christian A. Larsen is the author of the novels LOSING TOUCH and THE BLACKENING OF FLESH, now available to order from Post Mortem Press.

The Preditors & Editors™ 2015 reader’s poll has closed, all the votes have been counted, and the winners have been announced in the horror, romance, science fiction & fantasy, steampunk, erotica, mystery, thriller, children’s, and young adult genres.

Here are the top ten finishers in the horror novel category:

• HEUER LOST AND FOUND by A.B. Funkhauser (Solstice)
• LUNAR RAMPAGE by Samantha Cross (Solstice)
• ZOMBIE RAPTURE by Stuart R. West (MuseItUp Publishing)
• ORPHANS by Roy C. Booth and Axel Kohagen (Dark Fantasy Press)
• SCABS: THE GEMINI EXCEPTION by Eric A. Shelman (Dolphin Moon)
• JAKE ISTENGEGYI: THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE, VOL. 1 by Nikki Nelson-Hicks (Pro-Se Press)
• HELL’S DODO by Tamara A. Lowery (Gypsy Shadow Publishing)
• NAMELESS: THE DARKNESS COMES by Mercedes M. Yardley (Crystal Lake Publishing)
• THE GATE AT LAKE DRIVE by Shaun Meeks (IFWG Publishing)
• IN THE MANOR OF HEATHER BLACK by Gary D. Henry (Solstice Shadows)

Available now in Kindle and paperback.

And here are the top ten finishers in the horror short story category, for those of you who prefer your horror in manageable bites:

• “Liquid Marble” by Alex Azar, appearing in NIGHTMARE NOIR (Mystery and Horror, LLC)
• “Damaged Goods” by Lindsey Beth Goddard, appearing in THE TOOTH COLLECTOR (Von Stark Publishing)
• “Grave Tending” by Roy C. Booth and Axel Kohagen, appearing in SHROUD, issue 15 (Shroud Publishing)
• “Ripper’s Ring” by Steven R. Southard (Gypsy Shadow Publishing)
• “Code Black” by Sheri Velarde (Three Worlds Press)
• “And Midian Whispered Its Name” by Shaun Meeks, appearing in MIDIAN UNMADE (Tor)
• “Wake Up Dead” by Michael Fisher, available in DOOR TO DEATH (J. Ellington Ashton Press)
• “The Piano” by Sheri Williams, appearing in GIRLS ROCK HORROR HARDER, VOL. 2 (Von Stark Publishing)
• “Cavedwellers” by Jim Goforth, available in WITH TOOTH AND CLAW (J. Ellington Ashton Press)
• “Serpent’s Rest” by J. A. Campbell, available in HEAT OF THE MIDDAY SUN (Science Fiction Trails)

If you’ve never heard of these short stories or novels, its a terrific list to explore new works in 2016, and for a regular dose of fiction, poetry, and even artwork, THE HORROR ZINE continues to crank out quality content on a monthly basis. In fact, THE HORROR ZINE also won best “best fiction magazine” and “best poetry magazine” and editor Jeani Rector won “best magazine editor”.

Christian A. Larsen is the author of the novels LOSING TOUCH and THE BLACKENING OF FLESH, now available to order from Post Mortem Press.

The first of many IndieGoGo perks…

If you haven’t ordered your copy of 44 LIES BY 22 LIARS, A FLOURISH OF FLASH FROM THE FABULOUS FIBBERS AT POST MORTEM PRESS, donate $10 to the Post Mortem Press IndieGoGo Coast to Coast in 2016 campaign and you’ll get a free Kindle copy. And a $25 show of support nets you the paperback copy. I’ve got two stories in this book. You need to get this book, and this is a great way to do it.

Post Mortem Press is already scheduled to visit places like Atlanta, Chicago, and Dallas, but this year, they want to take the PMP show on the road to the LA Festival of Books, Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, and Boston Book Fair, and those kind of miles come with a price tag. 44 LIES isn’t the only premium. Click on the link to see some of the other great exclusives in this campaign.

Help PMP spread the word from coast-to-coast. Seeking out new readers in new places.

Post Mortem Press took a flier on me when they published LOSING TOUCH in 2013, and they’re doing it again when THE BLACKENING OF FLESH is released next month. I’d love to see those titles on display in Los Angeles, Nashville, and Boston … and remember, even if you can’t donate … liking, tweeting, and sharing the Post Mortem’s IndieGoGo link goes a long way toward making this awesomeness happen.

Christian A. Larsen is the author of the novels LOSING TOUCH and THE BLACKENING OF FLESH, now available to order from Post Mortem Press.

Coming February 16 in paperback and Kindle from Post Mortem Press.

On Sunday, February 21, THE BLACKENING OF FLESH officially drops in the Dairy State at Milwaukee Comic Con. My upcoming novel is more horror than LOSING TOUCH, with about 75% more gangsters and 100% more ghosts, but like William Gaines would tell you, comic conventions aren’t all Spandex and capes.

Late night horror hosts are just as comfortable on the convention circuit as they are on your TV. In the tradition of Vampira, Ghoulardi, Elvira, and Svengoolie, Dr. Destruction has been hosting CRIMSON THEATER since 2001, and Deadgar Winter joined the game in 2009 with DEADGAR’S DARK COFFIN CLASSICS. They’ll both be there–in the flesh.

Horror fans who dress the part will want to visit the Do Bats Eat Cats? table for gothic jewelry and accessories, and over at Gothcraeft’s booth, you’ll find coffin trinket boxes, coasters, hair clips, candles, totes and other custom items. If you’re hunting for the genuine article, the Milwaukee Paranormal Conference will also have a presence.

Traditional comic fans will find plenty to enjoy, too. Pulp Culture Comics and Collectibles offers one of the largest collections of autographed comic books around, and Sutdog Comics specializes $1 Golden, Silver, and Bronze-Age comics. Meanwhile, URBAN LEGENDS creator Jeff Balke will be Sketch Coloring™. Bring him your black and white art, and he’ll custom color it for you while you wait.

Milwaukee Comic Con takes place on Sunday, February 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at American Serb Hall, 5101 W. Oklahoma Avenue in Milwaukee. Tickets are just $5 and kids 12 and under are free. Everyone who attends gets a free comic book at the door and are entered in the Everybody Wins Raffle. Who will win? Everybody.

Christian A. Larsen is the author of the novels LOSING TOUCH and THE BLACKENING OF FLESH, now available to order from Post Mortem Press.

We’re a month away from Capricon, Chicago’s sci-fi convention since 1981, and this time around, it’ll be the first place you can pick up a trade paperback copy of my new horror novel from Post Mortem Press, THE BLACKENING OF FLESH. In it, the grisly murder of five Prohibition-era mobsters starts as a means to get to know a girl, but becomes more than an obsession for a lonely high school graduate.

Coming February 16th from Post Mortem Press.

Capricon 36 runs February 11-14th at the Westin Chicago North Shore, featuring art, gaming, discussion panels, kids programming, a teen lounge, parties, and of course, a dealers’ tables. The dealers’ room will be open all four days:

• Thursday: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• Friday: 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Sunday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Weekend passes are just $60, and kids under 12 are free with a paid adult admission. Can’t make it to Capricon this year? No problem! Click here to pre-order your Kindle copy of THE BLACKENING OF FLESH … or order it in trade paperback next month when it goes live on Amazon.

Christian A. Larsen is the author of the novels LOSING TOUCH and THE BLACKENING OF FLESH, now available to order from Post Mortem Press.