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FEO NEWS FOR FALL 2004:
OCTOBER

AWARDS

OCTOBER

OCT. 29

ANOTHER HANNIBAL LECTURE Nothing ruins the fond memories of an original series of books or movies like the out-of-gas coasting of a writer trying to milk another paycheck out of his hardwon fans. That's how I felt about the book HANNIBAL, and that's how I felt about the movie. Fortunately, that's not how I'll feel about Thomas Harris upcoming Hannibal book. The only way I'll read that is through the same series of events that brought me to the first one, RED DRAGON: word of mouth. But for you die hard fans, the following should be good news. Hannibal Lector Novel Due Next Fall

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OCT. 28

ZOMBIE KILLER IS GETTIN' SEX-AY!
Hey guys, you've seen DAWN OF THE DEAD, FROM BEYOND, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 3, THE DENTIST, DAWN OF THE DEAD 2004, and yer probably itching to see THE DEVIL'S REJECTS. So admit it: There are times when you wish you could be Ken Foree.

There isn't?

Well maybe this will change your mind. Pretty-Scary.

Bush Zombie Reagan in 04

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OCT. 27

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO-
Musician K. K. Downing (ROCKA-ROLLA, SCREAMING FOR VENGENCE, DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH and way more) who is 54.
Oops!
Horror short story writer and Horror literary agent
Jane Letty is 39.
Artist Bernie Wrightson (SWAMP THING, CAPTAIN STERN, CREEPSHOW, CREEPSHOW 2 and tons, TONS more!) is 56.

Eulogy from E.C.McMullen Jr.

RIP'N FOR JOHN PEEL
DJ John Peel died yesterday and it's got me bummed. I never listened to the man as a DJ in my life. I never heard the man's radio show or even knew what he looked like until yesterday.

But years ago, in the early 1990s, I came across a used Music shop that had a number of these John Peel Session CDs and they were selling them cheap. The CD's had a very utilitarian cover design - all monochrome with a dash of blue - and each one featured on the cover some band I'd never heard of. They only had about 5 songs each and they were only $5 so what the hell? Why not take a chance? The first one was good enough that I went back to that shop and bought a few more. And all of them were good - not a lemon in the bunch! I went back again and bought every Session disc that store had. But it wasn't enough! I started haunting other used CD shops - in other cities! I became near fanatical about it because - at last! - here was a guy who had his shit together! Seeing John Peel's name on the cover of a CD was like some kind of quality assurance certificate. Even when the songs would be from bands I didn't like, John would have the best songs that band had ever done! It would be adventurous, but it would be good!

Down the road I met and got together with a girl from the UK. After our initial meeting where she made a disparaging comment about "American Anglophiles", I kept my collection from her lest she get the wrong idea. I didn't hide my Monty Python CD collection or my library of Terry Pratchett books - but come on! Some things are universal! By the way she described them I knew what types would be anglophiles: They'd have a library of Masterpiece Theater or Keeping Up Appearances videos. They'd wax enthusiastically of black pudding and clotted cream as if those words were appetizing. And they'd be sure to regularly buy one of those indigestible stale bricks that Starbucks calls "scones" (maybe they were scones back in the 18th Century, but you have to wonder what crypt Starbucks dug up to supply themselves with such a cache of those awful things.)

Over the years, the availability of the John Peel Session CDs dried up. Then last year, after moving to L.A. and leaving my CD collection in a store room, I was told that everything I had in there was drenched by a flood in Houston. My CD collection - as well as my book collection - was destroyed by mold and mildew. I sure as shit wished I had backed up all those disks on CD-Rs. Crap!

Yesterday while tooling around online news, I read that John Peel - THE John Peel - had died. If anybody knows of a new box set of John Peel CDs that will be released, let me know. If you are able to buy one for yourself and you have an adventurous musical spirit, get one. Remember him. There are too damn few John Peels in the world.

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OCT. 25

Observation from E.C.McMullen Jr.

THE HORROR OF THE PEACEMAKERS
Things are getting weird in my neighborhood.

Local Bush bashers (B.B.'s or BeeBees) have been running drive by shootings of the local Republican headquarters, which is run by a couple of old disabled veterans and some middle aged women who are never too busy to set out plastic containers of home made cookies. You may sneer but the Democrat office expects me to pony up for a drink from their soda machine. No contest! The fresh oatmeal raisin cookies got me voting Bush!

