Into The Dark

Double Whammy! Check out reviews for both Comes The Dark and Into the Dark on Zombiephiles!

Ursula K Raphael, who has gotten some big props in the zombie community lately for her letter published in Entertainment Weekly championing the cause of small press zombie writers everywhere, has written a dual review of Comes The Dark and Into The Dark over on Zombiephiles website. So for all of you folks who haven’t gotten either of my books yet, this is a great way to get the full overview of both at the same time. I am pretty thrilled with the review, especially when her biggest gripe is the fact that both my books were over too damn quickly. If that is the worst complaint you ever get about your writing, you are doing pretty well! Seriously though, I am once again humbled by the fact that someone who really loves this genre seems to be really enjoying my books. There is no better feeling.

So give the review a look see over at Zombiephiles here: http://www.zombiephiles.com/zombies-ate-my-brains/library-of-the-living-dead-does-it-again-patrick-dorazio

and then go buy both my books, if you haven’t already. 😉

December 21, 2010 | Categories: Comes The Dark, Into The Dark | Tags: book review, comes the dark, horror, Into The Dark, Library of the Living Dead, zombies | Leave a comment

Sonar 4 Landing Dock reviews “Into The Dark”

Another review has been posted on Into the Dark and I have to admit I am pretty pleased by the response of the folks over at Sonar 4 Landing Dock. My favorite quote from this review has to be this: “D’Orazio grabs the reader and pulls them into this story with a large violent hook and you’re stuck, but what does happen is you don’t mind being stuck, actually you love it.”

Wow! That is pretty dang flattering.

Check out the full review here: http://sonar4landingdockreviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/into-dark-by-patrick-d-orazio-review.html?zx=e2ff0ef7837054b8

and of course, get yourself a copy of Into The Dark and judge for yourself!

December 18, 2010 | Categories: Into The Dark | Tags: book review, horror, Into The Dark, Library of the Living Dead, zombies | Leave a comment

Check out my interview for Permuted Press!

I recently had the chance to answer some questions for Erika Gilbert for Permuted Press about my books, my experiences as an author, and on writing in general. It was fun to do and I hope you’ll check it out!

Hit this link to go to my interview: http://permutedpress.blogspot.com/2010/12/interview-author-patrick-dorazio.html

Many thanks to Erika for asking the questions and Jacob over at Permuted Press for hosting the interview!

December 2, 2010 | Categories: Comes The Dark, Into The Dark, My Writing Experiences | Tags: comes the dark, dark stories, horror, interview, Into The Dark, Permuted Press, writing, zombies | Leave a comment

My interview on The Creepture Feature Horrorshow at Horror Hound Cincinnati

I promised that once this interview was posted that I would post it here. Ben Rogers and I were interviewed by Greg Amortis over at “The Creepture Feature Horrorshow” podcast about our novels. Check it out, and check out some of the other great podcasts that Greg and the gang have done besides their visit to Horror Hound.

Here is the link: http://thecreepturefeaturehorrorshow.com/2010/11/28/podcast-25—special-episode—interviews-from-horror-hound-2010-in-ohio.aspx

Our interviews start around the 25 minute mark, so check it out!

December 2, 2010 | Categories: Comes The Dark, Into The Dark, My Writing Experiences | Tags: comes the dark, Creepture Feature Horrorshow, Into The Dark, Library of the Living Dead, podcast, writing, zombies | Leave a comment

Into The Dark is available on Amazon!

Well, I guess I was expecting the book to be available on Createspace first. I was given the link by my publisher, but it never seemed to work. I am guessing that it is there, but somehow, it never got connected as it should.

But that is okay be me, because being on Amazon means that it is ready to go and you can go and place your order for it right away!

So check it out, tell all your friends. Into The Dark is here! Just click on the picture to head on over to Amazon.com to pick up your copy.

November 27, 2010 | Categories: Into The Dark | Tags: horror, Into The Dark, Library of the Living Dead, writing, zombies | 4 Comments

Into The Dark now available on Smashwords!

The paperback version of Into The Dark will be going live in the next day or so, but the Smashwords version of it has been posted already! And at the low, low cost of just $2.99, it is a great deal for all you e-book fans out there.

As mentioned in the prior post on this blog, there will not be a kindle version of book 2 or 3 by themselves, but due to the unedited version of the entire trilogy being on the kindle for the past few months, we will be re-releasing the entire trilogy on Kindle in March, along with another book-sized volume of short stories related to the world of the Dark Trilogy.

More details to follow on the paperback version of Into The Dark, but for now, here is the link where you can get the electronic version on Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/31068

Check it out, and feel free to drop a review on Smashwords or Amazon, your blog, your website, or where ever you like. I hope you all enjoy the second installment in my trilogy!

You can click on the picture and follow the link to Smashwords as well. Thanks.

