Mar 11 2013

‘The Best of Both Worlds’ Warps into Theaters

Star Trek: The Next Generation– The Best of Both Worlds Event Transports into Cinemas on April 25 

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NCM Fathom Events, CBS Home Entertainment and IGN Present a

One-Night Event Featuring the Classic Series’ Third Season Finale and Fourth Season Premiere Remastered into a Feature-Length Presentation 

Special Event Will Precede Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3 and

Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Best of Both Worlds Blu-ray Releases on April 30

“You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.” Trekkers nationwide will soon heed those commands as NCMFathom Events, CBS Home Entertainment and IGN present Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Best of Both Worlds, which beams into select cinemas on Thursday, April 25 at 7:00 p.m. local time. The fan-favorite two-part episode – The Best of Both Worlds – is comprised of the third season finale and the fourth season premiere, with Part 1 making TV Guide’s list of “TV’s Top 100 Episodes of All Time.” The episodes have been remastered into a feature-length presentation and will be presented on the big screen.

Tickets for Star Trek: The Next Generation– The Best of Both Worlds are available at presenting theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. The event will be broadcast to more than 550 select movie theaters across the country through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the NCM Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

Fans will enjoy this digitally restored and gloriously remastered presentation in high-definition. The fascinating storyline follows the cybernetic alien race, the Borg, as they abduct and transform Capt. Picard into a half-Borg, half-human called Locutus.  Meanwhile, the Enterprise crew must race against time to intercept the nefarious Borg cube before it reaches Earth to enslave humanity.

“Fans have been discussing these historic episodes since they first aired, and we’re excited to present them like never before, newly improved and on the big screen,” said Ken Ross, executive vice president and general manager of CBS Home Entertainment.  “This special event will ensure that ‘The Best of Both Worlds’ will remain a classic throughout the 21st Century — and beyond.”

Created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered 21 years after the debut of the original “Star Trek” series. Featuring one of the most endearing ensemble casts in television history, with seven seasons and 176 episodes, Star Trek: The Next Generation took fans on the remarkable continuing voyages of the Starship Enterprise, set in the 24th century.

“After the success of the first two Star Trek: The Next Generation events, we couldn’t wait to bring additional seasons back to the big screen for fans to enjoy,” said Shelly Maxwell, executive vice president of NCM Fathom Events. “Fans will be absolutely thrilled with the presentation of these ‘Next Generation’ classics.”

Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3 and The Best of Both Worlds will be released on Blu-ray on April 30.

Mar 9 2013

Taking a Ride with ‘The Trip’

Taking a Ride with The Trip

by Jason Harris

trip_cover_colorThe Trip by Tim Morgan tells the story of three teenagers who decide to travel by bicycle from their hometown of Billerica, MA. to Seattle, WA. after their graduation. On their trip, the Mumbai virus wreaks havoc on the world and their trip. It causes Dave, Meghan, and Chris to turn around and go home because they wanted to be with their families.

The virus causes people to become sick, die, and then become zombies. The zombies are not the slow moving kind, either. You would think that people on a bike wouldn’t be able to outride even one running zombie, let alone hundreds. It’s easy to overlook this fact because you care for these characters and hope they make it home.

Morgan starts each chapter with a news report about the virus and its spread. The chapters go back and forth between them trying to get home and planning for their trip while finishing their senior year in high school. The book starts with Meghan’s blog entry. She has a laptop and a solar panel to charge it while she’s on the road. Throughout The Trip, she is updating her blog and hoping her family or someone is reading it.

The Trip was interesting and kept me turning the pages. Any book that leaves you wanting more is always a good book.

Mar 6 2013

‘Willard’ Actor Coming to RAW

Actor Crispin Hellion Glover (Back to the Future) will be at Real Art Ways this Friday and Saturday.

Crispin GloverOn Friday at 7 p.m., he will be presenting a film, It is Fine! Everything is Fine, that he co-directed with David Brothers. He will also be performing a one-hour dramatic narration of eight different illustrated books. The images from these books will be projected behind Glover. There will also be a Q&A and booksigning.

On Saturday at 7 p.m., he will be presenting his directorial debut, What Is It? He will also perform another one-hour dramatic narration, but a different one then the one on Friday night. He will also do a Q&A and sign books.

Books will be available on-site for purchasing.

The event costs $18 for RAW members and $20 for everyone else.

For more information, click here.

Real Art Ways is located at 56 Arbor Street in Harford, Connecticut. The phone number is (860) 232 1006.

Mar 1 2013

The Epitaph: Issue #29 (Feb. 2013)

Issue #29 (Feb. 2013)

The Epitaph

Journal of the New England Horror Writers (NEHW)

 

The NEHW Board of Directors:

Stacey Longo – Chairperson
Dan Keohane – Treasurer
Jason Harris – Director of Publicity/Webmaster
K. Allen Wood – Director of Publications
Scott Goudsward – Director of Events
David Price – Board Member
Rob Watts – Board Member

NEHW SIGNINGS AND READINGS:

Heritage Craft Fair

The NEHW will be at the indoor Heritage Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 23. It’s located at the Keefe Technical School, 750 Winter Street in Framingham, MA. http://www.heritagechorale.org/support/craft_fair.htm

Akuma Con

This anime-based convention is on March 30 in Pembroke, NH.

