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» Monday February 15, 2010 - 01:52 am
Ghost Radio: Countdown To Paper Special Multi-Day Event
To publicize the mass market paperback release of 2008s smash hit horror novel GHOST RADIO by Leopoldo Gout, the Ghost Radio blog, in conjunction with publisher Harper Collins, is launching a special multi-day event. Entitled GHOST RADIO: COUNTDOWN TO PAPER this ten day event will feature new, site-exclusive content every day. This content will include deleted chapters, exclusive artwork, interviews, videos, background on the novel and much, much more!
In addition to this exciting content, visitors to the site will have chances to win new PRIZES every day! PRIZES will include autographed copies of the book, audio books, DVDs, CDs and more!
The event begins on February 13, 2010 and ends on February 23, 2010, the official release date of mass market paperback edition of the novel.
Author Leopoldo Gout says of the event:
We want this event to attract new readers. But its also geared to the existing fans of the book. Its a thank you to them for all the praise, support, and inspiration they've given me since the original release of GHOST RADIO.
Visitors can reach the event either by visiting the blog directly at ghostradio.wordpress.com, or at a links on official Ghost Radio website.
Since its release in October 2008, GHOST RADIO has gathered countless rave reviews.
Kirkus Reviews said: A first novel that moves with deserved confidence into Stephen King territory Palpable, almost visible cross-cultural creepiness that never lets up: very smart thrills.
James Patterson said: Ghost Radio reminded me of early Stephen King Carrie and Pet Sematary and The Dead Zone. The story sticks with you long after youve finished the final page.
Library Journal said: A thrilling literary and visual experience, this contemporary ghost story set in Mexico is a fast-moving and enjoyable read. The story and writing style recall early Stephen King and Joe Hills Heart-Shaped Box.
Booklist said: A deliciously creepy yarn Gouts fusion of radio-show culture and paranormal occurrences produces a winning compound.
The Fox Early Morning Show said: Ghost Radio is a MUST READ!
Fantasy Book Critic Said: Highly, highly recommended. I will be rereading Ghost Radio for years to come.
Barnes and Noble Paranormal Book Club said: I give Ghost Radio an A+ its cool, its savvy, its creepy I loved it.
And these review are just the tip of the iceberg!
In addition all this praise, GHOST RADIO has also received award attention, receiving Black Quill Award nominations for Dark Genre Novel of the Year and Best Dark Genre Book Trailer; and an Audie nomination for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Audio Book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Leopoldo Gout is a producer, graphic novelist, writer, composer, and director. He recently produced an animated film with NBC and Curious Pictures. He lives in New York City. This is his first novel.
More information available here.
PUBLISHERS DESCRIPTION OF THE NOVEL::
From the cramped bowels of a dimly lit Mexican radio station, Ghost Radio is beamed onto the airwaves. More than a call-in show to tell scary stories about vampires and poltergeists, Ghost Radio is a sanctuary for those sleepless denizens of the night, lost half way between this world and the next.
Joaquin, the hip, melancholy host sits deep in a fog of cigarette smoke, fielding calls from believers and detractors alike. He is joined in the booth by his darkly beautiful girlfriend, Alondra, and his engineer, Watts. Before long, a radio conglomerate offers to syndicate their cult show in the U.S., and Ghost Radio becomes a national success a price at success which Joaquins soon begins to regret having paid.
A former punk rocker, Joaquin has had two devastating near-death experiencesaccidents of shocking and horrific proportions. He emerged the sole survivor after these events, walking away even as his parents and later, his best friend and cohort in music and mischief, Gabriel, perished. Though a charismatic host, he remains a skeptic even as he begins to notice a curious and troubling phenomenon. Joaquin feels himself drawn further and further into the terrifying stories he solicits on the radio. Slowly he loses control over his circumstances, and finds himself unable to distinguish between the real world and the world populated by the nightmares on Ghost Radio. He is not alone, and as the voices of the dead begin to drift onto the airwaves to tragic results.
Joaquin suspects that someone from his past with a grudge to pay is the agent forcing him to confront his own mortality, save that which is most precious to him, and repair the crumbling wall between the living and the dead.
In GHOST RADIO, Leopoldo Gout unleashes a haunting new voice to tell Joaquins story. Gout intersperses his intelligent ghost story-telling with stunning graphic illustrations to open each chapter, creating a visual reality to a supernatural tale. This thrilling first novel opens a doorway into the paranormal and blurs the lines between this world and the next.
                    
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