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Austin, TX author Gabrielle Faust is at it once again with her scary mad marketing and PR skills. She has gathered a clawful of indie horror authors to do a live reading of original scary stories for the public just in time to get you geared up for Halloween. The author of the Eternal Vigilance trilogy (book 3 is in the works) calls the event "Blood of the Bean" and is unleashing it Saturday, October 17 on a hyped up and caffeinated public.
You may be wondering will it be scary and frightful fun? Isn't that a strange name for an event? Can beans bleed, do chickens have fingers, buffaloes have wings and where are the nuts of a grape?
Tha answer to the first two questions is a definite "Yes." I'll have to get back to you on the last question.
Ethan Nahté: What was the inspiration for “Blood of the Bean?”
Gabrielle Faust: I was actually inspired by a conversation I had with Lee Thomas at this year's ApolloCon convention in Houston. We were talking about coffee and the massive quantities that authors tend to consume over the course of a lifetime. I thought to myself, why not combine the two for a very special horror literary event? I have been wanting to organize an event for quite sometime.
EN: Why choose Kick Butt Coffee for the readings?
GF: First of all, Kick Butt Coffee has some of the best coffee in all of Austin. It's also one of the most unique and creative coffee shop concepts out there: martial arts and coffee! Brilliant! And, lastly, it's a local shop exclusive to Austin, Texas and I am all about supporting local businesses.
EN: I’m sure there may have been some other event or reason occurring later in the evening, but why not have the event later in the evening, after dark, to help make the stories a little scarier? Or are you anticipating the authors being horrific enough during daylight hours?
GF: We are aiming to reach a larger audience by allowing afternoon customers a chance to enjoy the event as well.
EN: What kind of stories can the audience expect to hear in regards to appropriateness for a public event and various ages?
GF: The participating authors will be reading genres that range from serial killers to zombies, werewolves, vampires...a little bit of everything. Short stories, novel excerpts and possibly even a bit of poetry. This is going to be a chance to hear a wide assortment of material from some very distinct and highly talented writers. As I put on the poster, THIS IS HORROR so all content may not be appropriate for very, very young children.
Kick Butt Coffee
EN: Tell us a little bit about the authors you chose to read at Blood of the Bean?
Gabrielle Faust: Gabrielle S. Faust is best known for her acclaimed dark fantasy vampire series Eternal Vigilance. Her previous work has also included two collections of poetry, Before Icarus, After Achilles and Crossroads. Her work has appeared in the sites SciFi Wire, Fatally Yours, Examiner and Fear Zone, as well as various anthologies and magazines. A professional member of the Horror Writers Association, Faust is to be appointed the Chair of the Texas Chapter of the HWA at the end of 2009. The Guest of Honor at the Anne Rice Vampire Ball in 2008, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Vampire Film Festival in 2009 and will be returning in 2009 as a Special Guest of the Tru Blood & Gold vampire ball, as well as the Endless Night Festival in New Orleans. In September of 2009 she accepted the position as the Online PR Manager for The Chainsaw Mafia. She lives in Austin, Texas with her two cats and collection of voodoo dolls.
Steven E. Wedel: Horror author Steven E. Wedel is the creator of a multitude of novels including Little Graveyard on the Prairie; Ulrik; Seven Days in Benevolence; Shara; Darkscapes; Murdered by Human Wolves and Call to the Hunt. Specializing in the subgenre of werewolves, the Oklahoma native has been a professional writer for nearly twenty-four years. He appears regularly at book signings and conventions throughout Texas and Oklahoma. Influenced by a wide variety of literary styles from Charles Dickens to Stephen King, Wedel's literary style is dark, poetic and unmistakable.
