David J. Schow, Author . Subterranean $40 (140p) ISBN 978-1-931081-81-8
A scientific experiment to link participants through dreams gives way to a sensitive exploration of the emotional barriers that keep people apart in Schow's first novel in more than a decade. Events center on the sleep research laboratory of Dr.
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David J. Schow, Author . Subterranean $40 (140p) ISBN 978-1-931081-77-1
With tongue mostly in cheek and pen dipped in gore, horrormeister Schow (Eye) works gleefully ghoulish variations on the zombie theme in the four stories that make up this new collection. All are marinated in the mindset of George Romero's Night
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David J. Schow, Author . HarperCollins/Dark Alley $13.95 (289p) ISBN 978-0-06-053667-1
Storms raging outdoors and in the mind of the protagonist create a maelstrom of menace in this sinuous psychological thriller by Schow (The Kill Riff
; The Shaft
). A whopper of a hurricane is barreling up the California coast, and renegade...
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David J. Schow, Author . Subterranean $25 (301p) ISBN 978-1-59606-067-8
Like "The Narrative of Dr. Shackle and Mr. Lye," an invented tale of horror described in one of this book's 13 stories, the contents of Schow's latest collection (after Zombie Jam
) seesaw between "elbow-jabbing one-liners and...
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David J. Schow, Author . Hard Case Crime $6.99 (249p) ISBN 978-0-8439-5967-3
Genre hopping seems to suit horror writer Schow (Havoc Swims Jaded
) as he lets out all the stops in this high-caliber action story. It's no exaggeration to say that Barney has a more intimate relationship with guns than he does with any human,
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David J. Schow, St. Martin's/Dunne, $24.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-312-57136-8
This smart new thriller from Schow (Gun Work) imagines the dizzying confusion an average guy would undergo if sucked into a shadowy espionage scenario. That guy is L.A. advertising exec Conrad Maddox, who at LAX accidentally gets hold of a case of...
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David J. Schow, Author Tor Books $17.95 (406p) ISBN 978-0-312-93065-3
Having written a number of short stories in the horror field, Schow has now produced his first novel, an unfocused and overlong but not totally unsuccessful thriller about madness and revenge, with no supernatural element. The narrative concerns...
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David J. Schow, Author Subterranean Press $40 (256p) ISBN 978-1-892284-82-2
Prominent horror writer and screenwriter Schow (Crypt Orchids; The Crow) coined the term ""splatterpunk"" to describe the graphic variety of contemporary horror fiction that he illustrates in this collection of new and previously published stories....
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David J. Schow. St. Martin’s/Dunne, $25.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-312-57137-5
At the outset of Schow’s sardonic tale of hard-boiled hijinks in the film world, a stranger shows up at the studio of photographer and part-time pornographer Elias McCabe and abducts Elias at gunpoint to shoot blackmail photos. Unbeknownst to either,
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David J. Schow. Subterranean (subterraneanpress.com), $40 (320p) ISBN 978-1-59606-772-1
The mind of Schow (The Shaft), a multitalented author, screenwriter, and editor, must be a very dark and twisted place where horror sprouts, mutates, and thrives. This excellently chilling compilation of 13 short stories and 12 personal...
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David J. Schow. Subterranean, $40 (520p) ISBN 978-1-59606-861-2
Schow (DJSturbia) takes a nightmarish trip down memory lane with this compilation of stories chosen from nearly 40 years of writing horror. From the very first story, Schow’s distorted vision yanks the reader into unexpected and bewildering places....
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David J. Schow. Subterranean, $40 (360p) ISBN 978-1-59606-902-2
Schow (Upgunned) keeps the banter light and the gunplay heavy in this furiously paced spree of a thriller. The trouble begins when L.A. DVD inspector Dave Vollmand, whose job is “to technically vet the DVDs you rent, buy or download,” impulsively...
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David J. Schow, Author, D. Schow, Author, J. Frentzen, Author Ace Books $8.95 (406p) ISBN 978-0-441-37081-8
Cancelled after a season and a half in 1965, The Outer Limits has remained in syndication ever since, gathering a devoted following. Writers and producers Leslie Stevens and Joseph Stefano created a series more literate, more visually inventive and,
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Edited by Paula Guran. Prime (www.prime-books.com), $15.95 trade paper (384p) ISBN 978-1-607013-15-0
This collection of 24 stories, ranging from new works to decades-old Hugo nominees, unevenly evokes rock music’s legacy of pushing boundaries and railing against the establishment ethos. In Lawrence C. Connolly’s evocative “Mercenary,” sniper and...
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