Nov 25 2015

Pictures from Super Megafest Fall 2015

By Jason Harris

The 2015 Fall edition of Super Megafest happened over the weekend and it was a great two days with celebrities, authors, artists, vendors and cosplay. Here are the pictures from the convention.

Actor John Schneider (The Dukes of Hazzard).

Actress Catherine Bach (The Dukes of Hazzard).

Actress Judith Hoag (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [1990]).

Actors Leif Tilden and Michelan Sisti (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [1990]).

Actor Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl).

Actresses Natalie Skyy (Sons of Anarchy) and Arryn Zech (Red vs. Blue).

Authors Matt Herring and Stacey Longo at their The Art of Genre Writing panel.

A alien has burst onto the convention scene.

Author Herring at his Dr. Who 101 panel.

Nov 2 2015

The First Reading of the Em-Dashes

by Jason Harris

The Em-Dashes (from left to right): authors Melissa Crandall, Stacey Longo, Terry George, John Valeri, and Dan Foley.

The Em-Dashes, a writer’s group in Connecticut, read together for the first time at the Manchester library on Oct. 28. The group’s members are Melissa Crandall, Stacey Longo, Terry George, John Valeri, and Dan Foley Most of them read from their stories that will be included in a collection to be published by Books & Boos Press next September.

Author Stacey Longo.

Author Terry George.

Author John Valeri.

Author Dan Foley.

Nov 1 2015

Pictures from the October ChaseCon 2015

By Jason Harris

Harley Quinn and the Joker.

Author Stacey Longo.

Aquawoman.

Bonnie Piesse (Star Wars: Episode II and III).

Jack Skellington.

Marty McFly and Doc Brown.

Xena: Warrior Princess.

Artist Paul Castiglia.

The Joker.

Harley Quinn.

Jim Martin (The Great Space Coaster).

Saratoga Budo.

Rika Muranaka.

Artist Dan Nakrosis.

Freddy Krueger.

Wrestler Curt Hawkins.

Michael and Diego Mongue, the creators of Awesome Robot.

The Silence.

Oct 27 2015

Modern Horror with the Connecticut Em-Dashes

The Em-Dashes, a Connecticut writer’s group, will be reading original stories at the Whiton Memorial Library in Manchester, Connecticut from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

The members of the Em-Dashes are Stacey Longo, John Valeri, Dan Foley and Ryanne Strong (Terry George). With Halloween this weekend, it’s the perfect time to listen to four Connecticut authors read four scary stories that are perfect for this time of year.

Check out the event’s Facebook page here.

The Wilton Memorial Library is located at 100 N Main St. in Manchester, Connecticut.

Oct 21 2015

Pictures from Rock and Shock 2015: Part II

By Jason Harris

Actor John Amplas (Creepshow).

Actor Sherman Howard (Day of the Dead).

Lydia Deetz and Betelgeuse.

Actress Erika Ervin (American Horror Story).

Authors Adam Cesare (right) and Matt Serafini (left).

Actress Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp).

Actor Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects).

Actor Bill Johnson (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2).

Lou C. Fher a.k.a. the Devil.

Actor William Sanderson (True Blood).

Actress Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story).

Authors on the Writer’s Studio panel (from left to right): Joe Knetter, Stacey Longo, K.H. Vaugn and Jack Ketchum.

Actor Tobin Bell (Saw).

Jim Dyer of Fenham Publishing.

Actree/model Sarah Michelle (left) and a convention-goer.

Actress/model Sarah Michelle (left) and a convention-goer.

Author Rob Smales holding the new anthology, Insanity Tales II from Books & Boos’ Press.

Smales has two stories in Insanity Tales II: The Sense of Fear.

Oct 19 2015

Pictures from Rock and Shock 2015

By Jason Harris

Rock & Shock

Actress Samantha Mathis.

The Cast of The Monster Squad.

Actor Duncan Regehr (“Dracula”).

Actor Stephen Macht (“Del”).

Actor Michael Reid MacKay (“The Mummy”).

Author Stacey Longo.

The American Horror Story panel with Erika Ervin and Naomi Grossman.

Beetlejuice cosplay.

Writer and director George Romero.

Actress Rachel True (The Craft).

John Kassir, the voice of the Cryptkeeper.

Elvira and friend.

Actress Sarah French and author Joe Knetter.

Actress P.J. Soles (Halloween).

Actor Robert Mukes (House of 1000 Corpses).

Actor Dan Yeager (Texas Chainsaw 3D).

Author Jack Ketchum.

There will be a second post with pictures from Rock & Shock 2015 coming in a few days.

Oct 11 2015

Looking Forward to Rock and Shock

By Jason Harris

Rock & Shock begins this coming Friday. I have always enjoyed going to and taking pictures at conventions. This year I’m looking forward to seeing authors Jack Ketchum, Joe Knetter, and Stacey Longo again. They have all attended the convention in the past.

The celebrity, who hasn’t been to Rock & Shock in the past and the one I’m looking forward, is Samantha Mathis. I have been a fan since her first movie, Pump Up the Volume.
Lately, Mathis can be seen on the television series The Strain or the now canceled Under the Dome. You can find out about the other celebrities and events happening at Rock & Shock here.

Sep 29 2015

‘Insanity Tales II’ Cover Revealed by Books and Boos Press

Books & Boos Press has debuted the cover for Insanity Tales II: The Sense of Fear. The cover plays off of the eye theme from the original Insanity Tales anthology cover. Both covers were created by artist Melinda Phillips.

Insanity Tales II: The Sense of Fear will debut in early October. According to Stacey Harris, co-owner of Books & Boos Press, she hopes to have copies of the new anthology to join the first one at their table at Rock & Shock. Two of the authors, Stacey Longo and Rob Smales, will be on hand during the convention to sign copies.

The collection features eleven stories from six of New England’s finest storytellers. David Daniel, Stacey Longo, Dale T. Phillips, Rob Smales, and Ursula Wong each have two short stories in the book; Vlad V. contributed a novella. Multiple Bram Stoker winner Joe McKinney (Crooked House, Plague of the Undead) wrote the foreword.

The book is a themed anthology: each author based their stories on different senses, going beyond the traditional (sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste) to elements such as a sense of doom, of powerlessness to control the future, and a sense of false hope.

The anthology is the second installment from Books & Boos Press. Insanity Tales debuted in October 2014.