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Haunted
Links:

The Chancery House

Dancing Skeletons
Sure, why not?

GoreLets
Once this site buries its hook in you, you won't want to pull it out.
Flash Enabled.

Halloween
Midis - Music - and Wavs

The Haunted Graveyard

The Haunted Playhouse

Hell2U
Hell, Michigan. It's a beautiful little place that's a helluva lot of fun to visit.

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
I've never met a soul who remembers this whacked out show, yet Canadians Bill Strutt and Ben Kane have created this excellent tribute site.

The Monster Dance
Sigh... for those of you who really crave kitsch.

The Monster Mash
More dancing monsters. This time with lyrics.

The Moonlit
Road

MustDie
A Russian site. I don't know what they are saying, but it looks so COOL!

Necropsy
A fledgling Horror site hosted on the Louisiana State University servers. Not much there so far, but the roster of reviewers, including S.T. Joshi, is impressive.

Rather Good
Not Haunted or Horror but being this twisted, where else would he have a link?

The Ossuary In Sedlac
A massive and ornate building made of human bones.

Screams From The Abyss
Few images, mostly text. It's a 24 hour, 7 day a week Geoff Cooper Bitch-Fest!

Spectrum Of Fantasy
Is back online! A Russian site, with pages in English and/or Russian. Uses Shockwave!


MAY

MAY 31

BEAR DELICACIES
Greg Bear (BLOOD MUSIC, DARWIN'S RADIO, VITALS) writes my kind of Horror Thriller: with a science, instead of a supernatural, engine gunning the story. On Saturday June 5th at 2:00p.m. Dark Delicacies will hold a book signing for author Greg Bear. Greg will be signing his new novel DEAD LINES.

Dark Delicacies is located at
4213 West Burbank Blvd,
Burbank, CA


JUNE SIGNINGS AT MYSTERIOUS GALAXY
Refer back to Story Time throughout the month of June to get the latest on signings in the San Diego area at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore.

June 2004 Events:

Florida Mystery Author: Randy Wayne White
Title: TAMPA BURN
Description: Marine biologist Doc Ford must save the son he never knew he had.
Event Time: Friday, June 4, 7:00 PM

Multiple Award Winning SF Author: Greg Bear
Title: DEAD LINES: A NOVEL OF LIFE … AFTER DEATH
Description: The discovery of a new bandwidth seems like a technological advance – until it starts tapping into the frequency of the dead.
Event Time: Sunday, June 6, 2:30 PM
* This is a ticketed event. Signing tickets available on June 1 from Mysterious Galaxy.
## Be aware of the June 6 Suzuki Rock and Roll Marathon downtown, and plan your travel accordingly

Legal Suspense Author: David Rosenfelt
Title: BURY THE LEAD
Description: Mega-successful defense lawyer Andy Carpenter takes a reporter connected to a brutal serial killer for a client.
Event Time: Friday, June 11, 7:00 PM

Local Mystery Authors and Troublemakers:
Alan Russell and Ken Kuhlken
Title: NO CATS, NO CHOCOLATE
Description: Russell and Kuhlken’s purported chronicle of their trip to Chicago to appear on the hottest talk show booking authors.
Event Time: Sunday, June 13, 1:30 PM

Award-Winning Mystery Author: Steve Hamilton
Title: ICE HUNT
Description: Another winter adventure of murder and mayhem in Paradise, Michigan.
Event Time: Tuesday, June 22, 4:00 PM

Debut Mystery Author: Jack Kerley
Title: THE HUNDREDTH MAN
Description: A police detective with special insight into the minds of serial killers is introduced in this June Book Sense Pick.
Event Time: Friday, June 25, 7:00 PM

LA Noir Author: Harry Shannon
Title: MEMORIAL DAY
Description: The first hard-boiled amateur detective novel featuring psychologist Mick Callahan.
Event Time: Friday, June 25, 7:00 PM

Prolific Local Author: Jeff Mariotte
Title: WITCH SEASON: SUMMER
Description: Kerry Profet is caught between a witch and the man who has hunted her for centuries in the first of four WITCH SEASON novels for young adults.
Event Time: Saturday, June 26, 1:30 PM

Check out the Mysterious Galaxy website for full author events including those writers outside the realm of Horror, Thriller, Mystery, and Suspense.
Authors will discuss their work and host a Q&A in addition to signing books. Author Events are free and open to the public.
Mysterious Galaxy requests customers purchase the author's new book at MG in order to participate
in the author signing. Some signings require tickets as noted. Other restrictions may apply. If you are unable to attend, call or email the store to reserve a signed copy.


HAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
And on Sunday -
Since 1995, this porn actress has turned her sights toward Horror/Thriller movies. That's not to say that porn isn't still involved, but it's nice to see a cream queen turn scream queen all the same.
Actor Tammy Parks (ATTACK OF THE 60 FOOT CENTERFOLD, DAY OF THE WARRIOR, TITANIC 2000, EROTIC GHOST, BLOOD FOR THE MUSE) is 39.
Writer/Producer/Actor Kevin Eastman (TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, HEAVY METAL magazine, GUNS OF EL CHUPACABRA, RIDE WITH THE DEVIL, HEAVY METAL 2000, CITIZEN TOXIE, TALES FROM THE CRAPPER) is 43.

And on Saturday -
Composer Danny Elfman (THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2, BEETLEJUICE, SCROOGED, GHOSTBUSTERS II, BATMAN, NIGHTBREED, DARKMAN, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, ARMY OF DARKNESS, THE FRIGHTENERS, MEN IN BLACK, MARS ATTACKS!, SLEEPY HOLLOW, PLANET OF THE APES [2001], SPIDERMAN, RED DRAGON, THE HULK) is 51.
Actor Adrian Paul (LAST RITES, MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH [1989], WAR OF THE WORLDS [TV], DARK SHADOWS [TV], HIGHLANDER [TV], PREMONITION, HIGHLANDER: Endgame, THE BREED, THE VOID, NEMESIS GAME) is 45.

Danny Elfman shares a May birthday with MARS ATTACKS! alumni, Pam Grier.

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MAY 28

HAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer Geoff Cooper (BUM PISS AND OTHER CITY SCENTS and a slew of Horror anthologies) is in his 30s or something. Geoff shares a May birthday with fellow 4X4 alumni, Michael T. Huyck.
Robbi Chong (THE OUTER LIMITS [TV], POLTERGIEST: The Legacy [TV], FATALLY YOURS) is 39.
Ashley Laurence (HELLRAISER, HELLRAISER II, HELLRAISER III, LURKING FEAR, BLOOD RUN, A MURDER OF CROWS, WARLOCK III, CYPRESS EDGE, HELLRAISER:Hellseeker, LIGHTENING BUG) is 33.

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MAY 27

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Today's birthday boy has won just about every literary award there is - at least, all the ones that matter.
Writer Harlan Ellison (I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM, A BOY AND HIS DOG, SOLDIER, TERMINATOR) who hits the really big Seven Oh today.
Writer Tony Hillerman (THE SINISTER PIG, THE WAILING WIND, DANCE HALL OF THE DEAD, PEOPLE OF DARKNESS, THE DARK WIND, THE GHOST WAY, SKINWALKERS) is 79.
Actor Christopher Lee (THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA [1958], THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLES [1959], THE MUMMY [1959], THE CITY OF THE DEAD, THE WICKER MAN, SLEEPY HOLLOW, LORD OF THE RINGS, and over 100 more!) is 82.
Writer Tom Piccirilli (GRAVE MEN, HEXES, THE DECEASED, THE NIGHT CLASS, A LOWER DEEP) is 39.
Actor Linnea Quigley (PSYCHO FROM TEXAS, SANCTUARY FOR EVIL, "SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT", THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, CREEPOZOIDS, SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIME BOWL-A-RAMA, A NIGHTMARE ON ELMSTREET 4, INNOCENT BLOOD and over 50 more!) is 46. Linnea shares a May birthday with her co-stars from INNOCENT BLOOD, Chaz Palminteri (May 15) and Anne Parillaud (May 6).

