Hellnotes » Dave http://hellnotes.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:04 +0000 en hourly 1 Free Short Stories on The Kindle http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-short-stories-on-the-kindle http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:05:32 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8796 David B. Silva is releasing nine short stories in the next nine days, all for free on the Kindle. Here's the lineup (just click on the link to be taken to the order page for your free copy: ]]> http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle/feed 0 Brave New Worlds http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brave-new-worlds http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:08:17 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8794 Night Shade Books has released the digital edition of the anthology, Brave New Worlds, edited by John Joseph Adams. Description: You are being watched. Your every movement is being tracked, your every word recorded. Your spouse may be an informer, your children may be listening at your door, your best friend may be a member of the secret police. One wrong move, one slip-up, and you may find yourself disappeared -- swallowed up by a monstrous bureaucracy, vanished into a shadowy labyrinth of interrogation chambers, show trials, and secret prisons from which no one ever escapes. Welcome to the world of the dystopia, a world of government and society gone horribly, nightmarishly wrong. Acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams brings you a glimpse into a terrifying future - what happens when civilization invades and dictates every aspect of your life? From 1984 to The Handmaid's Tale, from Children of Men to Bioshock, the dystopian imagination has been a vital and gripping cautionary force. Brave New Worlds collects 33 of the best tales of totalitarian menace by some of today's most visionary writers, including Neil Gaiman, Orson Scott Card, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. When the government wields its power against its own people, every citizen becomes an enemy of the state. Will you fight the system, or be ground to dust beneath the boot of tyranny? You can pick up the Kindle edition here: Brave New Worlds ]]> http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds/feed 0 Argento: Cinema in the Blood http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argento-cinema-in-the-blood http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:03:54 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8790 Cassevetes, Coppola, Huston — these are the names of America’s multigenerational filmmakers. In Italy, that name belongs to Argento. In recognition of the Argento family’s contributions to world cinema, the Museum of Arts and Design celebrates their four decades of achievement with Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue (Argento: Cinema in the Blood), a two-month retrospective of screenings, running from March 23 to May 25, 2012. Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue showcases the accomplishments of the Argentos, a notable Italian family of directors, producers, writers and actors. From this one household has come a startling range of movies in multiple genres. Throughout this body of work, the hallmark of the Argento name has been artistry through innovative cinematic techniques and approaches. The origins of the Argento output began in the 1960s with progenitor Salvatore Argento. His sons followed him into the family business — Claudio, as a producer, and Dario, first as a writer. Then, with his father and brother as producers, Dario branched into directing, his approach to the giallo instantly earning him — and the family — both international acclaim and a signature style. (“Giallo” is both the Italian word for yellow and name of the Italian thriller film genre, named after the the yellow paper of pulp murder novels, which was extremely popular in the 1970s. Known for stylish slasher scenes, expressive use of music, and a whodunit element, giallo became one of the most influential genres of Italian cinema.) MAD’s Argento: Cinema in the Blood will show a range of the Argentos’ giallo motion pictures — some classic, some rare, and many in 35mm prints, including Dario Argento’s, The Three Mothers Trilogy. Dario Argento co-wrote the second film in the Mothers Trilogy with Daria Nicolodi, his longtime collaborator, the mother of their daughter, Asia, and a frequent actress in his movies. Now 36, Asia Argento followed her parents into the movies as both actress and director, as well as screenwriter. Her work in front of the camera and behind it supplies other offerings in MAD’s Argento: Blood in the Cinema, including her semi-autobiographical 2000 film, Scarlet Diva, which she wrote, starred in and directed, and which was produced by her uncle Claudio. Film screenings will be held in the Theater at MAD, at 2 Columbus Circle. All film screenings MAD Members and Students with Valid ID, General Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue is organized by Jake Yuzna, Manager of Public Programs. For additional information visit: MAD ]]> http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood/feed 0 The Junkie Quatrain http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-junkie-quatrain http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:49 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8787 Permuted Press has released the digital edition of The Junkie Quatrain by Peter Clines. Description: Six months ago, the world ended. The Baugh Contagion swept across the planet. Its victims were left twitching, adrenalized cannibals that quickly became know as Junkies. Civilization crumbled as people created isolated safe havens to hide from the infected ... and the possibly-infected. Now, as society nears a tipping point, lives will intersect and intertwine across two days in a desolate city. The Junkie Quatrain is four tales of survival, and four types of post-apocalypse story. Because the end of the world means different things for different people. Loss. Opportunity. Hope. Or maybe just another day on the job. You can pick up the Kindle edition here: The Junkie Quatrain ]]> http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain/feed 0 When the Leaves Fall http://hellnotes.