Category: Stinger

UK publisher SST Publications is pleased to announce Stinger (Signed & Traycased Limited Hardcover Edition) by Robert McCammon.

Read more and preorder your copy here while stocks last:
https://sstpublications.co.uk/r-mccammon-stinger.html

You can also see photos of the book, as well as François Vaillancourt’s interior artwork, at the SST link above.

From the SST website:

“McCammon delivers terror with skillful ferocity.”—Publishers Weekly

The basis for the Peacock TV series Teacup: An extraterrestrial bounty hunter turns a Southern community into its private hunting ground in “the ultimate horror novel” (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

The West Texas desert towns of Inferno and Bordertown have been slowly dying. The Snake River isn’t the only thing that divides them. Racism and gang wars have turned the sun-scorched flatlands into a powder keg. If anything can unite them now, it’s the UFO that comes crashing through the clouds.

It brings with it a young alien named Daufin, a fugitive who has taken human form. She knows the terror that awaits this planet—because it’s looking for her. Stinger is an alien bounty hunter with an infinite capacity for death and a devious plan to find Daufin. Entombing the region in an inescapable dome, Stinger unleashes a violent fury unknown to humankind. Now, the few remaining survivors must come together to protect Daufin, themselves, and the world beyond.

From Robert McCammon, the New York Times–bestselling and Bram Stoker Award–winning author, Stinger is “one of the best suspense novels of recent years” (Science Fiction Chronicle). It has now been adapted into one of the most hotly anticipated horror series on television: Teacup, premiered on Peacock in October 2024.

Signed & Traycased Limited Hardcover Edition:
Limited to only 500 signed and hand-numbered copies
Signed by Robert McCammon and François Vaillancourt on a specially designed full-colour illustrated signature page
Larger 6.14” x 9.21” trim size
664 pages
Printed on a heavier 100gsm acid-free paper
Bound in premium cloth with coloured head and tail bands
Hot foil stamping on the front boards and spine
Offset printed and bound with full-colour endpapers
Sewn binding for increased durability
Ribbon page marker
Dust jacket artwork by François Vaillancourt
Featuring six full colour interior illustrations by François Vaillancourt printed on a special silk art stock & tipped into the book
Housed in a magnetic closure traycase
Covered in a deluxe material
Hot foil stamping on the front and spine
Ribbon lifter

From SST Publications in the UK:

SST is currently working on a very special signed limited hardcover edition of New York Times–bestselling and Bram Stoker Award–winning author Robert McCammon’s classic novel STINGER, which is the inspiration for the new Peacock series TEACUP staring Yvonne Strahovski and Scott Speedman.

The TV Series is produced by James Wan the co-creator of the SAW and INSIDIOUS franchises and the creator of THE CONJURING Universe. The lattermost is the highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2 billion.

TEACUP is one of the most hotly anticipated horror series on television, now showing on Peacock.

First published as a paperback original in 1988, STINGER remains one of Robert McCammon’s wildest, most compelling creations. Both a furiously paced action novel and an affectionate tribute to the SF/Horror films of an earlier era, it is vintage McCammon.

“One of the best suspense novels of recent years”–Science Fiction Chronicle

“The ultimate horror novel”–The Philadelphia Inquirer

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More info to come!

SST’s books are always lovely productions! I look forward to seeing this! –Hunter

Here are two articles Kelly Kazek has written about Teacup, the new Peacock series inspired by Robert McCammon’s Stinger. Kelly met with Robert McCammon last week to discuss the series for AL.com.

AL.com: Horror series ‘Teacup’ based on book by Alabama author, debuts on Peacock

AL.com: Bestselling Alabama horror author discusses flourishing career, new Peacock show ‘Teacup’

After many years of being out-of-print as a physical book, Stinger will be re-released in a new trade paperback edition on October 8, 2024! The book will be published by Open Road Media and is a tie-in edition related to the release of Teacup, the Peacock horror series inspired by Stinger. The book comes out two days before the premiere of Teacup.

Order Stinger in trade paperback from Amazon.

Peacock’s presentation at San Diego Comic-Con was held earlier today, and they released a teaser trailer for the show.

From The Hollywood Reporter:

Peacock‘s forthcoming horror series Teacup revealed its premiere date and frightening first footage — but not too much else — during its panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday.

Executive producers James Wan (Saw, Aquaman) and Ian McCulloch (Yellowstone) and stars Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman and Chaske Spencer took part in the event for the series, and they all remained fairly tight-lipped to avoid giving away too much. Teacup is set to launch with its first two half-hour episodes on Oct. 10, followed by two episodes being released weekly through Halloween.

Hailing from Wan’s banner Atomic Monster, Teacup adapts author Robert McCammon’s book Stinger and centers on a group of individuals in rural Georgia who must put their differences aside to survive a mysterious threat. During the panel, McCulloch explained that the series pared down the sprawling book to make it feel more focused on specific characters.

To read the rest of the article, visit The Hollywood Reporter:

James Wan’s Horror Series ‘Teacup’ Reveals Gruesome First Footage at Comic-Con

There are also articles and photos at Deadline, Entertainment Weekly, Fangoria, People, Variety, The Wrap, and IGN.

Watch the official teaser for Teacup on YouTube

Teacup on IMDb

Yvonne Strahovski, star of TEACUP

IGN reports on Peacock’s plans for San Diego Comic-Con later this month, and those plans include a big promotion of Teacup, the upcoming series inspired by Robert McCammon’s Stinger.

Robert McCammon visited the set of Teacup a couple of weeks ago. It’s my understanding that they’re wrapping up filming of the first season. I believe the series will be released for streaming on Peacock sometime in 2025.

From the IGN article:

Exclusive: Peacock’s San Diego Comic-Con 2024 Plans Include Panels, a Chariot Race Experience and the Paris Olympics

Peacock returns to San Diego Comic-Con in a big way this month to tout their upcoming shows Those About to Die and Teacup.

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THURSDAY, JULY 25

FIRST LOOK AT PEACOCK’S HORROR-THRILLER SERIES TEACUP

Join executive producers James Wan and Ian McCulloch and stars Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman, and Chaske Spencer for an exclusive sneak peek at Peacock and Atomic Monster’s upcoming original horror series Teacup – a terrifying tale following a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.

WHEN: 1:45 – 2:45 PM PT

WHERE: Ballroom 20