Turning
Face, a
new novella by Terry M. West, is the story of Tojo Smith, an undercover hate
demon whose job involves creating hatred in the fans of a local wrestling
promotion nearFort Worth, Texas. Portraying the masked heel known as the
Crimson Demon, Tojo's job is suddenly endangered when the fans begin to cheer
his devilish antics. Soon after, Hell intercedes and Tojo finds himself on a
mission to restore this imbalance before he faces the wrath of Satan himself!
"This
is a story that has been knocking around in my head for a long time,"
Terry revealed. "Wrestling was a fixture in my youth. I grew up
in Texas and I watched a ton of World Class Championship Wrestling in
the Fort Worth area. My heroes were the Von Erichs but I always had a
soft spot for the heels (bad guys). The Freebirds, Macho Man Randy Savage,
Ravishing Rick Rude... these guys entertained the hell out of me. They were the
most interesting characters I had ever encountered. They did all of the hard
work and had excellent mic skills. I think it is hard to make people despise
you on that kind of level."
And
though Tojo Smith is a demon, West insists that he may be the most
sympathetic character he has ever given life to. "Tojo is referred to
as Eden-born.
What this means is that he was born on earth. His parents are two pit demons,
disguised as humans, who conceived Tojo topside. As a result, Tojo feels very
alienated. He is just a lonely spectator, trying to figure humans out. But he
also has no connection to Hell. He is an orphan, caught between two worlds and
it is very difficult for him."
Turning
Face has
its moments of humanity, but it is definitely a horror tale with a gory finale
that defies description. "There is a lot going on with this novella,"
West explains. "There's humor, but not the slapstick kind. There is a lot
of wrestling.
The tale builds to a pretty gruesome third act. But I will say that Turning
Face is
the most original thing I have ever created. It is a love letter to old school
wrestling and horror/comedies of the 80s."
Turning Face: A Tale of Horror, Comedy and Wrestling! will
be available Friday June 12th as a Kindle e-Book with a paperback edition to
follow shortly after. Here is a universal book link where you can reserve a
copy: myBook.to/babyface
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