Man, F*ck This Cover Reveal + Preorder

I am extremely excited to announce the cover of MAN, F*CK THIS HOUSE (AND OTHER DISASTERS) has been revealed and it is beautiful! Coming October 7th from Blackstone, MFTH(AOD) is an expanded and remastered version of the novella, accompanied by additional short stories, including 2 never-before-seen novelettes, “Line of Sight” and “The Tire Swing.”

Just for you, my beloved mauling list, I’m going to share some juicy additional details.

In “Line of Sight,” a crooked cop hunts the man who killed his partner in a very gruesome and seemingly impossible manner. It’s kind of like THE SHIELD with a supernatural twist, and I think you’ll dig it.

Then in “The Tire Swing,” a boy moves into a new house with his family and immediately feels uneasy about the old tire swing hanging in the woods. Who knows how long it’s been hanging there, waiting for someone to play with it…or what games it wants to play…

Full TOC will be announced soon.

Out October 7th in hardcover, paperback, audio and ebook, you can preorder your copy right now!

FRee books!

And also, score some free horror ebooks, including my novella OUR BLACK HEARTS BEAT AS ONE, over on BookFunnel.

New Short Stories Out Now + V-Day Horror!

It’s Valentine’s Day, and I’m here to woo my beloved mailing list with two new anthologies featuring never-before-seen short stories of mine, which you can get right now (for yourself, or for your sweetheart, guaranteeing you a passionate and sexy V-Day).

First up is MY EVIL FUCKING NEIGHBOR, from the lunatics at Sinister Smile/Crystal Lake. In my story “There Goes the Neighborhood,” anxious, mild-mannered Doug Renner begins to suspect his next door neighbor Randall is a serial killer. But the joke’s on him, because ALL of his neighbors are serial killers. Here’s a little taste:

Less than twenty-four hours after witnessing Randall’s nocturnal excavation, Doug became convinced he was surrounded by a cadre of bloodthirsty sociopaths.

He was not wrong.

The McGills, for example, had a crawlspace stuffed with the mummified remains ofhitchhikers and runaways. Mr. Rooker did in fact use his birthday clown guise to ingratiate himself to families with young children and then, months later, sneak back into their houses to murder everyone with a device of his own invention he called the “Whack-a-Doodler” (taking a page from The Walking Dead’s playbook, said Whack-a-Doodler was not a baseball bat but an oversized clown mallet wrapped in barbed wire). Nurse Nancy, the severe and alliterative neighbor to his left, really was an Angel of Death, fiddling with doses of crucial medications tensure her geriatric patients checked into Our Lady of Aldergrove but did not check out. The blonde woman--Phaedra Wayne Curtis--had killed more husbands and fiances than she could count, and the man with the primer grey van was currently standing before a full-length mirror in his bedroom, wearing the face of a youth pastor he’d met in a truck stop bathroom.

In fact, the only person on Fairvale Lane who was NOT an active serial killer was Doug.

How did a bunch of serial killers all come to live on the same street? What’s their plan for Doug? And how the heck is he going to get out of this one? Find out in MY EVIL FUCKING NEIGHBOR, which also includes stories from folks like Nick Roberts, Candace Nola, Rebecca Rowland, and Mike Salt, available now!

Next up, we have THE CLUB HOUSE, featuring my video game horror story “Super Whopper Bopper,” which asks the question, “What if someone made a real-life version of a Mario-style game?” Like most people my age, I played a shitload of Nintendo as a kid, and I always wondered what it would be like to stomp on a Koopa trooper. How gross is their blood? What would it smell like?

Weird, right?

Well, now you can share my bizarre fascination. “SWB” is about an executive at a Dave & Busters-esque chain who’s looking for some new and exciting games for his adult patrons. And what’s better than a life-size version of the video game they loved as kids?

Something moved at the end of the corridor.

Definitely not my reflections because I’d been standing still. I gripped the mallet in both paws and advanced. A little shadow separated itself from the dark pools at the end of the hallway, moving quickly but with a tottering gait.

The thing moved into the light. Rabbit-sized, except it walked on two legs and wore navy blue coveralls. A wrinkly little face peered up at me with glassy eyes, its apple-sized skull covered in wrinkles and topped with a dollop of wiry red hair.

“Bop,” it said.

I screamed. The thing approached on unsteady legs, white-gloved hands outstretched. The mirrors lining the passage compounded the bizarre little creature into an army.

“Bop bop bop.”

Find out what happens next in THE CLUB HOUSE, on sale now!

And finally, my horror love story OUR BLACK HEARTS BEAT AS ONE is on sale in ebook right now! I wrote this book in the wake of a bad breakup. It’s about a rising musician who turns to the occult to salve his broken heart and the horrible things that happen when you fuck with black magic. This is quite different than anything else I’ve published. If you’re looking for a dark and creepy story about the horror of falling in love, this is it!