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MAY 26

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
Actor Pam Grier (TWILIGHT PEOPLE, "SCREAM, BLACKULA, SCREAM", SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, VINDICATOR, CLASS OF 1999, SERIAL KILLER, ESCAPE FROM L.A., MARS ATTACKS!, GHOSTS OF MARS, BONES, F1RST TO DIE) is 55.

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MAY 25

Liquor: A Novel
LIQUOR: A Novel

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Writer Poppy Z. Brite (LOST SOULS, DRAWING BLOOD, SWAMP FOETUS, EXQUISITE CORPSE, THE LAZARUS HEART, ARE YOU LOATHSOME TONIGHT?) is 37.
After this actor played Horror director James Whale in 1998, it seemes he got "bit by the bug" to play in more Horror/Thriller movies. Happy Birthday to
Actor Ian McKellen (GODS & MONSTERS, APT PUPIL, X-MEN, LORD OF THE RINGS, ASYLUM) is 65.
There is a thread of good natured darkness running through our next birthday boy. For many of us, he was probably our first tangible monster. I'm talking about the voice of Cookie Monster from Sesame Street, as well as the voices of many other monsters in that show, Animal in The Muppet Show, and the list goes on. Happy Horror Birthday to
Actor/Director Frank Oz (AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, THE DARK CRYSTAL, LABYRINTH, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, INNOCENT BLOOD, MONSTERS, INC., THE STEPFORD WIVES) is 60.
This young Korean Actor has only been in two movies and they've both been Horror/Thrillers!
Hyun-kyoon Lee (JAGUIMO, HAEBYEONEURO GADA) is 24.
This Argentinian actor is fast becoming a Horror movie icon in his home country
Actor Gabriel Grieco (PLAGA ZOMBIE, NATHÁN: EL PELUCHE ASESINO, PLAGA ZOMBIE: ZONA MUTANTE) is is 25.
While I go through many sources and resources for this list, special credit for some of the folks this time around goes to imdb.com.

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MAY 24

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Alan Beatts (Owner of SF / Fantasy / & Horror Bookstore, Borderlands)
Actor Alfred Molina (RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, DEAD MAN, SPECIES, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS [TV], IDENTITY) is 51.
Writer Ed Lee (THE STICKMEN, SUCCUBI, CITY INFERNAL, INCUBI, MONSTROSITY) is 47.
Jonathan Torres (Horror Gadfly)

On Sunday
Actor Joan Collins (SUBTERFUGE, REVENGE, TALES FROM THE CRYPT, FEAR IN THE NIGHT, TALES THAT WITNESS MADNESS, DARK PLACES, THE DEVIL WITHIN HER, EMPIRE OF THE ANTS) is 71.

On Saturday
Writer Michael T. Huyck (RANDOM ACTS OF WEIRDNESS, THE ASYLUM II: The Violent Ward, HORROR GARAGE MAGAZINE #8, STUDIES IN MODERN HORROR, TOP INTERNATIONAL HORROR 2003) is 40.


Riders in the Sky
RIDERS IN THE SKY

HWA AUCTION TO BENEFIT CHARLES L. GRANT NOW LIVE ON EBAY
NEW YORK, May 24. The Horror Writers Association (HWA) benefit auction for legendary author and editor Charles L. Grant, is now under way. Mr. Grant, whose body of work spans five decades, has been hospitalized indefinitely with severe cardiopulmonary disease and emphysema.

In response to this dire situation, the HWA called for contributions to a benefit auction for Mr. Grant. Although HWA is not a charitable organization and contributions could not be considered charitable donations, this didn't stop a flood of concerned writers, editors and publishers from contributing to this cause. Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Peter Straub, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman and dozens of other accomplished authors have contributed to the event. Publishers such as Leisure Books, Cemetery Dance, DNA Publications and Night Shade Books have also contributed.

Bidders can find items by searching eBay seller ID "bookwyrm55" or by following the link below.

eBay.com

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MAY 21

Deep in Darkness
DEEP IN DARKNESS

READING LAIMO IN PENNSYLVANIA
For those of you in or around Reading, Pennsylvania USA, Michael Laimo will be signing copies of his latest novel DEEP IN THE DARKNESS at the Waldenbooks in the Fairgrounds Square Mall, on 5th St Highway. Saturday, May 29th, from 12-3. Along for the ride will be none other than Bram Stoker Award Winning author, Brian Keene, who'll be signing copies of his killer debut novel, THE RISING.

