Powerful pix from Comic Book Superhero Nite @ Forbidden Island

Written By Will Viharo
Here are some scenes from THRILLVILLE'S COMIC BOOK SUPER HERO NITE at Forbidden Island, 6/10/10.  Monica cannibalized an old costume from Thrillville and attended as "Glamazon," I wore a big pimp Bat-pimp hat, FI honcho Molokai Mike was Two-Face, manager/mixologist Suzanne Long was Lois Lane, and the FI bar crew - Susan, Paddy, Katerina and Melissa - dressed up as "The Incredibles." Lord Blood-Rah showed up as himself. We offered cocktail specials with names like "Paradise Island," "The Green Hornet," and "Shazam!" The Deadlies rocked the house with supersonic surf music and debuted their brand new CD, "Meet the Deadlies." We handed out free "Batman" comic books courtesy of Alameda Sports Card & Comics, gave away prizes, drank and danced. It wasn't quite as popular as my Sci-Fi Nite a few months ago,  and I really  wish more patrons had actually participated in the costume contest, but as you can see, we had fun anyway. Next theme event at Forbidden Island: Spaghetti Western Nite on July 8, and of course my new film series, "Forbidden Thrills" kicks off June 21. Cheers & Aloha.


Photos by Paul McMillan and Gabriel Hurley of Zero Coordinate, Inc.


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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