Tuesday, May 24, 2016


NEVER SAY NEVERMORE

Michael R. Hudson
Clearwater, Florida
727•364•3068
editor@ravensheadpress.com

ADVENTURE WRITER MAX CATTO'S BOOKS COMING BACK INTO PRINT

Clearwater, Florida (May 23, 2016) — President and editor-in-chief of Raven's Head Press, Michael Hudson, is proud to announce that a new licensing arrangement has been struck with the Estate of world famous playwright and adventure novelist,
Maxwell Jeffrey Catto (July 29, 1907 - March 12, 1992). 

Catto wrote adventure novels and dramas for more than four decades and also wrote under the pseudonym Simon Kent. Ten of his works were adapted for film, the most notable of which was the novel The Killing Frost, which became Carol Reed's 1956 film Trapeze starring Burt Lancaster, Gina Lollobrigida and Tony Curtis. This would be closely followed by Murphy's War starring Peter O'Toole. Although he was a holder of a degree in electrical engineering from Manchester University, Catto began writing novels and plays in the late 1930s. After a stint in the Royal Air Force during World War II, Catto returned to writing fiction. Exotic settings and fast-paced action were the trademarks of his novels, defying categorization into any one genre, instead blending elements of many popular literary styles. Much of his work has been translated into other languages.

Hudson says, "Catto's books have long been out of print and being able to locate his family and work out an arrangement to bring his marvelous works back is such a thrill. I can't wait to get started."

Spokesperson for the family, Robin Catto says, “The opportunity of getting to see our grandfather’s most famous works back in print after all these years will be a wonderful treat for me and my siblings. We look forward to working with Michael and Raven’s Head Press.”

The works selected for republication are as follows: THE KILLING FROST • 1950,
A PRIZE OF GOLD • 1953, A HILL IN KOREA • 1953, FIRE DOWN BELOW • 1954,
GOLD IN THE SKY • 1956, FERRY TO HONG KONG • 1957, THE DEVIL AT FOUR O’CLOCK • 1958, THE LIONS AT THE KILL • 1959, MISTER MOSES • 1961, THE TIGER IN THE BED • 1963, D- DAY IN PARADISE • 1963, MURPHY’S WAR • 1969

The first release will be A Prize of Gold and publication date is scheduled for the fall of 2016.


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Friday, May 20, 2016

Wow! It has been a delightful and yet very difficult month for me in reading and culling down well over one hundred submissions for Raven's Head Press' upcoming horror anthology, Death Dances In the Moonlight. I've received so many truly excellent stories and that is what makes my job so darn difficult.
I have, hopefully, notified everyone who submitted but did not make the final cut. To all of you I want to say THANK YOU!!! Yes, in caps, because you ARE good writers and you made it hard on me. That is a problem every editor of an anthology wants to have.
To those of you who have not heard back from me as of yet, you will shortly and you can most likely expect good news. (Except for the one manuscript that did not contain a name or any contact information on it...SMH)
My original intent was for this book to contain ten short stories. It now looks like that will be twenty. And goodness knows, I did not plan for that to happen in my budget for the book. But the stories selected, each being unique, all have the cohesion I was hoping to find that fits so well together forming a very pulpish horror experience for me as a reader and I trust will so for our future readers as well.
Those selected will be announced very soon! Again, my sincere thanks to all who participated!

Thursday, April 28, 2016


Do you want to see a book promo that matches the material? You need to watch this one. Some real film big shots behind the making of it. This is a professionally produced video we used to promote Paolo Di Orazio's My Early Crimes trade paperback. Enjoy!

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

I am  pleased to announce my membership in the esteemed Horror Writers Association. There are so many great writers  in the association that it can be a bit overwhelming. Hopefully I will find my way around and not be much of a bother.






Monday, April 18, 2016

UPCOMING RAVEN'S HEAD PRESS SUPERNATURAL/HORROR/NOIR THEMED ANTHOLOGY

An open invitation for all authors to submit short story works of horror for review and possible inclusion in a new horror anthology to be published by Raven's Head Press this summer. Seven stories will be chosen for inclusion. Please contact Michael Hudson at editor@ravensheadpress.com

Works must be 7500 words or less. Subject matter is to be supernatural/horror/noir in theme. The book will be aimed for adults but we will not accept any blatant pornography.

If the work is in Italian, editor Michael Hudson will handle the English translation.

Proposed title: Death Dances In the Moonlight

Payment will be semi-professional at 0.013 cents per word. Writer will receive five copies of the trade paperback plus any additional copies as cost plus shipping as needed.

Deadline for submissions is May 1, 2016 5:00PM EST. If approved final work due June 04/2016.

Have fun!



Monday, March 28, 2016



Davide Mana's new thriller

Similar to the works of David Dodge and Leslie Charteris, Davide Mana's The Corsair series moves along the same lines of an old television show called "The Persuaders". Chock full of thrills and adventure, a drop of noir, and a little humor with a  tough-as-nails hero that has all the savvy of a Travis McGee and suave demeanor of TV's Lovejoy. He chats with the reader, outwits the bad guys, pulls in the beautiful ladies, and maybe make a buck or two while he's at it. All set in the 1950s Mediterranean.

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Sunday, March 27, 2016


Ernesto Gastaldi's A... for ASSASSIN is now available worldwide in kindle format for just $2.99. U.S. Author Davide Mana did a bang up job translating this award winning black comedy play about the inhabitants of an old dark house into book format. Click below to order your copy today.Also available in trade paperback.

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