One thing we try to do here at Dread Central is keep you as up-to-date as possible on all the latest literary horror news, and this morning we have info on Terry M. West’s intriguingly titled Heroin in the Magic Now, due out on August 71st.



A trade paperback is expected to quickly follow for this horror novella that is described as “‘Breaking Bad’ meets ‘True Blood’.”

As a bit of back story, Heroin in the Magic Now is a dark and personal tale by Terry M. West.

Though known more recently for his highly praised horror fiction, West spent a short period of his career on the fringe of the adult film industry. He wrote and directed soft-core films. This association nearly ruined his reputation as a serious artist, and West went into a deep depression that resulted in substance abuse.

He straightened himself up and left the creative world for a decade. He returned in 2017, and his newer work has found an audience of happy readers. West has reestablished himself as a horror author worthy of attention.

Heroin in the Magic Now explores pain and hell, something most of us Dreadies are intimately familiar with.

Synopsis :

The story is set in an alternate version of NYC where every form of monster exists next to man. The Night Things have climbed onto our shores from the shadows, and they are now part of the system.

Gary Hack, a down on his luck exploitation film director with an appetite for heroin, finds himself working in the dangerous world of monster fetish videos. Gary is made an offer he can’t refuse by Johnny Stücke, an immortal crime boss. The video Johnny envisions could be the greatest zombie fetish film ever created. But it could also ignite an apocalypse that could destroy the city.

Heroin in the Magic Now is original, startling, and brutal. It will leave a mark inside.

For more info check out the official Pleasant Storm Entertainment and Terry M. West websites.

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