Spec Ops: The Line creative director and Nine Inch Nails guitarist announce Eyes Out, their new game studio,The creative director of Spec Ops: The Line and guitarist from Nine Inch Nails are partnering to make some cosmic horror at Eyes Out. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. details. I hope the changes we are making will make things better for all of us. " Wesley Southard's writing thrums with uninhibited energy that's both infectious and entertaining. 2) everything I said is about the performance part of the controversy. Also, I want to thank you for speaking out and being the person who urged us to create and implement the Anti-Harassment Policy at our events. I could relate to what he was saying because you do hit an age when you start to wonder if you are just an old fart and if thats what the kids are into, hey, we had our time, let them have theirs. Im the same age as Brian Keene, and I thought, well the whole thing sounds really stupid to me, Not my scene but whatever floats boats. In true Deadite Press style this anthology will be brutal and uncompromising. Effective immediately, Jeff Burk has stepped down as Head Editor of Deadite Press and is no longer employed by Eraserhead Press. In the end, I married the two together by weaving in this metafictional narrative about an embellished version of myself as he struggles to write the Western. Now it has come to mean they will survive anything. I went onto tell her it was actually a love story at its heart. OKeefe also said Eraserhead Press was dropping two books by G. Arthur Brown. Shane McKenzie Might be a good idea to tune into The Horror Show with Brian Keene Podcast for the next couple of weeks. Humans have ravaged the planet for too long, now Mother Nature is going to get her revenge. Ive lived in a lot of places, but nowhere has given me the kind of inspiration that LA does. White writes the kind of horror that gets under your skin, and reading his brand of hardcore fiction may have the unintended side effect of making you feelwrong. The only way we will change this is for more women to get involved. insufficiently addressed for years. (Warning: this article includes some descriptive Its sort of baffling to me how riled up people get over Dead Inside, because the entire book is kind of ridiculous by design. If that is what the convention is supposed to be all about then thats what you sign up for. I shouldnt have to explain myself. Reading about GG Allin has inspired at least one song I really like: Pingback: Changes in Store for BizarroCon | File 770, Finally Dan Hartnett, the projectionist for the performance, came out. If you have individual concerns, please share them with me via email at bizarrocon@gmail.com or publisher@eraserheadpress.com. WRATH JAMES WHITE Author of numerous extreme horror novels and short stories and the founder of Killer Con. June 15, 2018 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment. But a love story all the same. Who will be joining us live and in-studio for the telethon? She recently finished second in the 55-meter dash . You have always been an advocate for more diversity in the scene and have inspired so many of the writers who have emerged since the early 2000s. August 8, 2018 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment. Adam Pepper I like that ones cover. Featuring stories set in Gonzalezs literary worlds of CLICKERS, SURVIVOR, PRIMITIVE, and RESTORE FROM BACK-UP; examinations of his creative EDWARD LEE Stoker Award winning author of over fifty books, comics, and movie of extreme and gross-out horror. Bake on high at 666 degrees. Like Casablanca, just with dead bodies and and other stuff. THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST IN SUBMITTING TO ERASERHEAD PRESS. Also, style trumps substance 100% of the time. After a busy 2018, Deadite Press is ready to kick off 2019 and 2020 with some kick-ass fucked-up horror fiction! Click here to read on your Kindle, Posted by Jeff Burk | Jesus. 3 talking about this. If they didnt get it, thats not on me.. Based on my conversations with the two of you, my tolerance for bad behavior from aggressors is diminished and my radar for creepers is more finely tuned. Sorry, and maybe I am SOOOO not PC on this one but if you go to a horror convention, and a gross-out contest (or even an open mic what do you believe youll get at a horror convention???? San Diego is known for being one of the most beautiful cities in America. Both are reinforced by those infirm boundaries, as well as inadequate responses to inappropriate conduct and a tacit enabling of the accused. Several people were taken aback by the uniform brown color of the doll and assumed that it was a racial statement meant to be shocking. He looked really shaken he said the peformance