What? Like Whoopie Goldberg's sober arguments can beat that?

A couple of burly mouth-breathing BeeBees in line at my local Food Giant got pushy with a tiny old lady when she refused to tell them, point blank, who she was voting for. She said "mind yer own biz!" They rudely assumed Bush & Cheney (B.C. or BeeCees). I was standing right behind them but they didn't ask me. Nobody ever asks me the fun questions. My answer is usually: "I'm with Michael Moore and moveon.org and they say, 'Anybody but Bush!' Which is why I'm voting for Nader!"

Democrats seem to despise that answer because you aren't voting for Kerry: whereas Republicans seem to be smugly pleased with that answer even though you aren't voting for Bush. These are interesting times.

And bricks are being thrown through the home, car, and store windows of anyone who has a Bush & Cheney sticker on their glass. Even cars at my job have been disfigured in the company parking lot when they sported BeeCee stickers. On those occasions, when I have been there first hand to ask these philistines WTF they were doing, they shouted in my face something that sounded like, "WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUT OUR MESSAGE OF PEACE! DON'T QUESTION OUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH YOU HITLER NAZI BIGOT!"

Unless they were alone, in which case they'd just run away. Of course, once this starts then the spastic knee-jerks on the Republican side just have to say, "Hey! We can be that stupid too!" and respond in kind. Of such things "escalations" are born until you have a thousand year war over somebody's ancestor insulting your favorite BeeGees album.

Being a Navy veteran, it did my heart good to see the fruits of what I had served for, but with all the BeeBees enthusiastic hate mongering and violence, I had to ask myself, 'Will I ever trust them again?'

FeoNote: This is amazingly good! - the man who thinks he could lead our country, Ralph Nader, had himself video recorded virtually debating with plastic dolls of Bush & Kerry. He actually, directly, addresses the dolls! And to raise campaign funds, he sells the DVD on his site! Can you believe the DNC is actually sweating this guy? Check out Nader Is Nutz!

Thomas M, Sipos

From Thomas M. Sipos
SHAPESHIFTERS, ZOMBIES DOMINATE 2004 HOLLYWOOD INVESTIGATOR HALLOWEEN HORROR FILM AWARDS
[HollywoodInvestigator.com] CIA spook - turned - filmmaker Michael D. Sellers revisits the Dracula legend in Vlad, the Best Feature Film entry in the Hollywood Investigator's Halloween Horror Film Awards!

Vlad is the tale of four exchange students who travel to Romania to write papers on Wallachian prince Vlad the Impaler (1431- 1476), the historic Dracula, popularized by Bram Stoker in his 1897 novel, Dracula.

Continued at Hollywood Investigator.

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OCT. 22

From Jack Passarella
HEY! I GOT YER ITALIAN RIGHTS HERE!
John "Jack" Passarella reports that Pocket Books sold foreign language rights for the three books in his Wendy Ward series, i.e., WITHER (co-authored under the "J.G. Passarella" pseudonym), WITHER'S RAIN, and WITHER'S LEGACY to new Italian horror publisher Gargoyle Books. All three books are scheduled to be published in Italian hardcover editions within the next three years.

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: The Hot Blood Series

From Michael Laimo
HORRIBLE SEX
I am very pleased to announce that the Anthology STRANGE BEDFELLOWS has been published, which contains my short story DANCE: THE DEVIL'S ORGASM. I received my contributor's copy last week, and let me say this is a gorgeous book. Available in stores next week, STRANGE BEDFELLOWS is the twelfth volume in the long-running HOT BLOOD series, the anthology that mixes horror and erotica. There's a lot of great stories in this beautiful trade paperback, from the likes of Greg Kihn, Christa Faust, JF Gonzalez, Graham Masterton, Stephen Gresham, and many others. You like your horror hot? Then this is the book for you!

Also...don't forget about the big Halloween booksigning event next week, Friday November 29th, at the Barnes & Noble in Framingham Massachusetts. On hand will be Christopher Golden, Rick Hautala, Tom Sneigoski, and myself, discussing Halloween, our books, and signing copies.

