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I'll tackle the debacle regarding The House Eaters on Monday, today belongs to The Saints are Dead.

Pre-orders are up through Aqueous Press and if you order during the month of April, you can enter a sweet contest (in which everyone who pre-orders wins a prize).

I love this book. I've worked ridiculously hard on this book (and the editor has, too). Some of my favorite stories are included ("Gary Sump's Hidden City," "Dancing Lessons," "The World in Rubber, Soft and Malleable," "Reciprocity" the entire list is here). I love those freakin' stories and I want you to love them, too.

So I'm offering an incentive to pony up for a copy.

Here are the rules:

If you pre-order The Saints are Dead (or order if it goes live before April 30th) , please forward me a copy of the receipt (or a snippet at least--I don't need all the financial details) and I'll put your name in a drawing (actually I'll add it five times). Each pre-order will also receive a free story in his/her mailbox, a previously unpublished story. Now that's exciting, right? But you must send me an email to enter: aaron.polson[at]gmail.com I promise not to spam you. Scout's honor.

You may also enter the drawing with a tweet (just be sure to direct folks to the pre-order url: http://aqueousbooks.com/publications.htm) or a mention on a blog/facebook. Make sure to tag me or use the @aaronpolson handle on Twitter and I'll find your entry.

1st prize: American Fantastic Tales edited by Peter Straub (slightly used but in pristine condition--I received a second set when I subscribed to the Library of America)

2nd prize: Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters by John Langan

3rd prize: Northern Haunts edited by Tim Deal (paperback--and signed by yours truly if you like)

Entries are welcome from around the world.

You have until April 30th.

I thank you and my stories thank you.

Loathsome, Dark and Deep is almost upon us...

Help me give away some prizes...

1st Prize: $25 gift certificate to an online bookstore of your choice (Amazon, Barnes & Noble...), a copy of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (inspiration for Loathsome, Dark & Deep), and a copy of Robert Frost's Poems (the source of the title of my novel).

2nd Prize: a copy of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and a copy of this year's print edition of 52 Stitches.

All entrants with at least five "points" will receive a Loathsome, Dark and Deep bookmark signed by the author...er, me.

Here's how you rack up the points (and the rest of the rules):

1. Post a link to the trailer or embed the trailer online (here's the YouTube link). You get a new entry (point) in the contest every time you post at a different place. Some spots you can post: your blog, Twitter, Facebook, LJ, Myspace... wherever you like! If you tweet about it, please use the hashtag #loathsomenovel.
   and/or post a link to the contest page (here)
   and/or post a link to the pre-order page at Belfire Press
   and/or post a link to the Loathsome, Dark and Deep official site.
   
2. Comment below telling me where you linked. Please include a link to each post.
   
3. Pre-orders receive a five point bonus (for each copy purchased...wink, wink), just forward the pre-order confirmation to aaron.polson(at)gmail.com with the subject line "pre-order".
   
4. Your name gets put in a virtual "hat" for each point. On the book's release date (11/30/10), I'll use a random number generator to pick two winners.