Oct 21 2010

Neverland trailer wins Award

The trailer for NEHW member Douglas Clegg’s novel Neverland has won a Platinum Award in the Trailer Category of the EMPIxx Awards (www.empixxawards.org).

The EMPIxx Awards honors excellence in the production of five categories of Moving Pixels. Those categories are TV commercials, TV programs, Corporate Videos, Internet Moving Pixels, and Independent Films &Videos. The competition was created by David E. Carter.

The video was produced by Circle of Seven Productions (http://cosproductions.com/news/view/70) for Perseus Books (www.perseusbooks.com). The video’s script was written by Sheila English and was created by Editor Jacob Henderson.

Neverland is a novel about the tale of children who find something evil in the woods during their family vacation.

For more information about Clegg, check out his website http://douglasclegg.com/.

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Oct 20 2010

NEHW member’s weekend appearances

NEHW member Tracy L. Carbone will be signing her middle grade paranormal suspense story The Man of Mystery Hill at the Barnes and Noble in Salem, New Hampshire from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m on Saturday, October 23.

NEHW member Kristi Petersen Schoonover will be reading and signing copies of Skeletons in the Swimmin’ Hole on Sunday, October 24 at the Bank Street Coffee House in New Milford, Connecticut.

Oct 20 2010

Raven Starr news

NEHW member Raven Starr has a horror short, The Drum being released today by Wicked Nights (http://wicked-night.co.cc/?page_id=200). Wicked Nights is a publisher of erotic, romantic and horror stories along with novels.

Her previous horror short, The Record Shop, was released on October 13 by the same publisher. According to the publisher’s website, they “love anything that takes [the reader] out of [their] world and into a fantasy like no other. No matter if they are to scare our readers or to bring their greatest fantasy to life.”

Wicked Nights is having a sale right now. Buy one, get $.99 off. If you buy one of the $.99 shorts, you will be getting a free book. All you have to do is use code: wickedoct.

Starr also had Vampire’s Embrace, an ebook published through Damnation Books (www.damnationbooks.com) on September 1. It is available in print through Amazon.

She also hosts a blogtalk radio show at www.blogtalkradio.com/oneworldonevoice
Check out her website www.ravenkstarr.com.

Oct 19 2010

A picture from Rock and Shock.

Thanks to Tracy Carbone for sending in this picture.

Top row left to right: Dan Keohane, Jack Haringa, TJ May, Bob Booth, Trisha Wooldridge-bottom row: Tracy L. Carbone, Matt Betchtel, Scott Goudsward.

If anyone else has pictures send them to nehw@newenglandhorror.org. I apologize to anyone who was at Rock and Shock that I met and forgot to mention. If you were there, leave a comment.

Oct 19 2010

Editor’s Note

I want to clarify the entry “A Great Weekend.” My wife, Stacey Longo, was with me at Rock and Shock this past weekend. She is a member of NEHW so I should have mentioned her. My thoughts for excluding her was that I didn’t want to be accused of favoritism since she is my wife. I have corrected my mistake of leaving her out of the entry.

For more information about Longo, check out her website http://www.staceylongo.com/.

Oct 19 2010

Broad Universe releases Ninth Episode of the Broad Pod

Broad Universe, the voice of women in science fiction, fantasy, and horror, has released its ninth episode of the Broad Pod: Vampires!
 
NEHW member Trisha Wooldridge of A Novel Friend Writing & Editing (www.anovelfriend.com) hosts the ninth episode featuring Rae Lorie (www.raelori.com), Gail Z. Martin (www.chroniclesofthenecromancer.com), Roxanne Bland, and NEHW staff member Morven Westfield (www.morvenwestfield.com). Each participate give their take on vampire mythos and the adventures or misadventures of their intriguing, undead icons. This episode and the earlier archives are available at broadpod.posterous.com
 
The Broad Pod is the podcast version of the popular Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading of conventions and special events and is published in the middle weekend of every month and features thematic fiction and poetry of three to five members.  Broad Universe, sponsor of The Broad Pod, is an organization dedicated to promoting, celebrating, and honoring women in speculative fiction.  For more information about the organization, visit www.broaduniverse.org. 