From Del Howison
CREATURE FROM THE DARK DELICACIES
If you plan to be in the Los Angeles, California area this weekend, you may be tickled to know that, on Sunday October 24th at 2p.m. Dark Delicacies book store will be hosting a signing for the DVD release of the CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON trilogy, the Creature Legacy Collection. On hand to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original film's release will be actresses Julie Adams and Lori Nelson, actor Gregg Palmer, along with author Tom Weaver and author / special effects impresario Bob Burns. Mr. Weaver and Burns provide the audio commentary on the DVD's of REVENGE OF THE CREATURE and THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US. The performers will also be signing and selling photos.

Pretty ticklish, eh?

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

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OCT. 21

A MORBID HALLOWEEN
If you plan to be in the San Francisco, California area next week, you should check this out!
On Monday, October 25, Morbid Curiosity magazine's Loren Rhoads hosts a night of TRULY scary Halloween tales:
- Mary Ann Stein survives Halloween Hell
- Thorn Coyle tells what's in her witch's cauldron
- William Selby is buried in roadkill by a demon
- Dean Estes meets ghostly visitors in his bedroom
and special guests will make your skin crawl.

Lit At The Canvas is a monthly reading series that features local authors. The Canvas Cafe is located at the corner of 9th Avenue and Lincoln in San Francisco's Sunset District.

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OCT. 20

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO -
Mainly because of his work in the recent Peter Jackson films, does this actor break into Heavy Horror Thriller career direction for the past ten years. So Happy Birthday to
Actor Viggo Mortensen (THE CREW, CRIMSON TIDE, THE PROPHECY, A PERFECT MURDER, PSYCHO [1998], LORD OF THE RINGS [all]) is 46.

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OCT. 19

HORROR FOR THE RUGRATS
ORANGE, CA - "A child's instinctual need for the comfort of a stuffed animal is rooted in a reality long forgotten by the adult world. The hidden truth is that these companions have been defending children since the dawn of time."

With those words, creator Mike Bullock kicks off his new four-issue mini-series, LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS, debuting in January from Image Comics.

Created and written by Runemaster Studios' Bullock, with pencils, inks and colors by studio partner Jack Lawrence, LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS is a four-issue mini-series that critics have dubbed MONSTERS, INC. meets The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe."

The series revolves around young Joey Price as he discovers that the noises he hears at night aren't just figments of his imagination. Those noises come from the monstrous Beasties, who spend every night trying to "get" little children. Luckily for Joey, his stuffed animals are more than he ever thought they were,
as they come to life to defend him from the Beastie perils. Follow young Joey on the adventure of a lifetime as he travels through the Stuffed Animal Kingdom, a journey that puts the fate of all the world's children in his hands and brings him face-to-face with his destiny.

"I really wanted to create something timeless with this story, something anyone of any age could enjoy today, a year from today, ten years from today," says Bullock. "Hopefully, Jack and I have done just that."

LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS was first previewed at the San Diego comic-Con International in July of 2004. After receiving several offers from various publishers, Bullock met with Image publisher Erik Larsen and asked Larsen to look through the promotional kit. Larsen was quick to jump on the all-ages book, and wasted no time in snatching up the property for Image Comics.

LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS is set for release in January of 2005 and can be found in the Image section of the November Diamond Previews. For more information on the book, please drop by runemasterstudios.com.

Image Comics is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Since that time, Image has gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. There are currently four partners in Image Comics (Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino), and Image is currently divided into three major houses (Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions and Image Central). Image comics and graphic novels cover nearly every genre, sub-genre and style imaginable, offering science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today.

Visit imagecomics.com for more information.

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OCT. 18

HORROR IN THE THEATER!
I saw TEAM AMERICA: World Police this weekend! I went alone because my wife just wasn't into seeing a bunch of string puppets on the big screen. I'm a huge Stone and Parker fan so I did!

Everything you've heard, both good and bad about the movie is true! TEAM AMERICA is loaded with upbeat nihilism and fires with "Damn the torpedos" mayhem at the moveon.org type crowd. Some of the U.S.'s most renown critics are charging that the movie unfairly satirizes (rather brutally) the left without equally trashing the right. So? THE VILLAGE, the remake of THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, etc., never attacked the left and none of these same critics were bitchin' then. In fact they were waggling their thumbs up in the air as if noodlin' for catfish. Screw 'em! If you love South Park humor, can imagine Cartman as a grown up puppet of Kim Jong Il, and Timmy as a grown up puppet of Matt Damon, and are ready for a comeback to this year's endless series of preachy left wing movies, TEAM AMERICA will drive you freaking nuts!

