Wesley Southard

Something is terrifying the residents of St. Luke's Orphanage. Gurgling moans echo through the hallways. Hulking shapes lurk in the surrounding woods. And each morning, one less child wakes up in their bed...Brandon and his girlfriend, Jillian, refuse to believe his younger brother has simply been "adopted." The caretakers at St. Luke's insist he's safe, but Brandon has his doubts. With the help of a friend and a mysterious guide, they'll do whatever it takes to uncover the truth lurking inside the orphanage walls... and in the darkness beneath the basement stairs.But what they find below isn't just a secret-it's something that should have never been disturbed.From Splatterpunk Award-Winning author Wesley Southard and Splatterpunk Award-Nominated author Lucas Mangum, with an introduction by Ryan Harding, comes The Final Gate-the ultimate tribute to Italian horror master Lucio Fulci. Packed with blood, guts, and all the nightmarish madness you'd expect from the Godfather of Gore himself, Southard and Mangum deliver a love letter to spaghetti splatter and the unrelenting terror of 1980s Euro horror.This Special "Seven Doors" Edition celebrates the EP The Final Gate, inspired by Mangum and Southard's visceral homage to Fulci. This edition includes a foreword by Ryan Wills-the sole writer and instrumentalist of Seven Doors-along with new introductions from Lucas Mangum and Wesley Southard.

Something is terrifying the residents of St. Luke's Orphanage. Gurgling moans echo through the hallways. Hulking shapes lurk in the surrounding woods. And those who wake in the morning will find one less child under their roof...Brandon and his girlfriend, Jillian, believe his younger brother is in serious danger. Even though the caretakers at St. Luke's told them that he's been adopted, Brandon has his doubts. With the help of a friend and a mysterious guide, they will do whatever it takes to find out just what is happening inside the orphanage walls...and at the bottom of the basement steps...From Splatterpunk Award-Winning author Wesley Southard and Splatterpunk Award-Nominated author Lucas Mangum, with an introduction by Ryan Harding, comes The Final Gate, the ultimate tribute to Italian horror master Lucio Fulci. With blood, guts, and all the nightmarish madness you'd expect from the Godfather of Gore himself, Southard and Mangum present a loving homage to spaghetti splatter and the glory of 1980's Euro horror.