The Horror Channel (THC), the leading broadband content provider of horror, terror, and suspense programming, announced today a partnership in the podcast of HERETIC (Pocket Books, Mass Market Original, October 2005), the first volume in a new dark fantasy series known as The Templar Chronicles written by International Horror Guild and Bram Stoker Award nominee Joseph Nassise. 

"Podcasting of audio books is a natural next step for the publishing world,” said Nick Psaltos, President and Founder of The Horror Channel.  “Joe and Pocket Books are doing a tremendous thing, not only for fellow horror writers but for authors everywhere.  The Horror Channel’s website will be updated with behind-the-scenes information on both the writing process and the characters as new chapters are podcast.  It will also offer a venue for fan feedback and webchats with the author.”

“The Horror Channel has come to be synonymous with all things horror for me,” said Nassise, former President of the Horror Writers Association. “Their goal of putting a diverse range of horror products into the hands of horror fans everywhere made them the perfect partner for this project, and I couldn’t be more pleased to be working with them.”

As the premier spot for horror related content on the Web and in their ongoing effort to unite the horror community, The Horror Channel will create, design, and host the website for the series (www.thetemplarchronicles.com) and will also promote the podcast and introduce the book on its website.  Listeners can also visit www.horrorchannel.com for more information about the podcast and for the behind-the-scenes writing and the production of a podcast event.

Podcasts of HERETIC will be available beginning January 31, 2006.  The complete novel will be released in a free thirty-episode weekly podcast read by the author. Interested listeners can sign up for the podcast and learn more about The Templar Chronicles series itself by visiting the official website, www.thetemplarchronicles.com.