Michael is also very proud to announce that his Modern SF-Thriller, SLEEPWALKER, will be published in Limited Edition Hardcover by Delirium Books. SLEEPWALKER is a 120,000 word novel of suspense, with smatterings of horror and science-fiction. As of now, this will be the only version of SLEEPWALKER available. Check the Delirium Books website, or his site at laimo.com in the coming weeks for additional information. The talented Alan M. Clark (who painted the cover for the LE version of DEEP IN THE DARKNESS) creating the cover art.

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MAY 19

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Drew Fuller (VOODOO ACADEMY, ANGELS DON'T SLEEP HERE,
VAMPIRE CLAN, CHARMED [TV]) is 24.
Actor Grace Jones (NIGHTMARE CITY, CONAN THE DESTROYER, VAMP, WOLF GIRL / BLOOD MOON)
is 56.

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MAY 17

QUICK CUT
Horror writer, M F Korn (CONFESSIONS OF A GHOUL, ALL THE MUTANT TRASH IN ALL THE GALAXIES, SWAMP WITCH PIQUANTE AND SCREAM QUEEN BISQUE), is going under the knife for hernia surgery this friday. M F is not doing this to raise money for any charity, he just really needs hernia surgery.


HELLUVA LOTTA HAPPY HORROR / THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Bill Paxton (NIGHT WARNING, MORTUARY, THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE, IMPULSE, THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS, NEAR DARK, BRAIN DEAD, PREDATOR 2, BOXING HELENA, THE LAST SUPPER, FRAILTY, SPY KIDS 2, SPY KIDS 3D, CLUB DREAD) is 49.
Actor Mathew McGrory (THE DEAD HATE THE LIVING, MEN IN BLACK II, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES) is 31.
With over 140 movies to his credit, and most of them Horror / Thriller, I'm not about to list all the films of this actor. However, when he is not playing a vicious, brutal psychotic thug, he's the storyteller of the long running children's cartoon (now in its 20th year) "Rabbit Ears". A big HAPPY HORROR / THRILLER birthday to
Actor Dennis Hopper (QUEEN OF BLOOD, PANIC IN THE CITY, LES APPRENTIS SORCIERS, APOCALYPSE NOW, LAS FLORES DEL VICIO, THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2, RIVER'S EDGE, BLUE VELVET, WITCH HUNT, UNSPEAKABLE) is 68.

Musician Trent Reznor (NINE INCH NAILS, Music featured in THE CROW, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, SE7EN, LOST HIGHWAY, TOMB RAIDER, and the video game QUAKE) is 39 today.
And on Sunday
Actor David Boreanaz (MACABRE PAIR OF SHORTS, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], ANGEL [TV], VALENTINE) who is 33.
Actor Pierce Brosnan (NOMADS, THE FOURTH PROTOCOL, Stephen King's: THE LAWNMOWER MAN, LIVE WIRE, GOLDEN EYE, MAR'S ATTACKS!, DANTE'S PEAK, THE TAILOR OF PANAMA) who is 51.
Actor Anne Parillaud (NIKITA, INNOCENT BLOOD, PASSAGE À L'ACTE, DEAD GIRL, SHATTERED IMAGE) is 44.
Anne shares a May birthday with her INNOCENT BLOOD co-star, Chaz Palminteri.
When this actor gets away from Made-for-TV movies, she usually finds herself in Horror comedies. Happy birthday to
Actor Tori Spelling (DEADLY PURSUITS [TV], SCREAM 2, SCARY MOVIE 2, EVIL ALIEN CONQUERERS) who is 31.
And on Saturday
Actor/Writer/Director Chaz Palminteri (INNOCENT BLOOD, JADE, DIABOLIQUE, SCAR CITY) who is 52.

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MAY 14

AUTHORS RALLY TO HELP ONE OF THEIR OWN
The Horror Writers Association holds auction to benefit stricken author


CHARLES L. GRANT

NEW YORK, MAY 13. The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is holding a benefit auction for legendary author and editor Charles L. Grant, who has been hospitalized indefinitely with severe cardio-pulmonary disease and emphysema. Mr. Grant, whose body of work spans five decades, faces a tremendous burden on his health and substantial health-related expenses.

