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Draft completed, editing stage unlocked! Beauty in the Grotesque—my upcoming gothic literary horror novel—is officially wrapped.
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The legend has been unleashed. 🪓🩸🫀
Betrayed by those he trusted, a man remade by fire and steel becomes TiNMaN. On Devil’s Night, vengeance begins—and hearts will fall.
TINMAN
Written by Kevin ManDraken
If you love Splatterpunk, Extreme Horror, Body Horror & Urban Legends, this one is for you.
Available NOW on Amazon Kindle.
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IT’S GETTING CLOSE
The legend is coming. 🪓🩸🫀
Behold the cinematic promotional poster for TINMAN: The Origin Of An Urban Legend by Kevin ManDraken.
All he wants is your heart...
Pre-orders begin: October 6, 2026
Official Launch: Halloween 2026 on Amazon Kindle
Get ready for an uncompromising descent into splatterpunk and body horror.
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Be careful what you summon...
Pre-orders begin: October 6, 2026
Official launch: Halloween 2026
Available on: Amazon Kindle
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Scaling the Nightmare: The Scale of TINMAN
Scaling the Nightmare: The Scale of TINMAN
Standing tall at 6'4" and 220 lbs, Shawn Michaels—the man behind the modern urban legend known as TINMAN—wields a staggering physical advantage over his targets.
It is vital to remember that despite the towering, unstoppable aura he projects, Shawn is entirely human. There is no sci-fi metal core, no cybernetic super-computer, and no supernatural robotics powering his frame. His presence isn't built on circuitry; it's built on raw, crushing bone and muscle, enhanced by heavily engineered, body-powered steel prosthetics that turn his physical frame into a relentless engine of destruction.
Looking at the comparative breakdown reveals just how suffocating that size discrepancy truly is when he corners his victims:
Shawn Michaels (TINMAN): 6'4" • 220 lbs
Damien Cross: 6'0" • 173 lbs (Giving up 4 inches and nearly 50 pounds)
Garrett Hayes: 5'11" • 178 lbs (Outmatched by 5 inches and over 40 pounds)
Jesus Gonzalez: 5'9" • 154 lbs ( dwarfed by 7 inches and nearly 70 pounds)
Lilith Cross: 5'5" • 149 lbs
Beth Ann Michaels: 5'4" • 105 lbs
Maria Sanchez: 5'2" • 110 lbs
When you look at someone like Maria Sanchez at 5'2" or Beth Ann Michaels at 5'4", they are facing a full foot of height and over double their body weight in sheer mass. Even against full-grown men like Jesus or Damien, Shawn towers over them, turning every confrontation into an inescapable, claustrophobic nightmare.
When a man of that magnitude—reinforced by heavy steel mechanics—comes for you, you don't just fight a killer.
You fight an avalanche.
TINMAN: The Origin of an Urban Legend
The woods are hiding a terrifying new nightmare.
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TINMAN: The Origin of an Urban Legend
The woods are hiding a terrifying new nightmare. Check out the striking cinematic poster for TINMAN, a dark re-imagining that turns a classic tale into a bone-chilling horror story.
Poster Breakdown
The Title & Tagline: Bold, blood-spattered lettering spells out TINMAN, underscored by the chilling tagline: "All he wants is your heart."
The Figure: A haunting, hybrid creature emerges from a dark, moonlit forest, combining ragged clothing with exposed robotic metal arms.
The Weapon: He grips a heavy, blood-stained axe, setting a menacing tone for what’s to come.
The Creative Team: Written/created by Kevin Mandraken.
Release & Availability Details
If you're ready to dive into this dark urban legend, keep these key dates in mind:
Pre-Orders: Open on 10.06.2026
Official Launch: Halloween 2026
Platform: Available on Amazon Kindle
What are your thoughts on this creepy horror spin? Will you be adding it to your reading list this Halloween?
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Available on Amazon Kindle This October. 🪓🫀🩸
📌 Pre-Orders Go Live: Tuesday October 6, 2026
🎃 Official Release/Launch: October 31, 2026 (Halloween)
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👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Sent out a handful of ARCs for my book, TINMAN, and I couldn’t be any happier! I was extremely nervous, but seeing the positive reviews has meant the world to me. 🪓🫀🩸
I still can’t believe pre-orders are just 20 days away! The countdown is officially on! ⏳📚
PRE-ORDERS: Tuesday October 6, 2026
OFFICIAL LAUNCH/RELEASE: Halloween 2026
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Shoutout to Tony Splatterpunk for checking out TINMAN and dropping a review! Grab your copy of this extreme horror novella if you dare.
