Please welcome today's guest, Levi Black, author of RED RIGHT HAND.
Q+A with Levi Black
EJ: When did you begin writing?
Levi: 2009 was the year I decided I could write a book. I'd read a book
that didn't come close to living up to its hype and said: “I can write
better shit than that.” and proceeded to google: how do you write a
novel. The search took me to Lilith Saintcrow's blog where she had a
series of essays about real life writing advice. I devoured her blog and
realized I could indeed write a book. So I did. That book became my
first sale. (It wasn't RED RIGHT HAND.)
EJ: What brought you to the paranormal genre?
Levi: A lifelong fascination with all things spooky, weird, and occult.
Even as a child I read books I wasn't supposed to and that led me to
many lurid books because of their lurid covers, including a string of
occult and ghost novels from the 70's and into the 80's.
EJ: If you could be any paranormal or have any one supernatural talent, what would it be? Why?
Levi: Immortality. With immortality all other things are possible. You
can accumulate wealth, knowledge, lovers, almost anything your heart
desires.
EJ: Tell us why readers will enjoy your new release.
Levi: I give you all the creeps of Lovecraft without the dreary pacing
of Lovecraft. This is a Lovecraftian horror novel with urban fantasy
pacing. It's bloody, violent, intense, and scary.
EJ: If your book(s) were being made into a movie, who would you cast for the leading roles? Why?
Levi: This is a tough one.
For Charlie I like Daisy Ridley because she killed it as Rey in the new
Star Wars. Rey and Charlie have a lot in common and she could bring both
the terror and the toughness needed. I know she's a hot commodity in
hollywood, having been in a huge franchise blockbuster, but she is my
honest choice.
The Man In Black is far tougher. Casting the Crawling Chaos is not
easy. I'd say Idris Elba, but he's much bigger than I imagine the Man
In Black to be, but those acting chops are on point. I'd also give the
nod to Zachary Quinto because he definitely can pull off the sinister
snark of the Man In Black.
But really, in my head, the Man In Black is always Nick Cave. Yes he is a
musician, and the singer of the song that inspired the title RED RIGHT
HAND, but he has the jangly, loose-limbed swagger I see the Man In Black
having.
Red Right Hand by Levi Black
Charlie Tristan Moore isn't a hero. She's a survivor. On a night when her demons from the past are triggered, she arrives home to something even more harrowing-an attack by three monstrous skinhounds, creatures straight out of nightmares. She fights but is outmatched. Just as hope seems lost, in sweeps The Man In Black, a rescuer even more monstrous and unlikely, dressed in a long, dark coat that seems to have a life of its own and with a black-bladed sword held in his terrible, red right hand.
Her rescue comes at a cost. She must become his new Acolyte and embrace a dark magick she never knew she had inside her. To ensure she gives it her all, he takes her friend and possible love, Daniel, in thrall as a hostage to her obedience. The Man in Black, a Lovecraftian chaos god, claims to be battling his brethren gods, other horrors who are staging an incipient apocalypse. But is he truly the lesser of all evils or merely killing off the competition? Either way, will Charlie be strong enough to save herself, Daniel, and possibly the entire world?
Release Date: July 26, 2016 from Tor Books
Genre: Horror, Dark Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
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E.J. Stevens is the bestselling, award-winning author of the IVY GRANGER, PSYCHIC DETECTIVE urban fantasy series, the SPIRIT GUIDE young adult series, the HUNTERS' GUILD urban fantasy series, and the WHITECHAPEL PARANORMAL SOCIETY Victorian Gothic horror series. She is known for filling pages with quirky characters, bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, and snarky, kick-butt heroines. Her novels are available worldwide in multiple languages.
