A Blog-Tag Interview on "Bury Me In A Nameless Grave." And A Sliver Of News.

Apparently I am involved in an interview blog tag. So here is a series of form questions I received about the collection of short stories I am about to start shopping out, Bury Me In A Nameless Grave: A Collection Of 11, and the subsequent answers.

And one sliver of news: My tale Trials, and the poem Queen Cobra, will both be appearing in the print only magazine Affraid Of The Basement, Issue #1, coming early 2013. More info posted as I get it.

Thanks for reading.

BLOG-TAG INTERVIEW

1) What is the working title of your next book?

Bury Me In A Nameless Grave: A Collection of 11.

2) Where did the idea come from for the book?

It came from a myriad of strange and dark places, many of which I've been to on some psychological level, and all of which you would never want to go.

3) What genre does your book fall under?

It has been referred to as transgressive and occasionally "cutting edge" horror. With some erotica and occasionally gallows humor thrown into the mix for good measure.

4) Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

I've never really considered it.

5) What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

It will contain eleven tales of the bizarre and the bittersweet, the madness of broken souls, bad love, and the beasts within men.

6) Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

I will be shopping it out to a publisher.

7) How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

These are stories both previously printed and new, that I have culled together over the past four years.

8) What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

I've been told that comparisons can not easily be made between my stuff and the works of others. Some have compared it to aspects of Edward Lee, Jack Ketchum, early Clive Barker, William S. Burroughs, and M. Gira's book The Consumer. Honestly, I'm not big on the comparison thing.

9) Who or what inspired you to write this book?

The incredibly strange and surreal life that I have lived thus far, which does not seem to be altering from that course anytime soon. Also, at the urging of some friends and fans, and to one in particular who shall remain nameless. They know who they are.

10) What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

It can be both brutal and occasionally touching, gut-wrenching, and is sure to leave you with ideas, imagery, and emotion that you won't soon be able to shake.


---As per the agreement (geez, that sounds kinda sinister) of this blog tag, here are some other fine writers whom you should all check out a.s.a.p.---

Scott M. Baker (host of the blog tag)
http://scottmbakerauthor.blogspot.com/

Maxine Xaviera

www.themxperience.blogspot.com

Bracken MacLeod http://luxferre.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/dark-and-sexy-monsters-its-almost-time-to-dance/

John Claude Smith http://thewildernesswithinbyjohnclaudesmith.blogspot.com/

Hydra M. Star http://www.hydramstar.com/

Actual updates? News? Krampus turds?

Greetings all.

As the vile stink of the Christmas season permeates absolutely everything around us for the next month or so, and varied forms of true misery seem to be creeping in everywhere, it appears I have some news. Yes, an actual blog update. Like turds under the tree from the Krampus himself . . . gifts.

Firstly, come the new year (barring there isn't some hideous pole shift or something that pulls all of our innards fully and outwardly up through our gullet, throat, then mouth, leaving a steaming pile of guts at our quaking and disoriented feet) I have several tales in the works of being published. More info will follow upon their releases.

CORPSeX: A Method Of Love will be appearing in the 3rd issue of [Nameless] Magazine come early 2013. http://namelessmag.jasunni.com/

Plasmatick will be appearing in the wonderful Infernal Ink 3, to be released in April 2013. http://hydramstar.com/Infernal_Ink.html

A Poisoned Idea will be appearing in Infernal Ink 4, to be released in July 2013. http://hydramstar.com/Infernal_Ink.html

As for other news.

I have recently been hired by horror historian/fanatic and occasional Fangoria contributor Gorehound Mike to do reviews for his page Gorehound Mike's Weird Cinema Blog. I'll be doing two reviews a week, appearing on Mondays and Fridays. Come by, check it out, it's a good time. Gorehound Mike knows his stuff (and so do I, hence the position). I'm honored to have been asked aboard and look forward to "enlightening" you all as to my jaded (and often cantankerous) opinions on our beloved genre. http://gorehoundmike.blogspot.com/

Last but not least, I got word today that a particular top secret project that has been a while in the running (and which I have remained absolutely mum about) has reached a next stage in its possible fruition/developement. Fingers crossed, people. I would love to divulge a little more, but swore under threat of a forced needle-shot urethral leprosy infection that I wouldn't. The words "you'll have to sleep sometime" have never sounded so frightening, trust me.

So, yeah, news. I'll have more specifics as things progress all around.

2013 can only be better than 2012.

Which I will post a virulent rant about, perhaps come closer to the new year. Or just after. Who knows.

Thanks for reading, please join if so inclined.

STAY SICK,

Vincent D.