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Improve Your Life with a Razorblade to the Mind

September 4, 2014admin, Bloghorror, kraken press, neo noir, richard thomas, the mind is a razorbladeMax

I believe Kraken Press will soon be ordering the pre-ordered paperbacks of my new horror neo-noir novel, THE MIND IS A RAZORBLADE. This way I can receive them in time to autograph and mail out by the book’s September 18th release date. If you liked my last novel, TOXICITY, then you should dig this new book, too. And if you’ve never read anything I’ve written, RAZORBLADE is a good opportunity to take a chance on me.

As I’ve mentioned in the past, each pre-ordered paperback will not only receive a signed copy, but they will also receive a free paperback of my horror western novella, BLACK, published last year through Hazardous Press. They will also receive a special RAZORBLADE poker chip, along with some other cool surprises. Oh, yeah, if you pre-order the paperback, Kraken Press will immediately email you the eBook, so you don’t even have to wait to read it.

However, if you aren’t interest in the paperback, you can still pre-order the kindle version directly from Amazon. Which you should definitely do.

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THE MIND IS A RAZORBLADE is a supernatural neo-noir horror novel of a man born into death. Drowning, he wakes beside two corpses. His memory has been wiped clean. He doesn’t know his name, what he’s doing here, who these people are, or even why one of them is a cop. Nor can he explain his strange telekinetic abilities. Questions plague his mind like hellfire, questions that begin a journey leading into the rot of downtown America, a journey that will not end until every one of his questions have been answered, despite who has to die in the process. Even if those who have all the answers aren’t human.

A story of identity and redemption, satanic cults and funny bunny slippers, THE MIND IS A RAZORBLADE is the deformed lovechild of a lunatic raised on cheesy ‘80’s science fiction movies.

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“Sharp and deadly—the mind is definitely a razor blade. Max Booth has created a dark, violent, and oddly touching novel. This powerful story is hard to put down and full of emotion—laughing one minute, cringing the next, and constantly glancing over your shoulder, wondering if those shadows moved again.”
–Richard Thomas, author of Disintegration

“The Mind is a Razorblade assaults you from the very first word and never lets go. Chaotic, abrasive, and just a little bit psychotic, Max Booth III pulls you into the maelstrom. Unlike Dorothy, though, you won’t be asking to go home. You’ll be begging.”
–Tim Marquitz, author of the Demon Squad books.

“Max Booth III takes you on a journey built with the stuff of your nightmares and injected with a triple dose of noir, sci-fi and the deepest, darkest comedy. From the first page — hell, the first sentence — Booth assaults your senses with paranoia, action, and terror and he never lets up. The Mind is a Razorblade is a novel about love, identity, spiders and demons — and it will kick your ass.”
Craig T. McNeely, The Pulp Chronicler

Available Now: QUALIA NOUS

August 31, 2014admin, Writingashlee scheuerman, christian a larsen, dj cockburn, eilzabeth massie, emily b cataneo, erik t johnson, erinn l kemer, gary a braunbeck, gene o neill, ian shoebridge, james chambers, jason v brock, john everson, john r little, jon michael kelley, lori michelle, lucy snyder, marge simon, mason ian bundschuh, max booth iii, michael bailey, pat r steiner, pater hagelslag, patrick freivald, paul anderson, qualia nous, rena mason, richard thomas, stephen king, stephen king the jaunt, thomas f monteleone, usman t malik, william f nolan, written backwardsMax

Michael Bailey’s newest anthology, Qualia Nous, is now available on Amazon. Along with stories by Stephen King, William F. Nolan, Gary A. Braunbeck, and many others, it also includes my own short story, “The Neighborhood Has a Barbecue”. Qualia Nous is an anthology blending both science fiction and horror. It’s a 120,000 word tome consisting of 25 short stories, 2 poems, and 4 novelettes.

Buy your copy HERE.

