Waiting on Wednesday: A Bunch of Horror Goodness!

Waiting on Wednesday is a feature hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

I’ve begun planning for the Halloween Fright Fest  feature I’ll be hosting in October. In my planning, I’ve come across a host of outstanding horror books that I can’t wait to get my hands on. I couldn’t pick one out of the bunch, so I’m going to spotlight them all!

The first is Wanted Undead or Alive: Vampire Hunters and Other Kick-Ass Enemies of Evil by Jonathan Maberry and  Janice Gable Bashman.  Here’s a summary:

These days you can’t swing an undead lycanthrope without hitting a Minion of Evil. They’re everywhere-TV, film, the basement-right behind you! It’s never been more important to know what you can do to keep them at bay. Garlic? silver bullets? holy water? torch-wielding mob?

From today’s foremost experts on nightmares-come-to-life, this indispensible guide identifies and describes mankind’s enemies-supernatural beasts, ghosts, vampires, serial killers, etc.-and unearths effective time-proven responses to each horrific threat.

• Separate fact from fiction, the deadly from the merely creepy.
• Learn when to stand your ground and when to run screaming for your life.
• Determine which monster-specific heroes to call and their likelihood of success.
• Consider your own potential as a Champion for Good, Conqueror of the Damned.

Whether we’re talking ancient vampire hunters or modern-day FBI profilers, it’s good to know someone’s got your back in the eternal struggle between Good and Evil. And this book, with over fifty illustrations, as well as commentary from luminaries like filmmaker John Carpenter, author Peter Straub, and the legendary Stan Lee, provides all the information and reassurance you need to sleep soundly at night. Just not too soundly.

 Sounds fantastic, right!?  I don’t have much longer to wait, Wanted Undead or Alive is scheduled for release by Citadel on Tuesday, August 31st.

The next one is Rot & Ruin, also by Jonathan Maberry.  I’m really excited about this one because it’s Maberry’s first YA book.  I was bummed that I didn’t get a copy at BEA.  Here’s a summary:

In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn’t want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be human.

Oooh! Zombies!  Rot & Ruin is scheduled to be released by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing on October 5, just in time for Halloween!

So tthere you have it! The books I’m eagerly awaiting!  Which books are you desperate to get your hands on?