Cenobites and Scoundrels

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Did you hear the news?

Announcing Downright Scoundrels Needed, a second entry in the world of Upright Women Wanted.

Gunslinger Fletch and her ragtag crew of outlaws keep busy in the Southwest territory by dropping deputies and liberating their horses. As the Administration’s tyranny stretches across the country, each job proves riskier than the last—just how Fletch likes it.When the team is hired to pull off an elaborate and dangerous train heist of military materials, it could mean decades of hard labor—or death—if things go sideways. But Fletch never misses her mark, and this could be the score of a lifetime.

Principles are a liability, and as a rule, Fletch and her team are only there for the income, not the outcome. But as the plan evolves, they must soon reckon with questions of purpose. Will they join a greater resistance working covertly against the regime, or pursue the ultimate payday?

I am so fucking excited that I finally get to tell you all about this one. It’s the most fun I think I’ve ever had writing a book. It’s fast and mean and blood-soaked. I think you’re gonna love it. 

Barnes & Noble | Bad River Website

Such Sights to Show You

HA! You thought that was the end of the news? Well think again!! I am also thrilled to share that I am going to be writing Hellraiser! First, I’ll be writing the Pinhead issue of a 5-issue special event, with art by Alessio Avallone. 

The other four issues are going to blow the lid off your skull. We're looking at some serious issue-by-issue power teams:

Mike Costa x Paco Camallonga
Tini Howard x Jenna Cha
Zac Thompson x Gavin Mitchell
Nero Villagallos O'Reilly x Francesca Ciregia

After those issues are out, I’ll be working on a 5-issue Pinhead miniseries!

Pinhead is an icon for a reason, and I'm beyond honored to get to write his next chapter. This whole crew is phenomenal. I couldn't be more proud to have my work next to theirs.

These comics will be legendary, even in Hell.

Check out the full announcement at Bloody Disgusting.

CURRENTLY READING: Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith

Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno are passengers on the same train. Haines is a successful architect in the midst of a divorce, Bruno a mysterious smooth-talker with a sadistic proposal: he’ll murder Haines’s wife if Haines will murder Bruno’s father. As Bruno carries out his twisted plan, Guy finds himself trapped in Highsmith’s perilous world, where, under the right circumstances, ordinary people are capable of extraordinary crimes. The inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1951 film, Strangers on a Train launched Highsmith’s prolific career, proving her a master at depicting the unsettling forces that tremble beneath the surface of everyday life.

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Make Me Better is on sale now

If you haven’t already ordered Make Me Better, I hope you will! It’s one of the best things you can do to support my work. Here are all the places you can order your copy:

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In the meantime, remember: Do what you can. Care for yourself and the people around you. Believe that the world can be better than it is now. Never give up.

-gailey