00. The Jaunt – Stephen King [ novelette ]
01. The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family – Usman T. Malik
02. The Shaking Man – Gene O’Neill
03. Dyscrasia – Ashlee Scheuerman
04. The Rondelium Girl of Rue Marseilles – Emily B. Cataneo
05. The Angel Chaser – Erik T. Johnson
06. Psychic Shock – Ian Shoebridge
07. Peppermint Tea in Electronic Limbo – D.J. Cockburn
08. Second Chance – John R. Little
09. The Effigies of Tamber Square – Jon Michael Kelley
10. Shades of Naught – Lori Michelle
11. The Price of Faces – James Chambers
12. Simulacrum – Jason V Brock [ novelette ]
13. Shutdown – Marge Simon [ poem ]
14. Lead Me To Multiplicity – Peter Hagelslag [ novelette ]

15. Cataldo’s Copy – Christian A. Larsen
16. The Neighborhood Has a Barbecue – Max Booth III
17. Tomorrow’s Femme – Marge Simon [ poem ]
18. The Jenny Store – Richard Thomas
19. Night Guard – Erinn L. Kemper
20. A New Man – William F. Nolan
21. Voyeur – John Everson
22. Kilroy Wasn’t There – Pat R. Steiner
23. In the Nothing-Space, I Am What You Made Me – Paul Anderson
24. Dura Mater – Lucy A. Snyder
25. Ruminations – Rena Mason
26. Good and Faithful Servant – Thomas F. Monteleone
27. Twelve Kilos – Patrick Freivald
28. Breathe You In Me – Mason Ian Bundschuh
29. 18P37-C, After Andrea Was Arrested – Elizabeth Massie
30. No fixed Address – Gary A. Braunbeck [ novelette ]

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Also, my new novel, The Mind is a Razorblade, is now available to pre-order. So click HERE to check that out, too.

Advanced Praise for TOXICITY

March 13, 2014admin, Blog, Toxicityafter death, benjamin kane ethridge, black & orange, bram stoker awards, craig wallwork, eric j guignard, jeff strand, john palisano, post mortem press, pulp fiction, quentin tarantino, richard thomas, staring into the abyss, the sound of loneliness, toxicity, wolf hunt, zooey deschanelMax

The publication date of TOXICITY is getting closer. The publisher is putting the final touches on the book and preparing to ship out contributor copies and such. A few days ago I turned in the advanced praise we managed to collect from the kind souls awesome enough to have agreed to read my debut novel ahead of time. And here they are.

Also, remember, if you want a signed, personalized copy, then you will need to pre-order TOXICITY by March 26th at the very latest. Not only will you just get a signed book, but you will also get cool bookmarks, toy flies, homemade lotto tickets with neat prizes, and…other things. Wink, wink.

All right, now on to these blurbs that make me sound amazing.

ADVANCED PRAISE FOR TOXICITY

“TOXICITY is about as over-the-top insane as anything you’ll read this year, but without ever sacrificing character or story. It’s a fast-paced, amusing, and wonderfully gross ride!”

—Jeff Strand, author of WOLF HUNT

“With TOXICITY Max Booth III has put together a rare story indeed. It’s quirky, surreal, laugh-out-loud funny, well peppered with unexpected moments, and above all, jaw-clenching intense. Highly recommended!”

—Benjamin Kane Ethridge, Bram Stoker Award winning author of BLACK & ORANGE

“Misfits, mayhem and Zooey Deschanel. Max Booth III’s foray into the underbelly of life is like being sucker-punched by Tarantino. He offers a world where Desperation is more than a state of despair, Jesus is a housefly determined to begin an apocalypse, and greed is a skewer that pierces the heart of the dammed.”

—Craig Wallwork, author of THE SOUND OF LONELINESS

“TOXICITY seeps under your skin, infecting you with black comedy, shocking violence, and the stinking desperation of bad people rotting in the sun. And yet somehow, we still root for these dark souls—and that is the genius of Max Booth III.”

—Richard Thomas, author of STARING INTO THE ABYSS

“Quick-witted and outrageous, this book is truly not for everyone (i.e. those puritanical and/or sane). But if you get excited envisioning something that’s like ‘Pulp Fiction’ mixed with a dose of the supernatural and a wicked sense of humor, TOXICITY should top your reading list.”

—Eric J. Guignard, Bram Stoker Award nominated editor of AFTER DEATH…

“TOXICITY is a gritty, raw, unvarnished descent toward the kind of redemption only a modern noir can offer. Where this ends, though, are some eerily timely places, with some rather rough characters you can’t help but become fascinated by. If the end of the world is coming, this is probably what’d it’d feel like.”

—John Palisano, author of NERVES

PRE-ORDER TOXICITY TODAY!

