Bøger af Del Howison

From the Award-Winning, Bestselling Rock & Roll Nightmares Book Series Comes... Parallel Lines Get ready for a wild ride through an alternate universe of music in Rock & Roll Nightmares: Parallel Lines. These short stories, written by award-winning and bestselling authors, cover everything from hilarious antics to deep reflections, all set in a music world that's not quite what you remember. What ties them together? Each tale takes a real rock star's story and spins it in a whole new direction. Ever wondered what would've happened if Elvis had never met the Colonel? Or if Ozzy Osbourne skipped those rabies shots after his infamous bat encounter? Dive into the unknown with questions like, "What if Led Zeppelin never released 'Stairway to Heaven'?" and "What if The Manson Family weren't Beatles fans?" This mind-bending anthology'll make you rethink the twists and turns of rock history. Rock & Roll Nightmares: Parallel Lines will have you laughing, pondering, horrified, and jamming along to a different beat. It's not your typical read-this is a one-of-a-kind journey into the what-ifs of rock & roll. Brace yourself for a literary experience that's as unique as the music itself! Stories by: Bestselling Author Staci Layne Wilson, Bram Stoker Award Winners Del Howison and Mercedes M. Yardley, plus talented writers Robert J. Stava, Michelle Nessk, Nadia Robertson, Keith J. Olexa, and D.E. McCluskey.Over the Hills and Far Away (Led Zeppelin)The Man The Colonel Never Knew (Elvis Presley)The Long Walk to Mardi Gras (Gram Parsons)Proud Mary (Tina Turner)Flying High Again (Ozzy Osbourne)Holding Hands Like Paper Dolls (The Beatles)Armageddon It (Def Leppard)KISS Face-Off (KISS)Angel of Revelation (Judas Priest)Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac)One Way Or Another (Blondie)

In this action packed horror novel set in the old west, Margaret "Peggy" Thomas' peaceful life is turned upside down after the murder of the local sheriff, her husband, James. Peggy, accompanied by a group of misfit companions, will stop at nothing to face her husband's killer, and time is running out. Del Howison has crafted a dark, nuanced tale about justice, found family, and the choices we make in the throes of desperation when faced with nothing to lose. The Survival of Margaret Thomas transcends genre into a tale of hope, heart, and revenge.Margaret Thomas lives a quiet life with her husband James in the small town of Bleak Knob, Missouri. Until one afternoon James is gunned down on the sidewalk in front of her, and she's left to care for the land and herself, alone. With more questions than answers, and years of grief and alcohol, a sudden telegram announcing the upcoming trial of one of James' killers pushes Peggy into action. accompanied by groups of misfit companions, Peggy will stop at nothing to face her husband's killer, and time is running out.Powerful and wrought with adventure, The Survival of Margaret Thomas is the newest in a long line of great American road novels."Memories are what we take with us, and what we leave behind. As Americans, we all carry, like memories we can't shake off, rich veins of the frontier myths that gave birth to our literature. Del Howison mines these wonderfully." -James Sallis, author of Drive

A compendium of things macabre and mysterious, terrifying and gory - from films and TV to literature to comic books and video games. It is suitable for an audience that routinely makes the novels of Stephen King, Anne Rice and Dean Koontz number 1 bestsellers; and films like "Hostel" tops at the box-office.