In alignment with the Society of Authors, Booksellers' Association and The Publishers Association we announce that we have adopted a Code of Coduct (available on our website). Im behind in my reading and started working from newest to oldest. GONZALEZ edited by Brian Keene PreorderNow! The Deadites - The Worlds Finest Monster Hunting Electronic Band., There is a tape circulating of Tiny Wight, Paris Hilton, Jenna Jameson, Britney Spears, and the corpse of Marilyn Monroe. I vow to do better. Each author gets 2 minutes to tell the weirdest story they can come up with to a drunk and impatient crowd. performance, while raising wider implications for the BizarroCon community. I made a lot of new friends over the course of those very special few days, and I am deeply troubled that some of those friends were hurt by an act that was clearly in poor taste and insensitive to the audience to whom I was presenting. Brown baby doll or bloody, aborted baby doll, that performance as described was simply shitting all over the idea of consent. The last book they released and their last twitter post was in 2020. Erik Williams And everyone who has experienced something less than pleasant at this con has been told to not talk about it, to not fan flames, and we dont, and its like all that happens with this shit gets swept under the rug. For now, one thing we can share is that in addition to the creation of the Safety and Inclusion Committee we will be crafting changes to the Ultimate Bizarro Showdown that will fully empower the hosts, the judges and the audience. Also, style trumps substance 100% of the time. than three minutes simulating sex with a doll covered in fake blood to look There are mysterious forces at play and disease is just one instrument of fear. Yearwood, a 17-year-old junior at Cromwell High School, is one of two transgender high school sprinters in Connecticut, transitioning to female. Deadite Press is proud to present the most infamous event in all of horror literature the Gross Out Contest at Killer Con in Austin, TX! " Wesley Southard's writing thrums with uninhibited energy that's both infectious and entertaining. do to heal the community and keep the con viable: What I understand is that people are feeling unheard and are dissatisfied with my response and/or lack of response to past as well as to present grievances related to their experiences at BizarroCon and in our community. And I do appreciate that the performer himself has had a fairly thoughtful reaction to the hue and cry, and I hope he continues to do so. The Showdown event is intended to be a fun, interactive, entertaining time and I deeply regret that didnt happen this year. To any non-female identifying people who have felt harassed. However things play out for Morrison individually, the lid has come off a much wider discussion about BizarroCons handling of antiharassment issues. You will be graded on the following criteria GROSSNESS,HUMOR,AUDIENCE REACTION,PRESENTATION, andORIGINALITY. on Facebook: This is NOT directed at anyone specific. I cant speak for all the judges, but I echo what Gina said above about sitting there sort of stunned. Click here to buy from Amazon Honesty is the foundation to any good relationship after all. If it's dead, let it die! Everybody kind of knows everybody. Deadites are demonic spirits and zombies which are controlled by the Necronomicon. Shock and grossout for their own sake is not my thing. DONT F[BLEEP]K WITH THE COLOUREDS by Andre Duza, Andre Duza is one of the most exciting new voices in horror fiction. CLICKERS FOREVER: A TRIBUTE TO J.F. It doesn't matter if you're into Stephen King, Octavia Butler, Jack Ketchum or Shirley Jackson, this is the place to share that love and discuss to your heart's content. This article analyzes the social controversy surrounding Vick through intersectional antispeciesist and antiracist perspectives. Youre perhaps best known for the novel Dead Inside. Survivor is a horror novel by J.F. Jeff Burk, no longer editor of Eraserhead's Deadite Press imprint, told Facebook readers that he parted ways with them "due to artistic and creative differences." According to Chandler Morrison, one of those differences was the cancellation of Deadite's plans to publish his book. I wish Keene or someone else had stopped it, or some sizable portion of the audience had gotten up and walked out, but I can totally understand being too shocked to be able to actand the longer everyone stays still, the harder it is for anyone to act. We have given a home to some of the top writers in the genre including Brian Keene, Edward Lee, Bryan Smith, J.F. Across America, small communities of survivors are rebuilding and trying to recreate the world that was lost. He lives in Los Angeles. And I havent gone soft at all. Ill be interested in his perspective. He wont have to dig very deep. Click here to read on Kindle (coming October 15th). MONSTERS In one familys home, there is a section of the basement locked-up. The conspiracies are real. As for the indie scene, I guess it happened pretty organically. Up until now, Ive been clinging to the admittedly pretentious hope that someone was going to figure out the message I was trying to convey with the skit in question. 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 | He looked really shaken he said the peformance had started out with porn films projected on a screen, Joe Coleman had made his entrance by swinging through the screen, and then took out a couple of pet mice and bit their heads off. If they didnt get it, thats not on me.. Hellbent on mischief and cruelty, the Coloureds have massacred those unlucky enough to encounter them. Bryan Smith I barred him from the convention and have had no contact with him. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Effective immediately, Jeff Burk has stepped down as Head Editor of Deadite Press and is no longer employed by Eraserhead Press. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. If that has always been the case, I cant say because Ive never really noticed this con before. First, to the people who witnessed or heard about The Ultimate Bizarro Showdown performance at BizarroCon 11 and were hurt by it, and in particular to those of you who experienced PTSD responses, Im so sorry. Its the brand, man. Rose OKeefe Adam Pepper Now, it is a crumbling reminder of how both have fallen-an architectural ghost, haunting the outskirts of society. When a freak storm hits, time is the enemy as a government-created super virus gets loose and spreads through the quiet little town of Godfrey, Illinois. To Tiffany, I want to clarify I had no intention of maintaining a working relationship with the person who harassed you. The Coloureds were there. This will ensure I see them promptly and respond in kind. BTW, some of the people in that thread complaining the loudest about that performance either 1. werent even in the room during the event or 2. congratulated the author at the end on his performance. 