One odd thing that happened to me in the theater, though: Just in front of me there was a small group with an odd sense of humor. After everyone laughs at some onscreen joke, these 5 people, as a group, would loudly make this very sarcastic "Oh, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha." lasting many seconds. I didn't know what their problem was, but they were ruining the movie for me. Since two of the group were sitting in front of me, I started kicking their seats.

They didn't respond so I started kicking the back of their seats harder. Finally one of them turned around, looked at me, while I was kicking his seat, then turned back.

Then I got bored and stopped.

Then something hysterical happened onscreen, the audience laughed, and this group did the delayed sarcastic laugh thing again.

So I started kicking their seats again.

One of the group, the only girl no less - and who wasn't getting her seat kicked - turned and asked me to please stop. I said very loudly - though I didn't shout - "NO."

There was no room in the theater for them to move anywhere else. And I kept kicking until I got bored.

Then TEAM AMERICA made the audience laugh again, this time the group did nothing. So I didn't kick.

After the credits started, I sat there behind them. A couple of them looked sideways at me, but they didn't leave their seats until I left mine. And I didn't leave my seat until I was damn good and ready.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - Writer/Director David Twohy (WARLOCK, THE FUGITIVE, WARLOCK: THe Armageddon, TERMINAL VELOCITY, THE ARRIVAL, PITCH BLACK, IMPOSTER, BELOW, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK) is 49. On Sunday She was Superman's girlfriend for a long time, but for the last ten plus years she's been mainly doing Horror. That's just getting back to her roots for Actor Margot Kidder (SISTERS, BLACK CHRISTMAS, THE REINCARNATION OF PETER PROUD, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR, BLOODKNOT, THE CLOWN AT MIDNIGHT, NIGHTMARE MAN, TRIBULATION, ANGEL BLADE, DEATH 4 TOLD, THE LAST SIGN) is 56.

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OCT. 15

HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS FROM FEO
Now that Martha Stewart is in the pokey, who is going to help you with your Halloween Costume ideas? Happily for you, you lucky dogs, you have me!

At my job we have our annual Halloween party. And folks there are already asking each other, "What are you going to be for Halloween?"

I've been telling everyone,
"I'm going to be the Invisible Man!"

"Ha! Ha!" They say, "So you aren't coming to work that day?"

"Ha, ha," I say. "I AM coming to work that day: as the Invisible Man!"

"Like, ... er ... in bandages?" They ask.

"I'm coming to work," I say. "Butt naked! And I'll go up to everyone and say, 'Hey! Can you see me?'"

Them: "WHAT???"

Me: "I guess you can't see me because you ain't looking up here at my face! That's because I'm the Invisible Man!"

Anyway, just a costume idea.
WARNING: You shouldn't talk this way at work. I can get away with it because of my peculiar nature. I talk this way and - after people calm down they say, "Ah...! He's just being Feo!"
Bill O'Rielly would kill to have my fu!

VAMPIRE NATION Big news. BLADE: TRINITY director David Goyer reveals his deepest secrets in a new interview only available here. You asked for it: Special first look at the weapons of BLADE: TRINITY. Plus more new photos. And don't forget to check out the latest and greatest poster series. BLADE: TRINITY. In Theatres December 8.

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OCT. 14

NOT SHAUN OF THE DEAD BUT... It doesn't matter what side of the aisle yer on politically, a good Horror movie reference is a good horror movie reference. And if that reference is in a political cartoon and references a kick-ass tribute to DAWN OF THE DEAD, then that is one damn good Horror movie reference. Thanks and kudos to political cartoonist, Jerry Holbert, who knows how to spoof the best. JOHN OF THE DEAD

HAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAY TO- For over 30 years, this man has been starring in the Horrific, twisted, and bizarre Actor Udo Keir ("BURN, WITCH, BURN", FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN, BLOOD FOR DRACULA, SOME FRIES FOR WOLFMAN, SPERMULA, SUSPIRIA, DOCTEUR JEKYLL ET LES FEMMES, BLADE, END OF DAYS, MEGIDDO, FEARDOTCOM, LOVE OBJECT, DOGVILLE, DRACULA 3000, and a whole lot more) is 59.

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OCT. 13

From Willie Meikle
HORROR SAVES LIVES
Four Authors From Around the World Unite, in the Name of Free Fiction, to Fight Cancer.
Beginning on Halloween, four separate horror novels will be serialized online over 14 weeks.

