BROTHER BLOOD 99 CENTS FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!

Pulp 2.0 Press Announces Limited Time Offer Vampire Fans can
Sink their Teeth into:  Pulp for Less Than a Buck.

Company launches digital initiative with PDF version of its premiere pulp
vampire novel BROTHER BLOOD by Donald F. Glut. 

Los Angeles, CA:  Pulp 2.0 Press MPB (that's Mad Pulp Bastard) Bill Cunningham announced today that the company has launched its digital initiatives by offering readers a special limited time offer to purchase a PDF download of Donald F. Glut's blaxploitation horror classic BROTHER BLOOD for only 99 cents.

This offer is for a limited time only and ends at 12 midnight on Saturday  May 1st,  2010. 

BROTHER BLOOD is the story of an African-American vampire who haunts 1969's Sunset Strip. Written in a style that echoes the classic DRACULA, this groovy ghoulish novel has been described by readers as "earning a spot on the shelf next to Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft," and  "classic badass vampire horror."  It is currently available in print from P2P's website www.pulp2ohpress.com.

"This is Pulp 2.0 Press dipping our toe into the digital water and fulfilling our company mandate to deliver great pulp entertainment to as many people as possible as inexpensively as possible," says Cunningham.

"By making our first digital book an Adobe PDF we are able to ensure that readers could enjoy the 354 page novel on their Macs, PCs, Kindles and IPads and see the same design that print readers enjoy.  Again, more pulp in more people's hands.  We topped that off with a 99 cent price and a color cover.  While we are designing and coding EPub and Kindle ebooks for our future, this low-cost PDF provides readers a unique introduction into the world of Pulp 2.0.

At 99 cents it's a pulp bargain that can't be beat."

Cunningham had this to add, "It was important to me and to everyone here at Pulp 2.0  to get this book out there as quickly as possible and to people who may not yet have purchased a Kindle or IPad.  Ebooks are the future, but in the meantime it's important to use the tools and systems that are available now. Tools like PDF's and online affiliate marketing can reach that  growing audience out there for fun, low-cost, high-value entertainment. Pulp 2.0 aims to be first in people's thoughts when it comes to that pulp entertainment. "

The PDF download will be available directly from the Pulp 2.0 Press website, and linked to the company's other online assets:  its Facebook page, Twitter feed and blog. P2P is utilizing the services of E-junkie and Paypal to provide readers with an easy-to-use, secure download experience.


The download can be found here:

http://pulp2ohpress.com/pulp/brother-blood/

Oh, and FYI - Comic fans will be interested to know I just found out Dark Horse comics will be releasing Don's work with Jesse Santos on THE OCCULT FILES OF DR. SPEKTOR.  

But those 4 volumes are going to cost you a hell of a lot more than 99 cents!   

Just In Case You Didn't Know...

What my role as "Mad Pulp Bastard" entails within the corporate structure of the Pulp 2.0 Press empire, and how we're different than the other guys out there;   I leave you  with the words of one of my partners in Pulp - Don Glut.  He was recently interviewed by THE SAVAGE CRITICS:

So, while all of the foregoing was going on, the comics, the kid’s cartoons and the filmmaking, you’re also an author of numerous books, the novelization of EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, numerous non-fiction books about dinosaurs primarily, but also a good number of pulp horror titles.  I know that the great GROOVY AGE OF HORROR blog is particularly fans of your 1970’s eleven-novel series, NEW ADVENTURES OF FRANKENSTEIN, most of which were only available in Spanish and German until recently. 

PULP 2.0 Press is now re-releasing, BROTHER BLOOD, a book you wrote in 1969, a “horror ‘blaxploitation’ novel set in 1969 Los Angeles in and around the world famous landmarks of the Sunset Strip,” again previously published in German.  What is it about these novels that you think are inspiring people to bring them back into print (or into print in English for the first time), decades later?


In the case of Pulp 2.0 Press, publisher Bill Cunningham is presenting them in some very creative formats. Bill is looking at these books as “productions” rather than “publications,” and as movie productions come out on DVD with all sorts of bonus features, so will these books.
 
What people expect of vampires seems to have changed a lot in recent years– the big trend in vampires has been guys alive hundreds of years hitting on high-school aged girls, which people seem to find romantic instead of sad, somehow.  How do you think BROTHER BLOOD will fit into the “current landscape”?


