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Afternoon teatime September 28th, 3 pm EST, with Miss Liz joining me is Dan Henk Deadguyllc coming to share his personal story and life in the tattooing world of ink and art subscription. Join us, and let's make a difference together. LIVE STREAMING TO MULTIPLE PLATFORMS AND PODCAST STATIONS AND APPS. The live show on Miss Liz's YouTube channel is ow. Please give it a quick subscribe and be notified when teatime is over. https://youtube.com/@misslizsteatimes?si=zxnJsbp0jQF8QXENDan's early career included a year and a half stint drawing political cartoons for Madcap Magazine and illustrating underground projects such as Maximum Rock and R ll. In 1997, he attended art school fter struggling through a violent car crash and a knife fight with a crackhead that severed the tendon on his left thumb; he attended art school. kick-start: Receiving some commercial and local gallery acclaim for his artwork, he moved to New York City to kick-start an art career. Heavily immersing himself in the local hardcore scene, he produced artwork for the bands Shai Hulud, Indecision, Koshari, Unsound, Coalesce, Most Precious Blood, Locked in a Vacancy, Beyond Reason, and Zombie Apocalypse, not to mention various local record labels and venues.In 2000, he started tattooing, initially working on many musician friends. A year later, in September 2001, he developed brain cancer and underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Three months after the surgery, he married fellow tattoo artist Monica Castillo. His work started appearing in both a growing number of tattoo magazines and more fine art-influenced tomes. issue Tattoo-related books such as No Regrets, Tattoo Prodigies, and Inside the Tattoo Circus took notice and included features. Tragedy struck again in 2007, as his wife of 6 years, Monica Henk, was killed on a motorcycle by a hit-and-run driver. Despite extensive coverage in the local media and vigorous campaigns by the tattoo and motorcycle community, the culprit was never found. He moved to Austin, Texas, for three years and started doing a regular comic strip entitled “Rollo & Me” for Tattoo Artist Magazine Illustrations for Black Static, Litro Magazine, The Horror Zine, and This is Horror followed suit. His first novel, The Black Seas of Infinity, was published by Anarchy Books in 2011, and he started an illustrated calendar featuring various artists. Deadite Press released the first book with a cover by Dan, a novel entitled “The Sopaths” by Piers Anthony.A limited edition chapbook, “Christmas Is Cancelled,” came out courtesy of Splatterpunk in 2013, and in 2014, he started columns for TAM, Tattoo Revue and Skin Art magazines.A reissue of his debut novel was released by Permuted Press in April 2015, as well as a collection of his short stories entitled “Down Highways In The Dark…By Demons Driven” in August of the same year.He continued his work for independent magazines, doing art for Red Door Magazine, a slew of books by the imprint Out Of Step, and the British horror zine Splatterpunk. The books “Not Dead,” “Fighting Back,” “Past Indiscretions,” “Insatiable,” “The Red Death” and “The Flood” all featured his work and his third book, “The End of the World” debuted in March of this year. He's currently writing short stories, the latest of which, “Fort Bragg,” is available on Amazon.His heavily illustrated anthology featuring 14 authors and 16 stories just debuted across all platforms.https://danhenk.com/
Dan's early career included a year and a half stint drawing political cartoons for Madcap Magazine and illustrating underground projects such as Maximum Rock and Roll. In 1997, after struggling through a violent car crash and a knife fight with a crackhead that severed the tendon on his left thumb, he attended art school. Receiving some commercial and local gallery acclaim for his artwork, he moved to New York City in an attempt to kick start an art career. Heavily immersing himself in the local hardcore scene, he produced artwork for the bands Shai Hulud, Indecision, Coalesce, Locked in a Vacancy, Beyond Reason, Zombie Apocalypse , not to mention various local record labels and venues.In 2000, he started tattooing, initially working on many musician friends. A year later, in September 2001, he was stricken with brain cancer and underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Three