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:04 +0000 en hourly 1 Hellnotes » Dave http://hellnotes.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:04 +0000 en hourly 1 Free Short Stories on The Kindle http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-short-stories-on-the-kindle http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:05:32 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8796 David B. Silva is releasing nine short stories in the next nine days, all for free on the Kindle. Here's the lineup (just click on the link to be taken to the order page for your free copy: ]]> http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle/feed 0 Brave New Worlds http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brave-new-worlds http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:08:17 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8794 Night Shade Books has released the digital edition of the anthology, Brave New Worlds, edited by John Joseph Adams. Description: You are being watched. Your every movement is being tracked, your every word recorded. Your spouse may be an informer, your children may be listening at your door, your best friend may be a member of the secret police. One wrong move, one slip-up, and you may find yourself disappeared -- swallowed up by a monstrous bureaucracy, vanished into a shadowy labyrinth of interrogation chambers, show trials, and secret prisons from which no one ever escapes. Welcome to the world of the dystopia, a world of government and society gone horribly, nightmarishly wrong. Acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams brings you a glimpse into a terrifying future - what happens when civilization invades and dictates every aspect of your life? From 1984 to The Handmaid's Tale, from Children of Men to Bioshock, the dystopian imagination has been a vital and gripping cautionary force. Brave New Worlds collects 33 of the best tales of totalitarian menace by some of today's most visionary writers, including Neil Gaiman, Orson Scott Card, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. When the government wields its power against its own people, every citizen becomes an enemy of the state. Will you fight the system, or be ground to dust beneath the boot of tyranny? You can pick up the Kindle edition here: Brave New Worlds ]]> http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds/feed 0 Argento: Cinema in the Blood http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argento-cinema-in-the-blood http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:03:54 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8790 Cassevetes, Coppola, Huston — these are the names of America’s multigenerational filmmakers. In Italy, that name belongs to Argento. In recognition of the Argento family’s contributions to world cinema, the Museum of Arts and Design celebrates their four decades of achievement with Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue (Argento: Cinema in the Blood), a two-month retrospective of screenings, running from March 23 to May 25, 2012. Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue showcases the accomplishments of the Argentos, a notable Italian family of directors, producers, writers and actors. From this one household has come a startling range of movies in multiple genres. Throughout this body of work, the hallmark of the Argento name has been artistry through innovative cinematic techniques and approaches. The origins of the Argento output began in the 1960s with progenitor Salvatore Argento. His sons followed him into the family business — Claudio, as a producer, and Dario, first as a writer. Then, with his father and brother as producers, Dario branched into directing, his approach to the giallo instantly earning him — and the family — both international acclaim and a signature style. (“Giallo” is both the Italian word for yellow and name of the Italian thriller film genre, named after the the yellow paper of pulp murder novels, which was extremely popular in the 1970s. Known for stylish slasher scenes, expressive use of music, and a whodunit element, giallo became one of the most influential genres of Italian cinema.) MAD’s Argento: Cinema in the Blood will show a range of the Argentos’ giallo motion pictures — some classic, some rare, and many in 35mm prints, including Dario Argento’s, The Three Mothers Trilogy. Dario Argento co-wrote the second film in the Mothers Trilogy with Daria Nicolodi, his longtime collaborator, the mother of their daughter, Asia, and a frequent actress in his movies. Now 36, Asia Argento followed her parents into the movies as both actress and director, as well as screenwriter. Her work in front of the camera and behind it supplies other offerings in MAD’s Argento: Blood in the Cinema, including her semi-autobiographical 2000 film, Scarlet Diva, which she wrote, starred in and directed, and which was produced by her uncle Claudio. Film screenings will be held in the Theater at MAD, at 2 Columbus Circle. All film screenings MAD Members and Students with Valid ID, General Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue is organized by Jake Yuzna, Manager of Public Programs. For additional information visit: MAD ]]> http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood/feed 0 The Junkie