New Release Day – I KILL IN PEACE!
I am so happy that my most brutal, off the wall book, I Kill in Peace, lives to see another day, thanks to the great folks at Dark Wolf Books. This doozy of a tale had been my last publication with Samhain, just as it was taking on water. It had only been an ebook and it didn’t have a long shelf life because the publisher closed their doors.
Well, the voices in your head have returned, and it’s time to do some very dirty deeds!
When I wrote I Kill in Peace, I thought for sure it was either going to get rejected outright for touching base on a lot of taboo subjects (all wrapped in a warm tortilla of vengeance) or edited to the point of it being about as exciting as a slice of Wonder Bread.
Happily I was wrong. So, what’s in store for those brave enough to dive into this world of madness and carnage?
Some men break under pressure…Peter Blades kills.
Peter was just a regular guy—suburban dad, loyal husband, corporate drone—until the day he lost his job…and his grip on reality. Now, anonymous messages are flooding his devices, giving him an address, a target, and a weapon: a blood-red Mustang and a gleaming scimitar.
First on the list? His smug, power-hungry boss. Next? A child predator hiding in plain sight. Each kill feels more justified than the last—until Peter starts to wonder if justice is even the point anymore.
Haunted by hallucinations, paralyzed by pain if he resists, and unable to confess without collapsing, Peter is a man unraveling fast. And whoever—or whatever—is pulling the strings isn’t done with him yet.
Is Peter saving the world…or helping destroy it?
Gripping, brutal, and darkly disturbing, I Kill in Peace is a descent into controlled madness that asks how far an ordinary man will go when his conscience is no longer his own. Start reading now—and ask yourself: would you do the same?
And before you ask, yes, the movie I Come in Peace did inspire the title. 🙂 Dolf for president!
So, click right here to get the ebook or paperback of I Kill in Peace. Will Peter Blades be your hero, or your worst nightmare?
When you purchase the book, send your proof of purchase to me at huntershea1@gmail.com to be eligible to win a signed copy of Combustible or We Are Always Watching! Happy reading!
The Return of WE ARE ALWAYS WATCHING!
Thanks to the great folks at Dark Wolf Books and their new horror line, We Are Always Watching is now back in print and ebook! Inspired by the true crime mystery of the Westfield Watcher House, We Are Always Watching is filled with creeping dread, dark mysteries, and a secret too dangerous to be revealed.
The original cover that was on the Sinister Grin edition was pretty badass, so the folks at Dark Wolf wanted to stick with that theme. This is home invasion horror taken to a whole new level.
About the book:
When West Ridley’s family is forced to abandon New York for a crumbling Pennsylvania farmhouse, he expects misery—but nothing could prepare him for the horrors lurking within its walls. His father’s worsening illness, his mother’s exhaustion, and his grandfather’s drunken ramblings paint a bleak picture of their new reality. But it’s the eerie warnings and shadowed figures that truly unnerve him.
The words “WE SEE YOU” scrawled on his ceiling are just the beginning. Something sinister roams the halls at night, whispering through the silence, watching from the darkness. Grandpa Abraham swears the house is haunted. But the truth is far worse than restless spirits—because in this house, secrets are buried deep, and the Guardians will do anything to keep them hidden.
As the Ridleys unravel the mysteries of their new home, one thing becomes chillingly clear: escape is impossible. No matter where they go, the watchers remain.
A pulse-pounding horror thriller packed with eerie suspense, We Are Always Watching is perfect for fans of Stephen King, Paul Tremblay, and haunted house stories that linger long after the last page. Dare to uncover the truth?
For the first time in many years, I’m also going on a week-long blog tour. During the tour stops, you’ll see new (and I hope interesting) posts by me, Q&A, and some cool giveaways, including a signed copy of the book. The links to the various stops are right here –
June 5 Gail’s Gory Details
https://gailsgorydetails.blogspot.com/
June 5 Sapphyria’s Books
https://saphsbooks.blogspot.com/
June 6 Bewitching Book Tours
https://bewitchingbooktours.tumblr.com/
June 6 Paranormalists (Interview)
https://paranormalists.blogspot.com/
June 9 Roxanne’s Realm
http://www.roxannesrealm.blogspot.com
June 9 Liliyana Shadowlyn
https://lshadowlynauthor.com
June 10 The Book Junkie Reads (Interview)
https://thebookjunkiereadspromos.blogspot.com/
June 11 Fang-tastic Books
http://fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.com
June 11 The Creatively Green Write at Home Mom (Guest Blog)
http://creativelygreen.blogspot.com/
June 12 Supernatural Central (Interview)
http://supernaturalcentral.blogspot.com
June 12 Lisa’s World of Books
http://www.lisasworldofbooks.net/
So, take a stop on the tour, enter to win some stuff, and most importantly, grab a copy of We Are Always Watching. You may just end up afraid of being in your own house.
