Bøger af Jeff O'Brien

Wonderland Quad contains four weird and dark Wonderland stories written by Brian Barr, influenced by the works of Lewis Carroll: 1. Alice and The Curiousities Of Nostalgia and Reality 2. Wunderglass 3. The Dutchess's Baby 4. The Caucus Race This collection is for mature audiences only.

The 4th book of the Nihon Cyberpunk series is a novelette by the title of Cyber Asylum. Masuto, one of the greatest artists of the 21st century, is spending his final days in an asylum owned by the Ashita Institute. He's able to create the art he wants at the facility, but when a hacker named Ishiro offers a way out of the asylum, Masuto questions whether physical freedom is better than the freedom of creative expression.

Shun Isagawa couldn't hide his amused smile, or the fact that he was quite impressed. "Excellent costume, Dr. Hashimoto. I can tell you really put your time into creating this one." "Don't I for all the masks I make?" Dr. Hashimoto pressed the button on the side of his mask. Instantly, the fibernetics, silicone, and mechanized shell within the artificial skin recoiled, showing his true fifty-five-year-old face once again. Milliseconds ago, he was John Wayne, and now he was that respectable robotics scientist once again. The electrodes were still attached to his forehead and the sides of his face, greying hair resting along his temples. "Why, thank you, Shun. I put a lot of thought into that particular disguise." Masque is a cyberpunk science-thriller written by Brian Barr and edited by Jeff O'Brien. This story was previously printed in Inanna Burning by J. Ellington Ashton Press and Far Horizon Magazine. Masque will also be included in Brian Barr's short story collection, Daemensions.

Moriko Amori, a successful game designer, has been replaced by Moriko Amori 2.6, an enhanced robotic version of her. Along with other A.I. just like her, Moriko Amori 2.6 can create games faster than the real Moriko, which allows Ashita Institute's Gaming Department to boost productivity and ensure a larger number of sales than ever before. Moriko and the various designers in the gaming field, along with several workers in other industries, could never stand a chance against their robot replacements. When an old friend from the past comes back into Moriko's life, however, she may find a way to get back in the designer game and prove herself against her A.I. replacement.

Enter Hell on the High Seas! Water. Blood. Alcohol. Scallywag Sam knew the three liquids, from their most salty to their most vile and venomous, from their strongest waves to the most lulling oceans. Now, Sam unites with a union of pirates to confront a strange marine menace beyond the Caribbean. Survival will not be easy, but then again, when has the pirate life ever lacked difficulty?

Enter the second King in Yellow story by Brian Barr, inspired by the original mythos from Robert W. Chambers! A home invasion descends into chaos when burglars come across a special item.

In this cyberpunk short story by Brian Barr, segregation has been reinstated in The New Confederacy of the 21st Century. Darian, the son of a skateboarder, now hoverboards at night in violation of the new curfew imposed upon blacks throughout Charlotte, NC. During a confrontation with corrupt police officers, Darian finds that he is not alone: many young hoverboarders like himself are ready to rebel against the oppression of The New Confederacy- but can they succeed?

Here it is- The 3 H's Trilogy! The Head, The House, and The Hell are now available in a complete collection that is a weird mix of cosmic horror, weird fiction, comedic bizarro, and dark romance! The 3 H's Trilogy begins with the story of a woman who falls in love with a decapitated head. From there, the story only gets weirder and darker, and is unlike any other tale ever written. Edited by Jeff O'Brien, who also provided an introduction for this collection. The amazing cover art, and interior art, was done by the talented artists Sullivan Suad and Zilson Costa!

Spacix, a new black market digital drug, is unlike the other cybernetic substances Shinobu has tried before. He's excited to have a new computer-crafted hallucinogenic experience... but will this adolescent android be able to handle the trip that Spacix offers?

