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Hellnotes » Horror News http://hellnotes.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:17 +0000 en hourly 1 Institute of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction http://hellnotes.com/institute-of-horror-fantasy-science-fiction?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=institute-of-horror-fantasy-science-fiction http://hellnotes.com/institute-of-horror-fantasy-science-fiction#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:09:30 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8801

Blood Moon Rising & Sapphire Publications are gearing up for The 5th Annual Institute of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 24th 12 Noon to 5pm. Hosted by Publisher AL J. Vermette, the event will take place at The Queens Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. Flushing NY 11355. The event will feature:

All Day Art Gallery
Author Readings with Q&A and Book Signing
Live Psychic Readings with Q&A
Creature Effects Make-Up Demos
Star Trek, Star Wars, Creature, Skull & Skeleton Displays
Short Films featuring episodes of the TV series Land of The Lost and Flash Gordon

The Institute of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction is free to all, so plan your afternoon on March 24th with the Institute in mind. ]]> http://hellnotes.com/institute-of-horror-fantasy-science-fiction/feed 0 February 5th Horror Quick Hits http://hellnotes.com/february-5th-horror-quick-hits?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-5th-horror-quick-hits http://hellnotes.com/february-5th-horror-quick-hits#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:00:47 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8775 7 Reasons Christine is the Best Movie Adapted from a Stephen King Novel Luke Romyn is an Australian author and bestselling horror novelist (The Dark Path and Black Listed). During a previous conversation, Luke revealed his past and the transformation of his life from destructive to constructive through his writing. In this portion of the interview with Romyn in the Washington Times, Romyn talks about the fear of such an awesome task as writing a book when you've never written one before, and much more... Misguided attempts at horror fall flat ... here's a look at a few horror movies that just didn't quite live up to their billings. If you need help sleeping tonight, why not curl up and listen to a man with a very proper accent read you a novel based on a video game about men with giant necks shooting monsters in the face: The Well-Spoken Horror of Video Game Novel Audiobooks THQ Inc. and the Random House Publishing Group, announced earlier this week that an original novel set in the Darksiders universe will be published by Random House's Del Rey imprint in May 2012. Darksiders: The Abomination Vault, written by author Ari Marmell, will take place millennia before the events of the first game of the Darksiders series. Random House Worlds, the Random House Publishing Group's intellectual property creation and development group, will also develop the IP bible for the Darksiders universe. Schwartz and Gammell's collection, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was first published in 1981, and is comprised mostly of traditional ghost stories passed down through folklore. The book was challenged frequently throughout the 1990s and often deemed inappropriate for school libraries or the children's section of bookstores. For the 30th anniversary of their children's horror anthology, publisher HarperCollins gave author Alvin Schwartz and illustrator Stephen Gammell an interesting gift: they sanitized the crap out of it. Blood and Thrills and Chills, Oh My! - The Sacramento Horror Scene Through A Friend Of The Genre David Salkin is a busy man. He serves on the Township Committee, runs a jewelry business and he has just published his fourth novel— his first in the horror genre. Salkin’s latest novel, Forever Hunger, is also an e-book and is available at Amazon.com. Interview with Horror Author Jonathan Janz The Swarm is all about shallow breathing, heavy petting and Xperia smartphones. The short horror film, shot entirely on Sony’s Xperia Arc S phones, follows a group of (mostly) horny teenagers in London who come face to face with an otherworldly terror. For fans of traditional horror movies that value suspense, atmosphere, and dread over empty gore and endless jump scares, Ti West is somewhat of a genre saviour. He first came onto the scene in 2005 with the zero budget bat/zombie romp The Roost and followed that up with the experimental and minimalist hunted humans thriller Trigger Man. This book blends horror with a traditional coming-of-age tale as Jacob must make some tough decisions as he learns about his grandfather, himself and the bizarre events happening all around him - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children review. Joel M. Andre's latest book is The Black Chronicles: Cry of the Fallen about a dead man who seeks revenge on the woman that tormented him in peaceful Northern Arizona. Catch an interview with Andre on For The Love of Reading... A growing trend in today’s film and television industry is the adaptation of comic books and graphic novels. The horror genre is no exception. So here are some book-to-film comparisons for those of you who may be unfamiliar with one of them. First up: 30 Days of Night. If there’s one thing that a quick look at the current state of television and movies will tell you, it’s that there’s not much need for original ideas when there’s so much out there ready and waiting to be adapted, updated or just outright ripped off. That’s why Comic Book Resources has decided to help in that process with a series which offers up some of the things they’d like to see being brought to big screen or small. This week’s suggestion? A Child Across The Sky. Jeanette Winterson and Helen Dunmore among famous names venturing into the horror genre this year: Women writers turn to the horror story BBC America’s The Fades: Seventeen-year-old high school outcast Paul thinks the only author who could accurately capture the misery of his life would be a mix of Terry Pratchett’s wit, Alan Moore’s soul and Susan Cooper’s plotting. Read more: Horror with the heart of a nerd ]]> http://hellnotes.com/february-5th-horror-quick-hits/feed 0 Ardath Mayhar Passes Away (1930-2012) http://hellnotes.com/ardath-mayhar-passes-away-1930-2012?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ardath-mayhar-passes-away-1930-2012 http://hellnotes.com/ardath-mayhar-passes-away-1930-2012#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:28:22 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8769