Art in the Garden

The NEHW will be at this craft fair in Hopkinton, MA. on April 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

NEHW WRITING OPPORTUNITIES:

The second NEHW Anthology is now open for submissions! The anthology will be edited by Stacey Longo and Ken Wood.
We’re looking for high quality dark fiction short stories. A flat fee of $50.00 will be paid per story upon publication.

Submission Guidelines: 12 pt Courier or Times New Roman, double-spaced. .doc, .docx, .rtf, .txt formats acceptable. 5,000 word limit.

Please follow steps on submission site.

Submit here:
http://tinyurl.com/nehwantho

Deadline to submit is March 31, 2013.

 

NEHW MEMBER NEWS:

From Vlad Vaslyn:

Open Book Society dubbed Vlad Vaslyn a “new and distinct voice in horror” in their February interview. Vlad discussed Brachman’s Underworld, what it means to create a character who is hard to love, and his plans for the future.

Read the full interview here: http://openbooksociety.com/article/vlad-vaslyn-author-of-brachmans-underworld-exclusive-interview/.

From Bill Rockwell:

Rockwell will be appearing at MystiCon in Roanoke, VA, February 21st to 24th, doing a book reading, book signing, and appearing on two horror-themed panels. He will be appearing with Devo Spice (his son, Tom.) Tom is a musical artist, who will be performing his Dr. Who, Zombie and other Sci Fi and Horror related comedy songs.

From Eric Stanway:

Stanway, author of a dozen books, including The Old Rindge House, Vintage Blood and Mysteries of Monadnock, has a new volume of true horror stories out this month. Cannibal of the Mountains is a collection of weird anecdotes from 19th-century Massachusetts. The tales include Oscar Beckwith, who committed murder and cannibalism when a gold-mining scam went wrong; Jesse Pomeroy, who tortured and murdered several young children in Chelsea, and ended up spending over four decades in solitary confinement; Captain Joseph White, who was murdered by his nephews for his inheritance; and Asa Snow, whose tomb in the ghost town of Dana became a grisly tourist attraction. Lavishly illustrated with archival material, this book brings the darker side of Victorian New England to light.

From Michael Arruda:

Arruda’s latest short story, “Death Takes the Phantom,” is now available in Dark Moon DigestIssue #10, a handsome looking publication with a creepy cover. It’s a tale of two beings who broker a deal involving the fates of Lon Chaney Sr. and Bela Lugosi.

The magazine is available for sale at DarkMoonDigest.com as well as at major online bookstores including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million. It’s offered as both a print edition as well as an e-publication version, the latter of which comes in both Kindle and Nook formats.

From Craig D.B. Patton:

Patton is pleased to announce that “The Awake Fairy” has been accepted for publication in Spaceports & Spidersilk (Sam’s Dot Publishing).

From Pierre Comtois:

April will see the release of Night to Dawn Magazine #23 featuring Pierre Comtois’ latest horror entry, a short story, “Feeding Time,” which the author likes to think of as the last zombie story.

Comtois’ Fungi: the Magazine of Weird Literature has just closed for submissions on #21 due out this August. Layout will begin in March. For more information on the new issue and the impressive list of authors included, check it out at his website at www.pierrevcomtois.com.

From K.H. Vaughan:

K.H. Vaughan’s story, “Ultimate Chef,” has been accepted to the anthology Dark Visions from Grey Matter Press.

From Erin Thorne:

On Saturday, March 2 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Thorne will be reading from and signing Behind The Wheel at Booklovers’ Gourmet at 55 East Main St., Webster, MA.

On Saturday, March 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., she will be signing copies of Behind The Wheel and Deals Diabolical at the Sturbridge Coffee Roasters Cafe, located at 210 Hamilton St. in Southbridge, MA.

On Saturday, March 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., she will be at the New England Horror Writers’ table during the Heritage Craft Fair in Framingham, signing copies of Behind The Wheel and Deals Diabolical.

 

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

Darci Meyers (VT)
Matthew Bartlett (MA)
Pierre Comtois (MA)
Laura J. Hickman (RI)
Joseph Devoll (MA)

– Jason Harris, Editor, the Epitaph: Journal of NEHW
– Stacey Longo, Assistant Editor, the Epitaph: Journal of NEHW

Feb 25 2013

Contest: Win Movie Passes to ‘The Last Exorcism Part II’

The NEHW has a contest for horror movie fans living in Boston. Email your name and address to nehwevents@gmail.com for a chance to win one of four admit two movie passes to theaters in the Boston area to see The Last Exorcism Part II. The passes are good for the run of the movie. The movie opens this Friday. The contest goes until the middle of next week.