Denver, Colorado, October 14, 2004: Beginning Halloween 2004, local author Michael McBride from Colorado, together with Karen Koehler from Pennsylvania, Steve Zinger from Canada, and William Meikle from Scotland will begin serializing one of their horror novels a chapter each week for 14 weeks. The chapters will be distributed in interactive e-zine format via Topica. At the conclusion, a total of 4 horror novels will have been distributed; one from each author. There will be no charge to participate in this landmark event, however a link will be provided to the American Cancer Society in hopes of receiving donations to further cancer awareness and research funding. In addition to providing the novels free of charge, prizes will be awarded, including free books from Black Death Books and gothic clothing from Vampire Wear.

In addition to receiving the serialized novels, a YAHOO! Discussion Group will be running simultaneously where the reader can discuss the chapters with one another, as well as with the authors themselves. Never before has a reader been granted such immediate access to the author while still reading the work!

How to participate:
Sign up at http://www.topica.com

All you need is a valid email address, and the desire to enjoy great horror fiction!

EH, RAIMI DON'T CARE
The DVD of SPIDERMAN 2 will be released in November this year, just in time for folks whose candidate didn't win, to console themselves with some mighty fine webslingin'. But next year comes SPIDERMAN 2.5. What the hell is that? Well you should know, first off, that Sam Raimi feels that he made the absolute best movie he possibly could. it is all on the screen, and there is no director's cut. But according to Raimi,
"It's just a financial decision by the studio. They know that people who liked the second movie would want to own it as it is on DVD, and then it's just a gamble. 'Oh, if we spend another four million dollars, can we make another ten million dollars?' I think that's how it works."
To that end, the studio will have Sam shoot several more scenes, unnecessary appendages to one of the most successful blockbusters ever made. These will not be lost or otherwise original edited scenes, just newly shot extras in a studio marketing attempt to trade in on your potentially lucrative obsession. Whether you buy it or not, Raimi gets paid and it won't affect his career one whit.

WOLF PACK

From Edo van Belkom
WOLVES? WHY THEY'S JEST CUBS!
Edo van Belkom is the Bram Stoker and Aurora Award-winning author of more than 25 books and 200 stories who noted horror journalist Stanley Wiater called "A one man factory of fear." His other works for young adults include the acclaimed anthologies BE AFRAID! (A CLA young adult book-of-the year finalist) and BE VERY AFRAID! (an Aurora Award winner). He is also the author of the novels BLOOD ROAD and SCREAM QUEEN, the collection DEATH DRIVES A SEMI and the how-to manual WRITING HORROR.

Now in WOLF PACK, Edo van Belkom has created unlikely but compelling heroes in a book that is by turns, funny, frightening, and always entertaining.

After a devestating fire, forest ranger Garrett Brock discovers a litter of wolf cubs. He soon learns, though, that these are no ordinary wolves - they are both animal and human. Fifteen years later, the children - Noble, Argus, Tora and Harlan - struggle to fit into the human world; but when Tora is kidnapped by a mad television scientist, the others must draw on both their human and wolf sides for the cunning, strength and courage to save her. But will it be enough?

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OCT. 12

From Tina Jens
SPIRITS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
FT. MADISON, IA – Thurs. Oct. 21st, 2:30-5 pm
The new Twilight Tales anthology SPOOKS!, which I co-edited with John Everson, makes a sneak peek debut in Ft. Madison, just in time for Halloween. With 29 stories by 27 authors, the book is filled with spooky stories, true ghost tales and poems that will make you shiver. I've got a little-seen ghost story about moonshining in the Carolina mountains, as well as an interview about the ghosts that haunt the Red Lion, in the book.

Other authors featured at the signing will be Bruce Carlson with his series of true Iowa ghost stories, and Keith Schulz, author of KEEPERS OF THE RIVER.

The Bookmark Bookstore
802 Avenue G, Fort Madison, IA
319-372-1100

CHICAGO, IL- Mon., Oct. 25th, 7 - 10 pm

SPOOKS! DEBUTS AT TWILIGHT TALES This is the big debut party for the new Twilight Tales anthology SPOOKS!, featuring 29 stories by 27 authors – 18 of which are in the Chicago area, and most of them plan to be at the debut! So come get your first edition copy personalized by the authors!

