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JUNE 30 From Brett
Savory 1st place:
IN THE LAND OF THE BLIND by Robert Swartwood The top three placers will be published in ChiZine, issue #22 (October – December 2004) at 5 cents per word (USD), and will also get their choices of selected Leisure Books titles. There were 238 entries. Congratulations to all the winners and Honorable Mentions! The judges tell me making these choices was incredibly difficult, due to the high level of quality found in this year's submissions. Thanks to everyone for making our 10th contest a big success!! For the complete list of winners including Honorable Mentions, check out Chiaroscuro. HAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAY TO- Hey, anybody remember that young Heavy Metal kid, Yngwie Malmsteen? Yeah, time passes like nothing! Ol' Viking Yngwie, like the majority of super talented Nordic guitarists, never amounted to much in the US Music Media Market Circle, but he still plays one mean guitar and his albums still contain some of the best hardcore fretwork ever. Musician Yngwie Malmsteen (RISING FORCE, MAGNUM OPUS, ALCHEMY, ODYSSEY, GENESIS, ATTACK) is 41.
JUNE 29
CHARLIE
ALTAMONT LIVES! Ken Foree (DAWN OF THE DEAD, FROM BEYOND, DEATH SPA, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3, THE DENTIST, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004]) plays Captain Spaulding's (actor Sid Haig) brother, Charlie Altamont: A pimp who has his own whore town out in the boondocks middle of nowhere. Shooting continues today - Tuesday - and is expected to wrap up tomorrow. Check out Ken Foree's site for more.
HAPPY
HORROR BIRTHDAY TO-
JUNE 25 HORRIBLE
NEWS Go to Horrible News
JUNE 24
HAPPY
HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO-
JUNE 23 HAPPY
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JUNE 22 HAPPY
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JUNE 21
NICK IS MAKING IT BIG A new interview with author Nicholas Kaufmann is now available in the premiere issue of the online magazine Epic Science Fiction and Fantasy. The interview, conducted by Armand Rosamilia, covers everything from the HWA Charles Grant Benefit Auction Nick helped put together, which raised over $10,000, to Kaufmann's top five tips for aspiring writers. You can read the interview at epicsff.com UNKNOWN
CREATURES INVADE BOOKSTORE On Sunday June 27th at 2:00p.m. Dark Delicacies will be holding a book signing for Editor Jeff Gelb and writers Dennis Etchison, John Skipp, and Gary Brandner for the release of the original HOT BLOOD. Joining them will be author Vince Churchill signing his second novel THE BLACKEST HEART and author Mark Traversino signing his first novel THE PHANTOM OF THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL. On Tuesday June 29th at 7:30 p.m. there will be a very special DVD release and signing party for the DVD release of DRACULA: Dead & Loving It with screenwriters Steve Haberman and Rudy De Luca along with make-up artist Todd McIntosh. Plus a signing for the DVD release of KING OF THE ANTS with Director Stuart Gordon, and actors George Wendt and Vernon Wells. Dark Delicacies
is located at
Writer / Director Larry Wachowski (THE MATRIX, ANIMATRIX, THE MATRIX: Reloaded, THE MATRIX: Revolutions) is 39. The next birthday boy has dedicated the largest body of his work to documenting all of those who created fictional Horror and Thriller in various media. By doing so, he has become part of the genre himself. Happy Birthday to Writer David J. Skal (DARK CARNIVAL: The Secret World of Tod Browning, HOLLYWOOD GOTHIC, THE MONSTER SHOW, V IS FOR VAMPIRE, SCREAMS OF REASON: Mad Science in Modern Culture) is 52. And on Sunday- Ever since this Aussie made a name for herself in the movie DEAD CALM, she's never strayed too far from Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Suspense movies. Happy Birthday to Actor Nicole Kidman (DEAD CALM, MALICE, TO DIE FOR, PRACTICAL MAGIC, EYES WIDE SHUT, THE OTHERS, BIRTHDAY GIRL, PANIC ROOM, DOGVILLE, THE HUMAN STAIN, THE STEPFORD WIVES) who is 37. Actor Candy Clark (THE BIG SLEEP, Q, BLUE THUNDER, AMITYVILLE 3D, CAT'S EYE, AT CLOSE RANGE, THE BLOB [1988], BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, CHERRY FALLS) is 57. Writer, Director Roberto Rodriguez (EL MARIACHI, DESPERADO, FROM DUSK TIL DAWN, THE FACULTY, SPY KIDS, SPY KIDS 2, SPY KIDS 3-D, ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO) is 35. And on Saturday- Actor Mia Sara (LEGENDS, SHADOWS IN THE STORM, APPRENTICE TO MURDER, DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS, CAROLINE AT MIDNIGHT, THE MADDENING, UNDERTOW) is 37.
