Ray Garton In pre-production for a Christmas 2010 release -- a live action version of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER directed by David Lynch. Posted at 7:35 AM Nov 23 view more
I live in far northern California with my wonderful wife Dawn and our brood of cats. I'm a writer of novels and short stories -- I sold my first novel, SEDUCTIONS, in 1984, and my fifty-fourth book, RAVENOUS, will be published in April by Leisure Books. My novels include LIVE GIRLS, NIGHT LIFE, THE LOVELIEST DEAD, SEX AND VIOLENCE IN HOLLYWOOD, CRUCIFAX, DARK CHANNEL, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: RESURRECTING RAVANA, LOT LIZARDS, DARKLINGS, BIOFIRE, TRADE SECRETS, and many others. In 2006, I was honored to receive the Grand Master of Horror Award at the World Horror Convention. Most of my work has been in the horror genre, but I seem to be leaning toward thrillers and comedies these days. Three of my works -- LIVE GIRLS, GRAVEN IMAGE, and LOT LIZARDS -- are in the works as motion pictures. I'm currently at work on my next novel. I'm a voracious reader and an inveterate movie lover. I plan to add a lot to this page, so keep checking back.
BESTIAL - In stores April 1! The sequel to RAVENOUS!
Something very strange is happening in the coastal California town of Big Rock. Several residents have died in unexplained, particularly brutal ways, many torn apart in animal attacks. And there's always that eerie howling late at night ...
You might think there's a werewolf in town. But you'd be wrong. It's not just one werewolf, but the whole town that's gradually transforming. Bit by bit, as the infection spreads, the werewolves are becoming more and more powerful. In fact, humans may soon be the minority, mere prey for their hungry neighbors. Is it too late for the humans to fight back? Did they ever have a chance from the start?
Where RAVENOUS ends ... BESTIAL begins as two private investigators come to Big Rock. Karen Moffett and Gavin Keoph have been hired to investigate the mysterious deaths of Sheriff Arlin Hurley and so many of his deputies ... the new Sheriff who has come out of nowhere ... and the savage attacks that have spread such fear in the town. Moffett and Keoph are not strangers to bizarre investigations. In NIGHT LIFE, the sequel to LIVE GIRLS, they uncovered a nest of bloodthirsty vampires in Los Angeles. But this time, they might have bitten off more than they can chew ...
From the bestselling author of LIVE GIRLS, NIGHT LIFE, and THE LOVELIEST DEAD comes another chilling tale of supernatural horror. BESTIAL -- in stores April 1! Pre-order your copy from Amazon now:
"A serial rapist is on the loose in the sleepy California town of Big Rock, and sheriff Arlin Hurley's secretary is the latest victim. When a self-proclaimed werewolf hunter named Daniel Fargo comes into town claiming that Big Rock has an infestation of the creatures, Hurley thinks the man is insane, until the eviscerated corpses and attacks by large animals start in earnest. For Garton, lycanthropy is an STD, spread mostly through rape, that runs rampant through a small town fraught with affairs and intrigues. His werewolf is a terrifying creature; not a remorseful, helpless cursed human but a homicidal beast driven by a dual urge to breed and feed. Hurley is a sheriff to root for, and Garton's well-paced horror novel reworks the werewolf myth to great effect."
-- Publishers Weekly
"In 1987, author Ray Garton’s novel Live Girls revitalized the vampire novel with its groundbreaking mix of sex and violence, in the process practically creating the “erotic horror” subgenre on its own. More than 20 years later, Garton’s latest is poised to do the same for werewolves, another classic horror mainstay in dire need of a makeover. Garton doesn’t shirk in his writing, which makes him one of the top horror writers working today."
-- Craig Clark, DOWN IN THE CELLAR
"RAVENOUS does for werewolves what 'SALEM'S LOT and Garton's own LIVE GIRLS did for vampires."
-- F. Paul Wilson, creator of REPAIRMAN JACK
"RAVENOUS grabs you by the throat in Chapter 1 and never lets go. Ray Garton, master frightener, is at his best in this one. Read it alone at your peril."
-- Gary Brandner, author of THE HOWLING
"Sex sleep eat drink dream.... and kill. Ray Garton's RAVENOUS reads like a joyful mash-up of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES and PREDATOR, adding the hunt to the tally of our daily desires. Witty, warped, and steeped in blood, this novel of hungry horror tumbles toward a delicious finale that will only leave you wanting to read more and more of Garton's ferocious fiction."
