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‘POOF,’ SCOTT MASTRO (AKA TENDER BASTARD)
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tenderbastard.com/books Raised in an extraterrestrial enclave in Iowa, Eric Foster has lived a pretty... different life. As a child he was visited by Osiris the Alien, who bestowed upon the young Eric an orb containing a great number of historical oddities: a vial of the Buddha’s tears, Geronimo’s bible, Cleopatra’s hand mirror, a lens from Niklaus Copernicus’ telescope, the toothpick Teddy Roosevelt chewed charging up San Juan Hill, Leonardo da Vinci’s scissors, Vincent Van Gogh’s painting trowel, Crazy Horse’s moccasins, a box of Christopher Columbus’ cigars, and a lock of the Minotaur’s hair. When a series of travesties befall the planet, Eric and his girlfriend — armed with only the orb and it’s curios — must make their way from Boulder to Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, where the last portal off of this doomed planet exists. A perception-bending tale with a hundred humorous spins, Poof is one part Eastern mysticism, one part South American anthropomorphism and one part American gumption. Fans of Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, Monty Python, Gilbert & Sullivan, Kinky Friedman, George Orwell and Mark Twain will enjoy this modern Alice in Wonderland parodying current affairs.
‘CONSUMED: TALES INSPIRED BY THE WENDIGO,’ DENVER HORROR COLLECTIVE
denverhorror.com On the heels of the success of its Denver Post bestselling, critically acclaimed local horror fiction anthology, Terror at 5280, Denver Horror Collective is unleashing Consumed: Tales inspired by the Wendigo. Consumed contains stories of the Wendigo, a part-human monster or possessing spirit that instigates acts of murder, insatiable greed and cannibalism, originating in the oral tradition of First Nations Algonquian tribes. The brainchild of editors Hollie and Henry Snider, Consumed features Wrath James White, Steve Rasnic Tem, Dana Fredsti, and a foreword by Owl Goingback, with many other seasoned and emerging horror authors, including Colorado locals J.T. Evans, Christophe Maso, P.L. McMillan, Ian Neligh, Angela Sylvaine, Brenda Tolian, K.D. Webster and Joy Yehle. Consumed is available now in print and e-book through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Indiebound.org, and DenverHorror.com. In an effort to help communities struggling the most with the COVID-19 pandemic, 20% of Consumed net profits will go toward Southern Ute Indian Tribe coronavirus relief. For more information, please visit DenverHorror.com.
‘MENTAL SOFTWARE,’ DAMIS ARTSON
damisartson.com In an age of rampant materialism, a man undergoes a spiritual death which leads to a mystical experience, revealing scripture and sacred texts that have existed since the dawn of philosophical thinking. The man is ripped from his state of interconnected bliss when his brother is murdered. In the wake of his grief, the man struggles to keep his foothold in reality and not lose sight of what is most important to him. Built around the trauma of loss, Mental Software is ultimately a story of healing and forgiveness that takes an optimistic view of the future during a time when so much feels broken beyond repair.
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