Quatrain http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-junkie-quatrain http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:49 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8787 Permuted Press has released the digital edition of The Junkie Quatrain by Peter Clines. Description: Six months ago, the world ended. The Baugh Contagion swept across the planet. Its victims were left twitching, adrenalized cannibals that quickly became know as Junkies. Civilization crumbled as people created isolated safe havens to hide from the infected ... and the possibly-infected. Now, as society nears a tipping point, lives will intersect and intertwine across two days in a desolate city. The Junkie Quatrain is four tales of survival, and four types of post-apocalypse story. Because the end of the world means different things for different people. Loss. Opportunity. Hope. Or maybe just another day on the job. You can pick up the Kindle edition here: The Junkie Quatrain ]]> http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain/feed 0 When the Leaves Fall http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-short-stories-on-the-kindle http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:05:32 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8796 David B. Silva is releasing nine short stories in the next nine days, all for free on the Kindle. Here's the lineup (just click on the link to be taken to the order page for your free copy: ]]> http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle/feed 0 Hellnotes » Dave http://hellnotes.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:04 +0000 en hourly 1 Free Short Stories on The Kindle http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-short-stories-on-the-kindle http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:05:32 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8796 David B. Silva is releasing nine short stories in the next nine days, all for free on the Kindle. Here's the lineup (just click on the link to be taken to the order page for your free copy: ]]> http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle/feed 0 Brave New Worlds http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brave-new-worlds http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:08:17 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8794 Night Shade Books has released the digital edition of the anthology, Brave New Worlds, edited by John Joseph Adams. Description: You are being watched. Your every movement is being tracked, your every word recorded. Your spouse may be an informer, your children may be listening at your door, your best friend may be a member of the secret police. One wrong move, one slip-up, and you may find yourself disappeared -- swallowed up by a monstrous bureaucracy, vanished into a shadowy labyrinth of interrogation chambers, show trials, and secret prisons from which no one ever escapes. Welcome to the world of the dystopia, a world of government and society gone horribly, nightmarishly wrong. Acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams brings you a glimpse into a terrifying future - what happens when civilization invades and dictates every aspect of your life? From 1984 to The Handmaid's Tale, from Children of Men to Bioshock, the dystopian imagination has been a vital and gripping cautionary force. Brave New Worlds collects 33 of the best tales of totalitarian menace by some of today's most visionary writers, including Neil Gaiman, Orson Scott Card, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. When the government wields its power against its own people, every citizen becomes an enemy of the state. Will you fight the system, or be ground to dust beneath the boot of tyranny? You can pick up the Kindle edition here: Brave New Worlds ]]> http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds/feed 0 Argento: Cinema in the Blood http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argento-cinema-in-the-blood http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:03:54 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8790 Cassevetes, Coppola, Huston — these are the names of America’s multigenerational filmmakers. In Italy, that name belongs to Argento. In recognition of the Argento family’s contributions to world cinema, the Museum of Arts and Design celebrates their four decades of achievement with Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue (Argento: Cinema in the Blood), a two-month retrospective of screenings, running from March 23 to May 25, 2012. Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue showcases the accomplishments of the Argentos, a notable Italian family of directors, producers, writers and actors. From this one household has come a startling range of movies in multiple genres. Throughout this body of work, the hallmark of the Argento name has been artistry through innovative cinematic techniques and approaches. The origins of the Argento output began in the 1960s with progenitor Salvatore Argento. His sons followed him into the family business — Claudio, as a producer, and Dario, first as a writer. Then, with his father and brother as producers, Dario branched into directing, his approach to the giallo instantly earning him — and the family — both international acclaim and a signature style. (“Giallo” is both the Italian word for yellow and name of the Italian thriller film genre, named after the the yellow paper of pulp murder novels, which was extremely popular in the 1970s. Known for stylish slasher scenes, expressive use of music, and a whodunit element, giallo became one of the most influential genres of Italian cinema.) MAD’s Argento: Cinema in the Blood will show a range of the Argentos’ giallo motion pictures — some classic, some rare, and many in 35mm prints, including Dario