November 23, 2010 | Categories: Into The Dark | Tags: comes the dark, cover art, horror, Into The Dark, Library of the Living Dead, writing, zombies | Leave a comment

Announcement about the Kindle version of Comes The Dark

I wanted to post this as soon as this was official.

Press Release: Library of the Living Dead

November 22, 2010

The Library of the Living Dead would like to announce that the current Kindle version of Comes The Dark, by Patrick D’Orazio, is no longer be available, as of today, in anticipation of a revised and edited version being released to coincide with the paperback release of the third book of the trilogy, Beyond The Dark, in March of 2011.

It was recently discovered that some of the copies of the Kindle version of Comes The Dark included an early, unedited version of the entire Dark trilogy, including Comes The Dark, Into the Dark, and Beyond The Dark. Because of this discovery, the Library of the Living Dead will not be releasing the edited versions of Into The Dark and Beyond The Dark separately as kindle books. Instead, it will be releasing a Revised and Edited version of the trilogy, which will include all three books along with several bonus short stories from the realm of the dark trilogy that will be exclusive to this new kindle release.

The release of the paperback versions of Into The Dark and Beyond The Dark will go forward as planned, with Into The Dark being released in December of 2010, and Beyond The Dark being released in March of 2011.

More details about the Revised and Edited Kindle version of the Dark trilogy will be revealed before the scheduled release date.

Those who purchased the Kindle and got the entire trilogy got a glimpse of the raw, unedited version of the book. Given the reviews that have been posted that were based on that, I can’t complain. This wasn’t how things were exactly planned, but it works out quite well, giving my publisher and I the chance to re-release the entire trilogy on Kindle in a few months with some really nice bonus materials. That plus Into The Dark will be out within the next few days, which I am really excited about.

November 22, 2010 | Categories: Comes The Dark, Into The Dark | Tags: comes the dark, dark stories, editing, horror, Into The Dark, kindle, Library of the Living Dead, short stories, zombies | Leave a comment

First review of Into The Dark!

The first review of Into the Dark is up and I am pretty pleased with it. Todd Brown did a great job being honest with both his praise and criticism of Comes The Dark and does so again here.

He does mention some confusion with the timelines, and that the second book jumps too far forward. The first book takes place six weeks after the apocalypse has begun, and the second book is just a couple of days after that. So I hope the confusion there isn’t something that causes problems with too many readers. If so, I apologize for that. Anyway, I just wanted to bring that up since it was a concern of Todd’s with this review and want to alleviate that concern as best I can.

So check it out here: www.maydecemberpublications.com/reviews-2/

November 19, 2010 | Categories: Comes The Dark, Into The Dark | Tags: book review, comes the dark, horror, Into The Dark, Library of the Living Dead, May December Publishers, writing, zombies | 2 Comments

Review for “Comes The Dark” on Monster Librarian!

Another review up for Comes The Dark over at Monster Librarian. It comes with a word of warning that this is the first book of a planned trilogy and ends with a cliff hanger. Well, fear not, gentle reader, because Into The Dark, the sequel, shall be out in the next week or so! After that, Beyond The Dark appears in March of next year, completing the trilogy. So there is nothing to fear here!

Anyway, check out the review at this link: http://monsterlibrarian.com/zombies.htm#Comes_The_Dark_

Yet another reason to check out the first book in my trilogy, if you still needed another reason to do so!

November 18, 2010 | Categories: Comes The Dark, Into The Dark, My Writing Experiences | Tags: book review, comes the dark, horror, Into The Dark, Library of the Living Dead, zombies | Leave a comment

NOTLP from Horror Hound-my interview!

Hey folks-check out my interview out from Night of the Living Podcast from Horror Hound. You should check them out for a lot more-they do a great horror podcast and can be found on Itunes for free downloads. Their website is http://www.notlp.com and you can go to the episode guide from there. It is the most recent episode in their episode guide, and is entitled: HHWCincy10. The Library of the Living Dead has an interview as well, and their interview starts around the seven minute mark. Mine starts at 15:40 mark. Check both of them out and do yourself a favor and listen to the whole podcast! These guys are great and do a terrific job. In fact, you should do like I did, and subscribe so you can stay up to date with what they are doing.

November 18, 2010 | Categories: Comes The Dark, Into The Dark, Random Thoughts | Tags: comes the dark, convention, horror, Horror Hound, Into The Dark, Library of the Living Dead, NOTLP | Leave a comment

HorrorHound Cincinnati 2010 Wrap Up

I spent this last weekend with several good friends over at HorrorHound, promoting my book: Comes The Dark and the soon to be released sequel, Into The Dark. It was fun mingling with a wide cross-section of horror fans, chat about my books, and have the chance to spend time with Ben Rogers, author of Faith And The Undead, Beth LaFond, Publicist for The Library of the Living Dead, Rich Dalzatto, who runs Horror Realm up in Pittsburgh, and Dr. Pus, aka Mike West, who owns The Library of the Living Dead. I helped my fellow table dwellers sell some of their books and they did the same for me, and we had a good chance to hang out together not only at the show, but at Coco Key’s water park on Saturday night, which is attached to the hotel where the convention took place. I was able to bring my wife and kids along to that event and we had a blast.

