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NOVEMBER NOV. 29 THRIVIN' IN SHORT HORROR FILM HEAVEN During the Q&A following the screenings, filmmaker Robert Sexton told the audience that is he now raising money for a feature-length version of Legion: The Word Made Flesh - which won Tabloid Witches for Best Horror Short Film, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Visuals. Continued at Hollywood Investigator.
Portland, OR Corporate espionage, family secrets, and high adventure in imperialist China are “in” in 2006, according to Cellar Door Publishing. This week, Cellar Door Publishing announced two new graphic novels and their first illustrated novel for release next year. “Well written, high quality books with unique concepts and stylized artwork defines the 2006 Cellar Door lineup,” stated Cellar Door publisher Jade Dodge. “We’re working with an extremely talented group of creators, and we’re very excited about these projects.” I AM SPARTACUS
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Written and illustrated by Jonathan Baird (Day Job: A Workplace Reader for the Restless Age) In stores summer 2006 Dr. Joseph Wennik recounts the travels of his patient, six-year-old Sarah Ogden, as she chases her runaway brother from her comfortable home in New England to the dark, unexplored reaches of the Arctic. As Sarah's journey progresses, Wennik delves into her family's past; and in her father's conduct in colonial India we find clues that will solve a string of present-day murders. At the same time, Wennik spins the Ogdens' story into a parable about love, treachery, death, and the tragedies that inevitably follow from one's misdeeds. Check out Cellar Door's Preview Page for a taste.
ROD GUDINO LEAVES RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE “Film has been a goal right from the very beginning,” remarks Gudino, “but it’s a big step and I wanted to make sure everything was taken care of before I allowed myself to go in that direction. I hope to bring a new vision to the genre with the same quality and attention to detail that has made the magazine a leading name in the industry.” New in the role of Editor-In-Chief is former managing editor Jovanka Vuckovic, who has been in preparation for the position for the past two-and-a-half years. Vuckovic will inaugurate her new post with the January 2006 issue of Rue Morgue, on stands Jan 2. “Rod has always encouraged me to put my own stamp on the magazine – which I’ve been doing and will continue to do – without compromising the integrity or the spirit in which it was created,” says Vuckovic. “That spirit thrives within me and the rest of the Rue Morgue family, who believe strongly in what we’re doing for the genre. We’re all very proud of Rod and excited about the challenges that face us in 2006.” Rue Morgue has much to celebrate; 2005 marked the opening of The Rue Morgue House of Horror, a funeral home purchased by the magazine and converted into an events theatre for all things macabre. The magazine’s second annual Festival of Fear Canadian National Horror Expo was also a huge success, attracting 30,000+ fans to meet world-renowned horror icons the likes of Clive Barker, Elvira, Crispin Glover, Tony Todd and many more. The company continues to have a presence with the weekly Rue Morgue Radio programme and monthly CineMacabre Movie Night events. RUE MORGUE is Canada’s leading magazine of horror entertainment. Its glossy mainstream look and intelligent yet biting editorial have made it hugely popular with a widespread international readership. RUE MORGUE Magazine is distributed worldwide and is published monthly by the Canadian company Marrs Media Inc.
