In
1999, The Blair Witch Project ushered in a new sub-genre of horror called
Found Footage. And while Blair Witch is credited for bringing attention to the
first person POV, found footage style of film-making, there were films shot
like it before 1999, going back as early to 1998's The Last Broadcast and back
even further (nearly two decades) with 1980's Cannibal Holocaust, which is
often cited as the first to utilize the now popular format. But even older
films such as Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Town That Dreaded Sundown have
the same gritty shade and documentary feel.
Journals
of Horror: Found Fiction is a pet project of editor Terry M. West that has been
kicking around in his head for years.
"I
waited for someone else to do it," West confessed. "It just seemed
like a no-brainer for a horror anthology: to take the concept of found footage
and transplant it to the page. Imagine finding a diary partially buried in the
woods and reading a missing person's account of a monster or dark force
pursuing them. Now imagine an entire evidence locker filled with transcripts
like this and you can start to picture where I am going with Journals of
Horror."
West
and publisher Pleasant Storm Entertainment are thrilled with the roster of
authors who have contributed to Journals of Horror. This anthology is filled
with some of the hottest talent in the horror fiction genre: P.D. Cacek, Todd
Keisling, Glenn Rolfe, Robin Dover, DS Ullery, Essel Pratt, Michael
Thomas-Knight, John Ledger, Paul D. Marks, Sonja Thomas, Paula Cappa, Stuart
Keane, Darryl Dawson, Crystal Leflar, Lori R. Lopez, Michael Seese, Jeff
O'Brien, Matt Hayward, Joseph Ramshaw, Michael McGlade, DJ Tyrer, Wesley
Thomas, Regina West, Evan Purcell, Robert McGough, Erik Gustafson, Christopher
Alan Broadstone and Robert Holt. West himself plans a contribution.
"Everyone
involved is excited and we all feel we are doing something different. To my
knowledge, an anthology of this type has never been attempted before,"
West said. "I hope this is the beginning of an ongoing series. Viva la
found fiction!"
JOURNALS
OF HORROR: Found Fiction will be released on Kindle on 10-31-14, with a
paperback edition to follow before Christmas. You can pre-order a copy right
here:
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sites:
Exciting idea.
ReplyDeleteGood compilation of writers. Congrats to all.
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