If you're reading this, then you've probably got a copy of book 1 of The Dead in your hands. Fantastic; hope you enjoy it!

I wrote The Dead to be a total blast; fun, exciting, scary, gory and crazy. I hope it's all of those things and that, when you finish it, you're desperate for book 2. Well, good news: I've just finished it, and it's out in October, so not long to wait, eh?

I'll leave you to get on with the reading... Make sure the lights are low, OK?

Dave "What an excellent day for an exorcism" Gatward

PS: Feel free to bung me an email; just go to the 'useful info' tab at the top and you'll find a 'contact me' button on the right. And don't forget the Facebook/Twitter/RSS links!

T-Shirts

Over the next week or so I'll be sorting out The Dead t-shirts! How cool? Er, very! So keep watch... You'll soon be able to purchase the coolest piece of horror clobber in the planet!

Book Trailer

If you haven't seen it already, click on the following link. It's utterly brilliant. Add a comment while you're there, too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=045_InSeUTY

Reviews:

http://www.thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php?title=The_Dead_(The_Dark)_by_David_Gatward

http://bookzone4boys.blogspot.com/2010/05/review-dead-by-david-gatward.html

http://mrripleysenchantedbooks.blogspot.com/2010/05/david-gatward-dead-bk-1-book-review.html

http://myfavouritebooks.blogspot.com/2010/06/dead-david-gatward.html

I've added my favourite quotes from these reviews to the page about The Dead.

SFX Magazine

Buy the most recent issue (the one with the fab-tastical pic of the new predator on the front cover), turn to page 12 and there I am! WOO HOO! To quote: "The Dead is infused with an anarchic, breakneck, heavy metal sensibility - and tons of gore!"

Blog

Three new posts done in the last week! Crikey... must be possessed by a typing spectre... Posts include my thoughts on cliffhanger endings, the arrival of my first copy of The Dead, and the piece in the current issue of SFX Magazine.

Photos

I've added two to the 'About the author' page. More to come...