From Jeanne Cavelos Odyssey is the only program of its kind run by an editor. Jeanne Cavelos, Odyssey’s founder and director, is a best-selling author and former senior editor at Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing, where she won the World Fantasy Award for her work. “I give the same unflinchingly honest, concrete, detailed feedback to students that I provided to professional authors,” Cavelos said. “That can be a shock for students, but it can also trigger rapid improvement. I'm constantly told by graduates that they learned more at Odyssey than they The workshop runs from June 12-July 21, 2006. Class meets for 4 hours in the morning, 5 days a week, and students use the afternoons and evenings to write and critique each other’s work. Prospective students, aged 18 and up, apply from all over the world. The application deadline is APRIL 14. Meet Our 2006 Special Writer-in-Residence: This year Odyssey is pleased to host Robert J. Sawyer. Robert has been called "The dean of Canadian Science Fiction" by the Ottawa Citizen, and is one of only sixteen authors in history to win both the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. He also has eight other Hugo nominations to his credit. He's won nine Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards ("Auroras"), as well as numerous other national and international awards. Known for his dedication and passion in teaching writing, he has helped many fantasy, science fiction, and horror writers through workshops at the University of Toronto, Ryerson University, and the Banff Center for the Arts. Other Guest Lecturers: The Odyssey workshop is also excited to welcome its 2006 guest lecturers: award-winning authors Melissa Scott, Jeff VanderMeer, Laurie J. Marks, and Christopher Golden; and award-winning editor and agent Shawna McCarthy. Lecturers share their own unique perspectives and critique student manuscripts. Odyssey graduates: Publications by Odyssey graduates are coming fast and furious, and are posted on the website. Barbara Campbell's book Heartwood came out last May from DAW Books. She attended Odyssey in 2000, and said this about the change the workshop made in her writing: "I now had the tools to analyze pacing, world-building, characterization (and my old pal--plot). . . . I ultimately transformed my wandering fantasy of 180,000 words into a 100,000-word novel I was ready to show my agent." The other volumes in the three-book Trickster's Game series will be out in 2006 and 2007. Elaine Isaak, whose novel The Singer's Crown came out in October under the Eos imprint of HarperCollins, is from the class of 1997. She says, "The first two stories I ever sold would not have been written without Odyssey. . . . Jeanne has an eye for identifying the author's intent and the heart of the work, and offering useful advice about how to craft the work to be nearer to the dream." Look for the second book in her series, The Eunuch's Heir, in 2006. Fans who have been following Carrie Vaughn's Kitty stories in Weird Tales are excited about the release of her novel, Kitty and the Midnight Hour, from Warner. The book has just been released and is on the USA Today Bestseller List. The second novel in the Kitty series, Kitty Goes to Washington, will be out in 2006. Our location: Odyssey is held on the lovely campus of Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH. Saint Anselm is one of the finest liberal arts colleges in the country, dedicated to excellence in education, and its campus provides a beautiful setting and high-quality facilities for Odyssey. Those interested in receiving further information and an application should visit the website at sff.net/odyssey, or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to
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REVIEWS BUT WAIT! The upcoming Peter Jackson film was not the first attempt to remake an old classic! In the US bicentennial year, 1976, Dino De Laurentis tried remaking the mighty ape in his own, "Me Generation" mold. Yes, it's KING KONG [1976]! And of course, in 1998, if you can remember, they also remade MIGHTY JOE YOUNG with Bill Paxton and Charlize Theron. NEWSFLASH: According to a story by Newsweek, Peter Jackson's KING KONG, while having all the gory gross stuff that Peter is famous for, will also be a "heartbreaking" movie. Oh shit! The first time someone tried that with Kong was in SON OF KONG, and that killed the franchise for RKO! The last time someone tried that was in 1976 for the first remake of KING KONG, and that expensive bastard tanked! No one wants to see a gruff but lovable, scrappy but misunderstood Kong! We want to see the original brutal as all get out Kong! Read the story at Newsweek/Capturing Kong. From Lisa Manetti This week I bring you a rare beast. It's part man, part monster and it's the star of this week's movie entitled, "The Manster!" Watch it in The Lab! Our beauty this week is a horror writer and webmaster and even more. Her name is Lisa Mannetti and my TombKeeper has an interview with her in The Vault and one of her stories in The Library. The TombKeeper also has two book reviews in The Tomb! Then the second and final week of my "Saw II" T-shirt Contest. Enter in The Game Room! The Mad Skotzman has even more monster, this time with multiple heads waiting for you in kit form in The Pit! Renfield has a preview of upcoming video game reviews as well as a hands on review of Dragon Quest VII in The Power Room! Plus lots more this week at CountGore.com. QUICK BITES Chimericana Books is a brand new publisher for a brand new breed of short fiction that aims to fill a gap in the horror/anthology market, catering to fans of extreme/bizarro fiction. Check out the free pdf sampler from all six books at HorrorQuarterly.com. Last night on Family Guy, the opening song features a different headline on Stan's morning newspaper. Last night's headline read, BUSH APPOINTS STEPHEN KING SECRETARY OF TERROR.
