Why am I passionate about this?

Scary books and movies hooked me early in life and never let go. I’m fascinated by the themes that are explored in all of the various sub-genres of horror. I’m intrigued by the lore that’s created, and I’m impressed with the imagination of so many horror creators. Horror remains and always will be one of the most popular genres of storytelling.


I wrote

Skinner

By Micky Neilson , Samwise Didier, Piotr Kowalski

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What is my book about?

This is the terrifying tale of six internet celebrities who accompany a superstar survivalist on a one-week trip deep into…

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The books I picked & why

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Micky Neilson Why I love this book

I read this as a teenager, just as I was diving into the horror genre. I already knew at this point that I wanted to be a storyteller. What struck me while reading It was the jumping back and forth between time periods.

I had never read a book structured that way, and it seemed that every chapter ended on a cliffhanger, forcing me to keep reading. There aren’t many books that I would say I had a hard time putting down (I get bored easily), but It was certainly one of them!

By Stephen King ,

Why should I read it?

21 authors picked It as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

This tie-in edition will be available from 16 July

TIE IN TO A NEW MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, IT: CHAPTER 2, ADAPTED FROM KING'S TERRIFYING CLASSIC

27 years later, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back...

Derry, Maine was just an ordinary town: familiar, well-ordered for the most part, a good place to live.

It was a group of children who saw- and felt- what made Derry so horribly different. In the storm drains, in the sewers, IT lurked, taking on the shape of every nightmare, each one's deepest dread. Sometimes…


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Micky Neilson Why I love this book

I’m a huge John Carpenter fan, and until recently, I’m ashamed to admit that I didn’t even know he had his own comic book label, Storm King Productions. This book is a graphic novel anthology, part of a series featuring Carpenter himself as well as other great writers. It's a fun, horrific ride in the vein of Creepshow. 

By John Carpenter , Sandy King , Steven Hoveke , Steve Niles , James Ninness , Trent Olsen , David Schow , Duane Swierczynski , Sandy King (editor)

Why should I read it?

1 author picked John Carpenter's Tales For a Halloween Night as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

From John Carpenter, the man who brought you the cult classic horror filmHalloween and all of the scares beyond comes the ultimate graphic novelanthology of tales to warm your toes by on a dark and stormy October night!Carpenter brings together storytellers from the worlds of movies, novels andcomics for a collection of tales featuring graveyards, sunken ships, creepycrawlers and ghosts to haunt your dreams at night!


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Southern Cross by P.L. Doss,

This is the fourth book in the Joplin/Halloran forensic mystery series, which features Hollis Joplin, a death investigator, and Tom Halloran, an Atlanta attorney.

It's August of 2018, shortly after the Republican National Convention has nominated Donald Trump as its presidential candidate. Racial and political tensions are rising, and so…

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Micky Neilson Why I love this book

This graphic novel adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel incorporated an idea that I thought was brilliant—“casting” Bela Lugosi once again as Dracula, with the blessing of the Lugosi family. The adaptation is faithful to the book, and the artwork is a loving and beautiful rendition of Lugosi as the vampire who started it all. 

By Bram Stoker , Robert Napton ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Bram Stoker's Dracula Starring Bela Lugosi as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 12, 13, 14, and 15.

What is this book about?

For the first time ever Bram Stoker’s gothic masterpiece is being united with the definitive screen Dracula, Bela Lugosi, in an all new graphic novel.



Bram Stoker. Bela Lugosi. Two names forever bound byDracula.

15 years after the novel’s publication,Dracula creator and author Bram Stoker passed away. He never got a chance to see how actor Bela Lugosi’s ground-breaking stage and screen portrayal of his character electrified and terrified audiences in the late 20s and early 30s. This performance became iconic and set the standard by which all actors taking on the caped mantle would be judged. With a story…


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Micky Neilson Why I love this book

This book is an endearing and beloved classic, and deservedly so. Here, the marriage of its exquisite prose with black-and-white illustrations from one of the greatest artists who ever lived is truly something to behold. If you’re like me, you’ll spend quite a bit of time gazing in awe at Wrightson’s composition, lighting, and brush strokes.

If all of this wasn’t enough, the book features an introduction by Stephen King!

By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley , Bernie Wrightson (illustrator) ,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Few works by comic-book artists have earned the universal acclaim and reverence that Bernie Wrightson's illustrated version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein was met with upon its original release in 1983. Twenty-five years later, this magnificent pairing of art and literature is still considered to be one of the greatest achievements made by any artist in the field. Now, Wrightson and Dark Horse Books are collaborating on a beautiful new hardcover edition of the book, published in a larger 9' x 12' format intended to show off the exquisitely detailed line art of one of the greatest living artists in…


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Heidegger's Glasses by Thaisa Frank,

In an underground coal mine in Northern Germany, over forty scribes who are fluent in different languages have been spared the camps to answer letters to the dead—letters that people were forced to answer before being gassed, assuring relatives that conditions in the camps were good. 

Many of the Nazi…

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Micky Neilson Why I love this book

Werewolf stories are my favorite sub-genre of horror, whether it be books or movies. Brandner’s book set the stage for one of the greatest werewolf movies ever. The writing, the characters, and the setting are all top-notch.

For a fun experiment, watch the movie and then read the book, or vice versa, and compare what was changed and whether the movie made improvements. In my opinion, it did, but the book absolutely stands on its own.

By Gary Brandner ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked The Howling as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

This is it! Gary Brandner's famous book, "THE HOWLING." A must read!

"If you haven't read Gary Brandner you're missing a treat."
STEPHEN KING.

* * *

Karyn and her husband Roy had come to the peaceful California village of Drago to escape the savagery of the city. On the surface Drago appeared to be like most small rural towns.
But it was not.
The village had a most unsavory history. Unexplained disappearances, sudden deaths.
People just vanished, never to be found.

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Don't forget to check out:
THE HOWLING II
&
THE HOWLING III


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Skinner

By Micky Neilson , Samwise Didier, Piotr Kowalski

Book cover of Skinner

What is my book about?

This is the terrifying tale of six internet celebrities who accompany a superstar survivalist on a one-week trip deep into the remote Canadian wilderness.

After their plane crashes, the influencers and their guide are stalked by a mountain man of local legend—Skinner. When the celebrities mount a desperate counterattack, they discover that there is much more to the skinner myth than any of them could have imagined. Will the celebrities survive, or be permanently canceled?

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