Pre-Orders: October 6, 2026
Official Launch: Halloween 2026
Exclusively on Amazon Kindle
💯 NO AI was used in the creating process
As a creative individual who works as both a musician and an author, I wanted my work to truly reflect human art and craftsmanship. That's why I changed the cover to this!
I wanted something created entirely without using any AI—this is 100% AI-free, pure human-made creativity from start to finish.
What do you think of the new look for Tinman?
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THE SENTINEL-TRIBUNE
Wood County, Ohio
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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THE SENTINEL-TRIBUNE
Wood County, Ohio
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
KOA SIGN VANDALIZED AHEAD OF 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEVIL’S NIGHT MASSACRE
Spray-Painted “TINMAN” Appears on Campground Entrance Weeks Before Halloween
STONY RIDGE — The yellow KOA Journey sign at the entrance of the Stony Ridge campground was found defaced over the weekend with crude black spray paint reading “TINMAN,” campground staff reported Monday.
The vandalism comes less than seven weeks before Halloween — and the 55th anniversary of the October 30, 1971 slayings that still hang over the woods behind the property.
On Devil’s Night 1971, six people were found murdered in those woods. A seventh body, that of returned Vietnam veteran Shawn Michaels, was discovered hanging from a large beech tree above the scene. Four of the victims had attended a Halloween party at the campground dressed as characters from The Wizard of Oz. Their hearts had been removed and hung from meat hooks on the noose around Michaels’ neck. The word “TINMAN” was carved into the bark of the tree.
Michaels, who lost both arms and suffered severe facial burns at Khe Sanh in 1968, had returned home only two days earlier. Investigators at the time concluded he acted alone and then hanged himself.
Campground manager Diane Kowalski said the fresh paint was discovered Monday morning. “It’s the same word,” she said. “Same spelling. Right there on the sign people drive past every day. With Halloween coming, it feels like someone is trying to stir it all up again.”
Wood County Sheriff’s deputies photographed the sign and collected paint samples. No arrests have been made. A sheriff’s spokesman said the department is treating the incident as criminal mischief for now but noted the timing and the specific word.
“People still remember what happened back there,” the spokesman said. “We don’t need anyone turning an old tragedy into a sideshow.”
The annual Halloween gathering at the Stony Ridge KOA was canceled after 1971 and has never resumed. Residents have long treated the woods behind the campground as off-limits after dark, especially in late October.
The Michaels house on Tracy Road was eventually sold and later demolished. The woods themselves remain privately owned and posted.
Kowalski said the sign will be cleaned or replaced before the holiday weekend. “We don’t want that staring at families pulling in with their kids,” she said. “This place has enough history without someone writing it on the front door.”
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Full Review: TINMAN by Kevin ManDraken
— GoreHound Book Club
“They say legends aren't born—they are manufactured, stitched together from the wreckage of trauma, cruelty, and cold industrial steel.”
With TINMAN, Kevin ManDraken strips away the cozy safety of supernatural ghost stories and replaces it with something infinitely worse: reality, sharpened to a razor's edge. This novella is a masterclass in modern body horror and splatterpunk, grounding its terror not in mythical monsters, but in the agonizing, flesh-and-blood architecture of a human being pushed past the absolute brink.
At the center of the nightmare is a terrifying figure forged in the crucible of psychological degradation and profound physical trauma. Bearing severe burn scars and anchored by heavy, military-issued steel prosthetics, this is no unfeeling sci-fi cyborg or mindless slasher. It is a man dismantled and reassembled into a walking monument of pain—a visceral, breathing urban legend born from the worst cruelties humanity has to offer.
ManDraken doesn't shy away from the ugly, brutal realities of physical agony and emotional rot. The prose is unflinching, drenched in a suffocating atmosphere of dread that clings to you long after you’ve turned the final page. But beneath the splatterpunk extremity lies a sharp, deeply character-driven narrative about how legends mutate, how trauma leaves permanent metal tracks in the psyche, and how a community's dark folklore can manifest into an inescapable nightmare.
TINMAN is a vicious, pitch-black triumph of indie horror. If you like your horror raw, visceral, and uncompromised by easy answers, clear your schedule for October 31. This is one urban legend you won't survive escaping.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “An absolute must-read for fans of extreme horror and uncompromising body horror.”
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