Thrillville turns 14, Tiki style

Written By Will Viharo

On Monday, April 18, 7:30 I will be hosting my 14th Thrillville Anniversary Show not in a movie theater, but in a tiki lounge, the greatest one in the world, in fact - Forbidden Island, to be exact, where I've been presenting a scaled down version of my cult movie program called "Forbidden Thrills" since last summer. Thrillville has evolved over the years from a weekly midnight show at the Parkway to a "prime time" event on Thursday nites at both the Parkway and its sister Speakeasy Theater, the Cerrito (now gone), to a road show post-Speakeasy, and then finally to its current incarnation, the monthly movie nites at Forbidden Island, which are much more like "Chillville." But actually, Thrillville is now primarily the home base for my own pulp fiction, my original dream and chief ambition. Truthfully, I never aspired to be a B movie/burlesque impresario. It's just something that happened along the way, an enjoyable and productive detour that distracted me from my true destination for 12 years, though it gave me a  public platform from which to launch my novels. Forbidden Thrills is fun, but not the main outlet for my creativity. I'd much rather be known as Will the Quill than Will the Thrill, but in any case, Thrillville remains the headquarters for all my professional endeavors. I am grateful to all Thrill Seekers for their support as I make this full circle back to my initial career choice. I remain your humble literary lounge lizard. Please join me as I present my two favorite horror movies (it's a "secret") on Forbidden Island's "indoor drive-in" screen (and widescreen hi-def bar TV), plus prizes, surprises, and Will the Thrill's Pulp Cocktails, delicious drinks inspired by my novels and served exclusively at my movie nites. Cheers & aloha, Will
THRILLVILLE'S 14TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW
Monday, April 18, 7:30, No cover
Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge, 1304 Lincoln, Alameda CA
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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