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Media type Print | 3.8/5 Goodreads Originally published 1 July 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language English, French, German Genre Horror, thriller, black comedy Publisher Ten Speed Press (first printing), Michael O'Mara Books Similar The Eye of the Moon, The Devil's Graveyard, The Book of Death, Le Livre de poche, A Quiet Belief In Angels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bourbon kid trilogy trailer
The Bourbon Kid series is a horror/thriller series by an anonymous British author. The series began with The Book With No Name, which was originally published in 2006 through Lulu.com, but has since been re-released through Michael O'Mara Books. The books center on a supernatural serial killer only known as the "Bourbon Kid". The first book in the series was initially written with the intent to make it a Western novel, with the author choosing to move the series to present day partway through the book.
Contents
- Bourbon kid trilogy trailer
- The book of death le livre de la mort bourbon kid trailer
- Background
- Synopsis
- Film adaptation
- References
The Bourbon Kid series has been published in multiple languages, including Spanish, French, German, Polish and English.
The book of death le livre de la mort bourbon kid trailer
Background
The first book in the series, The Book With No Name, was initially published on the internet due to a lack of interest from publishers. The author stated that this was due to him refusing to give the publishers his name as well as the book not fitting into any specific genre. In an interview with L'Express the author mentioned that he had begun working on a fourth book in the series entitled The Book of Death, but temporarily shelved it due to the writing process becoming too unpleasant. The book was later published in France due to a successful Facebook campaign by fans of the author. It was subsequently published in German, English and Spanish. Sales of the books exceed 2 million copies.
Synopsis
The series premise centers around antihero Bourbon Kid, who as a teenager becomes a supernatural serial killer after drinking some tainted alcohol. As the series progresses he becomes hunted by several different groups of people and must find a way to stop the evil plans of various villains. In 2013 the author began a new series featuring another serial killer known as The Red Mohawk. In 2015 the Bourbon Kid and Red Mohawk teamed up in The Plot to Kill the Pope.
Film adaptation
In 2011 it was announced that rights to the series had been purchased by Don Murphy, with the intention of turning the series into a feature film. It was later announced in July 2012 that the series was now in development with Fox Television Studios to become a television series entitled Pulp.
In 2014 it was announced in Variety magazine that Tobey Maguire and Alexandra Milchan were producing an adaptation of The Red Mohawk. In 2015 Belga Films began working on development of a movie based on The Book With No Name.