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Series 34 ‘Living Dead Dolls’ Emerge from the Grave

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Deader is better.

From deep within a collapsed mine called the Devil’s Vein rise five spirits— deceived by a greedy town and forsaken by their families—bringing hell to those who have trespassed upon their fated souls. That’s the storyline behind the 34th(!) series of Mezco’s Living Dead Dolls line of collectibles, which is home to five brand spankin’ new dolls that may want to consume your soul.

Welcome to the picturesque town of Wassen Hole, East Dakota. It’s a quiet place with a secretive past, a past with terrible secrets that have been long buried. But some things refuse to stay buried forever – and in Wassen Hole, the secret of their sins have risen to exact spectral vengeance and set right the wrongs done so long ago. 

Adorably nightmarish new characters Canary, Ash Lee, Tommy Knocker, Coalette and Soot each feature 5 points of articulation and real cloth clothing. As always, the 10″ dolls will be packed in their own coffins with personalized nameplates and death certificates. You can pre-order the whole collection on Mezco’s website, which lists a September/November 2017 shipping date.

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Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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Horror Novelist Ray Garton Has Passed Away at 61

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We have learned the sad news this week that prolific horror author Ray Garton, who wrote nearly 70 books over the course of his career, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer.

Ray Garton was 61 years old.

Stephen King tweets, “I’m hearing that Ray Garton, horror novelist and friend, died yesterday. This is sad news, and a loss to those who enjoyed his amusing, often surreal, posts on Twitter.”

Ray Garton’s novels include Seductions, Darklings, Live Girls, Night Life, and Crucifax in the 1980s, followed in later decades by output including A Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting, Trade Secrets, The New Neighbor, Lot Lizards, Dark Channel, Shackled, The Girl in the Basement, The Loveliest Dead, Ravenous, Bestial, and most recently, Trailer Park Noir.

Garton also wrote young adult novels under the name Joseph Locke, including the novelizations for A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master and The Dream Child. He also wrote the novelizations for Tobe Hooper’s Invaders from Mars and Warlock, as well as several books for the Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchises.

Other young adult horror novels you may remember the name Joseph Locke from include Petrified, Kiss of Death, Game Over, 1-900-Killer, Vengeance, and Kill the Teacher’s Pet.

You can browse Ray Garton’s full bibliography over on his official website.

He wrote on his website when it launched, “Since I was eight years old, all I’ve wanted to be was a writer, and since 1984, I have been fortunate enough to spend my life writing full time. I’ve written over 60 books—novels and novellas in the horror and suspense genres, collections of short stories, movie novelizations, and TV tie-ins—with more in the works.”

“My readers have made it possible for me to indulge my love of writing and I get a tremendous amount of joy out of communicating with them,” Garton added at the time.

Ray Garton is survived by his longtime wife, Dawn.

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