JUNE 18 HAPPY
HORROR BIRTHDAY TO -
JUNE 17 From Michael
Laimo What's new with the site? Well, it's a lot better looking than the old one. And, in addition, there's a blog up there on page one, which I will be updating regularly, sometimes daily, with anything and everything about my writing and whatever else I feel like discussing. Check out the site and please drop me a note, or visit the guestbook, and let me know what you think. Michael Laimo is the author of many Horror short stories and two novels, ATMOSPHERE and DEEP IN THE DARKNESS. JUNE 16
Writer Joyce Carol Oates is known for her novels, which are mostly dramas, and her short stories, which are mostly Horror! Happy 66th! Actor Arnold Vosloo (ACT OF PIRACY, BURIED ALIVE, DARKMAN II, DARKMAN III, PROGENY, THE MUMMY, THE MUMMY RETURNS, ENDANGERED SPECIES) is 42. JUNE 15 REAL HORROR Read the full story at cnn.com HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO - Director Herschell Gordon Lewis (BLOOD FEAST, TWO THOUSAND MANIACS!, COLOR ME BLOOD RED, MONSTER A GO-GO, A TASTE OF BLOOD, THE GRUESOME TWOSOME, SOMETHING WEIRD, THE DEVIL WEARS CLODHOPPERS, GORE-GORE GIRLS, BLOOD FEAST II: ALL U CAN EAT) who, when he wasn't making horror, made various core densities of porn. Herschell is 78. How does
a Paleontologist make the birthday list on a Horror Thriller website?
He routinely uses his brain. In this case, our next Birthday boy has worked
as consultant on Monster movies. So a big Happy Birthday to From Skeptic.com CHRISTIAN CONMEN TOY WITH THE LIVES OF NAIVE BELIEVERS Dr. Bruce Flamm of Kaiser Permanente, Riverside, California, a long time skeptic of alternative medicine, has been tracking (and breaking) this remarkable story of fraud and deceit in the hallowed halls of medical science. Congratulations to Bruce for his dogged efforts over the past several years to stay the course and see the investigation through. The full
article at Skeptic.com Related links from past news on this issue: 'Healing power of prayer revealed' Heart patients 'benefit from prayer' Church leaders encourage faith healing 'No health benefit' from prayer Exposed: conman's role in prayer-power IVF 'miracle'
JUNE 14 MIKE OLIVERI
- WRITER! PRODUCER! There's a new Oliveri out there. Patrick Daniel Oliveri, to be exact. Little guy was born on the morning of 6/10, weighing in at 8 lbs 2 oz and 20" long. He's the spitting image of his big brother Tim, who is in turn excited to have someone around to distract Mom and Dad while he gets into trouble.