In response to this dire situation, the HWA called for contributions to a benefit auction for Mr. Grant. Although HWA is not a charitable organization and contributions could not be considered charitable donations, this didn't stop a flood of concerned writers, editors and publishers from contributing to this cause.

Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, Clive Barker and nearly fifty other accomplished authors have confirmed contributions to the event. Publishers such as Leisure Books, Earthling Publications and Night Shade Books have also contributed.

"The response has been amazing," said Joe Nassise, president of the Horror Writers Association. "The absolute generosity of everyone involved has been truly overwhelming."

This two-part fundraiser, being held in conjunction with the HWA's annual Bram Stoker Awards Banquet weekend, is the first of its kind for the organization. One component of the fundraiser is a high-profile auction to be held on eBay beginning May 23 and running until June 5, the evening of the awards. Bidders can find all auction items by searching the eBay User ID "bookwyrm55."

The second component is a silent auction to be held on June 4-6 at the HWA annual meeting in New York City where the Bram Stoker Awards will be presented.

THE HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION (HWA) is a worldwide organization of writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting dark literature and the interests of those who write it. HWA was formed in the late 1980's with the help of many of the field's greats, including Dean Koontz, Robert McCammon, and Joe Lansdale. Today, with over 1,000 members around the globe, it is the oldest and most respected professional organization devoted to the genre.

For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact Nicholas Kaufmann at nkaufmann@nyc.rr.com

Continued at Story Time.


HAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Cate Blanchett (THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, THE GIFT, five minutes of silently staring straight into the camera spread over three movies of the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, HEAVEN, VERONICA GUERIN, THE MISSING) is 35.
Actor Tim Roth (MURDER WITH MIRRORS, "THE COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE, AND HER LOVER", RESERVOIR DOGS, PULP FICTION, PLANET OF THE APES [2001]) is 42. Tim Roth also shares a birthday with his co-star of Quentin Tarantino films, Harvey Keitel.
Producer/ Director Robert Zemekis (WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, DEATH BECOMES HER, TALES FROM THE CRYPT [TV], DEMON KNIGHT, THE FRIGHTENERS, BORDELLO OF BLOOD, WHAT LIES BENEATH, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, THIR13EN GHOSTS, RITUAL, GHOST SHIP, GOTHIKA) is 52. Robert shares a May birthday with his actor from GHOST SHIP, Gabriel Byrne.

HORROR LOS ANGELES FANS: ONE WEEK TO GO!
Our annual horror convention is coming to BURBANK, CALIFORNIA (the usual haunt) with a gigantic tribute to all things gore! The dates are Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23 at The Burbank Airport Hilton and Towers. Thanks for your great support: tickets and dealers tables are setting pace with previous years and we're looking forward to seeing all our horror friends!

DAYS OF DARKNESS: A CELEBRATION OF HORROR promises a weekend of horrors that follows in our 15 year history of being the premiere convention for horror media fans in L.A. A new name for our convention, but the same legendary fun: tons of guests, dealers, fans and events!

Headliners this year include ROBERT ENGLUND, GEORGE ROMERO, TOM SAVINI and MICK GARRIS, along with KEN FOREE, SID HAIG, REGGIE BANNISTER, DON COSCARELLI and so many more! Keep horror conventions alive in LA: make your plans to be with us by visiting our site at: creationent.com to grab tickets (including the general admission weekend tickets that are quite a bargain!).

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MAY 13

From Joe Nassise
LATE BREAKING NEWS - ALMOST TOO LATE

(FeoNote: Arriving late yesterday, May 12, is the following newsflash)
Horror Writers Association announces
2003 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
NEW YORK, MAY 10. Each year, the Horror Writers Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards, named in honor of the author of the seminal horror novel Dracula, for superior achievement in the horror genre.

The Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement is the most prestigious of these awards, given in acknowledgment of superior achievement not just in a
single work but in an entire career. Individuals must be at least sixty years of age or have been published for a minimum of thirty-five years to be considered eligible for the award. Previous winners have included such noted authors as Stephen King, J.N. Williamson, Ramsey Campbell, Charles Grant and Ray Bradbury.

