David Moody

Kind words from the FDO

By David Moody | Published: July 24, 2010

Regular readers of this site will know I’m a fan of Scott Sigler and his books Infected, Contagious and Ancestor. Scott recently read DOG BLOOD, and I was really pleased to find this very cool endorsement of the book on his site.

Cheers Scott!

Posted in Books, Dog Blood, Other authors, Reviews | Tagged David Moody, Dog Blood, Infected, Scott Sigler | 1 Comment

Remain Indoors!

By David Moody | Published: July 17, 2010

I’ve been doing a lot of press for DOG BLOOD recently and I’ve regularly been asked about my favourite movies. As you’ve probably guessed from my books (it doesn’t take a genius!), post-apocalyptic films are my thing.

My brain needs some serious recharging right now, and talking about all those classics has made me want to watch them again. So that’s what I’m planning to do. And I’ve decided I’ll write something about each of them for this site: what I liked about them, what I didn’t like, how they’ve been an influence etc. etc. etc.

There are many comprehensive lists around the internet (such as this one over at www.quietearth.us), but I was thinking – what are your favourite apocalyptic films? I’m always on the lookout for new films or ones that I’ve missed, so please leave a comment and recommend your top end of the world movies. As a starter, here are the first few I’ve got lined up:

And remember, as fans of BBC’s Mitchell and Webb know, Armageddon doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom. Just Remain Indoors!

YouTube Direkt

Posted in Movies | Tagged Dog Blood, Quiet Earth, The War Game, Threads, virus, When the Wind Blows | 18 Comments

I was David Carradine’s mom

By David Moody | Published: July 11, 2010

The AUTUMN movie gets another DVD release in the US this week. There’s a nice little article on Fangoria.com about the experiences of Diane Salema, a presenter on MTV Canada who appeared in the film (under a ton of make-up) as Mrs Evans, i.e. David Carradine’s mom.

Posted in Autumn, Autumn movie, Movies | Tagged Autumn, David Carradine, David Moody, Diane Salema, Renegade Motion Pictures | Leave a comment

Spread the Infection – the AUTUMN books are coming back!

By David Moody | Published: July 6, 2010

Those of you who caught the AUTUMN books first time around will probably remember my ‘Spread the Infection’ tagline. I used it for years, and I’m sure it was responsible to some degree for the book’s journey from free pdf to half a million downloads, a movie, an audio adaptation, and now mainstream publication.

They’ve been unavailable for far too long, but the re-release of the AUTUMN series is close at hand. The first book is out in late October (US and UK – click the covers for information, Spain and Germany – you already have it!), and books two, three and four will be following in quick succession throughout 2011.

I’ll be able to give you more details about the release very soon. In the meantime, I wanted to ask a couple of favours…

First off, I want your memories of AUTUMN first time around for some articles I’m putting together. I’ve had emails from people who were freaked out reading the free download while working alone on the night shift, others who printed the pdf off and read it in class… please let me know how you found out about the series. Also, if you were involved in the book in any way and we haven’t spoken for a while (I’ve particularly been trying to get hold of Dave Joseph who created the face on the original cover if anyone can help), then please get in touch.

Secondly, I’d really appreciate it if you’d help me ‘Spread the Infection’ again. Follow me on Facebook, Friend Feed or Twitter, sign up for the newsletter (see sidebar), and invite your friends to do the same…

There’s going to be a lot going on with the accelerated re-release of the novels – including plenty of free fiction and much more – and there will be many opportunities to get involved so I’d like as many people as possible to know!

Thanks! More very soon!

Posted in Autumn, Autumn: Disintegration, Autumn: Purification, Autumn: The City, Herbst, Septiembre Zombie | Tagged Autumn, Autumn: Disintegration, Autumn: Purification, Autumn: The City, Books, Darker Projects, David Moody, Infected Books, Renegade, Spread the Infection | 11 Comments

T-shirt winners

By David Moody | Published: July 1, 2010

Thanks to all of you who entered the recent T-shirt giveaway. The winners have been notified, and here’s my pick of the photos in the hall of fame/shame:

Your prizes will be posted out to you shortly. Hope you all enjoyed the book.

