Listened to as part of the MM Romance Group Audio Challenge - Released in April, May, June, July, August or September (any year) 
 It took me forever to finish the audio of this, but not because I didn't enjoy it. I kept falling asleep and in running it back to where I'd listened up to I kind of... relistened to a few choice bits. Several times. Heh. It's pretty damn hot, and I really really liked the way Charlie David narrated Silas's voice and all his husky, breathy, turned-on noises and comments... phew *fans self* 
 The story was very enjoyable. Certainly different. Trip meets Silas at a zombie run, where he's dressed as a medic and Silas is a zombie with his heart on display. There's an instant zing of attraction between them, but there's a bit of hit and miss before they actually get together. 
 Trip is... well, he's a mess, tbh. He's paranoid, jealous and terrified of getting out of his comfort zone. Steamrollered by his unboyfriend boss, Cliff Staplegun, into staying with Big Dog and pencilling the insipid Mighty Mites High comic with no real job satisfaction or reward. 
 Getting together with Silas unleashes Trip's imagination along with his raunchier side, and he invents a new character - a sex-demon incubus called Scratch (tagline "got an itch?"). I loved the creativity of it. Silas's input as well as being the inspiration, bringing the Judge to the table and the driving force behind Trip's reluctance to put himself out there. He's a real force of nature. For good. 
 The side-characters were great, I particularly enjoyed the Stones. Max, Trip's godson, was a lot of fun - a mix of old head young shoulders and Sid from Toy Story. 
 It was funny in places, especially where Silas is concerned. He's so... guh! Really into sex, not at all ashamed of what he likes (exhibitionism & edging, among other things), and he basically throws himself whole-hearted into his relationship with Trip. He's basically a total doll. Which makes it even harder when it all goes tits up. 
 I cried real tears near the end, I honestly didn't know if it was going to work out and it was so painful to watch their relationship almost unravel completely, before the resolution. But yeah, it was beautiful and I bloody love this book. 
 I've had Horn Gate on my audio shelf for ages, but I haven't listened to it yet. I'm sure it will be all the better for having read the making of first ;) 
 A double 5star listen for story and narrator!