It’s a very traditional vampire story, so maybe it won’t fit in. There’s no scene where some vampire hunter tells someone, “Now forget everything you ever knew about vampires. They can come out during the day, they’re not affected by crosses, they do cast reflections,” etc. The vampires in BROTHER BLOOD play by the old rules. And the book is very retro. No homo-eroticism, no lesbian vampires, and so forth.

Order your copy here.

TONIGHT ON CULT RADIO A GO-GO: BROTHER BLOOD!

Our very own Don Glut will be featured on tonight's Cult Radio A Go-Go broadcast!  The live show starts at 6pm PST and runs until 10pm.

Don will discuss all things BROTHER BLOOD as well as his career in movies, comics, publishing and television.

He will also invite everyone to our exclusive book signing next week (March 20th, 2pm) at DARK DELICACIES where we will have a special announcement about our upcoming titles from PULP 2.0 PRESS. 

In case you miss the live show, here's the myriad ways you can catch the podcast:

If you'd like to tune in, or promote where to tune in, there are a few different ways.  Firstly, we are officially licensed radio partners with both iTunes and Windows Media Player.  So Mac users can find us in the iTunes Radio Listings, under the category of "talk / news", right under CNN.  Windows users can find us in their Windows Media Player Radio Listings.  OR, listeners can tune in direct by going through our website.  We have a listening page with multiple tune in options available at: www.cultradioagogo.com/cragg.html

 

In addition to the live show being on every Saturday, the week's show will also be repeated the following Thursday (so in this case March 18th) on Radio Dentata which is a network that syndicates our show.  The weekly repeat begins at 7 pm pacific on Thursday nights at www.radiodentata.com

 

AND, last but not least, if anyone doesn't get a chance to tune into the show while it's streamng live, we put the live show up as a downloadable podcast every week.  So if anyone misses it, they can either find the podcast in the iTunes Podcast store, or directly off the net at: www.cragglive.mypodcast.com  The show is uploaded in 4 segments (since the live show is so long) and the podcasts usually go up the Sunday following Saturday's live show.

 And as always you can buy the book right here at our own Createspace store.

BROTHER BLOOD ON SALE THIS FRIDAY.....

For Immediate Release:
Pulp 2.0 Press
Newpulpmedia@gmail.com

New Publisher Pulp 2.0 Press Officially Launches 

with Author Donald F. Glut's

Lost Vampire Blaxploitation Novel BROTHER BLOOD

Company to specialize in quality pulp entertainment, reprinting rare classics and developing new properties

in the classic pulp form for the Horror, Scifi and Action-Adventure audiences

Los Angeles, CA - Bill Cunningham, the Mad Pulp Bastard (yes, that's his job title) of new publishing label Pulp 2.0 Press today announced its premiere pulp novel release, Brother Blood from author Donald F. Glut (The Empire Strikes Back novelization, TV's Transformers, The X-Men and comics' The Occult Files of Doctor Spektor). Brother Blood is a horror "blaxploitation" novel set in 1969 Los Angeles in and around the world famous landmarks of the Sunset Strip. Sexy Preston Duval is a sinister vampire stalking the streets of Los Angeles, building a vampire army to take over the city.

"Brother Blood is an old school pulp novel that captures the tone of the sort of material we'll be publishing here at Pulp 2.0 Press," said Cunningham. "Besides being a piece of pure entertainment, Blood captures the feeling of the time - having been originally written in 1969, three years before Blacula - and is premiering in english and novel form. It was published previously in the 70's in an edited, magazine form in German. "


Brother Blood will be published and distributed worldwide through Createspace's (www.creatspace.com) print-on- demand service and Amazon.com with low-cost digital editions available later for Kindle and other e-readers. Each print edition will feature "Extras" containing behind-the-scenes information, articles, photo essays and other exclusive entertainment.

In addition to collectible print editions for all of their releases, Pulp 2.0 Press has launched a promotion program for each of their titles. Starting with Brother Blood each Pulp 2.0 title will also feature signed extremely limited edition cover proofs that will be available free to only five lucky readers who are the first ones to send in pictures with themselves holding the book. Winners will be posted on the company's Facebook page: (www.facebook.com/pulp2ohpress).

(Author Don Glut seen here signing the first of five cover proofs for fans)


In addition to the signed cover proof promotions, each title will be supported with various types of merchandise geared toward fans - posters, t-shirts and branded novelty items. Quality pulp entertainment items that fans can easily acquire.

"The whole company came about because so many cool pulp and exploitation novels that I wanted to read had fallen out of print and were really hard to track down. I figured that if the only way I was going to be able to read these books in affordable editions was to publish them - then I would do that. I tracked Don (Glut) down and licensed several of his books - more of which we'll announce soon - and got underway."