Argento’s, The Three Mothers Trilogy. Dario Argento co-wrote the second film in the Mothers Trilogy with Daria Nicolodi, his longtime collaborator, the mother of their daughter, Asia, and a frequent actress in his movies. Now 36, Asia Argento followed her parents into the movies as both actress and director, as well as screenwriter. Her work in front of the camera and behind it supplies other offerings in MAD’s Argento: Blood in the Cinema, including her semi-autobiographical 2000 film, Scarlet Diva, which she wrote, starred in and directed, and which was produced by her uncle Claudio. Film screenings will be held in the Theater at MAD, at 2 Columbus Circle. All film screenings MAD Members and Students with Valid ID, General Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue is organized by Jake Yuzna, Manager of Public Programs. For additional information visit: MAD ]]> http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood/feed 0 The Junkie Quatrain http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-junkie-quatrain http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:49 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8787 Permuted Press has released the digital edition of The Junkie Quatrain by Peter Clines. Description: Six months ago, the world ended. The Baugh Contagion swept across the planet. Its victims were left twitching, adrenalized cannibals that quickly became know as Junkies. Civilization crumbled as people created isolated safe havens to hide from the infected ... and the possibly-infected. Now, as society nears a tipping point, lives will intersect and intertwine across two days in a desolate city. The Junkie Quatrain is four tales of survival, and four types of post-apocalypse story. Because the end of the world means different things for different people. Loss. Opportunity. Hope. Or maybe just another day on the job. You can pick up the Kindle edition here: The Junkie Quatrain ]]> http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain/feed 0 When the Leaves Fall http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brave-new-worlds http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:08:17 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8794 Night Shade Books has released the digital edition of the anthology, Brave New Worlds, edited by John Joseph Adams. Description: You are being watched. Your every movement is being tracked, your every word recorded. Your spouse may be an informer, your children may be listening at your door, your best friend may be a member of the secret police. One wrong move, one slip-up, and you may find yourself disappeared -- swallowed up by a monstrous bureaucracy, vanished into a shadowy labyrinth of interrogation chambers, show trials, and secret prisons from which no one ever escapes. Welcome to the world of the dystopia, a world of government and society gone horribly, nightmarishly wrong. Acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams brings you a glimpse into a terrifying future - what happens when civilization invades and dictates every aspect of your life? From 1984 to The Handmaid's Tale, from Children of Men to Bioshock, the dystopian imagination has been a vital and gripping cautionary force. Brave New Worlds collects 33 of the best tales of totalitarian menace by some of today's most visionary writers, including Neil Gaiman, Orson Scott Card, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. When the government wields its power against its own people, every citizen becomes an enemy of the state. Will you fight the system, or be ground to dust beneath the boot of tyranny? You can pick up the Kindle edition here: Brave New Worlds ]]> http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds/feed 0 Hellnotes » Dave http://hellnotes.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:04 +0000 en hourly 1 Free Short Stories on The Kindle http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-short-stories-on-the-kindle http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:05:32 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8796 David B. Silva is releasing nine short stories in the next nine days, all for free on the Kindle. Here's the lineup (just click on the link to be taken to the order page for your free copy: ]]> http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle/feed 0 Brave New Worlds http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brave-new-worlds http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:08:17 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8794 Night Shade Books has released the digital edition of the anthology, Brave New Worlds, edited by John Joseph Adams. Description: You are being watched. Your every movement is being tracked, your every word recorded. Your spouse may be an informer, your children may be listening at your door, your best friend may be a member of the secret police. One wrong move, one slip-up, and you may find yourself disappeared -- swallowed up by a monstrous bureaucracy, vanished into a shadowy labyrinth of interrogation chambers, show trials, and secret prisons from which no one ever escapes. Welcome to the world of the dystopia, a world of government and society gone horribly, nightmarishly wrong. Acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams brings you a glimpse into a terrifying future - what happens when civilization invades and dictates every aspect of your life? From 1984 to The Handmaid's Tale, from Children of Men to Bioshock, the dystopian imagination has been a vital and gripping cautionary force. Brave New Worlds collects 33 of the best tales of totalitarian menace by some of today's most visionary writers, including Neil Gaiman, Orson Scott Card, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. When the government wields its power against its own