Posted in Books, Competitions, Dog Blood, Uncategorized | Tagged competition, Dog Blood, Hater, T-shirt | 3 Comments

Bring classic horror back to the BBC

By David Moody | Published: June 26, 2010

I don’t know how many of you are like me… thirty-something (very close to forty-something) and UK based. If you’re not then this post may not be relevant. Sorry about that, but this is something I’m passionate about!

Growing up as a young horror fan in the UK in the 1980′s, it was bloody hard to find any decent movies to watch. Dumb politicians, moralistic idiots and misguided religious fools conspired to strip our shelves of everything even mildly horrific.

Some of my earliest horror movie memories came as a result of the ‘Horror Double Bills’ which used to screen on the BBC, late on a Saturday night. There you could see Universal monster movies back-to-back with sumptuous Hammer and Amicus classics. Just click here for a taste of the superb selection of seminal horror we used to enjoy.

But, without anyone really noticing, the Horror Double Bills died out, and were replaced, on the whole, with blandness: reality TV shows, endless repeats, 24 hour news etc. etc.

I was really pleased to hear that a campaign to bring Classic Horror back to BBC TV in the UK has been started, and I wanted to ask all you UK readers to show your support. There’s a website, a Facebook page and even a petition. Please add your voice!

This isn’t just a nostalgia trip for old buggers like me. These films really were instrumental in switching me on to horror, and I don’t think I’d be writing the books I write today if it hadn’t been for those Saturday nights spent creeping back downstairs to watch TV after my parents had gone to bed, or staying up late in the school holidays and being scared half to death by Quatermass, Captain Kronos, Doctor Phibes and the like. Let’s get these films back on the box!

Posted in General, Movies, Other authors | Tagged BBC, Captain Kronos, Doctor Phibes, Horror double bill, Quatermass, Video nasty | 7 Comments

HATER- Ódio Mortal

By David Moody | Published: June 23, 2010

The Brazilian edition of HATER – Ódio Mortal – will shortly be published by ARX. Click here for more information.

Yet another very different cover design. I think it’s really interesting how much variety there already is in the approaches taken by different publishers. You can see all the current covers here, and there are still numerous other countries (including Russia, Romania, Japan and Korea to name but several) to go!

Posted in Books, Foreign language editions, Hater | Tagged ARX, Brazil, David Moody, foreign language edition, Hater, HATER - Ódio Mortal | Leave a comment

A few quick updates

By David Moody | Published: June 22, 2010

It’s been a busy few weeks, so I wanted to catch up with a few quick things…

First, thanks to Paul Huggins, owner of www.zombiejunky.com, who has put together my first fansite! Thanks, Paul – I’m honoured! Please head over to www.davidmoodysmonsters.com and give Paul your support. He recently added a review of DOG BLOOD and a short interview to the site.

On the subject of interviews, I recently spoke to BSC Review. They recently reviewed (and liked) DOG BLOOD, and there’s a great interview just gone online here.

I know it’s only a couple of days since I announced I had signed copies of DOG BLOOD available, but they’re very close to selling out already. If you wanted to get your hands on one, please head over to www.infectedbooks.co.uk quick!

Finally, thanks to all of you who’ve sent in pictures of yourselves with your copy of the new book. You must be camera shy – the entries haven’t exactly been flooding in – so everyone who’s entered so far is now guaranteed a T-shirt. Please get your entries in by Saturday. See here for details.

Posted in Book sale, Books, Competitions, Dog Blood, General, Interviews, Website | Tagged BSC Review, David Moody, David Moody's Monsters, Dog Blood, interview, Zombiejunky | Leave a comment

Signed copies of DOG BLOOD available from www.infectedbooks.co.uk

By David Moody | Published: June 20, 2010

A very limited number of signed copies of the UK edition of DOG BLOOD (both hardback and paperback versions) have just been made available to buy via www.infectedbooks.co.uk.