Red Lion Restaurant & Pub
2446 N. Lincoln Avenue, 2nd Floor
$4 admission

CHICAGO - Tues., Oct. 26th, 8-9 pm

"STRANGER EV'RYWHERE" A BLUES MUSICAL Blues diva Liz Mandville Greeson joins me to perform "Stranger Ev'rywhere", an adaptation from my novel, THE BLUES AIN'T NOTHIN'. Don't miss this haunting 2-woman performance of a ghost story with a Blues soundtrack.

An encore performance at: B.L.U.E.S.
2519 N. Halsted, Chicago 773-528-1012
Admission $7

CHICAGO - Wed., Oct. 27th, 7-9 PM

MONSTER BASH - A LATIN SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND EVENT Join us for our sixth annual Twilight Tales show to benefit the Latin School Scholarship fund, featuring stories and performances from SPOOKS!. It will be a different line-up from the Monday, the 25th show - so feel free to join us for both events!

The course fee of $53 gets you the show, a copy of SPOOKS! and two drink tickets at the bar. Remember, it's for a good cause!

Red Lion Restaurant & Pub
2446 N. Lincoln Avenue, 2nd Floor
Course #120
Download a registration form @: latinschool.org/
or call (312) 582-6035 or (312) 582-6035 to register.

From Matt Warner
THE HORROR OF WRITING: The Thrill of Success and Failure
A Workshop on Horror Fiction and the Writing Life.
Every reader wonders, at some point, what their favorite authors are like and how they live. What does it mean to be an author - and what does it mean to throw a genre like horror into the mix? What is it about dark subject matter that thrills us time and time again? The Horror of Writing is an in-store event that will allow fans “behind the curtain” like never before. Through anecdotes, audience Q & A, and examples from their own works, the diverse participants will reveal not only what it means to be an author, but what exactly “horror” is and isn’t.

Participants in this event will shed light on all aspects of the writing life. Find out how books are written and published. From family life and fans to dealing with inspiration and failure the authors and editors involved will answer everyone burning questions. This event will be of interest to longtime fans of dark fiction, aspiring writers, and those in the “Halloween mood.”

WHO: Authors
Brian Keene (THE RISING),
Douglas Winter (RUN),
John Edward Lawson (publisher, Raw Dog Screaming Press),
Ronald Damien Malfi (THE FALL OF NEVER), and
Matthew Warner (THE ORGAN DONOR)

WHAT: "The Horror of Writing" - Discussion on Horror Fiction & the Writing Life, and Booksigning

WHERE: Barnes & Noble in Annapolis Harbor Shopping Center (2512 Solomons Island Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401)

WHEN: This Thursday at 7 p.m.

WHY: Because we like you.

I guess Penn should have thought about that "irresponsibility" thing before he cheerfully accepted a guest invitation from Saddam Hussien right before the war. Sean also has has nothing but sweetness to say about brutal military thugs like Fidel Castro - who wouldn't tolerate his mouth or liberty for one second in Cuba. A quick Internet search reveals that Online newspapers and blogs worldwide are currently laughing at Penn. They never realized he actually took himself seriously as a "political activist". Oh well. It's not like the phrase "As smart as Sean Penn" will ever become part of America's lexicon in any positive way.

Matt Stone was apparently surprised by the letter, saying, "Even as a puppet, he's a great actor."

E!Online
Philadelphia Daily News (requires free subscription)
Ireland Online
CBSNews

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OCT. 8

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAY TO-
She played Hollywood's first kick-ass monster killer and woman as hero*,
Actor Sigourney Weaver (ALIEN, EYEWITNESS, GHOSTBUSTERS, ALIENS, HALF MOON STREET, GHOSTBUSTERS II, ALIEN 3, DEATH AND THE MAIDEN, COPYCAT, ALIEN: RESURRECTION, THE VILLAGE) is 55 today.
*FeoNote for the purists: This title could have gone to Jamie Lee Curtis for HALLOWEEN in 1978 - but despite her gunplay on Michael Meyers (and his subsequent immolation and beheading to name a few) he never dies! Throughout the sequels, Curtis' character of Laurie Strode remains a victim of her antagonist while Weaver's Ripley destroys all who threaten her.

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OCT. 7

From Vince Sneed
DIE MONSTER DIE
Die Monster Die Books, publisher of the successful zombie anthology, THE DEAD WALK! Weird Tales of Zombies, Revenants, and the Living Dead, is looking for contributors to its next anthology, to be released in August, 2005.