MERRY SPAMMAS Online investment brokers want to help me enrich my future! Why, I could find out what the Wall Street Hotshots don't WANT me to know! And everybody wants to know that! Online casinos want to give me a place to spend all that soon-to-be disposable income! Some one in Nigeria wants me to open an account for his millions of dollars, for which he'll gladly share some with me! Someone in Florida thinks I need a bigger penis while a another in Canada is offering me a chance to increase my bustsize because (ahem!) a close friend secretly suggested me (Thanks, close friend! I'll find out who you are!)! Cnet.com, which usually sends me a weekly newletter and tips, is now emailing me every other day to try and sell everything from software classes to help in organizing my CD collection! I'm even being offered help in updating my resume! Why are all of these folks offering all of this to me? Because They're Just that COOL! HAPPY HORROR
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NOV. 24 FREE READS IN THE CEMETERY Until that title is announced in the next few weeks, fans of horror fiction can check out our FREE READS (by authors such as Stephen King, Douglas Clegg, Ray Garton, Frank Darabont, Al Sarrantonio, Jack Ketchum, John Shirley, Richard Laymon, and many others!) and detailed information about the hundreds of books and magazines we've published, plus dozens of other new features! The revamped website can be found at: cemeterydance.com.
NOV. 23 QUICK BITES
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Actor Franco
Nero (I CRIMINALI DELLA GALASSIA, I DIAFANOIDI
VENGONO DA MARTE, IL TERZO OCCHIO, LA MORTE VIENE DAL PIANETA AYTIN, GIORNATA
NERA PER L'ARIETE, HITCH-HIKE, THE VISITOR, THE SALAMANDER, KAIMIKAZE
1989, THE GIRL, ALIEN TERMINATOR, DIE HARD 2, LA VOCE DEL SANGUE, MEGIDDO:
The Omega Code 2, and I've gotta stop here because ol' Franco has
made over 150 freaking movies!) who is 64 and still going strong.
If you are one of those Horror fans whose tastes cross over into Westerns
or Crime Dramas, Franco's other flicks won't leave you wanting. With 150+
films under his belt, the man has made crap and classics.
NOV. 22 GETTIN' CRYPTIC
From Brian Freeman Cemetery Dance Publications is proud to announce the fourth entry in this award nominated and bestselling anthology series! Shivers IV contains over twenty short stories from today's hottest writers, including William F. Nolan, Ed Gorman, Brian Hodge, Tim Lebbon, Al Sarrantonio, Ray Garton, T.M. Wright, Brian Keene, Kealan Patrick Burke, and many others! Featuring original dark fiction with a handful of rare reprints, Shivers IV is available as a beautiful perfect-bound trade paperback. Table of Contents: Please visit cemeterydance.com for more information. HAPPY
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From Market Wire The Cinematic Imagery Award is voted from time to time to an individual whose body of work in the film industry has richly enhanced the visual aspects of the movie-going experience. Previous recipients of this honor are Zhang Yimou, Clint Eastwood, Blake Edwards, Robert S. Wise, Frank Oz, Norman Jewison and John Lasseter. The award will be presented to Spielberg as one of the highlights of the 10th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards on February 11, 2006 during black tie ceremonies at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Seven ADG awards in production design categories for television, theatrical motion pictures and commercials will also be presented, along with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Production Designer John B. Mansbridge, and a Career Achievement Award for Scenic Arts to be presented to Ronald V. Strang. Steven Spielberg, who is one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, received the Best Director Oscar for "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan," and was nominated for his films "The Color Purple," "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." In 1987 he received the Motion Picture Academy's Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. He has received numerous other awards, including the Emmy, Golden Globes, and recognition from the Directors Guild and Producers Guild.
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RIP FOR MOUSTAPHA AL AKKAD
From Sarie Morrell ThrillerFest will be a literary feast for fans of the wildly popular thriller genre, with three nights of fun and opportunities for readers, authors, librarians, media and publishing professionals to meet and network with their favorite authors. This excitement-packed weekend will include a reader’s reception, a fabulous Saturday night Awards Banquet, panels, interviews showcasing celebrity and up-and-coming thriller authors, and much more. Go to ThrillerFest for even more.
