THE BITCHFIGHT

Bad Moon Books, 2008


Ltd Edition cover of The Bitchfight (2008)

Description: A veterinarian is asked to perform a very bizarre house call, and finds himself playing ringside doctor to a depraved and unthinkable bloodsport. Limited edition, perfect bound horror novelette in two editions.

Limited Edition:

  • 200 Trade Paperback Editions, Signed by Arnzen & Hodge
  • 26 Lettered Hardcover Editions with "Live and Vile" Bonus Audio CD.

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Acclaim:

"Short and vicious like a rabid Shih Tzu, The Bitchfight quickly drags you in and goes for your throat. It will make you howl in terror and with laughter in the same breath. If you’re looking for something different, something unexpected, pick up The Bitchfight. Not since Jack Ketchum’s The Girl Next Door has a story been as equally repellent and captivating as this." -- Ron Dickie, Horror World

"Savage and grotesque -- and oh so well done." -- Simon Wood, author of Paying the Piper

"The Bitchfight is like a nesting doll of depravity -- every time you think Arnzen has maxed-out the possible weirdness level, he pops open another doll and there's something even more f*cked up inside. But, hey, it's a Mike Arnzen story, which by definition means that it is: a) utterly demented, and b) utterly brilliant. Another twisted classic from one of my all-time favorite authors." -- Jeff Strand, author of Pressure

"Author Michael Arnzen has taken the recent revelations concerning the vicious dog fighting and abuse of animals that caused such problems for former NFL quarterback Vick, among others, and combined this with the rising tide of child abuse horrors being revealed in the news on an almost daily basis, and has crafted a minor masterpiece. Arnzen...has crafted a brilliant and convincingly disturbing 'real' tale of what easily 'might be.' [The Bitchfight is] an enormously entertaining modern tale of terror perhaps destined to become a future classic...it receives my highest recommendation. This is a book you will not want to miss." -- Fearzone

"Where you would normally flip pages to see what happens next in a book, here you’ll flip pages hoping that the current ghastly revelation was the worst of what’s to come. Warning: you’ll be wrong.... Twisting the norm into the bizarre, in a slow, natural progression, builds tension, atmosphere, pace and yes, even suspension of disbelief warbles in the face of the absurd. And it all works because of Arnzen’s style. There are only a handful of writers that could pull off this particular story without making you rush for the confessional. Arnzen is one of them...The Bitchfight is a solid 4-1/2 stars." -- Horror-Web

"The Bitchfight is a weird, wild, and one-of-a-kind horror tale that I don't see leaving my mind any time soon...Michael Arnzen continues to be one of those rare authors who never fails to come up with something exciting, unthinkable, and fresh. I'm sure you'll be reading this one more than once just to get the full effect -- I know I'll be." -- Horror Fiction Review

"Think The Godfather as The Dogfather and you might start to get some idea of the fabulously twisted glee to be found in this wagging tale of Wise Guys practicing a particularly vicious new form of dogfighting. Add in a little mythology, and you get another Arnzen page-turner par excellence." -- Lisa Morton, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Halloween Encyclopedia

"I'm not sure whether to fall over in a fit of giggles or sit crying in the shower after reading The Bitchfight by four-time Bram Stoker Award winner Michael A. Arnzen....For those looking for something completely different in their horror fiction, Michael A. Arnzen has the perfect little story for you. Take one part splatter, one part mob tale, add a dash of sex and violence, and throw in a whole lot of weirdness, and one has The Bitchfight. Recommended only for those with a strong stomach and an open mind." -- Dark Scribe magazine

"That doggone Mike Arnzen has done it again! He's birthed another scintillating sick puppy for the amusement and titillation of discerning connoisseurs of the bizarre. So sink your canines into his latest masterpiece and savor the rich, meaty flavor." -- Mark McLaughlin, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Pickman's Motel and Slime After Slime

"Arnzen, of course...takes a left turn into Bizarro World. Michael deftly handles the issues of animals and children in horror fiction in this one. Needless to say, you’ll not look at your house pet the same way again." -- Dark Discoveries

"With The Bitchfight, Arnzen crunches on the marrow of human depravity like a pit bull on a baby's arm. Add a predator's undiluted pleasure at playing with his food, and a gladiator's skill at making every move an attack, and every attack a deathblow, to this executioner's resume. I don't know whether to have him neutered, or put him in charge of my next bachelor party." -- Cody Goodfellow, author of Radiant Dawn

"Like much of Arnzen's work, [The Bitchfight] defies easy classification... A very disturbing book so be warned. If you can get past the appalling concept, however, it is both a biting satire and in some ways rather weirdly funny." -- Don D'Ammassa, Critical Mass

"Arnzen does it again...he's a master of horror, because he is willing to stare into that Nietzschian darkness and laugh at it when it looks back and then writes about how it scampered away in utter terror." -- Will Prescott, Eldritch Power

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