Dane Hatchell

Witness the zombie apocalypse in all its bloody, bullet-laden glory Inside this tome you will find ten original stories from some of today's best horror and speculative-fiction writers from around the globe. Join the likes of twelve-time Sir Julius Vogel Award winner and Bram Stoker Award(R) nominee Lee Murray, not to mention her fellow Bram Stoker Award(R) nominee Jake Bible, as they, and a host of other dark minds, take you on a journey through this hellish maelstrom of the macabre. Viral outbreaks, eco-tastrophes and divine judgement await for any of those foolish enough to brave the pages contained within. Welcome to the apocalypse, b****** "Blood, Brains & Bullets is the sort of anthology that is so desperately needed to ensure that the zombie apocalypse genre doesn't disappear under a deluge of bland and generic titles that fail to engage with the core concepts of the genre. Each of the stories in the collection delivers enough high-quality, blood-soaked action to sate even the most jaded and blood-thirsty zombie fan; but they also provide readers with a series of unique, engaging and original takes on the undead and the social ramifications of corpses coming back to life. This is all thanks to the excellent work by the editors of the anthology, who gathered together a first-rate cast of authors to help breath (un)life back into the genre. Blood, Brains & Bullets is a deeply impressive debut for Screaming Banshee Press, and I eagerly look forward to what they publish next in the Horror genre - I will certainly be watching them closely." - Sci-fi & Fantasy Reviewer

Savage dinosaurs are caught in a time wave and descend upon the historic city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Big Easy's jazz scene, culinary escapades, and party-time debauchery plunge into chaos as revelers drop their bloody Mary's and daiquiris for a brutal fight to the death. On the Mississippi River, a giant squid and elasmosaur pick tourists off the paddlewheeler Southern Queen. Pterodactyls terrorize the skies above Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. A giganotosaurus tramples beautiful Jackson Square. Troodons and dilophosauruses invade the Audubon zoo. A brontosaurus runs wild on Bourbon Street. No one is safe as strangers forge alliances to battle the onslaught of prehistoric beasts raging havoc with sharp claws and spiked teeth threatening human flesh.

Cole Rainwater isn't your average 9th grader coming of age in the rural town of Salem, Missouri. At the age of ten, Cole has an encounter with bigfoot that scars his reality and leaves him with an itch for all things of the paranormal. His passion for aliens, ghosts, and cryptids, especially bigfoot, sets him apart from most of his classmates and makes him a target for bullies like Brennon Davis, an older player on the baseball team. With new reports of bigfoot in the area, Charlotte Meadows, a classmate whose heart Cole is trying to win, goes missing. Cole and Brennon set aside their differences as they go on a search to find Charlotte. Unknown to Cole and Brennon, a stranger travels from the future on a mission to alter Earth's timeline. Bigfoots haunt the woods, threatening any interloper. Even more dangerous, the lure of fame and fortune entice cryptid hunters armed with high power weapons into the area. All paths cross, leaving Charlotte's fate and the future of mankind hanging in the balance. Who will survive in this action-adventure, cryptid tale?