Hello, friends.
So, THIS is special. My first ever limited edition hardcover is now available to pre-order via Thunderstorm Books.
DADDY’S BOY by Michael David Wilson Thunderstorm hardcover limited edition includes:
- a brand new cover art from Ben Baldwin
- a foreword from David Moody (HATER, AUTUMN)
- an afterword, ‘Grandad’s Boy’
- the Daddy’s Boy glossary
You can pre-order it below, and please do because the amount of pre-orders will affect the print run. Pre-ordering is the only way to guarantee you get a copy of this collectible. A collectible that I believe will only go up in value as I am currently in the early stages of making DADDY’S BOY into a movie. Watch this space, folks.
Pre-order Daddy’s Boy by Michael David Wilson (Thunderstorm Books Edition).
Now, let me tell you a bit about why I’m excited about all of those DADDY’S BOY bonuses.
Cover Art from Ben Baldwin
When I first got into the horror fiction scene in the UK in around 2010 there were two artists that immediately stood out to me as being amongst the best, Vinny Chong and Ben Baldwin. At that point, it was my dream to work with both of them one day. Fast-forward and Vinny Chong created the artwork for House of Bad Memories and the paperback version of Daddy’s Boy, and now in 2026, Ben Baldwin has created the artwork for the limited edition of Daddy’s Boy and I’m so thrilled by it.
A Foreword from David Moody
Speaking of when I first got into the horror fiction scene in the UK, it’s impossible to have a conversation about firsts without talking about David Moody. He was the first person I interviewed when I was a freelance journalist for Scream magazine. He was one of the first people I interviewed for This Is Horror Podcast back in episode two. Joe & Me by David Moody was the first chapbook we released. Episode 100 of This Is Horror Podcast with David Moody was the first live podcast we ever recorded. The first live in-person event I hosted was at Warwick Arts Centre and again this was with David Moody in addition to Adam Nevill and Gary McMahon. David Moody was also the first person to blurb my first book, The Girl in the Video. So, obviously, given all the firsts, it is no surprise that David Moody is providing the foreword for my first hardback limited edition book—my first foreword in any book in fact.
An Afterword, Grandad’s Boy
I’m not sure how to talk about this but I’m currently experiencing intense grief for the first time as my 95-year-old grandfather passed away just over a week ago. At the time I knew I was going to write an afterword for Daddy’s Boy but I didn’t know what it was going to be about. When he passed away I decided to take on the tough task of simultaneously writing a tribute to the kindest man I’ve ever met and writing an afterword to the most comedic book I’ve ever written. I hope I’ve done him proud.
Here is a short extract:
“I didn’t quite know what I was going to write about or how I was going to tackle the Daddy’s Boy afterword until this moment. See, as I sit here writing this with my five-month-old ‘daddy’s boy’ son on my lap in a baby carrier, I am simultaneously grieving the loss of the greatest man I ever knew—my grandfather, Cedric Charles Read. Just yesterday, aged 95, he passed away after leading a rich life of incredible kindness and generosity. I am overwhelmed by sadness, but I am also thankful that such a wonderful, patient, gentle, and compassionate person was in my life to begin with. He modelled how to live and love, and I will take all his lessons going forward and keep him alive through my memories and actions. Unlike Norman with his good intentions and bad actions that often lead to him doing or saying the worst possible thing at the worst possible time, my grandad was the inverse, doing the best things at the best times and saving me when I needed it most. The serendipity in my grandfather posthumously helping me out with this afterword isn’t unnoticed, though on this occasion, I really wish he hadn’t.”
Daddy’s Boy Glossary
Daddy’s Boy is full of obscure references to minor celebrities and Britishisms. I have provided definitions for each of them to help educate and entertain you. For example:
Enid Blyton (person):
English children’s writer of books such as Noddy, The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, and Eight Naked Blokes and a Bird (one of these books may not actually exist). She was also rumoured to enjoy playing naked tennis.
Lunchbox (noun):
a British humorous term for a man’s genitals: Ryan was wearing PVC trousers so tight, you could see the silhouette of his entire lunchbox—was like a banana firmly wrapped in a black bin liner.
So, there you have it. The limited hardcover edition of DADDY’S BOY is available to pre-order from Thunderstorm Books right now. I’d be delighted if you’d do so here: Pre-order Daddy’s Boy by Michael David Wilson (Thunderstorm Books Edition).
And if you want to talk to me about DADDY’S BOY, limited edition books, or indeed anything else related to horror, dark comedy, film adaptations, or writing on your podcast, please drop me a line: michael@thisishorror.co.uk
Keep on keeping on.
And have a great, great day.
Michael David Wilson
