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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
Here is Christopher Sorrenti's final version of the cover for my bizarro pulp novel FREAKS THAT CARRY YOUR LUGGAGE UP TO THE ROOM, which I'm hoping to publish later this Fall or early Winter. This is my most exxtreme novel yet, a flagrant middle finger poked in the eye of conventional, conservative society. It will offend the sensibilities of both the politically correct & the morally self-righteous. It's crude, it's lewd, and it's definitely not for prudes. It'll also be very short, but very sick. This blog entry contains links to the first four chapters, also posted on this blog, as well as a back cover description. Oakland filmmaker Vincent Cortez, who directed/wrote/scored the excellent indie neo-noir The Hush (you can read my Examiner.com review/interview here), has agreed to create an animated book trailer for it, too. This is gonna weird and wild, even by my standards. Stay tuned...and speaking of freaks, my next Forbidden Thrills movie nite at Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge on Monday, September 19, 7:30 features two "Back to School Shockers," AIP classics HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER (1958) plus REFORM SCHOOL GIRL (1957). Be there or be square, cats 'n' kittens. Cheers.