The year is 2550. The world as the human race once knew it; had changed two-hundred years previous. Gone were the cities that featured regularly on the daytime and evening news bulletins and used as backdrops for Hollywood Movies. The nations of the world had been displaced and that was due to the resurgence of mankind's age-old adversary, the VAMPIRE!

Deadknobs And Doomsticks is a collection of twelve illustrated short horror stories. Ranging from the darkly bizarre to the horrifically surreal, many of the stories are laced with a theme of bullying and bullies. Dark undertones and malevolent overtones interweave with characters and situations that pull the reader to the edge of their seat. Wit and black humour is prevalent through the stories, each with a delicious payoff for the reader. Joe Pasquale shows that where there is laughter there is also a dark and disturbing voice that is drawn to the horror genre to find its release. With illustrations by the author, this collection shows a rich depth of talent as an artist and author. Joe shows he has as unique a voice in the world of horror writing, as it is in comedy.