Horror Highlights: WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES, THE DEVIL AND THE DAYLONG BROTHERS, NOSFERATU

Clay McLeod Chapman’s WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES: “Noah has been losing his polite Southern parents to far-right cable news for years, so when his mother leaves him a voicemail warning him that the “Great Reawakening” is here, he assumes it’s related to one of her many conspiracy theories. But when his phone calls go unanswered, Noah makes the drive from Brooklyn to Richmond, Virginia. There, he discovers his childhood home in shambles and his parents locked in a terrifying trancelike state in front of the TV. Panicked, Noah attempts to snap them out of it.

Then Noah’s mother brutally attacks him.

But Noah isn’t the only person to be attacked by a loved one. Families across the country are tearing each other apart—literally—as people succumb to a form of possession that gets worse the more time they spend glued to a screen. In Noah’s Richmond-based family, only he and his young nephew Marcus are unaffected. Together, they must race back to the safe haven of Brooklyn—but can they make it before they fall prey to the violent hordes?

This ambitious, searing novel from one of horror’s modern masters holds a mirror to our divided nation, and will shake readers to the core.”

Upcoming Events:

1/7: BARNES & NOBLE MIDDAY MYSTERY

“Join Barnes & Noble as we welcome Clay McLeod Chapman for a live, virtual discussion of WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES on Tuesday, January 7 at 3 PM ET for our B&N Midday Mystery Virtual series. Clay will be in conversation with the author of The Devil by Name, Keith Rosson. You must register here: https://bit.ly/49LOYqR”

1/8: BOOKS ARE MAGIC LAUNCH PARTY

“We’ll be celebrating the release of WAKE UP in person at Brooklyn’s very own Books Are Magic. I’ll be in conversation with Sam Zimmerman, VP of Programming at Shudder.”

Wednesday, January 8th at 7 PM

• Books Are Magic (Montague St)
• 122 Montague Street
• Brooklyn, NY 11201

Clay McLeod Chapman will be “touring up and down the east coast throughout the beginning of the year, making stops in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and more.”

Visit Clay’s website or socials for more dates and details. You can learn more and pre-order Wake Up and Open Your Eyes at: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/756648/wake-up-and-open-your-eyes-by-clay-mcleod-chapman/

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THE DEVIL AND THE DAYLONG BROTHERS: “Deep in the kudzu-choked backwaters of the American South, three brothers set out on a blood-soaked quest for revenge against their father, who sold their souls to the Devil before they were born.”

• Distributor: Quiver Distribution
• Release Date: January 31, 2025
• Written and Directed By: Brandon McCormick
• Cast: Brendan Bradley, Nican Robinson, Jordon Bolden, Rainey Qualley, Keith Carradine
• Produced By: Nicholas Kirk, Karl Horstmann, Todd Slater
• Executive Producer: Brandon Evans
• Production Companies: Whitestone Motion Pictures, Triple Horse Studios, Brick Lane Entertainment
• Composer: Nicholas Kirk
• Songs Mixed By: Michael Brauer

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NOSFERATU Sarcophagus Bed!: “Have the best sleep of your life this Christmas in the newly-announced Nosferatu Sarcophagus bed from Focus Features. The full-size replica as featured in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is hand-crafted from premium materials including a wooden base with intricate carvings. This highly-collectible Sarcophagus also features a distinctive interior with a custom-fit mattress and foam lid for easy opening at sundown.

The Sarcophagus bed weighs 250 pounds, is sanded and hard-coated, and includes a Numbered Certificate of Authenticity. The Sarcophagus outside measures (including lid and base): 97.75” Length, 36” Wide, and 46.5” High. The retail price is $20,000. Beds are made to order and on a limited run. For more information, please visit: bit.ly/NosferatuBed.

Nosferatu is only in theaters this Christmas. 

About Nosferatu:From writer-director Robert Eggers (THE WITCH, THE LIGHTHOUSE) NOSFERATU is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. Starring Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney and Willem Dafoe.”