MERMAID novel & soundtrack now available!

Written By Will Viharo



I've just ended Thrillville 1.0 and am going directly into Thrillville 2.0, which means my new no-frills cult movie series Forbidden Thrills at my new home base, Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge in Alameda, and more significantly, the creation of "Thrillville Press" - self-publication of my backlog of novels, including my latest, A MERMAID DROWNS IN THE MIDNIGHT LOUNGE and its companion CD, the original "book score" MUSIC FOR A DROWNING MERMAID by San Jose musician Actual Rafiq. Both are now available on my Lulu storefront and will soon be available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other retail outlets. (This recent San Francisco Bay Guardian interview with goes into my reasons for self-publishing.) Last week I celebrated at Forbidden Island with my second Forbidden Thrills event, "Mermaid Mania," featuring NIGHT TIDE (1961) and MERMAIDS OF TIBURON (1962). It was very successful and I'm looking forward to many more Forbidden Thrills in the future. Not sure what the financial rewards of my re-animated literary career will be, if any, but I haven't felt this creatively satisfied in a long time - maybe ever. Next from Thrillville Press: my very first novel, the nostalgic fantasy CHUMPY WALNUT; a satirical crime novel, DOWN A DARK ALLEY;  and the rest of the VIC VALENTINE, PRIVATE EYE series, the first of which, LOVE STORIES ARE TOO VIOLENT FOR ME, has been optioned repeatedly by Christian Slater - in fact, he recently renewed it. Onward Christian Slater! Thanks for sticking with me as I evolve both personally and professionally. Cheers, Will the Quill


With Actual Rafiq, who composed the original "book score" for my novel













 
 Mermaid Mai Tai at Luna Park, night of my final Thrillville 1.0 show at the Roxie
  Monica rewarded me with a mermaid statue, which I dubbed "Mora" after Linda Lawson's
character in "Night Tide"
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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