New Year, New Free Books *Updated*

(If you happen to be receiving this twice, it’s because I accidentally clicked “Publish” too soon, FML)

Happy New Year! I hope everyone has a few things they’re looking forward to in 2025. For me, it’s the re-release of MAN, F*CK THIS HOUSE (AND OTHER DISASTERS). As many of you know, the original version went out of print last year in order to make way for this new edition. It’s an expanded, “remastered” version that I think you’ll really dig. It also includes a bunch of never-before-seen short stories. MFTH (AOD) is out October 7th from Blackstone, more details to come as we get closer!

My werewolf novel GOOD DOGS, which came out this past October, continues to win new fans. If you’re in the market for a thrilling story of lycanthropy, found family, and revenge from beyond the grave then you’ll really dig this one. Out now in paperback, audio and ebook!

Oh, and I believe I did say something about free books. I wrote OUR BLACK HEARTS BEAT AS ONE in the wake of a pretty horrific breakup. It’s an occult horror novella about an up and coming musician who turns to the dark arts to fix his broken heart, with predictable consequences. The book was heavily inspired by everything from Thomas Ligotti and Angela Carter to Alkaline Trio and My Chemical Romance. It’s an emo, secondary world story of lost love and the horrible things that hide in the shadows.

And now, for a limited time, you can score a free ebook (along with many other rad dark fantasy books). A click HERE is all it takes.

It's a Thanksgiving Miracle! [FREE BOOKS]

Skip the Bullshit, Gimme the Free Books

Morning everyone, I hope you’ve got some exciting—or at least relaxing—holiday plans this week. Me, I’m going to be eating my weight in marshmallow-crusted sweet potatoes and some sort of protein and then OD’ing on football.

With the holidays coming up, I thought it was a good time to make my 2022 zombie horror comedy RETURN OF THE LIVING ELVES totally free for a limited amount of time. To grab a copy, just click HERE and download away. There’s a bunch of other cool horror books available for free too, so stock up in advance of the holidays in case you need to hunker down with some horror and avoid the relatives.

I wrote ELVES after going to a Christmas horror convention and thinking, “Man, it would be really cool to have an Xmas horror book to sell here.” Ironically, I attended the same convention the following year with ELVES in tow and sold exactly zero copies, but hey, that’s the business!

Luckily it’s gone on to have something of a seasonal cult following, not entirely unlike the film that inspired it. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD is one of my favorite movies of all time. It’s gross, it’s fun, it’s bananas, it’s got amazing performances from some of the best character actors ever. It’s essentially a perfect movie. ELVES is my attempt to pay tribute to something I love so much I got a ROTLD tattoo:

Of course, the book isn’t a completely shameless ripoff. Sure, like DEAD it starts out in a warehouse, an Xmas supply warehouse in this case, and involves two employees unleashing something they certainly shouldn’t. But it’s also very much its own thing. You’ll see when you read it. Which you should. Have I mentioned it’s free?

Horror Trivia Night + Signed Copies of GOOD DOGS

Have you ever wanted to see some of your favorite horror authors (plus me) compete head-to-head in trivia? Well, look no further, tomorrow at 7pm Central Time I’ll be squaring off with Brian McAuley (Curse of the Reaper, Candy Cain Kills/Again) and Angela Sylvaine (Chopping Spree) in a thrilling battle of wits courtesy of Raven’s End Books in Winnipeg. Loser gets sacrificed in a Wicker Man situation. Or made fun of mercilessly, IDK, we’ll see what happens.

It’s totally free to join, register HERE.

Also, with winter coming, you want to stay warm, right? And what’s better than nestling up inside the fur of a werewolf? Good Dogs is out now and available wherever books are sold. If you’re looking for signed copies, both Mysterious Galaxy and Artifact Books have you covered. If you want your copy personalized, just put a note in the order.

Good Dogs makes the perfect gift for yourself or your loved ones this holiday season, order yours today!

It's Rescue Weekend for GOOD DOGS!

It’s RESCUE WEEKEND for my werewolf slasher/found family story GOOD DOGS! Too many copies are sitting in bookstores, all alone. Just picture them, shivering on shelves and tables while that Sarah McLachlan song plays on repeat. Can’t you find it in your heart to give one a home?
To participate, just go to your local bookstore and adopt a copy today! Or if you're looking for signed copies, you can grab one from my indie bookstore partners:

Mysterious Galaxy

Artifact Books

Ebook/Audio

The debut novel from viral horror sensation Brian Asman, Good Dogs is a heartfelt and harrowing story of survival, belonging, found family, and the lengths we’ll go to protect it.

No one ever said being a werewolf was easy. Take Delia, for instance. She’s spent much of her life fighting against her own nature, plagued by nightmares of childhood trauma, and trying to find her place in the world. Many werewolves are just like her: ostracized by their families, forced to live alone and in secret as they await those nights when the Change overtakes them.

Becoming the den mother to an odd bunch of lycanthropes in Southern California isn’t exactly the answer Delia was looking for. But under the strict rules of the house, they are able to manage the Change safely and hunt without endangering their San Diego suburb. And they aren’t lone wolves anymore, they’re a pack—a family.

