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Stoker 2004 Update

The winners of the 2004 Bram Stoker Awards were announced last weekend. Alas, this newsletter and my fiction collection, 100 Jolts -- which were finalists -- did not earn the trophy, but the old cliche is true: it truly was "an honor to be nominated" by my peers in the horror field. There are several highlights in the winner's list, and I applaud everyone. But I think I'm clapping loudest for Hellnotes newsletter, which won the Stoker for Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction. As many readers of The Goreletter know, I contribute a weekly version of "Instigation: Twisted Prompts for Sicko…
June 28, 2005Posted inData+Errata
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Driving the Sick Elephant: Free Audio File

Break out your "Die"-pod! You can now download and listen to me perform a spoken word piece called "Driving the Sick Elephant." It's pretty slick, coupled with some pretty wild music, self-recorded in the studio. A short sample is available to play online at gorelets.com, along with the complete file to download and the lyrics. You'll find it halfway down the "writing/previews" page at gorelets.com. Or if you just want to download the file right away, (click here (warning: it's 3.8 megabytes). Update: you can play it below! [audio:Michael%20A.%20Arnzen%20-%20Driving%20The%20Sick%20Elephant.mp3]
June 6, 2005Posted inData+Errata
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The “Mash Your Own Monsters” Contest Winners

Last issue I sponsored the "Mash Your Own Monster" contest, which asked subscribers to put any two horror film icons together in an original "monster mash", with a brief synopsis of the movie's mayhem. Points went out for originality in the pairing, a Gorelets-flavored sense of humor, and a general appeal to my sense of "I'd love to see them pull off THAT!" The winners are: Cody Goodfellow, 1st Place, for THINGAMABLOB: THE THING vs. THE BLOB ("Man is the Warmest Place to Hide Jelly Filling") Stephen M. Wilson, 2nd Place, for THE BROOD vs. THE OOMPA LOOMPAS ("Can chocolate…
May 4, 2005Posted inData+Errata
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CONTEST: Mash Your Own Monsters

To celebrate the 3rd Volume of the The Goreletter (launched today), I'm hosting a new contest. You must subscribe to the e-mail newsletter edition of The Goreletter to participate. No big whoop...give it a try! Invent a wacky Monster Mash, based on characters from actual horror films -- not books or videogames. Give it a title and a slugline...even include a brief summary of the plot, if you like (keep it under 50 words please). Send only one. I'll publish all submissions in the next issue of The Goreletter -- and give my top two favorites (subjectively chosen) free prizes!…
March 10, 2005Posted inData+Errata
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Comments Removed

I decided to remove the "comments" feature from this website because of a recent "comment spam" attack. This was not an easy decision to make because it meant removing a few really creative short-shorts that subscribers have posted as well as some very kind and interesting feedback from visitors. I apologize for this change but it really had to be done to keep The Goreletter in tip-top editorial shape. I know I'll miss reading your comments, so I invite any visitor who wants to comment on an article to write me personally at arnzen@gorelets.com. I also encourage folks to try…
August 19, 2004Posted inData+Errata