Another fine Saturday you've gotten us into!

I'm in the heat of my new script. The subject matter is top secret, but I can say that working on it is a very exciting and disturbing process! I've probably written about 10 feature length scripts (two of which I produced: Summer People and Outtake Reel), but this is the first one I'm working on since I was inspired by Dan O'Bannon's screenplay book (for which I wrote a review in Diabolique magazine issue #15). Needless to say, Dan O'Bannon was a really good writer, and I loved the screenplay writing book that he co-penned with Matt Lohr.

The Horror Show TV, the UK company which recently made Outtake Reel available for download throughout most of the UK (I learned from my pal Colin McCracken, curator of the very groovy site Zombie Hamster, that Ireland isn't included in The Horror Show's territory), that there is a chance they are going to expand their distribution and possibly make OR available on DVD for the UK. Speaking of Zombie Hamster, Mr. McCracken did me the honor of promoting my LA Horror Community site, Horror Works, to his readers! Here is the article he created.

In other Horror Works news, I'm on the invite list to Queen Mary's Dark Harbor, once again (last year, I checked it out and wrote this coverage for Diabolique's website). It's kind of funny that working as the Editor-in-Chief of Diabolique took up so much of my time that it took me nearly a year to get around to writing part II of that article, in which I review two additional haunted attractions that I visited last year. Oh well, better late than never! Also, Ten Thirty One Productions, the company behind The Great Horror Campout and the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride has included me on their guest list for a media night.

And last but not least, Rue Morgue issue #136 features a couple of articles by yours truly! At the moment, I believe that that's all of the news that's fit to print! Until we meet again, peace!

Thursday...far out, man!

Hey there, gangland, it's been a whirligig month or so... The first order of business is that I'm officially stepping down from my position as Editor-in-Chief of Diabolique magazine. My decision is essentially due to financial necessities; although time was a big factor, too.

In any event, it was both an honor and an educational experience working for Diabolique, and I want to thank Publisher / Layout Designer Dima Ballin for the opportunity of being the steward of his enterprise for five beautiful issues.

About a week ago, Screem magazine issue #26 came out. It is the first of several other horror magazines that I will now be writing for. For the Screem issue, I interviewed Stuart Gordon (director of Re-Animator, From Beyond, and many other films...), and we spoke mostly about H.P. Lovecraft. If you're a horror fan, you should check it out; it's a pretty good interview!

Also, I've pretty much got all of my old programs re-installed on my computer (after the crash), and since I'll now have a bit more time on my hands, I can proceed with the documentary for TITO. It's just a little making-of featurette that I'm going to include on the Tuning In, Tuning Out DVD that I'm giving to all of my investors, cast and crew members -- who have been most patient!

In the Harley news, after being told at the Illinois Secretary of State office that I could ride the 2004 Road King, that I'd basically inherited from my dad, from Chicago to Los Angeles and register it here, I called the California Department of Motor Vehicles. On the phone, I was told that I needed my mom to sign the bike over to me since she was the official custodian of all my dad's possessions. So, I mailed her the form, she filled it out, and I went to the DMV office only to be told that both the Illinois SOS office and the DMV phone representative had misinformed me. So, I mailed the title back to Illinois. Next, my mom went back to the SOS office, submitted the paperwork to have the bike put into her name, and next I will be able to return to the DMV office to finally register the bike. Unfortunately, I have to wait about three weeks until the SOS office completes the title transfer process.

All right, that basically catches you up. Beyond that, of course, there are numerous little and big projects that I'm always chipping away at on any given day. Thanks for tuning in! I'm out.