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About Brian Keene
BRIAN KEENE is the author of over forty books, mostly in the horror, crime, and dark fantasy genres. His 2003 novel, The Rising, is often credited (along with Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comic and Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later film) with inspiring pop culture’s current interest in zombies. Keene’s novels have been translated into German, Spanish, Polish, Italian, French, Taiwanese, and many more. In addition to his own original work, Keene has written for media properties such as Doctor Who, The X-Files, Hellboy, Masters of the Universe, and Superman.
Several of Keene’s novels have been developed for film, including Ghoul, The Ties That Bind, and Fast Zombies Suck. Several more are in-development or under option.
Keene’s work has been praised in such diverse places as The New York Times, The History Channel, The Howard Stern Show, CNN.com, Publisher’s Weekly, Media Bistro, Fangoria Magazine, and Rue Morgue Magazine. He has won numerous awards and honors, including a World Horror Grand Master award, two Bram Stoker awards, and a recognition from Whiteman A.F.B. (home of the B-2 Stealth Bomber) for his outreach to U.S. troops serving both overseas and abroad. A prolific public speaker, Keene has delivered talks at conventions, college campuses, theaters, and inside Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, VA.
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Blog postCullen Bunn, J.M. DeMatteis, Scott Edelman, and Thomas Sniegoski join Christopher Golden and Brian Keene for this 100th-episode special, discussing the most ridiculous characters of Marvel Comic's Bronze Age.
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Blog postMary, Kelly, Dave and Matt host a Brian-less episode of The Horror Show. We have a remembrance for Joseph S. Pulver; Barnes and Noble ceasing magazine sales and much more!
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Blog postThis month’s offerings for Patreon subscribers:
1. A new chapter of SUBMERGED: THE LABYRINTH Book 2, in which Frankie and Nelson LeHorn face off against man-sharks and vampiric mermaids.
2. A writing advice essay on ‘Writing and Relationships’.
3. A sneak peek at NEMESAI by myself and John Urbancik.
4. An ultra-rare short story reprint — “History of the World, Part 1” which previously only appeared in the out-of-print APOCRYPHA.
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Blog postJ.F. Gonzalez's classic werewolf novel, SHAPESHIFTER, is back in an all-new digital edition and featuring a brand new cover by Chris Enterline. The release is in celebration of Latinx Book Month, and SHAPESHIFTER is available now as part of the Latinx Dark Fiction Bundle. Click here to download.
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Blog postIssue 7 of Prepper Survival Guide is in U.S. stores now (Wal-Mart, most major supermarket chains, newsstands, etc) and contains my latest article “Fighting for Non-Fighters: Simple Strategies to Protect Yourself”. Here is the cover to look for on the stands. (These are not available online).
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Blog postThe Shroud's origin is revealed as he and Namor the Sub Mariner join up with the Ringmaster's Circus of Crime to escape Doctor Doom! Christopher Golden and Brian Keene discuss Marvel's Super-Villain Team-Up issues 7 and 8.
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Blog postI was very happy to sit down with Jay Wilburn for the latest episode of Matters of Faith, and discuss my new books The Triangle of Belief, understanding our place in the universe, the supernatural, explaining the unexplainable, dealing with loss, and the path forward, and much more. Click here to listen.
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Blog postBrian, Mary, Matt, Kelli, and Dave discuss the 2019 bram Stoker Award winners and the fast-moving changes in both book and comic book publishing, and what readers can do to support their favorite authors during this crisis.
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Blog postGHOUL is being re-released as a special limited edition mass market paperback as part of the Night Worms Summer 2020 Book Club package. This special edition, produced by Poltergeist Press, contains a brand-new Introduction by me, talking about the book’s origins, it’s enduring popularity, the film adaptation, and what it all means to me, looking back. It also features a brand-new cover by Frank Noble. Again, this is a special edition and is ONLY available by ordering the Night Worms ‘Boys of2 years ago Read more
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Blog postMIDNIGHT RITUALS is an anthology featuring myself, Mary SanGiovanni, Robert Swartwood, John Boden, Kelli Owen, Stephen Kozeniewski, Wesley Southard, and Robert Ford.
