NOVEMBER

NOVEMBER 26

From Monica J. O'Rourke
FLUID WRITING
John Urbancik, author of the acclaimed novel SINS OF BLOOD AND STONE (Catalyst Press), runs a website called Dark Fluidity, which is a promotional tool where he showcases three talented authors, artists and musicians every quarter.

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NOVEMBER 25

From Judi Rohrig
GOT INK?
Quick, grab a pen and in no more than 250 words, describe your idea of a romantic vampire. Say what? 'Tis true, Random House is sponsoring the "Anne Rice Create A Vampire Contest" and all entries must be submitted by December 31, 2002. The top 50 winners will receive a free copy of Anne Rice's thrilling new Vampire Chronicle BLACKWOOD FARM. Rules for the contest including both snailmail and email submission addresses may be found here: RandomHouse.com.
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From DarkEcho
EDITORIAL CHANGES FOR HORROR GARAGE MAGAZINE
Paula Guran will no longer edit the award-winning horror/ music magazine "Horror Garage." An eccentric mix of indie-punk-garage music and original dark fiction, the periodical has been published for three years with Guran as editor.

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NOVEMBER 22

From Judi Rohrig
THE GEEK IS OUT AT REVOLUTION SF
Rick Klaw will be vacating his spot as fiction editor at Revolution SF effective December 31, 2002. RSF president Shane Ivey in his announcement also said: "Rick brought an amazing collection of stories to (the website). They have been surprising, unnerving, and fascinating, and they have been an integral part of our site."

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NOVEMBER 21

DREDGING UP DREG
For years now, underground horror fan fave called DREG has been floating around in the form of convention 5 pager free comics and the like. Originally intended as a graphic novel, the art that accompanied the story was incredible and as articulate as the words themselves.

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From Judi Rohrig
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE SCREAM QUEEN FOR A DAY?
Crazy Ralph Films in conjunction with DH Enterprises is offering females across the country a real chance for fame, fortune, and whatever else seems cool in its the groundbreaking Reality TV/documentary series "I want to be a Scream Queen."

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From Feo & InternetWire
FENDER AND YOUR BIG FREAKING CHANCE!
Fender, the world's largest electric guitar and amplifier manufacturer, is teaming-up with Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp. (Op), the original California lifestyle brand, to spotlight new musical talent. Fender and Op are producing a CD album tentatively titled Op "Emerging," which will feature the world's premiere action sports athletes and their bands, along with up-and-coming, unsigned bands that exemplify the youthful lifestyle shared by both Fender and Op consumers.

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NOVEMBER 20

From Judi Rohrig
NOT A TURKEY IN THE BUNCH!
On Saturday November 23, at 2:00 p.m. Dark Delicacies in Burbank, CA, welcomes F. Paul Wilson, Christa Faust, and horror living legend William F. Nolan who will sign their books and schmooze with visitors. Also on hand will be Meatcake comic book author/artist Dame Darcy and Superman/George Reeves expert Chuck Harter. It all starts at 2:00 p.m. PST.

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NOVEMBER 19

From Michael Laimo
THERE'S ATMOSPHERE AT CHAPTERADAY. COM
Next week, beginning November 25th, my debut novel ATMOSPHERE will be featured on the explosively popular website, Chapteraday.com. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Chapteraday, it's a website that caters to book reading in all its forms. There are a dozen categories to choose from. You sign up for a category, and receive for free, a chapter a day from the selected book of the week for five days.

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From Jack Fisher
A QUICK WORD TO WRITERS
Flesh & Blood magazine, (effective December 1st 2002), will pay 4-5 cents a word for horror/dark fantasy fiction up to 4,500 words; poems will be bought at $10-20/poem. On another note, F&B has been recommended for a Bram Stoker Award! Members should head over to the HWA website (horror.org) and cast your recommendation /vote as well!

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WILL THE DEAD PLEASE SHUT THE HELL UP?
Police in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta are investigating ghostly sounds heard echoing in the city's municipal funeral hall, according to a local government spokesman.

Employees of the funeral parlour, where bodies lie in open caskets during wakes, had complained in recent weeks of hearing spectral cries of a shrieking woman and a sobbing child.

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From SPAWN Newsletter
(REMINDER) MCFARLANE/BARKER SIGNING BACK ON NEW DATE IS DEC. 7 AT MELTDOWN COMICS
The recently postponed signing with Todd McFarlane and Clive Barker, to celebrate the release of Tortured Souls 2: The Fallen, has been officially rescheduled.

(Time out to commence jumping for joy.)

Woo-hoo. The new date for the signing is Saturday, Dec. 7 at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood, CA, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more info on the venue, check out meltcomics.com.

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NOVEMBER 18

THE FIRST ANNUAL SCREENWRITER'S EXPO ROCKED!
And it practically went over without a hitch! Oh sure, Harlan Ellison and company got into a car accident, but no one was injured beyond bruises. And sure, The Expo hosts, Creative Screenwriting magazine, didn't have an easy way to contact them via phone, but there are always typos in the first draft.

Not every writer who dreams of making it big, writing books, cares to write for movies, but for those who do, I'd say (coming to you as a complete stranger to screenwriting) that the Creative Screenwriting magazine's Screenwriter's Expo is one of the best places to start.

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HALLOWEEN STILL AIN'T OVER

Not at this website. And especially not with folks still sending in the pics from that festive Holiday. The scariest ones I'm posting here: Which brings us to our SF/Horror movie Science Geek, Kelly Parks. His office is SO into Halloween, that they actually hired professional Hollywood make-up artists to come in and do them all up as zombies! Now THAT is a cool place to work!

