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Post by chrismorey on Sept 11, 2013 15:28:48 GMT -6
UPDATE: the Kickstarter campaign is now live at: In a little under a month we will be launching the Kickstarter campaign for Joe R. Lansdale's Black Labyrinth Book II illustrated by artist Santiago Caruso. The campaign will enable us to make the book an unforgettable work of art, from Joe R. Lansdale's writing, Santiago's provocative illustrations, a new level of interior design and will enable us to have the book printed at a new printer based in the Portland area with an offset press. If the Kickstarter is a success the project will be fully funded, enabling us to have the book in stock and available in all editions on publication date of November 11th, 2014. The more successful the campaign, the more enhanced the book will become. For example: Santiago Caruso is ready to create 4 B&W interior illustrations and one full color book cover for Book II (as he did with Book I: The Walls of the Castle by Tom Piccirilli) but if we reach our first stretch goal in the Kickstarter campaign, Santiago will create 8 color interior illustrations, one full color book cover, illustrated signature sheets and will add some nice touches for the design itself (chapter headings, footers etc.). Kickstarter contributors will receive/be shipped the book at least one month in advance of publication date, including signed limited edition hardcovers. They will also be eligible for exclusive awards such as having a conversation with author Joe R. Lansdale, a self-portrait of themselves illustrated by Santiago Caruso, having a short story written by Joe R. Lansdale based on one of their ideas and much more. Every contributor will be acknowledged on the upcoming BlackLabyrinthBooks.com website and some will be immortalized in the book itself. Contributors will also be part of the journey during the creation of Black Labyrinth Book II. They will be updated with information from sketches of the book's art, updates on Joe's manuscript all the way to the production of the signed limited edition hardcovers. For more information on the upcoming Kickstarter campaign or Black Labyrinth, please visit our Facebook countdown event at: www.facebook.com/events/237621056390717We are excited to pour all of our creative efforts into this project, and hope you join us during the campaign.
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Post by chrismorey on Oct 3, 2013 15:36:28 GMT -6
The campaign page and video have been finalized, and the Kickstarter campaign for Joe R. Lansdale's Black Labyrinth Book II is ready for launch on Tuesday, October 8th at 10:00AM PST. We hope you join us to bring a new novella of psychological horror from Joe R. Lansdale and five new pieces of artwork from Santiago Caruso.
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Post by chrismorey on Oct 8, 2013 11:47:43 GMT -6
This is where the boundaries between the innerverse and the outerverse recedeDark Regions Press has launched a new Kickstarter campaign to support the creation of Black Labyrinth Book II: Joe R. Lansdale illustrated by Santiago Caruso. The campaign is currently live and can be viewed here: Black Labyrinth is an imprint of ten psychological horror novels and novellas from the living masters of horror and dark fiction all illustrated by surrealist artist Santiago Caruso. The first book in the imprint, The Walls of the Castle by Tom Piccirilli has been met with wide critical acclaim and the hardcovers are considered some of the finest that Dark Regions Press has produced. The new Kickstarter campaign will fully fund a new novella of psychological horror from Joe R. Lansdale, award-winning author of Edge of Dark Water, the Hap and Leonard series, Bubba Ho-Tep, The Thicket, Incident On and Off a Mountain Road and many other novels, novellas, short stories, comic books and screenplays. The campaign will also bring five original pieces of artwork from renowned surrealist artist Santiago Caruso to accompany the novella, including four B&W interior illustrations. Dark Regions Press wants everyone who contributes to read the new novella. Any reward level in the Black Labyrinth Book II: Joe R. Lansdale Kickstarter campaign will get you a copy of the book. All editions are offered at planned retail price with free U.S. shipping included and discounted international shipping offered along with Kickstarter exclusive bonuses. Contributors will be regularly updated during the production of the book and many will be immortalized in the book itself. Join the effort and help make Black Labyrinth Book II a reality:
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Post by chrismorey on Oct 12, 2013 19:20:34 GMT -6
I'm so amazed by the support we've received so far. Within the first five days we are officially 33% funded. We still have a ways to go to reach our goal, so if you haven't joined us yet we would love to have you on board. The excitement we have felt from the community is only furthering our dedication to this project. You can join us at:
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Post by chrismorey on Oct 15, 2013 19:50:20 GMT -6