A Horror Writer’s Life Review
King of the Cryptids! B-Movie Monster Maker! That Pulp Horror Guy!
I’ve been called all of those things and much more (and far worse!). I wear all of those badges with pride and honor. It’s exactly what I set out to do when I started scribbling stories back in the 90s when I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston was the #1 song in the world, and the first Jurassic Park was lighting up the big screen. Folks always said, “Oh, you want to be the next Stephen King.” In the sense that I wanted to write horror and make some money doing it, yes. King money would be incredible. But really, I was hoping to be more along the lines of Guy N Smith, James Herbert, and Hugh B. Cave.
So, for you, kind reader, who has happened upon this page, I wanted to share a bit of my writing journey and showcase the strange little darlings that seeped from my brain pan onto the printed page. You may be new to Hunter Shea, or a tried and true hellion. Come on, follow me (and keep your hands in the car and no flash photography)…
I may be fully immersed now in all things cryptid and monstrous, but I actually started out writing ghost stories. I lived in a haunted house from 1993 – 2019, and for a great part of that time, we had the spirit of a young boy sharing our living space with our family. I liked him a lot because I didn’t have to pay for any food or clothing, but I do wish I could have claimed him as a dependent on my taxes. Needless to say, I became obsessed with ghosts and the afterlife. My first published novel was Forest of Shadows, with the now defunct Samhain Publishing. I went on to make it a trilogy that is still available today. Numerous short stories have since followed in different anthos, and I feel there are more full-length novels that need to be told.
While churning out novels and novellas for Samhain, I came to the attention of an editor at Kensington Publishing, aka Pinnacle books. That editor and I collaborated first on 3 mass market paperbacks (still my favorite format), with 2 focusing on cryptids – the Montauk Monster and the Jersey Devil – and one a post-apocalyptic nightmare. It was pretty damn cool having books available everywhere, including your local Piggly Wiggly.
Samhain eventually goes kerplooie, and I hitch my wagon to Severed Press, where all things cryptid and monstrous really take center stage. I’ve grappled with the Dover Demon, squatches of all kinds, prehistoric ghost sharks, megalodons, the Goat Man, Loch Ness Monster, dinosaurs and even very pissed off killer whales. I’m still publishing with Severed and working on a new story idea as we speak for 2025.
My editor at Kensington came to me about writing a series of novellas about the things you used to be able to order from old comic books. Since we’re both technically 12 year olds, we were giddy as hell to get to work. Out popped the Mail Order Massacre trilogy over the course of one summer. We delved into the horrors of receiving sea monkeys, x-ray specs, and a submarine made of cardboard in the mail.
For our encore, we created a new trilogy of novellas, One Size Eats All! Easily my favorite book covers, this time we had rats invade NYC, a dinosaur eat a Florida town, and a strange fungus turn a camping trip into a nightmare.
And thank heaven my dream editor at Samhain, the legendary Don D’Auria, brought me along when Flame Tree Press when they started their horror line. This really gave me a chance to stretch my wings. I wrote my first slasher with a killer that would make Jason head for the hills, delved into the Melon Heads, and mined my personal life with a tale of real and unimaginable horror.
There are other books that are now out of print (some of them coming back with a new publisher this year!) and even a new one that will be out in 2025. Mostly these days I’m happily working on ghost writing projects outside the horror genre that give me great joy to write (and I’m spared having to do promotion). Sure, I may not be on the NY Times bestseller list, but I know I’ve given a whole lot of people a distraction from the real world. And really, that’s what matters most. I hope you’ll stick with me as I keep on typing away (a little slower now, but still getting it done). There are plenty more monsters that need to come to life!
Hunter Shea 