Blog Tour: F.U.B.A.R. by Joe King
Title: F.U.B.A.R.
Author: Joe King
Series: F.U.B.A.R. (Book 1)
Genre: Action/Comedy/Horror
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: Dec 24 2014
Editions/Formats Available In: eBook
and Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
An aimless, down on his luck man
discovers a clandestine government agency tasked with combating
supernatural evil, beneath the grounds of a mental health hospital
where he works; the agency, the Frontline Unified Battalion of Arcane
Resistance (F.U.B.A.R.). Getting recruited for their cause, he is
accidentally afflicted with a curse, casting the sensible ego aspect
of his personality into a subconscious prison, allowing his psychotic
id to take over his body. Now this madman must lead a motley crew of
supernatural agents, including a punk rock witch, a werewolf, a
medium and the ghost of his best friend, and a female Japanese ninja,
against a globe spanning, world devouring evil, whilst dealing with
the monsters inside his head.
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EXCERPT
1:
Taking slow,
measured steps down the hallway to the source of the sound he was
careful not to screech the soles of his shoes on the linoleum. Dave
found himself standing outside of a small counselling office. The eye
level plaque read Dr James Carver. Not funny really, oh well. The
voice was vaguely familiar to him as it teased his memory. Sounding
almost cartoonish, it took him a few seconds to place it. Scooby-Doo!
That was it, the voice sounded just like Scooby-Doo. Believing the
impression to be the doctor or his guest joking around, Dave
carefully tiptoed on the balls of his feet over to the door, tilting
his ear to the wood. He could do with a laugh.
The smile on his
face was genuine this time as it really was a good impersonation. But
after a few minutes of eaves dropping on the comedic accent, he came
to the conclusion that this was no joke. The speaker genuinely seemed
to sound like that or it was some diehard commitment to the bit. His
smile slowly diminished at first, as pangs of shame coursed through
him at the knowledge that he was unknowingly mocking this poor
person. Finding subtle, private amusement in the antics of recovering
crack heads and schizophrenics is one thing, but the visualisation of
himself hanging around outside a room to unknowingly mock somebody
who must suffer similar treatment on a daily basis like they are a
circus sideshow was cruel. His look of regret instantly dissolved
into a curious mix of jolting shock and profound awkwardness as the
door quickly swung open.
Standing before him,
he was greeted by a bemused looking Dr Carver. The doc was about
forty, of slight build and wore spectacles that looked like they were
held together by willpower and positive thinking. His semblance
reminded Dave of the actor Sam Rockwell. The doctor was observing
Dave over the tops of his glasses, his brow furrowed and his chin
pointing down to his chest as if he was unsure of what he was seeing.
The silence stretched for a long moment and Dave was frozen like a
deer in headlights, waiting to get an absolute ear full for snooping
on personal matters concerning doctor-patient confidentiality.
Uncertain on how to explain his action, Dave’s brain sputtered
along as it attempted to cobble together whatever piss poor
explanation he could for his actions. That’s when his eyes drifted
to the trail of thick dark matted hair that led across the carpeted
floor. Any attempt at an apology went on the backburner as his
curious eyes wandered across the hair strewn carpet towards the bulky
figure casually occupying the visitors’ chair. Dave’s blood
turned to icy slush. It wasn’t a plucky Great Dane. Sitting there
in torn jeans and a ripped up red and white plaid shirt was a
werewolf.
Dream
Cast
(Create
your ultimate Dream Cast for 3 of your main characters if your book
was to go to film and explain why those actors/actresses where
chosen)
I shamelessly modelled several of my
characters on thespians who I think are really cool. When I created
Clyde Williams and Kev Carpenter, they
became Donald Glover and Seth Rogen respectively. Not only do I
love watching these two, but they
possess qualities that I found suited my characters perfectly. Donald
Glover has an earnest vibe in shows
such as Community and in Mystery Team. It’s an underlying
sensitivity
which is endearing and that I wanted
Clyde to have. I love characters who are quite vulnerable but are
forced to make a stand, bringing out
their hidden, sometimes deeply buried toughness and Clyde becomes
a certified bad-ass.
Several of Seth Rogen’s roles have
him portraying a gruff, sometimes abrasive sense of humour which fits
Kev perfectly. The kind of personality
that would sooner make a snarky comment than help out, which is
Kev to a tee. But again, underneath the
rough surface is a soul who wants to do good.
Lizzy Chambers is named after Lizzy
Caplan. An actress who I love. Not only do I like her sassy sardonic
wit
but she carries it well considering how
cute she is, it’s a vicious wit that for some reason complements
her
looks. Giving her character a punk rock
make-over was all it took to solidify her in my mind as Whiskey
team’s witch.
When he's not writing, he enjoys reading books and comic books, begrudgingly trying to emulate the fine work of the talented comic book artists, loathing himself, slapping the bass in a rock band, loathing himself a bit more and playing guitar.
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