Echo On Publications

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The world's leading publisher of retro genre novelizations

"How dare you add anything!" "Why didn't you add anything?" The two biggest critiques as a novelization producer. Basically, you can't ever please everyone. A novelization is NOT a translation of the film to page... It's an ADAPTATION of the original screenplay!

In The Mouth of Madness by Sutter Cane (ahem... Me... Christian Francis) has been nominated for best adapted novel by the Scribe Awards!!!! To say I'm honoured is an understatement. I don't expect to win, but damn I totally did not expect to be nominated!!! scifibulletin.com/2026/06/25/2...

2026 Scribe Awards short list announced

In its twentieth year, the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers has announced the nominees for the annual Scribe Awards honouring those in various categories of tie-in writing.  Presid…

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We got asked what's our stance on AI as an indie publisher. Well, our stance is like most other Gen X'ers, we are ignoring it and pretending it doesn't exist, because we don't understand it. It's simply something we don't want to know anything about.

I've been dropping hints, but my top secret project is now out of the bag. I have had the (sick) pleasure of adapting the bloodiest Christmas movie I've ever seen. 🖤 Cover is TBC, but I am posting with permission of @echohorror.com 🖤 🩸

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For From Dusk Till Dawn, it is based on Robert Kurtzman's original 24 page treatment as well as Tarantino's screenplay drafts. It has a lot of what you love from the film but also so, so much more. As for the change for thriller to horror, it's handled in such a cool way. It's out 30th June.

OUT TODAY JOHN CARPENTER'S ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Mike McQuay's long out of print classic is back! WRONG TURN Christian Francis' adaptation of Alan B McElroy's more brutal original screenplay. US and UK customers can order paperbacks and hardcovers at discounted prices at echohorror.com

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