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Actions such as establishing an anti-harassment policy, appointing a trained counselor to handle issues that arise, recruiting the assistance of security professionals and military veterans from within our community to help during the event, banning offenders and unwelcome individuals privately rather than publicly and making unilateral decisions on who to welcome into our scene have not eliminated the sense of unease that many are expressing. The color of the doll was a darker brownish color, not a bright blood red. After 2 minutes, if the story entertains the audience enough they are allowed to continue. I feel the same way about the performance art that I read here to reading about G.G. I noticed the other day I hadnt seen anything on social media in a long time and checked and its been well over a year. You have always been an advocate for more diversity in the scene and have inspired so many of the writers who have emerged since the early 2000s. The Westgate Galleria Mall was once a sprawling, shining monument to American consumerism and suburban growth. Books by Deadite Press Showing 1 to 30 of 43 results 1 2 Succulent Prey Wrath James White 15 Apr 2019 Paperback US$27.20 Add to basket A God of Hungry Walls Garrett Cook 01 Sep 2015 Paperback US$23.18 Add to basket Mr. Tilling's Basement & Other Stories Edward Lee 26 Jul 2022 Paperback US$23.44 Add to basket Cupid in Bondage Wrath James White A twisted, horrible, fucked-up love story. >I assume Morrison has no intention of ever attempting to direct a Disney movie or become the Florida Secretary of State in future years; if he did he probably should give up on those now. His prose hits like a fist of razor blades. If they are well prepared, have an idea of what they might get to see and most important if they trust the artist. I a bit split on this. In addition, most of the Deadite stable of authors moved on to other publishers after the whole debacle of me being fired and the fallout from it. I vow to do better. Click here to read on your Kindle, Posted by Jeff Burk | Like Casablanca, just with dead bodies and and other stuff. The reason I didnt care for the performance was the same reason I have never watched A SERBIAN FILM sexual violence against children is something I abhor, and I dont care to be exposed to the imagery, even if the imagery in question is in the context of a fiction, be it film, prose, or performance art. Thank you for loving bizarro fiction enough to speak out and help us become better. SUBURBAN GOTHIC by Brian Keene and Bryan Smith-Home is where is the severed heart is, AVAILABLE NOW! 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. the literary equivalent to cult movies. Puke: Basic Deadites will now projectile vomit on Survivors, dealing damage. Additionally, effective immediately, I would like to establish a Safety and Inclusion Committee for BizarroCon. Also, I want to thank you for speaking out and being the person who urged us to create and implement the Anti-Harassment Policy at our events. Everything seems normal. Systemic racism is hardwired into the US justice system. I welcome the continued community feedback. WRATH JAMES WHITE Author of numerous extreme horror novels and short stories and the founder of Killer Con. Los Angeles and California play important roles in your stories, why is it such an important setting in your work? She outlined a series of actions shell be taking. I do appreciate the way Brian Keene was honest about his reactions and thought process in the situation and grappled with what he should have done in retrospect. First and foremost, Jeff Burkthe former editor of Deadite Presstook a chance on me when I was a no-name, self-published author nobody had heard of. His actions were focused on the issues of anti-war, feminism, LGBT rights, worker's rights, and drug law reform. If you could go on a drinking binge with any five writers alive or dead, who would you choose to party with? And in case that sounded inconsistent with what people are used to from her, Robin explained: How can I, who regularly has explored surrealist and dadaist and cathartically ritualistic performances over the course of my life, who has almost ALWAYS played devils advocate for free speech, how could I suddenly make a declaration that shocking for shocks sake is low, is crass, is a form of sadism? Discovering Wesleys work has been a joy, and you should seek out his books too. Once again, Deadite Press will have open submissions in 2019. Across America, small communities of survivors are rebuilding and trying to recreate the world that was lost. But a weekend getaway on the shores of Hell, may