Someone is killing doctors in the style of the murders in Vincent Price movies. The Bristol police are baffled. The only man who could possibly be responsible died years ago. Or did he…..?” A tribute to the films of Vincent Price in general, and Theatre of Blood & The Abominable Dr. Phibes in particular, The Nine Deaths of Dr Valentine is a novella filled with wit, horror and outrageous incident in the grand tradition of the classic horror films of the 1970s. The limited hardcover signed edition is now SOLD OUT Paperback edition is still available The full wraparound dust jacket has been designed to emulate the classic horror movie posters of the 1970s as well. Lovely, isn't it?

Two years ago, a series of horrific murders shocked the city of Bristol. These killings were so elaborate in their planning, and so outrageous in their execution, that they made national headlines for weeks. Now the journalists who wrote the stories behind those headlines are beginning to die, in ways even more gruesome, even more flamboyant, and even more unbelievable than the murders they themselves wrote about at such length in the national dailies all those months ago. Dr. Edward Valentine, brilliant surgeon and the maniac responsible for the Nine Deaths, has not been seen since he escaped the police following a final confrontation. Has he returned? Is he now intent on punishing the British tabloid press that he feels has misrepresented him? Has he chosen as the most appropriate method of punishment that most British of institutions, the Hammer Horror film? And how many times will the Hammer of Dr. Valentine strike before he can be stopped? Of course, there's only one way to find out...

Six Years Ago… The city of Bristol is rocked by a series of horrific murders, each more gruesome and outrageous than the last, and all in the style of horror films starring Vincent Price. Four Years Ago… The journalists who wrote about the case begin to die horribly, this time in the style of Hammer horror movies. Now… A Hollywood film company has arrived in Bristol to make a movie about the murders. Nicolas Cage is planned to star, and the screenplay bears little resemblance to what actually happened. And someone isn’t happy about any of that. Someone who plans to use some of the most creative death scenes in classic British horror films to show these modern film-makers just what a terrible mistake they have made. The world’s most resourceful and flamboyant maniac returns…