It’s a whole New Year and the Gothic Funk Press reading series is back with Salon Hot Buttered Rum! Featuring:
* Nic Custer
* Bilal Dardai
* Christine Maul Rice
and
* Irène Hodes, as guest mixologist.
Hosted by Gothic Funk Press Director Connor Coyne.… Read the rest
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The third issue of the Gothic Funk Nation‘s arts journal, the Paramanu Pentaquark, is now live.
Click on the image to see the new issue, featuring the work of Elisabeth Blair, Keith Cagney, Erin Coleman-Cruz, Betsy Curtis, Caroline Elbaor, Thad Higa, Arlene Malinowski, Cecil McDonald, Dion Mindykowski, Uhuru Phalafala, Wade Redfearn, Marcy Sheldon, and Rachel Theofanis.… Read the rest
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Hi Everyone!
Take a moment and watch the new promotional video for my gothic funk novel Hungry Rats.
Past videos have been from the point-of-view of the protagonist as she explores the abandoned city. This video is from the point-of-view of the Rat Man, a serial killer.… Read the rest
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To celebrate the rebirth of my personal blog as a study of the Gothic, I am reposting four entries from years past. They are a little musty and damp, but they’ll give a sense of what this blog is going to sound like in the weeks and months to come.… Read the rest
Birthing the Blog (2 of 4): TRANS-POSTMODERNISM Read More »
WHY SELF-PUBLISH?
First, I want to address the elephant in the room. For many years, self-publication was considered a symptom of wealthy mediocrity. Not that there weren’t exceptions. Perhaps you’ve heard of Benjamin Franklin, Edgar Allan Poe, Gertrude Stein, Walt Whitman, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain?… Read the rest
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Elisabeth Blair and I are composing/editing a Gothic Funk novel to be titled Hollywood. However, it is set in Chicago.
I’m taking charge of the writing, and Lisa of the music, but we’re looking for additional collaborators. In addition to a tangible application of the “gothic funk aesthetic,” Hollywood will also be a teen noir (or at least a 20-something noir) for those of you familiar with that term… think of an episode of Veronica Mars codirected by Baz Luhrman and David Lynch.
… Read the restConcept: Collaborative Writing Project This Summer. Read More »
*~*~* * * * –The GOTHIC FUNK NATION <-- * * * *~*~*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ presents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* * * * An Event *** An Exhibition *** A Party * * * *
* Gothic Funk Party #10 *
THE FETE OF THE UNSEELIE COURT
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd from 9 PM
“Moomers” @ 5509 S.
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. indeterminacy is not the end
. we are people of the 21st century: what is next?
. we want your IMAGES, SOUNDS, and WORDS.
. SUBMIT
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Warning, spoiler: The Monk by Matthew Lewis, The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe.
There is no point to this post. It is for your pleasure. 🙂
According to Wikipedia, “the slasher film (sometimes referred to as bodycount films and dead teenager movies) is a sub-genre of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer (often wearing a mask) who stalks and graphically murders a series of victims in a random, unprovoked fashion, killing many within a single day.
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