Like most holiday tales begin, Frosty is seated at the bar of his favorite establishment, cocktail in \u201chand,\u201d regaling the regulars with a story of intergalactic consequence. At least that\u2019s how Bobby Ray Akers Jr and Dennis Willman\u2019s \u201cFROSTY: \u2018Twas the Night Before the Apocalypse\u201d opens. And after devouring this festive adventure, you may never look at Christmas Eve the same again.<\/p>\n
Adults who miss childhood traditions of the season now have a storybook to call their own. In Dead of Night Entertainment and Iron Dead Studios\u2019 holiday-themed tale, the iconic snowman regales patrons of his favorite bar with the story of a massive yuletide invasion by industrious aliens. These invaders have passed judgment on the human race, and seek to exterminate the \u201coffending\u201d species and remodel their entire planet into a trans-galactic resort. A lone human named Eve is held accountable for the shortcomings of her people and forced to bear witness to the apocalypse from the flagship. As she works desperately to challenge perception of humanity to a council of the most powerful leaders in the solar system, a daring elf named Herbie is sent on a dangerous mission to save Eve, and in doing so, save the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cFROSTY: \u2018Twas the Night Before the Apocalypse\u201d is the first book in the flagship \u201cFROSTY\u201d series, featuring Akers\u2019 freakish snowman as the Master of Ceremonies. Each successive book in the series will give a bizarre twist to a classic holiday theme. In this case, Willman put his spin on the timeless Christmas poem \u201c\u2018Twas the Night Before Christmas,\u201d by Clement Clark Moore.<\/p>\n
\u201cFROSTY\u201d is an homage to the great science fiction films and stories of the \u201850s and \u201860s. Taking inspiration from \u201cMars Attacks\u201d and \u201cThe Nightmare Before Christmas,\u201d Akers & Willman create a new and unique look for their multi-media hybrid. One of the unique aspects of this project is that it reads like a storybook, with the introduction and ending in comic book form. As with their previous efforts, a modeling cast was utilized, including film composer Harry Manfredini (\u201cFriday the 13th\u201d) and the \u201cQueen of the B Movies\u201d icon Julie Strain (\u201cHeavy Metal,\u201d \u201cVampirella\u201d). A full list of modeling cast is available on their website.<\/p>\n
FROSTY: ‘Twas The Night Before The Apocalypse is available online now through Createspace.com, Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com worldwide in two cover options.