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From Judi Rohrig
NOT TOO LATE TO WATCH THE NIGHTINGALES
E-serial master Douglas Clegg is at it again with another free story and though it's already begun, it's not to late to play catch up! Clegg's first effort at offering a free e-serial came a couple of years ago with NAOMI.

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From Internet Wire
MYSTERY! ONLINE PRESENTS TONY HILLERMAN'S SKINWALKERS
BOSTON, MA
Broadcast Premiere: Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 9pm on PBS - Tony Hillerman’s breakthrough Navajo police novel, SKINWALKERS, comes to PBS in a two-hour American MYSTERY! Special executive-produced by long-time Hillerman fan Robert Redford. Independent filmmaker Chris Eyre (Smoke Signals) directs co-stars Adam Beach (Windtalkers, Smoke Signals) and Wes Studi (DEEP RISING) as officers Chee and Leaphorn.

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NOVEMBER 15

MISS CLEO AND GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Many of you know about my pseudo-Jamaican, pseudo- Psychic, cyberstalkin', mystic Mama having dreams and feeling all kinds of Vibrations whenever she thinks of me. Well I haven't heard from Miss Cleo in some time and this is why.

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From Judi Rohrig
BEFORE YOU STUFF THAT TURKEY...
...you may want to sit in on a live autopsy. Body Worlds is bravely going where London hasn't gone since the 16th Century. On Wednesday, November 20, a Public Autopsy will be performed at The Boiler House, The Old Truman Brewery, 152 Brick Lane, London, E1. Oh, London! They don't do the turkey thing, do they? Anyway, space is limited so tickets must be purchased (yes, I said the money word: "purchased") in advance. Call now: 020 7053 0011 (between 9.30 a.m to 5.30 p.m. London time) or send an email to: exhibition@plastination.com (include name, address & phone number). Tickets will be available at the Boiler House on Live Autopsy Day! Entrance fee: £12 (About the same as the turkey weighs I'll be serving on Thanksgiving Day here in the States!).

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From Brian A. Hopkins
A HAPPY HOPKINS
Hey, you guuuuuuuuuuuuuys! (Shouted with the proper "Goonies" inflection.)
Come celebrate the release of EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS with me at Cybling. November 22, 10 p.m. EST, I will be chatting online at Cybling.com and AOL's Other World's Cafe about my new book. Complete information is at the Cybling site. We’ll figure out some sort of prize to raffle off for those who show up, and I know we'll have a great time.

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From Mike Rodin
HORRORFIND WEEKEND 2003
Due to the huge number of people who attended Horrorfind Weekend 2002 we have had to get a larger hotel for 2003. The 2003 event will be held at the Hunt Valley Marriot in Baltimore County Maryland August 15-17 2003. This new Marriott has twice the convention space, ten times more parking and many more rooms than our original Marriott.

Many guests and events are in the discussion and planning stages now. We are also scouting several other cities for opening another location of the Horrorfind Weekend, more on that as it develops.

New 2003 Horrorfind Weekend site is being designed, not much there now but stay tuned to horrorfindweekend.com.

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NOVEMBER 13

From Judi Rohrig
HEARING THE LIGHT!
HOLY ROLLERS, James Newman's novella of door-to-door evangelism gone terribly, terribly wrong, was a popular title when originally published by DarkTales Publishing. Since its publication, Newman has gone on to have a number of stories appear in several publications including "Dirty Black Summer" at Fangoria online, and "The Good, The Bad, and the Severely Malajusted" at HorrorFind. He's had stories in RARE, BRAINBOX 2, THE DEAD INN, and ASYLUM, VOL. 2.

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From Judi Rohrig
SIGNING LANGUAGE
A couple of years ago, Hellnotes Editor and Cemetery Dance reviewer Garrett Peck arranged a bookstore signing for Bram Stoker winning author Owl Goingback (CROTA) in St. Augustine, FL. Later in the evening, Owl, Nancy Goingback, Robert W. Walker, Garrett, and I all tromped around the oldest city in the US on one of their famous Ghost Tours. After the official tour, our guide was kind enough to take us to the Tolomato Cemetery, an historic
landmark and one truly spooky place where the barbed wire fence faces IN! From that midnight visit, Owl gives us BREED, a totally cool story!

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From Weston Ochse
WES-TON AT TUS-CON
15-17 November 2002
TUS-CON is a long running convention that takes place in Tucson, Arizona. I've been to a few and find it to be author friendly, fan intensive and cozy.

This year's Guest of Honor is Timothy Zahn. As is the usual, Ed Bryant is the toastmaster. Yvonne Navarro and I will be there participating in panels and readings. Check out the online schedule at the Baja Arizona Science Fiction Association - BASFA.

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NOVEMBER 12

JOHN PASSARELLA AT 90
That's right, Stoker Award winning writer, John Passarella (WITHER) moves into The Writer's Block at #90 in the P section.

Brent Zirnheld (LYNCHVILLE POP. 5150) not only dae-bewz at #91, but is the first to reside in the Z section of The Writer's Block.

Also look for updates to
Michael R. Gist G, and
Jason Brannon B.

Want the free promotion that comes with being listed at The Writer's Block? Check out our guidelines!

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From John B. Ford
TERROR TALES IS CONTESTING!
We are proud to present the biggest ever writing competition in the history of horror fiction! Rainfall Books in conjunction with Terror Tales Online will be hosting the 'Top International Horror Contest 2003'.