We have added some fun new pledge levels for our backers. Now our Kickstarter backers can have their likeness illustrated as a monster by established artists of horror and dark fantasy and have their death scene immortalized in an upcoming book from an established author in the industry. Read more below: Be illustrated as a nightmare creature by Glenn Chadbourne, Wayne Miller, Alan M. Clark, Alex McVey or Frank Walls!Have you ever wanted to see your alternate-self from another world? Perhaps a world of darkness, horror and bloodshed? We have artists of horror and dark fantasy ready to create the nightmare version of you. Artists Glenn Chadbourne, Alan M. Clark, Alex McVey, Wayne Miller or Frank Walls will take a photo of you and turn you into a terrifying creature from the depths. The original will be signed and sent to you and the illustration will be displayed on our websites (unless requested otherwise). Ready for your transformation? Visit our Black Labyrinth Book II: Joe R. Lansdale Kickstarter campaign page for the full details and how to make it happen: Be brutally slaughtered in an upcoming story from Joe McKinney, Shane McKenzie, Tim Waggoner or James Chambers!Are you ready for your demise, and for the bloody massacre to be immortalized in an upcoming work of an established author in the industry? We have several authors of horror and dark fiction waiting to write your death scene. Authors Shane McKenzie, Joe McKinney, Tim Waggoner or James Chambers will take your name, a bit of information and a photo of you to properly describe a brutal, unforgiving death of your likeness in one of their upcoming books/stories. A copy of the book/publication will be signed and personalized by the author then sent to you so you can share your literary demise with friends and loved ones! Ready for the carnage? Visit our Black Labyrinth Book II: Joe R. Lansdale Kickstarter campaign page for the full details: Visit the Black Labyrinth Book II: Joe R. Lansdale campaign page for more information on these new pledge levels:
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Post by chrismorey on Oct 27, 2013 19:18:46 GMT -6
Read Joe Lansdale's recent statement on his upcoming novella for Black Labyrinth Book II below: Currently working with Black Labyrinth to create a book of psychological horror, and well, a little bit of overt horror as well. It’s a novella, not a novel, but there will be plenty of room for shadow and sounds, for whatever it takes to scare a reader. What if there is a prison graveyard on an island for the worst of the worst. A place where the unclaimed go. Those who have been executed or died by disease or old age would end up on this island. Taken there by ferry in the middle of the night to be deposited in the ground like rotten rutabaga seeds. And what if on that island are two caretakers, a gravedigger and the ferry man. And with the remains of all that evil there in this dark, lost place in the middle of a great bubble of sea and wind and starry night sky, something goes way damn wrong. And it isn’t at all what you think it is. That’s the premise for my novella for Black Labyrinth. The money for the writing of the book, as well as the artwork by Santiago Caruso, the actual construction and publication of the novella will be, hopefully, provided by a Kickstarter program ran by Chris Morey, the editor of Black Labyrinth’s novellas. If you want to be a part of it, check this link out: - Joe R. Lansdale
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Post by chrismorey on Oct 29, 2013 16:48:45 GMT -6
Black Labyrinth Book I: The Walls of the Castle by Tom Piccirilli illustrated ebook edition will be distributed to all of our Kickstarter backers of $25 or more this Halloween! If you haven't joined the campaign yet, only 12 days remain. Take a moment to visit the campaign page at:
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Post by chrismorey on Oct 31, 2013 11:35:15 GMT -6
We are giving something special to our Kickstarter backers this Halloween in the campaign for Black Labyrinth Book II by Joe R. Lansdale: a free copy of the critically-acclaimed psychological thriller The Walls of the Castle by Tom Piccirilli! For more details please visit:
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Post by chrismorey on Nov 3, 2013 12:10:09 GMT -6
Hey folks, wanted to let everyone know that our Kickstarter backers are getting an exclusive sneak peek at 2014 Dark Regions Press titles tomorrow in a Backers-only update, along with an exclusive Black Labyrinth wallpaper. This exclusive sneak peek will include details on the upcoming DRP/Clive Barker project!If you haven't joined our campaign, make sure to join so you don't miss the news:
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Post by chrismorey on Nov 5, 2013 16:05:57 GMT -6
All of us at Dark Regions Press are extremely excited to bring you a very special edition of Clive Barker's classic story "The Midnight Meat Train" from his best-selling Books of Blood (Volume One). Three signed limited edition hardcovers will be available of the story, all featuring a new afterword and interior artwork from the author. Read more about the upcoming Clive Barker project at: /posts
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Post by chrismorey on Nov 8, 2013 13:28:25 GMT -6
Signed and numbered prints from artist Santiago Caruso are now available to our Kickstarter backers at pledge levels of $200 and above. For full details visit the Kickstarter campaign page for Black Labyrinth Book II by Joe Lansdale at:
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Post by chrismorey on Nov 9, 2013 17:23:24 GMT -6
I'm thrilled to let everyone know that our campaign has reached its funding goal! With under 30 hours remaining, we're hoping to reach our first stretch goal so artist Santiago Caruso will create 8 color interior illustrations (instead of 4 black & white) and illustrate the hardcover signature sheets. Join us for the final hours of the campaign at:
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Post by chrismorey on Nov 10, 2013 20:38:54 GMT -6
We are only about $800 away from doubling the artwork for the book and printing them in full color from artist Santiago Caruso! Help us reach our first stretch goal before the campaign ends in 80 minutes (at 8PM PST): This will make the book that much more special!
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Post by geneoneill on Nov 11, 2013 11:48:23 GMT -6
Applaud your effort, Chris. gene
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