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With yesterday marking the 2 year anniversary of the debut Psychic Karate book, THE AUTODIDACT, a period of reflection is inevitable. The idea was a simple one: throw a rock at the literary trend toward "paranormal urban" fantasy and YA fiction by chronicling the rise of a shapeshifting devourer who's trying to be one of those sexy literary vampire types. Of course, the heart and soul of the book is in the ultimate failure, showcasing multiple absurdist and comedic moments against the backdrop of over-the-top human butchery. Setting out to write it, I was terrified it was going to come out reading too much like American Psycho or something like that. In the end, it came out like something more Mark Twain-ish... to the point of me often joking, "If you forced Mark Twain or Kurt Vonnegut to write out Dracula with no plot notes or sense of context, you'd get THE AUTODIDACT." Anyway, today and tomorrow, the Kindle version of this book, as well as its "sister" book, M1ST3R WH1SK3RS, is FREE. Grab the books and put the money saved toward an artist or small business that can use the help right now!!! #psychickarate #anniversary #gigadeath #spineripper #freekindlebooks #freebookgiveaway #freebook #supportindependentbusiness #supportindependentartists (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_U6y1pgrKO/?igshid=13wdo10l9rjwf

So, there I am, right? Minding my damn business, turning 42, the age that reveals the Meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything, and Pete comes out of nowhere and forces me to buy HIM a birfday present! Granted, I think he just needed an excuse to gaze at this dope album cover, as I know from experience he can't figure out how to work a turntable. Or turn into a bat. #birthday #nonsense #belalugosisdead #spineripper #gothculture #dealwithit (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0hU0O0AbbX/?igshid=ysldmh6owlzh

Look alive, #psychickarate enthusiasts! Our resident celebrity, Chalk Chesterton, has an exclusive, new interview with Pete Langella! They discuss the dubious success of THE AUTODIDACT and Pete somehow manages to blame his devouring rampages on Millennials! Stop everything in your life and read the interview here: https://www.vladabacus.com/p/pete-discusses-autodidact.html?m=1 #bookobsessed #newfiction #spineripper #supportauthors #gigadeath #bookstagram #doom #writing #horror #triggerwarning https://www.instagram.com/p/ByyaE7agKcI/?igshid=1o99m4ne8i3ow