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NOVEMBER 8

From Andy Fairclough
JOE NASSISE GETS HIS STAR AT HORRORWORLD
Horror's leading message board host Horror World is delighted to announce that it has set up a public forum for the president of the HWA. For the first time ever an HWA President (Joseph Nassise) will monitor and respond to questions and comments left on the message board which is entitled "Ask the HWA President!"

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From Hertzen Chimera
HERTZAN CHIMERA IS DEAD - LONG LIVE HERTZAN CHIMERA
Moments in Purgatory drift by and the angels have been sworn to secrecy.

Just what the f*** has happened to "the living embodiment of the Marquis de Sade" (Feo Amante News 2001) Hertzan Chimera of late? Plumbing the depths of the creative psyche could be a lame answer. Screwing incubus assholes would be the expected alternative, no doubt. Covered in whorelick, drenched in arm mud. But... wait a minute. So early in Chimera's career and already dead (!) Anything of worth has already been said (?)

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NOVEMBER 7

From Judi Rohrig
OFFICIAL TAKEOVER OF COMMAND
November 1 marked the first day of Joe Nassise's reign as President of the Horror Writers Association. Elected by Active Members (except for those who voted in Florida, which is still being counted! HA! -Feo), Nassise defeated David Niall Wilson for the right to lead the writers' organization for the next two years (Then David pulled a knife! NO! I'm kidding! Kidding! -Feo). Writer Tim Lebbon was re-elected to the post of Vice President. Elections for Secretary and Treasure were not held this year, but three Trustees were elected:
Judi Rohrig (our girl, Judi! -Feo again),
Michael Laimo, and representing Affiliate Members,
Nicholas Kaufmann (our boy, Nick! -Feo).
They join John Pelan, Simon Clark, John B. Rosenman, Robert Weinberg, and Douglas Winter on the board.

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From Judi Rohrig
DIY DEADLINE NEARS
The deadline for the 10th Annual Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards is fast approaching. With over $10,000 in prizes including the top prize of $2,500 in cash and international exposure for the winning self-published book, that December 16, 2002, deadline practically sparkles with possibilities. Competition is open to professional writers, part-time writers, and self-starters. You just have to have the book and be willing to pony up the submission fee! Complete rules and a list of categories are available here: writersdigest.com/ /self_published.asp

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NOVEMBER 6

From Judi Rohrig
DANGEROUS VISIONS TO CLOSE DOORS AND OPEN WINDOWS
(FeoNote: Unfortunately, this is the first and will be the last press release we've ever got from Dangerous Visions Bookstore.)
The message posted at the Dangerous Visions Bookstore's website on Halloween was neither trick nor treat. It was real and sad. "We've faced many obstacles over the decades - flood, changing landlords, leaks, robbery," the message read. "We overcame it all (often with your help) but we can't overcome indifference."

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From Judi Rohrig
HOPKINS DIRKS AND SKEWERS
William Gagliani in his review at ChiZine says: "(EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS) may be only 100 pages in length, but it's packed. Multiple Stoker Award-winning author and editor Brian A. Hopkins scores again with a multi-layered work that draws emotion effortlessly from committed readers while also raising the 'grotesque factor' by quite a few degrees in just the right way.

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NOVEMBER 5

From Judi Rohrig
LEFT COAST APPLES AND BREEDING
Writer Jonathan Carroll, fresh from his guesting in Minneapolis for the World Fantasy Convention, will be signing his new book WHITE APPLES at Dark Delicacies in Burbank, CA. on Thursday, November 7, at 1 p.m. (PST).

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NOV. 5

Borderlands' Jude Feldman chats with award-winning artist John Picacio in front of his exhibit. Photo by Judi Rohrig

From Judi Rohrig
THE FANTASY IS OVER! - FOR NOW
The 28th annual World Fantasy Convention convened in Minneapolis, MN, last weekend drawing a number of writers, artists, publishers, editors, booksellers, and fans. Guests of Honor included Jonathan Carroll, Dennis Etchison, Kathe Koja, Dave McKean, and Stephen Jones with William F. Nolan and Nelson Bone as Special Guests. Organizers presented a plethora of panels, roundtables, readings, and signings as well as a brightly lit and spacious Dealers Room and Art Show. The culminating event was Sunday afternoon's presentation of the World Fantasy Awards. Honored were:

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT: George Scithers and Forrest J. Ackerman

NOVEL: Ursula K. Le Guin's The Other Wind (Harcourt)

NOVELLA: S.P. Somtow's "The Bird Catcher" from The Museum of Horrors (Dennis Etchison, ed., Leisure)

SHORT STORY: Albert E. Cowdrey's "Queen for a Day" from Fantasy & Science Fiction (Oct/Nov 2001)

ANTHOLOGY: The Museum of Horrors (Leisure), Dennis Etchison, Editor

COLLECTION: Nalo Hopkinson's Skin Folk (Warner Aspect)

ARTIST: Allen Koszowski

SPECIAL AWARD, PROFESSIONAL (tie): Stephen Jones (editing) and Jo Fletcher (editing)

SPECIAL AWARD, NONPROFESSIONAL: Raymond Russell & Rosalie Parker for Tartarus Press

Judges for this year's awards included Peter Atkins, Meg Davis, Jason Van Hollander, Michele Sagara West, and F. Paul Wilson. Peter Dennis Pautz is the WFA president and Greg Ketter (DreamHaven Books) served as convention chairman.

