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Blood Notes
By Publisher AL J. Vermette
Welcome back to the Magazine For All Things Horror and our 9th Anniversary Issue
#38. Hard to believe that we are only one more issue away from our 40th issue.
Over the nine years that we have brought you this publication, many things have
changed yet most of it stayed the same. Our publishing format may have changed
from being a printed magazine to becoming digital the last two years but for the most
part the departments, staff and main content of this publication has remained the
same as it was when we first debuted this magazine in June 2000. As we now head
into our 10th year and soon begin a new decade of publishing this magazine and its
two spin offs “The Horror Writer” & “Werewolf Magazine”, I would like to thank our
readers who have be with us for all these years, some of you from the very
beginning. Also making this magazine what it is, is the best damn staff writers and
artists any publisher can hope to have. Most of been with me since the very start of
this magazine project and all of them make this magazine what it is and for that I
thank you all D.W. Jones, Eric S. Brown, Robert Freese, Sam Wallace, Sandy Reece,
Dark Soul, William Pratt and with me from the very start my editor and partner
Shoshana Strier. Nine years guys wow! .....And I would like to thank our readers.....
our Legion for being with us all these years and as we head into the future we are
thrilled to bring you the best in horror for the next decade to come.
This past March 28th for any of our Legion who live in or near our home base of New
York, many of you got to be part of our event “The Institute of Horror Fantasy &
Science Fiction” held once again at the Queens Flushing Library at 41-17 Main St.
Flushing NY. This now being our 2nd Institute was a smash hit with fans, readers
and artist alike and was presented by BMRs sister publication “The Horror Writer.”
The event had nine book readers by genre authors along with an art gallery, film
showing and Q&A panels. The films shown were Part one from the new TV series
“Zombie Hunters: City of The Dead” with the zombie hunters being part of our
Q&A's. Also the fantasy short film “Lucan: The Defender” directed by Thomas
Bender and based on my book series “Lucan” played to rave cheers from the fans.
We also had Vinnie Vlado the creator of the TV series “Sci/Fi Ninja Theater” on hand
to film the event for an up coming episode. We also showed portions of “Sci/Fi Ninja
Theater” as part of the event as well. Check out our coverage of the event in this
issue.
For any of you who attended my writers workshop last summer or if you missed it you
can come and be part of it again this year. Once again at the Queens Flushing
Library I will be doing my “Writing & Publishing Workshops” on September 14, 21&
28th 2009 from 6pm to 7pm in the library’s lower level lecture room. The workshops
are free to all and for anyone attending they will get their work published on our main
web site giving even the un-published writer his or her first shot at being a published
writer. See you at my classes.
This October 24th is once again Blood Fest day as “Blood Moon Rising” will present
“Blood Fest 6: Horror Show & Rock Party” and hosted by BMRs very own Dark Soul.
Held at our new haunt The Queens Flushing Library home of yes, The Institute and
Writing workshop. This place loves us and its program director Gina Fazio is a huge
horror fan herself and its so good working with such a kindred spirit as she. This will
be the 2nd Blood Fest show held there and this one will be even bigger then last
years show. The show is free to all and I want to see as many zombies, werewolves,
vampires and ghosts as we can fit into the library’s 200 plus seated theater. Yeah
this place is BIG! Blood Fest 6 will feature as always short horror films, live rock
bands, costume and scream contests. So be there if you dare......or we will come
looking for you!
This is for any of you who are still unaware that we Sapphire Publications has now
opened our own online bookstore called “The Frightmare Bookstore.” This new
source for all things horror, fantasy and sic/fi can be found by going to the stores
new web site at www.FrightmareBoodStore.com where you will fin not only books and
magazines by us but some of the best genre publishers out there. The new
bookstore being ran by our very own writer and book reviewer D.W. Jones is a great
place to find that hard to find book or just the right book you are looking for. Oh and
by the way you will find my new novel “Dark Soul Rising” there as well at a reduced
price then any other book retailer out there so check it out....hint....hint! Oh and if
you order the book from our store FrightmareBookStore.com or the BMR main web
site you will get it signed my me as well. ......So what are you waiting for......go order
yourself a copy today!
.....And speaking of our book reviewer, Web Master and bookstore operator D.W.
Jones I would like to make the news pubic. As of this past October Mr. Jones
became a full partner of Sapphire Publications. With his years nine years with
Sapphire and its publications along with entertaining any crazy ass whim that I have
and drag him and other into he as done it all with a smile and always on time. D.W.
has become our Web Master over the last few years and now runs the “Fightmare
Bookstore” as well as helping me with our magazine events “Blood Fest” and “The
Institute of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction.” Along with all that he also joined me
and crew on the “Lucan: The Defender” film shoot as one of my actors. His work with
us and me is always his best and for that I awarded him with the honor of being my
newest partner along with Shoshana Strier who started Sapphire with me in 1999.
It's been long over due D.W. and thank you for all that you have done and for all the
new crazy ass things I will have you do next.