SF writer Ardath Mayhar died Wednesday at the age of 81. Here is the text of her obituary from her local newspaper, the Nacogdoches Sentinel: Ardath Frances (Hurst) Mayhar died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was 81. Born Feb. 20, 1930, to Bert Hurst and Ardath Ellington, in Timpson, Texas, Ardath Mayhar is the author of more than 60 books ranging from science fiction, fantasy, horror and young adult to historical and westerns, with some work under the pseudonyms Frank Cannon, Frances Hurst and John Killdeer. She began her writing career as a poet when she was 19 and began publishing science fiction in 1979 after returning with her family to Texas from Oregon. She was nominated for the Mark Twain Readers Award, won the Balrog Award, was nominated for awards in almost every fiction genre, and won many awards for poetry. In 2008, she was chosen by the Science Fiction Writers of America as their author emeritus. Mayhar also owned and operated The View from Orbit Bookstore in Nacogdoches with her husband, Joe, until his death in 1999, after which she sold the store. Mayhar taught writing through the Writer's Digest school, provided book doctoring, and mentored numerous young authors. Until her health declined, Mayhar's reputation was such that she spoke regularly in the area, drawing large crowds to listen to her wit and wisdom. She is survived by two sons, James Mayhar and Frank Mayhar; two stepsons, Robert Mayhar and William Mayhar; grandchildren, Kai Mayhar, and Brad Mayhar; sister, Judy Corley; and brother, Joe Bert Hurst. A memorial service will be held later, with details pending at this time. Online condolences and memories may be offered at the Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral website. ]]> http://hellnotes.com/ardath-mayhar-passes-away-1930-2012/feed 0 Support For The Navy SEALs http://hellnotes.com/support-for-the-navy-seals?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=support-for-the-navy-seals http://hellnotes.com/support-for-the-navy-seals#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:35:11 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8735

All Day Art Gallery
Author Readings with Q&A and Book Signing
Live Psychic Readings with Q&A
Creature Effects Make-Up Demos
Star Trek, Star Wars, Creature, Skull & Skeleton Displays
Short Films featuring episodes of the TV series Land of The Lost and Flash Gordon

All Day Art Gallery
Author Readings with Q&A and Book Signing
Live Psychic Readings with Q&A
Creature Effects Make-Up Demos
Star Trek, Star Wars, Creature, Skull & Skeleton Displays
Short Films featuring episodes of the TV series Land of The Lost and Flash Gordon