 

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NOVEMBER 2

COMMITTED TO THE FORM! When my folks were a couple of young and crazy kids, they'd let me watch movies like PSYCHO with them on TV. I was all about 4, but had adult supervision: My Pop was sitting right behind me - ready to grab me at all the scary parts and yell "GOTCHA!" Now they're older and wonder aloud as to where I get all of this Horror and Monster crap! It must have been from my weird Uncle Pat! Well, contributor, Horror Writer, and WHC Official Photographer (IMO), James Futch, sent me this pic of his first born, James Monroe Futch, from this year's Halloween. The kid is dressed as Alice Cooper, right? If James and Lori Futch ever get old and forgetful like my parents, remember this photo and never let them forget it, okay?

 

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OCTOBER 31

JAM MASTER JAY: ASSASSINATED
Bad news from "The first rap group that really mattered." Jam Master Jay, one of the founding members of the pioneering rap group RUN DMC, was assassinated at his recording studio near the New York neighborhood where he grew up, police said.

At about 7:30pm, two thug scumbags, posing as men, were buzzed into the second-floor studio shortly before shots were fired inside its lounge on Wednesday, police said. As of early today, no arrests have been made.

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STATUE OF LIBERTY
Not Horror, Thriller, Mystery, or Suspense, but a very cool use of code. As an American, it also appeals to me personally.
doody36.home.attbi.com/liberty.htm

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OCTOBER 30

From John Urbancik
HELL AND ROSES
In late November, Horror writer John Urbancik will be giving away a short novel at his website. ROSES GROW is a haunted house story he originally wrote before SINS OF BLOOD AND STONE, his 'first' novel, and he recently went back to revise the Hell out of it. Designed himself a cover. And now he's giving it away, free, one string attached: if you like it, tell others where to find it. You can see the cover at darkfluidity.com.

Also check out the featured author of the month, Simon Clark.

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OCTOBER 29

From Mary SanGiovanni
UNDER COVER! UNDER COVER! UNDER COVER OF THE NIGHT!
A brand-new reality show pilot comes to a deadly end. A rock star gets caught up in a dangerous game when he buys an old mansion. A birthday party goes horribly wrong when the entertainment gets out of hand. A beat cop finds himself entangled with a cult whose ancient prophecies are about to be fulfilled.

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OCTOBER 28

PLAYING UP OTHERS, PLAYING WITH MYSELF
Okay, I'm always promoting others right? Is it cool to promote myself? Because earlier this month Ellen Datlow informed me that my story, SOME PEOPLE, in DECADENCE: An Erotic Horror Anthology, is getting honorable mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #15. The Woman Is a GENIUS! My story is also getting great reviews at prestigious sites like Infinityplus.co.uk, where it was said of SOME PEOPLE, "...this may be the standout story in the book." I don't know who the reviewer, John Grant is, but The Man Is a GENIUS!

Okay, I'm done.

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OCTOBER 24

From Judi Rohrig
THREE IF BY BOOKSTORE!
Friday night, October 25, a whole, whole bunch of horror's finest will converge on the Barnes & Noble store in Burlington, MA, to sign books and works as well as wreak terror into the hearts of anyone they can. Look for:
Stanley Wiater, Christopher Golden, Thomas E. Sniegoski, Rick Hautala, Holly Newstein, Jon Merz, Jeffrey Thomas, John D. Harvey, Paul G. Tremblay, Kurt Newton, Michael Arruda, Pete Dudar, Dale N. Walter, Dan Keohane, and gifted horror illustrator and artist Glenn Chadbourn. Screaming starts at 7:30 p.m. (EDT) Surrender your soul!

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From Chris Gage
CHECKING IN WITH OLD FIENDS
Here's a roundup of news and info from the creators of some of the books I've mentioned in this space. That's right, they read this column! I'm not just pissing into the wind here! Anyway:

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From Judi Rohrig
SPOOKY TRADITIONS IN NEW YAWK
Writer and editor Gordon Linzner will do his best to keep the campfire ghost stories alive as he spins out some yarns during the next week or so. On Saturday, October 26, from 4-7 p.m., Linzner will appear at the Van Cortlandt Park Halloween event. Then on Monday, October 28, at 7:00 p.m., he will be the featured performer just before Open Mike at the The Muddy Cup (Van Duzer Street near Beach St. in Staten Island). He'll repeat a visit to the Muddy Cup on Saturday, November 2, where he will perform between music sets. All this in the Big Apple - New York City - so if you're in the neighborhood, drop by and get scared!

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OCTOBER 23

From Joe Nassise
THE LAUNCH OF THE HWA HORROR PREVIEW NOVEL CLUB & CHANGE
First, don't miss the launch of the new HWA Horror Novel Preview Club next week. Doug Clegg's THE HOUR BEFORE DARK will start things off, followed over the next few weeks by Karen Taylor's RESURRECTION, Mike Laimo's ATMOSPHERE, and Jon Merz's THE INVOKER. Every single one of them is a spectacular read and by joining the club you'll get to read the first several chapters of each through your email every weekday. If you missed the last edition of this newsletter (where the club was first announced) you can learn more about that club at either the Booksamillion.com website or the Chapteraday.com website. Or, you can send an email to join-horror @ books. chapteraday .com to sign up!

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OCTOBER 21

YOU NEEDS MUST KNOW: MICHAEL LAIMO
Michael Laimo writes to tell us of the goings on in his literary life as well as a pretty cool contest.

Wednesday, October 30 at 7:30, at
Barnes & Noble, Mohegan Lake NY.
They're planning a halloween horror event! Also appearing will be Douglas Clegg (THE HOUR BEFORE DARK), Jack Ketchum (RED), and Gerard Hoaurner (THE BEAST THAT WAS MAX). Laimo will be signing copies of ATMOSPHERE. Questions and directions can be obtained by calling the store at 914-528-6275. Ask for Eileen Farrar.

