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Bartholomew and the Scissor Swarm

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Vincent Price Presents #1 Price: 3.19

Bartholomew Of The Scissors #1 Price: 3.19

Something unspeakable is coming out of the closet...

From the ghosts of dead lovers and malevolent queer faeries to devious doppelgangers and twisted psychopaths, an eclectic lineup of award-winning writers from the horror and GLBT literary communities come together in this groundbreaking collection of queer horror stories. These tales will surprise with their universally resonant themes while exploring the deeper aspects of the closet experience - coming out, staying in, and being haunted by.

Join Lee Thomas, Sarah Langan, Jameson Currier, Rick R. Reed, Scott Nicholson, Kealan Patrick Burke and others as they throw open their literary closet doors with 23 chilling tales. Be prepared as these master dark scribes reveal what lurks in those shadowy corners at the back of our closets.

And the horrors found there promise to be unspeakable.

Make sure to check out "Rage" in action down below (you'll see what I mean). 

Bluewater Productions Teams up with horror company

Bellingham, WA- Bluewater Productions, Inc presents a unique horror comic that revolves around existing full-scale monster and alien animatronics in the new series titled "Distortions Unlimited."

The three issue series is based off of licensed characters crafted by Distortions Unlimited based in Greeley, CO. Distortions is world-renowned for creating shocking props, masks and animatronics that have been the mainstay of the dark amusement industry for the last 30 years. The company is best known for reproducing the 16ft queen alien from the film "Alien" cast from the original molds, as well as designing the stage props for music industry icon Alice Cooper's Brutal Planet tour.

Daniel Crosier, writer and illustrator on the series, has a unique connection with the project. "I grew up near the Distortions studio in Greeley. I used to tour the studio when I was a kid and was fascinated by their creations. I suggested to Darren Davis the president of Bluewater to partner with Distortions to develop another horror comic. Darren liked the idea, so we approached them with the concept. Distortions was enthusiastic about the partnership and green-lighted the project."

The entire series focuses on Distortions' Rage animatronic. Described as half Neanderthal, half beast, and all fury, the Rage is one of Distortions' most popular characters. Ed Edmunds, president of Distortions elaborates of the protagonist of the books. "Rage has been a fan favorite for years. The sheer size of the piece commands attention and really gives people a good scare. He's a great character to base the series on."

The first issue of the series delves into the horror unleashed on the earth with the collapse of a mine. The plot was crafted with multiple, intertwining layers that combine fantasy and true-life events ripped from today's headlines.

Crosier will bring a unique look to the books by illustrating with his watershed technique. All covers and interior pages of the series will be created with graphite on wood poplar panels. Crosier's influence for the series is Dark Horse's "B.P.R.D. 1946". The books will have a high contrast, distressed, organic look.

The creative team will also include veteran inker Peter Palmiotti. Palmiotti has worked for a variety of comic publishers including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Image.

The announcement of the Distortions series falls in line with two additional titles in the horror genre being released by Bluewater. "Vincent Price Presents" and "Bartholomew of the Scissors" will hit the shelves this October to coincide with Halloween festivities.

The release date is for the first issue of Distortions Unlimited will be announced shortly.

About Bluewater Productions, Inc
Bluewater Productions, Inc., is one if the top independent production studios of comic, young adult books and graphic novel titles. In the tradition of great storytelling and cutting edge art, Bluewater has stormed onto the comic book and graphic novel scene. With impressive titles, including such smash hits as the "10th MUSE," "VSS," "THE LEGEND OF ISIS," and "Wrath of the Titans" and "Sinbad" from legendary filmmaker Ray Harryhausen and the upcoming series "Vincent Price Presents" based off the late horror icon, Bluewater Productions is committed to continue to produce engaging stories with art from both the top names in the industry alongside up and coming stars.

For more information visit www.bluewaterprod.com.

About Daniel Crosier:
Artist Daniel Crosier has exploded onto the comic book scene in the last year. Illustrating and writing multiple comic book projects with a variety of well-established publishers, Crosier's distinctive approach, incomparable perspective and vibrant personality has the industry taking note.

Crosier has a degree in fine art from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Denver, CO with an emphasis in drawing and sculpture. This background in fine art has encouraged him develop a watershed wood burning technique for illustrating comic book interiors, covers, and pinups.

For more information about Daniel Crosier visit www.thothengine.

At last I quit killing spiders,
despite the shudder squeal of
finding a hairy fellow
who shares the doorjamb.

The dread of the window well
where the Black Widow reigns:
I tried to kill her with a pole;
I tried to kill her with a shovel,
only to find her scrambling up the handle
toward the tender hand
of the invader.

The plumber told me:
the nurses cut him out of his jeans at the ER.
The Black Widow bit his leg
while he plumbed in her subterranean crevice.

And my brother's nightmare
about spiders in wax from the hotdog vendor
at the ballpark.

The horror of the bulbous abdomen
and spike-legs like Vlad the Impaler's pikes:
the witch's blood hourglass on your belly,
great femme fatale of the arachnid world.

As a child I smashed many spiders
to see the color of their blood,
and did the spider god
like some great Shelob
in the crevices of
my id
drop each resurrected victim
into the nightmare coffin
of my premature burial?

The Daddy Longlegs my only spider friend.

Much maligned and stereotyped,
the spider is not the preying Nosferatu
of apocalyptic mutants in the age of Cold War despair,
but the patient slurper of bountiful juice pouches
dropped from the sky
by generous gods
on artisan tapestries.  

Now I never kill a spider
as a rule --
when I clean out the shadows
of my fear,
I always find them spinning silken altars
to offer up their sacrifices
to the landlord: me,
and I find them
waiting
like happy little crossing guards on lawn chairs,
only too happy to assist a juicy grasshopper
to the other side.

Here is the description from the publisher:

Some kids say Mason Avrett is slow. What they don't know is that he also has a terrifying power that he's just beginning to understand. But that's not his worst problem: Mason lives with a sadist. His older brother, Gene, doles out punishments so brutal that all Mason can do is cover his head for the beating and try to forget the horrific things he's seen.

Rene Denton, one of Mason's only friends, knows that Gene is evil, but she doesn't know how evil until the terrible night she becomes a victim of Gene's cruelty. Suddenly Mason's power—raging beyond his control—becomes the only thing that might just be as frightening as Gene.

Horror, revenge, and the twisted images born of a lifetime of pain are woven into a masterful tale of suspense and redemption.