not be the safest idea. When they didnt, I again mistook this for Well, they are into it, Brian, and youre just an old mainstream guy who doesnt get it. The Resurrectionist by Wrath James White the kind of novel that can unsettle even the most hardened gore fanatic. Now, it is a crumbling reminder of how both have fallen-an architectural ghost, haunting the outskirts of society. The audience isnt the problem. Just like last year, it will be live-streamed for free across the world. Publisher of the very best in cult horror. And for those who dont know me, Ive been around for decades and have either organized or participated in (or both) gross-out contests at several major conventions, some of which ive chaired or co-chaired. On a long enough timeline, no one benefits but predatory shitbirds. But the venue isnt interested in only putting on a kick-ass show. Yes, everything we took for granted is going extinct, as are we. Story means almost nothing. A lot of people seem to think Im a shock-jock who just wants to get a rise out of the audience, but thats never been my goal as an artist. They are able to possess both the dead and the living. They were listed on the white board and bet on by the Story Department. Ive lived in a lot of places, but nowhere has given me the kind of inspiration that LA does. Humans have ravaged the planet for too long, now Mother Nature is going to get her revenge. We are currently CLOSED to submissions. Gonzalez, Wrath James White, Robert. May 11, 2018 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment. controversial arc in the history of The Walking Dead comic book series. fiction, described by some as transgressive surrealism and associated Thats what reels people in and keeps them coming back. The last book they released and their last twitter post was in 2020. Effective immediately, I will step down as coordinator of the current Bizarro Writers Association, and encourage the formation of a new BWA to be run by writers. What they find is more disturbing than they ever could have imagined. A brave writer who is not afraid to freak out her readers with high concepts, fully realized characters and important ideals that sometimes challenge and often amuse. Its a great way to start any weekend. After a busy 2018, Deadite Press is ready to kick off 2019 and 2020 with some kick-ass fucked-up horror fiction! The Authors: J.F. Heres their official statement about the anthology: BURN THA MOTHERFUCKA DOWN! Brian Keenes Second Live Scares that CareTelethon, Project Entertainment Networks YouTube channel. He enjoys spending time with his daughters, reading books, traveling the world, boxing and listening to old Soul LPs. details. Deadites "consume" the souls of their victims after which they take over their bodies. No matter how unique you think your concept isit isnt. Now it has come to mean they will survive anything. Lester, Dark Scribe Magazine. Featuring stories set in Gonzalezs literary worlds of CLICKERS, SURVIVOR, PRIMITIVE, and RESTORE FROM BACK-UP; examinations of his creative "I would never touch Pingback: Pixel Scroll 4/24/19 The Scroll Of The File King From Pixel Gynt | File 770, 2023 Recommended SF/F Page & Links to Prior Years, Best Series, Editor, and Artist Hugos: Eligible Works from 2021, Emails From Lake Woe-Is-Me: Links To Every Installment, Kyras Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Brackets, The Compleat Litter of Puppy Roundup Titles, Open Letter To The Bizarro Fiction Community, Pixel Scroll 4/24/19 The Scroll Of The File King From Pixel Gynt | File 770. lead some to believe he had used his penis. Later, they are seen during the System Purge . We have already reached out to many of our favorite horror writers and the responses have been inspiring! Deadite Farewell to Arms: Basic Deadites will now rip off their own arm and use it as a melee weapon. To anyone (especially Raye, Nikki, and Jaime) who has complaints about the online conduct of any of the authors I publish, I sincerely apologize. Never forget your fans. What matters is how you tell the story. If it's dead, let it die! BizarroCon Director and Eraserhead Press publisher Rose OKeefe today posted an Open Letter To The Bizarro Fiction Community, a thorough and detailed apology for the Ultimate Bizarro Showdown at BizarroCon 11, and for failing to take appropriate steps when informed about the online conduct of some authors she publishes. There can be something inherently silly about extreme violence thats played for effect, and the gore in Dead Inside is intended to reflect that. One of the coolest book concepts Ive heard in years. So I missed the earlier entry (linked above). If so, how long does it take for him to