CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON RESURFACES AGAIN

DH Press is proud to announce the newest addition to its original Universal Monsters novel series, Creature from the Black Lagoon: Time's Black Lagoon. Following in the footsteps of previous DH Press original novels featuring Dracula and Wolf Man, the Creature has been revamped with a modern horror sensibility by noted sci-fi author Paul Di Filippo and is set in the year 2015. This book will be released in June 2006 at a retail price of $6.99.

In 1954, an expedition found what seemed to be a missing link in the evolutionary chain: an ancient, immensely powerful amphibian Creature. Scientists tried to tame it, break its will, and even change its very being with surgery and torture, but the beast rebelled, killing nearly all in its way. But was the creature truly a throwback, a freak survivor of some prehistoric era, or was it something more?

Six decades later, one scientist attempts to find out, using a time machine to journey into the past. What he finds not only shatters his vision of what the Creature might be, but could change the history of the human race forever.

Turning the conventions of what we feel we know about the Creature on its ear, critically-praised science fiction author Di Filippo reinvents the classic monster with a tale of time travel, horror, and mystery that blends Cold War science fiction with today's cutting edge cyberpunk in a vision of what terrors still lurk in the swamp.

"Di Filippo is like gourmet potato chips to me," said Harlan Ellison, famed science-fiction writer. "I can never eat just one of his short stories."

About Universal Studios' Classic Monsters
Universal Pictures has created some of the most iconic characters in cinematic history, including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and The Phantom of the Opera. Universal Studios continues to honor the legacy of these classic films and characters with distinctive promotions, consumer products, and themed entertainment. Only Universal Studios is the exclusive home of this immortal cast of original characters.

About DH Press
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has set the standard for publishing a wide variety of quality titles in both the comic and graphic novel formats. Continuing to reach beyond expectations in the publishing world, Dark Horse is pleased to present its newest prose-publishing venture, DH Press. Started in 2004, the press focuses on fiction and pop culture-based materials, and features a line that includes modern horror novels based on the legendary Universal Studios' Monsters characters, a Scarface, adaptation and the immensely popular Japanese titles Blood: The Last Vampire and Vampire Hunter D. Coupled with titles that display the artistic roots of Dark Horse, including Little and Large and Kong: King of Skull Island, all of the DH Press releases reflect Dark Horse's unmatched tradition of innovation.

Creature from the Black Lagoon: Time's Black Lagoon
by Paul Di Filippo

In 1954, an expedition found what seemed to be a missing link in the evolutionary chain: an ancient, immensely powerful amphibian creature. Scientists tried to tame it, break its will, and even change its very being with surgery and torture, but the beast rebelled, killing nearly all in its way. But was the creature truly a throwback, a freak survivor of some prehistoric era-or was it something more?

Six decades later, one scientist attempts to find out, using a time machine to journey into the past. What he finds not only shatters his vision of what the Creature might be, but could change the history of the human race forever. Paul Di Filippo reinvents the Creature with a tale of time travel, horror, and mystery that blends Cold War science fiction with today's cutting edge cyberpunk.

'Di Filippo is like gourmet potato chips to me. I can never eat just one of his short stories.' -Harlan Ellison

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