Some Summer Reading
= The ForeWarner =
The Matthew Warner Newsletter
June 16, 2004
Contents:
1. Congratulations to . . .
2. Publications
3. Appearances
4. Recommended Reading
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CONGRATULATIONS TO . . .
Author Meghan Fatras and husband Francois on the birth of Andre Robert Fatras (March 26)
http://www.geocities.com/meghanfatras
Author Mike Oliveri and wife Melissa on the birth of Patrick Daniel Oliveri (June 10)
http://www.mikeoliveri.com
Authors Tom Piccirilli and Michelle Scalise on their marriage (June 12)
http://www.tompiccirilli.com
http://www.michellescalise.com
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PUBLICATIONS
I have several suggestions for your summer beach bag:
--> "Angel's Wings" in TALES FROM THE GOREZONE (Apartment 42 Publications)
Alice is a 20-year-old plantation mistress cursed with the psychic powers
of an angel. Unfortunately, her salvation is a priest with a lecherous
definition of "communion." . . . All sales proceeds from
the TFTG anthology benefit the National Association to Protect Children
(http://www.protect.org).
This is the first book I've appeared in that's illustrated by my wife,
and it (like her) is just gorgeous. It also contains the Bram Stoker
Award-winning story "Duty" by Gary A. Braunbeck.
** SPECIAL GIVEAWAY to ForeWarner subscribers:
The first three people who order TFTG (from today onward) from http://store.yahoo.net/shocklines/tafrgobbykep.html
will receive one of the following from me:
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN by Christopher Golden
HOSTS by F. Paul Wilson
THE BRIAN LUMLEY COMPANION edited by Brian Lumley and Stanley Wiater
. . . To qualify, copy/paste your Shocklines receipt into my contact form
at http://www.matthewwarner.com/contact.htm
and indicate your choice of titles.
--> "The Power Rolodex" at Quantum Barbarian (http://quantumbarbarian.com/issue-no-6/powerrolodex.html)
Max has found a special rolodex among his late father's possessions. Its phone numbers, to such famous people as Ronald Reagan, call backwards in time to any point of their lives. To an eighth grader, the prospect of rewriting history is heady indeed. . . . A weird side note to this story is that it was published June 1, less than a week before the Gipper's death. Ask me if *that* didn't freak me out.
--> "At Death We'll Not Part" still up at Blood Rose e-zine
(http://www.bloodrosemag.com/notpart.html)
A mortician mourning his wife falls in love with the new intern. Be glad you're not her. . . . Also available in print in the TOURNIQUET HEART anthology (Prime Books).
--> THE ORGAN DONOR, in trade paperback and e-book from Double Dragon Publishing
They knew buying the kidney of an executed Chinese prisoner was wrong. They didn't know he would want it back. . . . My first novel continues to rack up enthusiastic book reviews, which you can read at http://www.matthewwarner.com/media.htm, from Blood Rose, Horror World, YBFREE, and a famous blogger in Hong Kong.
** SPECIAL OFFER to ForeWarner subscribers:
Get 20% off the e-book edition of THE ORGAN DONOR if you order directly
from http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com.
To request a discount code, reply to this e-mail or contact me via http://www.matthewwarner.com/contact.htm.
Forthcoming:
--> "Riders" (collaboration with Will Ludwigsen) in the next TALES OF THE UNANTICIPATED
A dark comedy inspired by my real-life encounter with a bus stop stalker (described in detail at http://www.matthewwarner.com/3-2-2004.html).
--> "And That's When the Bathroom Exploded" in the Mid-Atlantic Horror Professionals chapbook
Terrorist attack on an airport terminal, or alien invasion? You decide. . . . Available at this summer's Horrorfind Weekend convention. Previously published on Horrorfind.com and Gothic.net.
Publications page: http://www.matthewwarner.com/pubs.htm
Media page: http://www.matthewwarner.com/media.htm
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APPEARANCES
Horrorfind Weekend IV
Hunt Valley, MD
--> Friday, August 13, 5:30 p.m.: Cullen Bunn and I will give a dramatic readings and sign your books.
--> Saturday, August 14, 3-4 p.m.: Booksigning with the Mid-Atlantic Horror Professionals.
http://www.horrorfindweekend.com
These past few months were chock-full of successful appearances. Photos of these events can be found at http://www.matthewwarner.com/photo.htm.
