Thrillville Express (interview)

Written By Will Viharo

Rachel Swan recently wrote a profile of yours truly which appears in this week's edition of the East Bay Express, you can read it here. The past, present and future of Thrillville, the Tiki Goddess, our pad, the Mai Tai campaign, and the Parkway are all discussed. Also, if so inclined, check out this recent interview on Voodoo Idol's Pirate Cat Radio show, "Brood of the Mau Mau," you can download/listen it to it here. The show features a lot of cool, rare garage/surf music, too.

All this publicity has yet to result in large, steady crowds at my San Francisco/San Jose road shows (though they have been quite enthusiastic). This traveling schedule is exhausting and so far, not particularly lucrative. Fun, though, and I'll keep taking advantage of all these opportunities for the foreseeable future but at some point, economic reality will kick in, and I be forced to reassess my priorities, commitments and investments, career-wise. Pretty much ever year around this time I seriously consider hanging up the fez for good, but something always keeps me going. Namely, YOU. We'll see what 2010 has in store, hopefully something less tumultuous than 2009. It's been a very strange year. Please spread the thrills. Cheers.
(Photos by Joseph Schell)
Will Viharo

WILL "THE THRILL" VIHARO is a freelance writer and the author of several "gonzo pulp" novels including "A Mermaid Drowns in the Midnight Lounge," "Freaks That Carry Your Luggage up to the Room," "Chumpy Walnut," "Lavender Blonde," "Down a Dark Alley," and the “Vic Valentine, Private Eye” series, the first of which, "Love Stories Are Too Violent For Me," has been optioned for a film by Christian Slater, reissued in 2013 by Gutter Books, which also published the new Vic Valentine novel "Hard-boiled Heart" in December, 2015.

Two science fiction novels, "It Came from Hangar 18" and "The Space Needler's Intergalactic Bar Guide," were written in collaboration with Scott Fulks, who added real science to Will's pulp.

Will's own imprint, Thrillville Press, has issued a three volume anthology series featuring all of his standalone novels called "The Thrillville Pulp Fiction Collection," along with another omnibus called "The Vic Valentine Classic Case Files," which include four novels from the 1990s, "Fate Is My Pimp," "Romance Takes a Rain Check," "I Lost My Heart in Hollywood," and "Diary of a Dick," plus a recent short story, "Brain Mistrust."

More recently published books include the Vic Valentine "Mental Case Files" trilogy comprised of "Vic Valentine: International Man of Misery," "Vic Valentine: Lounge Lizard For Hire," and "Vic Valentine: Space Cadet"; the original story collection "Vic Valentine, Private Eye: 14 Vignettes"; the erotic horror noir novella "Things I Do When I'm Awake"; and a collection of erotic horror noir stories, "VIHORROR! Cocktales of Sex and Death."

Additionally Will has had stories included in a variety of anthologies including "Fast Women and Neon Lights: Eighties-Inspired Neon Noir"; "Mixed Up!"; "Long Distance Drunks: A Tribute to Charles Bukowski"; "Deadlines: A Tribute to William Wallace"; "Dark Yonder: Tales and Tabs"; "Knucklehead Noir" and "Weird Winter Wonderland" (both Coffin Hop Press); and "Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror."

Viharo's unique brand of "gonzo pulp fiction" combines elements of eroticism, noir, fantasy, and horror. For many years he has also been a professional film programmer/impresario and live music booker. He now lives in Seattle, WA with his wife and cats

https://www.thrillville.net
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