The title of the next DMD-spawned anthology is DARK FURIES: Weird Tales of Beauties and Beasts, and it promises to be the publisher’s most exciting and original anthology thus far.

“Think Modesty Blaise battling Cthulhu,” suggests DMD publisher Vince Sneed.

“This is an excellent oppurtunity for a young writer looking to make a name for him or herself,” Vince says. “Die Monster Die is looking for solid, well-told stories and not name writers. Though we’re not short in that department, either.”

“DMD is offering the new writer a chance to shine alongside these two luminaries, and to see his or her work in print between attractively illustrated and designed covers,” Vince says.

DMD’s previous release, THE DEAD WALK! spent three glorious weeks on Shocklines.com’s Top Ten Bestsellers list and continues to sell beyond Vince’s wildest dreams of avarice.

Die Monster Die’s website can be found — where else? — at diemonsterdie.com, where previews of works currently in print can be found, as well as writer guidelines for the “Dark Furies” project.

HAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAY TO-
Make-up & SFX artist Screaming Mad George (A NIGHTMARE ON ELMSTREET 3, PREDATOR, A NIGHTMARE ON ELMSTREET 4, THE ABYSS, BRIDE OF Re-ANIMATOR, CHILDREN OF THE CORN III, FAUST) who is 49.

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OCT. 6

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OCT. 5

RIP'N FOR JANET LEIGH
Nobody in my life ever made a shower more memorable than Janet Leigh! Janet passed away Monday at her home - in bed. Now PSYCHO had the benefit of a great story, script, and director, but who besides Janet Leigh could have pulled off the unforgettably tragic character of Marion Crane? Ethel Merman you say? I think not! So to note her passing, here's one from the vaults: James Futch's brilliant essay on the PSYCHO movies.

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OCT. 4

From Del Howison
VAMPIRE BARDS AT DARK DELICACIES
On Saturday October 9th, Robert S. Rhine (SATAN'S POWDER ROOM) will be doing a special signing at 2:00pm.

Then, at 7pm, Dark Delicacies will be hosting a special evening reading event. The League of Vampire Bards (fear not foolish mortals, not a real bloodsucker among them) will be reading their vampire poetry to kick open the doorway to the Halloween season.

So if you are flying into the Los Angeles area this weekend,
Dark Delicacies is located at
4213 West burbank Blvd,
Burbank, CA, USA
darkdel@darkdel.com

THE RISING

From Brian Keene
KEENE SIGHTINGS
Horror writer and sometime feoamante.com contributor, Brian Keene (NO REST FOR THE WICKED, THE RISING), will be sighted all over the United States this month.

On October 14, he'll be at Barnes & Noble, Annapolis Harbor Shopping Center, 2512 Solomons Island Rd, Annapolis, MD, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Also on hand will be Douglas E. Winter,
Matthew Warner,
John Edward Lawson, and
Ronalad Malfi.
For more information, call 410-573-1115.

On October 16, he'll be the guest speaker for Teen Read Week at the West Manchester Mall,
1800 Loucks Road,
York, PA,
from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. In addition to the Q&A, he'll be reading from and signing copies of THE RISING.

On October 19, Brian's a Guest-of-Honor at the DAWN OF THE DEAD DVD Release Party at Borders Books & Music,
80 Town Center,
Wayne, NJ 07470.
He'll be reading, signing, and clowning around with fellow
guest John Platt from 7:00pm to 10:00pm.

From October 29 to 31, he'll be at
Horrorfind Weekend Phoenix,
JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa,
5350 East Marriott Drive,
Phoenix AZ 85054.

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OCT. 1
From Del Howison
VAMPIRE FICTION DAY
Hey, who knew that Vampires get their own day? But on Saturday, October 2nd at 3p.m. Dark Delicacies will be hosting a signing for a special vampire fiction day. Scheduled to be on hand for the signing will be
L. A. Banks signing THE HUNTED: A Vampire Huntress Legend,
Karen E. Taylor signing BLOOD RED DAWN, and
Angela C. Allen signing the vampire anthology DARK THIRST.

So if you are flying into the Los Angeles area this weekend,
Dark Delicacies is located at
4213 West burbank Blvd,
Burbank, CA, USA
darkdel@darkdel.com.

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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.