PETER TOPSIDE HAS A RECKONING FOR YOU

6/4/2022

My pen name is Peter Topside. I am an accomplished chef and baker, movie fanatic, a proud father and husband, and a Clinical Exercise Physiologist by trade. I had a rough upbringing, which bestowed many traumas on me, that remained in place for a long time. I spent years struggling with crippling anxiety and depression, but once I got to my lowest point, I made the difficult decision to fight for better mental health. I traveled to a lot of dark corners of my mind, confronting the deepest and scariest aspects of my PTSD, over many years, but I was able to make it through successfully. Throughout my recovery process, I was able to funnel all of the energy, thoughts and feelings into my writing. My books are the culmination of my own personal, life-changing journey.

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Who are you?

Peter Topside (Hold the applause)

Your signature style:

Psychological horror

Toot your own horn:

I wrote the Preternatural horror trilogy. I am a self-taught baker and cook, and a Clinical Exercise Physiologist by trade. I also have raging OCD, but no need to brag there. Or is there?

Books read:

Recent 5/5 start books that I’ve read;

A Fine Evening in Hell by Kristopher Triana
Apocalypse Machine by Jeremy Robinson
Eyes of Sleeping Children by D.A. Butcher
The Pale White by Chad Lutzke
A Better Life by Kyle M. Scott

Movies watched:

I’m a horror movie fanatic. Most recently, I’ve gone through The Puppet Master Series, Werewolves Within, Antlers, Fido, Trick r’ Treat (Noticing a general trend here?!).

Games and/or music played:

Resident Evil, Tiddlywinks, and 70-80s rock.

Words written:

Preternatural Trilogy (Preternatural, Evolution, and the upcoming Reckoning (April 12th!).

Future stuff:

I’ve made it a mission of mine to help newer authors navigate the rocky road of self-publishing and getting themselves recognition. That’s the longest term goal I have right now in the literary world, once my trilogy is published and complete. I also hope to never put my socks on backwards ever again.

Brain worms:

If chickens were the dominant species and harvested humans the same way we do to them…how would they prepare us?
I once opened a fortune cookie that read “You will have great succsess.” I always wondered if the typo was some kind of weird blessing or a proclamation that I’d have no ‘success.’

Reckoning: Preternatural Trilogy - Book Three
By Peter Topside

In the first book of the Preternatural trilogy, readers are introduced to the town of Meadowsville, the home of the most popular urban myth, Mr. Smith. This vicious, vampire-like entity rules over this booming town by any means necessary, slaughtering its citizens, and upholding a long-standing tradition. As the danger grows, residents of Meadowsville band together to fight this dangerous monster and embark on an undertaking that will change each of them and their town forever.

In book two, readers follow Alexandra as she returns to Meadowville fifteen years after the vampire Blackheart was defeated to take over her father's church. Throughout the novel, Alexandra struggles to find her true purpose, torn between her shaky loyalty to Christian Reed – the unstable town antihero who vanquished Blackheart years ago – and increasing efforts at seduction and manipulation from Blackheart himself.

On April 12, 2022, author Peter Topside will release the highly anticipated third and final book in the trilogy, Preternatural: Reckoning [ISBN: 9781736347225], an entertaining and fast-paced psychological horror that pushes its audience to combat their fears, insecurities, and traumas.

Set a year after Blackheart was finally put to rest, he now finds himself cast out of the afterlife and back to his old ways. Planning a war on God, Blackheart resurrects John Smith to assist him in this quest, all while acting as a false prophet and savior to the people of Meadowsville. Follow the final adventures of Alexandra Hughes and the Reed family, as they work together to destroy this legendary monster once and for all, or find themselves in hell on earth.

“I traveled to a lot of the dark corners of my mind, confronting the deepest and scariest aspects of my PTSD, over many years, but I was able to make it through successfully,” shares Topside. “Throughout my recovery process, I was able to funnel all of the energy, thoughts and feelings into my writing. My books are the culmination of my own personal, life-changing journey.”

Longtime fans and new readers alike will be blown away by this explosive, satisfying conclusion to the Preternatural series.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

PETER TOPSIDE is an accomplished chef and baker, movie fanatic, a proud father and husband, and a Clinical Exercise Physiologist by trade. His books are the culmination of his own personal, life-changing journey of triumphing over the PTSD of his traumatic upbringing. He hopes to inspire readers to bravely fight their own battles with anxiety and depression.

Connect with Peter Topside on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, BookBub, and Goodreads.

Preternatural, Book 1 is available on Amazon in both print and digital.
Preternatural: Evolution, Book 2 is available on Amazon.
Preternatural: Reckoning, Book 3 will be available on Amazon on April 12, 2022.