But when one member’s carelessness leads to the discovery of a severed leg in their backyard, Delia and the rest of her family are forced to confront the cold, hard fact they’ve known all along—they don’t belong here. Their only option is to cover up the kill and head into the wilderness, far from people. There, hopefully, they can live out their lives without posing a threat to anyone else.

At home, they might’ve been apex predators. But in the wilds around Talbot—a town abandoned for a century—Delia and her pack aren’t the only ones with a savage bite …

"This is a book you want to sink your teeth into and let the words bleed down your body, drenching yourself in its sun-kissed carnage."-- "Clay McLeod Chapman, author of What Kind of Mother and Ghost Eaters"

GOOD DOGS Out TODAY, Get Yours Now!

Hi all, I’m very excited because today marks the culmination of a journey I began in earnest in 2016: my debut novel, GOOD DOGS, is out now from Blackstone in audio, ebook and paperback.

Me with my baby

In GOOD DOGS, a dysfunctional pack of werewolves is forced to hide out in an abandoned Central California ghost town, but they’re not alone. This time, they are the prey! If you dig FRIDAY THE 13TH and THE HOWLING, you’ll love this, because it’s basically those 2 things mashed together. But it’s not all blood and guts (and fur). It’s about the families we’re born into and the families we find along the way. Discovering our place in the world. Learning how to live. I had so much fun writing this book and I’m very happy to share it with the world. I hope you check it out!

Where can you get this book, you might ask? Everywhere books are sold, I’m pleased to announce, but here are some handy links:
Signed Copies

Ebooks/Audio Books (Amazon)

B&N

Paperbacks (Indie Bookstores)

Praise for GOOD DOGS

"A fantastic and exceptionally original take on the werewolf story, with a lot of heart, and bite. Good Dogs by Brian Asman is his best work yet, a story about complex family structures, struggling to belong, and learning how to survive."

-- "Cynthia Pelayo, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Forgotten Sisters"
"Good Dogs combines thrilling action and paranormal horror with heart. Quite the read, indeed."

-- "Mercedes M. Yardley, Bram Stoker Award-winning author"
"Alpha author Brian Asman runs wild with Good Dogs, and you're right there in his pack, feeling the wind in your hair, the blood in your throat, the very meat in your mouth. This is a book you want to sink your teeth into and let the words bleed down your body, drenching yourself in its sun-kissed carnage."

-- "Clay McLeod Chapman, author of What Kind of Mother and Ghost Eaters"
"Asman's latest--a stunning debut novel--takes what you thought you knew about werewolves, turns it inside out, and tears its head off. An excellent, propulsive story with lots of sharp teeth and eldritch supernatural evil to boot. Once you start reading, the only thing that'll get you to put the book down is the rising of the full moon."

-- "Brian Evenson, ALA Award-winning author of Last Days"

"A found family of werewolves--found wolfpack?--pitted against something wayyy worse, Asman's Good Dogs is thrilling, funny, bloody, and a howling good time. Read it under the full moon!"

-- "Adam Cesare, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Clown in a Cornfield and Influencer"
"Rising like a full moon on Friday the 13th, Brian Asman brings bloody slasher mayhem to this western werewolf yarn. The thrill of the hunt is alive on every page, but it's the humanity of these good dogs that will keep your heart on a leash until the final paw print."

-- "Brian McAuley, author of Curse of the Reaper and Candy Cain Kills"

A New Novel, a Book Tour, and a FREE E-book

I never can come up with a good greeting for these. I want to keep it light-hearted and fun, but “yo, party people” seems a little dated, where as “what up, chat” makes me feel like that one GIF of Steve Buscemi with a skateboard. So let’s skip the salutations and get right the fuck into it.

If you like bipedal werewolves, found family narratives, crazy old hermits, and slashers, you’re in for a treat. GOOD DOGS, out October 1st in paperback, ebook and audio, tells the story of Delia, the reluctant, de facto den mother to an oddball pack of werewolves. After a careless act of violence forces them to go on the run, they hide out in an abandoned ghost town in central California. But they’re not the only things in the woods with a savage bite…

"This is a book you want to sink your teeth into and let the words bleed down your body, drenching yourself in its sun-kissed carnage." -- "Clay McLeod Chapman, author of What Kind of Mother and Ghost Eaters"

Preorders are incredibly important for authors, so make sure you secure your copy today!

From Your Local Indie Bookstore

From Amazon

Book Tour

To support GOOD DOGS, I’m embarking on my first INTERNATIONAL* book tour. Dates below, come see me!
*Thanks, Canada!

Free Ebook: OUR BLACK HEARTS BEAT AS ONE

Head on over to BookFunnel to score a free ebook of my 2023 occult horror novella OUR BLACK HEARTS BEAT AS ONE, plus a bunch of other cool books completely on the house.

"Hearts break. But they don’t just break, they explode. Destroying everything around them."

Michael Mallory's living the dream as the lead singer of a hot, up-and-coming band, Modern Love. When a sudden breakup shatters his world, he plunges headlong into the city's occult underbelly in a desperate bid to salve his pain. Lost amidst wayward souls and brutish killers, godlings and grotesqueries, Mike's about to learn one incontrovertible fact:

There's nothing more terrifying than love.