Now Available – CHIRAL MAD 2

December 20, 2013admin, Blogandrew hook, ann e boyer, chiral mad, chiral mad 2, david morrell, dustin lavalley, el kemper, emily b cataneo, erik t johnson, gary a braunbeck, gary mcmahon, gene o'neill, jack ketchum, james chambers, john biggs, john palisano, john skipp, jon michael emory, kevin lucia, lucy a snyder, mason ian bundschuh, max booth iii, mort castle, p gardner goldsmith, patrick o'neil, phlip c perron, ramsey campbell, richard thomas, thomas f monteleone, usman t malik, written backwardsMax

Chiral Mad 2, edited by Michael Bailey of Written Backwards, is now available on Amazon. Chiral Mad 2 is an anthology of psychological horror containing twenty-eight short stories by established authors and newcomers from around the world. All profit from sales of this anthology go directly to Down syndrome charities.

My short story “Flowers Blooming in the Season of Atrophy” is included in this anthology. Here is what editor Michael Bailey had to say about it: “School shootings are touchy subjects, but, when a story of such controversy is formed by beautiful words and pieced together masterfully by someone who really knows what he’s doing, like this Max Booth III character, it somehow works. ‘Flowers Blooming in the Season of Atrophy,’ as the title hints, is a multi-POV work of art told through passion/suffering.”

You can purchase Chiral Mad 2 directly through Amazon. After you see the table of contents, I don’t know how you’ll be able to resist. Seriously, check this out:

01. ANOTHER MAN’S BONES – MASON IAN BUNDSCHUH
02. MNEMONICIDE – JAMES CHAMBERS
03. FLOWERS BLOOMING IN THE SEASON OF ATROPHY – MAX BOOTH III
04. THE COUNSELOR – MORT CASTLE
05. DEAR BOY – JOHN BIGGS
06. INTERFERENCE – ANDREW HOOK
07. PICTURE-IN-PICTURE – DUSTIN LAVALLEY
08. WHEN I WAS – THOMAS F. MONTELEONE
09. TIGHT PARTNERS – GENE O’NEILL
10. APPROACHING LAVENDER – LUCY A. SNYDER
11. ORANGE IS FOR ANGUISH, BLUE FOR INSANITY – DAVID MORRELL
12. IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER – ANN K. BOYER
13. EMPATHY – JOHN SKIPP
14. VERSIONS – E. L. KEMPER
15. THE TENDED FIELD OF EIDO YAMATA – JON MICHAEL EMORY
16. PLAYING WITH FIRE – RICHARD THOMAS
17. INDIAN SUMMER – PHILIP C. PERRON
18. BLOOD WOMEN – USMAN T. MALIK
19. WHITECHAPEL – P. GARDNER GOLDSMITH
20. THE CHUTE – GARY MCMAHON
21. SCAVENGING – KEVIN LUCIA
22. THE WORD – RAMSEY CAMPBELL
23. WELCOME HOME, ALL YOU UNINVITED – ERIK T. JOHNSON
24. THE GEMINIS – JOHN PALISANO
25. A GUIDE TO ETIQUETTE AND COMPORTMENT FOR THE SISTERS OF HENLEY HOUSE – EMILY B. CATANEO
26. THE RIGHT THING – JACK KETCHUM
27. PASSING AFFLICTION – PATRICK O’NEILL
28. THE GREAT PITY – GARY A. BRAUNBECK

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Post Mortem Press to Publish TOXICITY

July 18, 2013admin, Blogbook news, clive barker, eric beebe, harlan ellison, jack ketchum, joe hill, max booth iii, novel, post mortem press, richard thomas, toxicity, writingMax

I have sold my debut novel, Toxicity, to Post Mortem Press.

While I already have two story collections currently available (True Stories Told By a Liar and They Might Be Demons), Toxicity will be my first novel. I am beyond thrilled to be a part of the Post Mortem Press family. My short story, “In the Attic of the Universe”, was previously published in their New Dawn Fades anthology.

In the past, they have published writer greats such as Clive Barker, Joe Hill, Harlan Ellison, Jack Ketchum, and Jonathan Maberry, along with up and coming talents like Jessica McHugh, Christian A. Larsen, Kenneth W. Cain, and Brad Carter.

Toxicity has been my baby for a long while now. All in all, with all the rewrites and edits taken into consideration, this is a novel that took eight years to really complete it at the stage it currently resides. It is a black comedy about awful people continuing to put themselves into awful situations.

There will be more details in the coming months, including a micro-website for the novel which will encompass reviews, blurbs, and everything else related to it.

Here is what Richard Thomas, one of my early editors on the book, had to say about it:

“Toxicity seeps under your skin, infecting you with black comedy, shocking violence, and the stinking desperation of bad people rotting in the sun. And yet somehow, we still root for these dark souls—and that is the genius of Max Booth III.”

—Richard Thomas, STARING INTO THE ABYSS

Toxicity has a targeted release date of March 2014.