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So, the other four posters -will- be available shortly,

HOWEVER:

Here are your seven, larger-than-life, collector’s edition posters for each of the seven stories that are in CINEMA of the DAMNED.

Pre-Sale open now, available fully 100 percent May 3rd.

1 day.

ASCENDENT PUBLISHING - BARNES and NOBLE TAKEOVER (BENEFIT FOR MORE THAN WORDS) Ascendent Publishing presents the LIVESTREAM direct from Barnes & Noble Natick, MA!!! Authors John A. McColley, DS Vernon, and w.p. Quigley will be on-hand…

What day is it? Weight of Darkness' book birthday! It's available in paperback from the usual retailers. Thanks for looking! Links in comments.

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Happily, we’re just about three weeks out from this event and we’ve already raised about 200 bucks without really getting going, so that’s promising.

Hey folks - one amazing/awesome announcement turned into THREE.

Can’t keep up with this s**t lol. Sit tight!

Well hey kids, the extended version (it’s literally 2x as big as first edition @ 500 pages) of ChaoS/Heaven will be available on Friday from B and N et.al…..

OR, for the same price you can order a SIGNED copy directly from me for the same damn price now (nineteen bucks) or, whenever at nineteen measly dollarydoos, and the author gets more of the proceeds rather than an online retailer.

NOTE: Sorry, I don’t do 0.99 cents Kindle versions of my art that I poured my heart and soul into. I’m stubborn like that. Actually I’m not sorry. I hate that fellow authors have to do that. Breaks my heart, so it does.

Lemme know if you’d like one either in comments or DM and I shall make it happen for you!! :)

This BU****IT is my primary imprimatur for starting and working my ass off to make AP what it is today. This writer has sold seven copies of their work - and made 20 cents for each from Amazon, a company that counts their profits in numbers with more zeroes than all of my previous relationships combined HiOooOoOo.

But seriously. These motherf**kers are destroying literature and destroying writing as an art form. Throw your fu***ng Kindle in the trash, and when you buy a book, make an effort to ensure the person who delivered it to you is properly compensated for their effort.

Thank you :)

****** COMING JANUARY 26th ******

DOUBLE FEATURE #5: INVADERS FROM EARTH

Feat. Vickie Smalls, Lucienne LeBeau, Michael Strong,
AND John McColley as our FEATURED AUTHOR

It’s time for DF to go Sci-Fi, with no better time than the New Year. Set against that sweet sweet 1950s backdrop, “Invaders from Earth” (it’s us. We’re the invaders. We- ah nevermind) is meant evoke that aesthetic of no script too silly, no acting too horrible, and no effects too cheesy.

with featured stories “They Came from Below” & “Son of the Monolith” and THREE shorts, DF #5 is not to be missed.

Keep looking to the skies? Nah. Look behind you. 😉

So…sad but ultimately WAY fu***ng better news. “Providence” was going to be DF 6 in the second half of 2024. Dan and I agreed…..f**k that.
We’re thinking bigger, seedier, more 70s badassery than one person can handle. So…..WAY down the line, but we’re taking our time with our research & making Providence come to life for y’all.

We gotta live near this dump. Allow us to show you just incredibly corrupt and genuinely awful it was. Is.

The pasta on Federal Hill SUCKS compared to the North End, by the way.

Well, as if I wasn’t doing enough already, this little, uh, pet novel of mine kicked over 10k words tonight which tells me that I’m serious enough about it to finish.

Opaque and Porcelain Reed are…special.

Mmm, special might not be the best word, though. Let’s go with….
…energetic. She’ll be meeting you soon.

No, wait. They. Why’d I say she?

“Pandora” - Christmas 2024. Nothing like my unique spin on evil child tales to arrive just in time for the holidays.
Damn it, I meant evil children! Why do I keep doing that?

Without further ado.
I made this video as a way of saying thanks to everyone….who basically isn’t me that’s supported AP in the past year.

This includes all of the contributors as well.

It’s so humbling to be able to create with them, and I am so grateful for them - and you - for your continued support.

Who’s up for 2024?

PS: WATCH UNTIL END OF VIDEO (or skip to the bass line. You’ll see what I mean.)

Love,

Wally

ASCENDENT PUBLISHING 2024: SPECIAL NEW YEARS THANK YOU VIDEO

Okay I’m almost done. Wally’s kinda double top-secret side project?

My take on “The Bad Seed” “Orphan” type movies/stories.

I’d like to introduce you to Opaque and Porcelain.

She’s special.

I mean, THEY’RE special. Did I say she? Singular? That’s weird. Anyway.

Kinda huge departure from my usual complicated s**t.

Cover reveal for the Hardcover release of CHAOS/HEAVEN from WP Quigley ! Coming soon!

So much for cover reveals. 100 percent, cover art for Crimson Mirror: Hierophant Trilogy Book Two. The Ascendant skewed heavily science-fiction, Crimson Mirror is unadulterated, abject horror.

Presented without comment. Or need for one.

Signal boost to our friends at - check out their podcast at your earliest convenience, and look at for our own .vernon.horror’s appearance!

THE WEIGHT OF DARKNESS - John A. McColley
(cover art not final)

Silver Hill, Nevada, in the 1870's offered a peaceful, simple, life after the strife of the Civil War. Its mine promised steady work. Abigail and Martin Lockheed's parents owned and ran the mine, often away for days at a time, leaving the twins to... find their own fun.
Tales of strange creatures, eerie cries, men and women gone missing in a blink... Folktales flow like whiskey amongst the miners. When curiosity gets the better of Abigail, she ropes her brother into an expedition, finding far more than they bargained for. With their parents and miners acting strangely and unseen influence beginning to take hold of her faculties, Abigail reaches out to her correspondence course professors for aid. Even when they arrive, though, these wise men can hardly believe what has become of the town and its people.
Amid fires and armies of the undead and other monsters, how will they survive, let alone save their parents or the town?

February 2024