http://www.gorelets.com/blog Michael Arnzen's Weird Weblog Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:19:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Aug 15-16 | HorrorFind | Adelphi, MD Join us at Horrorfind for the FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY for Raw Dog Screaming Press! (See my tribute to the press if you don't know who they are). Arnzen will be reading with other RDSP authors throughout the day on Friday evening, 8/15, ... http://www.gorelets.com/blog/arnzen-news/appearances-in-august-2008/ [caption id="attachment_467" align="aligncenter" width="242" caption="Cover for The Book of Lists: Horror"][/caption] "The Book of Lists: Horror" (edited by Amy Wallace, Del Howison, and Scott Bradley) is coming soon! The cover above just went up on amazon.com and it should be an awesome collection of information, featuring lists by Stephen King, ... http://www.gorelets.com/blog/arnzen-news/the-book-of-lists-horror/ Whoa Nelly... Dark Regions is offering 40% off when you buy a four book lot (just $39.95 + postage) from Horror Mall.  You'll get my Bram Stoker Award winning collection, Proverbs for Monsters, plus the Stoker winner for poetry, Vectors by Charlee Jacob and Marge Simon, Laura Underwood's Song of ... http://www.gorelets.com/blog/dataerrata/dark-regions-40-off-sale/ Gail Z. Martin, author of the Chronicles of the Necromancer series, recently interviewed me for her ongoing series of podcasts with dark fantasy, paranormal and science fiction writers. Our chatty conversation about gore, humor, death and the attraction of horror stories is now available in a podcast on Gail's site, ... http://www.gorelets.com/blog/arnzen-news/podcast-interview-at-chronicles-of-the-necromancer/ Zombie Mall is now selling the Audiovile CD on its all-things-undead store! They've got a few sample tracks posted, too, that you might enjoy... Technically, two of the tracks on Audiovile are stories purely concerned with Zombies proper. The rest only feature a zombie percussion player who you can ... http://www.gorelets.com/blog/arnzen-news/zombie-mall-is-selling-audiovile/ The latest issue of The Goreletter featured a contest with prizes for the captions rated as favorites to the following wild image by Proverbs for Monsters artist, Matt Schuster: About forty people entered some fantastic and hilarious captions and you can read all of them under the original post for chuckles. ... http://www.gorelets.com/blog/dataerrata/june-caption-contest-winners/ July 19th, 7pm | Alpha Booksigning | Barnes and Noble Bookstore | Greensburg, PA Arnzen reading and book signing, along with sci-fi writer Timothy Zahn (known for his Star Wars books) at Barnes and Noble Bookstore in Greensburg, PA. Students participating in the Alpha SF/F Workshops will be a part of this ... http://www.gorelets.com/blog/arnzen-news/appearances-in-july-2008/ I'm building a new weblog here on gorelets.com called THE POPULAR UNCANNY. It's a supplement of sorts for my upcoming non-fiction title from publisher Guide Dog Books by the same name. The book is a critical study of theories of the Uncanny/"das Unheimliche" as they appear in advertising, film, bestsellers, and ... http://www.gorelets.com/blog/arnzen-news/a-new-blog-the-popular-uncanny/ Doctor Unheimlich has diagnosed me withArnzen's DisorderCause:cursed Japanese videoSymptoms:itching, thirst for human blood, redness of nose, polka-dot salivaCure:expensive biofeedback devicesEnter your name, for your own diagnosis: http://www.gorelets.com/blog/online-gizmo-of-the-month/dr-unheimlichs-disease-registry/ "What can I say? Holy effeing hell this is some brilliant sh*t! ...Audiovile has BITE. It sounds like something you would hear late at night in a darkened coffee shop, with wisps of old coffee wafting to your nose....It has a very unique style, something from a David Lynch ... http://www.gorelets.com/blog/arnzen-news/zombie-mall-reviews-audiovile/ The Goreletter Vol. 5, #3, with the title "Wacky!" was mailed to subscribers on 27/June/2008 @ 10 pm est. It contains extra material not available here on the weblog version, including contests and exclusive discounts on several horrifying goodies! If you subscribe and did not receive this issue, e-mail ... http://www.gorelets.com/blog/dataerrata/goreletter-503-mailed/ The mounted head begins to speak: you know, I like it better this way, I feel more like myself, no body to worry about anymore, just me alone with my thoughts, and there's time to talk to you without the distractions of yada yada yada I know dear and I prefer it, too, I say, putting on ... http://www.gorelets.com/blog/gorelets-unpleasant-poems/head-games/ Late last year, Wonder Entertainment released a special collector's edition of Thomas Ligotti's short story "The Frolic" in a book that comes bundled with a DVD -- a 24 minute adaptation of that story directed by Jacob Cooney. Get it soon, because this product is limited to 1000 copies, ... http://www.gorelets.com/blog/not-dead-yet-print-reviews/the-frolic-by-thomas-ligotti/ If you'll indulge me for a moment: please pick up your wine glass, water bottle or coffee mug. I want to raise a high toast to a great publisher. This year marks Raw Dog Screaming Press' fifth anniversary. Anyone who knows the independent press, knows that simply surviving that long -- ... http://www.gorelets.com/blog/arnzen-news/a-toast-to-raw-dog-screamingand-a-discount/ "Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time." -- George Carlin (died June 2008) http://www.gorelets.com/blog/pithy-morbid-thoughts/spit-happens/