months after the surgery, he married fellow tattoo artist Monica Castillo.After a brief trip down south, that included owning a short lived tattoo shop with the infamous Joe Truck , in a venture that ended in disaster, he returned to Manhattan. His work started appearing in both a growing number of tattoo magazines and more fine art influenced outlets such as Aphrodesia, Pint Sized Paintings, and The Tarot Project. Tattoo related books such as No Regrets: The Best, Worst, & Most #$%*ing Ridiculous Tattoos Ever , Tattoo Prodegies 1 , Tattoo Prodegies 2, and Inside the Tattoo Circus: A Journey Through the Modern World of Tattoos also took notice and included features. Tragedy struck again in 2007, as his wife of 6 years, Monica Henk, was killed in a motorcycle accident by a hit and run driver. Despite extensive coverage in the local media and vigorous campaigns by both the tattoo and motorcycle community, the culprit was never found.Sick of New York, he moved to Austin, Texas for three years, and started doing a regular comic strip entitled “Rollo & Me” for Tattoo Artist Magazine. Illustrations for Black Static Magazine, and This is Horror followed suit.His first novel, The Black Seas of Infinity, was published by Anarchy Books in 2011, and he started an illustrated calendar featuring a variety of artists. Deadite Press released the first book with a cover by Dan, a novel entitled “The Sopaths” by Piers Anthony.A limited edition chapbook “
This is one of my favorite episodes yet! Rose O'Keefe is the owner and editor of the world's most prolific cult publisher Eraserhead Press. Besides the mainline Eraserhead has Deadite Press, Fungasm and more for imprints. Over almost two decades in business, Rose has published hundreds of weird books. With a passion for planning and thinking several steps ahead, Rose has been one of the major voices of a literary movement. Since most of my books were published by Deadite and Eraserhead I have had the pleasure of working with Rose. I wanted to give the world a deeper look at Rose the artist. I have included links to Eraserhead books on Bookshop.org. Pick a local bookstore and pick some up. https://bookshop.org/shop/eraserheadpress •You can find my books here: https://bookshop.org/contributors/david-agranoff Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW •And me here: Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/
This week on Bizzong! host Mr. Frank welcomes the author of the new Deadite Press book, LITTLE PEOPLE BIG GUNS. Matthew sits down with Mr. Frank to talk about the new book, one of the final Jeff Burk curated books for Deadite Press. They also discuss pitch parties on Twitter and selling books at gun shows of all places. Its an interesting, informative and entertaining episode this week so strap on your ear speakers and get lost in the sultry swinging sounds of Bizzong! #GiveUsTheGong
W.D. GAGLIANI is the author of the Nick Lupo Series: WOLF’S TRAP (Bram Stoker Award finalist), WOLF’S GAMBIT, WOLF’S BLUFF, WOLF’S EDGE, WOLF’S CUT, WOLF’S BLIND (novels), and WOLF’S DEAL (novella). Also author of the thrillers THE JUDAS HIT and SAVAGE NIGHTS. His stories have been published in anthologies such as ROBERT BLOCH’S PSYCHOS, FEARFUL FATHOMS, UNDEAD TALES, and many more, garnering 6 Honorable Mentions in THE YEAR’S BEST FANTASY & HORROR. His book reviews, interviews, and nonfiction articles have appeared in THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, CHIZINE, HorrorWorld, CEMETERY DANCE, CD ONLINE, THE WRITER Magazine, THE SCREAM FACTORY, BOOKPAGE, etc., plus in the books THRILLERS: THE 100 MUST READS, ON WRITING HORROR, and THEY BITE. DAVID BENTON is the author of the ecological horror novel FAUNA. The team of W.D. GAGLIANI & DAVID BENTON has published short fiction in various anthologies such as THE X-FILES: TRUST NO ONE, PAST INDISCRETIONS: THE BEST OF SPLATTERPUNK ZINE, SPLATTERPUNK: FIGHTING BACK, DARK PASSIONS: HOT BLOOD 13, SNAFU: AN ANTHOLOGY OF MILITARY HORROR, SNAFU: WOLVES AT THE DOOR, ZIPPERED FLESH 2, MALPRACTICE, MASTERS OF UNREALITY, and others, plus the Amazon Kindle Worlds Vampire Diaries tie-in “Voracious in Vegas.” Some of their collaborations are available in the collection MYSTERIES & MAYHEM. Their novel KILLER LAKE is due from Deadite Press on AUGUST 15, 2019. Visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio.
