Okay, here's the Evil Dead remake trailer - the gory Redband version. I was verrrryyyy annoyed but not too surprised upon hearing they were taking another hack at it. The original is perfection, a classic. Why mess with a classic? Because there's big money to be made, of course. I do appreciate that it's not PG-13 and rumor has it that the movie was originally NC-17. Me likey! Due out in April. What'cha think? No Bruce Campbell, no way! Or, a twist on my all time favorite movie, yes please!
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
"THE LAST BULLY" - FLASH FICTION BY BECK SHERMAN
The Last Bully by Beck Sherman
Lightning flashed. For one brief second, everything was illuminated. And my life was never the same.
Because I’d seen them.
We stood facing each other, a strange dance of stillness. They hated me, for in that one brief bright second, they saw the repulsion in my eyes, and they only ever wanted to fit in. The geeks, the nerds, the outcasts, the bullied - some of them were very different after all, not even of this world - and here they were before me, human skins shed, ready to move on.
The storm flashed again, lighting up the sixties facade of Garrick High. Inside, hallways down which bullies once roamed were now where they slid and stuck and stank as blood and viscera. In the end, could one kind word have saved them?
The Geeks moved forward. Toward me. As one. I blinked and they were only inches away. Their breath was a gale on my face. It smelled sweet. Sticks and stones made cracking noises as they dislodged from the frozen ground around us and flew up into the night sky. No time was wasted before they were directed at me. The pain was excruciating. Unlike anything I had ever experienced. My life had once been lucky. Lots of friends. Nice car. Football-star boyfriend. Ten thousand followers on Twitter. The opportunity to partake in the taunt of a geek to make myself feel better on gloomy days. Bullying was like a drug, and we all wanted more.
And more.
Now everything that mattered was gone, and I was being broken limb by limb - like a marionette being retired. A stone hit my head, knocking me to the ground. Others dented me, bruised me, cut me. My spilled blood made designs on the surface of the snow. A squirrel. A dog. A bear. It was over, and it was all my fault.
“Sorry,” I managed, through broken teeth and ripped mouth.
The whoosh of air from that last stick is the song in my sleep.
Today, I’m alive, but dead. People cross the street when they see me coming. I tell myself they want to give me space, that they’re being kind, but I know that’s not it. My new skin is my over-sized hoodie. The sweatshirt shows none of me, hides all of me. That’s just the way it is now.
I am the last bully.
Background
This was written for a flash fiction challenge as part of Blogger Book Fair 2013 and first appeared on Thomas Winship's blog here:
http://www.vaempires.com/the-blogger-book-fair-day-1-flash-fiction-by-beck-sherman
All pieces had to begin with the first sentence: Lightning flashed. For one brief second, everything was illuminated. And my life was never the same.
I wasn't able to get that sentence out of my head and when I put fingers to keys this dark story spilled out.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
BLOGGER BOOK FAIR 2013: JASON ANDREW BOND INTERVIEW
Okay, you guys ready? Let's kick off the 4th day of BBF with an interview with horror writer, Jason Andrew Bond.
Here's the preview: Leatherface, Chainsaw art, sectioned bits, and a message to couch potatoes. Enjoy.
"Hi, Jason!"
"Hi!"
"Down to it."
1. What’s your favorite scary movie?
Alien. The first one was the best one. The tension and discovery of the creature as the story progresses is so great.
2. Do you own a chainsaw? Do you know how to use it?
I grew up in the mountains in Oregon. While I don't have one right now, I could probably carve a bear out of a log with some trial and error. :)
3. If you had to kill someone, how would you do it, and where would you bury the body?
The secret to getting away with murder is the lack of physical evidence. Crimes of anger, etc spray evidence everywhere. Be calm is the first step. Collect the person (who obviously deserved it for doing some horrible wrong and sliding through a corrupt/weak/ineffective system) and get them to go calmly along with you. After the act the body should be sectioned into small bits that can each be fully encased in concrete. (Note this should be done in a location that cannot be traced to you or the victim (who deserved it don't forget). Once the bits are encased they should be taken out into the ocean and dropped off the continental shelf. No body... EVER. :)
4. If you could meet one fictional horror character (from a book or movie), who would it be and why? What would you ask them?
