Trailers

Personal Effects: Dark Art is a book like you’ve never experienced: it’s part novel, part “out of book” multimedia-fueled narrative. This groundbreaking supernatural thriller deserves an equally innovative book trailer. Behold, something entirely new in book promotion — a presentation that’s part trailer, part author blurb, part music video.

These trailblazing video blurbs (aka “vlurbs”) feature testimonials from wicked-brilliant horror and thriller storytellers. You know their names. You know their work. Now meet them here, and see what they have to say about Personal Effects: Dark Art.

Use the players’ sharing features to embed this video on your blog, or email it to friends. More vlurb installments are coming, featuring even more storytellers.

Personal Effects: Dark Art is coming this June. Learn more about the novel here, purchase it at your favorite bookstore, or order now from your favorite online bookseller.

Personal Effects 101

Author J.C. Hutchins describes the plot of Personal Effects: Dark — and reveals the groundbreaking transmedia “personal effects” that accompany the book — in this 101-style video.

Vlurb #1: Daniel Myrick and David Wellington (March 18, 2009)

Featuring the co-writer/co-director of The Blair Witch Project and the author of Monster Island.

Vlurb #2: Jeremy Robinson and Scott Sigler (March 24, 2009)

Featuring the bestselling authors of Kronos and Contagious.

Vlurb #3: Victor Miller (April 8, 2009)

Featuring the creator of Jason Voorhees himself, the writer of the original Friday the 13th.

Vlurb #4: Jeffrey Reddick (April 15, 2009)

Featuring the creator of the bloody brilliant Final Destination film series.

Vlurb #5: Matt Wallace (May 4, 2009)

Featuring the Parsec Award-winning author of The Next Fix and The Failed Cities Monologues.

Vlurb #6: Stephen Woodworth (May 13, 2009)

Featuring the author of the Violet supernatural thriller novel series.

Vlurb #7: Patrick Lussier (May 21, 2009)

Featuring the director of My Bloody Valentine 3D and White Noise 2.

Vlurb #8: Dee Wallace (May 28, 2009)

Featuring the star of The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, The Frighteners and Halloween (2007).

Special Edition Vlurb: Stephen Eley (May 31, 2009)

Featuring expert testimony from the editor of Escape Pod.

Vlurb #9: Mike Monello (June 6, 2009)

Featuring the co-producer of The Blair Witch Project. Also the producer/editor of The Curse of the Blair Witch and co-founder of Campfire.

Vlurb #10: Mur Lafferty (June 7, 2009)

Featuring the author of Playing For Keeps, the Heaven fantasy novella series, The Takeover, and host of I Should Be Writing.

Vlurb #11: The SUPERVLURB

Featuring a dozen of the most influential names in podcast fiction.