This year, the Horror Writers Association will present the award to both bestselling author Anne Rice and to award-winning editor Martin H. Greenberg.

Continued at Horror.org


HAPPY HORROR / THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Harvey Keitel (DARK SHADOWS [TV], SATURN 3, BLINDSIDE, THE JANUARY MAN, DUE OCCHI DIABOLICI aka TWO EVIL EYES, THE TWO JAKES, MORTAL THOUGHTS, RESERVOIR DOGS, PULP FICTION, FROM DUSK TIL DAWN, LITTLE NICKY, RED DRAGON, BEEPER) is 65.

Harvey shares a May birthday with his co-star from FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, George Clooney (May 5), and his co-star from TWO EVIL EYES, Julie Benz (May 1).

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MAY 12

DARK HOSTS THE MIDNIGHT MASS
On Saturday May 15th at 2:00p.m. Dark Delicacies will host a signing for author F. Paul Wilson for his novel MIDNIGHT MASS.

Midnight Mass
MIDNIGHT MASS

You see, the undead have pretty much won. They've taken Europe, the Mid East, and most of Asia. They crossed the ocean and turned the US government. They've consolidated their hold on the East Coast and are honing their plans for the rest of the country. The survivors exist in fear and isolation, with no one to rally to. Until Father Joe Cahill decides to take back his old desecrated church and say mass again. Just once. Just to show the undead they can't have their way all the time.

He has no idea what that one defiant act will set into motion.

Dark Delicacies is located at
4213 West Burbank Blvd,
Burbank, CA. USA


HAPPY HORROR / THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Big birthday wishes to
Actor Ving Rhames (JACOB'S LADDER, THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS, TERROR ON TRACK 9, PULP FICTION, FINAL FANTASY, DARK BLUE, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004]) is 45.
Actor Gabriel Byrne (THE KEEP, GOTHIC, STIGMATA, END OF DAYS, SPIDER, GHOST SHIP, SHADE) is 54.
Actor Stephen Baldwin (BITTER HARVEST, THE USUAL SUSPECTS, DEAD WEEKEND, MR. MURDER, SCARRED CITY, X CHANGE, DEAD AWAKE, SPIDER'S WEB, SHELTER ISLAND) is 38.
Stephen shares a May birthday with THE USUAL SUSPECTS co-star, Gabriel Byrne.

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MAY 11

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
Actor Nicky Katt (GREMLINS, V [TV], STRANGE DAYS, A TIME TO KILL, THE KINDRED: The Embraced, PHANTOMS, DELIVERED, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, INSOMNIA) is 34.

 

MAY 10

HAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
Director David Fincher (ALIEN³, SE7EN, FIGHT CLUB, PANIC ROOM) is 42.
Editor, DP, Actor, Director, and pretty much everything else in film, Danny Draven (HORRORVISION, THE FRIGHTENING, CRYPTZ, HELL ASYLUM, DEATHBED, DARK WALKER, WITCHES OF THE CARIBBEAN) is 26.
Actor Meg Foster (WELCOME TO ARROW BEACH, THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND, THEY LIVE, LEVIATHAN, STEPFATHER II, SHRUNKEN HEADS, OBLIVION, THE KILLERS WITHIN, THE MINUS MAN) is 56.
Actor Jay Ferguson (PULSE, BAD DREAMS, [a dozen or so episodes of] TALES FROM THE CRYPT [TV], A NIGHTMARE ON ELMSTREET 5, TREMORS 2, TREMORS 4) is 57.
And on Saturday

Writer Peter Benchley (JAWS, THE DEEP, THE ISLAND, THE BEAST, THE CREATURE) is 64.

