Joel A. Sutherland | Horror & Fantasy Author

Joel A. Sutherland is a mild-mannered reference librarian by day and a speculative fiction writer and editor by night. He is currently keeping himself busy by completing his Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and by raising his Goldendoodle puppy, Murphy, with wife Colleen. They live in Whitby, Ontario.

Joel is an Affiliate Member of the Horror Writers Association.

Information about his books can be found below. For information about his short fiction, please click on Short Stories.

COMING SOON:

Frozen Blood a novel published by Lachesis Publishing (December 28, 2008)

Summoned to her abusive father’s funeral, Tara Stewart drives alone through the pitch-black night from Charlotte to Ottawa, haunted by the ghosts of her past. She hasn’t spoken to her family in years, and the last place she wants to be is in the company of her vindictive twin sister and her shady brother-in-law.

And then the hail begins to fall.

Barely making it to Ottawa alive, Tara falls on the icy driveway and is dragged inside as she loses consciousness. Her sleep is troubled and plagued by nightmares, and she awakes in the middle of the night to see her late father standing at the foot of her bed, warning her that she’s in great danger. Her sister has drugged her, and plans to do much worse.

Outside, the hailstorm is still raging. Reports on the news suggest that it is a worldwide catastrophe.

Now prisoners in their own home, the three estranged family members must try to survive the worst storm in modern history. But Tara must also survive the voices in her head, the ghosts that haunt her father’s house, and the family she’s trapped inside with. They want something of hers, and they’ll do anything to get it…

And the hailstorm shows no signs of dying anytime soon.

NOW AVAILABLE:

Fried! Fast Food, Slow Deaths edited by Colleen Morris & Joel A. Sutherland (Graveside Tales, December 2007)

Fried! contains 23 original tales of horror set in and around fast food restaurants. Each story is written and illustrated by some of today's newest writers and illustrators. Stephen King meets Super Size Me.

The book so controversial that a major restaurant chain tried to CENSOR it! Get your fill of monsters, maniacs, murderers and milkshakes. Devour the tale of a band of hobos who crave human flesh. Chow down on the myth of an abandoned restaurant that serves as a gateway for lost and demented souls. Gorge yourself on the story of the veggie burger that turns human beings into human beans. Pig out on the account of the fast food joint that stands as humanity's last hope for survival in a zombie-infested world.

These stories and more from: . D.L. Snell . Gregg Winkler . Michael Josef . Christopher J. Dwyer . Michael Hultquist . Bret Jordan . Shanna Germain . H.F. Gibbard . Andy Kirby . Kevin Lightburn . Jodi Lee . James Patrick Cobb . Cody Goodfellow . Rodney J. Smith . Stephen Leclerc . David Dunwoody . Lisa Becker . MP Johnson . Cheryl Rainfield . Ken Goldman . KJ Kabza . Joel A. Sutherland . Matt Hults

ORDERING INFO:

CANADA:
Amazon.ca

USA:
Amazon.com

UK:

The Teddy Bears of Tomorrow (Sam's Dot Publishing, September 2007)

At the Teddy Bear Academy you have to be perfect, and Rumpleton is not. He has let down his Mom and Dad, and has no place to go. But Rumpleton is a tough little teddy, and he doesn't give up. With the help of a mouse named Jove and a little bit of magic, he finds a door into an unusual world. But there's a problem with the door . . .

Ideal for young'uns, old'uns, and anyone in-between.

Buy it HERE!

LATEST NEWS:

"Patient Care" accepted for Malpractice: An Anthology of Bedside Terror (Necrotic Tissue), coming late 2008 / early 2009

"The Trees Ran Red" accepted for Northern Haunts (Shroud Publishing), coming late 2008

"Bark and Bite" accepted for Abaculus 2008 (Leucrota Press), coming December 15, 2008

"Again, Iabrochium" accepted for Robots Beyond (Permuted Press), coming late 2008

About the pic in the top left corner

It's an illustration by the very talented Bret Jordan, which will accompany my story "Something Fishy This Way Comes" in The Undead: Skin and Bones. Check out Bret's website for more of his artwork.