By Publisher AL J. Vermette
Welcome back to the Magazine For All Things Horror and our 9th Anniversary Issue
#38. Hard to believe that we are only one more issue away from our 40th issue.
Over the nine years that we have brought you this publication, many things have
changed yet most of it stayed the same. Our publishing format may have changed
from being a printed magazine to becoming digital the last two years but for the most
part the departments, staff and main content of this publication has remained the
same as it was when we first debuted this magazine in June 2000. As we now head
into our 10th year and soon begin a new decade of publishing this magazine and its
two spin offs “The Horror Writer” & “Werewolf Magazine”, I would like to thank our
readers who have be with us for all these years, some of you from the very
beginning. Also making this magazine what it is, is the best damn staff writers and
artists any publisher can hope to have. Most of been with me since the very start of
this magazine project and all of them make this magazine what it is and for that I
thank you all D.W. Jones, Eric S. Brown, Robert Freese, Sam Wallace, Sandy Reece,
Dark Soul, William Pratt and with me from the very start my editor and partner
Shoshana Strier. Nine years guys wow! .....And I would like to thank our readers.....
our Legion for being with us all these years and as we head into the future we are
thrilled to bring you the best in horror for the next decade to come.
This past March 28th for any of our Legion who live in or near our home base of New
York, many of you got to be part of our event “The Institute of Horror Fantasy &
Science Fiction” held once again at the Queens Flushing Library at 41-17 Main St.
Flushing NY. This now being our 2nd Institute was a smash hit with fans, readers
and artist alike and was presented by BMRs sister publication “The Horror Writer.”
The event had nine book readers by genre authors along with an art gallery, film
showing and Q&A panels. The films shown were Part one from the new TV series
“Zombie Hunters: City of The Dead” with the zombie hunters being part of our
Q&A's. Also the fantasy short film “Lucan: The Defender” directed by Thomas
Bender and based on my book series “Lucan” played to rave cheers from the fans.
We also had Vinnie Vlado the creator of the TV series “Sci/Fi Ninja Theater” on hand
to film the event for an up coming episode. We also showed portions of “Sci/Fi Ninja
Theater” as part of the event as well. Check out our coverage of the event in this
issue.
For any of you who attended my writers workshop last summer or if you missed it you
can come and be part of it again this year. Once again at the Queens Flushing
Library I will be doing my “Writing & Publishing Workshops” on September 14, 21&
28th 2009 from 6pm to 7pm in the library’s lower level lecture room. The workshops
are free to all and for anyone attending they will get their work published on our main
web site giving even the un-published writer his or her first shot at being a published
writer. See you at my classes.
This October 24th is once again Blood Fest day as “Blood Moon Rising” will present
“Blood Fest 6: Horror Show & Rock Party” and hosted by BMRs very own Dark Soul.
Held at our new haunt The Queens Flushing Library home of yes, The Institute and
Writing workshop. This place loves us and its program director Gina Fazio is a huge
horror fan herself and its so good working with such a kindred spirit as she. This will
be the 2nd Blood Fest show held there and this one will be even bigger then last
years show. The show is free to all and I want to see as many zombies, werewolves,
vampires and ghosts as we can fit into the library’s 200 plus seated theater. Yeah
this place is BIG! Blood Fest 6 will feature as always short horror films, live rock
bands, costume and scream contests. So be there if you dare......or we will come
looking for you!
This is for any of you who are still unaware that we Sapphire Publications has now
opened our own online bookstore called “The Frightmare Bookstore.” This new
source for all things horror, fantasy and sic/fi can be found by going to the stores
new web site at www.FrightmareBoodStore.com where you will fin not only books and
magazines by us but some of the best genre publishers out there. The new
bookstore being ran by our very own writer and book reviewer D.W. Jones is a great
place to find that hard to find book or just the right book you are looking for. Oh and
by the way you will find my new novel “Dark Soul Rising” there as well at a reduced
price then any other book retailer out there so check it out....hint....hint! Oh and if
you order the book from our store FrightmareBookStore.com or the BMR main web
site you will get it signed my me as well. ......So what are you waiting for......go order
yourself a copy today!
.....And speaking of our book reviewer, Web Master and bookstore operator D.W.
Jones I would like to make the news pubic. As of this past October Mr. Jones
became a full partner of Sapphire Publications. With his years nine years with
Sapphire and its publications along with entertaining any crazy ass whim that I have
and drag him and other into he as done it all with a smile and always on time. D.W.
has become our Web Master over the last few years and now runs the “Fightmare
Bookstore” as well as helping me with our magazine events “Blood Fest” and “The
Institute of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction.” Along with all that he also joined me
and crew on the “Lucan: The Defender” film shoot as one of my actors. His work with
us and me is always his best and for that I awarded him with the honor of being my
newest partner along with Shoshana Strier who started Sapphire with me in 1999.
It's been long over due D.W. and thank you for all that you have done and for all the
new crazy ass things I will have you do next.
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