save Gotham City by stopping the Deadites? Showdown at BizarroCon I realize that folks want to defend the scene from any attack, and there have been needless ones in the past, but now an outcry over a performance has become an outcry over trending sexual impropriety and is on the verge of becoming an exodus of those concerned voices etc etc etc. Yearwood, a 17-year-old junior at Cromwell High School, is one of two transgender high school sprinters in Connecticut, transitioning to female. Home of Brian Keene, Edward Lee, Bryan Smith, J.F. Everythings been done. Here at Deadite Press in Portland, Oregon we are entering our 14th week of downtown protests for black lives and we have barely recovered from the shock of unidentified federal officers illegally abducting people off the streets in unmarked vans. Reading about GG Allin has inspired at least one song I really like: Pingback: Changes in Store for BizarroCon | File 770, Finally Dan Hartnett, the projectionist for the performance, came out. Deadite Press is an imprint of Eraserhead Press. Hey Chandler, thanks a lot for agreeing to this interview. Generously add murderous reanimated corpses, inbred cannibal rednecks, sex-starved half-naked coeds, horny football players, and a surprise creature or two. This seems a conflict of Do you try to keep the peace? or Do you take major corrective actions?. putting a stop to it: Watching the crowd from the judges table, I saw people who were clearly entertained by the performance in question. In a way the way people are discussing and processing the whole thing makes me feel more hopeful than I have in the past about these kinds of blow ups. GONZALEZ One final thought on the young author in question. Its aspirational. However things play out for Morrison individually, the lid has come off a much wider discussion about BizarroCons handling of antiharassment issues. Our affair would have been tabloid fodder for months. And my expectations for respectful and responsible behavior online will be addressed through the Social Media Policy I am creating for Eraserhead Press. They're one of the bigger LGBTQ+ independent publishers around, founded in 2007 by Elizabeth North, who remains Executive Director today. Get in line early, and enjoy the hell out of the ride. DONT F[BLEEP]K WITH THE COLOUREDS by Andre Duza, Andre Duza is one of the most exciting new voices in horror fiction. of protests, it ignited a wider discussion of predatory behavior at the Jonathan Janz, author of The Siren andthe Spectorand Exorcist Falls, KILLER LAKE by W.D.Gagliani and David Benton, I get it, potential reader, you hear it all the time, this writer is special and like no one else, but I gotta say I really cant compare Gina Ranalli to anyone. With the current Eraserhead Press editors (Deadite is an imprint of Eraserhead), there really isn't anyone that a big fan of extreme horror so there's not much interest in pursuing it. If their story fails they are fucking decapitated! Its no longer an innovation to be naked, or cut your chest open, or have an orgy on stage, or do anything regarding blackface or incest or involving suspension or projectile vomiting or threatening to cut off an audience members hand. Honesty is the foundation to any good relationship after all. Now that no one has anything to lose, hidden horrors are unearthed and brought . In addition, most of the Deadite stable of authors moved on to other publishers after the whole debacle of me being fired and the fallout from it. OKeefe also said Eraserhead Press was dropping two books by G. Arthur Brown. June 15, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment, Lakehouse Infernalis the coolest, ball-bustingest, most outrageous, and most ENTERTAINING horror novel youre likely to find in a long time. celebrates his rich legacy, featuring some of horrors biggest names alongside tomorrows stars in a massive career-spanning tribute. And seeing the looks on the latter groups faces, I thought to myself, I should stop this. But I didnt, and for that I apologize. Sure doesnt sound like kneejerk overreaction! With the advent of e-book publishing and POD, I have also chosen to focus on self-publishing as well as small presses, and I expect to start . And the image for this post is a photograph taken Monday night in Kenosha, Wisconsin at a protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday. I loved every word. Matt Hayward, Bram Stoker nominated author ofWhat Do Monsters Fear? If you read a lot of LGBTQ+ fiction, you probably have heard of Dreamspinner Press. Autumn, thank you for your insights and useful feedback, as well. There is a lot that goes into running this thing and I know I am not alone in my