people, every citizen becomes an enemy of the state. Will you fight the system, or be ground to dust beneath the boot of tyranny? You can pick up the Kindle edition here: Brave New Worlds ]]> http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds/feed 0 Argento: Cinema in the Blood http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argento-cinema-in-the-blood http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:03:54 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8790 Cassevetes, Coppola, Huston — these are the names of America’s multigenerational filmmakers. In Italy, that name belongs to Argento. In recognition of the Argento family’s contributions to world cinema, the Museum of Arts and Design celebrates their four decades of achievement with Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue (Argento: Cinema in the Blood), a two-month retrospective of screenings, running from March 23 to May 25, 2012. Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue showcases the accomplishments of the Argentos, a notable Italian family of directors, producers, writers and actors. From this one household has come a startling range of movies in multiple genres. Throughout this body of work, the hallmark of the Argento name has been artistry through innovative cinematic techniques and approaches. The origins of the Argento output began in the 1960s with progenitor Salvatore Argento. His sons followed him into the family business — Claudio, as a producer, and Dario, first as a writer. Then, with his father and brother as producers, Dario branched into directing, his approach to the giallo instantly earning him — and the family — both international acclaim and a signature style. (“Giallo” is both the Italian word for yellow and name of the Italian thriller film genre, named after the the yellow paper of pulp murder novels, which was extremely popular in the 1970s. Known for stylish slasher scenes, expressive use of music, and a whodunit element, giallo became one of the most influential genres of Italian cinema.) MAD’s Argento: Cinema in the Blood will show a range of the Argentos’ giallo motion pictures — some classic, some rare, and many in 35mm prints, including Dario Argento’s, The Three Mothers Trilogy. Dario Argento co-wrote the second film in the Mothers Trilogy with Daria Nicolodi, his longtime collaborator, the mother of their daughter, Asia, and a frequent actress in his movies. Now 36, Asia Argento followed her parents into the movies as both actress and director, as well as screenwriter. Her work in front of the camera and behind it supplies other offerings in MAD’s Argento: Blood in the Cinema, including her semi-autobiographical 2000 film, Scarlet Diva, which she wrote, starred in and directed, and which was produced by her uncle Claudio. Film screenings will be held in the Theater at MAD, at 2 Columbus Circle. All film screenings MAD Members and Students with Valid ID, General Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue is organized by Jake Yuzna, Manager of Public Programs. For additional information visit: MAD ]]> http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood/feed 0 The Junkie Quatrain http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-junkie-quatrain http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:49 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8787 Permuted Press has released the digital edition of The Junkie Quatrain by Peter Clines. Description: Six months ago, the world ended. The Baugh Contagion swept across the planet. Its victims were left twitching, adrenalized cannibals that quickly became know as Junkies. Civilization crumbled as people created isolated safe havens to hide from the infected ... and the possibly-infected. Now, as society nears a tipping point, lives will intersect and intertwine across two days in a desolate city. The Junkie Quatrain is four tales of survival, and four types of post-apocalypse story. Because the end of the world means different things for different people. Loss. Opportunity. Hope. Or maybe just another day on the job. You can pick up the Kindle edition here: The Junkie Quatrain ]]> http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain/feed 0 When the Leaves Fall http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argento-cinema-in-the-blood http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:03:54 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8790 Cassevetes, Coppola, Huston — these are the names of America’s multigenerational filmmakers. In Italy, that name belongs to Argento. In recognition of the Argento family’s contributions to world cinema, the Museum of Arts and Design celebrates their four decades of achievement with Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue (Argento: Cinema in the Blood), a two-month retrospective of screenings, running from March 23 to May 25, 2012. Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue showcases the accomplishments of the Argentos, a notable Italian family of directors, producers, writers and actors. From this one household has come a startling range of movies in multiple genres. Throughout this body of work, the hallmark of the Argento name has been artistry through innovative cinematic techniques and approaches. The origins of the Argento output began in the 1960s with progenitor Salvatore Argento. His sons followed him into the family business — Claudio, as a producer, and Dario, first as a writer. Then, with his father and brother as producers, Dario branched into directing, his approach to the giallo instantly earning him — and the family — both international acclaim and a signature style. (“Giallo” is both the Italian word for yellow and name of the Italian thriller film genre, named after the the yellow paper of pulp murder novels, which was extremely popular