Lee Thomas: Lee Thomas, also known as Thomas Pendleton, is the author of several novels in both horror, dark fantasy and teen suspense including Stained (2004) winner of the Bram Stoker Award, Parish Damned (2005), Damage (2006), The Dust of Wonderland (2007) winner of the Lambda Literary Award, In the Closet,
Under the Bed (forthcoming 2009), The Black Sun Set (forthcoming 2010), Wicked Dead Series #1-6 (2006-2008) and Mason (2008). For news about Lee's other Young Adult titles, please visit
www.dallasreed.com. In addition to numerous magazines, his short fiction has appeared in the anthologies
A Walk on the Darkside (Roc), Unspeakable Horror (Dark Scribe), Wilde Stories 2008:The Best of the Year’s Gay Speculative Fiction (Lethe Press) and Inferno (Tor), among others.
Byron Starr: The author of the novelette Flatheads and novels Finding Heroes, Doppelganger and Ace Hawkins and the Wrath of Santa Claus. Byron Starr spends his days as a small town undertaker.
Brian Moreland: Brian Moreland is a writer and success coach to writers living in Dallas, Texas. In addition to novel writing, Brian writes two blogs: “Coaching for Writers” and “Adventures in Writing.” He also works as a video editor and producer. He wrote, produced, and edited a WWII documentary about his grandfather, Return to Normandy. Shadows in the Mist is Brian’s first novel. In 2007, the book won a gold medal for Best Horror Novel in an international contest. A German version will release in Austria and Germany in 2010 called Schatten Im Nebel. He is currently writing the final chapters of his next horror novel, Dead of Winter.
Ethan Nahté: Ethan Nahté is a journalist for such sites as PopSyndicate.com, Dallas Examiner, Alliance Newspapers, Grapevine Courier, Colleyville Courier and Southlake Journal, a division of the Star-Telegram. In the past he has also contributed to such publications as HeroRealm.com, AMP, Harder Beat,The Link, MindView (out of Belgium), and Lake Cities Sun. Focusing primarily on journalistic writing for entertainment magazines he reviews albums/CDs, concerts, books, theatrical releases & DVDs, as well as interviewing various music and cinema celebrities. He is also an author of poetry, action/adventure, tall tales, horror, sci-fi & fantasy. He is currently working on his first novel, Buckeye Morris. When not writing, he works in the TV/Video and Film industry, currently producing a two-part documentary on Texas author Robert E. Howard.
Kenneth M. Hoover: Mark has sold almost forty short stories and articles. His fiction has appeared in various print and online magazines such as Fantastic Stories, Strange Horizons, Challenging Destiny, Drops of Crimson, Beneath Ceaseless Skies and many others. His interviews with notable science fiction and fantasy writers can be found at Strange Horizons and his new story “Haxan” will appear March 26, 2009 in
Beneath Ceaseless Skies, a new online magazine. His first science fiction novel, Fevreblau, was published by Five Star Press. Mark currently lives and writes in Dallas, TX.
Joe McKinney: Specializing in horror, crime and science fiction, San Antonio-based writer Joe McKinney is the author of two novels, as well as nearly thirty short stories in various anthologies and magazines. Many of his stories deal with the collapse of society's structure, the routine that makes our world seem, for all its faults, more or less normal, as seen from the eyes of characters who have had the ground pulled out from beneath their feet.
Ethan Nahté & Gabrielle Faust at dinner after a book signing event.
EN: Will authors be selling copies of their work and/or signing books?
GF: Yes, all of the authors will have copies of their books and anthologies, if available, there for purchase and signing.
EN: SCARE for a CURE is also planning on attending the event. Who are they and what will they be doing?
GF: SCARE for a CURE is a nonprofit extreme interactive haunted house event in Austin, Texas whose mission is to raise money for other cancer-related charities. This year their goal is to raise $25,000 for the Breast Cancer Research Center. It was founded by local celebrity Jarrett Crippen, a.k.a. The Defuser and the legendary creator of Britannia Manor and Haunted Trails, Richard Garriett and involves 200 volunteers and crew, included teams from Sony Online Entertainment, Office Max, Americorp, and students from Austin Sunshine Camps and Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired/Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center. Volunteers from SCARE will be on hand to distribute fliers about this year's haunted house, BLOOD RITUAL, and take donations if offered.
EN: Will there be any other guests or special things happening at the event?
GF: Asides from the fabulous readings, there will also be a costume contest so be sure to dress up if the spirit moves you!
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