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Ragdoll Avalanche II
It's a dance with death! A simple idea, "executed" quite nicely beneath a rainstorm of blades. http://www.ragdollsoft.com/ragdollavalanche/
Posted inData+Errata
Gorelets.com Back Up
The gorelets.com server was temporarily down from 4/15-18. If you tried to contact me during that time and did not succeed, please try again. My ISP is changing hands, so it may be a bumpy ride over the next month or two. I might move the site to a new server, as well. If gorelets.com doesn't work, try the alternate domain, http://www.michaelarnzen.com. -- Mike Arnzen
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Goreletter 5.02 Mailed
The Goreletter Vol. 5, #2, with the title "Grim Henzen Productions" was mailed to subscribers on 02/Apr/2008 @ 11:20 pm est. It contains extra material not available here on the weblog version, including a subscriber-only contest where you can win a free DVD! If you subscribe and did not receive this issue, e-mail me for a replacement or review the archives at gorelets.com. Subscribe today...it's painless, fun and free! (Well...probably not completely pain-free). Issues are mailed only four times a year, so your inbox won't be glutted. -- Mike Arnzen
Posted inArnzen News
Proverbs For Monsters Wins Stoker Award!
I’m still stunned, so I’ll keep this relatively short... The HWA’s Bram Stoker Awards were announced last night in Salt Lake City at the 2008 World Horror Convention. My book, PROVERBS FOR MONSTERS, tied for the win (along with Peter Straub for his wonderful book, 5 Stories) in the "Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection" category. This is my fourth Stoker award for my horror writing and since this particular award is going to a book that collects stories from across my career, I’m obviously overjoyed. I’ve posted a copy of my acceptance speech (read by Weston Ochse at the…
Posted inDictionscary
squalid
"Squalid" refers to something filthy and repulsively foul -- like the living conditions of a cat collector with an affinity for gourmet cheese -- but to me it sounds even worse. When I hear the word "squalid" the very sound of the letters makes me think of a "squid" with a "wall" in the middle of it -- the wall of a nasal cavity. It also sounds sort of square, sort of solid, but not quite either of those -- more lumpy and slumping like some lesser Lovecraftian monstrosity. Yeah, Squalid is the younger brother of Nyarlathotep, but he isn't…