The Last Thrillville (in a movie theater) this Thursday, July 22, 2010

Written By Will Viharo
   Carna Cruda
 
It's been a great ride, as the saying goes, but after 13 1/2 years, I'm exhausted and creatively spent. Time to switch to a horse of a different color, at least.  My long-running "Thrillville" show, as most people think of it - meaning the "cult movie cabaret" featuring classic and some contemporary B movies, the Magic Tiki (which replaced the Big Wheel after Speakeasy Theaters folded), the guest live band or burlesque act, Monica Tiki Goddess and me dancing to our theme song by the Moon-Rays - is about to end, making way for my new, scaled back film series, Forbidden Thrills at Forbidden Island, and the self-resuscitation of my literary career.  I am going out with a bang, natch - proudly presenting the long-delayed West Coast premiere of the ultimate lucha monster movie, MIL MASCARAS VS THE AZTEC MUMMY, which also features famous luchadores such as El Hijo del Santo and Blue Demon Jr., on a double bill with its follow-up, ACADEMY OF DOOM, also starring the legendary Mil the Thrill and featuring the return of the legendary Mexican monster, the Brainiac. This is part of the esteemed Another Hold in the Head annual indie horror/sci-fi film festival, and our debut at the legendary Roxie Theater in San Francisco. Even more appropriately, my theatrical swan song band will feature Oakland's Latin surf-rockers Carne Cruda, who closed the Parkway last year. They just won Best Song in Oakland Magazine for their anthem "Oakland's Tight," the featured track on their new album - and Oakland really needs the boost in self-esteem these days. I couldn't ask for a better send-off. It's truly the End of an Era, even as a new one dawns. Salud, and thanks for the thrills!

Thrillville Presents MIL MASCARAS VS THE AZTEC MUMMY with ACADEMY OF DOOM
Prizes, free beer, live music by Carna Cruda
Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St (near BART), San Francisco
Thursday, July 22, 9PM, $15






















Mil Mascaras vs the Aztec Mummy trailer



Academy of Doom trailer
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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