Of torture porn, dogs' ears and rock chicks

If anyone is interested in the mechanics of film-writing, here is a LINK to the final shooting script that we wrote for THE DEVIL’S ROCK. Note, I’m not saying that it’s the absolute bee’s knees or the very last word in how to lay a movie out on paper, but it might be of some interest.

Next up we have a bunch of images associated with both THE DEVIL’S ROCK and DARK HOLLOW (which director/writer Paul Campion and I are working on next).

Top is the disk art for the Japanese DVD release of THE DEVIL’S ROCK, which still appears to promote that ‘torture porn’ thing that I’m not at all fond of and which has nothing to do with the actual movie, but which catches the eye nevertheless. Second is the full publicity poster that was produced when the movie was first released in the UK (or was this one for the New Zealand release? – you’ll have to forgive me, I’m not totally sure on that); most folk will only have seen fragments of this one.

Third is sure-fire proof that movie adaptations of books are not always good news for the books themselves – at least, not for the copy of the book that you happen to be working from. ‘Well-thumbed’ or maybe 'dog-eared' would be polite ways to describe this original edition of Brian Keene’s DARK HOLLOW, but then it did pass from the Southern Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere and back again, as Paul and I took shots at it.

Lastly is another sexy and totally gratuitous image of Gina Varela, star of THE DEVIL’S ROCK, which accompanied a magazine interview she did a few months ago.

On non-movie related news, I can now officially reveal that my forthcoming novel from Avon Books – THE NICE GUYS CLUB – the first of a trio of ultra-dark, uber-violent cop thrillers – has had its title officially changed to STALKERS. It’s early days yet of course, and there’s a remote chance it may change again, but perhaps this one is a little catchier than the original. I mention it now because it’s already appearing on Amazon and other online retail sites under that title, and I didn’t want anyone to be confused.

I’m also proud to announce that a new short story of mine, IN THE FOREST OF THE NIGHT, will be published in the forthcoming horror anthology from PS Publishing – CARNIVALE OF HORROR: DARK TALES FROM THE FAIRGROUND.

I have no link to that yet, and no full TOC, but I’ll be signing copies, along with all the other authors of course, at FANTASYCON in Brighton, in September.