SUCCULENT
PREY Succulent Prey is the story of Joseph Miles, a young psychology student who was attacked by a serial child murderer as a small boy. Years later he finds himself struggling against a growing impulse to kill and consume that he believes is due to a virus the killer passed on to him. He believes that serial killers may be caused by a communicable disease, perhaps the same one responsible for the werewolf and vampire myths. Now he must find a cure for this serial killer virus before the woman he loves becomes the next victim of his murderous lust. The book is available for pre-order from Bloodletting Press but won't be published until sometime in 2005. THE NEW REX MUNDI
FeoNote: Comic book noir rarely gets smarter or weirder than Rex Mundi. These are the updates for you folks you have yet to discover this detective. The following is from the folks at the world's biggest home-cooked comic book title. From EricJ REX MUNDI #11- It's done! and off to the printers, so, unless there's a horrible problem at the printers, you all should be enjoying it next month. Good stuff. It's another really good issue marking, as I said earlier, the end of this second chapter of the story and a pretty major turning point for Julien as he gets a little more involved with one of the factions than he'd like! REX MUNDI #12- Is in production as we speak and it's going to be another really good one with an appearance by an old friend that hasn't been in these pages since very early on. Longtime readers will be stoked. :) We also have an appearance by a certain very famous, great historical Englishman. This one should be out in August. REX MUNDI #13- OK, so you all know that we're taking a break, but that break is turning into just a break from soliciting as our financial situation has forced us to do things that have slowed the production of the books unfortunately. Thing is, we're MORE sick of our erratic schedule than you guys are (believe me), so in an effort to put that all behind us we're not going to solicit this issue until it's drawn, which will hopefully afford us time to, as we originally planned, get those elusive buffer issues under our belts, and also hopefully allow us at least a little more time to work on other projects that will help us pay our bills. So, we'll keep you updated as to when to look out for that solicitation, but IT WILL BE COMING. Gotten a lot of people asking us if we're coming back after our break. to which the only answer is, "Of course we are!" We haven't come this far to call it quits, and, beyond that there are just too many really cool things, like rising sales, happening to even consider quitting now, sillies. :) SOMETHING
TO PICK AT YOUR EYES Dark
Delicacies is located at HOLLYWOOD INVESTIGATOR HALLOWEEN HORROR FILM AWARDS! Are YOU an unknown or little-known horror filmmaker, writer, actor, musician ... or some other artist involved in horror filmmaking? These past years, the Hollywood Investigator has covered such horror film festivals as Screamfest L.A., Shriekfest, and Screamfest in Florida. We've profiled Christmas horror films, horror writer Ray Bradbury, and horror actors Jonathan Frid, David Drake, Leanna Chamish, and Dee Snider. Continued at Hollywood Investigator. THE END IS NEAR Demon-mother Mia has possessed the body of Susannah Dean and transported them both to New York City, 1999. The remaining katet continue their battle to save the Tower, but soon learn that magic has its own mind. And Eddie and Roland find themselves in western Maine, 1977, encountering the author of a book called Salem's Lot...to the great surprise of them all! And those are just the broad strokes of this intense and intricately woven sixth book.
"For me, it's like a finale and a reunion all at once," says Stephen King of the concluding three books in the Dark Tower series. "I've put everything I've got into these three books." In addition to the six titles in the now-classic Dark Tower series, Stephen King has notched dozens of bestsellers, from early thrillers like CARRIE, SALEM'S LOT, and THE SHINING, to more recent, acclaimed works like BAG OF BONES, FROM A BUICK 8, and DREAMCATCHER. Check out the Dark Tower website. HAPPY
HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
JUNE 11
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HORROR / THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - JUNE 10 HAPPY
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JUNE 9
SOMETHING
ABOUT THE INITIALS "BK" The upcoming graphic anthology will have two of Brian Knight's stories, MUDDY WATERS (from his collection, DRAGONFLY) illustrated by Matt Maguire, and THE WRITER'S WIDOW (an original story) illustrated by Noel Tuzon. Check out Fleshrot.com for more gory details. HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - Actor Johnny Depp (A NIGHTMARE ON ELMSTREET, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, FREDDY'S DEAD: The Final Nightmare, ED WOOD, DEAD MAN, THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE, THE NINTH GATE, SLEEPY HOLLOW, FROM HELL, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: The Curse of the Black Pearl, SECRET WINDOW) is 41. Johnny shares a June birthday with his NIGHTMARE co-star, Robert Englund. Actor James DeBello (CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN SUBURBIA, SCARY MOVIE 2, SWIMFAN, CABIN FEVER) is 24. Actor Andrew W. Walker (AFRAID OF THE DARK, THE SECRET PACT, THE SCORE, WICKED MINDS, SABRINA: The Teenage Witch) is 25.
