The Balloon (2024)
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The Balloon (2024)

Team S2 the S Pro Presents “The Balloon”USA | 7 mins | ColorDirected by Stephanie SwiftWritten by Michael A. ArnzenProduced by DeJonna WilliamsMusic by Ayça AkinCinematography by Jeffrey SmeeEditing by Scott Danzig and Jeffrey Smee CastRick Dutrow as GuntherJess Uhler as Casey ConnorJacqui Wrae as “Betty”Andrew Nesky as DaddyMelissa Rayworth as MotherRoscoe List as Young GuntherStephanie Swift as Police OfficerDeJonna Williams as Police Officer "The Balloon" is a short liminal horror film (7 mins) that tells the harrowing story of a downtrodden mechanic who lives in a deteriorating paradigm... but there is more than meets the eye when the past…
October 7, 2024Posted inArnzen News
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Upcoming Arnzen Events – Spring 2012

MARCH 21-25, 2012 | Orlando, FL | ICFA-33 DIVERSE READINGS & PANELS "The Monstrous Fantastic": The 33rd International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts will be held at the Orlando Airport Marriott. I will be respondent to a roundtable discussion about my article on horror pedagogy, "The Unlearning: Horror and Transformative Theory." I'm also scheduled to read from my new book, The Gorelets Omnibus, and moderate a panel on contemporary horror film directors. Other writers in attendance include featured guests China Mieville and Kelly Link, Bruce Boston, Marge Simon, Andy Duncan, Bryan Dietrich and many more.     MARCH…
January 31, 2012Posted inArnzen News
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Appearances in August 2008

Aug 15-16 | HorrorFind | Adelphi, MD Join us at Horrorfind for the FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY for Raw Dog Screaming Press! (See my tribute to the press if you don't know who they are). Arnzen will be reading with other RDSP authors throughout the day on Friday evening, 8/15, in Room 2112 at the UMUC Marriott, from 6pm - 10pm. Here's the schedule: 6:00-6:30 Ronald Damien Malfi 6:30-7:00 Adam Golaski 7:00-7:30 Donna Lynch 7:30-8:00 D. Harlan Wilson half hour buffer/break 8:30-9:00 Matthew Warner 9:00-9:30 John Edward Lawson 9:30-10:00 Michael A. Arnzen On Saturday morning, Aug 16th, the film Exquisite…
August 7, 2008Posted inArnzen News
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Stoker Interview and WHC 2007 Report

This year's Bram Stoker Award ceremony was held last weekend in Toronto, concurrent with World Horror Convention. Winners included Stephen King, John Skipp, Lisa Morton, Gary Braunbeck, Jonathan Maberry and Kim Paffenroth. I was on hand to present the poetry award along with Don Hutchison to Bruce Boston for his winning poetry collection, Shades Fantastic. [Ironically, The Horror Channel has just posted a bleary-eyed video interview with me, shortly after I stepped off the stage at the 2006 Bram Stoker Awards in Newark last June, when I won the award for Freakcidents. Good memories!] World Horror Convention itself was a…
April 5, 2007Posted inWeblog Exclusive