The Texas Vampire

Chris, an unsuccessful drummer, signs up to be the first player of a realistic new video game, Get The Bad Guys, from global company CloudCorp. The lure - he gets to stay in a luxury hotel for free. The game is fun. So is his life in the hotel, playing in the hotel's house rock band, The Lone Stars. Soon, he meets CloudCorp's founder, charismatic Texan billionaire, Strobe Kitson. Is Kitson an evil soul stealer, or does he want to save the world? The story takes us into a puzzle - what is virtual and what is real? It leads us to a hollowed-out mountain in Nevada, in which CloudCorp's true purpose becomes clear. The Texas Vampire is post-truth science fiction. A cyber punk romp, which plays with the trope of the thriller, from Bram Stoker to Ian Fleming. It updates William Gibson, for an age in which deep fake video and predictive AI are playing with our minds.