The Institute of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction is free to all, so plan your afternoon on March 24th with the Institute in mind. ]]> http://hellnotes.com/institute-of-horror-fantasy-science-fiction/feed 0 Hellnotes » Horror News http://hellnotes.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:17 +0000 en hourly 1 Institute of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction http://hellnotes.com/institute-of-horror-fantasy-science-fiction?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=institute-of-horror-fantasy-science-fiction http://hellnotes.com/institute-of-horror-fantasy-science-fiction#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:09:30 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8801

All Day Art Gallery
Author Readings with Q&A and Book Signing
Live Psychic Readings with Q&A
Creature Effects Make-Up Demos
Star Trek, Star Wars, Creature, Skull & Skeleton Displays
Short Films featuring episodes of the TV series Land of The Lost and Flash Gordon

In August of 2011, the Navy SEAL community suffered its worst single day loss of life in its more than 50-year history when a team of SEALs aboard a special operations helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan. Like everyone with ties to the Naval Special Warfare, writer Jeffrey Wilson was deeply affected by this event. Everyone in the community is connected in some way to the families devastated by this tragedy. Together with JournalStone Publisher Christopher C. Payne, Jeffrey has set out to raise money for the Navy SEAL Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides direct support for wounded SEALs and others from the Special Warfare community, and provides support and comfort for the families left behind when SEALs are killed in the line of duty. For the entire month of February, Jeffrey Wilson will donate 100% of his royalties from his novel The Traiteur's Ring to the Navy SEAL foundation. In an incredible show of generosity and support, Chris Payne at JournalStone has agreed to not only match this donation, but in fact donate 100% of JournalStones' February profits from this book during February. Jeffrey Wilson, a vascular and trauma surgeon, was deployed multiple times supporting the Navy SEALs as a combat surgeon. Although he left active duty in late 2007, he remains an active reserve member. Still assigned to the SEALs, Wilson runs a training program for SEAL medics. In Wilson's novel, Americans confront terrorism; injured soldiers regain their health; sacrifice is rewarded; flashbacks and terrifying childhood memories serve the greater good; ancient (and infallible) wisdom is available to true seekers; and emotional connection binds people together for an eternity. Wilson is currently available for interviews. His publisher, Chris Payne, is also granting interviews. Please let me know if you'd like additional information. Thank you for your time and consideration. Author Bio: Jeffrey Wilson Jeffrey Wilson, the son of a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who later joined Pan Am as a pilot, spent much of his childhood in Berlin, Germany at the height of the Cold War (1970 - 1975). He has worked as a musician (fife and drum corp) and actor; a firefighter/paramedic; and pilot and flight instructor. That was before he completed his residency in general Surgery and rejoined the Navy. He was a featured physician while the chief resident on trauma in an episode of Trauma: Life and Death in the ER on The Learning Channel during this time. Wilson did a Fellowship in Vascular Surgery at USF from 2002-2004. He reported for duty as a Vascular Surgeon to Portsmouth Naval Medical Center in July 2004. There he was the Director of Vascular Surgery research and director of the Non-invasive vascular Lab. In January 2005, he deployed as a Combat surgeon assigned to a FRSS team (the so-called "Devil Docs" who set up battle field surgical support with the Marines). They were in the Al Anbar province of Iraq for 6 months. Upon his return, he was recruited by Naval Special Warfare to provide surgical support as a combat surgeon with the Navy SEALs. He left active duty in Late 2007 but remains in the reserves, still assigned to the SEALs where he runs a training program for SEAL medics. He works as a Vascular Surgeon at the VA and as a Trauma Surgeon at Tampa General Hospital with the University of South Florida. The Traiteur's Ring is his first published novel, and is part of a three-book contract with his publisher. The Donors is due out next summer and Fade To Black the following year. He is currently working on his fourth book. Publisher Bio: Christopher C. Payne Christopher C. Payne was born in DeSoto, Ill., in January 1967. He received his bachelor's degree in finance from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, graduating in 1990. Currently he lives in San Francisco, Calif. In his spare time, he enjoys biking and snowboarding with his wife and two daughters. Holding down a corporate accounting/finance job, Payne embarked on a literary career, delving into the world of writing with no preconceived idea of what to expect. He wrote three novels and edited an anthology before realizing his calling was more in tune with publishing. JournalStone was established in 2009, became a publishing company in late 2010 and published its first novel in the spring of 2011. Publishing over 10 novels in 2011 was quite an accomplishment for a budding small press but 2012 holds the promise of some enormous potential for JournalStone Publishing. You can pick up the book on Amazon here: The Traiteur's Ring ]]> http://hellnotes.com/support-for-the-navy-seals/feed 1 January 29th Horror Quick Hits http://hellnotes.com/february-5th-horror-quick-hits?