Daemon of the Dark Wood
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She hawked up a meager wad of phlegm and spat it on the goat-man’s lifeless face. Then she turned to Thorn and said, “Professor? After you get yourself patched up, I’d be obliged if you was to take me home. I’m a mite behind on my beauty rest.”
Thorn smiled and gave her a courtly bow.
“Humph,” she said, grinning inwardly.
About the Author
Randy Chandler is the author of Bad Juju, Hellz Bellz, and co-author of Duet for the Devil. He is also the author of the novellas Dead Juju and Howler. Randy is a frequent contributor to Comet Press anthologies. He lives north of Atlanta.
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DIME DETECTIVE
Comet Press - April 2012
When barroom bouncer Joe Dall’s ex-wife is murdered, he finds himself pressed into service as a novice private eye. Something very dark and deadly lurks in the lush shadows of the sleepy Florida town and if he can’t unmask the killer soon, others close to Joe will die. Working on a powerful client’s dime, Joe Dall’s first case could be his last.
"To find a wonderful example of hardboiled detective noir today, you need not look any further than Randy Chandler's latest novel Dime Detective ... Dime Detective is both an homage and a love letter to the genre, but in many ways, an interesting and original departure." --Walt Hicks, Hellbound Times
HELLZ BELLZ
Comet Press - June 2012
Randy Chandler's out-of-print and hard-to-find novel HELLz BELLz is back in ebook, on Kindle and Nook.
When an ancient bell begins to toll in an abandoned church, the town of Druid Hills descends into a night of unholy hell. To survive, the less crazed citizens must fight for their lives as they battle their own primitive urges to commit unspeakable acts. Before the night ends, some will discover that there are fates worse than death.
"The tension is built with the skill of a professional, and it is added to by the reader's knowledge that every character is expendable. Hellz Bellz is good fun. There is sex, violence and a hell of a story. This novel reminds me just a little of early-Stephen King mixed with everything Richard Laymon ever wrote. This one, you should read." --SFReader.com
HELLBENT HOUSE
Comet Press
Haunted by a house seen only in her dreams, Ava locates the old plantation house in the real world and makes the mistake of venturing inside. She lands in the middle of an honest-to-goodness ghost story with murderous roots in the Civil War, but in this hellbent house, there are things far worse than ghosts. And one of them is hungry for Ava's soul.
BAD JUJU: A NOVEL OF RAW TERROR
Acid Grave Press
Dark forces are afoot in Vinewood, Georgia, a deceptively sleepy town where the dead don’t stay dead and a sinkhole is as sinister as it is deadly. Violent events both natural and supernatural build to a chaotic crescendo of horrors that will threaten the entire town and everyone in it.
An odd handful of townsfolk put their lives on the line to save the town—but the darkness may swallow them up before they have a chance.
“Hot and thick, the atmosphere reeks of earth, blood, and decay. The astringent air carries with it a sense of malevolence and resentment. No matter where you look, no matter how shallow you breathe, this town will touch you.” —Kelly Tomblin, Horror-Web
DEADCORE: 4 HARDCORE ZOMBIE NOVELLAS
Comet Press - September 2010
By Randy Chandler, Ben Cheetham, Edward M. Erdelac, and David James Keaton.
“Randy Chandler’s Dead Juju is a wild, graphic ride—a fast-paced array of elements including religion, politics, race relations, news media, socio-economic classism, contumacy—all handled with skillful precision as Chandler gives us deft glimpses of humanity in all its chaotic, whacked out splendor.”—Walt Hicks, Page Horrific
“DEADCORE achieves all extremes. Violent, perverse, depraved and, as such, quite recommended.” —Fangoria
THE DEATH PANEL: MURDER, MAYHEM, AND MADNESS
Comet Press - November 2009
13 Hard boiled, violent tales of crime and horror from Randy Chandler, Tom Piccirilli, Scott Nicholson, Simon Wood, John Everson, and more.
“…be prepared to be blown away by some of the best genre short story fiction written in the last few years.” —Horror World
“With sharp writing and a crisp design to match, the anthology makes a strong case for 2009’s best. It’s only Comet Press’ third release, but already, the small-press label has distinguished itself as a reliable name brand. Pick it up, if you’ve got the balls.” —Rod Lott, Bookgasm
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