I'd want to ask the giant spider from Stephen King's It why he had to ruin a perfectly good novel. :)
5. You’re driving through a forest at night. A woman leaps out through the trees and frantically waves her arms for you to stop the car. She’s covered in blood. Do you stop?
No, I slow down, grab her and pull her onto my lap and tear off into the night. Why the hell do people get out of their car, stop see if everyone's okay? Let's have a conversation! Meanwhile the girl is screaming and yelling that we have to run. I have news for you. A girl covered in blood tells me to run, I'm gonna be OUT OF THERE. NOW! :)
6. What are you most scared of? And you lose a limb if you say clowns, spiders, or heights.
Dying without having truly lived. Get up off the couch folks. You only have so many heartbeats left.
7. I had a British woman say to me once that she thinks it best to stay away from horror writers because there must be something wrong with them. Weigh in.
It's all about catharsis. Yes, horror writers are twisted, but they are getting out the problem through writing. Don't fear those exorcising their demons, fear those who are keeping them bottled up.
8. Favorite death in a horror movie?
Oh man, Texas Chainsaw when we first see Leatherface. That's how death would be, quick. Bam Thump! and you're gone and dragged into the back. I don't like dragged out fight scenes. There's not a lot of tension in fight scenes. We're just waiting to see who wins. The tension is what happens before the axe falls.
9. Have you ever hitchhiked? If yes, who picked you up?
No, but I sure as hell wouldn't give 'em my zip code if you know what I mean. :P Anyone? ... Hello? :)
10. What’s your latest release? Describe it in one word, and give us that Amazon link already!
Mortal Remains. One word: Ascent.
Buy it on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Mortal-
Thank you, Jason, for stopping by!
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Friday, February 8, 2013
BLOGGER BOOK FAIR 2013: WILL MILLAR INTERVIEW
Okay, you guys ready? Let's kick off the 3rd day of BBF with an interview with horror writer, Will Millar.
Here's the preview: Hedge trimmers, electronic-toothbrush orgasms, Han Solo, and eyeball gouging. Enjoy.
"Hi, Will!"
"Hi!"
"Down to it."
1. What’s your favorite scary movie?
That’s a hard one to answer, and it varies greatly, depending on my mood. Today I’d say Suspiria, but I might have a different answer tomorrow.
2. Do you own a chainsaw? Do you know how to use it?
No, but I own an electric hedge trimmer. It looks sort of like a chainsaw if you squint your eyes a little, stand really far back and try to ignore the bright orange extension cord. When you turn it on it makes this really high pitched humming sound that probably isn’t going to instill terror in anybody, either.
3. If you had to kill someone, how would you do it, and where would you bury the body?
It depends on the person – Do they deserve to die? I’d probably get pretty squeamish about the deal unless they were a truly terrible person, like a despot or a pop music producer. Then, if that was the case, I’d have to go with my patented semi-automatic laser guided porcupine cannon. As for burying the body, you can’t go wrong with a “purloined letter” approach. Buy one of those life sized Han Solo Carbonite slabs, hollow the sucker out, stuff your dead body in there and then display it proudly on your front lawn.
4. If you could meet one fictional horror character (from a book or movie), who would it be and why? What would you ask them?
I’d ask Dawn O’Keefe if she ever had an orgasm from an electronic toothbrush.
5. You’re driving through a forest at night. A woman leaps out through the trees and frantically waves her arms for you to stop the car. She’s covered in blood. Do you stop?
It’s okay to do one of those sliding roll-stops. People screw up when they get out of the car and say something dumb like “My God! Are you alright? What happened?” That’s how you get your head cut off. Just pop the passenger door open long enough for her to hop in and then hammer the gas like a motherfucker. And whatever you do, never say “Everything is going to be okay now.” Or even worse, “You’re safe.”
6. What are you most scared of? And you lose a limb if you say clowns, spiders, or heights.
I’m afraid of randomly losing limbs during interviews.