Written by Brian Barr, edited by Jeff O'Brien, with cover art by Zilson Costa and Sullivan Suad. Enter the Daemensions, a collection of six short stories, written by Brian Barr. Daemensions offers tales of cyberpunk, piracy, swords, and sorcery. Question life. Seek immortality. Experience death. From dark fantasy and science-fiction to horror, Daemensions will drag you down six portals with no return. Within this collection are two stories from Brian Barr's Carolina Daemonic series: Dead Woman's Hand and Wisdom in Black Seas and Eternal Lands. This second edition also includes a new seventh story, Dark Ripple: When Lovecraft met Crowley!

An American otaku finds himself immersed in his favorite manga, only to encounter danger of strange proportions. Also features Cyber Aslyum, a cyberpunk novelette!

Joining together, nine Babylonian necromantic sorcerers were appointed as secret protectors of the royal court and the city by the King. In the shadowy halls of Babylon's underground temples, they met under the veil of night, engaging in the most secretive of esoteric rights. In their ancient Akkadian tongues, they shared their dark secrets, communed with the dead, joined with sister witches for intense sexual magic rituals.

This book consists of three television tales, two horror stories and one magic realism story. In Suburbia Sapientia, a young man tries to connect with his dead mother through the nostalgic sitcoms they used to watch together. In Lonely Hearts and Comic Tragedies, a clown couple wins the heart of 1960's America with a new variety show, but their humorous broadcast comes with sinister costs. In A TV Casualty in a Static Age, Portland punks share a squat with an ignored television set. Unbeknownst to the punks, the television is alive, sentient, and more aware of its surroundings than they could ever imagine. All three of these stories are by Brian Barr.

With the life he once knew in shambles, Sam searches for answers in a city riddled with plague and ruin. A "zombie" story. Horror.

After going on a rampage against its own creators at Ashita Institute in Tokyo, a renegade cyborg is relocated to Okinawa for reprogramming. Can a bad cyborg be reformed? Find out in A Clockwork Orientation, the second short story of Brian Barr's Nihon Cyberpunk series. A Clockwork Orientation is a short story tribute to Anthony Burgess's classic novel, A Clockwork Orange

A metal guitarist is gifted with a guitar grimoire, which he inherited from his late father's library. With careful reading, practice, and commitment, this strange occult book could make him the greatest musician in the world... if the magic works in his favor.

There is wisdom in black seas and eternal lands, beyond the visions of the mundane world, where all dreams and nightmares intersect to become one. There is blood, and spirit, which fuel the hearts and minds of expert magicians, allowing them to break through the fabric of illusions and penetrate the core of existence. In this occult, dark fantasy of pirates, witches, and mages, we see reality in its uncompromising, inmistakable form. We see, and we die.

In this sequel to Metal Magic, a punk musician finds a guitarist grimoire. He simplifies the chord progressions and notes to turn the grimoire's songs into punk songs, which produces some interesting effects. Blood, gore, and mayhem await in Punk Pandemonium! Metal Magic is included in this book as a bonus!

The Metal Magic Trilogy collects Metal Magic, Punk Pandemonium, and Damned in Glam. These three occult horror stories tell of musicians discovering magic grimoires and unleashing chaos.

From Brian Barr comes Of Fate and Magik, the first short story featuring Magik Manx, an Elven magician and interdimensional criminal. Mischievous and cunning, Magik Manx uses his magic to move through various realms and wreak havoc. Though he is used to being the aggressor and victor in all of his magic games, Magik Manx may meet his match in a humble, abandoned Capital City church. Magik Manx is a character from Brian Barr's Super Inc. series. The first novel for Super Inc., Psychological Revenge, is available on Amazon.

Check out the first Carolina Daemonic short story collection, Carolina Daemonomaniac I! From the Dead Woman's Hand trilogy to The Tamed Tiger comic, this book is composed of the first short stories set in Brian Barr's Carolina Daemonic series. Necromancers, succubi, pirates, magic flutes, and powerful deities populate this book with a gamut of occult horror-fantasy fiction mixed with weird science. Dive into the Carolina Daemonic universe! Due to the mature nature of The Tamed Tiger comic, this book is for adults only.