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OCTOBER 17

From Judi Rohrig
GAIMAN TOPS MCFARLANE IN COURT
The tangles have been legal for the past several years between the creator of Spawn's nemesis, Angela, Neil Gaiman, and comic-book kingpin, Mr. Spawn himself, Todd McFarlane. Those legal issues were settled this week when a Wisconsin Federal Court found in favor of Gaiman concerning the creation of certain characters and the rights to them. Gaiman contented McFarlane had breached contracts with him in 1992 and 1997 and that Image Comics had neglected to identify and give proper credit to Gaiman on several projects. Comic Book Resources has more on the story.

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OCTOBER 16

From Sci-Fi Channel
CLIVE BARKER SWEEPSTAKES!
SCI FI Channel Turns Your Home Into The Ultimate Haunted House Inspired By The Master Himself Clive Barker

SCI FI Channel and horror scribe Clive Barker will give one lucky viewer the chance to turn their home into the stuff their childhood nightmares were made of with "This Old Haunted House Sweepstakes." Pinhead under your bed? Not a problem. Candyman in your closet? No sweat. The winner of the month-long contest will have their home completely transformed, a la Clive Barker, for Halloween 2003.

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From Judi Rohrig
LIVE CHAT WITH ANDREW VACHSS
Andrew Vachss - champion of the Children of the Secret (abused children) and author of some of most raw and penetrating novels around - is scheduled to be a guest on Thursday, October 17, at 5:00 p.m. (EDT) for an online chat at USA Today. The just released ONLY CHILD (Knopf) is the latest in Vachss's Burke series, but THE
GETAWAY MAN, a rare non-Burke offering is scheduled for a February 2003 release from Vintage/Black Lizard.

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OCTOBER 15

From Judi Rohrig
WOMEN OF HORROR TAKE OVER HOLLYWOOD!
Jemiah Jefferson, Staci Layne Wilson, and Maria Alexander join forces on Sunday, October 20, at Harmony Gallery, in Hollywood, CA, at 8:00 p.m. (PDT) for DAMSELS OF THE DARK: An Evening With Horror-Writing Women. Jefferson, a Portland, OR, writer is the author of VOICE OF BLOOD and WOUNDS. Wilson will read from her book HORROR OF THE HOLY while fellow LA lass Alexander will read from her new collection, BITING MIDNIGHT: A Feast of Darksome Verse. Please consider this your personal invitation. More information from
counterpointrecordsandbooks.com.

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OCTOBER 12

From Judi Rohrig
CHICAGO GOES ALL SPOOKY
Those fine people at Chicago's Twilight Tales Reading Group are turning out the lights, but turning up the heat this month with several events slated to celebrate the Halloween season! Popping out of the pumpkin first is a Monday night, October 14, appearance by the one and only Liz Mandeville Greeson, Chicago's reigning redheaded Blues diva. Also on the marquee is Sukie de la Croix with I F**K THE DEAD. Butt-wiggling and screaming begins at 7:30 p.m., at the Red Lion Pub, 2448 N. Lincoln (across from the historic Biograph Theatre). Admission is $4 a person, but well worth it!

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OCTOBER 11

WRITERS AND WHERE TO STALK THEM
We have a few lists of author signings courtesy of MYSTERIOUS GALAXY in San Diego, CA. and DARK DELICACIES in Burbank CA. The only thing stopping any other bookstores (like in your area of the earth) from getting posted is that they don't send me any emails. SO let your locals know gang!

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OCTOBER 10

SEX WITH A TWIST
Not Horror by any means. But perhaps an end to some Horrors (AIDS and overpopulation) in a story so unusual you just have to read it for yourself.

cnn.com

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From Judi Rohrig
NYPD RED AND ROMERO!
The New York City Independent Horror Film Festival is gearing up for its run, October 25-27 in, yes, New York City! Wow! There's lots of fun gore on the plate as the festival honors George A. Romero with its Lifetime Achievement honors. In celebration, they'll be showing Romero's CREEPSHOW as well as goodies like William Lustig's 1980 classic slasher film MANIAC and Dan O'Bannon's 1985 classic zombie film RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. For more information on tickets and a more complete lineup, visit the website:
www.moodudefilms.com/.

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(Oct. 10)
From Joseph Nassise
HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES A BOOK PREVIEW CLUB
The Horror Writers Association, in conjunction with Chapteraday.com, is pleased to announce the formation of the Horror and Supernatural Suspense book preview club, to begin service just in time for this year's Halloween season.

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HORROR FOR LIBERALS AND COMMUNISTS
A triad of studies by the UN confirms that world poverty, stavation, and ignorance are far lower today than they were in 1980. The difference? A world wide embrace of Capitalism, globalism, and free trade with countries moving toward democracy experiencing the greatest freedoms and liberties.

Where freedoms are most restricted, largely Arab countries, is where ignorance, poverty is most prevalent and where human rights are most assaulted.

For more information, check out the following links

The UN Development Report

The Institute For International Studies

Atlantic Monthly

foxnews.com

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OCTOBER 8

From Monica J. O'Rourke
LOOKS LIKE IT'S BECOMING OCTOBER
William Simmons, a well-respected editor/reviewer in the horror field, works for such places as Hellnotes and Cemetery Dance and has interviewed authors including Graham Masterton, Ramsey Campbell and Barry Hoffman. William told us recently that his chapbook collection “of autumnal horror and dark fantasy including cover art by Chad Savage and an introduction by T.M. Wright (STRANGE SEED)” will be debuting shortly from Flesh & Blood Press.

