Horror Links
I thought it would be fun today to post some horror links to some current, topical stuff that might be of interest to horror fans. Enjoy.
Psycho Score Auction – An autographed manuscript of Bernard Herrmann’s score to the Hitchcock film Psycho is going to be auctioned off by Bonham. They’re expecting the score to sell for at least $88,000.
The Haunting in Connecticut Trailer and Horror Movie Cliches – This one’s from Entertainment Weekly. The author lists a dozen horror movie cliches he saw during the trailer for the movie The Haunting in Connecticut, and he claims that he lost count after that. Some of the cliches include gems like “a full moon” and “an ominous locked room”. I don’t really mind a full moon showing up in a horror movie, myself.
R.I.P. Count Yorga, Robert Quarry – He starred mostly in B-movies, but his fans loved him. Robert Quarry was 83.
Pandorum Trailer Available Online – Pandorum is an upcoming scifi horror movie. The Pandorum trailer is now online.
Requiem Bloodymare – A Horror MMORPG – I don’t know about you, but Requiem Bloodymare looks like a MMORPG game I’d like to play. I don’t know how viable an actual horror MMORPG game could be, but imagine if they ever launched a Call of Cthulhu MMORPG online. How cool would that be?
F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin Review – A new horror-themed X-Box 360 game. I liked the original F.E.A.R. game really well, so I have no reason to think F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin wouldn’t also be a lot fun.
Bag of Bones Movie Might Be Shot In Maine – If you haven’t read Stephen King’s Bag of Bones novel, then you need to come on down to my store and pick up a copy right now. It’s one of Stephen King’s finest novels. I can’t wait to see what the movie holds in store.
Celluloid Horror Documentary Available – Here’s a self-distributed documentary about horror fans available on disk in a limited edition of 1000 disks. Looks like it might be worth checking out.
13B Not a Horror Movie – The director of this Bollywood film claims that it’s a “supernatural thriller”, not a “horror film”. I’d love to see a more detailed explanation of the difference between the two genres. Gee whiz.
Upcoming Wes Craven Projects – Some people love Wes Craven, some people hate him, and some people don’t care either way really. I’ve seen some good Wes Craven movies, and I’ve seen some crappy Wes Craven movies too. One of the possible upcoming projects from Wes Craven is a remake of Shocker. I’ll skip that particular remake probably; I hated the original.
Rifftrax to Take on Classic Horror Movies – This is cool. The guys at Rifftrax are the same guys who did the commentaries on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Now they sell commentaries at $4 a pop that you can add to the movies yourself. Their latest projects include commentaries for classics like Night of the Living Dead and The House on Haunted Hill. Sounds like fun.
I’ll probably start posting a “horror links” post once every couple of weeks or so. Contact me if you have something you’d like to see included here.
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Hello. I came across your website/bookstore and found it very interesting, so I thought I would send you an email and introduce myself.
My name is Ty Schwamberger and a published author in the horror genre. A list of my published stories and novel can be found on my website.
My inquiry is two-fold.
1) I wanted to inquire if you would be interested in ordering a few of my books for your store and possibly reading my book, Night School, for an upcoming selection for Wylie Texas Horror Book Club.
and
2) Being a horror author, I am always eager to assist others with a love of this particular genre. Having said that, I wanted to inquire with you if you would be interested in partnering with promoting each others sites/work, etc. Basically, I would place a link and mention your site/store on my site (which receives a lot of traffic – hit counter can be found on my site) and you would do the same (and maybe doing an interview with me to post on your site). In addition, we could do something, such as, you send me a few books to use as giveaways for contests on my site (which your store would be mentioned as the contributor of the item(s)).
I feel #2 would benefit you in a number of ways, as the hits to my website come from all over the US, including your home state.
If any of this interests you, please contact me at the email address listed above.
Thanks,
Ty Schwamberger