NOV. 10 From Robert S. Rhine Continued at Satan's 3-Ring Circus of Hell. QUICK BITES View Askew has a great article on both the latest REX MUNDI and Ferreyra. The latest cover has got to be the most romantic looking work I've ever seen from a Thriller comic. Check it out at Newsarama.com
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CONTEST That was back in the 1970s. The 70s, man! I never thought I'd see that demented show again, but with DVD, all things are possible. Now Horror writer Thomas Sipos (HALLOWEEN CANDY) has this to say: WIN A FREE COPY OF 'THE HILARIOUS HOUSE OF FRIGHTENSTEIN' Volume 1 has Vincent Price and Billy Van! Four episodes from this 'cult classic' 1970s Canadian TV show, full of monster music & comedy! Continued at Hollywood Investigator.com.
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From Tempe Video Writer/director Jason Paul Collum (SOMETHING TO SCREAM ABOUT) has set out to change that. On February 14th, 2006, Tempe DVD will debut OCTOBER MOON, a brand-new production which is squarely aimed at the queer horror audience but which also has a story to tell that will appeal to anyone who's ever had an uncontrollable crush, regardless of their sexual orientation. Elliot, a shy young man, is shunned by his family, friends and fiancée when he falls for another man, Corin. Unfortunately, Corin already has a significant other, and as Elliot finds himself rejected at every turn, he slips into paranoia and rage, determined to get what he desires most... Taking a cue from such tales of obsessive love as FATAL ATTRACTION, Tempe's OCTOBER MOON stars horror legends Judith O'Dea (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) and Brinke Stevens (SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE) along with Tina Ona Paukstelis (ASWANG: THE UNEARTHING), Jeff Dylan Graham (DEAD & ROTTING) and a host of talented newcomers. Director Jason Paul Collum is no stranger to horror, having helmed a critically-praised documentary on B-movie actresses called SOMETHING TO SCREAM ABOUT (also available on Tempe DVD) which debuted on Showtime earlier this year. Tempe and Collum's B+Boy Productions have an extensive publicity blitz underway, with recent coverage in Instinct, Scene and FANGORIA magazines as well as an appearance on the L.A. talk show On Q Live with Collum and stars Judith O'Dea & Brinke Stevens. The film is also currently being screened to rave reviews across the nation which continues to heighten interest in this release! The OCTOBER MOON DVD also includes a 10-minute featurette on the making of the film, audio commentary with the director and star, 4 still galleries, weblinks and trailers. For more information on OCTOBER MOON, visit the official website where you can see the trailer and making-of featurette before its debut on DVD.
ANOTHER FEO AMANTE ALUMNI But in addition to writing successful scripts, Harry also writes books and if you want to meet the man in person, you should be in the Los Angeles area this coming weekend. Saturday, November 12 at 4:30 p.m. at Controversial radio psychologist Mick Callahan, introduced in MEMORIAL DAY, seems to have straightened his life out at last: he's clean and sober, working, he has a girlfriend, he's saving money. But when Mary, the crack addict who saved his life in the first book, shows up to ask for help, he can't refuse. and when someone snatches Mary from Mick's house, he tracks them down, all the way to Nevada's bizarre Burning Man festival. You could be the next Chris Gage or Harry Shannon or even yourself. It takes a lot more than just writing for this website, but we're a damn good start. Check out our Guidelines page and get started on your future.
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LATEST GAGE To check out some of Chris' reviews for us, go to our Chris Gage review page. To find out how you can promote your writing, check out the Feo Amante Guidelines.
