AVAILABLE NOW! In the Midnight Museum Gary A. Braunbeck Introduction by Terry Dowling. Artwork by Conny Valentina. "Martin's emotional anguish and the fragmentation of his life are so deftly and honestly depicted that the story's surreal elements resonate in a way that is both exceedingly rare and sublimely wonderful. As an exploration of a mind and a reality under threat, it has the authority of truth." Robert Hood - Backstreets, Immaterial:Ghost Stories.  "In The Midnight Museum is a powerful story; an incredibly moving journey, filled with unforgettable images and a genuinely creepy atmosphere. Braunbeck is a truly gifted writer." Brett McBean - The Mother, The Familiar Stranger. "In the Midnight Museum is a wonderfully lyrical, visually vivid tale of a vanished bookshop, the Great Rooftop Detritus Dance of the Hopping Beaked Camera, and a writer in a pre-nuthouse holding facility seeking a third alternative to life and death. Like the work of Philip K. Dick, Heinlein's 'The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag', Le Guin's 'The Lathe of Heaven', and William Browning Spencer's 'Resume With Monsters, - Like Lewis Carroll illustrated by Dali, a map of Kadath by Bosch, or a circus poster by Goya - Braunbeck's disturbing and engrossing novella explores the borderlands between reality, art, and nightmare. Venture inside and see the show." Stephen Dedman - Never Seen by Waking Eyes, Shadowrun: For a Fistful of Data.     300 soft covers $22.95 AUD 26 Lettered hardbacks $150.00 AUD (Signed by Gary A. Braunbeck, Terry Dowling and Conny Valentina)   Review by Mark Smith-Briggs of Horrorscope Gary A. Braunbeck is a three time Bram Stoker Award Winner and the author of 10 novels and 10 short story collections. In the Midnight Museum is his new horror novella and the second release for Australian publisher Tasmaniac. The novella was originally published in the US through Necessary Evil Press in 2005. In the Midnight Museum is a shockingly twisted journey into a surreal fantasy world of death, rebirth and art. Written by award-winning author Gary A. Braunbeck, it follows the story of Martin Tyler, a depressed, middle-aged cleaner who ends up in a short-term psychiatric hospital after a failed attempt to end his life. The attempt opens him up to a third reality, a place of creation and destruction, artists and monsters. He learns that here, like his life, the world is on verge of crumbling – and only he can save it from disaster. An incredibly moving story, the strength of the novella comes from Braunbeck’s ability to tackle home truths about depression and the human mind. Braunbeck takes the internal struggles of a man trying to find hope and purpose in his life and externalises them with a quest-like journey into a nightmarish world. Martin must venture into the Midnight Museum to fight the physical manifestations of the monsterous Gash and save mankind, but it the symbolic nature of this battle (helping him to overcome his own demons) that is where the heart of the story lies. In the Midnight Museum proves that horror can be thrilling, scary and entertaining but also tackle deeper, real life issues and is the perfect book to counter any argument by literary snobs that claim horror has no value in the art community. I highly recommend you experience it for yourselves.     We accept reservations without prepayment for forthcoming books. Just drop us a quick line asking to reserve a title. We will reserve your copy now and contact you requesting payment immediately prior to shipping. Many limited edition titles go out of print even before publication, so it's recommended that you reserve a copy early to guarantee getting one.   Click here to email us to reserve a title