This week on Bizzong! Jeff Burk joins Mr. Frank to discuss the incident at Bizarro Con that led to his ouster from Deadite Press and all that will follow in the aftermath. Jeff discusses his plans for his new venture, Section 31 Productions. He and Mr. Frank talk about the remaining releases under his tenure at Deadite Press. And what the future of extreme horror might look like when Section 31 launches this summer. This is a super-sized episode Zongers so grab some snacks and strap in for the Bizzong! interview on the one, the only, Jeff Burk! #GiveUsTheGong
Dark fantasy and thriller author Jessica Eppley sits down with Brian, Mary, Dave, and Matt to discuss her influences, world-building a fantasy setting, effectively marketing and selling self-published books, and more. Plus complete details on the 3rd Annual Horror Show Telethon, Deadite Press opens for submissions, Dave's TV reviews, and... Brian, Mehitobel Wilson, and Asher Ellis's strange encounter in Fallout 76. Also, are podcasts killing music?
Jeff Burk sits down with Brian Keene for an honest, revealing discussion of the BizarroCon fallout, his departure from Deadite Press, the launch of Sector 31 Productions, his Splatterpunk Award nomination, and GWAR's David Brockie. Plus good news for fans of Ruby Jean Jensen and Halloween 5, and James Hudnall in remembrance.
S.T. Joshi, John Pelan, Livia Llewellyn, John Langan, Leeman Kessler and many more offer tributes to author, poet, and essayist Wilum H. Pugmire. Plus Maurice Broaddus's new book deal, changes at Deadite Press, and reviews of Sekiro, Clark Ashton Smith's Emperor of Dreams, and Devin Townsend's Empath.
Author Lucas Mangum joins Brian Keene, Mary Sangiovanni and special guest Wesley Southard to discuss Jeff Burk's departure from Deadite Press, serialized novels, writing cross-genre fiction, and more. Plus remembrances of Larry Cohen and Joe Pilato, and S.T. Joshi is pitted against a diabolical computer A.I.
Spinning out of the BizarroCon and Deadite Press controversy and the fate of F. Paul Wilson's REPAIRMAN JACK, Brian, Mary, Dave and Matt have a difficult, nuanced, honest discussion about censorship, art, ageism, obscenity, privilege, the new generation gap and what the coming year might hold for the industry. Plus Graham Masterton is honored by the HWA, the 2018 Splatterpunk Award nominees, and Stephen Kozeniewski's efforts for Women In Horror month.
W.D. Gagliani is the author of the Nick Lupo Series, the hard-noir thriller SAVAGE NIGHTS, and the paranormal thriller THE JUDAS HIT, and more. His stories have been published widely in anthologies such as ROBERT BLOCH’S PSYCHOS, FEARFUL FATHOMS, UNDEAD TALES, MORE MONSTERS FROM MEMPHIS, THE MIDNIGHTERS CLUB, and many more, garnering 6 Honorable Mentions in THE YEAR’S BEST FANTASY & HORROR. Many of his book reviews, interviews, and nonfiction articles have appeared in THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, HorrorWorld, CEMETERY DANCE, CD ONLINE, THE WRITER Magazine, THE SCREAM FACTORY, HELLNOTES, FLESH & BLOOD, BOOKPAGE, etc., plus in the books THRILLERS: THE 100 MUST READS, ON WRITING HORROR, and THEY BITE. In addition, the team of W.D. Gagliani & David Benton has published short fiction in various anthologies such as well as the Amazon Kindle Worlds Vampire Diaries tie-in “Voracious in Vegas.” Some of their collaborations are available in the collection MYSTERIES & MAYHEM. Their novel KILLER LAKE is due from Deadite Press in 2019. Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! or visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites: alistaircross.com and tamarathorne.com This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio.
