Revenant Magazine

Roses of Blood on Barbwire Vines
a vampire / zombie novel by D.L. Snell

About the Book: As zombies invade a barricaded apartment building, the vampire denizens must protect their human livestock. Shade, the vampire monarch, defends her late father's kingdom, but Frost, Shade's general, convinces his brethren to migrate to an island, where they can breed and hunt humans. In their path stands a legion of corpses, just now evolving into something far more lethal, something with tentacles--and that's just the beginning.

Read sample chapters: Includes the prologue and first chapter! Let us know what you think by posting in this thread.

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Reviews / Comments
"Violent and visceral...beautiful and erotic"--David Moody, author of the Autumn series
Read more reviews and blurbs by Jonathan Maberry, Z.A. Recht, Walt Hicks, Tim Curran, and many more!

About the Author: D.L. Snell has published horror stories in anthologies such as Chimeraworld #3, Raw Meat, and The Undead: Skin & Bones. Roses of Blood on Barbwire Vines is Snell's first novel and is based on his short story, "Limbless Bodies Swaying," first printed in Hellbound Books' zombie anthology, Cold Flesh. Brian Keene "dug the hell out of it!" Learn more at his website, http://www.exit66.net.

Speak your mind: Feel free to review and discuss Roses of Blood on Barbwire Vines in this thread.

Hey Mister Snell, thatnks for stopping by and letting us know about this; looks very interesting.

I'm sure that either FD, myself or one of the other contributors would love to get their hands on a review copy of the book once it's out. Please drop us a PM or an email.

Cheers.

Will do! And I'll have the sample chapter up this Friday!

Excellent stuff.

Sample chapters of Roses of Blood on Barbwire Vines now available! Includes the prologue and the first chapter! Please let us know what you think by posting on this thread, and also spread the word: Infect a Friend!

Hey, guys, if you want to enter a raffle for a free copy of my zombie/vampire novel, Roses of Blood on Barbwire Vines, join the mailing list. Only subscribers are eligible.

Here's the cover I designed for the Roses companion guide, a free download available by January or February; the guide will include a discussion about the genesis of the book, concept art from the cover artist, and a never-before-published short zombie story:

Congratulations man! That cover is awesome and it sounds like the companion guide is loaded with all sorts of cool stuff. Looking forward it.


-FD

Thanks, Francesco!

That certainly sweetens the deal. Sounds like things keep getting better and better.


-FD

Check this out, guys! A sketch of my lovely vampire, Shade, courtesy of cover artist Stephen Blundell!

I’ve been bitten by a zombie--courtesy of cover artist Stephen Blundell! Check out this before-and-after of my very own zombification. The photograph on the left inspired the sketch on the right, which will be part of the cover for my upcoming zombie/vampire novel, Roses of Blood on Barbwire Vines!

Very cool mate.

SO COOL!!!!!

Baron, Zombob, thanks! Check this out . . .

Mr. Z.A. Recht, author of Plague of the Dead, has honored us with an introduction to Roses of Blood on Barbwire Vines. Among other things, he says:

"Reader, you haven't experienced zombies like the ones in this book before. I won't ruin a thing for you, but you're in for a treat. George A. Romero's zombies are cute, cuddly little kittens next to these aberrations. And the vampires? They aren't those cultured, lace-wearing wussies that Anne Rice made famous. These are dark, vicious killers--predators in the truest sense of the word. Take either one of these things and you would have the material you need for a grade-A work of horror fiction. Put them together, and the potential increases exponentially. Snell has exploited every last bit of this potential."