Posted inArnzen News

A New Blog: “The Popular Uncanny”

I'm building a new weblog here on gorelets.com called THE POPULAR UNCANNY. It's a supplement of sorts for my upcoming non-fiction title from publisher Guide Dog Books by the same name. The book is a critical study of theories of the Uncanny/"das Unheimliche" as they appear in advertising, film, bestsellers, and online. Chapters include examinations of such topics as the icon of the dismembered hand in the history of horror cinema, and a treatment of the advertising world's "Doublemint Twins" as uncanny doppelgangers. (The Popular Uncanny, btw, was originally my doctoral dissertation at the University of Oregon.) While the entries…
July 4, 2008Posted inArnzen News
Posted inArnzen News

Zombie Mall Reviews Audiovile

"What can I say? Holy effeing hell this is some brilliant sh*t! ...Audiovile has BITE. It sounds like something you would hear late at night in a darkened coffee shop, with wisps of old coffee wafting to your nose....It has a very unique style, something from a David Lynch film. It’s deep, grabs you by the ears and refuses to let go." -- from Brian Hardin's review of Audiovile at the Zombie Mall! Great review... and Zombie Mall is a great store, too, by the way! Here's a cool offer they gave us for the latest issue of The Goreletter:…
June 27, 2008Posted inArnzen News
Posted inData+Errata

Goreletter 5.03 Mailed

The Goreletter Vol. 5, #3, with the title "Wacky!" was mailed to subscribers on 27/June/2008 @ 10 pm est. It contains extra material not available here on the weblog version, including contests and exclusive discounts on several horrifying goodies! 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 or five times a year, so your inbox won't be glutted. -- Mike Arnzen
June 25, 2008Posted inData+Errata
Posted inGorelets: Unpleasant Poems

Head Games

The mounted head begins to speak: you know, I like it better this way, I feel more like myself, no body to worry about anymore, just me alone with my thoughts, and there's time to talk to you without the distractions of yada yada yada I know dear and I prefer it, too, I say, putting on my boxing gloves. Now remind me, where did you store the tongs?
June 25, 2008Posted inGorelets: Unpleasant Poems