in the 1970s. Known for stylish slasher scenes, expressive use of music, and a whodunit element, giallo became one of the most influential genres of Italian cinema.) MAD’s Argento: Cinema in the Blood will show a range of the Argentos’ giallo motion pictures — some classic, some rare, and many in 35mm prints, including Dario Argento’s, The Three Mothers Trilogy. Dario Argento co-wrote the second film in the Mothers Trilogy with Daria Nicolodi, his longtime collaborator, the mother of their daughter, Asia, and a frequent actress in his movies. Now 36, Asia Argento followed her parents into the movies as both actress and director, as well as screenwriter. Her work in front of the camera and behind it supplies other offerings in MAD’s Argento: Blood in the Cinema, including her semi-autobiographical 2000 film, Scarlet Diva, which she wrote, starred in and directed, and which was produced by her uncle Claudio. Film screenings will be held in the Theater at MAD, at 2 Columbus Circle. All film screenings $7 MAD Members and Students with Valid ID, $10 General Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue is organized by Jake Yuzna, Manager of Public Programs. For additional information visit: MAD ]]> http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood/feed 0 Hellnotes » Dave http://hellnotes.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:04 +0000 en hourly 1 Free Short Stories on The Kindle http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-short-stories-on-the-kindle http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:05:32 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8796 David B. Silva is releasing nine short stories in the next nine days, all for free on the Kindle. Here's the lineup (just click on the link to be taken to the order page for your free copy: ]]> http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle/feed 0 Brave New Worlds http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brave-new-worlds http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:08:17 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8794 Night Shade Books has released the digital edition of the anthology, Brave New Worlds, edited by John Joseph Adams. Description: You are being watched. Your every movement is being tracked, your every word recorded. Your spouse may be an informer, your children may be listening at your door, your best friend may be a member of the secret police. One wrong move, one slip-up, and you may find yourself disappeared -- swallowed up by a monstrous bureaucracy, vanished into a shadowy labyrinth of interrogation chambers, show trials, and secret prisons from which no one ever escapes. Welcome to the world of the dystopia, a world of government and society gone horribly, nightmarishly wrong. Acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams brings you a glimpse into a terrifying future - what happens when civilization invades and dictates every aspect of your life? From 1984 to The Handmaid's Tale, from Children of Men to Bioshock, the dystopian imagination has been a vital and gripping cautionary force. Brave New Worlds collects 33 of the best tales of totalitarian menace by some of today's most visionary writers, including Neil Gaiman, Orson Scott Card, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. When the government wields its power against its own people, every citizen becomes an enemy of the state. Will you fight the system, or be ground to dust beneath the boot of tyranny? You can pick up the Kindle edition here: Brave New Worlds ]]> http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds/feed 0 Argento: Cinema in the Blood http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argento-cinema-in-the-blood http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:03:54 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8790 Cassevetes, Coppola, Huston — these are the names of America’s multigenerational filmmakers. In Italy, that name belongs to Argento. In recognition of the Argento family’s contributions to world cinema, the Museum of Arts and Design celebrates their four decades of achievement with Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue (Argento: Cinema in the Blood), a two-month retrospective of screenings, running from March 23 to May 25, 2012. Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue showcases the accomplishments of the Argentos, a notable Italian family of directors, producers, writers and actors. From this one household has come a startling range of movies in multiple genres. Throughout this body of work, the hallmark of the Argento name has been artistry through innovative cinematic techniques and approaches. The origins of the Argento output began in the 1960s with progenitor Salvatore Argento. His sons followed him into the family business — Claudio, as a producer, and Dario, first as a writer. Then, with his father and brother as producers, Dario branched into directing, his approach to the giallo instantly earning him — and the family — both international acclaim and a signature style. (“Giallo” is both the Italian word for yellow and name of the Italian thriller film genre, named after the the yellow paper of pulp murder novels, which was extremely popular in the 1970s. Known for stylish slasher scenes, expressive use of music, and a whodunit element, giallo became one of the most influential genres of Italian cinema.) MAD’s Argento: Cinema in the Blood will show a range of the Argentos’ giallo motion pictures — some classic, some rare, and many in 35mm prints, including Dario Argento’s, The Three Mothers Trilogy. Dario Argento co-wrote the second film in the Mothers Trilogy with Daria Nicolodi, his longtime collaborator, the mother of their daughter, Asia, and a frequent actress in his movies. Now 36, Asia Argento followed her parents