I also had the privilege of being interviewed for two podcasts while at the show-stay tuned for links as they are passed long to me. It is always fun to promote my stories and the folks at Night of the Living Podcast and The Creepture Feature Horror Show were great to talk with.

I didn’t take a lot of pictures at the show, but suffice it to say, the crowds were great and things were hopping. I sold a pretty good amount of my books and even met some folks who had already purchased it and had some great conversations with them. Here a few pictures I took when my wife and kids showed up on Saturday.

From left to right: Rich Dalzatto, Dr. Pus, my son Zack, me, my daughter Ali, and Ben Rogers…and Zeb, the zombie that lives in the shed out behind Ben’s house

Me and the kids at my table

Dr. Pus, Zack, me, Ali, and Ben

November 16, 2010 | Categories: Comes The Dark, Into The Dark, My Writing Experiences, Other folk's stuff..., Random Thoughts | Tags: comes the dark, convention, horror, HorrorHound, Into The Dark, Library of the Living Dead, zombies | 1 Comment

Into The Dark Cover revealed

Well, here is a finalized version of the cover for Into The Dark, along with the rough up of the back cover. Now it is all in my publisher’s hands-the formatting is complete and has been sent off to him and now the final cover has as well. Once again, a huge thank you goes out to Philip R. Rogers, artist extraordinaire, who created this masterpiece. His art can be found at philipr.deviantart.com/gallery/. Check it out and see how talented this guy is.

As you can guess, I am pretty dang thrilled about this and am excited to get this book out there to continue the story. More updates to come as I get them!

November 5, 2010 | Categories: Comes The Dark, Into The Dark | Tags: comes the dark, cover art, horror, Into The Dark, Library of the Living Dead, writing, zombies | 2 Comments

Update on Into the Dark

Well, just about everything is ready to go on my sequel to Comes The Dark. Philip R. Rogers once again did a fantastic job on the cover art. While it is not officially finished, outside of a few touches, it is ready to go. I wanted to thank him for putting that effort at the top of the list when my publisher decided we should move the publication date up on Into The Dark so it can be released before Christmas. The cover image transition from the first book to second book and what we both envision for book three is terrific, both for the front and back cover. Philip gets the credit for keeping the theme and tone on track and I can’t wait to compare all three books side by side when all is said and done.

I also have to give some pretty high praise to Kody Boye, the formatting wizard who got the formatting done in no time flat on this book. I kept the formatting identical to the first book, which he admits made it easier on him, but I can’t deny how impressive it was to see it back so quickly. After one more quick run through, it was as good as done, after just a few days of passing along the finalized manuscript to him. Of course, Michelle Linhart, my editor, deserves huge helpings of praise for taking on this entire project of all three books and doing a terrific job with it.

I will be revealing the second cover once Philip gets me the final version-I don’t want to provide the ‘raw’ footage of the almost complete cover here with it so close to being done, so it will be a few days still-but soon, very soon. Stay tuned for that-I hope you all like it as much as I do.

Also, more Dark Stories are upcoming here on my blog, but make sure you check out the latest installment, George and Jason, Part 2, which is a few posts down from this one, or head on over on my Dark Stories Page, which has all the Dark stories I have created thus far, all in order. I will continue to post them as long as I have material that is worthy of being put into the blog from the original manuscripts I wrote for the trilogy.

I know I have posted this several times previously, but here again is the back cover description for Into The Dark:

Six weeks ago, the mysterious virus came out of nowhere and engulfed the world. Everyone infected seemed to die … then rise again.

Jeff Blaine did his best to hold his family together and to protect them from the horrors scratching at their door, but in the end, they were ripped away from him like everything else that ever mattered.

Lost and alone, Jeff decided his only option was to destroy as many of the monsters that stole his life away before they destroy him as well. But when he discovers Megan, George, and Jason, three other survivors not interested in giving up just yet, he reluctantly accepts that there might still be a reason to fight and live to see another day.

Traveling through the blasted landscape their world has become, the quartet discovers that the living dead aren’t the only danger with which they must cope. Even other survivors who promise safety and security from the hordes of ghouls roaming the wastelands will test loyalties and their faith in humankind.

Jeff and his small band of newfound friends must forge a semblance of life in the newly blighted world. And they will have only the light of their own humanity by which to navigate as everything around them descends into the dark.

Stay tuned for more info-I will post it as I get it. Thanks!

November 3, 2010 | Categories: Comes The Dark, Dark Stories, Into The Dark | Tags: comes the dark, horror, Into The Dark, Library of the Living Dead, writing, zombies | Leave a comment

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