Cunningham added, " Since that initial startup we've added several artists and writers to the mix as well as a web marketing manager. We've all signed on to the idea of creating the kind of books we as fans want to see and figuring the best way to make pulp fiction fans happy. As a youngster I remember the classic Famous Monsters magazine and how editor Forrest J. Ackerman used to get monster fans involved. Those fans eventually grew up to become the very professionals they were enamored with in the first place. You'll recognize some of the names: John Carpenter, Joe Dante and yes, Donald F. Glut. Thanks to the internet and meeting fans at conventions we can do the same and connect them with quality genre entertainment more than ever before - hence, the name and the mission Pulp 2.0. "

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For more information, or to schedule an interview please contact:

newpulpmedia@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pulp2ohpress
Twitter: @madpulpbastard
www.pulp2ohpress.com
www.donaldfglut.com

Brother Blood
By Donald F Glut, cover art by Nik Macaluso from Pulp 2.0 Press

The classic vampire "blaxploitation" novel from author Donald F. Glut (THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, TRANSFORMERS). A vampire stalks 1969's groovy Sunset Strip. The police are clueless but a trio of true believers know the horror in their midst. Written in the same style as the original Dracula, Brother Blood is a bloodsucker for the Groovy Age.


Publication Date:Feb 05 2010
ISBN/EAN13:1450576397 / 9781450576390
Page Count: 372
Binding Type: US Trade Paper
Trim Size: 5.25" x 8"
Language: English
Color:Black and White
Related Categories: Fiction / Horror
Retail: $18.99

DETAILS FRIDAY 3/5/10 ON HOW YOU CAN PURCHASE A COPY OF BROTHER BLOOD AND WIN A CHANCE AT ONE OF FIVE LIMITED EDITION SIGNED COVER PROOFS.

MOVIES BY FRIENDS OF MINE: DINOSAUR VALLEY GIRLS

A fading movie star is zapped back to a savage prehistoric never-land of exotic cave girls, brutish cavemen and stalking dinosaurs! Frontline Entertainment's first theatrically released cult classic, restored & remastered for a 2-disc Special Edition set. Guest-starring Emmy winner William Marshall (BLACULA), Mr. America Ed Fury and Oscar®-nominee Karen Black (TRILOGY OF TERROR)!

Released by FRONTLINE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Website: http://www.tempevideo.com

BROTHER BLOOD Cover in Progress

Sitting on my worktable is the cover proof for our upcoming premiere Pulp 2.0 Press release, BROTHER BLOOD  (Unfortunately, you can't hear the ghoulish glee in my inner voice as I type this).

This is the first English-language release for BB - a blood-soaked, blaxploitation, horror monsterpiece set in 1969's Sunset Strip. The book is written by Donald F. Glut.

(An earlier version premiered in the 70's German Horror magazine HORROR, but this is an expanded  370+ pages version available for the first time in English)

Cover art by Nik Macaluso.

I will be reviewing the book proof in the next week or so when it arrives here at Pulp 2.0 HQ.  As we move toward the official launch (opening up the Createspace and Amazon stores, issuing press releases and starting our Facebook page) I will give you some behind-the-scenes fun facts about this and some of our other upcoming releases.

Any comments, questions, quips, quotes or conundrums may be left here in the comments section.

From The Mad Genius Who Is...

Donald F. Glut come these wild wonderful pulp films courtesy Tempe DVD.
















COUNTESS DRACULA'S ORGY OF BLOOD (DVD)
UPC #827912081114 / $19.99 SRP
Order Date: September 11, 2009 / Street Date: October 13, 2009

What does a vampire do when he can only drink blood that first passes through another vampire's veins? Lord Ruthven revives his lesbian sister in this horror-erotic sequel to Frontline Entertainment's cult hit THE EROTIC RITES OF COUNTESS DRACULA! Remastered edition with a coffin-load of new DVD extras, featuring international horror icon Paul Naschy in his first American movie!


THE MUMMY'S KISS: 2nd DYNASTY (DVD)
UPC #827912081121 / $19.99 SRP
Order Date: September 11, 2009 / Street Date: October 13, 2009

Eternal youth can be a curse as well as a blessing. That's what an aging beauty discovers after making a pact with an Egyptian goddess involving a revived Mummy and the stolen kas of three sensuous female victims in this horrific sequel to Frontline Entertainment's cult hit THE MUMMY'S KISS! Newly remastered with additional bonus features!