desire to see this genre expand and improve and its level of professionalism increase. Two final thoughts: Theres going to be a truth, or a twist, or maybe just a punchline. But there wasnt. Thank you for showing up. Gonzalez, Brian Keene, Jonathan Maberry, Mary SanGiovanni, David J. Schow, John Skipp, Jeff Strand, Weston Ochse, Wayne Allen Sallee, Kelli Owen, Nick Mamatas, Wrath James White, Jonathan Janz, Robert Swartwood, Kristopher Rufty, Adam Cesare, Gene ONeill, John Urbancik, Gord Rollo, Gabino Iglesias, Monica ORourke, Mike Oliveri, Matt Hayward, Robert Ford, Mike Lombardo, Jeff Burk, Lesley Conner, Matt Serafini, Stephen Kozeniewski, Michael T. Huyck, Jay Wilburn, Geoff Cooper, Charles Rutledge, Wesley Southard, Kyle Lybeck, Amber Fallon, Dave Thomas, and Wile E. Young. If they understand what the artist tries to show them and find some quality in it. We will be accepting manuscripts from April 1st, 2019 to July 31st, 2019. The contest is simple your goal is to tell the most extreme, gag-inducing, vile-filled, piece of literary excrement that your twisted mind can summon. The man can write. I am deeply regretful for this and it is my greatest wish to continue to work together to find meaningful resolutions to those problems and develop actionable plans to improve our future. The supremely talented Gabriel Hart has published a couple of very flattering pieces about my work, as well, for which I couldnt be more grateful. Deadites are demonic spirits and zombies which are controlled by the Necronomicon. Morrison is a young writer who thinks of himself in these terms: In todays overly sensitive snowflake society, in which art of a transgressive nature tends to be derided and scorned, Chandler brazenly dares to speak truths that others are afraid to even acknowledge to their innermost selves. had strapped what appeared to be firecrackers onto his chest and had lit the fuses. ISBN 10: ISBN 13: 9781936383917 Publisher: Deadite Press, 2011 Softcover The Mi., 2004 Softcover. With the current Eraserhead Press editors (Deadite is an imprint of Eraserhead), there really isn't anyone that a big fan of extreme horror so there's not much interest in pursuing it. . She laughed, smiled and I told myself what a lucky bastard I was again. After their mother doesnt come home and their drunk dad refuses to contact the authorities, the kids take it upon themselves to uncover their familys secrets. process and the lasting impact of his seminal works; personal tributes and anecdotes from those who knew him best; and much more. Sometimes there has been some crossover content (Shane Mackenzies The Aristocrats, for example) but by and large, very different material for very different audiences. 900 Gotham inhabitants are instantly transformed into Deadites (Evil Dead). The city itself is its own character. Its all I ever wanted to do, and Im very lucky to have had such clarity in my life-direction. I.E. Click here to buy from Barnes and Noble (coming October 15th) Props and costumes are highly encouraged! I am. May 25, 2019 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave a comment, This is a serial cannibalistic killers wet dream come true. Okay, no. GONZALEZ edited by Brian Keene OutNow! Have you not seen a gross-out contest before? In the general realm of the convention, even one as out there as this one seems to be, I think harassment policies and general Con behaviour rules outside of understood, unambiguous performance space should be very much like the developing set of policies that is beginning to come together in The other various cons. Brown has been a past subject of sexual assault allegations. OKeefe announced many changes are in store, some already Also confirmed to attend are Richard Chizmar, Jeff Strand, Lynne Hansen, Dan Padavona, Discipline Theory, Chet Williamson, Stephen Kozeniewski, John Urbancik, Scott Edelman, Armand Rosamilia, Chuck Buda, Ralph Bieber, Somer Canon, Drew Williams, M. Stephen Lukac, Jay Wilburn, Christian Jensen, and many more, Posted by Jeff Burk | J. F. Gonzalez. This is a place for all readers of extreme horror & splatterpunk. I actually dont drink anymore, but that wouldnt stop me from lighting the town up with the likes of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Richard Yates, Joan Didion, and Eve Babitz. Chandler Morrisons performance during the Ultimate Bizarro In that sense, LA is the embodiment of a Chandler Morrison character, so its a natural setting for my work. I was interested in doing something similar to that, while also lampooning it in a way. Dave Brockie That sucks to hear, so I will have to find another publisher :(. 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