My New Christian-Horror Novel, The Night Cometh, Is LIve!

 

My first foray into Christian writing--not that I haven't made the hero have to accept the Lord to beat the monster before--is out for pre-order for Christmas. The Night Cometh, taken from the Bible verse, "...the night cometh, when no man can work," from John 9:4, is my first novel with no cussing, which I think makes it scarier. There's a movement to make horror P.G. anyway, so there you are. Not that I'm a stickler about that, but this is my The Green Mile. 

Being a horror author, I was really able to make the plagues of the great tribulation gnarly, in a big way. The anti-hero is J.D. Howler, who's just turned thirty and is playing church, and, while he thinks he's going up in the rapture, he gets left behind. That makes him change his ways real fast. He befriends a few others that weren't living it, who survive--temporarily--in an underground shelter, but eventually have to go up into the nightmare to eat, and they go through the plagues, sometimes even though they're underground. 

I worked hard on this sucker, editing it fifteen times. Some say writers can over-edit, but I've found typos on the eleventh edit before. This is actually a rough draft from 2007--when I was a newbie--so you can bet I had to give it major surgery, working my magic on it, to make it a worthy story. I have a pared-down, lean, mean, killing machine writing style lately, and this one's no different. I'm just psyched that I've finally written a book for my Lord Jesus Christ, because, although some may argue otherwise, I'm not satanic. 

It's on Amazon, in eBook and paperback--the latter of which you can get NOW--so check it out: 

https://www.amazon.com/Night-Cometh-R-Braun-ebook/dp/B0BQ8J9CCR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11Q9KLNMZLAG9&keywords=the+night+cometh+a.+r.+braun&qid=1671234950&sprefix=%2Caps%2C826&sr=8-1

My 101 Scariest Moments (Revised)

  

1.     The Devil’s Advocate

2.     All Hallow’s Eve

3.     Hereditary

4.     Midsommar

5.     The Beyond 

6.     The Shining (original version)

7.     The Exorcist

8.     The Exorcist III

9.     Jaws

10.  The Innkeepers 

11.  The Ring

12.  The Evil Dead (original version)

13.  The Spell

14.  The Lost

15.  The Night Flier

16.  Inside

17.  Carrie (first version)

18.  Ginger Snaps

19.  Megan Is Missing

20.  The VVitch

21.  Triangle

22.  Day of the Dead

23.  Night of the Living Dead (first version)

24.  The Last House on the Left (original version)

25.  The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum version)

26.  Omen III: Final Conflict

27.  The Serpent and the Rainbow

28.  Phantasm

29.  An American Werewolf In London

30.  The Howling

31.  One Dark Night

32.  Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

33.  Pet Sematary

34.  Let the Right One In (Swedish version, not Let Me In)

35.  Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola’s version)

36.  The Wicker Man (first version)

37.  Lake Mungo

38.  ‘Salem’s Lot

39.  Alien

40.  Doctor Sleep

41.  The Last Horror Movie

42.  Dawn of the Dead (either version)

43.  Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane

44.  Faces of Death IV

45.  Tales From the Hood

46.  The Omen (either version)

47.  From Dusk Till Dawn

48.  Scanners

49.  The Craft

50.  I Spit On Your Grave (original version)

51.  Alice Sweet Alice

52.  Mother’s Day (original version)

53.  The Descent

54.  Killer Party

55.  The Thing (John Carpenter’s version)

56.  My Best Friend’s Exorcism

57.  The Unseen

58.  Halloween (both versions)

59.  Sleepaway Camp

60.  Friday the 13^th (first version)

61.  Amber Alert

62.  2,001 Maniacs

63.  Jeepers Creepers

64.  Jeepers Creepers II

65.  Wrong Turn

66.  The Amityville Horror (both versions)

67.  Amityville II: The Possession

68.  Evilspeak

69.  Grave Encounters

70.  It (either version)

71.  Cujo

72.  Firestarter

73.  House of 1000 Corpses

74.  The Dead Zone

75.  Desperation

76.  Storm of the Century

77.  Hostel

78.  Hostel 2

79.  The Dark Half

80.  The Mist

81.  The Servants of Twilight

82.  Phantoms

83.  Dark House

84.  Slither

85.  The Rapture

86.  Sliver

87.  Rosemary’s Baby (first version)

88.  A Nightmare on Elm Street (both versions)

89.  Fright Night (both versions)

90.  Dracula 2000

91.  They Live

92.  Re-animator

93.  Dagon

94.  Beyond the Wall of Sleep

95.  Necronomicon: Book of the Dead

96.  The Poughkeepsie Tapes

97.  Dead Alive

98.  Frailty

99.  976-EVIL

100.     976-EVIL II

101.     The Blackcoat’s Daughter

Novels Don't Have to be 60K Words!