into the movies as both actress and director, as well as screenwriter. Her work in front of the camera and behind it supplies other offerings in MAD’s Argento: Blood in the Cinema, including her semi-autobiographical 2000 film, Scarlet Diva, which she wrote, starred in and directed, and which was produced by her uncle Claudio. Film screenings will be held in the Theater at MAD, at 2 Columbus Circle. All film screenings MAD Members and Students with Valid ID, General Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue is organized by Jake Yuzna, Manager of Public Programs. For additional information visit: MAD ]]> http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood/feed 0 The Junkie Quatrain http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-junkie-quatrain http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:49 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8787 Permuted Press has released the digital edition of The Junkie Quatrain by Peter Clines. Description: Six months ago, the world ended. The Baugh Contagion swept across the planet. Its victims were left twitching, adrenalized cannibals that quickly became know as Junkies. Civilization crumbled as people created isolated safe havens to hide from the infected ... and the possibly-infected. Now, as society nears a tipping point, lives will intersect and intertwine across two days in a desolate city. The Junkie Quatrain is four tales of survival, and four types of post-apocalypse story. Because the end of the world means different things for different people. Loss. Opportunity. Hope. Or maybe just another day on the job. You can pick up the Kindle edition here: The Junkie Quatrain ]]> http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain/feed 0 When the Leaves Fall http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-junkie-quatrain http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:49 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8787 Permuted Press has released the digital edition of The Junkie Quatrain by Peter Clines. Description: Six months ago, the world ended. The Baugh Contagion swept across the planet. Its victims were left twitching, adrenalized cannibals that quickly became know as Junkies. Civilization crumbled as people created isolated safe havens to hide from the infected ... and the possibly-infected. Now, as society nears a tipping point, lives will intersect and intertwine across two days in a desolate city. The Junkie Quatrain is four tales of survival, and four types of post-apocalypse story. Because the end of the world means different things for different people. Loss. Opportunity. Hope. Or maybe just another day on the job. You can pick up the Kindle edition here: The Junkie Quatrain ]]> http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain/feed 0 Hellnotes » Dave http://hellnotes.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:04 +0000 en hourly 1 Free Short Stories on The Kindle http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-short-stories-on-the-kindle http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:05:32 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8796 David B. Silva is releasing nine short stories in the next nine days, all for free on the Kindle. Here's the lineup (just click on the link to be taken to the order page for your free copy: ]]> http://hellnotes.com/free-short-stories-on-the-kindle/feed 0 Brave New Worlds http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brave-new-worlds http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:08:17 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8794 Night Shade Books has released the digital edition of the anthology, Brave New Worlds, edited by John Joseph Adams. Description: You are being watched. Your every movement is being tracked, your every word recorded. Your spouse may be an informer, your children may be listening at your door, your best friend may be a member of the secret police. One wrong move, one slip-up, and you may find yourself disappeared -- swallowed up by a monstrous bureaucracy, vanished into a shadowy labyrinth of interrogation chambers, show trials, and secret prisons from which no one ever escapes. Welcome to the world of the dystopia, a world of government and society gone horribly, nightmarishly wrong. Acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams brings you a glimpse into a terrifying future - what happens when civilization invades and dictates every aspect of your life? From 1984 to The Handmaid's Tale, from Children of Men to Bioshock, the dystopian imagination has been a vital and gripping cautionary force. Brave New Worlds collects 33 of the best tales of totalitarian menace by some of today's most visionary writers, including Neil Gaiman, Orson Scott Card, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. When the government wields its power against its own people, every citizen becomes an enemy of the state. Will you fight the system, or be ground to dust beneath the boot of tyranny? You can pick up the Kindle edition here: Brave New Worlds ]]> http://hellnotes.com/brave-new-worlds/feed 0 Argento: Cinema in the Blood http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argento-cinema-in-the-blood http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:03:54 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8790 Cassevetes, Coppola, Huston — these are the names of America’s multigenerational filmmakers. In Italy, that name belongs to Argento. In recognition of the Argento family’s contributions to world cinema, the Museum of Arts and Design celebrates their four decades of achievement with Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue (Argento: Cinema in the Blood), a two-month retrospective of screenings, running from March 23 to May 25, 2012. Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue showcases the accomplishments of the Argentos, a notable Italian family of directors, producers, writers and actors. From this one household has come a startling range of movies in multiple genres. Throughout this body of work, the hallmark of the Argento name has been artistry through innovative cinematic techniques and approaches. The origins of the Argento output began in the 1960s with progenitor Salvatore Argento. His sons followed him into the family business — Claudio, as a producer, and Dario, first as a writer. Then, with his father and brother as producers, Dario branched into directing, his approach to the giallo instantly earning him — and the family — both international acclaim and a signature style. (“Giallo” is both the Italian word for yellow and name of the Italian thriller film genre, named after the the yellow paper of pulp murder novels, which was extremely popular in the 1970s. Known for stylish slasher scenes, expressive use of music, and a whodunit element, giallo became one of the most influential genres of Italian cinema.) MAD’s Argento: Cinema in the Blood will show a range of the Argentos’ giallo motion pictures — some classic, some rare, and many in 35mm prints, including Dario Argento’s, The Three Mothers Trilogy. Dario Argento co-wrote the second film in the Mothers Trilogy with Daria Nicolodi, his longtime collaborator, the mother of their daughter, Asia, and a frequent actress in his movies. Now 36, Asia Argento followed her parents into the movies as both actress and director, as well as screenwriter. Her work in front of the camera and behind it supplies other offerings in MAD’s Argento: Blood in the Cinema, including her semi-autobiographical 2000 film, Scarlet Diva, which she wrote, starred in and directed, and which was produced by her uncle Claudio. Film screenings will be held in the Theater at MAD, at 2 Columbus Circle. All film screenings MAD Members and Students with Valid ID, General Argento: Cinema Nel Sangue is organized by Jake Yuzna, Manager of Public Programs. For additional information visit: MAD ]]> http://hellnotes.com/argento-cinema-in-the-blood/feed 0 The Junkie Quatrain http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-junkie-quatrain http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:49 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8787 Permuted Press has released the digital edition of The Junkie Quatrain by Peter Clines. Description: Six months ago, the world ended. The Baugh Contagion swept across the planet. Its victims were left twitching, adrenalized cannibals that quickly became know as Junkies. Civilization crumbled as people created isolated safe havens to hide from the infected ... and the possibly-infected. Now, as society nears a tipping point, lives will intersect and intertwine across two days in a desolate city. The Junkie Quatrain is four tales of survival, and four types of post-apocalypse story. Because the end of the world means different things for different people. Loss. Opportunity. Hope. Or maybe just another day on the job. You can pick up the Kindle edition here: The Junkie Quatrain ]]> http://hellnotes.com/the-junkie-quatrain/feed 0 When the Leaves Fall http://hellnotes.com/when-the-leaves-fall?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-the-leaves-fall http://hellnotes.com/when-the-leaves-fall#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:18:55 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8785 When the Leaves Fall Paul Melniczek Bad Moon Books Trade Paper, 100 pages, $15.00 Review by Sheila M. Merritt When the Leaves Fall is a slight book in terms of length and story. Yet author Paul Melniczek infuses the slim tale with eloquent passages that flesh out the bones of the narrative. The plot can be thus distilled: One Halloween, a youth discovers that Graver's Farm has horrifying secrets; he reveals that "Something terrible was happening in our small town. Something evil, beyond my understanding." The young man flees the community after acknowledging an evil which holds his hometown hostage. Ten years later, at the same time of year, he decides a confrontation is in order. In an unavoidable embracing of echoes of the past, the protagonist muses: "October; the dark season. And the inevitable holiday that waited patiently at the end of the orange and black month, its mouth smelling of cinnamon and bonfires, skeletal arms ushering cold evenings and longer nights, the firefly eyes promising mischief and magic." Facing realities can have a backlash, and the first person narrator warns of the perils of curiosity; the danger inherent in tying up loose ends. The novel harkens back to a theme explored in H.G. Wells' The Time Machine and Ira Levin's The Stepford Wives. In both books, a group is reduced to apathy; either by socialization (Wells) or replication/replacement (Levin.) The mind control that prevails in Melniczek's rendering is darker and more primal. When the Leaves Fall lovingly regards a season that is fascinating to the young. And also looks at the blacker and bleaker components which lie beneath the magic. Paul Melniczek lulls the reader into the seductive spell of fall, and then shakes him or her by the shoulders; reminding that cruel winter is lurking just around the corner. The reality is harsh, but the seduction is oh so sweet: "Leaves had begun their slow, patient glide to death weeks ago; and now September was just a recent memory, as October wrapped the landscape in its dusky arms and stole its life, peeling away the summer flowers and snatching away the burnt orange and yellow leaves, pulling them to the ground where they dried into husks and shriveled away." This novella is indeed laconic but extremely expansive in depth; the dimension belies the brevity. ]]> http://hellnotes.com/when-the-leaves-fall/feed 0