7. I had a British woman say to me once that she thinks it best to stay away from horror writers because there must be something wrong with them. Weigh in.
It sounds to me like she was trying to flirt with you.
8. Favorite death in a horror movie?
Lucio Fulci’s done a couple of beauts. The eyeball gouging scene in Zombie is pretty gut-wrenching.
9. Have you ever hitchhiked? If yes, who picked you up?
I used to hitchhike all the time when I was younger. When I was in the Marine Corps, I could always count on catching a ride from the airport in Raleigh Durham to Camp Lejeune that way, and never had an issue. That being said, it’s not the sort of thing I would condone my kids doing, but that goes for a lot of the stuff I’ve done.
10. What’s your latest release? Describe it in one word, and give us that Amazon link already!
My latest release is called Infernal Machines. If I have to describe it in one word, I’ll say “Firecracker.”
Buy it on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Infernal-Machines-Vintage-Horror-ebook/dp/B00ARLD97S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1358714874&sr=8-2&keywords=will+millar
Thank you, Will, for stopping by!
Thursday, February 7, 2013
GOT STAKE?
Get your vampire stake here and win 1 of 3 e-copies of Revamp, as Blogger Book Fair 2013 continues...
BLOGGER BOOK FAIR 2013: BRANDON R. LUFFMAN INTERVIEW
Okay, you guys ready? Let's kick off the 2nd day of BBF with an interview with horror writer, Brandon R. Luffman.
Here's the preview: Ash from The Evil Dead, farm murders, damsels in distress, squashed bread, and late apologies. Enjoy.
"Hi, Brandon!"
"Hi!"
"Down to it."
1. What’s your favorite scary movie?
The Amityville Horror scared the crap outta me when I was a kid. But, my favorite is probably Nightbreed.
2. Do you own a chainsaw? Do you know how to use it?
I don’t own one, but I have access to several and do know how to use them. Need someone to cut some “firewood” for you?
3. If you had to kill someone, how would you do it, and where would you bury the body?
That would be telling! Let’s just say, living on a farm presents interesting opportunities.
4. If you could meet one fictional horror character (from a book or movie), who would it be and why? What would you ask them?
Definitely Ash, from The Evil Dead and Army of Darkness. He’s just too cool for school. No idea what I would ask him though. Maybe ask how he got so damn cool?
5. You’re driving through a forest at night. A woman leaps out through the trees and frantically waves her arms for you to stop the car. She’s covered in blood. Do you stop?
Yeah, I’d stop. I’m a sucker for a damsel in distress. What an idiot, right?
6. What are you most scared of? And you lose a limb if you say clowns, spiders, or heights.
But, I AM scared of heights! That, and hornets and wasps, and big dogs.
7. I had a British woman say to me once that she thinks it best to stay away from horror writers because there must be something wrong with them. Weigh in.
I think what separates horror writers from the rest of the world is our willingness to be honest about fear. We embrace that part of humanity and even play with it like a sick toy. We’re not ashamed of fear, we work with it the way a lion tamer works with a lion.
8. Favorite death in a horror movie?
Not sure if this counts, but the horse in The Cell has my vote. How cool was that?!
9. Have you ever hitchhiked? If yes, who picked you up?
Never hitchhiked, but some friends and I were given a lift once by a friendly stranger on his way to work. Never got his name, but have felt bad ever since about accidentally squashing a loaf of bread he had in the back seat. Weird what we hang up on sometimes. Maybe I should have told him and apologized, but I was a dumb kid at the time.
10. What’s your latest release? Describe it in one word, and give us that Amazon link already!
My latest release is a short story entitled “The Card”. In one word: PULP!
Buy it on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/
Buy it on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/
In addition to that, I soon hope to release “Frostwalker” – FINALLY! Info on that is available here:
http://brandonrluffman.
Thank you, Brandon, for stopping by!