had started out with porn films projected on a screen, Joe Coleman had made his entrance by swinging through the screen, and then took out a couple of pet mice and bit their heads off. The number of audience members who have condemned it should be bringing the organizers to seriously consider what damage has been done, and what they want to encourage as free speech in the year 2019. It revealed to me the conflict of interest in being a book publisher and also being in charge of determining appropriate action related to harassment. CLICKERS FOREVER: A TRIBUTE TO J.F. He really thrust me into the indie lit scene and did a lot to hype me up, and its safe to say I wouldnt be where I am without him. Definitely not Hawthorne Heights. I let you down. How did that novel come into fruition and what were your inspirations for that story? Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace Stock Image Survivor. I want to thank everyone for sharing their thoughts and experiences both publicly and privately. Author : Ron Riekki You seriously go to a gross-out contest and have triggers? You and Rios helped me understand more things about how predatory behavior works online and what expectations there are for a person in my position. Once you start operating in that world, you just get swept along with the current. First, the public was in shock, then the government built a wall, and as time passed it became another urban legend. One of the coolest book concepts Ive heard in years. Monica J. O'Rourke, New Release: SUBURBAN GOTHIC by Brian Keene and BryanSmith, BURN THA MOTHERFUCKA DOWN AnthologyAnnouncement, DONT F[BLEEP]K WITH THE COLOUREDS by AndreDuza, KILLER LAKE by W.D. Effective immediately, Chandler Morrisons DEAD INSIDE has been removed from Deadite Presss 2019 publication schedule, and the book contract has been canceled with all rights reverting to the author. Allins stage antics. What they find is more disturbing than they ever could have imagined. LOS ANGELES - The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hosts the Golden Globes, is under fire after a former president of the organization sent an anti-Black Lives Matter email. From police shootings and brutal beatings of unarmed black people, to mass incarceration and longer prison sentences for minorities and people of color, conviction of innocent men due to prosecutorial misconduct, laws that target minority communities with harsher sentences for marijuana and crack than for cocaine, designer drugs, and prescription opioids, anti-immigration laws that overwhelmingly target black and brown countries, bathroom bills and denial of healthcare for transpersons, the gay/ trans panic legal defense and the failure to prioritize and prosecute the murder of transwomen, it is clear the system is rigged against us. Burn Tha Motherfucka Down! Batman has no prep time as everything was normal only a minute ago. The Horror Show with Brian Keene is holding its second annual 24-hour live streaming telethon to raise money for Scares That Care, a 501C(3) charity that helps children with cancer, women with breast cancer, and burn victims. People seem to be responding well to it, though, so I think it paid off. They are crisis actors.. Their motto, No gig is too small, used to mean they would perform anywhere. How many ways can there be to say babyfucking is not a good thing to show with these props at a literary convention? GONZALEZ edited by Brian Keene PreorderNow! Two novels I had been unable to place at Dell or Leisure found a place at Deadite Press, those being Slaughterhouse High (at one time called Ice Ghoul Daze) and Santa Claus Conquers the Homophobes. Nothing. He lives in Los Angeles. The money goes directly to the families in need. Sure doesnt sound like kneejerk overreaction! I.E. Rate this book. But behind the badger attacks an even greater danger is at play, one that could lay all the little people low. Footage of death and panic and random citizens being massacred by terrorists or crazies. He is used to staging massacres, assassinations, and create the kind of terror that will allow the powers that be to control the public and the world. Its the brand, man. Deadites are reanimated corpse-like Monsters kept in The Facility. Click here to read on Kindle, Eight years ago, Joseph Miles went in search of a cure for a disease he was convinced was turning him into a monster. But a weekend getaway on the shores of Hell, may not be the safest idea. Showdown at BizarroCon Click here to read on Kindle (coming soon), Posted by Jeff Burk | I see you and I hear you. Pingback: Pixel Scroll 4/24/19 The Scroll Of The File King From Pixel Gynt | File 770, 2023 Recommended SF/F Page & Links to Prior Years, Best Series, Editor, and Artist Hugos: Eligible Works from 2021, Emails From