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About Me

Stemming from a love of ghost stories, Cemetery Blues is a mixture of dark comedy and elements of classic (and not-so-classic) horror films. The book follows the exploits of Ridley and Falstaff, two men who are resigned to spending their days hunting and eliminating of all forms of monster, specter, and spook (despite their complete and utter ineptitude). Rarely do they have the proper tools for the job, or even enough gas to get their jalopy to the desired haunted location.They are guided by the ghost of Wilhelm Lear. In life, Lear a member of the Order of the Preservation of the Mystical Balance, a secret society whose sole purpose was to keep the dark forces that threatened the world at bay. Lear was the greatest of the Orderâ€™s warriors, but the one foe he could never stop was his arch-nemesis, a mysterious sorcerer named Orlok.Orlok has been alive for centuries, using his power to raise the dead and create vile monsters. The machinations are all part of a master plan to usurp Death himself and have total control of who lives and dies. While Orlokâ€™s ultimate goal is unknown to Lear, he has tried to put an end to him for the better part of his life. Unfortunately, Lear was killed before he could finally vanquish his life-long foe.Ridley and Falstaff, for reasons to be revealed at a later time, are haunted by Learâ€™s ghost, forced to finish his mission and hunt Orlok down and destroy him. But Orlok is always one step ahead, getting ever closer to his goal. But Ridley and Falstaff doggedly pursue him, battling whatever unspeakable horror he puts in their way, always managing to somehow bungle their way to victory...

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Fans of horror and British Comedy. You people are the best. I'd also like to meet those who'll buy my book, or at least someone who'll pay me to do it.

Music:

The Pogues, Nick Cave, The Clash, The Specials,

Movies:

Shaun of the Dead, Horror of Dracula, Curse of Frankenstein, The Devil Rides Out

Television:

Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Black Books, Spaced,

Books:

I am Legend, The Highgate Vampire, Necronomicon, BPRD

Heroes:

Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Vincent Price, James Wale, Terrance Fisher, William Hope Hodgeson, Bram Stoker, Guy Davis, Mike Mignola

My Blog

PRESS RELEASE - DIG FREE YOUR CEMETERY BLUES!

PRESS RELEASE - DIG FREE YOUR CEMETERY BLUES!The sold out first issue from Image Comics' Shadowline now available online!8 April 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - After two sold out issues, Image Comics' Shadowli...
Posted by Cemetery Blues on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:40:00 PST

Eagle Awards

Artist Thomas Boatwright is in the final five for both pencils and inking categories. And Edgar Allan Poo is up for best graphic novel.If you haven’t already, PLEASE click the image below and vo...
Posted by Cemetery Blues on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:43:00 PST

Cemetery Blues: The T-Shirt!

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Posted by Cemetery Blues on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:10:00 PST

Haunting of Hernesberg 2 TODAY

FINALLY! After a big screw up with the printer, CEMETERY BLUES: THE HAUNTING OF HERNESBERG issue &035;2 is in comic shops TODAY!Click on the cover below for a great review from Broken Frontier!...
Posted by Cemetery Blues on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:13:00 PST

Cemetery Blues on Local News

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Posted by Cemetery Blues on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:11:00 PST

Cemetery Blues Prints

You can buy a print (in the size or sizes of your choice) of Cemetery Blues: The Haunting of Hernesberg issues 1 and 2 from Thomas Boatwright's Deviant Art Account....
Posted by Cemetery Blues on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:50:00 PST

CEMETERY BLUES on Comics2Film

Comics2Film just posted Cemetery Blues under their Elevator feature.Click the pic below to read why Cemetery Blues would make an excellant movieand dont forget issue 2 from Shadowline comes out this W...
Posted by Cemetery Blues on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:40:00 PST

The Official Cemetery Blues Forum

Our editor, Kris Simon, set us up with our very own message board.The Official Cemetery Blues Forum
Posted by Cemetery Blues on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:02:00 PST

IGN Review

Here's a review on Cemetery Blues from IGN 7.3 out of 10 aint bad.......
Posted by Cemetery Blues on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:57:00 PST

Rubio on Newsarama

Cemetery Blues writer Ryan Rubio just did an interview with Newsarama:GETTING THE CEMETERY BLUES WITH RYAN RUBIO...
Posted by Cemetery Blues on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:37:00 PST