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-5th-horror-quick-hits http://hellnotes.com/february-5th-horror-quick-hits#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:00:47 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8775 7 Reasons Christine is the Best Movie Adapted from a Stephen King Novel Luke Romyn is an Australian author and bestselling horror novelist (The Dark Path and Black Listed). During a previous conversation, Luke revealed his past and the transformation of his life from destructive to constructive through his writing. In this portion of the interview with Romyn in the Washington Times, Romyn talks about the fear of such an awesome task as writing a book when you've never written one before, and much more... Misguided attempts at horror fall flat ... here's a look at a few horror movies that just didn't quite live up to their billings. If you need help sleeping tonight, why not curl up and listen to a man with a very proper accent read you a novel based on a video game about men with giant necks shooting monsters in the face: The Well-Spoken Horror of Video Game Novel Audiobooks THQ Inc. and the Random House Publishing Group, announced earlier this week that an original novel set in the Darksiders universe will be published by Random House's Del Rey imprint in May 2012. Darksiders: The Abomination Vault, written by author Ari Marmell, will take place millennia before the events of the first game of the Darksiders series. Random House Worlds, the Random House Publishing Group's intellectual property creation and development group, will also develop the IP bible for the Darksiders universe. Schwartz and Gammell's collection, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was first published in 1981, and is comprised mostly of traditional ghost stories passed down through folklore. The book was challenged frequently throughout the 1990s and often deemed inappropriate for school libraries or the children's section of bookstores. For the 30th anniversary of their children's horror anthology, publisher HarperCollins gave author Alvin Schwartz and illustrator Stephen Gammell an interesting gift: they sanitized the crap out of it. Blood and Thrills and Chills, Oh My! - The Sacramento Horror Scene Through A Friend Of The Genre David Salkin is a busy man. He serves on the Township Committee, runs a jewelry business and he has just published his fourth novel— his first in the horror genre. Salkin’s latest novel, Forever Hunger, is also an e-book and is available at Amazon.com. Interview with Horror Author Jonathan Janz The Swarm is all about shallow breathing, heavy petting and Xperia smartphones. The short horror film, shot entirely on Sony’s Xperia Arc S phones, follows a group of (mostly) horny teenagers in London who come face to face with an otherworldly terror. For fans of traditional horror movies that value suspense, atmosphere, and dread over empty gore and endless jump scares, Ti West is somewhat of a genre saviour. He first came onto the scene in 2005 with the zero budget bat/zombie romp The Roost and followed that up with the experimental and minimalist hunted humans thriller Trigger Man. This book blends horror with a traditional coming-of-age tale as Jacob must make some tough decisions as he learns about his grandfather, himself and the bizarre events happening all around him - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children review. Joel M. Andre's latest book is The Black Chronicles: Cry of the Fallen about a dead man who seeks revenge on the woman that tormented him in peaceful Northern Arizona. Catch an interview with Andre on For The Love of Reading... A growing trend in today’s film and television industry is the adaptation of comic books and graphic novels. The horror genre is no exception. So here are some book-to-film comparisons for those of you who may be unfamiliar with one of them. First up: 30 Days of Night. If there’s one thing that a quick look at the current state of television and movies will tell you, it’s that there’s not much need for original ideas when there’s so much out there ready and waiting to be adapted, updated or just outright ripped off. That’s why Comic Book Resources has decided to help in that process with a series which offers up some of the things they’d like to see being brought to big screen or small. This week’s suggestion? A Child Across The Sky. Jeanette Winterson and Helen Dunmore among famous names venturing into the horror genre this year: Women writers turn to the horror story BBC America’s The Fades: Seventeen-year-old high school outcast Paul thinks the only author who could accurately capture the misery of his life would be a mix of Terry Pratchett’s wit, Alan Moore’s soul and Susan Cooper’s plotting. Read more: Horror with the heart of a nerd ]]> http://hellnotes.com/february-5th-horror-quick-hits/feed 0 Hellnotes » Horror News http://hellnotes.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:17 +0000 en hourly 1 Institute of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction http://hellnotes.com/institute-of-horror-fantasy-science-fiction?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=institute-of-horror-fantasy-science-fiction http://hellnotes.com/institute-of-horror-fantasy-science-fiction#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:09:30 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8801