It was originally published as an extremely limited edition print chapbook. We are now offering it as a free e-book to help distract everyone from the real-world horrors taking place right now.
April 31 will be the last day you can download it. After that, it will no longer be available.
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Blog postDoctor Doom and Namor uncover the origins of the Deathlok project and face off against the Fantastic Four and the mysterious Shroud, as Christopher Golden and Brian Keene discuss Marvel's Super-Villain Team-Up issues 4 through 6.
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Blog postHere is a new German-language documentary about me courtesy of Creepy Creatures. It’s free to watch.
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Blog postAward-winning author Michael Cisco joins Brian to discuss surrealism, life in New York City during the pandemic, his new novella, and much more. Plus news on how the global crisis is impacting Macmillan Publishing and Valancourt Books, Matt Wildasin's new podcast, and Kelli Owen's virtual convention.
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Blog postThe omnibus collection of my creator-owned comic book series, THE LAST ZOMBIE, is back in print and in stock from publisher Antarctic Press. Click here to purchase. This omnibus edition collects every single issue of the comic book series, encompassing over 25 issues in all.
What’s the series about? “Dr. Ian Scott has spent two years in a Colorado bunker, working on a cure for a zombie virus that devastated the U.S. Just shy of perfecting his vaccine, he loses contact with the Wes2 years ago Read more -
Blog postDoctor Doom embarks on a quest for personal growth while Namor seeks revenge against the killer of his Golden Age girlfriend. Christopher Golden and Brian Keene recap Marvel's Super-Villain Team-Up issues 1 through 3.
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Blog postHere is the cover reveal for the Russian-language edition of THE RISING, coming in late-April from Poltergeist Press. Cover at is by Ben Baldwin.
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Blog postALL HAIL THE POPCORN KING is the new documentary about Joe R. Lansdale in which I was happy to participate.
You can click here to pre-order the DVD.
You can click here to watch some free Behind-the-Scenes footage from my segment.
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Blog postAuthor Kelli Owen has put together an online convention taking place this Saturday, April 18, from 9:45am to 5:00pm (EST). The convention will include live author readings and panels, streamed via YouTube. Click here to subscribe so you don’t miss out.
The Schedule:
9:45 am — Kick Off: Joe Ripple of Scares That Care
10:00 am — Reading: Bob Ford
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Blog postPresenting two ultra-rare, seldom-heard "lost" episodes, featuring spoiler-filled discussions of THE ENDLESS and AVENGERS: ENDGAME.
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Since it's 2003 debut, Brian Keene's THE RISING is one of the best-selling zombie novels of all-time. It has been translated into over a dozen languages, inspired the works of other authors and filmmakers, and has become a cultural touchstone for an entire generation of horror fans.
THE RISING is the story of Jim Thurmond, a determined father battling his way across a post-apocalyptic zombie landscape, to find his young son. Accompanied by Martin, a preacher still holding to his faith, and Frankie, a recovering heroin addict with an indomitable will to survive, Jim travels from state to state and town to town, facing an endless onslaught of undead hordes, and the evils perpetrated by his fellow man.
This brand-new, author's preferred edition, restores nearly 30,000 words of material that was cut from the original edition. These new chapters, which have never been seen by anyone before now, expand the original story, adding new depths to characters and more horrific situations.
You may think you've read THE RISING, but you haven't read it all until you read this edition!
Deadite Press is proud to present this uncut, author's preferred edition, which also includes a lengthy essay by the author about the novel's genesis and history.
From best-selling, award-winning horror writer Brian Keene comes a vicious new novella WITH TEETH.
Two titans of modern horror-Brian Keene and Bryan Smith-team up for the terrifying crossover sequel to both Keene's URBAN GOTHIC and Smith's THE FREAKSHOW.
The Westgate Galleria Mall was once a sprawling, shining monument to American consumerism and suburban growth. Now, it is a crumbling reminder of how both have fallen-an architectural ghost, haunting the outskirts of society. That makes it the perfect filming location for a YouTube channel devoted to the exploration of abandoned places. But the mall isn't as empty as it seems and the residents have sinister obscene plans for them. Now, with the daylight still hours away, both the hunters and the hunted will fight to stay alive...and desperately try to make it home.