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THERE'S STILL HOPE FOR CACEK
Horror writer, P.D. Cacek, is living in New Hope, Pennsylvania and the folks there are happy to have her. Check out the web page they made up for her at newhopepa.com/ / /Trish_Cacek_index.htm.

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W.T.F. News
by Brian Knight
HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW
The release of Horror Rocker ROB ZOMBIE's RAMONES tribute album, "We're A Happy Family: A Tribute To The Ramones," is moved back to December 24. Just in time for Christmas! Rob Zombie and The Ramones? Oh well, after hearing ALICE COOPER's remake of The Rolling Stones "Start Me Up" I suppose I can handle anything.

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OCTOBER 7

From Chris Gage
MARVEL IS IN A GRAY AREA
Ace AMAZING SPIDER-MAN artist John Romita Jr. (in collaboration with co-writer Glen Brunswick) is working on a creator-owned series for Marvel called THE GRAY AREA. It's premised on the idea that, when we die, 10% of us go to Heaven and 10% to Hell, but 80% are neither good enough nor evil enough to enter either afterworld. Those 80% end up in the Gray Area, a limbo-like reflection of the real world, where our actions can push us in the direction of one ultimate fate or the other.

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OCTOBER 4
From Shane Ryan Staley
DELIRIUM'S SLOW RECOVERY
(FeoNote- I just want to say that the following is not giving free advertising to Delirium. I am a penny pinching, money grubbing cretin! I post this because it is news directly from the source. So there!)
Well, it's coming around. All the stock has now been replaced and ready to sell. I'd like to thank the many people who helped me out including Brian Keene, Gak, Matt Schwartz, Colleen Crary and a ton of others who came forth. I appreciate everyone's help and support.

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OCTOBER 1

THE MUMMY'S A DADDY
Brendan Frasier (THE MUMMY, GODS & MONSTERS, THE MUMMY RETURNS) is a daddy as of Sept. 17th (can you believe they are only Now releasing this info?). The 33 year old actor and his wife, Afton (who did most of the work on this production - don't kid yourself) celebrate the arrival of Griffin Arthur Fraser from parts unknown to earth.

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W.T.F. News
by Brian Knight
METALLICA: NOW IN A CRUSH PROOF BOX
Metallica is releasing a live box set? Where the hell was I when they announced that? Live Shit: Binge And Purge - a 2 DVD & 3 CD compilation of live Metalica - will hit the stores November 12, and will retail for a measly $59.99. The DVDs include live performances from Seattle and San Diego. The music on the CDs was recorded in Mexico City. Also included on one of the DVDs, a printable ebook.

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by Internet Wire
FICTIONWISE LAUNCHES eBOOK LIBRARY PRODUCT
CHATHAM, NJ - Fictionwise, Inc., one of the world's leading eBook retailers, today announced the launch of Libwise - a product that allows any library or group to field a completely outsourced, automated eBook lending website. The product officially launches on October 7, 2002 at: www.libwise.com.

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SEPTEMBER 28

by Chris Reed
SIMON CLARK FEELS JUST TRIFFID
Simon Clark was delighted to receive not one but two British Fantasy Awards when this year's winners were announced on 21 September 2002 at the British Fantasy Convention, Champagne Charlie's, London.

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SEPTEMBER 27

MICHAEL CRICHTON ROBBED
SF/Horror writer, Michael Crichton (THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, JURASSIC PARK, THE 13TH WARRIOR) was robbed at gunpoint in his own home by at least two candidates for B.F. prison. The robbery occurred at his home in Santa Monica, California at 5am Monday morning, Sept. 23.

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SEPTEMBER 26

From Edo van Belkom
BE VERY AFRAID!
the sequel to the Bram Stoker and Aurora Award nominated, and CLA young-adult book-of-the-year finalist BE AFRAID! is shipping now and will be in stores by October 14th.

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SEPTEMBER 25

by Thomas M. Sipos
DRACULA WAS MY ANCESTOR!
David Drake - a descendent of the infamous Vlad "The Impaler" Dracula! - is alive and well and stalking for night life in the Big Apple - in his new Off Broadway show about his investigation into his bizarre family tree!

That's the shocking story as revealed by New York actor/playwright David Drake in an exclusive interview with the Hollywood Investigator!

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SEPTEMBER 24

KEALAN-PATRICK BURKE MAKES A GOTHIC GRAB
Kealan-Patrick Burke has grabbed the reigns of fiction editor at Gothic.Net in place of Seth Lindbergh, who thinks he can make a better writer than editor. We'll See!

Burke says "I cannot hope to fill the shoes of such a respected writer/editor," and small wonder, as Seth is nearly 7 feet tall!

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From Judi Rohrig
TRIFFIDS BETTER THAN GODS WITH THE BFS!
While Neil Gaiman's AMERICAN GODS succeed in bringing home both the Bram Stoker and Hugo Awards, Simon Clark interrupted the Sandman creator's award-run by walking away with the British Fantasy Society (That's what BFS stands for, not Big F*cking Saxons -feo) award in the Best Novel category. The 2002 British Fantasy Awards which were announced last Saturday night, September 21, at the British Fantasy Convention in London.

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SEPT. 25

SPOOKYCON ISS BIZARRE!
Folks need to be warned early about things like conventions so be advised that SpookyCon will be held in San Francisco, Jan. 9-12, 2003.

Darren McKeeman of Gothic.net (those guys again!) is throwing this she-bang together and even he admits that the roster of the guests is "eclectic". Forget the dictionary definition. Think of Jeffrey Dahmer mulling over the appearance of his dinner setting and saying, "Hmm. That's eclectic."