From Jason Brannon Some outcomes will mean instant death. Others will provide rewards like a chance to win prizes as well as a chance to read Chapter 2 of the novel. Chapter 1 is still available on my Blog: jason-brannon.blogspot.com/ I basically just wrote this for fun and as a way to expand on the world created in THE CAGE. Hopefully, there are enough possible outcomes to keep you reading for a while. ACTION THRILLER NOVELIST DAVID MORRELL TO PEN NEW STORYLINE FOR MARVEL'S CAPTAIN AMERICA With a complex body of work that traverses the Horror, Espionage and Thriller genres, Morrell is a giant in the literary world. He is the author of First Blood, the award-winning novel in which Rambo was created. He has written numerous best-selling thrillers, including The Brotherhood of the Rose (the basis for a highly rated NBC mini-series), The Fifth Profession, Extreme Denial and Assumed Identity. Most recently, he wrote the dark suspense-thriller Creepers (CDS Books, September 2005). Two of his novellas received Stoker awards from the Horror Writers Association. In his first comic book writing effort, Morrell will bring his action writing talent to Captain America, in the story of a young Marine, Corporal James Newman, who is on his tour of duty in Afghanistan. In the midst of a brutal fire fight with enemy forces, Captain America leads him out of the battle while helping him rescue his wounded comrades who are trapped by enemy fire. When the smoke clears, Newman is unsure if Captain America was really there, or a hallucination in the stress of battle. "As the creator of Rambo, Morrell is known for heroes who've been trained to handle action and danger. He is a master of weaving action into a thought-provoking plot with more than a few twists, and I am eager to see the thrills he has in store for the newest installments of Captain America," said Joe Quesada, Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics. "I want the characters to feel real," says David Morrell. "In particular I want the reader to believe in Captain America. Also, I want to explore the major theme of what it means to be a hero in this troubled modern world. I hope the story is deeply moving as well as exciting." For additional information REAL WORLD HORROR But the government of Lagardere, the number one supplier of small arms to the world and the media giant of France (their radio stations organized a number of anti-American protests prior to the Iraqi war), has been busted on several fronts. Despite the disingenuous French government protests against war in Iraq (No Blood for Oil!), we now know that for well over a decade France, Germany, Russia, and the UN were running a billion dollar plus kickback campaign designed to enrich, themselves, Saddam and to hell with his people. And they succeeded. That's the real Blood for Oil, and it was being run by the very people who pointed their bloody fingers at the US. New evidence points to the French government actually creating false intelligence reports to fool the UK and the US into fighting a war in Iraq concerning Weapons of Mass Destruction, something Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, and Bill Clinton believed in (and passed laws concerning) for years. The point was to bring down these two governments, putting the French government in a better position of power - to what end? Now the French government, which has led the way in Europe for fomenting rabid anti-Americanism (unlike the will of their people - Want to read one of the best selling books in France of the new millennium? Read French author, Jean-Francois Revel's ANTI-AMERICANISM), is being destroyed by Muslim youth gangs. Understand that I'm not spewing dramatic invective here, I really mean that, to date, the French police, military, and Special Operations have been beat back by a well organized, well armed, and inhumanly vicious gang of Muslim youths that number in the tens of thousands. And you know what? I bet the Red Cross will be there. Just saying. Some history: Iraq Oil: The Target for Years In Iraqi War Scenario, Oil is Key Issue
Any monster aficionado worth the salt of Lot's wife knows that magical TAH DAH! radiation makes tiny things grow big (THEM), normal sized things grow bigger (old SPIDERMAN, THE HULK), and in either case, turns everyone and everything into monsters (GODZILLA, THE HIDEOUS SUN DEMON, THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS). Or at least you would know that if you really believed in 1950s monster movies and early 1960s comic books (Okay, so regular radiation won't do that, but how about GAMMA RADIATION??? How about a radioactive spider?) If she were still alive, one of the smartest Poles in history (she was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1847) would have told you that radiation doesn't turn you into a powerful monster; a lizard; bring you back from the dead; or do anything other than kill you! Our birthday girl learned that the hard way when she died from leukemia brought on by overexposure to radiation (actually, she was having skin problems and a slew of other ailments brought on by radiation - the blood cancer just got her first!). Today's audiences are, of course, far smarter and sophisticated than their dumb ol' grandparents! We know that you can't get monsters from an overdose of radiation - that's stupid! Giant monsters would magically TAH DAH! require TAH DAH! genetics (THE KINDRED, AKIRA, JURASSIC PARK, DEEP BLUE SEA, BATS, RESIDENT EVIL, SPIDERMAN: the movie) or nano-somethings (PREY) or genetic-nanos, (HULK: The Movie) So happy birthday to Scientist Marie Sklodowska Curie (Discovered the element, radium) who would be 158 today. Granted, that's pretty damn old for anybody, but who knows what's possible: she WAS exposed to an awful lot of radiation, right? You don't buy that? Well would you buy genetic-nano-radiation? Yeah, I bet you would! And on Sunday - Actor Thandie Newton (INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, LOADED, BELOVED, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II, THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE, SHADE, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, CRASH) is 33. Actor Rebecca Romijn (X-MEN, ROLLERBALL, FEMME FATALE, X2, THE PUNISHER, GODSEND) is 33. Rebecca shares a November birthday with fellow XMEN alumni, Famke Janssen. And on Saturday - Actor Famke Janssen (LORD OF ILLUSIONS, GOLDENEYE, DEEP RISING, THE FACULTY, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, X-MEN, X2) who is 40. Famke shares a birthday with fellow THE FACULTY alumni, Actor Robert Patrick (DIE HARD 2, TERMINATOR 2, FIRE IN THE SKY, ZERO TOLERANCE, LAST GASP, ASYLUM, THE FACULTY, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 2, THE X-FILES [TV], SPY KIDS, and more) is 48.