BLOGGER BOOK FAIR 2013: ME IN AN INTERVIEW
A book called Fhhhegjgwfewjgf, floating desks, and oh so much more! Check out my BBF interview over at Blackbird In My Window blog:
http://blackbirdinmywindow.blogspot.com/2013/02/blogger-book-fair-beck-sherman.html
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE: "THE LAST BULLY"
For the BBF today, I'm over at Thomas Winship's blog doing a Flash Fiction challenge. Check out my piece "The Last Bully."
http://www.vaempires.com/the-blogger-book-fair-day-1-flash-fiction-by-beck-sherman
And don't forget to enter here to win a real-life vampire stake and 1 of 3 e-copies of Revamp!
http://www.becksherman.com/2013/02/2013-blogger-book-fair-revamp-giveaway.html
BLOGGER BOOK FAIR 2013: THOMAS WINSHIP INTERVIEW
Okay, you guys ready? Let's kick off the BBF with an interview/giveaway with horror writer, Thomas Winship.
Here's the preview: 50 Shades chainsaw reenactments, Flowbee murder, Pennywise, and naked women. Enjoy.
"Hi, Thomas!"
"Hi!"
"Down to it."
1. What’s your favorite scary movie?
Friday the 13th. The original, of course. Scariest mother ever.
2. Do you own a chainsaw? Do you know how to use it?
I don’t. I would love to become proficient in chainsawery (what an awesome word!), though – for an untold number of uses, including chainsaw carvings, spicing up 50 Shades reenactments, or even self-defense during a zombie apocalypse.
3. If you had to kill someone, how would you do it, and where would you bury the body?
Your thinly veiled attempts to delve into my darkest secrets simply won’t work. Still, I will offer one word: Flowbee.
4. If you could meet one fictional horror character (from a book or movie), who would it be and why? What would you ask them?
Pennywise. I have a death wish. Something witty about a) the turtle, b) turtle wax, or c) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Patrick Hockstetter could’ve used their help, for sure!).
5. You’re driving through a forest at night. A woman leaps out through the trees and frantically waves her arms for you to stop the car. She’s covered in blood. Do you stop?
Only if I’m about to hit her. No one should ever fall for the old “naked woman covered in blood” trick.
What’s that? You never said she was naked?
Not stopping. Period.
(Of course, at this point I feel compelled to insist that the answer is a joke. A tasteless one, no doubt, but a joke nevertheless.)
6. What are you most scared of? And you lose a limb if you say clowns, spiders, or heights.
I am most scared of looking deep inside and honestly admitting what scares me. Living in denial is what makes me tick.
7. I had a British woman say to me once that she thinks it best to stay away from horror writers because there must be something wrong with them. Weigh in.
I agree.
8. Favorite death in a horror movie?
Friday the 13th, Part III. Andy is walking on his hands. Jason splits him down the middle with a machete. Oh my lord.
9. Have you ever hitchhiked? If yes, who picked you up?
Yes, once. I was sixteen. I was picked up by an older man (40-50 or so, but who can tell when they’re 16, right?) who didn’t look anything like grandpa in “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”
10. What’s your latest release? Describe it in one word, and give us that Amazon link already!
Vaempires: Zombie Rising. Bloody.
Buy it on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Vaempires-Zombie-Rising-Evolutionary-ebook/dp/B009U2YJNS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1358917170&sr=1-1&keywords=vaempires+zombie+rising
Thank you, Thomas, for stopping by! Everyone (yes, you), don't forget to enter below to win the entire Vaempires series!
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2013 BLOGGER BOOK FAIR STARTS AT MIDNIGHT!
Midnight tonight is the start of the 2013 Blogger Book Fair! Over 60 authors and over 170 books will be represented http://bloggerbookfair.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_17.html I'll be hosting four horror authors, with interviews and giveaways, over the next four days: Thomas Winship, Brandon Luffman, Jason Andrew Bond, and Will Millar. So, stop on by, yeah?
Also, win an antiqued, hand-turned wooden stake (pictured below) and 1 of 3 e-copies of Revamp (any format, US only) right here! Remember, since my book only sells on Amazon, this is your only chance to snag an epub or pdf version of Revamp!
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