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MAY 7

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor Traci Lords (NOT OF THIS EARTH, SHOCK 'EM DEAD, RAW NERVE, THE TOMMY KNOCKERS, SERIAL MOM, CIRCUITRY MAN II, SKINNER, VIRTOUSITY, UNDERWORLD [1996], BLADE, YOU'RE KILLING ME) is 36.
*This Italian director filmed some hellacious Horror movies back in the 1970s, but he is mainly known for directing action/westerns and romance/comedies. Still, since I caught hell last year for not wishing this guy a Happy Birthday (HA! Like he'd notice!), I'm gonna do it now. Happy birthday to Ruggero Deodato (CASTLE OF BLOOD, UNA ONDATA DI PIACERE, JUNGLE HOLOCAUST, CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK, ATLANTIS INFERNO, CUT AND RUN, CAMPING DEL TERRORE, UN DELITTO POCO COMUNE, THE WASHING MACHINE [TV]) is 65.
And since we are talking about influential Horror, I should mention that today is also Kolchak's birthday. X-FILES fans would know. This TV series was Chris Carter's inspiration for his own show on Fox some 20 years later and the actor who played the bumbling detective of weirdness was Darren McGavin (FEAR [1946], MISSION MARS, THE NIGHT STALKER [TV], SOMETHING EVIL [TV], THE NIGHT STRANGLER [TV], THE DEMON AND THE MUMMY, THE CRACKLE OF DEATH, HANGER 18, CHILD IN THE NIGHT [TV], HAPPY HELL NIGHT) who is 82.
*thanks to imdb.com for today's birthday references.

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MAY 6

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor George Clooney (RETURN TO HORROR HIGH, GRIZZLY II: Return of the Predator, RETURN OF THE KILLER TOMATOES, THE HARVEST, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, THE PEACEMAKER, SPY KIDS, SPY KIDS 3D) is 43.
Actor Leslie Hope (DOPPLEGANGER, SWEET KILLING, FIRST DEGREE, Bram Stokers: SHADOW BUILDER, BRUISER, DRAGONFLY) is 39.
Author Gaston Leroux is dead, but let's face it, the man, through just one book, has had uncountable other books, comic books, and variations on his theme written about a PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Movies like, well, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1929), PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943), PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1962), PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1975), PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1929), PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1989), PHANTOM OF THE RITZ (1992), and Dario Argento's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1998). And there are one hell of a lot more than that in television and stage. Director Joel Schumacher (FLATLINERS, FALLING DOWN, THE CLIENT, 8MM, PHONE BOOTH) is directing PHANTOM OF THE OPERA for a 2004 to 2005 release. So though Gaston is long dead (and would be 136 today), GO LEROUX!

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MAY 5

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!
On this day in 1862, a small Mexican Army of 4,000, led by Texas born General Zaragosa and his Colonel Porfirio Diaz, destroyed the much larger invading French Army and traitorous Mexican Army (a combined force of 8,000). The victory was short lived. Under another pretext, the French sent 30,000 troops the following year, installing a relative of the French governing family, Archduke Maximilian of Austria. As ordered by President Lincoln, a small, standing Union Army, under General Sheridan (near the end of the American civil war), came to the Texas/Mexican border where they supplied the victorious Mexican Army with weapons (the worst was yet to come). Union soldiers were discharged and allowed to fight with Mexico against the French if they chose and some did. So why should Ameicans celebrate Cinco de Mayo? The American Legion of Honor marched in the Victory Parade in Mexico City. It was a good idea for Americans and Mexicans to party together and get drunk then and its a damn good idea now! CINCO DE MAYO! Whoop! Whoop!


HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
Actor John Ryhs-Davies (SPHINX, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, WAXWORK, THE LOST WORLD, THE UNAMEABLE II, LORD OF THE RINGS) is 59.
Actor Richard E. Grant (WARLOCK, Bram Stoker's DRACULA, THE LITTLE VAMPIRE) is 46.
Actor Lance Henrickson (MANSION OF THE DOOMED, DAMIEN: Omen II, THE VISITOR, PIRANHA II, NIGHTMARES, THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS, PUMPKIN HEAD, ALIEN³, NEAR DARK, SCREAM 3, MIMIC 3) is 63.

Actor Vincent Kartheiser has been turning to Horror Thrillers ever since reaching adulthood (RICKY 6, THE TIES THAT BIND, ANGEL [TV]) and turns 25 today.
BizMan Sage Stallone, founder of GRINDHOUSE RELEASING, which is bringing digital remastering and quality re-releasing in both theaters and DVD of some serious old Hardcore Horror and exploitation movies like CANNIBAL FEROX and CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST and more. Sage is 28.