Just check out the "celebrity guest" list.

Poppy Z. Brite
Caitlin R. Kiernan
David J. Schow
Scott Spiegel
Serena Valentino and
"Up and Coming Writer" (for 5 years running) guest: Geoff Cooper

The convention will be held at the Holiday Inn in Chinatown. So head for the hills - of Northern California - because that's where the SpookyCon will be.

 

 

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SEPTEMBER 23

A PREZZY 4 U
With Halloween just around the corner, I feel so filled with the spirit of something or other. Could be Jack Daniels but never count out the Smirnoff! Both are far worse for you than !Aieee ... Marijuana! but the Ultra Right supports my right to destroy my life with booze and cost you millions of tax dollars in unpaid hospital bills and rising insurance rates! The Goverment is powerless to stop me! Eat shit, suckers! Where was I? Oh yeah! I'm going to give you a spiffy present here. I've got the global remove URL for virtumundo. Remember them? They do a ton of unsavory spam like representing the now defunct psychic phony, Miss Cleo. Well here is the link to have yourself removed from all of their spam and spam companies (like vmadmin.com and others).
http:// privacy.virtumundo.com / optout /global.html

What this means is that you will be removed from any and all spam affiliations tied to virtumundo! I'm such a saint!

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HORRIBLE NEWS RETURNS
I can't help it. The news lately has been just too ridiculous, too insipid, too Stupido (Why is it that if I said that in the language of romance - French - I would seem an intellectual, but when I say it in the language of romance - Spanish - I seem like a clod? Damn those French!). Anyway, after a long hiatus, Horrible News is back and wreaking havoc on the boobs in the news. Check it out and see if I just slaughtered your sacred cow. Among the stories in this latest issue, a Brit artist whose claim to fame is slaughtered cows.

Real Headlines - Lampoon News
Horrible News.

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HORRIBLE NEWS GETS ITS OWN PAGE
Sometimes our government newsmakers are so mind-numbingly, incredibly stupid (I'd even go so far as to call them bare-faced liars but, hey, I don't want to be insulting!) that their antics deserve their own page outside of Horrible News. So check out this article on John Walters, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

U.S. OFFICIAL WARNS OF TEEN POT USE

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SEPTEMBER 16

by Brian Knight
CHRIST! THAT'S NOT MY POT!
New Jesus Christ Superstar, Sebastian Bach, found not guilty of marijuana possession. Press reports that Bach copped guilty to the charges were in error. Bach did not plead guilty and was not found guilty. Sebastian applied for, and received a conditional discharge last July, and if all goes well charges will be dropped within the year.

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SEPTEMBER 13

CHESYA BURKE MOVES IN
Horror writer Chesya Burke comes to The Writer's Block at #91 in the "B" section.

Also, Simon Wood has a slew of new releases in his update in the "W" section. Want free promotion? If you have at least 3 published Horror, Thriller, Mystery, and/or Suspense fiction stories published, you can get on The Writer's Block. Check out our guidelines for details!

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THE HORROR OF HORROR PUBLISHING
Shane Staley of Delirium Press has gone through some deeply hellacious times in the past few weeks. He gave some mighty bad news to many of his writers, but it was not near as bad as the news he had for himself.

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From Chris Gage
CHECKER BOOKS TAPS CLIVE BARKER'S "VEIN"
In December, 2002, Checker Book Publishing will release TAPPING THE VEIN, an anthology of comic book adaptations of Clive Barker's short stories from THE BOOKS OF BLOOD.

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SEPTEMBER 12

From Judi Rohrig
I CAN READ! YOU CAN READ, TOO!
On Tuesday, September 24, the American Library Association (ALA) will be celebrating Banned Books Week 2002 with a "Read Out!" - a continuous reading of banned and challenged books. Right now, they are looking for authors to read from selected banned books! How cool is that? Authors won't be reading their own works, but they can choose what's available. The event itself will take place at the ALA's Chicago headquarters in honor of the 21st annual celebration of the freedom to read. Deadline for sign up is September 13, so hurry and email Nanette Perez: nperez@ala.org or call: 312-280-4223.

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MONICA'S GOT THE PHOTOS, MAN!
Monica J. O'Rourke attended the Horrorfind convention in August and has the photos to prove it. Check out her coverage at CatalystPress.net.

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MOVIE NEWS
Oscar winning actress Kim Hunter (PLANET OF THE APES, THE KINDRED), died of a heart attack on Sept. 11 in her Greenwich Village home in New York. She was a stellar, talented actress who didn't get near enough time in front of the camera. Look for her work and see what you missed.

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SEPTEMBER 11

From Judi Rohrig
NIGHT BIRD'S A SPEAKIN' PLENTY
The much awaited Robert R. McCammon novel, SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD, has been released by River City Publishing, and Mr. McCammon, in good author style, has taken to the road to sign and press the flesh with his fans. Here's a list of where he'll be in the next couple of weeks:

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SEPTEMBER 10

TOP SEARCHES AT IMDB.COM
The following are the top searches for the month of September as recorded at imdb.com.

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PAULA'S POINTS
Paula Guran is on the warpath again, pointing fingers and dishing the dirt on what is wrong in the Horror (dare I call it) genre. But does she make a good point? Read her article Tribal Stand at Locusmag.com.

Still, there is much that Paula leaves out. Much that needs to be said and more that needs to be clarified. For that, see E.C.McMullen Jr.'s response.

Swimming With The Pond Scum.