All Day Art Gallery
Author Readings with Q&A and Book Signing
Live Psychic Readings with Q&A
Creature Effects Make-Up Demos
Star Trek, Star Wars, Creature, Skull & Skeleton Displays
Short Films featuring episodes of the TV series Land of The Lost and Flash Gordon

SF writer Ardath Mayhar died Wednesday at the age of 81. Here is the text of her obituary from her local newspaper, the Nacogdoches Sentinel: Ardath Frances (Hurst) Mayhar died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was 81. Born Feb. 20, 1930, to Bert Hurst and Ardath Ellington, in Timpson, Texas, Ardath Mayhar is the author of more than 60 books ranging from science fiction, fantasy, horror and young adult to historical and westerns, with some work under the pseudonyms Frank Cannon, Frances Hurst and John Killdeer. She began her writing career as a poet when she was 19 and began publishing science fiction in 1979 after returning with her family to Texas from Oregon. She was nominated for the Mark Twain Readers Award, won the Balrog Award, was nominated for awards in almost every fiction genre, and won many awards for poetry. In 2008, she was chosen by the Science Fiction Writers of America as their author emeritus. Mayhar also owned and operated The View from Orbit Bookstore in Nacogdoches with her husband, Joe, until his death in 1999, after which she sold the store. Mayhar taught writing through the Writer's Digest school, provided book doctoring, and mentored numerous young authors. Until her health declined, Mayhar's reputation was such that she spoke regularly in the area, drawing large crowds to listen to her wit and wisdom. She is survived by two sons, James Mayhar and Frank Mayhar; two stepsons, Robert Mayhar and William Mayhar; grandchildren, Kai Mayhar, and Brad Mayhar; sister, Judy Corley; and brother, Joe Bert Hurst. A memorial service will be held later, with details pending at this time. Online condolences and memories may be offered at the Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral website. ]]> http://hellnotes.com/ardath-mayhar-passes-away-1930-2012/feed 0 Hellnotes » Horror News http://hellnotes.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:17 +0000 en hourly 1 Institute of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction http://hellnotes.com/institute-of-horror-fantasy-science-fiction?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=institute-of-horror-fantasy-science-fiction http://hellnotes.com/institute-of-horror-fantasy-science-fiction#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:09:30 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8801

All Day Art Gallery
Author Readings with Q&A and Book Signing
Live Psychic Readings with Q&A
Creature Effects Make-Up Demos
Star Trek, Star Wars, Creature, Skull & Skeleton Displays
Short Films featuring episodes of the TV series Land of The Lost and Flash Gordon

All Day Art Gallery
Author Readings with Q&A and Book Signing
Live Psychic Readings with Q&A
Creature Effects Make-Up Demos
Star Trek, Star Wars, Creature, Skull & Skeleton Displays
Short Films featuring episodes of the TV series Land of The Lost and Flash Gordon

