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.
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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.
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.
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.