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SEPTEMBER 9

From Judi Rohrig
ALIVE IN THE SOUTHWEST AND OTHER PARTS!
Texas writer Joe R. Lansdale always has more than one iron in the fire writing not just horror but science fiction, mysteries, and westerns. Having donned his SF boots as he played Toastmaster at this year's ArmadilloCon in Austin, TX, Joe did one masterful job with his opening remarks, waxing nostalgic on earlier conventions (though perhaps revealing his age): "...the conventions aren't the same either... gatherings and banquets were a lot more exciting because we had to forage and hunt for our own food."

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From Brian Knight
SHADOW MUSIC'S - WTF NEWS
Some folks will do anything for attention, or a quick buck, and I do mean anything! If Marilyn Manson's Anti-Christ Superstar wasn't enough to get your attention, then how about Sebastian Bach as Jesus Christ? It's true; Sebastian Bach signed up to play the big JC in Jesus Christ Superstar, and started with the November 1st show in California.

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SEPTEMBER 8

BRUCE DICKENSON GOES ACES HIGH FOR REAL!
Okay now metal heads, picture this. You are on a 737 jet plane heading for wherever. The pilot comes on and says in a very familiar voice, "This is Bruce Dickenson, your Captain."

You chuckle, right? "Heh! Bruce Dickenson. Of course, not THE Bruce Dickenson."
WRONG!

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SEPTEMBER 6

AT THE HORRORFIND WEEKEND 2002 WITH KELLI CAMPBELL
Kelli Campbell has an excellent photo shoot of the Horrorfind 2002 up at her site. The pics are sharp and the color is excellent. Check it out at kelli-campbell.com/hf2.html

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SEPTEMBER 5

NEW RESIDENTS AT THE WRITER'S BLOCK
M.F. Korn is planting a lovely kudzo garden behind his new digs at #89 in the K section of The Writer's Block.

James Futch moves in at #90 in the F section. These are alphabetical, you ARE getting that, right?

The Writer's Block is a place of self promotion where a writer can list their bibliobio. For those readers who have been looking for the title to a cherished story, but forget the name of the writer. For those visitors who know a writer and would like to find out more, This is the purpose of The Writer's Block. Folks at The Writer's Block are there of their own free will, we don't post anyone without their permission. Think you belong there? Then check out the guidelines.

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BIG DOINGS AT LITTLE DEL'S
Dark Delicacies is having a huge shebang for September and October at their bookstore in Burbank, California, and every Horror fan who is going to be in that area, or can make it, has just gotta know!

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SEPTEMBER 4

YOU A STALKER FAN? WHO ISN'T?
Before the X-Files of the 90s there was Kolchak: The Night Stalker of the 70s. The "Me Generation" was getting the beejabbers scared out of them every Thursday at 8pm on ABC. Small wonder: none other than Richard Matheson wrote the first two pilot scripts. THE NIGHT STALKER and THE NIGHT STRANGLER. Now, after much ado, Gauntlet publisher Barry Hoffman has secured all the rights and permissions to release a limited edition, signed hardcover of three KOLCHAK SCREENPLAYS (including one never filmed!). Is there a problem with this? Yes. You have to survive the evils of the world for a year before you can get your grubby little hands on them - Fall 2003. Only 552 copies (numbered and lettered) will be released. So if you expect to live that long, better hike on over to GauntletPress' spiffy website.

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From Monica J. O'Rourke
NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA PLATTMAN!
Award-winning writer John R. Platt's first short-story collection DIE LAUGHING was recently released by Medium Rare Books. Publisher John Turi said, "John Platt is well known for his unique mix of humor and horror. His short stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, and he's started to gather quite a following. We're extremely pleased to be publishing his first book."

John just announced that he will be reading from the book and signing copies at Borders Books & Music store in East Brunswick, NJ on Tuesday, September 10th. If you're in the area, stop by and say hi to John, and pick up your copy of DIE LAUGHING.

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From Monica J. O'Rourke
JASON BRANNON IS ON FIRE
Last year, author Jason Brannon released a collection of short stories called PUZZLES OF FLESH (Silver Lake Publishing) and met with good reviews. Now he's back with a second collection, called FIVE DAYS ON THE BANKS OF ACHERON (Double-Dragon e-books), which is currently ranked third in sales in the Dark Fantasy category at Fictionwise. The book is also slated for a paperback release, so keep watching the site for this information.
Visit Jason's website: angelfire.com/rant/puzzles.

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IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO SHOCK THE UNSHOCKABLE
(Seattle, WA) SEX & DEATH is a new adult fiction site devoted to the "crime horror" genre. It is actively seeking short fiction submissions to add to its growing library of gruesome, original tales, including some by published authors Hertzan Chimera (SZMONHFU) and Alex Severin (BROKEN).

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SEPTEMBER 3

From Monica J. O'Rourke
THAT IRREPRESIBLE CHIMERA
It wasn't enough that Hertzan Chimera wanted to shake things up with his new novel UNITED STATES, being called a grim tale of personal humiliation and social disease (Eraserhead Press). Now he tells us that his story, Painter Man, is available at EROTIC DEATH online magazine and that they've created a category called Perversions just for this story. The strong-hearted (and those with strong stomachs) should check out this story.

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SEPTEMBER 1

VAL GUEST WALKS LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
London born filmmaker Val Guest (THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE, THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT) will appear in-person on all three evenings of the American Cinematheque's presentation of METHOD TO THE MADNESS: A TRIBUTE TO VAL GUEST IN-PERSON, the first Los Angeles retrospective of his work, featuring eight of his films to be shown in Hollywood's Egyptian Theater, September 20 - 22, 2002.

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