W.D. Gagliani is the author of the Nick Lupo Series, the hard-noir thriller SAVAGE NIGHTS, and the paranormal thriller THE JUDAS HIT, and more. His stories have been published widely in anthologies such as ROBERT BLOCH’S PSYCHOS, FEARFUL FATHOMS, UNDEAD TALES, MORE MONSTERS FROM MEMPHIS, THE MIDNIGHTERS CLUB, and many more, garnering 6 Honorable Mentions in THE YEAR’S BEST FANTASY & HORROR. Many of his book reviews, interviews, and nonfiction articles have appeared in THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, HorrorWorld, CEMETERY DANCE, CD ONLINE, THE WRITER Magazine, THE SCREAM FACTORY, HELLNOTES, FLESH & BLOOD, BOOKPAGE, etc., plus in the books THRILLERS: THE 100 MUST READS, ON WRITING HORROR, and THEY BITE. In addition, the team of W.D. Gagliani & David Benton has published short fiction in various anthologies such as well as the Amazon Kindle Worlds Vampire Diaries tie-in “Voracious in Vegas.” Some of their collaborations are available in the collection MYSTERIES & MAYHEM. Their novel KILLER LAKE is due from Deadite Press in 2019. Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! or visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio.
Welcome back to Bizzong! When we last left Jeff Burk, author and head editor of Deadite Press, he was on a pair of water skis while still sporting his trademark denim jacket. He was also about to hit a ski jump ramp that would send him sailing perilously over a tank filled with man eating sharks. And they're hungry! Will Jeff make the death defying jump or will he fall into the tank and get eaten alive, denim jacket and all? There is only one way to find out Zongers. Press play and find out if Jeff Jumps The Shark! (Next time we do this its gonna be with stage coaches and runaway horses!) (Is anyone getting these bad 80's two part sitcom references or is Mr. Frank just really friggin' old?)
Bizzong is doing something not done before in its history. We are launching a two part interview Zongers! And who else would be the cause of a two part interview, none other than Jeff Burk, author of Shatnerquake, head editor at Deadite Press and The Great Orator of the West. In part one Jeff tackles his new book, The Very Ineffective Haunted House, coming soon from Clash Books. We touch a bit on his light output in 2017 and how he is doubling down in all areas of publishing in 2018. And thats only the beginning. stay tuned for part 2 of the interview next week. But for now, hit play because we can't get to part 2 until we blast part 1 into our earholes Zongers!
Brian, Dave Thomas, and Mary SanGiovanni offer a further examination of the allegations regarding Dark Regions Press, including their treatment of author Tom Piccirilli, a troubling clause in their new contest, a discussion on possible projected book sales and cash flow, and much more. Plus, Fangoria and John Urbancik's DARKWALKER both rise from the grave, Deadite Press opens to general submissions, Brian's unsold comic pitches, Phoebe's sexy cat pictures, and future shenanigans for Grady Hendrix, Maurice Broaddus, Josh Malerman, and Victor LaValle.
This week is a super sized, super extra large, xxl show! The one and only Jeff Burk of Deadite Press joins the show and refuses to leg go!
Brian and Dave are joined in the studio by Jeff Burk, the Senior Editor at Deadite Press and the author of the bestselling SHATNERQUAKE, SUPER GIANT MONSTER TIME, and CRIPPLE WOLF
Brian and Dave interview USA Today bestselling author Robert Swartwood, and discuss J.F. Gonzalez, David B. Silva, Amazon's Kindle ban of Wrath James White's new novel, Deadite Press book covers, mainstream disparagement of horror fans and more
Last weekend, Desmond journeyed to Portland, Oregon, where he attended his first World Horror Convention and Stoker Awards Ceremony. This is two and a half hours of footage from said convention. The amazing personalities we meet along the way (in order of appearance) are: Derek M. Koch (from Monster Kid Radio), David Agranoff (author of Boot Boys of the Wolf Reich and co-author of Flesh Trade), Edward R. Morris (co-author of Flesh Trade), Victoria Price (daughter of Vincent Price), Jeff Strand (author and Stoker Awards emcee), James Beach (founder of Dark Discoveries magazine and now editing for Dark Regions Press), Lynne Hansen (young adult horror fiction author and director of He's Not Looking So Great and Chomp), Brian Keene (prolific author of The Rising and Ghoul and recipient of this year's Grandmaster Award), Jeff Burk (publisher of Deadite Press), Carlton Mellick III (bizarro fiction author of The Tick People and Adolf in Wonderland among many others), and White Jesus (known mainly for interrupting podcasts). There's songs as well! "Johnny Paranoid" by Sado-Nation, "Howling in the Streets" by Rat, "Face Down" by Monster Magnet, "New Dark Ages" by Bad Religion, "Sick Bubble Gum" by Rob Zombie, and "Morgue than Words" by Wednesday 13. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group!
