Thursday, October 27, 2011

Some original art, and some great books at the fundraiser

TWO new pieces of original art by Chuck McKenzie... both signed by the artist...


Also, a pack of books kindly donated by Chuck McKenzie:


  • Field Combat Manual for Zombie Slayers, written by Marc Sherman
  • Boneshaker, written by Cherie Priest
  • Dog Blood, written by David Moody
  • Shakespeare Undead, A Novel, written by Lori Handeland
  • Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse: A look at the History and Influence of Zombies on Popular Culture, edited by Christopher Wortzenspeigel from High Quality Wikipedia Articles
  • The Zombie Handbook; An Essential Guide to Zombies, and, more importantly, How to Avoid them, Dr. Robert Curran
  • Alone Series, Chaser, written by James Phelan (signed)

    All are now up at the AHWA site...

Thursday, October 20, 2011

A very special auction item...


A very special prize-pack is now up for auction at the AHWA site for Rocky Wood - Melbourne author; member of AHWA; president of HWA and all-round nice guy!

Donated by Jeremy Wagner, the pack consists of:

 
A signed/personalised first-edition trade-paperback of The Armageddon Chord
Deep beneath the Egyptian sands, an ancient and evil song written in hieroglyphics is discovered in the long lost and buried pyramid of the demonic pharaoh, Aknaseth. It is written, that if this song is performed for the world to hear, it will unleash the Apocalypse upon the world of man…Satan will reign and grant immortality to the chosen.
With the help of the abominable Egyptologist, Helmut Hartkopff, nihilistic multi-billionaire, Festus Baustone the Third will do whatever it takes to bring the song to life at any cost—even if his only daughter is to be sacrificed.
Kirk Vaisto, dubbed the “God of Guitar” by his millions of fans, soon finds himself caught between the forces of divine good and monumental evil. Vaisto begins a musical journey that takes him from an unholy chapter in ancient Egyptian history to the very remains of the Holy Cross, to the concert stage, and beyond all this, to the very edge of Hell itself.
Will Kirk Vaisto give the performance of a lifetime and either deliver our world from evil…or he will annihilate us all with the stroke of his hand?

What will happen when Kirk Vaisto strikes
The Armageddon Chord?

A signed/personalised author photo;

 The Armageddon Chord collectible 'jumbo' guitar pick and;
One The Armageddon Chord t-shirt (large).

Remember folks, the page with details is HERE!
You've gotta be in it to win it...

Monday, October 17, 2011

And even MORE auction items for the fundraiser!




Some more specials up for grabs at the Rocky Wood fundraiser auction.

Firstly, a LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION to Dark Discoveries magazine, valued at nearly $300.
Also included is a pack comprised of NINE back-issues of Dark Discoveries:


- Issue #1 (Spring, 2004) – Douglas Clegg, Elizabeth Engstrom, Bev Vincent, Bill Gauthier, Article on Stephen King by Rocky Wood, a SK Bibliography and more.
- Issue #3 (Fall, 2004) – Simon Clark, Tim Lebbon, Gary Braunbeck, Tom Piccirilli, James S. Dorr, Earthling Publications Profile, Bill Gauthier column, and more.
- Issue #4 (Spring, 2005) – Graham Masterton, Jeffrey Thomas, John R. Little, Alan M. Clark, Jeremy Robert Johnson, James Newman, Jon F. Merz and more.
- Issue #6 (Fall, 2005) – Ramsey Campbell, Douglas Winter (Part 1), Norman Partridge, Scott Nicholson, Tim Curran, Matthew Warner, Darren Franz and more.
- Issue #7 (Winter, 2006) – Elizabeth Massie, Douglas Winter (Part 2), Gerard Houarner, Steve Vernon, J.F. Gonzalez, Tributes to J.N. Williamson (Gary Braunbeck and others) and more.
- Issue #9 (Winter, 2007) – T.M. Wright, Brian Hodge, Elizabeth Engstrom, John Maclay, Michael McBride, Tony Richards, Bill Gauthier column and more.
- Issue #10 (Summer, 2007) – Jay Lake, Tim Waggoner, Alan M. Clark, John Everson, Tributes to Charles L. Grant (Christopher Golden, Kealan Patrick Burke and others), Stephen King’s worldwide book tour and more.
- Issue #11 (Spring, 2008) – Joe Hill, Edward Lee, Tim Lebbon, Michael Laimo, Cody Goodfellow, Charlee Jacob, Chad Savage and more.
- Issue #17 (Fall, 2010) – Dark Science Fiction Special. Featuring: Ray Bradbury, John Shirley, David Cronenberg, William F. Nolan, Jeffrey Thomas, Bruce Taylor, Nick Mamatas, Randy Broeker, Jeremy Robert Johnson, Ronald Malfi and more.


As an added bonus, also included are two signed/limited books released by Dark Discoveries:

- CATALYSTS - Bill Gauthier (2007). Introduction by Thomas F. Monteleone and artwork by Alan M. Clark. Features 13 stories, an afterword by the author and story notes. Signed and Numbered Trade Paperback and one of only 250 copies done.
- WILLIAM F. NOLAN: A MISCELLANY (2011). Features a rare story, an essay and bibliography. Signed by the author and limited to 250 trade paperback/perfectbound copies.

Also on offer at the auction site are:

Rain Dogs by Gary McMahon - Signed limited edition from Humdrumming Press (2008)
Inscribed to the winning bidder with an additional signature by the author.


Thought Forms by Jeffrey Thomas - Signed/limited edition from Dark Regions Press (2009)
Inscribed to the winner with an additional signature AND remarqued by the author.



 Nekropolis 1, 2 AND three by Tim Waggoner, all three signed and dedicated to the winning bidder!


Nekropolis
Meet Matt Richter. Private eye. Zombie.
His mean streets are the city of the dead, the shadowy realm known as Nekropolis. And in this first case, Richter must help a delectable half-vampire named Devona recover a legendary artifact known as the Dawnstone, before it’s used to destroy Nekropolis itself. That is, if he can survive the myriad horrors that infest the city itself.



Friday, October 14, 2011

A mass of new auction items!

There's been a rush in the last few days of donated items, so I'm listing all the definite additions here!

Tim Lebbon's The Reach of Children. 112 pages

Signed and inscribed to the winner!

 





The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, by Bev Vincent!
Signed and inscribed to the winner!







Killer Move  by Michael Marshall hardcover.

Signed and inscribed to the winner!



This is Marshall's latest release, and his signed stuff is hard to come by, especially in Australia!
Bone Marrow Stew by Tim Curran.
This is the signed/limited edition published and donated by Tasmaniac Publications. Limited to 250 copies worldwide, this is a PC copy.













And lastly, but by no means least, Scott Nicholson has kindly donated his ENTIRE EBOOK CATALOG! Every...single...book!
The author will email the ebooks to the winner in epub, mobi, or PDF files, as required!
The titles are:

Novels
Cursed! (with J.R. Rain)
Ghost College (with J.R. Rain)
The Vampire Club (with J.R. Rain)
Bad Blood (with J.R. Rain and H.T. Night)

Collections

Children’s Books
If I Were Your Monster (with Lee Davis)
Too Many Witches (with Lee Davis)
Duncan the Punkin (with Sergio Castro)

Screenplays

On Writing