Cheers to 2011; Aloha 2012

Written By Will Viharo
My 20th annual Elvis holiday card

Overall, 2011 was a pretty good year - chiefly because I celebrated my tenth wedding anniversary with my beloved Tiki Goddess. I also published four books (including Lavender Blonde and the two Vic Valentine Double Features, Fate Is My Pimp/Romance Takes a Rain Check and I Lost My Heart in Hollywood/Diary of a Dick), and wrote two: the bizarro novella Freaks That Carry Your Luggage Up to the Room and, with Scott Fulks, a sci-fi pulp epic like no other, It Came From Hangar 18, which is due out in early 2012 (all the rest are currently available in various formats via my Thrillville Pulp Fiction page). But I also lost some dear personal pals to untimely death, most painfully longtime buddies Ben Putman and Rob Beckley, along with famous friends Tura Satana and David Hess, so I'm left with both a strengthened spirit and a broken heart. Still, even with these mixed emotions, I'm really looking forward to the new year. There are a lot of new movies I'm greatly anticipating, especially the unprecedented slate of superhero flicks (The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-man, The Avengers, Man of Steel and the latest 007 entry Skyfall; check out my list of the Top 11 of 2011 in my Examiner column here.) I also have some choice B classics lined up for my monthly movie nite, Forbidden Thrills at Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge. And of course I'll keep producing and pimping my own pulp. Happy Holidays to Thrill Seekers everywhere. Here's to a brighter future. Cheers.



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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