-- Douglas E. Winter, author of RUN
"Ray Garton has done it again. As a chilling masterpiece of dark fiction, RAVENOUS is right up there with LIVE GIRLS. Just as Stephen King's SALEM'S LOT triumphs because of the strength of its characters and the utter, engrossing reality of the town they live in, RAVENOUS will be remembered by readers long after its last sentence. Our beloved Grand Master of horror has never written a bad book, but RAVENOUS is right up there with the best novels anyone has written. In Garton's masterful prose, the werewolf finally becomes as real, as convincing and as archetypally compelling as the vampire long has been. Garton's brilliant reconceptualization of the ancient legend feels so right, so utterly terrifying, that it will become the benchmark against which all other novels of its kind are judged. I couldn't put it down. It haunts me. It will haunt you."
-- Steven Spruill, author of RULERS OF DARKNESS and SLEEPER
"RAVENOUS is Ray Garton's most disturbing, affecting, and ferocious novel since CRUCIFAX -- which is to say, he's going to cost you a lot of sleep with this one. There are images and sequences in this book that only a frontal lobotomy will make you forget."
-- Gary Braunbeck, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of MR. HANDS and COFFIN COUNTY
"Ray Garton is one of the true kings of old school horror. RAVENOUS is fierce, fearsome, blood-soaked fare, a werewolf novel that's bound to snap its jaws together on your throat. If you like your meat served up raw and bloody, then definitely come take a bite out of RAVENOUS, and let it take a bite out of you."
-- Tom Piccirilli, author of THE COLD SPOT THE MIDNIGHT ROAD
"The characters are compelling, the angst believable, and the monsters more than terrifying. After reading Ray Garton’s RAVENOUS, I can guarantee you will never look at your neighbors in the same way again."
-- Tabatha Johnson, DREAD CENTRAL
RAVENOUS is available now at Amazon -- click below to order:
If you would like to read a sample of one of the stories from ISLINGTON CROCODILES’ you can do that now as one of the stories is posted on the Islington Crocodiles blog page. RAIDERS is the disturbing story of Barwise and Micky.
As Graham Joyce says in his foreword to ISLINGTON CROCODILES, ‘This is the edge.’
here's the link for the show they did on discovery channel about the haunting in connecticut. i thought discovery channel was supposed to be a legitimate science channel...anyways, it was a pretty interesting 2 part special. not very believable though...also, "bestial" was awesome...i'm reading "Night Life" next.
Mornin' Ray I finished Night Life, Loved it and I recommended Live Girls, Night Life, Ravenous and Bestial to a friend of mine who lives vampires and werewolves. Is there, or is there going to be another book AFTER Night Life? I hated to see it end. L8ter
Hey Ray, I started reading Live Girls on my lunch today and have been unable to put it down. The boss would kill me if he knew he was paying me to work for 10 minutes, read for 20, work for 10, read for 20 etc. Good thing he's on location today and not in the buliding. lol Great Book So far ALL I've read by you have kicked ass... Thought you'd like to know. Later
"Armed with a devilish wit, quirky dialogue, and a unique, palpable flavor, DROP DEAD GORGEOUS provides readers with a fly-on-the-wall view as the shit gloriously hits the fan in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Where's Bono when you need him?" --Andre Duza, author of DEAD BITCH ARMY
"Intriguing novel from a new emerging talent in the horror genre..." --Dan Henk (Lone Wolf Tattoo)
I think you'll like this. It's cool but a little creepy too haha. You need to follow these directions EXACTLY to get the correct results. Put the following into the address bar of your web browser. Type your favorite number between 1 and 999 and then type a dot and then type your favorite color and then type a dot and then type one word that best describes your mood and then type a dot and then type the word twartest and then type a dot and then type com and then click enter. Let me know how it turns out for you.
Ray, Sorry I haven't been on MySpace in awhile. Please know that you and your family have been in my thoughts and I hope that all is well. Keep writing because we can't wait to keep reading!!!
I knew it! I knew it! I KNEW IT!!! This only confirms my deepest and darkest suspicions about my darling wife. But since it's genetics, I won't hold it against her.
I'm glad to hear there's a sequel to Ravenous (I just found out the other day), I read it a few months ago and loved it. I can honestly say it's the first werewolf novel I've read that I've actually enjoyed...
