Encyclopocalypse Publications’ announced the December 5th release of Long Weekend in novel form. Based on Colin Eggleston’s 1978 film of the same name, Long Weekend is a cautionary telling of man vs. wilderness and the lengths at which Mother Nature will go to exact her pound of flesh against those who’ve run afoul of her good graces.

For Peter and Marcia, a few days amidst the picturesque Australian outback would seemingly course-correct their crumbling marriage. But in trying to move past marital indiscretions, an utter disregard for the beautiful countryside would not go unnoticed. By the time their weekend comes to a close, every bird, beach, and blade of grass will be out for blood. Concurrently celebrated and criminally overlooked, Long Weekend is considered a forefather of Oz-centric horror. Penning the novelization of one of his country’s most significant entries to the genre is award-winning Australian author Brett McBean, working from the original screenplay by Everett De Roche.

In providing the book’s foreword, no one was better suited than acclaimed director Jamie Blanks, whose own career was so influenced by Long Weekend that he shot a remake in 2008 alongside De Roche: “One of the challenges of adapting Long Weekend as a remake was to find ways to gain insight into the minds of the two characters and their twisted, toxic relationship with the environment and each other.

Paperback pre-orders in the USA are available directly through Encyclopocalypse at encyclopocalypse.com. There are two versions available: a standard Trade size and a pocket sized Mass Market version reflecting the publisher’s love of novelizations from the 80s and early 90s. Most International customers can pre-order via their favorite local or online booksellers. In Australia, you can pre-order from Booktopia.

eBook pre-orders are available via all major online booksellers, including Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Other online options are available via this link: https://books2read.com/LongWeekend