Nick & Phyllis at their Horrorfind '06 booth

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Horrorfind  August, 2008 Baltimore, Maryland

Book Lover's Book Store, Carmichael, CA TBA

 

 

 

 

Dark Delicacies Book Store, Burbank, CA  TBA

Silicon 2008 San Jose, CA  Oct. TBA

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors  anytime- details soon

Author Angelina M. Robinson and Nick, WHC 2006

Splatterpunk horror writing guru extraordinaire John Skipp taking over guitar during our small balcony sing-along at the Leisure Books party, WHC 2006

World Horror Convention 2006 kicked off Nick's tour with fireworks and what turned out to be a very spiritual experience with fellow writers both in the industry and all those very special independent/small press/trying-to-make-it-a-living writers we care so much about.......a great deal of our friends were there, outstanding authors Nick has never met face-to-face and now has!

Nick's guests at the con were Fred Wiehe (author of Strange Days) and Angelina M. Robinson (Lost Hunger series), who signed along with him and took in all the surrounding San Francisco atmosphere SF had to offer within a radius of a block or so. One night found  The Ring's Koji Suzuki expressing his desire to have Nick's books translated into Japanese, while another night found Nick and Peter Straub gobbling the best pizza and drinking to good times long into the night (and night after night as far as everyone was concerned) at Nick's balcony table. 

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The big surprise for Nick was when he was listing the names of writers who inspired him the most and John Skipp of The Scream and Light at the End came up when somebody said "John Skipp?  He's right over there" and the rest is history.  He's an outstanding dude.  On a side note, Angel Robinson is a tornado from which no one escapes, and author Fred Wiehe is a man among men.  And horror writers.

Check out other touring and appearance dates below, for this season promises to be a wild ride!

From May '06: World Horror Convention and so forth....

The Sacramento Horror Film Festival 2007:

Nicholas has completed writing the story for a special double issue of AMERICAN CARNEVIL, an ambitious graphic photic novel series (see Nick's review of the first issue, starring the godfather of gore himself HERSHELL GORDON LEWIS, here....and visit the official AC website here.)

Festival's principle photography began in 2007 and will continue later in 2008 with character images from Tony Moran (Michael Myers in the original Halloween), international television horror host Mr. Lobo, Sacramento's own Queen of Trash (who herself is featured in her own comic book series), Mars from Deadhouse Music, and many others including Nicholas as a main villain.  It's going to be a sweet piece of work when completed. Right now, we're all waiting for Johnny Walters, the graphic novel series' creator, to finish his work starring in the action flick SHOTGUN KISS.

Our Horrorfind '06 private afterparty ---Garry Charles, Angel Robinson, Phyllis Haupert & Nick

Fred Wiehe and his famous Frankenstein head at Silicon, '06

World Horror Con poster & promo ad

Clockwise: Kristy Tallman, Louise Bahmer, Sue Dent, & "Godfather" Nick

Nicholas & Brian Lumley

Horrorfind '06 poster & promo ad seen everywhere

     World Horror Con in Toronto was an incredible adventure, and since then word has circulated around the internet regarding Nick’s loss of luggage.  His plane was late getting in the first day (Thursday), and the folks at Air Canada made sure his luggage didn’t come in until  the following Sunday after the con closed

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22006 was an awesome year.  Nick traveled more widely than any year previous promoting his stuff, and highlights of the latter portion include the Horrorfind con in Baltimore, where his special guests included Angelina Robinson and British author Garry Charles.  That was Garry's first time outside of the U.K., and he had quite an adventure (you can read all about it in Garry's interview with Horrorscope here.).

     Angel Robinson held a post-convention party for Nick and Garry at her home that rocked, invited all her close friends and family, prepared a feast.  It was incredible.  Also there was Phyllis Haupert, who promoted the children’s book FLATTY KAT: TALES OF AN URBAN FELINE at Horrorfind to much success.  And the convention party hosted by Matthew Warner to promote his novel EYES EVERYWHERE was indeed an experience to be remembered and attracted a very large crowd of authors ranging from John Skipp to Dustin LaValley, James A. Moore and Lisa Mannetti.

In October, Nick was a guest at SILICON in San Jose, and hung out again with friends Fred Wiehe, Mister Lobo, and a legion of Klingons, had a blast there as well. 

These are but few of the highlights of '06, but, well, you get the point....

     Needless to say, he had the pleasure of showing off his three lovely guests and their works (Kristy Tallman, Louise Bahmer and Sue Dent), and hobnobbed with some of horror literature’s best and brightest, participated in programming, saw the sights, did the partying thing as only Nick can do, and topped it all off with an x-large pizza all for himself.  One particular highlight for the author personally was spending time story-swapping with friends Phil, Diana Barron, and likewise partying with Derek Sullivan and Sephera Giron.  A few writing/publishing opportunities came his way, and we’ll be seeing the results of those in the near future……

Nicholas with table guest and Into the Basement author Norm Applegate at WHC '08

 Still available: Echoes of Terror, an anthology of horror featuring Nicholas' story Looks Like A Rat to Me, from Lachesis Publishing! (See BOOKS & MERCHANDISE)

Just published Spring '08 by Triad Publishing, Diverse Media & Black Bed Sheet Press! It features the first 60 reviews from Downwarden.com's Nick Reads & Reviews page from 2004-2007, with exclusive essays about Nick's opinions and influences in horror literature, plus a "call to arms" to today's horror writers. More details on the BOOKS & MERCHANDISE page.

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Watch for RED WET DIRT, an exciting collection with related artwork and music spinoffs, due for release October 2008 from Triad Publishing and Diverse Media!  It's the much-anticipated follow-up to the DIVERSE TALES collection, and will feature new stories, as well as work published in recent magazines, and the novella RED AFTERWORLD. More details soon.....

Check out the FILMS page for news of the independent film INTO THE BASEMENT!  Nicholas recently finished the screenplay and the project is headed for production THIS FALL ('08)

DIVERSE MEDIA has branched off into two separate entities: BLACK BED SHEET PRESS and BLACK BED SHEET PRODUCTIONS, and has teamed with the TRIAD PUBLISHING GROUP in Sarasota, Florida, to release the upcoming RED WET DIRT collection as well as revamped, widely distributed versions of the FLATTY KAT children's novel and a brand new edition of THE EVERBORN.  Also in the works are foreign language editions of earlier works, most particularly DIVERSE TALES in Spanish, and a French EVERBORN is in talks.  More details later...........

As a special guest Oct '07, Nick lectured, hung out with Tony Todd, Mister Lobo, Tony Moran, and a plethora of local talent for a fantastic weekend.....after hours party at Nick's (went great!)

Look for Nick's story THE YULETIDE THING, featured in the last holiday issue of Doorways Magazine. Nick is in the process of co-creating a television series related to the mag, but everything's hush right now about said project, details soon!

World Horror Convention 2007: Toronto, Canada