your guide to the
joe townsel multiverse
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FEATURE
Updated October 1, 2023
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Multiverses are all the rage these days, and the Dark and Bizarre Works of Joe Townsel are no exception! Beginning with the publication of Anticipation in 2016, the groundwork was laid for an all-encompassing epic with interconnecting tales of horrific world(s) building. Get up to speed now, and check back here with each new published (and broadcast) story to see how it all comes together. Stay tuned faithful readers (and listeners)!
THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE DAY
From Anticipation - 2016
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A little girl awakens her parents when she sees a monster in her closet. She's also very thirsty, and not for water.
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THE MANIAC IN THE MIRROR
From The Unfriend Zone - 2017
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A promient business tycoon discovers that his mirror reflection has a mind and identity of his own. The power struggle begins between counterparts, each of whom resides on oppostie sides of the same coin.
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Don't mess with what lies beyond the glass.
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FURY DUTY and
BUSINESS AS USUAL and
FEAR OF OPEN SPACES
From Fury Duty - 2018
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Fury Duty: The victor from The Maniac in the Mirror has risen to prominence as "Our Leader." In this horrifying new world, justice has become the most harsh mistress of all. As the murder trial of the moment unfolds, Juror No. 13 is forced to carry out his "Fury Duty", or face dire consequences.
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Business As Usual: A contemptuous efficiency expert visits a branch office of his corporation, with more than financial profit on his mind. His seduction of the beautiful temp secretary may be too good to be true, when her motives also come into question. "Bloodsucker" takes on an entirely new meaning by dawn.
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Fear of Open Spaces: The Zombie Apocalypse has consumed the Earth. One terrified agoraphobic woman must face her fears to survive and leave her legacy in a ruined nation that has been claimed by the undead.
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A MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN - BOOK III and
LOVE CONQUERS HELL - BOOK IV
From Mate to Order
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Our Leader, Willard Craig, struggles to maintain order and tyranny in a revolution of androids claiming their creator-given right to become the dominant species of the world. Who will emerge victorious? And will humanity become helpless cannon fodder in the cross-fire?
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THE VOID OF ULTIMATE OBLIVION
From Hell and Wellness
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The final stop in Hell is The Void of Ultimate Oblivion, commanded by the Beast, who may be ... or may not be ... one of the many guises of Willard Craig. In this expanse that is beyond infinite ... and contains less than nothing .... the Beast has imprisoned the likes of Yvonne (The Unfriend Zone), Brian and Wydia Mansour (Mate to Order), the helpless boy with no name ("Here Is the Church" from Fury Duty), and Jake Hartman. Who else will find themselves trapped and tormented in the Void for an eternity of eternities?
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WHAT ARE THE NEXT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
JOE TOWNSEL MULTIVERSE?
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The battles of Our Leader, Willard Craig, and his counterparts in seemingly infinite parallel universes will come to a head in future chapters, coming soon! Will those tales take the form of a novel, or short stories? Both! And more!
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Will the worlds in the multiverse collide? Time will tell ...
Look for announcements as those stories unfold, and this Guide to the Joe Townsel Multiverse is updated! The best, and most horrific, is yet to come!
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