BOOKS
WET WORK |  | The big news is that the hardcover, author-preferred edition of WET WORK is finally available from Overlook Connection Press. WET WORK: THE DEFINITIVE EDITION can be purchased from a number of bricks Following his successful signing at Borderlands in September, Phil will tour “The Indies are the cutting edge of venues for discovering new fiction. They WET WORK is available in three editions: trade hardcover, a signed, limited of “I’m delighted with how this new edition turned out. It’s been a long time coming, His next scheduled signing will be at Gainesville, GA’s Coffee Shop of Horrors on Saturday, November 12th, from 2-5pm. See SCHEDULE for updates on future signings and convention appearances. |
CITIES OF NIGHT
Phil is finishing up a new, currently untitled novella (one of several new pieces), the final story to be included in his first collection. “I’ve had discussions with three different small publishers, all of whom are interested, but I haven’t made a decision yet,” Phil explained.
Stories to be included in the collection will include the award-nominated “Churches of Desire” and “Full Throttle.” Other, lesser-known tales, such as “Memories of Lydia, Leaving” and “Pavlov’s Wristwatch,” the latter here making its American debut, may undergo minor revisions, “but I haven’t decided yet,” Phil added. “On one level I feel stories should be reprinted as they originally saw publication, but then you reread a line that makes you – certainly me, sometimes, grimace – and you want to change a word here or there. Nothing more, but it’s a tough call.”
The collection will also feature a number of never-before-printed tales, including “Love Sells The Proud Heart's Citadel To Fate,” a novella detailing the events which led Abraham Van Helsing to become a hunter of evil supernatural creatures. “The story was written on spec for Jeanne Cavelos’s anthology THE MANY FACES OF VAN HELSING, a tie-in with the ill-fated VAN HELSING movie, but didn’t make the final cut. There was a 10,000 word limit and I had to compress the ending, but now I have the space to add the details that should have been there,” he said.
The book will also be illustrated, and Phil is in discussions with an artist,
but won’t reveal who at this time. “I want the collection to be unique, both in form and content, and the artist I’m in discussions with doesn’t just illustrate, he’s a conceptual designer, and if we can pull off what we’re discussing this will be an outstanding volume.”
OVER MULHOLLAND, UNDER HOLLYWOOD
In addition to finishing up CITIES OF NIGHT, Phil has started working on a second, all original collection of short stories and novellas about films and filmmaking and “trying not to go insane dealing with people in the movie business.”
More news about this project in the coming months.
UNTITLED (?) SHORT STORY FOR THE ANTHOLOGY “BRITISH INVASION”
Writers Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon, and James A. Moore are editing an all-Brit
anthology, entitled BRITISH INVASION (gee, what a surprise!) for Richard
Chizmar’s Cemetery Dance Publications, due late next year, and have asked Phil to be one of the contributors. “I’ve already started writing the story,” Phil said, “And yes, I do know what the title is. I’m just not going to reveal it at this time.”
Reprints and Non-fiction:
BEST OF BORDERLANDS | |
 | “Churches of Desire,” which originally saw print in BORDERLANDS II [1991] and was reprinted in the late, great Karl Edward Wagner’s YEAR’S BEST HORROR STORIES XX [1992] has been reprinted in this new collection, edited by Elizabeth Monetelone, which spans the first five volumes of this award-winning anthology series. Available direct from the publisher Borderlandspress.com for $25, or from all good specialty stores. The collection, which has over three dozen stories includes tales by Poppy Z. Brite, T.E.D. Klein, F. Paul Wilson, Joe R. Lansdale, Peter Straub, and some guy named Stephen King. |
PETER JACKSON: FROM GORE TO MORDOR | |
 | (Plexus Publishing; UK 2005). A collection of interviews with and essays on filmmaker Peter Jackson, spanning his entire career, from pioneering New Zealand splatter comedy and outrageous X-rated puppet epics to his Oscar winning reign as the new king of fantasy epics, this solid volume features an early interview/article Phil co-wrote with his former Italian collaborator, Giuseppe Salza. Available |
MAGAZINES
Over the past couple of years, Phil has returned to the FANGORIA fold, reporting on the making of Tim Sullivan’s forthcoming 2001 MANIACS, contributing a short essay on AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON for the magazine’s 25th anniversary issue (#234), and contributing a number of short pieces for their Web site (see links below).
The 2001 MANIACS set report will run in either the January or February 2006 issue (the film is released on DVD in March).
In March this year, editors Tony Timpone and Michael Gingold sent Phil to cover the making of Mike (THE CONVENT) Mendez’s new feature, THE GRAVEDANCERS, which stars Dominic Purcell (BLADE:TRINITY, the current TV show BREAKOUT) and Phil’s favorite French actor, Tchecky Karyo (GOLDENEYE, THE CORE, THE PATRIOT, et al). The full set report will run later next year. Meanwhile, two short previews can be found here:
For 2001 MANIACS coverage, go here:
CULT MOVIES Magazine# 40 | |
 | In December 2003, this excellent prozine ran a lengthy article on Raedon Video and the making of DEATH COLLECTOR [1988; a.k.a TIN STAR VOID] the low-budget post-apocalyptic rock ‘n’ roll western (!) that Phil acted in. DEATH COLLECTOR brought a number of people together that would all end up working with Phil in different capacities in years to come: Brian and Fran Pulido, who went on to found Chaos! Comics, director Tom G, who would later introduce Phil to Sunwood Entertainment, the company that just financed SHIVER, Phil’s first film as writer-producer. The editor of DEATH COLLECTOR, with whom Phil co-directed second unit, Michael Lang, recently made his directing debut with SHIVER. The article was writer by journalist and some-time actor, Mike Malloy, whom For a look at some behind-the-scenes photos from the film (which occasionally turns up on e-Bay) go to THE GALLERY. |
MEDIA COVERAGE
In October FANGORIA also ran a piece on Phil’s signing plans for WET WORK. An exclusive preview of Phil’s first movie, SHIVER, will appear within the next two weeks at Fangoria.com
MOVIEPOOPSHOOT!
Somewhere between Halloween and Thanksgiving, Kevin Smith’s Moviepoopshoot.com Web site (gotta love that name! or as Phil says, “they’re going to squeeze me out!” {ouch!}) will run an interview with Phil conducted by Joshua Jabcuga, who has recently interviewed Mick
Garris, F. Paul Wilson, and David J. Schow either for Smith’s site or as a major contributor to DOOMED magazine, a new bi-monthly horror comics anthology in the style of Warren’s CREEPY and EERIE, from IDW Publishing.
You can read Joshua’s lengthy interview with Mick, "Know More Mr. Nice Guy", in which Phil, WET WORK, SHIVER, and Phil’s comics adaptation of Garris’s short story, “A Life In The Cinema” (which is archived here in the WRITINGS section) are mentioned in this column here.
MOVIES
SHIVER
Next to the reissue of WET WORK, the biggest news this year for Phil is that SHIVER, his first movie as writer (and producer) is now “in the can” and in the process of post-production for a potential 2006 release.
Since Phil has promised FANGORIA the exclusive on SHIVER, check back here in mid-November for more details on this and other movie projects.
“There’s a lot happening right now, a lot of very exciting developments that promise to make 2006 a very interesting year, but since I’m in the midst of several contract negotiations I can’t reveal more at this time,” Phil said.
And that’s all the news for October.
