Thanks for following along with all the exciting updates on our hot new anthology of automotive horror. Here's update number three - and it's a doozy!

In this update, we reveal three more authors and their stories. First up, the big reveal: legendary author Stephen King enters the mix with "Trucks," the story that inspired the film "Maximum Overdrive," about vehicles with a mind of their turning on their human masters.

Then there's Nicholas Paschall, whose story, "The Black Engine" is about a 1974 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Criterion Ambulance that's possessed by an evil force on the verge of awakening.

Last but not least, there's "The Highway Phantom" by Michael Warriner, about a ghostly 1971 Buick Riviera.

There's just one story yet to be revealed, so stay tuned for more updates.

Alma Mutters is the first novel by Miami professor of humanities Dr. Julio Varela. and he's knocked it out of the park on his first at-bat. The book is a smart comedy about a high school teacher's revenge upon his burnout students and crooked administration. Here's what the Midwest Book Review has to say:

The book will be released March 31, 2019, but you can pre-order your copy for Kindle or paperback today.

Sleek as a fresh paint job, here's the cover art for our upcoming anthology of automotive horror: It Came From The Garage!

In terms of art, we went for a pulpy, B-movie aesthetic, hence the "horror film" titling and the toothy grin on the muscle car. But make no mistake - inside you'll find no-nonsense, no-holds-barred horror tales of haunted cruisers, possessed earthmovers, and bloodthirsty machines.

Kicking off the high-octane frights are two legendary headliners. We follow them up with another thirteen unique and original tales of cars behaving badly.

Gearheads, rejoice! This horror's right up your alley. It's coming soon, so watch this space for release dates.

Back on January 23, 2019, we announced the first of our two special guest authors in our upcoming anthology of automotive horror, It Came From The Garage! That was none other than Guy N. Smith, whose outstanding literary career of five decades produced several bestsellers. While we're not yet at liberty to divulge who the second special guest author will be, we can share with you a tentative list of participating authors and the cars they've written about. Stick around, because there's plenty more exciting news yet to be revealed.

From Miami author and college professor Dr. Julio Varela comes our newest release: Alma Mutters. It's a biting parody of the private school system that will leave you in stitches. The release date is March 31, 2019.

​Xavier Mas Penoso is in over his head. He's returned to Bellarmine Jesuit Prep to teach Philosophy to the entitled teenage offspring of Miami's wealthiest families. Only, the hallowed halls of his alma mater aren't quite as gilded as when he was a student. Textbooks and notepads have been replaced with more laptops and i-Gadgets than the NSA Headquarters. The clergy running the school are P.T. Barnum’s spiritual successors: media-savvy priests who know that suckers are born every minute, and that they need a top-dollar education, too. Under their tutelage, the leaders of tomorrow develop skill sets in private and public sector corruption, depending on the boy’s appetites.

Xavier soon realizes he’s trapped in a job he hates. Academics has taken a distant backseat to Bellarmine’s Holy Trinity: the Hype, Spectacle, and Buzz that justify its raking in tuition fees twice the size of J-Lo’s biker shorts. But Xavier is not one to give up on his principles so quickly. With empty-headed teens keyed up on Ecstasy on one hand, and a corrupt administration on the other, he plots his glorious revenge that could cost him his teaching career.

Hey gumshoes and vampires, it's finally here!

Crack open The Secret Files of Hugo & Victoria if you want a unique mix of noir mystery, paranormal action, and gut-busting comedy.

Hugo is a hardboiled private eye writer with wits as sharp as a switchblade. Victoria is a vampiress in denial of her mystic heritage. The duo solve the most outlandish crimes and write novels about their experiences as only private eye writers can.

Together, this unlikely pair face off against a mob of crazed coin collectors, a terrorist attack by the international criminal Ibn Etin Salami, a coven of evil vampigs and hampires (like vampires, but with more oinks and grunts), and more absurd and amazing scenarios than you can shake a vampire bat at.

Will they survive? Can the unlikely pair find love? And will Hugo ever fix his rust-bucket “classic” Yugo? Find out in The Secret Files of Hugo & Victoria.

​—Big Al's Books & Pals, February 22, 2019