The New Face of Horror

Added: (Tue May 21 2002)

Pressbox (Press Release) - BOOK NEWS from THE NEW FACE OF HORROR WRITING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2002

"Miss Mary Weather: A Southern Nightmare" (One Book, One Chicago Nominee 2002)

THE NEW FACE OF HORROR WRITING is proud to announce
the publication of his new horror novel titled Miss Mary
Weather: A Southern Nightmare. This novel is
definitely the Horror Novel of the Century. It has
been well received in Chicago and in other major city
bookstores. It is also available at Barnes & Nobles.com, Amazon.com, and
other online bookstores around the world.
Deon C. Sanders will add another horror novel titled "I,AM" In the midst of good, there's evil, In the midst of evil, there's I,AM to the horror genre, anticipated for a late 2002
release.

Writer Deon C. Sanders, an African-American Male
residing in Chicago and a father of six, has completed two more horror
novels, a book of poetry, several poems published, a 30 minute screenplay,and a comedy/drama feature film screenplay under consideration. However, his passion is horror writing.

MISS MARY WEATHER: A SOUTHERN NIGHTMARE takes place in a rural black community in the deep South, where there is a myth of a woman who is the most terrifying female creature ever unleashed in this world. The evil'sorigination to this world starts when Miss Mary Weather goes insane after giving birth to her deformed child. She commits suicide on her front porch by slashing her wrists under the moonlight. As she journeys to hell, an evil spirit inhabits her soul. Thinking these stories are merely folk tales, the protagonist, Will first encounters the evil woman at the age of nine. A battle between good and evil ensues as he utilizes all of his wits and intelligence through his childhood, young adulthood, college, and finally adulthood. When he battles the immortal Miss Mary Weather in reality and wins, he continues his life. The feeling of her evil spirit being around descends and disappears as the years roll on, until
Will''s son has a dream that predicts that Miss Mary Weather has not been destroyed.

Miss Mary Weather: A Southern Nightmare
by Deon C. Sanders
$19.95 list
Trade paperback
ISBN 158851837X
Publication date: January 2001 by AmErica House Book Publisher

Miss Mary Weather: A Southern Nightmare is
distributed by Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Nobles, and Ingrams

For further information contact author at (312) 421-4221 or
dsanders4119@yahoo.com