Deadbeats

Popular resurgence in all things Lovecraft, established fanbase; Well-known writing team; Accessible 'ligne-clair' art style; Crossover Audience: horror literature, comics fans, literary zombie mash-ups; UK Author tour "Travelling Man" November 2012 (Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, York); UK Comics festival appearances: COMICA Comiket (November), Leeds Thought Bubble (November); Heavy promotion via HP Lovecraft literary podcast (70k listeners per episode); Review, feature and advertising coverage across specialist press magazines (Sci-Fi Now, Starburst, SFX, Comic Heroes); Widespread comics and sci-fi blog coverage; Flash animated video trailer.

On the run from the mob, a trio of 1920’s Chicago Jazz musicians take a job from an elderly reverend, playing for what they think is his wife’s funeral in the backwoods of Illinois.

Unfortunately, the funeral is actually an elaborate cult ritual to raise the spirit of an evil sorcerer who swiftly begins raising the dead and terrorizing the innocent townsfolk. With monsters, moonshiners and mobsters on their trail, the friends must draw upon their various talents to stop this evil, save the townspeople and escape with their lives.