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From Mike Philbin Oxford, UK (PRWEB) November 2, 2005 - Writer-artist Mike Philbin had published a few short stories and interviews in online UK horror zine Terror Tales (back when John B Ford was at the reins), mostly as the wacky alter-ego Hertzan Chimera. In its dying days, Terror Tales had lost its focus and the content was drying up. John knew about Philbin's very strong opinions of his zine and one writer-gathering night in a pub in London asked him if he'd like to take over the running of the zine. Thus Horror Quarterly was born (Philbin did try to keep the name Terror Tales at first but it needed something even fresher and more professional sounding as a flagship horror title). Horror Quarterly was all about theme - it contained not only fiction but also interviews, articles and features. Issue one's theme was Body Horror - all the stories and articles related to aspects of body mutilation, body horror in the media, genetic freaks. Issue two's theme was Fcuk Horror - this was an intentional ploy on Philbin's behalf as editor, there came back many 'interpretations' of the fcuk-horror theme and I never explained myself, just published the most gut-wrenching work. Issue three's theme was Blood Horror - diseases of the blood, fiction of the blood, menstruation for men. As Philbin put it, "There is something very liberating about being an editor, and something even more liberating about being a publisher. You get to not only choose the best, but also mould the best of the submissions to your editorial ideal. And the writers have been only too willing to polish and reconsider themes, endings, beginnings of their works when they know it's for the good of In this best of HORROR QUARTERLY (the first three issues), there'll be a best article, best interview, best 'metal', five of the best stories and the classic three-part article from Quentin S Crisp exploring Japanese Horror to end each issue. STUNNING TABLE OF CONTENTS: ISSUE ONE - Body Horror ISSUE TWO - Fcuk Horror ISSUE THREE - Blood Horror Mike Philbin 2005
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DEAD AND GONE COMES TO LIFE (FeoNote: A few years ago, Harry began promoting himself and his work by writing for feoamante.com. You can find his work Here). Okay, I don't know about anyone else, but I've actually had a few dreams come true, and I'm often amazed by how flat and anti-climactic an experience that can be. Yet when I found myself on a movie set in Angeles Crest Forest, staring at a decrepit redwood cabin dressed exactly like the one I'd first imagine almost a year before, I couldn't help but feel a little chill.
If I tuned out the gaffers and grips and camera equipment, and just ignored the two gorgeous makeup girls patrolling the cast in search of shiny spots, it wasn’t hard at all to drop completely into the decidedly weird world of my first produced script, “Dead and Gone.” deadandgonethemovie.com. The producers had discovered a perfect location, just forty five minutes away from LA’s San Fernando Valley. It had dense trees, a long stream, a funky dirt road, the haunted cabin and even extra buildings for costume, makeup and equipment. Hell, even enough electricity to make the magic happen. Director/Photographer Yossi Sasson (darkhaze.net) was already four days into the SAG shoot, working twelve hours a day, racing from place to place to get all the key scenes and enough set ups for the “coverage” that can save your ass in an editing room. I’d been a part of the process from the beginning, when a vague idea in Yossi’s head had sparked my concept for the script, and had the rare pleasure of participating in the casting, financial discussions, makeup tests, and a gazillion script revisions for both creative and budgetary reasons. And now here I was, getting into costume for my small part as Sheriff Johnson, a decent enough redneck who appears only at the end of the movie. I hadn’t acted on camera in almost thirty-five years! (Although small voice kept telling me I’d screw up my lines and completely embarrass myself, my scenes—with a lovely actress named Gillian Shure as Constable Kate Eidson--went perfectly).
