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+ | THE GORELETTER: | ||
+ | Michael Arnzen' | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | +++Vol. 10.1 | June 2015+++ | ||
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+ | **Zombifurcation** | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | ====GORELETS: | ||
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+ | ZOMBIFURCATION | ||
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+ | A zombie crawled right, | ||
+ | a zombie crawled left -- \\ | ||
+ | both shared the singular | ||
+ | body I'd cleft. | ||
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+ | I'd chopped down his chest, | ||
+ | and cut off his scream -- \\ | ||
+ | but still he came at me, \\ | ||
+ | splitting his seam. \\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | He pulled himself toward me \\ | ||
+ | in reanimation: | ||
+ | One arm for each half \\ | ||
+ | toward opposing locations. | ||
+ | |||
+ | A zombie crawled left, \\ | ||
+ | a zombie crawled right -- \\ | ||
+ | both sides of my brain \\ | ||
+ | they would eat to unite. | ||
+ | |||
+ | I dropped my machete | ||
+ | and pulled out my gun -- \\ | ||
+ | I had to be ready \\ | ||
+ | to shoot either one. \\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | And he got awfully near me \\ | ||
+ | on the floor of the crypt, | ||
+ | but then lost all his traction | ||
+ | when his torso was ripped. | ||
+ | |||
+ | A zombie crawled here, \\ | ||
+ | a zombie crawled there -- \\ | ||
+ | without one another | ||
+ | they just clutched at the air. \\ | ||
+ | |||
+ | I could have just left then -- \\ | ||
+ | let yang to chase yin -- \\ | ||
+ | but I wasted two bullets | ||
+ | on the Siamese twins. | ||
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+ | ====The Best of Horror Library==== | ||
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+ | In case you missed the news elsewhere, Cutting Block Press has released The Best of Horror Library, Vols 1-5 ... and it really is the best! The anthology gathers the top 30 stories out of over 150 tales they’ve published over the past decade in their thrice-Stoker nominated series of chilling horror and dread. | ||
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+ | Proud to be a part of it with my short story about a nightmare at the airport security gates, " | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | Tip: see my somewhat buried Anthologies page to discover more books like this, featuring short horror stories by a gathering of writers usually riffing darkly on a common theme. | ||
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+ | http:// | ||
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+ | ====MEET MIKE ARNZEN==== | ||
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+ | 'In Your Write Mind' 2015 Book Fair \\ | ||
+ | June 26th, 2015, 7-10p | Greensburg, PA \\ | ||
+ | Massive author booksigning featuring alumni from SHU Writing Popular Fiction program plus many Raw Dog Screaming Press writers gathered in the Seton Hill University gymnasium. \\ | ||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Nightsun Writer' | ||
+ | July 23-26th, 2015 | Frostburg, MD \\ | ||
+ | Workshop your writing with Arnzen. | ||
+ | Must register by July 1st to participate! \\ | ||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Horror Poets at Rickert & Beagle Books \\ | ||
+ | Aug 8th, 2015, 2p | Pittsburgh, PA \\ | ||
+ | Reading & Signing with Stephanie Wytovich \\ | ||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | DogCon 4 \\ | ||
+ | Oct 23-25th, 2015 | Philadelphia, | ||
+ | Save the date! Raw Dog Screaming Press authors and fans take over Philly. The Popular Uncanny (http:// | ||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | World Horror Convention 2016 \\ | ||
+ | April 28-May 1st, 2016 | Provo, UT \\ | ||
+ | Mark your calendars in blood... | ||
+ | Arnzen will be a Special Guest! \\ | ||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | StokerCon 2016 \\ | ||
+ | May 12th-15th, 2016 | Las Vegas \\ | ||
+ | Arnzen workshop on " | ||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Watch my events page for more: \\ | ||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====CON REPORT==== | ||
+ | Fridge of the Damned: Poems from World Horror Convention | ||
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+ | At World Horror Convention in Atlanta last month (see my con report), my friends at Raw Dog Screaming Press held a room party to celebrate their authors on the Bram Stoker Ballot (congrats to both Lucy Snyder & Maria Alexander, who subsequently won!). | ||
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+ | Fridge of the Damned party photos: | ||
+ | https:// | ||
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+ | WHC Con Report & Other Photos: | ||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====On Quiet Nights==== | ||
+ | On Quiet Nights \\ | ||
+ | new poetry book by Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann | ||
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+ | Till Lindemann -- frontman from the German metal band Rammstein -- also releasing a promisingly twisted new solo album, Skills in Pills, this month -- has just published the English translation of his poetry collection, On Quiet Nights (aka In Stillen Nachten), through Raw Dog Screaming Press. | ||
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+ | I wrote the forward for this edition of the book, which I had the chance to read in original German as well as English. The poems make for a very unique read. As a critic for the Examiner perfectly puts it, " | ||
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+ | Order On Quiet Nights: | ||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Excerpt from Introduction: | ||
+ | http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====INSTIGATION==== | ||
+ | twisted prompts for sicko writers | ||
+ | |||
+ | Miscellaneous Madness | ||
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+ | + Reveal the catalog of a mad librarian. \\ | ||
+ | + Journal Entry: | ||
+ | + Title: | ||
+ | + Build a world where fire engines are sent out on " | ||
+ | + Literally create a " | ||
+ | + Stage a scene where "the clown erupts." | ||
+ | |||
+ | Instigation: | ||
+ | Diabolique Strategies: http:// | ||
+ | RDSP Newsletter " | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====INTERVIEWS==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Nightsun recently asked me some questions about writing and my affinity for horror.... | ||
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+ | Q: What is it about the horror genre that you find so fascinating? | ||
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+ | A: I think horror is such a part of my worldview that I don't really think other genres can satisfy me anymore. | ||
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+ | Read the whole interview: http:// | ||
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+ | Got a question of your own? Want to prod me just to see how I'll respond? Head over to my profile on goodreads.com and ask away: // | ||
+ | http:// https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====BOO COUPONS==== | ||
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+ | Have you discovered what lurks in THE DARK (http:// | ||
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+ | If you love encountering new dark fantasy and horror short fiction by both established and new authors, sign up for a *free* subscription to THE DARK MAGAZINE at http:// | ||
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+ | Website: http:// | ||
+ | Special Offer: http:// | ||
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+ | *** | ||
+ | I have two copies left for sale of the lettered edition double-live CD set Arnzensongs and Poedown, signed by both me and Stephanie Wytovich. If you're interested in buying one of these ultra-rare collectables, | ||
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+ | Arnzensongs: | ||
+ | Poedown: https:// | ||
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+ | ====PITHY MORBID THOUGHTS==== | ||
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+ | "One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious." | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====COLOPHON==== | ||
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+ | Read the back issues (http:// | ||
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+ | Copyright 2015, Michael A. Arnzen - All rights reserved | ||
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+ | You are reading a “plain text” version of The Goreletter. The newsletter is now designed with HTML in mind, so I recommend you review your subscription options and choose HTML if your email reader or browser will allow it. | ||
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+ | VIEW THE FANCY HTML VERSION OF THIS NEWSLETTER WITH ARTWORK AND MORE: \\ | ||
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