Lake Woe-Is-Me: Links To Every Installment, Kyras Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Brackets, The Compleat Litter of Puppy Roundup Titles, Open Letter To The Bizarro Fiction Community, Pixel Scroll 4/24/19 The Scroll Of The File King From Pixel Gynt | File 770. Jonathan Janz, author of The Siren andthe Spectorand Exorcist Falls, KILLER LAKE by W.D.Gagliani and David Benton, I get it, potential reader, you hear it all the time, this writer is special and like no one else, but I gotta say I really cant compare Gina Ranalli to anyone. Author Scott Emerson's blatherings about fiction, film, and whatever pops into his brain. A lot of people seem to think Im a shock-jock who just wants to get a rise out of the audience, but thats never been my goal as an artist. The fight for civil rights and equality in this country is far from over and this is the time for action. To contribute to the cause and engage our community of creators and readers, I can share with you now that we are putting together an anthology of extreme horror stories about police brutality and systemic racism. We are all in this together. March 8, 2018 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment. It does require noting that Rose OKeefe, after endless criticisms of the bizarro scene being a boys club over the years, did make great effort to bring more women into the scene and largely succeeded. STC is a completely volunteer organization. Its all I ever wanted to do, and Im very lucky to have had such clarity in my life-direction. Story means almost nothing. You can find submission details here. will be published by Deadite Press in paperback and ebook formats with an anticipated release date in early 2021.Stay tuned as things develop for information about how you can get involved! Gonzalez and horror fiction. Can Batman save Gotham? Paperback - July 30, 2021. That responsibility will now reside with the Safety and Inclusion Committee. You speak up and vote no, and its just going to be another case of, Brian Keene was an asshole and ruined BizarroCon. His short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and literary journals. Garrett Cook (Goodreads Author) (shelved 2 times as deadite-press) avg rating 3.37 281 ratings published 2015. Our passion and creativity will sustain us but for our success to continue to grow, we have to keep growing as well. I barred him from the convention and have had no contact with him. This new edition features two bonus stories of bizarro horror, Retrograde and Night of the Day of the Celebrated Folks., Click buy from Amazon And in another juicy bit of irony, these same people decrying censorship are calling for the author to be banned from future conventions and are even trying to get his book pulled. Apologies. Only one more show and heavy metal guitarist Spencer Hesston can finally quit Rot in Hell. First and foremost, Jeff Burkthe former editor of Deadite Presstook a chance on me when I was a no-name, self-published author nobody had heard of. Its aspirational. Sign up for the Killer Con Gross OutContest! I'm pretty sure u/JeffBurk could answer this question. Wonderful thing for your grandkids to find on the internet some day. Crackle! BizarroCon Home of Brian Keene, Edward Lee, Bryan Smith, J.F. May 25, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment, This is a serial cannibalistic killers wet dream come true. Click here to buy from Barnes and Noble. Two titans of modern horror-Brian Keene and Bryan Smith-team up for the terrifying crossover sequel to both Keene's URBAN GOTHIC and Smith's THE FREAKSHOW. With love, Stir. Edward Lee Dann: He was sitting in the front row as a judge for the performance. July 1, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment, I get it potential reader, you hear it all the time, this writer is special and like no one else, but I gotta say I really cant compare Gina Ranalli to anyone. OKeefe says she will be making other changes to BizarroCon and Eraserhead Press. And the image for this post is a photograph taken Monday night in Kenosha, Wisconsin at a protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday. Carlton Mellick III They're one of the bigger LGBTQ+ independent publishers around, founded in 2007 by Elizabeth North, who remains Executive Director today. That sucks to hear, so I will have to find another publisher :(. August 28, 2020 | Categories: Andre Duza, Book, News, Wrath James White | Tags: #blacklivesmatter, bizarrofiction, extreme horror, horror, splatterpunk | Leave a comment, Andre Duza is one of the most exciting new voices in horror fiction. Theres going to be a truth, or a twist, or maybe just a punchline. But there wasnt. They are able to possess both the dead and the living. This year that stream will be via theProject