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Find out more about the movie at its official website, Facebook page or Twitter account:

www.TheLastExorcism2.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelastexorcism2

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LastExorcism2

Feb 19 2013

Pictures from Queen City Kamikaze 2013

Pictures from Queen City Kamikaze 2013

By Jason Harris and Susan Saunders

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A section of the NEHW table at Queen City Kamikaze. Photo by Jason Harris.

Author Stacey Longo and a convention attendee. Photo by Jason Harris.

Author Stacey Longo and a convention attendee. Photo by Jason Harris.

Author T.T. Zuma talks with a visitor to the table. Photo by Jason Harris.

Author T.T. Zuma talks with a visitor to the table. Photo by Jason Harris.

Cosplay in action. Photo by Jason.

Cosplay in action. Photo by Jason.

NEHW members hanging out behind the table. Photo by Jason Harris.

NEHW members and friends hanging out behind the table. Photo by Jason Harris.

Author Bill Rockwell with a zombie. Photo by Jason Harris.

Author Bill Rockwell with a zombie. Photo by Jason Harris.

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The Horror in the Movies panel at Queen City Kamikaze. Photo by Susan Saunders.

Photo by Jason Harris.

The crowds at Queen City Kamikaze. Photo by Jason Harris.

Author T.T. Zuma signing a copy of his book for a fan. Photo by Jason Harris.

Author T.T. Zuma signing a copy of his book for a fan. Photo by Jason Harris.

The Vampires in Literature and the Movies from Nosferatu to Edward Cullen panel at Queen City Kamikaze. Photo by Jason Harris.

The Vampires in Literature and the Movies from Nosferatu to Edward Cullen panel at Queen City Kamikaze. Photo by Jason Harris.

NEHW member Rick Silva, of Dandelion Studios. Photo by Jason Harris.

NEHW member Rick Silva, of Dandelion Studios. Photo by Jason Harris.

The new NEHW t-shirt. Photo by Jason Harris.

The new NEHW t-shirt. Photo by Jason Harris.

Loki and author Stacey Longo. Photo by Jason Harris.

Loki and author Stacey Longo. Photo by Jason Harris.

NEHW members having a good time at Queen City Kamikaze. Photo by Jason Harris.

NEHW members having a good time at Queen City Kamikaze. Photo by Jason Harris.

The fourth NEHW table at Queen City Kamikaze. Photo by Jason Harris.

The fourth NEHW table at Queen City Kamikaze. Photo by Jason Harris.

Books and a Cthulhu on the NEHW table. Photo by Jason Harris.

Books and a Cthulhu on the NEHW table. Photo by Jason Harris.

Cube-thul and pillows shaped like blood stains. Photo by Jason Harris.

Cube-thulhus and pillows shaped like blood stains. Photo by Jason Harris.

Feb 19 2013

Author Releases New Horror Collection

Cannibal of the MountainsAuthor Eric Stanway’s new horror collection, Cannibal of the Mountains, was released this week. It’s a collection of weird anecdotes from 19th-century Massachusetts. The tales include Oscar Beckwith, who committed murder and cannibalism when a gold-mining scam went wrong; Jesse Pomeroy, who tortured and murdered several young children in Chelsea, and ended up spending over four decades in solitary confinement; Captain Joseph White, who was murdered by his nephews for his inheritance; and Asa Snow, whose tomb in the ghost town of Dana became a grisly tourist attraction.

This collection is lavishly illustrated with archival material. It brings the darker side of Victorian New England to light.

Stanway has published a dozen books including The Old Rindge House, Vintage Blood, and Mysteries of Monadnock.

Feb 15 2013

NEHW Panels at Queen City Kamikaze

The New England Horror Writers will be conducting two panels Horror in the Movies at 3:45 p.m. and Vampires in Literature and Film from Nosferatu to Edward Cullen at 4:30 p.m.

The Queen City Kamikaze convention happens in Manchester, New Hampshire at Manchester Memorial High School located at 1 Crusader Way. The convention runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The cost of admission is $10.

Feb 14 2013
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Happy Valentine’s Day from the NEHW

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Feb 9 2013

The NEHW will be at Queen City Kamikaze

The second Queen City Kamikaze convention happens in Manchester, New Hampshire next Saturday. It’s what everyone needs after winter storm Nemo this past weekend. Everyone should be dug out and will want to head over to Manchester Memorial High School, located at 1 Crusader Way. The convention runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The admission price is $10.

The NEHW will be participating in two panels: Horror in the Movies and Vampires in Literature and the Movies from Nosferatu to Edward Cullen. The panelists for Horror in the Movies will be Jason Harris (moderator), Stacey Longo, Rob Watts, and David Price. And the panelists for the other panel are Bracken MacLeod (moderator), Scott Goudsward, Errick A. Nunnally, and Bill Rockwell.

The NEHW will also have a number of tables where our members will be selling their novels, anthologies, children books, dvds, and other merchandise. Stop by to buy a book and get it signed or just stop by to talk.

Rob Smales and Tony Tremblay, two other NEHW members who are not on the panels, will be on hand at the tables as well.