When you think of vampires, you generally don't think of them being scared, but in the new children's book Maury the Miserable Vampire, Maury fears the outside world more than anything else. When his closest friend Barry the Bat goes missing, Maury needs to gather his inner courage and team up with friendly monsters, and we've been provided with preview pages of Maury's fun and frightening journey to share with Daily Dead readers.
Written by Jeff Roland and illustrated by Adamah Vanarsdale, Maury the Miserable Vampire is now available (including as a signed edition) on the book's official website, and you can view our preview pages below.
Synopsis: “Maury the Miserable Vampire lived in a cold, dark castle and he liked it that way. He never laughed, he never smiled, and he never went outside. When his only friend, Barry the Bat, suddenly disappears, Maury must summon the courage to set out into the world for the very first time in order to find him. Along the way, Maury meets friendly, funny monsters from across the globe and learns about other cultures, teamwork and, most importantly, the value of friendship.”
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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