This is a little late to mention, but 1000 METTLE FOLDS is shipping NOW (has been for a fortnight or so) and is arriving all around the world. The feedback I've been getting has been excellent and I want to thank my readers who have waited so long for this tale to finally be told.

There are, I believe, only a few copies left, and then this will be another SOLD OUT edition. If you haven't ordered your copy, do so now before they're all gone and you'll have to rely on inflated prices on eBay. Check out the publisher to order...: http://www.bloodletting-press.com/

I'm thrilled to unveil the first sneak peek of the hardback edition of 1000 METTLE FOLDS, which will be released next month. Photos of the lovely production can be found at the publisher's website: http://www.bloodletting-press.com/

Only 20 copies left, so get your order in before they're sold out!

It's great news to be able to report that 1000 METTLE FOLDS charted at #2 on Horror Mall for Pre-orders in the month of October. Very exciting news, especially with so few copies remaining before this one is SOLD OUT. Grab your copy now, or risk disappointment. This is CUT 1 in the series, so start your collection today!



Use the link below to order:

https://www.horror-mall.com/1000-METTLE-FOLDS-CUT-ONE-by-Steve-Gerlach-Amanda-Kool-Limited-Edition-p-21320.html

Above is the official banner for the 1000 METTLE FOLDS release. As you'll notice if you click on it, it takes you directly to the order page for the book. Feel free to copy and paste to your own site/blog/webnation hangout as the numbers of this special release are quickly diminishing. It'll be sold out soon, so help spread the word. You'll need CUT 1 if you're going to keep up with CUT 2 through to 5!

It's been a long wait, but A THOUSAND METTLE FOLDS - CUT 1: THE FALL is now available for pre-order. This is a limited edition run which will be published on January 31st, 2011 through Morning Star in the USA. Get your order in now, as pre-orders are already half sold out.

Check out the link below to order yours today:

https://www.horror-mall.com/1000-METTLE-FOLDS-CUT-ONE-by-Steve-Gerlach-Amanda-Kool-Limited-Edition-p-21320.html

Cover artwork and synopsis follow:



1888. The blood is only just drying in the streets of Whitechapel, when another gruesome murder takes place in the countryside.
 
Two men are on the run, desperate and hungry, while three specialists track the killer across the bleak winter landscape.

Their tracks lead to Oakridge - and the killer's next victim.
 
How do you contain an unstoppable beast?
How do you out think an evil that has killed for centuries?
How do you prove yourself innocent when the country screams for justice?
How can you run when the killer knows your every move? 

Your past...your present...your future.

How long does it take for a man to fall?

This is cut one in a new series by Steve Gerlach and Amanda Kool

It's been a long time between updates here at SteveGerlach.com, due mainly to work and editing commitments. However, we hope to rectify that in the new year, and to also bring you some very exciting exclusives in the months ahead. For now, let's play a little catch-up, as we bring you up to speed with the latest Gerlach news...


Harmony Chokes writing continues...
Work on Harmony Chokes continues with a probable deadline of late 2008. This novel is a little different to those that went before it, but it's going to be quite a ride nonetheless. Look for exclusive updates early next year... including some missing scenes that will only be available online here at SteveGerlach.com!



Lake Mountain UK paperback artwork released...
Screaming Dreams Press has released the initial artwork for their 2008 UK paperback release of Lake Mountain. This fantastic new vision of Lake Mountain comes from renowned artist Les Edwards. We all agree it's a fantastic cover!






Aussie publisher announces Exclusive Gerlach for 2009!



Tasmaniac Publications is a new Aussie publisher who is creating quite a stir. Excellent, ultra-limited editions are the name of the game here, and the guys behind Tasmaniac have locked Gerlach in for a 2009 release, tentatively titled All That Is Within His Reach. No more news on this one at this stage, other than it will be a short novel released in 2009. Find out more about Tasmaniac (along with the other fine authors they're releasing) at: http://www.tasmaniacpublications.com.au/.



Artwork for US version of The Nocturne underway.

Vince Natale, the cover artist for the Bloodletting Press version of The Nocturne, reports that the cover art is progressing nicely and hopefully early in 2008 we'll be able to provide you an exclusive sneek peak. From what we've seen so far, it will be another excellent cover for Bloodletting Books!



1000MF release date firms.

Bloodletting Press also report that soon after the release of Hunting Zoe and other tales (see below), the first book in the A Thousand Mettle Folds series will see release. More details (including the cover) can be found below in our April 27 news update, or on the dedicated 1000MF page on this site.


Hunting Zoe almost here! TOC announced!

Hunting Zoe and other tales.. is with the printers as we speak and we're looking at a late 2007/early 2008 release from Bloodletting Press. This is a very exciting release, finally giving Hunting Zoe the love and dedication she deserves. The Table of Contents has also been released, giving everyone an insight into the extra special additions to this release. The TOC is:

* When Fantasy Met Reality - Hunting Zoe introduction by Brett McBean
* Hunting Zoe
* Broken Cookie - short story
* Schism - short story
* CellCaNdy - short story
* Dead of Night - German version - first English release short story
* Jungle - short story, first time printing
* Steve Gerlach On The Edge - FULL and UPDATED Gerlach interview with Ron Clinton.

This release collects for the first time five Gerlach short stories, some of which see their first US release and, in the case of JUNGLE, it's first printing anywhere. The interview is an updated and uncut interview between Gerlach and Clinton - an abridged version first seeing print in Cemetery Dance Magazine a few years ago.


Ben Jackson to Kill Bill?

We've seen filmed evidence of a certain American director being handed a copy of RAGE during a UK meet-and-greet. If we can get clearance to show the footage, we'll upload it early in the new year.


ILT final cover announced. Mid 2008 release.

Cemetery Dance has released the finalized cover artwork for IN LAYMON'S TERMS. The signature sheets have been returned and we can look forward to this excellent memorial to Richard Laymon's work being released (finally!) in 2008! Fingers crossed! This is the huge tribute anthology edited by Kelly Laymon, Steve Gerlach and Richard Chizmar.

The lettered edition of A THOUSAND METAL FOLDS, Book One - The Fall has SOLD OUT from the publisher.

This edition sold out very quickly (we're talking within a couple of days of the publisher announcing it!) and the limited edition is following close behind. If you haven't already, make sure you shoot over to the Bloodletting Press website and order your copy before it's too late! Shocklines.com is also taking orders, so you could place an order there.

The first book, Cut I - The Fall, is due from Bloodletting Press mid 2005. For more details and cover blurb, as well as for updates on this and the other four books in the series, visit the A THOUSAND METTLE FOLDS page.

This sounds like an excellent five book series, and is a welcome surprise "extra" announcement - one of the extras Bloodletting Press promised when announcing the GERLACH LIBRARY some months ago.

This is Gerlach's first novella since HUNTING ZOE, and is the first series of books Steve has written. It's also the first time Steve has co-authored a story, this one being co-authored with Aussie writer, Amanda Kool.

So, one down...four to come! :)