This post is not to argue with anyone, but to prove my point or, more like, to present a truth to reinforce my point. I've been seeing a lot of writer rules--the most offensive, in my opinion, is saying a just-over 50,000-word novel is a novella, or not long enough. Gotta be at least 60K, 80K: perfect!

Of course 80K is the goal, but even Stephen King says the book dictates the length, not you. It's seems nit-picky to me.

And if you're right, then why is my favorite novel, Rosemary's Baby, about 200 pages, and my second-favorite, The Haunting of Hill House, also around 200 pages?

Because it's not true! The novel I'm trying to get published is 55,000 words, but I think it's the most important book I've ever written! Definitely enough story to be worth the cost of admission! Maybe 50K is technically a novella, but I'm talking over 50,000 words. 

Thanks for letting me shed light on this annoying rule.

My Homie Blackie Just Released Something Spicy!

 

Is there anything as hot as vampires? In this one, Jenlea's sixteen instead of seven like in The Vampire and the Black of Night, and she...what else...is after a human boyfriend, kicking bully butt. Check it out!!!!!!!!

Updated 101 Scariest Moments

 MY 101 SCARIEST MOMENTS: 

(In Order)

1. A Serbian Film

2. Doctor Sleep

3. All Hallow’s Eve

4. Hereditary

5. Midsommar

6. The Beyond 

7. The Shining (original version)

8. The Exorcist

9. The Exorcist III

10. Jaws

11. The Innkeepers 

12. The Ring

13. The Evil Dead (original version)

14. The Spell

15. The Lost

16. The Night Flier

17. Inside

18. Carrie (first version)

19. Ginger Snaps

20. Megan Is Missing

21. The VVitch

22. Triangle

23. Day of the Dead

24. Night of the Living Dead (first version)

25. The Last House on the Left (original version)

26. The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum version)

27. Omen III: Final Conflict

28. The Serpent and the Rainbow

29. Phantasm

30. An American Werewolf In London

31. The Howling

32. One Dark Night

33. Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

34. Pet Sematary

35. Let the Right One In (Swedish version, not Let Me In)

36. Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola’s version)

37. The Wicker Man (first version)

38. Lake Mungo

39. ‘Salem’s Lot

40. Alien

41. The Devil’s Advocate

42. The Last Horror Movie

43. Dawn of the Dead (either version)

44. Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane

45. Faces of Death IV

46. Tales From the Hood

47. The Omen (either version)

48. From Dusk Till Dawn

49. Scanners

50. The Craft

51. I Spit On Your Grave (original version)

52. Alice Sweet Alice

53. Mother’s Day (original version)

54. The Descent

55. Killer Party

56. The Thing (John Carpenter’s version)

57. Without Warning

58. The Unseen

59. Halloween (both versions)

60. Sleepaway Camp

61. Friday the 13th (first version)

62. Amber Alert

63. 2,001 Maniacs

64. Jeepers Creepers

65. Jeepers Creepers II

66. Wrong Turn

67. The Amityville Horror (both versions)

68. Amityville II: The Possession

69. Evilspeak

70. Grave Encounters

71. It

72. Cujo

73. Firestarter

74. House of 1000 Corpses

75. The Dead Zone

76. Desperation

77. Storm of the Century

78. Hostel

79. Hostel 2

80. The Dark Half

81. The Mist

82. The Servants of Twilight

83. Phantoms

84. Dark House

85. Slither

86. The Rapture

87. Sliver

88. Rosemary’s Baby (first version)

89. A Nightmare on Elm Street (both versions)

90. Fright Night (both versions)

91. Dracula 2000

92. They Live

93. Re-animator

94. Dagon

95. Beyond the Wall of Sleep

96. Necronomicon: Book of the Dead

97. The Poughkeepsie Tapes

98. Dead Alive

99. Frailty

100. 976-EVIL

101. 976-EVIL II

MY 101 SCARIEST MOMENTS: (In Order)

