Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Call of the Jersey Devil by Aurelio Voltaire. You can order a copy of this book from Amazon right HERE. Praise for Call of the Jersey Devil. "Aurelio Voltaire continues his reign among the pantheon of Goth gods. CALL OF THE JERSEY DEVIL is sly and sweet, nasty and naive, sulphurous and charming, witty, wooly, crackling with evil and stunning in its sincerity. What a read! Long live Voltaire!" - Caroline Thompson (The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Corpse Bride, The Addams Family) "I LOVE it! It's mental, and hilarious, and brilliant, and *kind of* gross" - Joanne Harris (author of Chocolat, Runemarks, Runelight, Blue Eyed Boy) Over 40 reviews on Amazon.com can be found HERE. SYNOPSIS : "Five suburban mall rats and a washed up Goth singer, find themselves stranded in the Pine Barrens of where they discover two horrifying truths: The Jersey Devil, hell-spawn of folklore and legend, is real; and New Jersey (as many already suspected) is the gateway to Hell! With the help of one lone witch, this small group must face off against their deepest fears and the most unholy monsters in a battle where their very souls, the world they live in, and any chance of returning to Hot Topic in one piece is at stake! The first novel by musician and horror media personality, Aurelio Voltaire, Call of the Jersey Devil is a hilarious and terrifying homage to 80s horror and genre films. Like a mad doctor, Voltaire has Frankensteined together elements of Evil Dead, The Breakfast Club, Poltergeist , and This is Spinal Tap to create a creature feature that will have you laughing out loud when you're not glancing nervously over your shoulder." Release date: May 28th on Spence City. Order a your very own copy now at AMAZON.COM by clicking HERE. About the Author: photo: Paul Collins. Aurelio Voltaire is a media personality and respected authority on all things Gothic, Horror, Sci-fi, and involving “geek” culture. He is often referred to as a modern day renaissance man having achieved success in the fields of animation, music, comics, books and toys. Voltaire’s career began in the 1980s as a stop-motion animator and director, creating some of the award-winning, classic MTV and channel station IDs. He worked in television, animating and directing commercials for nearly twenty years when he realized it was time for him to tell his own stories. Finding comic books to be a vastly more economical tool than feature films Voltaire told his first epic tale, “Chi-chian” in comic book form. This dark, Cinderella story set in Manhattan’s future, was published and led to a 14-episode animated web series directed by Voltaire for the SyFy channel’s website. His success in comic books also led to several underground hits including the comic book series Oh My Goth!, Human Suck! and most recently Deady. The latter featured collaborations with some of the biggest names in horror and comics including Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker, James O'Barr, Roman Dirge, Gris Grimly and many others. It also spawned a long list of toys including plush toys for Six Flags, Hot Wheels cars for the Japanese market and over a dozen vinyl toy releases including collaborations with Disney and Skelanimals. In yet another career swerve, 1995 saw Voltaire take the stage at a New York City club where he launched his music career. His songs are a strange brew of murder ballads, tongue-in-cheek exercises in the macabre with just enough bawdy and Star Wars songs to keep convention audiences rolling in the aisles. Many in the mainstream know Voltaire as the writer and performer of the songs Brains! and Land of the Dead from the show, The Grim Adventures of Billy And Mandy. Almost constantly on tour, he has played his music around the world and released eleven full length CDs to date. Voltaire also wrote the popular books What is Goth? and Paint it Black: a Guide to Gothic Homemaking (Weiser Books) and has appeared on numerous television shows and documentaries as an authority on Goth, Horror and Steampunk. Appearances include Fox News, Biography, MTV News, Fearnet, IFC, PBS and others. When not touring, writing books or designing toys, Voltaire teaches stop-motion animation at the School of Visual arts and continues to make short films. His “Chimerascope” series of stop-motion shorts are perennial film festival favorites. The five shorts have won a combined 31 awards and feature the voice talents of Deborah Harry, Richard Butler, Gerard Way, and . ISBN 13: 9781939392008. Five suburban mall rats and a washed up Goth singer find themselves stranded in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey where they discover two horrifying truths: The Jersey Devil, hellspawn of folklore and legend, is real; and New Jersey (as many already suspected) is the gateway to Hell! With the help of one lone witch, this small group must face off against their deepest fears and the most unholy monsters in a battle where their very souls, the world they live in, and any chance of returning to Hot Topic in one piece is at stake! The first novel by musician and horror media personality, Aurelio Voltaire, Call of the Jersey Devil is a hilarious and terrifying homage to 80s horror and genre films. Like a mad doctor, Voltaire has Frankensteined together elements of Evil Dead, The Breakfast Club, Poltergeist, and This is Spinal Tap to create a creature feature that will have you laughing out loud when you're not glancing nervously over your shoulder. Aurelio Voltaire. Introducing the Globlin Hand-Sanitizer Dispenser by The Lair of Voltaire. Introducing the Globlin Hand-Sanitizer Dispenser by The Lair of Voltaire! Direct from The Lair of Voltaire comes our first hand-sanitizer dispenser, The Globlin! This adorable creature is made of sturdy black silicone and is designed to hold and dispense globs of germ-killing hand-sanitizer. This mischievous imp has an impressive wingspan of 4 inches and a height of 4.5 inches! It comes with a high quality black chain with clip so that it can hang from your backpack, purse, spaceship or hearse and go everywhere you go keeping your talons germ-free! A gentle tap on the forehead, causes its eyes to light up so brightly that it's nearly impossible to photograph! Perfect for lighting your way while trick-or-treating, on midnight hikes through cemeteries