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| Author: | ghouarner [ Sat May 02, 2009 5:46 pm ] |
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Hi everyone, thanks for stopping by and checking out the latest… Right here at Horrorworld, Steve Wedel conducted an interview with me for May , so slide on over to the features and see if I said anything that makes sense. Thanks Steve and Nanci!! The Oz Suite, from Eibonvale Press, has been earning some nice reviews this year. First off, in February, Horrorworld (http://www.horrorworld.org/february_2009.htm) noted the following: “These stories will plant a seed of paranoia in your mind and weigh you down with suspicion. The next time you watch The Wizard of Oz after reading The Oz Suite, you will find yourself paying more attention to the gloomier scenes and looking for things that you might have not noticed before. And, after reading these stories, you just might pause and ask yourself while watching the Wizard sail away in his balloon, who really was that man behind the curtain?” In March, Horrornews (http://www.horrornews.net/book_reviews/ ... ameset.htm) said: "What makes all of these stories work, and whew-boy do they work, is the unbridled honesty with which Gerard approaches his characters. None of them are what most of us would call “good” people; they are selfish, self-centered and perfectly willing to destroy the lives of others for their own ends. But at the same time, it is as impossible to hate them as it is to adore them unconditionally. Just like Dorothy, they are fractured and all they want to do is put the pieces back together in some way that makes a modicum of sense. The tragedy of it all lies in their inability to do so, but there is a sense of beauty and hope in the struggle itself. In the end, this collection comes across as an exploration of off-kilter mental states What it is that drives us around the bend, over the (wait for it) edge (ha, tricked ya!). More importantly, how it must feel from the inside of the maelstrom. Gerard has granted us a view of people who have been torn from their moorings, set airborne on currents beyond their control and dumped into an uncertain land where the reality they have been presented with seems much more than a little bit unreal. These are lives dominated by confusion, pain, anger and fear. In other words, not too far off from what we all deal with daily. " And Hellnotes just came out with the following: http://hellnotes.com/the-oz-suite-book-review/ "Gerard Houarner follows in the three tales that comprise The Oz Suite. The film has a different resonance in each of the stories, but there is a common soil that is shared; an emotional, visceral reaction that seizes the characters. Their responses are varied, yet somehow unified by the turf of the terrain. The Oz Suite is a trilogy of tales that is thought provoking and fascinating in its use of a classic fantasy film as a focal point in each story. It is an astute reminder of how often people carry a (winged) monkey on their backs." So what are you waiting for? Available from amazon.com as well as Eibonvale’s new and easier to use site (http://www.eibonvalepress.co.uk/books.html), in hardcover and affordable trade, it’s waiting for you! And by the way, feel free to add a review of The Oz Suite, or Road From Hell, over at Amazon.com My latest collection, A Blood of Killers, is coming together with Dave at Necro Publications. He has a heavy schedule of Ed Lee books coming up, including the anthology based on his popular City Infernal Series, Infernally Yours, coming out shortly. Dave Barnett is also doing his own Tales of the Fallen and a new John Everson book. In the meantime, Publishers Weekly kinda digs A Blood of Killers: Most of the tales highlighting his twisted supernatural assassin, Max (featured in 2001’s The Beast That Was Max), are brief, but “Like Smoke Rising from the Burning Ghats” offers detailed descriptions of a young boy in Calcutta becoming something monstrous, and the novella “Dancing with the Skeletons at the Feast of the Dead” is almost symphonic in its depiction of brutality in a small Mexican village. The other stories are no less dark: in “Let Me Tell You a Story,” a babysitter manipulates her charges into committing acts of evil, while “The Shape” is a harsh tale of mental illness and abuse. The bleakness might turn off some readers, but fans of intense, psychology-driven horror and sharp writing will be more than satisfied. Publishers Weekly 2/6/09 So stay tuned for more news on that front! Brian Freeman has resurrected a project called Dueling Minds, in which a group of writers base stories from a wild and beautiful cover by Alan Clark. Seems like the book is now slated to come out from Cemetery Dance, and will include a story from me, A Breath of Bygone Spirits. More news to come, of course, but thanks Brian and CD!!! Linda and I will be guests at the legendary MoCon (Indiana Horror Writers, bringing together horror literature and spirituality), though it will be more of a family reunion with Tom Piccirilli, Gary Braunbeck, Lucy Snyder, Wrath James White, hosted by the Sinister Minister Maurice Broaddus. http://www.mauricebroaddus.com/2009/01/ ... v-new-hope Holy Horrors, an anthology put together some time ago by T.M. Wright and Matt Cardin, has found a new home at Ash Tree Press. In this incarnation, the book is being split into two parts, the first to be published around Nov/Dec of 2009, the second, 2-3 months later. I’ll have a story in the second volume. Meanwhile, I'm still truckin' over at Storytellersunplugged.com, the 4th of every month, with some observation or theory or rant about the craft of writing. And if I don't interest you, then surely the Tems, Gary Braunbeck, Mort Castle, Thomas Sullivan, Alma Alexander, James Moore, Wayne Allan Sallee and all the other legendary, award-winning contributors to this writing blog will have something of interest to say. Once again, thanks for stopping by. |
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| Author: | ttzuma [ Thu May 14, 2009 2:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: News, Reviews and Interviews |
Nice interview in here in Horror World Gerard! Waiting with crossed legs for the new Max series of stories, and waiting with a bottle of scotch for a new Max novel. Someday I hope to run into you and have my series of Max books signed. Ttzuma |
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| Author: | ghouarner [ Tue May 19, 2009 11:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: News, Reviews and Interviews |
Hah! And days later we met! Great to spend time with you, buddy. MoCon was a lot of fun with terrific company... |
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