JUNE 8 HAPPY
HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
JUNE 7 REAL VICTORY! Among the
highlights: A VICTORY FOR THE INSECT MINDS Dying of an incurable disease is actually no victory for anyone. But I predict that there will be many poison-hearted, empty, vapid people who will be cheering today because the man who ended the Cold War and the threat of a world wide Nuclear holocaust - the only one who could - died Sunday due to complications of Alzeimer's Disease. Ronald Reagan is hated by many for going against the threat of the former Soviet Union. He is reviled for standing up to their massive war machine that was bigger and stronger than our own. He is despised using confrontation (which worked) instead of appeasement (which didn't work and, historically speaking, never has. Those who forget history...). Thousands of writers and tens of thousands of books, stories, and articles, both fictional and non-fictional (prior to Reagan), could only see a future world which involved a final nuclear confrontation between the USSR and the USA. Books like that don't exist today and they never will again. What's more, today they appear awfully pessimistic and not the least bit insightful: because the man who figured out a way to peacefully end the Cold War and the threat of total nuclear annihilation of the world, did so without a single shot having to be fired. No president before or since has been able to settle so massive a threat to the world. Yet by doing this, he proved many people in the American press wrong. They expected him to fail. They wanted him to fail. They hoped that they could write his failure into history. They didn't. Reagan won and saved the world. The rest of the world saw it. The U.S. press didn't want to. These same writers and pseudo-intellectuals who could not forsee a peaceful way to end the nuclear stand-off (outside of outer space alien intervention!) have wrote many scathing and untrue articles about him and have tried, with varying degrees of success, to pass them off as truth. They couldn't make their slander stick while he was in office, which earned Reagan the nickname of "The Teflon President". Reagan didn't do everything right. Who ever does? He had many weaknesses. Who doesn't? And because he was the leader of one of the most powerful nations in the world, all of his warts were magnified. Many of us loved him warts and all. But in the end, the man who saved the lives of every human being living on the planet today, died of Alzhiemer's yesterday. There are so very many who will miss him. they may not be the loudest voices, but they will be the most sincere. R.I.P. Ronald Reagan February 6, 1911 - June 6, 2004. HAPPY
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JUNE 4 HAPPY
HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO- CONVICTED
CELEBRITY MURDERER STILL ANGRY WITH WOMAN HE KILLED
JUNE 3 HAPPY
HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO- THE HORROR OF HYPOCRITS! John Kerry is being accused of flip flopping to ridiculous proportions. Yet what American can condemn him? Here are a few of the two-faced "mottos" circling the babblespeak among the worms on both sides of the political fence. Love the
Sinner, Hate the Sin - This smug, mealy-mouthed motto is usually smirked
by self-proclaimed Fundamentalist Christians after a spewing a drool of
poisonous hate speak against homosexuals and women who choose to have
an abortion. But since actions define who we are (I
love Christ but I hate christians?), this ideology of loving the
sinner also means that they love Terrorists; Serial Killers; Child Molestors;
and so on.
JUNE 1 CONVICTED
OF MURDER FOR WEARING BLACK Several weeks passed and police were stumped-not even a suspect in the case. The public clamoured for an arrest. A month later, detectives finally made three arrests: Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley Jr. - teenagers who didn't fit in with the rest of the community. They wore black, listened to heavy metal music, and read horror novels and occult books. But there was no physical evidence connecting any of them to the scene of the murders. Spurred on by a local "expert," police decided the murders were part of a satanic ritual, even though there was no proof of this at the scene of the crime. But that mattered little: They had three young misfits - one of whom, Jessie Misskelley, had confessed to the murders after EIGHT HOURS of police questioning. He recanted it hours later, but by then it was too late. Surely a jury could not convict these three boys without proof, without a shred of physical evidence - not in America - but they were convicted. Circumstantial evidence and a clearly coerced confession was enough to send Jessie Misskelley Jr. and Jason Baldwin to prison for life, while Damien Echols, considered the "ring leader," was sentenced to death. He is currently on death row, awaiting lethal injection. While many artists, actors, and musicians have come forward to fight this injustice, this book is the first collection of writings in support of the West Memphis Three. Collected herein are case-related fiction and essays by some of the best writers working today. Contributors include: Joe Berlinger
and Bruce Sinofsky, directors of PARADISE LOST I & II Click the
link for more information:
HAPPY
HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO- Are you a contributor to Horror, Thriller, Mystery, and/or Suspense and I missed you? Then send me your birthday for future reference! Feo Amante and write "My Feo Birthday" in the subject line.
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