Oct 18 2010

More Rock and Shock news

Thanks to NEHW member Trisha Wooldridge for sending in this tidbit:  
Worcester Magazine prominently featured and listed New England Horror Writers in their article about Rock and Shock.  Event coordinator, TJ May, was quoted several times, and he made sure to mention several other members.  The full article is available here:
 
http://www.worcestermag.com/night-and-day/featured/Its-a-Rock-and-Shock-weekend-104896294.html

Oct 17 2010

A Great Weekend

What did you do this weekend? Let me know in the comments.

I went to Rock and Shock for the first time with my wife, Stacey Longo (http://www.staceylongo.com/). It won’t be our last. Hung out for awhile at the NEHW table. Danny Evarts, Trisha Woolridge, T.J. May, Kelli Jones and Matt Bechtel were just some of the NEHW members manning the table.

It was great meeting Danny Trejo (Machete), Zoe Bell (Death Proof), Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog), and Alexander Winter (Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure) too. For more information about Rock and Shock, check out its website http://www.rockandshock.com/.

Oct 17 2010

NEHW member on Paranormal State

NEHW member Stefan Petrucha on A&E’s Paranormal State!

Sunday October 17 at 9:30 PM on A&E author Stefan Petrucha made his first appearance on the hit series Paranormal State. The episode, They Come Out at Night was second in the back to back premiere of season 5. In addition to witnessing some amazing evidence, Stefan uncovered a possible explanation for the invisible forces tormenting a suburban family by delving into the folklore of the local Wampanoag tribe.
Over his 25 years as a professional writer, Stefan’s work has often reflected his lifelong fascination with the paranormal. His first original comic series, Meta-4 tackled such topics as UFO history and trance channeling, while his award-winning writing on the popular X-Files comic from Topps was one of the few comics to boast a bibliography. His latest novel, Blood Prophecy, combines vampires, the historical discovery of the Rosetta stone and ancient Gnostic myths. He’s been a researcher, educational and technical writer and has many fiction and non-books and articles to his credit.
Given Stefan’s background, when Paranormal State star Ryan Buell wanted a writing partner for his first book, HarperCollins was quick to suggest him. Intrigued by his resume, Ryan, an avid X-Files fan, gave him a call, and after that conversation decided to work with him. The result, Paranormal State: My Journey Into the Unknown, is now on sale, already in its second printing and enjoying rave reviews.
While working with Ryan on the book, Stefan was invited to watch last season’s “Ghosts of Gettysburg” investigation. He was immediately impressed with the PRS team’s integrity and good humor. Ryan since invited Stefan on this case, thinking his research skills could be put to good use. He’s now been along with the team on two additional investigations that will be appearing later this year, with plans afoot for more.
Be sure to catch They Come out at Night!

Oct 15 2010

The Upcoming Weekend

The weekend is almost here; one more day. What are you doing this weekend? Will you go see Jackass 3D or Red? I saw Red and didn’t care for it. My review will be at www.dvdsnapshot.com sometime on Friday night.

There are a few conventions going on this weekend. One of those conventions is the Wizard World New England Comic Con 2010. NEHW member Christopher Golden will be appearing at the Cinequest booth with Buffy the Vampire Slayer cast members, James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter, Nicholas Brendon, Amber Benson, Clare Kramer, Mercedes McNab, Doug Jones and Mark Metcalf.

The New England Comic Con runs from October 15 through the 17 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. For more information, check out www.wizardworld.com.

Another convention is Rock and Shock 2010, which was mentioned in Thursday’s blog entry. Author Jack Ketchum will be there. He is the writer of Cover, The Girl Next Door and Off Season to name a few.

There will be a lot of authors at the NEHW table. Read Thursday’s entry for the names and the times they will be at the table throughout the convention. When you get done meeting the authors, you can always go and meet some Hollywood celebrities like Danny Trejo (Machete), the cast of The Human Centipede and George Romero (Land of the Dead). Even Adrienne Barbeau who starred in The Fog and Swamp Thing will be there. She is still doing horror today. She is currently making the rounds on General Hospital.

For more information on Rock and Shock 2010, check out www.rockandshock.com.

Everybody have a great weekend. I may post some items over the weekend. Be sure to check back for any new entries.