Entertainment Networks YouTube channel. With the advent of e-book publishing and POD, I have also chosen to focus on self-publishing as well as small presses, and I expect to start . . Contents 1 Physical Descriptions and Attributes 2 Appearances 3 Inspiration 4 Trivia 5 Gallery Physical Descriptions and Attributes The Westgate Galleria Mall was once a sprawling, shining monument to American consumerism and suburban growth. After their mother doesnt come home and their drunk dad refuses to contact the authorities, the kids take it upon themselves to uncover their familys secrets. And I havent gone soft at all. with Zombies (TVR) is an unrelenting, if at times subtle, tongue in cheek . Then theres Jarod Barbee at Deaths Head Press and Andersen Prunty at Atlatl Press, who both took risks on some books I wasnt sure were going to find an audience, and they essentially brought the audience to them. Each author gets 2 minutes to tell the weirdest story they can come up with to a drunk and impatient crowd. I loved every word. Matt Hayward, Bram Stoker nominated author ofWhat Do Monsters Fear? His prose hits like a fist of razor blades. He blasts another Deadite with his boomstick, runs another over with the car, and kills 6 more with the propeller blades. In the general realm of the convention, even one as out there as this one seems to be, I think harassment policies and general Con behaviour rules outside of understood, unambiguous performance space should be very much like the developing set of policies that is beginning to come together in The other various cons. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The songs Narcissus and Joyride are exquisite. Now, for the first time, fans of The Walking Dead will discover how The Governor became the man he is, and what drove him to such extremes.. the walking dead novels characters tv tropes April 17th, 2020 - characters page for the walking dead novels the Today is the 57th anniversary of the historic March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream speech. Gonzalez, Wrath James White, Robert Devereaux, and Shane McKenzie. The people who populate my books tend to be tan and blond and beautiful, but theyre sad and selfish and they hurt everyone with whom they come in contact. Any book is up for discussion as long as that discussion is respectful. What would you like written on your gravestone? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. In this town anything is possible, except making it out in one piece. This is a place to discuss horror literature. Here at Deadite Press in Portland, Oregon we are entering our 14th week of downtown protests for black lives and we have barely recovered from the shock of unidentified federal officers illegally abducting people off the streets in unmarked vans. Corporate backers PepsiCo, Bank of America and Bud Light, as well as NFL Commissioner Roger. But with the arrival of more women, also came the arrival of some predatory shitbirds. on Facebook: Personally, I did not care for the performance. Were your legs broken, sweetheart, that you couldnt get up and walk out? controversial arc in the history of The Walking Dead comic book series. June 15, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment, Lakehouse Infernalis the coolest, ball-bustingest, most outrageous, and most ENTERTAINING horror novel youre likely to find in a long time. Id have taken Joan home at the end of the night. His actions were focused on the issues of anti-war, feminism, LGBT rights, worker's rights, and drug law reform. Keep an eye out for that release when it drops in the near future. bringing together three of Lee's most controversial, over-the-top tales. Deadite Press | Portland OR Click here to buy from Barnes and Noble The man can write. Posted by Jeff Burk | While Brown is not addressed by name in todays statement, part of OKeefes apology is addressed to Tiffany Scandal, whose extensive comments about BizarroCons latest issues included this said about Gary (Brown): But this performance [Morrisons] is just one of many events that brought people to this point. He writes primarily in the noir and dirty realism genres and is the co-editor of Punk Noir Magazine. And I do appreciate that the performer himself has had a fairly thoughtful reaction to the hue and cry, and I hope he continues to do so. August 15, 2018 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment. DONT F[BLEEP]K WITH THE COLOUREDS by Andre Duza, Andre Duza is one of the most exciting new voices in horror fiction. In that sense, LA is the embodiment of a Chandler Morrison character, so its a natural setting for my work. And when they dont, everything will become awkward and gross. He wont have to dig very deep. 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