I tried to take it all in: Gillian in her uniform, sipping a soda, Yossi hustling the crew over to the police car while yelling something about “Hollywooding” the shot and giving my image a “haircut.” Meanwhle, UK soap star Quentin Jones wandered the set in torn and bloody clothing, deep into character as the protagonist, Jack Wade. Various bloody folks, dead and undead, loitered near the catering table, inhaling a steady diet of sugar, caffine and chocolate to keep their energy up. We had a lot of yellow jackets in the area all through the outdoor shoot (Yossi actually stepped on a nest the following day and got several stings, but shrugged them off to get the next shot, thus earning the undying respect of cast and crew). The second half of the film was done indoors, on a set that served as the interior of the cabin. We all thought we’d died and gone to heaven, pun intended.
But you know what? The tingle still hasn't gone away. Maybe because I can honestly say that the people involved in this project, from Yossi on down, were so damned nice, so uniformly behind what we were trying to do, and so appreciative of the cast that they applauded the end of many takes, that I honestly feel “Dead and Gone” will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience---and not only because it was my first produced script. Rocker Ben Moody, Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass, all of the people involved, made working on this one pure joy. I should only be so lucky next time…Assuming there is a next time. You can follow updates and learn more about the film at deadandgonethemovie.com.
FEELING HOSTILE? Man, I'm just not right today. On the other hand, if you were indifferent to CABIN FEVER, you may still be interested to know that HOSTEL is also presented by Quentin Tarantino (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, KILL BILL). What's more, the movie is brought to you by Lion's Gate Entertainment (PI, AMERICAN PSYCHO, FRAILTY, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, SAW, UNDEAD, SAW II). If none of that appeals to you, chances are you came to the wrong site, so Get The Hell Out! HA! No, I'm just kidding with ya! Yer okay!
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FINAL SIGNING I've since become a part of the devilish crew and had quite a few adventures traveling from one signing to the next. But now the year is winding down and people are getting ready for the holidays. The year's last signing for Robert Steven Rhine's SATAN'S 3-RING CIRCUS OF HELL will take place in Hollywood, California at Meltdown Comics. For comic book and animation fans, this is an unparelleled chance to get autographs from some of the hottest names in the business. For more information, check out SATAN'S 3-RING CIRCUS OF HELL.
SHOTGUN PROMO, PICCIRILLI STYLE In the latest issue of Cemetery Dance you'll find my tale "Shadder" as well as my wife Michelle Scalise's "How Far We Fall from Grace." TAVERNS OF THE DEAD edited by Kealan Patrick Burke was recently released, featuring tales by Charles L. Grant, Ramsey Campbell, Chet Williamson, Gary Braunbeck, Neil Gaiman, and myself. "With Eyes Averted" is out now in ALL HELL BREAKING LOOSE edited by Martin H. Greenberg and featuring stories by David Bischoff, Ed Gorman, P.N. Elrod, and Dean Wesley Smith. My tale "Circling" will appearing in the upcoming anthology OLD BLOOD, NEW SOULS, edited by The Horror Express' Marc Shemmans. "Between the Dark and the Daylight" should see print by the end of the year in Brian Freeman's DUELING MINDS anthology, put out by Endeavor Press. APEX DIGEST will be reprinting my science fiction-fantasy tale "The Serpent was More Subtle" in their next issue. Michelle's novella "The Beautiful Ones" is out now in the ultra-gorgeous CRIMEWAVE.
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From Robert Steven Rhine So... EMBRACE THE DEAD!
From Sara Bogush and Feo Amante This is nothing unusual for long time King fans. As many will remember he gave a similiar treatment, some years ago, to his novel THE STAND. These reworkings not only restore the author's original vision - for better or worse - they also allow the author, like a singer, to explore some familiar territory from an older, different perspective. The effect can be captivating (as long as the original work remains available and not Lucas'd into oblivion) Featuring a new introduction by the author, fifty pages of deleted and alternate scenes, two short stories related to events in the novel, and the creepy photographs of Jerry Uelsmann, this edition (based on the limited-run 2004 edition by Centipede Press) is being released by Doubleday in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the publication of this horror classic. CHAVEZ TO THE PROLETARIAT: HALLOWEEN IS US TERRORISM Chavez warns of spooky US Halloween 'terrorism'.
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