"Her name is Alexis. She's a punk girl with shabby green-dyed hair. She wears a pink collar around her neck. Alexis talks about growing up in Lexington, SC. She belongs to some strange cult, in which her family members are the only devotees: her mother, her father, and her brother. She hates them all. Whenever she brings up the house they share, I see her contempt. She wants to get away from it. I want to help her, whether I'm retired or not. I've helped others escape from cults in the past. Why can't I do the same now? The house. I can't get it out of my mind. The horrors she told me about it. So many details, and yet so much mystery. I must see the house for myself. That is the only way that I can save her." - Daniel Paine, Cult Specialist, and Deprogrammer The House is the sequel to The Head from Brian Barr, and the second book of the 3 H's trilogy.

From fiction author Brian Barr comes an occult horror-fantasy story set in the Caribbean. Bana, a Taino, flees conquered Hispaniola and seeks a life of adventure with pirates. After a bloody battle with a Spanish naval fleet, Bana finds herself in another dimension filled with magic, zombies, and death. Dead Woman's Hand is the first short story from the Carolina Daemonic series, first released in Inanna Burning from J. Ellington Ashton Press. The first novel of Carolina Daemonic, Confederate Shadows, is also available on Amazon.

Brian Barr's King in Yellow collection explores the KIY mythos of Robert W. Chambers in four stories. Mixing occult horror and science fiction, these tales follow scholars, magicians, astronauts, and scientists as they encounter the terrifying mysteries of Carcosa and its malevolent pallid monarch. The stories in this collection are: A Visage of Great TruthsThe Sacred HouseVenusian HellAldebaran Apocolyps

The Kage Majitsu Trilogy is complete! A danger rises in Japan, which places all of its greatest occultists and esoteric warriors in danger. Powerful ninjas, court magicians, and a Shinto priestess duel in the Kage Majitsu Trilogy!

Here is the complete Dead Woman's Hand trilogy, written by Brian Barr! After escaping their own pasts of forced assimilation, slavery, and hardship, Bana and Christine meet on an island in a strange dimension beyond the Carribean. Together, they encounter necromancers, zombies, and magical entities as they fight for their freedom.

The final installment to the Kage Majitsu Trilogy is here! Gunji of the Jigoku No Kage ninja clan teams up with the Taoist magician Han Zhou Lin in a Kage Majitsu 3: Dual Spirits, a dystopian mix of cyberpunk and occult fantasy.

Enter Brian Barr's Brutal Bazaar, a collection of horror stories compiled by the author for your reading pleasure. Grotesque and macabre, these tales will take you from an old country house with dark secrets in Lexington, SC, to a bloodthirsty maenad cult in Ancient Greece. A decapitated talking head, mad magicians, chaotic clowns, and a murderous guitar grimoire are just some of the abhorrent monstrosities you'll find in these gruesome pages. Brian Barr's Brutal Bazaar features the 3 H's Trilogy (The Head, The House, and The Hell), a Carolina Daemonic short story, and Dark Ripple: When Lovecraft Met Crowley. Beautiful illustrations by Sullivan Suad, Zilson Costa, and Marcelo Salaza are also in this book!

Cosmic colonialism, extremist planetary nationalism, and alien genocide make up the Dracos Constellation, where the Reptilians rule without mercy. Enter Serpent King, a dark occult science-fantasy novel following the origins of Zian Ur, the last of the Nagans and a cosmic conquistador with a unique destiny.

H.P. Lovecraft is a starving, skeptical American writer of the weird and horrific, struggling to make ends meet in Connecticut. Aleister Crowley is a famous British occultist focused on running his own magic organization, the O.T.O. Though Crowley and Lovecraft's lives differ to a high degree, neither man is aware of the fate they share. They'll soon find out, in Dark Ripple.