Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of
Hell
Robert Steven
Rhine’s best
selling horror graphic novel anthology
is available again for Halloween
Aug. 28, 2012 (Los Angeles)
Frank Forte announces that Asylum Press will re-release Robert Steven Rhine’s
massive graphic horror anthology Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of
Hell through Diamond Comics
Distributors, SCB Distributors, all major wholesalers, and Tony Shenton
Distribution for a Halloween release.
This giant-sized horror
anthology is loaded with tons of gore and humor that any hardcore horror fan
will enjoy - especially fans of Tales from the Crypt, Eerie and Creepshow. It
features 43 stories illustrated by 43 of the top horror comic book artists
including: William Stout, Tim Vigil, John Cassaday, Hilary Barta, Spain
Rodriguez, Jeff Gaither, Steve Bissette, D.W. Frydendall, Jim Smith, Frank
Forte, Tone Rodriguez, David Paleo, Kevin Colden, Nenad Gucunja, John Howard,
David Hartman, Eric Pigors, Mike Sosnowski, Kevin Colden, Tommy Castillo and
Steve Mannion and many others. Cover art by Frank
Forte.
Some of the twisted tales
include: “Spare Parts,” a nasty E.C. Comics-inspired opus about a
disaffected coroner whose hobby is collecting “perfect” body parts, “Separation
Anxiety” delves into the jealous love affair of circus freaks, “The Adventures
of Raoul, Lowlife Ex-Cop,” takes us into the dark seedy side
of a would be P.I., “Party Clown “ is a tale about a psycho serial
killer who gets off by twisting people’s intensities into balloon animals,“The
Symposium” takes us on a journey to Transylvania where modern day vampires feast
on more than just blood. In “Eat Me” a freakish game show pushes its contestants
to the limit, “Boneyard Tours” takes on a nasty trip through
Hollywood. It’s good gory fun guaranteed to give you a nasty
chuckle.
Four years in the making, this
classic collection of sick and twisted short stories is a true labor of blood.
It includes the grand prize winner of WORLD HORROR CON dark fiction
contest, written by R.S. Rhine, Propeller Boy.
Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of
Hell preview pages can be seen
here:
Rating: Mature
Readers
Format: Fully Illustrated, Full
Color and Black and White, 280 pages, trade paperback
Price:
$19.95
ISBN:
978-0976850908
Anyone wanting to
pre-order Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of Hell can do so at their local comic store. To find a
local comic store visit:
Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of
Hell can also be ordered at any
bookstore chain or independent bookstore.
Bookstores can order from SCB
Distributors, Ingram, Baker and Taylor and all major
wholesalers. U.K. bookstores can order through Turnaround
U.K.
Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of
Hell quotes:
“This 280 pg mega-beast of a
trade paper back is loaded with tons of hilarious horror stories and fantastic
artwork that any horror fan would love to have.” --
Bloody-Disgusting
“Just the right dash of gore
and humor, pleasing and repelling at the same time. Just like horror art should
be, right! Great job all around, fellas! So get out there and buy this, you
fiends! Asylum Press is the imprint responsible for this mayhem which will
easily satisfy your anthology urges."
--Horror Comics Review
--Horror Comics Review
"Good gory humor! Not for the
faint of heart or weak of stomach." -- Comic Buyers
Guide
"Gross, putrid and downright
offensive. Higher praise just doesn't exist." - Alan Katz (HBO's Tales From
The Crypt)
"R.S. Rhine: Sickest Brain In
The World!" -- Steve Niles (30 Days Of Night)
“Absurd, implausible, sure,
but darkly funny the way it's supposed to be!”--Sequential
Tart
“Something for almost any of
your twisted Metalheads to enjoy, especially if you like E.C. Comics"-- Heavy
Metal Magazine
ABOUT ROBERT STEVEN
RHINE
Robert Steven Rhine is the
Founder/Publisher and Deaditor-In-Chief of Girls and Corpses
Magazine: http://girlsandcorpses.com/
a newsstand magazine distributed by both Ingram and Diamond in the U.S. and
Canada and and sold all over the world. Rhine has sold fiction to over one
hundred magazines and the published anthologies: Bram Stoker Winner: "DARK
DELICACIES," (Carroll & Graf) alongside Ray Bradbury and Clive
Barker. Robert Steven Rhine's first fiction collection, "MY
BRAIN ESCAPES ME," (Sun Dog Press) was heralded by PUBLISHERS WEEKLY as "a
successful mix of humor and horror." METRO LONDON was, "fascinated with the
blurred boundary between reality and the darkest recesses of imagination...
doused in gallons of acid black humor." Famed writer WILLIAM F. NOLAN (author
"Logan's Run" and other 60 books) called Rhine a "bold new writer with
powerhouse ideas and the talent to bring them to life." And EON MAGAZINE said,
"Horrifying yet unbelievably compelling. You may close the book, but the memory
of Rhine's words will linger." Robert can be found on
the web at: http://www.robertrhine.com/
ABOUT ASYLUM
PRESS:
www.asylumpress.com www.twitter.com/asylumpress
Founded in 1999 by Frank
Forte, Asylum Press is a unique publishing house specializing in high profile
projects from some of the industry's biggest rising stars. Steve Mannion’s
Fearless Dawn is the company’s newest title and has been a great fan
favorite. Publishing action/adventure comics with Black Powder: A
Bloody Frontier Adventure, Warlash: Zombie Mutant Genesis. And continuing their
tradition of horror with Undead Evil, Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of Hell, Asylum of
Horrors, Zombie Terrors, EEEK! Asylum Press continues to be on the
cutting edge of comic and graphic novel publishing. Asylum Press is distributed
by Diamond Comics Distributors, Tony Shenton and to the Booktrade by SCB
Distributors, Ingram and Baker and Taylor. Distributed in the U.K.
by Turnaround Distribution
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