or finding your way through haunted houses. (Hand-Sanitizer not included! While we perfect our line of germ-killing elixirs feel free to use the amazing scents from Bath And Body Works which fit perfectly into this little devil!) They are $20 each. Click the button below to buy yours today! New Aurelio Voltaire T-shirt Designs. at OffworldDesigns.com! At long last there are new Aurelio Voltaire T-shirt designs at the OffworldDesigns .com store! Expect the usual tongue in cheek snark as Voltaire focuses his sardonic wit on the pandemic that has effected all of our lives. Also on the page are Aurelio Voltaire's witty gamer and geeky designs that have delighted fans of World of Warcraft, Doctor Who, Rocky Horror Picture Show and other beloved fandoms Voltaire lovingly skewers for a much needed smile! Candy Claws Plush toy (Midnight Flight Edition) At long last, after years of being sold out, there's a new Candy Claws plush toy coming in time for Christmas! This version, the Midnight Flights edition is closer to Aurelio Voltaire's vision of the iconic character and is waiting to be snuggled by you! Pre-orders are now open! To pre-order yours today click HERE! You can also get The Legend of Candy Claws book anytime by clicking HERE! Voltaire Official US webstore now open. The nice folks at Isotank/Industry8 are now running the Voltaire webstore! You can now purchase many of the items that were available here at the link below. And now, CDs are available and many of them come signed! Aurelio Voltaire Books now available at Amazon.com. Add a subheading. At long last, you can now buy these two books any time you chose from Amazon.com! Voltaire himself has inspected the quality of their printing and has been selling these very same books from this print on demand service at his live shows! THE LEGEND OF CANDY CLAWS. A giant black bat takes candy from bullies on Halloween and delivers it to good little boys and girls on Christmas in this anti-bullying tale for children of all ages. "Spooky, witty, bursting with heart!" - Caroline Thompson- screenwriter- The Nightmare Before Christmas. "If Dr. Seuss and Dickens met Poe in a playground, the resulting collaboration might read like The Legend of Candy Claws, a sweet, creepy morality tale for kids, beautifully illustrated, endlessly charming and armed with an important, socially relevant message." - Fangoria Magazine. Aurelio Voltaire ‘Call of the Jersey Devil’ Review. Aurelio Voltaire describes himself as a “musician, filmmaker, author and gothic horror personality.” While I am not sure what a gothic horror personality is, I suspect it involves large quantities of black clothing and makeup. This assumption is partially based on the very heavy-laden prose in his debut novel under the author moniker. Call of the Jersey Devil centers on a group of teens off to see their favorite band. This venture turns into a nightmare when, stranded in The Pines of New Jersey, they find that the myth of the Jersey Devil is real and said forest is really the gateway to Hell. Although the premise did not hold much on originality, I nonetheless began with an open mind. The prose style is dense. It felt as if Voltaire kept consulting a volume of Poe as he wrote. While Poe’s words and phrases are elegant, Voltaire’s are clunky and cliché. “In the center of the clearing, in the maelstrom of the storm, was the only soul who could hold it back.” “War-weary and battle-scarred, she was once again answering the call.” Poe-esque yes. It just feels like we’ve read this elsewhere far better. Amulets, ancient books, portals to Hell—Voltaire treads no new ground here. He got so wrapped up in Gothic that he forgot about character development and thematic development. A lot of chanting, dark and spooky descriptions, but nothing of substance and depth in the true Gothic literary tradition. I am not familiar with Voltaire’s music, but his foray into literature left me cold. AJ, Prudence, Maplecreek Mall—none of it resonated. Chants of “Bring forth the Beast” sounded like something from an Iron Maiden album. “Silence mammal, you’re disturbing the dark Gods” made me snicker a bit at the absurdity of it all. Teens may find it interesting as it’s about their world, but I chuckled, shook my head, and hit delete. Call of the Jersey Devil by Aurelio Voltaire. Five suburban mall rats and a washed up Goth singer find themselves stranded in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey where they discover two horrifying truths: The Jersey Devil, hellspawn of folklore and legend, is real; and New Jersey (as many already suspected) is the gateway to Hell! With the help of one lone witch, this small group must face off against their deepest fears and the most unholy monsters in a battle where their very souls, the world they live in, and any chance of returning to Hot Topic in one piece is at stake! The first novel by musician and horror media personality, Aurelio Voltaire, Call of the Jersey Devil is a hilarious and terrifying homage to 80s horror and genre films. Like a mad doctor, Voltaire has Frankensteined together elements of Evil Dead, The Breakfast Club, Poltergeist, and This is Spinal Tap to create a creature feature that will have you laughing out loud when you're not glancing nervously over your shoulder. Retail Price: $4.99 $3.39. Download. $7.95. More About Call of the Jersey Devil by Aurelio Voltaire. Overview. Five suburban mall rats and a washed up Goth singer find themselves stranded in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey where they discover two horrifying truths: The Jersey Devil, hellspawn of folklore and legend, is real; and New Jersey (as many already suspected) is the gateway to Hell! With the help of one lone witch, this small group must face off against their deepest fears and the most unholy monsters in a battle where their very souls, the world they live in, and any chance of returning to Hot Topic in one piece is at stake! The first novel by musician and horror media personality, Aurelio Voltaire, Call of the Jersey Devil is a hilarious and terrifying homage to 80s horror and genre films. Like a mad doctor, Voltaire has Frankensteined together elements of Evil Dead, The Breakfast Club, Poltergeist, and This is Spinal Tap to create a creature feature that will have you laughing out loud when you're not glancing nervously over your shoulder.