Last weekend, Desmond journeyed to Portland, Oregon, where he attended his first World Horror Convention and Stoker Awards Ceremony. This is two and a half hours of footage from said convention. The amazing personalities we meet along the way (in order of appearance) are: Derek M. Koch (from Monster Kid Radio), David Agranoff (author of Boot Boys of the Wolf Reich and co-author of Flesh Trade), Edward R. Morris (co-author of Flesh Trade), Victoria Price (daughter of Vincent Price), Jeff Strand (author and Stoker Awards emcee), James Beach (founder of Dark Discoveries magazine and now editing for Dark Regions Press), Lynne Hansen (young adult horror fiction author and director of He's Not Looking So Great and Chomp), Brian Keene (prolific author of The Rising and Ghoul and recipient of this year's Grandmaster Award), Jeff Burk (publisher of Deadite Press), Carlton Mellick III (bizarro fiction author of The Tick People and Adolf in Wonderland among many others), and White Jesus (known mainly for interrupting podcasts). There's songs as well! "Johnny Paranoid" by Sado-Nation, "Howling in the Streets" by Rat, "Face Down" by Monster Magnet, "New Dark Ages" by Bad Religion, "Sick Bubble Gum" by Rob Zombie, and "Morgue than Words" by Wednesday 13. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group!
Last weekend, Desmond journeyed to Portland, Oregon, where he attended his first World Horror Convention and Stoker Awards Ceremony. This is two and a half hours of footage from said convention. The amazing personalities we meet along the way (in order of appearance) are: Derek M. Koch (from Monster Kid Radio), David Agranoff (author of Boot Boys of the Wolf Reich and co-author of Flesh Trade), Edward R. Morris (co-author of Flesh Trade), Victoria Price (daughter of Vincent Price), Jeff Strand (author and Stoker Awards emcee), James Beach (founder of Dark Discoveries magazine and now editing for Dark Regions Press), Lynne Hansen (young adult horror fiction author and director of He's Not Looking So Great and Chomp), Brian Keene (prolific author of The Rising and Ghoul and recipient of this year's Grandmaster Award), Jeff Burk (publisher of Deadite Press), Carlton Mellick III (bizarro fiction author of The Tick People and Adolf in Wonderland among many others), and White Jesus (known mainly for interrupting podcasts). There's songs as well! "Johnny Paranoid" by Sado-Nation, "Howling in the Streets" by Rat, "Face Down" by Monster Magnet, "New Dark Ages" by Bad Religion, "Sick Bubble Gum" by Rob Zombie, and "Morgue than Words" by Wednesday 13. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group!
Last weekend, Desmond journeyed to Portland, Oregon, where he attended his first World Horror Convention and Stoker Awards Ceremony. This is two and a half hours of footage from said convention. The amazing personalities we meet along the way (in order of appearance) are: Derek M. Koch (from Monster Kid Radio), David Agranoff (author of Boot Boys of the Wolf Reich and co-author of Flesh Trade), Edward R. Morris (co-author of Flesh Trade), Victoria Price (daughter of Vincent Price), Jeff Strand (author and Stoker Awards emcee), James Beach (founder of Dark Discoveries magazine and now editing for Dark Regions Press), Lynne Hansen (young adult horror fiction author and director of He's Not Looking So Great and Chomp), Brian Keene (prolific author of The Rising and Ghoul and recipient of this year's Grandmaster Award), Jeff Burk (publisher of Deadite Press), Carlton Mellick III (bizarro fiction author of The Tick People and Adolf in Wonderland among many others), and White Jesus (known mainly for interrupting podcasts). There's songs as well! "Johnny Paranoid" by Sado-Nation, "Howling in the Streets" by Rat, "Face Down" by Monster Magnet, "New Dark Ages" by Bad Religion, "Sick Bubble Gum" by Rob Zombie, and "Morgue than Words" by Wednesday 13. Send feedback to: feedback@dreadmedia.net, or 206.203.1213. Follow @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group!