February 20th, 2011 by Professor Bleak
GHOUL by Michael Slade
What’s my favorite horror novel of all time? Tough question, but the one that always first comes to mind is the sophomore effort, Ghoul, by the amalgamation of Canadian lawyers known as Michael Slade.
Don’t be fooled by the tittle. This is not a book about monsters or the paranormal. Ghoul is a psycho-thriller featuring the hunt for a deranged psychopath by hard-nosed detective Zinc Chandler, a member of the elite Canadian serial killer task-force known as Special X. That’s right, it’s about Mounties. All of you Canada haters out there shouldn’t worry, though, most of the novel takes place in and under the streets of London, along with various parts of the United States – most notably, Rhode Island.
First published in 1987, during the great boom of serial killer novels ushered in by Thomas Harris’ Red Dragon, Ghoul differentiates itself by having been written by die-hard horror fans who just happen to work in the Canadian criminal system – specializing in criminal insanity cases, no less. Slade’s passion for horror, and understanding of the inner workings of the insane, brings a unique formula to the proceedings that tickles the horror geek in me like few other writers are capable. (more…)
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June 29th, 2010 by Explodey Jo
While trawling the iTunes store for new horror podcast fodder, I came across an audiobook named Dead Hunt, by Kenn Crawford. I’ve listened to the first few chapters on my way to and from work today, and am already really intrigued to hear the rest.
More info can be found on the book’s web site, http://deadhunt.kenncrawford.com/, where the print version of the book can also be purchased, and donations can be made to support the free audio version. Alternatively, search for “Dead Hunt” in the iTunes store. I’d certainly recommend investing the 15 minutes to listen to the prologue: http://deadhunt.kenncrawford.com/?p=99
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April 24th, 2010 by Jeff
Coming next week, a new horror anthology featuring stories from some cool dudes you might know from the world of horror podcasting (no, not us; other cool dudes). Check out the site.
This Monday April 26th the new Horror Anthology DARK will be hitting for purchase. Fourteen authors come together to bring you their vision of horror in Dark: A Horror Anthology. Many of the iconic creatures of horror’s history resurface in fresh and innovative ways-zombies, werewolves, and chupacabras abound. There are plenty of new things to fear as well, a broken world, a myth of the murky depths, and a knife that cuts twice. Whatever your favorite flavor may be there is an author in these pages that serves it up. Authors include: Matt R. Jones, Bryan Wolford, Casey Criswell, J.P. Moore, Keith Latch, Sal Cipriano, Desmond Reddick, Sean Keller, Dezi Sienty, Cassandra Thomas, Blake M. Petit, Corey Graham, Derek M. Koch, and Steve Wands.
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December 5th, 2009 by Jeff
Independent author Cameron Pierce sent along some information about his new book, The Ass Goblins of Auschwitz. With a title like that, how can you go wrong? Here’s the press release info…
It’s Monty Python meets Nazi exploitation in a surreal nightmare as can only be imagined by Bizarro author Cameron Pierce.
In a land where black snow falls in the shape of swastikas, there exists a nightmarish prison camp known as Auschwitz. It is run by a fascist, flatulent race of aliens called the Ass Goblins, who travel in apple-shaped spaceships to abduct children from the neighboring world of Kidland. Prisoners 999 and 1001 are conjoined twin brothers forced to endure the sadistic tortures of these ass-shaped monsters. To survive, they must eat kid skin and work all day constructing bicycles and sex dolls out of dead children.
While the Ass Goblins become drunk on cider made from fermented children, the twins plot their escape. But it won’t be easy. They must overcome toilet toads, cockrats, ass dolls, and the surgical experiments that are slowly mutating them into goblin-child hybrids.
Forget everything you know about Auschwitz…you’re about to be Shit Slaughtered.
Praise for The Ass Goblins of Auschwitz:
“Who needs Ass Goblins when you have Jon Voight?”
- Jeremy Robert Johnson, Pushcart-nominated author of Angel Dust Apocalypse
“Truly disgusting! A fascinating mix of William Burroughs, David Cronenberg, and Lenny Bruce if you were to take all three and drop them into a blender. Cameron Pierce is a writer with a truly warped imagination.”
– Keith J. Crocker, director of Blitzkrieg: Escape From Stalag 69 and The Bloody Ape
“A must read.”
- The Horror Fiction Review
Available at Amazon.com
About the Author: Cameron Pierce is the author of Shark Hunting in Paradise Garden (Eraserhead Press, 2008) and the creator of Meat Magick, a squid-smashing performance series. Visit him online at meatmagick.wordpress.com.
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November 13th, 2009 by Jeff
I’ve recently had the opportunity to read through Hammer Glamour, a new book by Marcus Hearn. This book is a real treat, it’s full of wonderful photographs of gorgeous women – what’s not to love? On a recent episode of the Splattercast we were discussing leading ladies of the past versus the starlets of today and we all agreed that there’s something special about those scream queens of yesteryear. The holiday shopping season is coming up and I’d wager that any red-blooded horror fan on your list would be thrilled to receive a copy of Hammer Glamour in his stocking. It’s classy, it’s sexy and some of these photos will just knock your socks off.
Over fifty years ago, with the release of The Curse of Frankenstein and Christopher Lee in Dracula, Hammer ushered in a whole new era of blood and barely restrained cleavage in glorious colour, mixing sex and horror with a style and panache that made the small British company world famous.
Bursting at the seams with rare and previously unpublished photographs from Hammer’s archive and private collections worldwide, and featuring many new interviews, Hammer Glamour is a lavish, full colour celebration of Hammer’s female stars, including Ingrid Pitt, Martine Beswick, Caroline Munro, Barbara Shelley, Joanna Lumley, Nastassja Kinski, and of course Raquel Welch (who can forget her fur bikini in One Million Years B. C.?)
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July 20th, 2009 by Jeff
Coming soon: Splattercast #140 featuring guest host Bryan from DrunkenZombie.com
We take a look at the work of writer Richard Matheson and review the 1999 Kevin Bacon vehicle, Stir of Echoes, based on a Matheson novel.
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June 25th, 2009 by Jeff
Saw this in my RSS reader today. Ray Bradbury is a great author, and we mentioned on Splattercast #136 that E.C. Comics adapted many of his stories. Doesn’t sound like he’s quite come around to the internet yet, though.
The Internet? Don’t get him started. “The Internet is a big distraction,” Mr. Bradbury barked from his perch in his house in Los Angeles, which is jammed with enormous stuffed animals, videos, DVDs, wooden toys, photographs and books, with things like the National Medal of Arts sort of tossed on a table.
“Yahoo called me eight weeks ago,” he said, voice rising. “They wanted to put a book of mine on Yahoo! You know what I told them? ‘To hell with you. To hell with you and to hell with the Internet.’
“It’s distracting,” he continued. “It’s meaningless; it’s not real. It’s in the air somewhere.”
A Yahoo spokeswoman said it was impossible to verify Mr. Bradbury’s account without more details.
Mr. Bradbury has long been known for his clear memory of some of life’s events, and that remains the case, he said. “I have total recall,” he said. “I remember being born. I remember being in the womb, I remember being inside. Coming out was great.”
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February 26th, 2009 by T.J.