--> On March 27, I proselytized about the horror genre to the Associated School Librarians of Fairfax County during their annual "Wordstruck" literature conference. It went extremely well, and I hope to be invited back next year.
--> On April 8-11 at the World Horror Convention, I placed in two contests of dramatic readings: "Landini the Magnificent" received 1st place in the Twilight Tales Flash Fiction Contest. "Meototomy" received 2nd place in the Gross-Out Contest.
--> On April 17, I organized a mass book signing at Burke Used Books in Falls Church, VA. F. Paul Wilson, Douglas Winter, Steven Spruill, Elizabeth Massie, Brian Keene, J.F. Gonzalez, Mary SanGiovanni, A.B. Wallace, L. Marie Wood, and I raised $300 in just two hours for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Fairfax County Channel 21 covered the event; a Quicktime video is at http://www.matthewwarner.com/417movie.htm.
--> On June 5, I appeared with the Horror Writers Association at the Borders/Columbus Circle in New York City. That night, my friend Brian Keene received the Bram Stoker Award for his novel, THE RISING; I was privileged to accept it on his behalf.
Appearances page: http://www.matthewwarner.com/appearances.htm
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RECOMMENDED READING
I only recommend titles I've read and which I think are worth your time. Listed alphabetically by title:
--> CHUNKS OF AYDEN by David Sparks (City Contrasts Publications, 2004)
The title of this chapbook is the only thing I didn't like about this poignant tale of a writer spiraling downward into the depths of depression and the city where he lives.
http://fast.horrorseek.com/horror/dsparks/coa.html
--> DRAGGED INTO DARKNESS, by Simon Wood (Medium Rare Books, 2003)
This great collection contains such stories as "The Hoarder" and "Acceptable Losses." Consistently good stuff from a writer whose second novel is due out next year.
--> FANGS AND ANGEL WINGS by Karen E. Taylor (Betancourt & Company, 2003)
Nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for fiction collection. From the author of the VAMPIRE LEGACY series, this subtle, mature collection blends horror and romance in a way that only Taylor can accomplish.
--> FEAR IN A HANDFUL OF DUST: HORROR AS A WAY OF LIFE, by Gary A. Braunbeck (Wildside Press, 2003)
Nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for non-fiction. It's partly a memoir because it contains so many moving anecdotes about how Braunbeck became the respected author he is today, but it also contains plenty of commentary on the complex, multifaceted horror genre.
--> GLOBAL BRAIN: THE EVOLUTION OF MASS MIND FROM THE BIG BANG TO THE 21ST CENTURY, by Howard Bloom (Wiley, 2001)
A dizzying overview of mass consciousness, from subatomic particles up to entire societies. This is the kind of book that leaves you disturbed and enraptured for a few days afterward.
--> RAGE by Steve Gerlach (Leisure Books, 2004)
This novel about the making of a Columbine-style killer steadily builds in pressure like a steam cooker loaded with nitroglycerin and uranium. Possibly the most disturbing thing I've read this year. What a great book.
--> THE BIGHEAD, by Edward Lee (author's preferred version; Overlook Connection Press, 2000)
Required reading for serious fans of the horror genre, this outrageous, over-the-top gross-out novel demonstrates conclusively why Lee is the prince of "splatterspunk."
--> THE RISE AND FALL OF BABYLON by Brian Keene and John Urbancik (Earthling Publications, 2003)
This chapbook of two novellas digs into the sands and mythology of Iraq. A "flipbook," it features an ingenious wraparound cover design that links the two tales together.
--> WELCOME TO HELL: A WORKING GUIDE FOR THE BEGINNING WRITER, by Tom Piccirilli (Fairwood Press, 2000)
"This is not a how-to book," 'Pic' says in his introduction. "This is a guide to getting started, a map of what pitfalls to look out for, and an outline of what struggles and achievements you can reasonably expect." Just 50 pages long, it's a sound investment for those starting out.
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"Warner doesn't try to make his character too tough. Wouldn't you piss yourself if an immortal creature bent on tearing you to bits chased you around? . . . Strange how that would truly endear me to the character even further."
--Justine Manzano, YBFREE e-zine, in her review of THE ORGAN DONOR (http://www.ybfree.com/36ORGAN1.html)
Matthew Warner
Falls Church, VA
www.MatthewWarner.com
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