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MAY 4


Photo by Luz McMullen

THE FIRST WEEKEND IN MAY
And it's off to Anza Boregga State Park in California. Home of the protected Big Horn sheep that roam and live in this otherwise inhospitable piece of desert known as the California Badlands. Among the many natural things we saw was a coyote catch, kill, and start to eat a snake. Then thinking better of it, he dropped it on the ground and pissed on it so's as to mark it as his for later. Ha! Eyes are bigger than yer stomach, eh, wolfie? The coyote realized that it wasn't that hungry after all but knew that it would be later. So why wait?

The park rangers landed their helicopter and let me have my photo taken with it. This is what I look like in the desert when I'm not wearing black clothes.

 

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MAY 3

From Kelly Parks & Feo Amante
CASSHERN
It looks so DAMN COOL!
We don't know what it is and we can't tell you what its about. Why? BECAUSE WE DON'T SPEAK JAPANESE!
What little English there is on the site tells us the story is thus:

An alternate world with an alternate history.

The entire planet was divided between two opposing alliances.
After fifty years of bitter warfare, the Greater Eastern Federation triumphs over the forces of Europa and gains dominion over the Eurasian continent.

However, this is an empty victory.

Doesn't say much, right? However, if you have a high broadband connection, then check out the trailer at casshern.com

w00t!


From Eric J.
REX MUNDI THIS SATURDAY!

(FeoNote: For those of you unaware, Rex Mundi is the creation of ShrunkenHeadStudios: which is nothing more than four guys who got together OVER THE INTERNET NO LESS, and decided to put out a comic book that harkened back to the days of Pulp Horror, Thriller, Mystery, and Suspense! Well hey! That's feoamante.com to a "T"! They showcased their work at the San Diego ComicCon and Image snatched them up! Now they are making history) Image wanted us fresh on the stands for this weekend's "Free Comic Book Day" on Saturday (more on that later). Anyway, my apologies for not sending out a newsletter letting you all know that sooner, but in case you were looking for it on April 23rd (they got bumped to an April 30 release) and were concerned/bummed/pissed that it wasn't there, well, that's the deal, at least as well as I know it, and REX MUNDI #3 is waiting, breathlessly, for you to pick it up on Saturday (because I KNOW you're going in for the free books!).

GETCHER KEYS A' CLICKIN'!
The Chiaroscuro contest begins today! In conjunction with Leisure Books, Chiaroscuro is proud to present the 10th ANNUAL CHIAROSCURO SHORT STORY CONTEST! There will be three lush prizes and three honorable mentions with the top prize winning story getting published (at the pro rate of 5 cents a word - USD) in Chiaroscuro. That plus other goodies for the best one, but second and third place winners don't fare too badly either! For complete information and contest rules, check out TheChiaroscuro.com.

HAPPY THRILLER MYSTERY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
And on Sunday -

He's a wrestler! He's a Horror movie icon! He's an Action star! He's a dessert topping! Whatever role Dwayne Douglas Johnson chooses to play (THE MUMMY RETURNS, THE SCORPION KING), "The Rock" is 32 today.
Since 1989, David Suchet has been successfully playing and replaying Agatha Christie's infamously famous detective, Hercule Poirot on numerous television movies. David is 58.

And on Saturday -
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN WOO!

He hasn't made many Thriller movies, but man has he ever influenced a lot of modern Thriller movies.
John Woo (MO DENG TIAN CHI, FACE/OFF, PAYCHECK) is 58.
Julie Benz (DUE OCCHI DIABOLICI aka TWO EVIL EYES, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], SATAN'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS [TV], ANGEL [TV], SHRIEK IF YOU KNOW WHAT I DID LAST FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH) is 36.

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Contributors to feoamante.com are going places!
See below!


THE BREED

Starring Adrian Paul (THE HIGHLANDER),
Bokeem Woodbine, and Ling Bai (THE CROW), This Alternate History movie is part Horror, Part crime, part S.F. and all Vampires.
From the screenplay by our own
Christos N. Gage and Ruth Fletcher Gage.

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