Posted inData+Errata

Halloween Haiku Contest 2010

[Note: this contest is now closed to entries (though comments on the gallery are always welcomed, poetic or not). Winner announced soon. -MAA]. This one's easy. Post a haiku poem related to one of the artpieces on my gallery. Just enter it in the "comments" field, along with your byline (name) and e-mail address. This will automatically publish the poem. All adult language will be censored, so please don't use any -- suggest and evoke, instead. Entries are due by Halloween (Oct 31st) at Midnight. Arbitrary rule: I expect your haiku to be 3 lines long, in a 5-7-5 syllable…
October 28, 2010Posted inData+Errata5 Comments
Posted inWeblog Exclusive

Attack of the Bleu Man Group – Exclusive Halloween Audio Story

ATTACK OF THE BLEU MAN GROUP by Michael A. Arnzen (3.33 mins) [audio:Michael%20A.%20Arnzen_Gorelets.com_1_Bleu%20Man%20Group.mp3] DOWNLOAD .mp3 (3.4 mb) Happy Halloween! For a surprise treat this year, I am releasing a new humorous zombie story, exclusively in audio format, called "Attack of the Bleu Man Group." It's a wacky musical number, as much as a bizarro fiction reading, in the style of Audiovile. Without giving too much away, I'll just say two things about it: 1) yes, I meant to spell it "bleu," and, 2) "zombie mimes in black berets"!  Just crank up your speakers and press the red play button above.…
October 26, 2010Posted inWeblog Exclusive8 Comments
Posted inArnzen News

Reading in Morgantown 10.21

I'll be reading this coming Thursday, October 21, in Morgantown, West Virginia as featured guest at the Morgantown Poets society at the Monongalia Arts Center, 107 High St., 7pm. If they record it, I'll post a link here later on. Details on this and other future appearances can be found at booktour.com.
October 20, 2010Posted inArnzen News
Posted inData+Errata

Goreletter 6.02 Mailed

The Goreletter Vol. 6, #2 was e-mailed to subscribers on 10/20/10 @ 1:44am est. It contains extra material not available here on the weblog version, including a haiku contest exclusive to subscribers. 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 free and you can always unsubscribe if it terrorizes you too much. Issues are mailed only a few times per year, so your inbox won't suffocate. Happy Halloween, -- Michael A. Arnzen
October 20, 2010Posted inData+Errata
Posted inNot Dead Yet: Print Reviews

Philosophies of Horror: Matt Cardin and Thomas Ligotti

The horror genre seems to attract two dominant personality types: those who love the emotional thrill of fear and shock for its own sake, and deep thinkers who enjoy musing over the alternative possibilities promised by the Unknown. On the latter score, some authors approach the ideas of life, death, and the great beyond with impressive sophistication and scholarly research that often supersedes their fictional imaginings. Stephen King's non-fiction titles (Danse Macabre, On Writing) are seminal works of criticism. Anne Rice's musings on the church are followed by many. Dean Koontz wrote the book on Writing Popular Fiction. China Mieville…
October 20, 2010Posted inNot Dead Yet: Print Reviews4 Comments