Diablero

By Toby Tate

A being known as Diablero has miraculously reanimated the bones of pirate Edward Teach, the infamous Blackbeard, and it is moving relentlessly through the dark forests and waterways of northeastern North Carolina. The demon leaves a trail of headless corpses behind as it slowly makes its way through the swamp towards a relic dealer in Williamsburg, Virginia. There it can reacquire what was lost so long ago—the skull that will make it human again.

Reporter Hunter Singleton and park ranger Lisa Singleton, Hunter’s estranged wife, must join forces to battle the presence that is older than mankind. There are others who say they also seek to destroy the demon–but their true intentions may be less than honorable. Only one man knows the true secret of Diablero and he must be found before time runs out. Teach is about to open the gates of Hell on an unsuspecting world–how can mere humans stop the unstoppable?

"Blackbeard is fertile ground for pure evil, and Toby Tate's Diablero does the subject justice. A well-crafted read."
- Steve Alten, New York Times bestselling author of The MEG series.

“...an enjoyable modern day take on Blackbeard’s tale.”
- HorrorNews.com

• Language: English
• Publisher: Permuted
• Release date: Dec 8, 2015
• ISBN: 9781682610442

Toby Tate

Toby Tate has been a writer since about the age of 12, when he first began writing short stories and publishing his own movie monster magazine. He is a freelance journalist and writer with dozens of pieces published on sites like eHow.com as well as in The Pedestal Magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland, Scary Monsters Magazine and more.An Air Force brat who never lived in one place more than two years, Toby joined the U.S. Navy soon after high school and ended up on the east coast. Toby has since worked as a cab driver, a pizza delivery man, a phone solicitor, a shipyard technician, a government contractor, a retail music salesman, a bookseller, a cell phone salesman, a recording studio engineer, a graphic designer and a newspaper reporter.Toby's first novel, DIABLERO, a supernatural thriller, was published by Nightbird Publishing in Oct. 2010. A songwriter and musician, Toby lives near the Great Dismal Swamp in northeastern North Carolina.Toby is currently at work on his next novel, a horror/techothriller.

Reviews for Diablero

[tbones-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Absolutely wicked!! This title was like a mix of Indiana Jones meets Pirates of the Caribbean meets Hellraiser. It was also great to read about the adventure, that the 2 characters from Toby Tate's title Lilith, had before that and The Lilitu Trilogy. I feel I have come full circle now...However, now I'm wondering what more might be to come?