In August of 2011, the Navy SEAL community suffered its worst single day loss of life in its more than 50-year history when a team of SEALs aboard a special operations helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan. Like everyone with ties to the Naval Special Warfare, writer Jeffrey Wilson was deeply affected by this event. Everyone in the community is connected in some way to the families devastated by this tragedy. Together with JournalStone Publisher Christopher C. Payne, Jeffrey has set out to raise money for the Navy SEAL Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides direct support for wounded SEALs and others from the Special Warfare community, and provides support and comfort for the families left behind when SEALs are killed in the line of duty. For the entire month of February, Jeffrey Wilson will donate 100% of his royalties from his novel The Traiteur's Ring to the Navy SEAL foundation. In an incredible show of generosity and support, Chris Payne at JournalStone has agreed to not only match this donation, but in fact donate 100% of JournalStones' February profits from this book during February. Jeffrey Wilson, a vascular and trauma surgeon, was deployed multiple times supporting the Navy SEALs as a combat surgeon. Although he left active duty in late 2007, he remains an active reserve member. Still assigned to the SEALs, Wilson runs a training program for SEAL medics. In Wilson's novel, Americans confront terrorism; injured soldiers regain their health; sacrifice is rewarded; flashbacks and terrifying childhood memories serve the greater good; ancient (and infallible) wisdom is available to true seekers; and emotional connection binds people together for an eternity. Wilson is currently available for interviews. His publisher, Chris Payne, is also granting interviews. Please let me know if you'd like additional information. Thank you for your time and consideration. Author Bio: Jeffrey Wilson Jeffrey Wilson, the son of a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who later joined Pan Am as a pilot, spent much of his childhood in Berlin, Germany at the height of the Cold War (1970 - 1975). He has worked as a musician (fife and drum corp) and actor; a firefighter/paramedic; and pilot and flight instructor. That was before he completed his residency in general Surgery and rejoined the Navy. He was a featured physician while the chief resident on trauma in an episode of Trauma: Life and Death in the ER on The Learning Channel during this time. Wilson did a Fellowship in Vascular Surgery at USF from 2002-2004. He reported for duty as a Vascular Surgeon to Portsmouth Naval Medical Center in July 2004. There he was the Director of Vascular Surgery research and director of the Non-invasive vascular Lab. In January 2005, he deployed as a Combat surgeon assigned to a FRSS team (the so-called "Devil Docs" who set up battle field surgical support with the Marines). They were in the Al Anbar province of Iraq for 6 months. Upon his return, he was recruited by Naval Special Warfare to provide surgical support as a combat surgeon with the Navy SEALs. He left active duty in Late 2007 but remains in the reserves, still assigned to the SEALs where he runs a training program for SEAL medics. He works as a Vascular Surgeon at the VA and as a Trauma Surgeon at Tampa General Hospital with the University of South Florida. The Traiteur's Ring is his first published novel, and is part of a three-book contract with his publisher. The Donors is due out next summer and Fade To Black the following year. He is currently working on his fourth book. Publisher Bio: Christopher C. Payne Christopher C. Payne was born in DeSoto, Ill., in January 1967. He received his bachelor's degree in finance from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, graduating in 1990. Currently he lives in San Francisco, Calif. In his spare time, he enjoys biking and snowboarding with his wife and two daughters. Holding down a corporate accounting/finance job, Payne embarked on a literary career, delving into the world of writing with no preconceived idea of what to expect. He wrote three novels and edited an anthology before realizing his calling was more in tune with publishing. JournalStone was established in 2009, became a publishing company in late 2010 and published its first novel in the spring of 2011. Publishing over 10 novels in 2011 was quite an accomplishment for a budding small press but 2012 holds the promise of some enormous potential for JournalStone Publishing. You can pick up the book on Amazon here: The Traiteur's Ring ]]> http://hellnotes.com/support-for-the-navy-seals/feed 1 January 29th Horror Quick Hits http://hellnotes.com/january-29th-horror-quick-hits?