 1. A Serbian Film

2. The Devil’s Advocate

3. All Hallow’s Eve

4. Hereditary

5. Midsommar

6. The Beyond 

7. The Shining (original version)

8. The Exorcist

9. The Exorcist III

10. Jaws

11. The Innkeepers 

12. The Ring

13. The Evil Dead (original version)

14. The Spell

15. The Lost

16. The Night Flier

17. Inside

18. Carrie (first version)

19. Ginger Snaps

20. Megan Is Missing

21. The VVitch

22. Triangle

23. Day of the Dead

24. Night of the Living Dead (first version)

25. The Last House on the Left (original version)

26. The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum version)

27. Omen III: Final Conflict

28. The Serpent and the Rainbow

29. Phantasm

30. An American Werewolf In London

31. The Howling

32. One Dark Night

33. Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

34. Pet Sematary

35. Let the Right One In (Swedish version, not Let Me In)

36. Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola’s version)

37. The Wicker Man (first version)

38. Lake Mungo

39. ‘Salem’s Lot

40. Alien

41. Doctor Sleep

42. The Last Horror Movie

43. Dawn of the Dead (either version)

44. Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane

45. Faces of Death IV

46. Tales From the Hood

47. The Omen (either version)

48. From Dusk Till Dawn

49. Scanners

50. The Craft

51. I Spit On Your Grave (original version)

52. Alice Sweet Alice

53. Mother’s Day (original version)

54. The Descent

55. Killer Party

56. The Thing (John Carpenter’s version)

57. Without Warning

58. The Unseen

59. Halloween (both versions)

60. Sleepaway Camp

61. Friday the 13th (first version)

62. Amber Alert

63. 2,001 Maniacs

64. Jeepers Creepers

65. Jeepers Creepers II

66. Wrong Turn

67. The Amityville Horror (both versions)

68. Amityville II: The Possession

69. Evilspeak

70. Grave Encounters

71. It

72. Cujo

73. Firestarter

74. House of 1000 Corpses

75. The Dead Zone

76. Desperation

77. Storm of the Century

78. Hostel

79. Hostel 2

80. The Dark Half

81. The Mist

82. The Servants of Twilight

83. Phantoms

84. Dark House

85. Slither

86. The Rapture

87. Sliver

88. Rosemary’s Baby (first version)

89. A Nightmare on Elm Street (both versions)

90. Fright Night (both versions)

91. Dracula 2000

92. They Live

93. Re-animator

94. Dagon

95. Beyond the Wall of Sleep

96. Necronomicon: Book of the Dead

97. Hell Asylum

98. Dead Alive

99. Frailty

100. 976-EVIL

101. 976-EVIL II

My New Novel, The Oncoming Evil, Available Now!

My new novel, The Oncoming Evil, is available now in eBook, and soon in paperback! Released on the Yule sabbat, December 21! Here is the book description: 

R. U. Wrecked, one of the few horror authors with a big-five publisher deal, is having a crisis of conscience. He’s just run into his ex-wife who asked him, “Don’t you love me anymore?” The realization of being an adult child has clubbed him upside his ten pounds of ugly fat. His money is spent on hookers at a bunny ranch in a suburb of Vegas, and he has to face it, he’s a purposeless ghoul.

But he has no idea of the real-life night terror that awaits him.

Ed, his real name, visits his mother, who thinks it a good idea to visit their other family members in Monmouth, Illinois so he can learn to be a mature family man, for she’s divorced. Ed thinks it a fantastic idea and starts his adventure, but not before wide-eyeing the headline on the newspaper he fetched from her porch about a serial killer on the loose in Monmouth, where Richard Speck lived with his sister when he started his killing spree, where dead animals were found hanging from the roof of a barn in a satanic ritual, and where the local library has a too-extensive occult section.

Arriving in Monmouth, Ed has to win back relatives he’d angered being a selfish bestselling author. But when he finds his second cousin’s boyfriend is possessed by a demon, to say he’s caught off guard is an understatement. Suddenly, Ed doesn’t trust his courage.

Will he get the guts up to fight the demon and get him out of her boyfriend? He’d better find a way, or his favorite cousin is dead.

Get it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NZQZ5GR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FOYUIYH1XZ2A&keywords=The+Oncoming+Evil+A.+R.+Braun&qid=1640126007&sprefix=the+oncoming+evil+a.+r.+braun%2Caps%2C440&sr=8-1