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. He's worked with alot of the big horror publishers/authors, so if anyone would know it would be him. Then theres Jarod Barbee at Deaths Head Press and Andersen Prunty at Atlatl Press, who both took risks on some books I wasnt sure were going to find an audience, and they essentially brought the audience to them. Brian Keene, a BizarroCon guest of honor and one of the events judges, We are all in this together. After 2 minutes, if the story entertains the audience enough they are allowed to continue. Gonzalez and Wrath JamesWhite. Im so sorry to you all. With love, 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 . This year that stream will be via theProject Entertainment Networks YouTube channel. That makes it the perfect filming location for a YouTube channel devoted to the exploration of abandoned places. 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? I see this moment as an opportunity for change and I am ready to embrace it. For the millions of people stuck, the city has turned into a death trap. Stir. Two final thoughts: I got to thinking how the hell did Chandler Morrison sell this book to his publisher, if I was apprehensive about explaining it to my nearest and dearest? A series of wildfires are popping up and threatening tosurround the city. If you could go on a drinking binge with any five writers alive or dead, who would you choose to party with? fantasy/crime, and by Eraserhead Press publisher Rose The Horror Show with Brian Keene is holding its second annual 24-hour live streaming telethon to raise money for Scares That Care, a 501C(3) charity that helps children with cancer, women with breast cancer, and burn victims. 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. I demanded too much from my audience. First, to the people who witnessed or heard about The Ultimate Bizarro Showdown performance at BizarroCon 11 and were hurt by it, and in particular to those of you who experienced PTSD responses, Im so sorry. Several people were taken aback by the uniform brown color of the doll and assumed that it was a racial statement meant to be shocking. Monica J. (2010) The Vegan Revolution. The people who have exhibited predatory behavior at past cons have never been officially banned from the con, a person [Brown] who had legal action taken against him for predatory behavior not only gets a new book out, he also got a beer to celebrate him! Gabriel Hart had switched me onto Chandlers highly stylized prose work months back but I was just now getting to his novels. Garrett Cook,A God of Hungry WallsandCrisis Boy, When I think about my favorite horror writers, many names come to mind. 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. MONSTERS and ANIMALS are two novella-length prequels to the cult favorite hardcore horror masterpiece SURVIVOR. OKeefe also said Eraserhead Press was dropping two books by G. Arthur Brown. Coming just three days after Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos sent a Red Line letter of his own to the 86-member non-profit behind the annual Globes that basically spelled out a message of too little,. If you read a lot of LGBTQ+ fiction, you probably have heard of Dreamspinner Press. On a long enough timeline, no one benefits but predatory shitbirds. From one of the most creative and innovative authors in modern horror comes an insane story of technicolor terror, violence, and LSD. I understand now social media is a part of that voice. Didnt mean to imply they are similar.. I could relate to what he was saying because you do hit an age when you start to wonder if you are just an old fart and if thats what the kids are into, hey, we had our time, let them have theirs. Click here to read on your Kindle, Posted by Jeff Burk | I expect he will have some comments on the podcast. He has been quoted in a numbered of national news sources regarding his political work, including the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Fort Collins Now, [12] and others. But a love story all the same. Fuck You! They may also audit panels for diverse panelists and topics. 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. If the performer wanted to say abortion-fucking and not trigger PTSD or other violation-related reactions in the crowd, a full-blown baby doll is not how to say it. The songs Narcissus and Joyride are exquisite. When I talk about bizarro legends, some names come up. Brian Keenes Second Live Scares that CareTelethon, Project Entertainment Networks YouTube channel. The Resurrectionist by Wrath James White the kind of novel that can unsettle even the most hardened gore fanatic. But even after the apocalypse, they cant escape their biggest fanan undead groupie, dressed in a Serpentine t-shirt, that seems to be following them across the country. Bake on high at 666 degrees. Chandler Morrisons performance during the Ultimate Bizarro Youre not supposed to take it seriously. But their path will lead them to the darkest pits of human desire. 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. A Home Office minister insisted that the National Security Bill is intended only to . I am. Seriously wrong. Deadites "consume" the souls of their victims after which they take over their bodies. 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. I see you and I hear you. Press J to jump to the feed. How did you go from Indie author to celebrated author? The vast majority of my success can be attributed to other people. Get in line early, and enjoy the hell out of the ride. Brian Keene, author of the Rising, When the cops were called to Harrington House Retirement Center, they had no idea of the madness that awaited them. I kept thinking, Okay, this is going to go somewhere. Hey Chandler, thanks a lot for agreeing to this interview. He writes primarily in the noir and dirty realism genres and is the co-editor of Punk Noir Magazine. With an introduction by and officially endorsed by splatterpunk legend Edward Lee, LAKEHOUSE INFERNAL is an official entree in Lees infamous INFERNAL series. This was about feelings and sensibilities being hurt in a venue where people could have walked out. If you look at this list of books from Deadite, https://deaditepress.com/books/, 5 through 112 were all my projects. Brown has been a past subject of sexual assault allegations. Wonderful thing for your grandkids to find on the internet some day. The reason I advised we not burn bridges with him was because I was trying to avoid creating a hostile competitor. Freedom of the Press will not be stifled by a controversial new anti-spying law, the Government vowed yesterday. Thank you for your support and for calling out bad behavior. To contribute to the cause and engage our community of creators and readers, I can share with you now that we are putting together an anthology of extreme horror stories about police brutality and systemic racism. 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. now publicly apologized: I sincerely apologize to anyone whom I hurt with my performance at the BizarroCon Showdown. This should have never happened. 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