SUBURBAN GOTHIC by Brian Keene and Bryan Smith-Home is where is the severed heart is...
There was no warning. No chance to escape. They came suddenly. Naked. Bloodthirsty. Sadistic. They descended upon the Pine Village Apartment Complex, relentlessly torturing and killing anyone they could find.
Fearing for their lives, the residents of the complex must band together. A young trans woman, a suicidal middle-aged writer, a lonely Vietnam vet, a newlywed couple, an elderly widow, a single mother and her son, two on-the-run criminals and the serial killer known as The Exit. Eleven strangers. The only thing they have in common is the unstoppable horde that wants to kill them. If they are to make it through the night, they must fight back.
From World Horror Grandmaster Award winning author, Brian Keene, comes an ultra-violent and action-packed horror thriller.
The Labyrinth — an interdimensional construct that binds all of reality together.
Now, the Labyrinth is threatened. A group of malevolent cosmic entities known as The Thirteen have been loosed upon the universe. Ob, Leviathan, Behemoth, Nodens, Meeble, Shtar, Kandara and the rest of their kind have one goal — the complete destruction of all Creation. Seven unlikely warriors from across time and space have been called upon to stop them. If they fail, reality itself will crumble. And the collapse has already begun…
THE SEVEN: THE LABYRINTH Book One is the start of Brian Keene’s magnum opus, featuring characters and situations from THE RISING, EARTHWORM GODS, DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN, THE COMPLEX, CLICKERS, DARK HOLLOW, and many more in an epic, multi-volume final battle that spans Keene’s vast literary universe, and will thrill both new readers and long-time fans.
THE SEVEN: THE LABYRINTH Book One — Everything dies, but not everything has an ending…until now.
For over two decades, fans of Brian Keene’s cult-classic novel Terminal have heard rumors of an uncut version that was never published. Now, for the first time anywhere, here is that version, as the author originally intended.
Tommy O’Brien once hoped to leave his run-down industrial hometown. But marriage and fatherhood have kept him running in place, working a job that doesn’t even pay the bills. And now he seems fated to stay for the rest of his life. Tommy has just learned he’s going to die young — and soon. But he refuses to leave his family with less than nothing–especially now that he has nothing to lose. Over a couple of beers with his best friends, John and Sherm, Tommy launches a bold scheme to provide for his family’s future. And though his plan will spin shockingly out of control, it will throw him together with a child whose touch can heal — and whose ultimate lesson is that there are far worse things than dying. Now, one man’s war with God may impact us all.
“A powerful, unique novel with a fascinating plot and characters, and echoes of Stephen King’s working-class voice.” — Ed Gorman
““If Brian Keene’s books were music, they would occupy a working class, hard-earned space between Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, and Johnny Cash.” — John Skipp
"Raw, gritty, and often brilliant . . . Urban Gothic is a tour de force in shock horror." - Dark Scribe Magazine
In this sequel to THE RISING, cities are overrun with legions of the undead, intent on destroying what's left of the living. Trapped inside a fortified skyscraper, a handful of survivors prepare to make their last stand against an unstoppable, merciless enemy. With every hour their chances diminish and their numbers dwindle, while the ranks of the dead continue to rise. Because sooner or later, everything dies. And then it comes back, ready to kill.
Deadite Press is proud to present this uncut, Author's Preferred Edition of Brian Keene's seminal CITY OF THE DEAD
One day, it starts raining-and never stops. Global super-storms decimate the planet, eradicating most of mankind. Pockets of survivors gather on mountaintops, watching as the waters climb higher and higher. But as the tides rise, something else is rising, too.
Now, in the midst of an ecological nightmare, the remnants of humanity face a new menace, in a battle that stretches from the rooftops of submerged cities to the mountaintop islands jutting from the sea. What hope does an already-devastated mankind have against this new supernatural adversary.
The old gods are dead. Now is the time of the Earthworm Gods...
Deadite Press is proud to present this Author's Preferred Edition of Earthworm Gods, including an all-new, lengthy afterword by the author recounting the novel's inspiration, creation, and history.
But that’s not the only monster they will face this summer . . .
From award-winning horror master Brian Keene comes a novel of monsters, murder, and the loss of innocence.
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