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=january-29th-horror-quick-hits http://hellnotes.com/january-29th-horror-quick-hits#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:13:19 +0000 Dave http://hellnotes.com/?p=8705 Forever Hunger might be exactly what your looking for. According to Deadline, a man passed out during a screening for the found-footage horror film V/H/S, which is directed by David Bruckner, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence, Joe Swanberg, Ti West, and Adam Wingard. From the author of Dead Souls, Deep in the Darkness, and Return to Darkness comes this new collection of short stories spanning the 20 year career of Michael Laimo. Rare Cuts is the fourth collection of short stories from Laimo, bringing together all those stories unfitting for his previous collections. 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With ... Michael Laimo Based on Andrea Perron’s non-fiction book House of Darkness, House of Light: The True Story, the 1970s set horror revolves around the problems a couple are facing living in a farmhouse that is being spooked. The book is her recalling of living in a Rhode Island home that was claimed to be a portal for friendly and evil spirits. Good old-fashioned gothic horror is the name of the game in The Woman In Black, an impressively spooky adaptation of Susan Hill’s best-selling novel that delivers plenty of jumps, jolts and thrills. Catch the full Screen Daily Review With this third installment in the Forgotten B&W Horror series, they move beyond the normal confines of their golden age time period to a movie that certainly deserves more credit than it currently receives from horror fans. The Last Man on Earth (1964), starring Vincent Price, is the subject of their latest look at forgotten horror movies. Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves is a labyrinth of a story that will have you turning your sights to footnotes, appendices, illustrations, sentences running down the sides of pages, sentences found only in little windows in the middle of pages, almost entirely blank pages, interviews, diary-like entries, written letters, secret codes, professional essays, and so much more. 5 Classic Modern Horror Novels — A Recommendation A horror author is achieving success in America with his latest novel – a tale of flesh-eating zombies set in the Gwent town of Usk. Craig Jones, 41, began writing novels two years ago as something to do while his wife completed her Master’s dissertation. Whereas Alan Wake was more like a Stephen King horror novel — with influences from Twin Peaks and Alfred Hitchcock — Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is more like Quentin Tarantino’s From Dusk ‘Til Dawn or Grindhouse, only on Route 66 in Arizona with a lot of cactus around. Alan Wake’s American Nightmare kicks off high-quality game releases on Xbox Live Arcade A.J. Coleman, author of the first novel in a planned zombie trilogy titled Undead Season, thinks zombies are a good basis for horror fiction because they tap into an innate, psychological fear of other people. "I'm the first to admit I don't like people," she said. "It's just so against human nature to want to be in large crowds." You have to feel sorry for horror writers. Stephen King casts a long, cold shadow that is guaranteed to send a chill up your spine and the blanket up to your chin. Yet Dean Koontz is one author who has stepped out of the shadow with such earlier work as Phantoms and Whispers enjoying substantial success. His latest bid to stay in the sun is 77 Shadow Street. Catch the review from Express.co.uk F. Paul Wilson thinks he's a publisher now. Sort of. He's got a bunch of digital titles in print in various formats, and even a couple available as POD (that's Print On Demand for the non-cognoscenti). Even has a name for his company: Wilsongs. Book Review: Chain Letter by Christopher Pike "I'm deep into a new horror novel but don't want to say yet who is in it. I need to be farther along before I am confident. Sometimes plans just don't work. I had to stop work on my Atlantis novel for a while because the science side of it defeated me," says Anne Rice in this interview on Examiner.com Award-winning Maine author Ben Marcus wastes no time prepping readers for the surreal assault he's about to launch. On the first page of his dazzling doomsday novel The Flame Alphabet, we meet the narrator, Sam, who's packing his car with an array of survival gear. Book review: Doomsday tale's eerie vision pulls you into nightmare Dick Smith, who did the masterful make-up jobs on The Godfather and The Exorcist, has won an Academy Award. ]]> http://hellnotes.com/january-29th-horror-quick-hits/feed 1