"Thrillville" Turns 20

Twenty years ago this month, sometime in April 1997, I hosted my first show at the old Parkway Theater in Oakland, CA. Back then I called it "The Midnight Lounge," since it happened every Saturday at midnight. I booked a lot of old cheesy AIP monster/JD/biker flicks and such, though my very first movie was Blue Velvet. I haphazardly concocted a doppelganger persona called "Will the Thrill" (which a fellow driver at a blood bank where I once worked always called me), a retro-beatnik-lounge lizard-clown partly inspired by the Buddy Love character in Jerry Lewis's The Nutty Professor. Eventually it just became an extension of my own personality, the distinction blurring as I was recognized around town, though truthfully I never felt that comfortable performing in public.

In January 1999, after mixed success as a midnight show, we moved it to Thursdays at 9pm, re-dubbing it "Thrillville Theater" and adding live burlesque and surf/rockabilly/lounge bands, showing cult and exploitation films from the 50s through the 80s, all in 35mm. It was a big hit, at least for a while.

By this time Monica Cortes Viharo, "The Tiki Goddess" - whom I met when she attended a 5/31/97 screening of Jailhouse Rock and I chose her to spin the big wheel - was my full time lovely assistant, on and off stage. We were married on 5/31/01 at the Cal-Neva in Lake Tahoe in a Rat Pack style ceremony/celebration, with mariachis. As many of you know, she's now earning her PhD in Drama at the University of Washington. 

Anyway, the retooled show remained in the prime time time slot (eventually rotating with the Cerrito Theater), weekly then monthly, until Speakeasy Theaters folded suddenly in 2009. Then I took the show on the road to theaters around the Bay Area, maintaining the basic format of B movies and burlesque or bands. Finally it was downsized into a monthly movie night at called "Forbidden Thrills" at Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge in Alameda, CA. (I also booked band there, many of which played Thrillville).

Logo designed by Dyer Wilk

When The New Parkway opened in 2012, I was asked to revive Thrillville there. Monica and i hosted a few shows ourselves, but mostly I just programmed it, designating guest hosts like Lord Blood-Rah, the Queen of Scream, and The Undertaker.

After I moved to Seattle almost three years ago, I did a couple of local shows, but now I'm only organizing/hosting Noir at the Bar Seattle quarterly.

Now it's all come full circle with my own imprint, Thrillville Press. I'd never aspired to be a movie impresario, just a writer. In fact, I was asked by the co-founder of Speakeasy Theaters, my old friend Kyle Fischer, to produce and host a live show to help promote the novel they had published with their small press, Love Stories Are Too Violent For Me, back in 1995. In 2001 we received a letter from Christian Slater, who wanted to option the book for a film, which he'd direct himself, playing Vic Valentine, Private Eye. I thought my ship had finally come in. I wouldn't just be hosting other people's movies anymore. My own work would finally be presented and preserved on celluloid.

"Blue Velvet" was not only the first movie I ever showed, but the first one I ever acted in! Well, sorta...

Today, a full two decades after Thrillville began, I'm a dog walker in Seattle. Not my planned career trajectory, but there are certainly worse options (I know, since I've done many of them). After many years of effort the movie almost got the green light, then stalled again. I have no idea what happens next. But then who does?

True Romance Is Too Violent For Me: Miami, June, 2012. Seems like so long ago now. Sigh.

Meantime, thanks to Thrillville, I not only have my own press, but also my own theme song (which you should play while reading this blog!), feature documentary (watch that later, highly recommended), official fez, and official T-shirt! (Buy both of those immediately - I don't get a cut.)

"Thrillville," my official theme song by The Moon-Rays "Director's cut" of Jeff M. Giordanos' documentary THE THRILL IS GONE! (2014)

THRILLVILLE FEZ from Fez-O-Rama!

THRILLVILLE T-SHIRT from November Fire!

Though sadly, I'm still probably best known for this...

And this...

With our wedding pastor, Robert Ensler, as "Dino"

2001 French documentary featuring us,  archival footage of Vegas and The Rat Pack, 
and Steven Soderbergh!

SHATFEST is a big part of my "legacy" as well. It was always my most popular annual event.

And I wonder why no one seems to take me seriously as a writer. Except down in Costa Rica. Oh well.

But really, my marriage made it all worthwhile, if nothing else. Thrillville is how I met Monica. Our wedding alone was the production of a lifetime, at least ours...

Anyway, to mark this "landmark" anniversary of my so-called brand name, below is a rather epic pictorial/video history of Thrillville, followed by a list of all (or at least most) of the films I've ever presented. Dig, or don't. 

In any case, thank you for all the support. 

Cheers.

For Diablo Magazine, 1999 - shot at The Ivy Room, where we officially met when I was hosting an Elvis Bday party there, 1/8/98 San Francisco Chronicle Datebook, 2010, at Forbidden Island with Mel Waldorf of Meshugga Beach Party and Ferenc Dobronyi of Pollo del Mar, two bands I booked frequently

Photos by Jim Ferreira

One of my custom made lobby card giveaways designed by Bob Ekman Honored to be given the John Stanley Bay Area Horror Host Award at a surprise ceremony at the Bal Theater in San Leandro, just before I left for Seattle in 2014

My original Thrillville column in "The Parkway News", 1997-98:

Previous anniversary posters by Aaron Farmer:

Event posters by Rich Black:

Event posters by Strephon Taylor:

Event posters by Miles Goodrich:

Poster by Ken Dashner Postcards by Tanoa Stewart

 

Some of my many special guests over the years:

The late Bob Wilkins

A replica of the original "Creature Features" set, with the late Bob Shaw, John Stanley, and Bob Wilkins

John Stanley

One of many guest appearances by the late Ray Dennis Steckler - who ironically died the same day as Bob Wilkins: January 7, 2009

Gorilla X, Ray Dennis Steckler, Jello Biafra

John Michael McCarthy and Emmy Collins

My stepmom Anne Helm and the late Deborah Walley Robin Roseaan, the late Yvonne Craig, Gary Lockwood Raven de la Croix

The late David Hess

Horror Host Palooza; Adam Trash, Mr. Lobo, Son of Ghoul, Ms. Monster, Rock 'n' Roll Ray, Dr. Goulfinger Kitten on the Keys and Ms. Monster at my 10th Anniversary Show, Cerrito

Mr. Lobo, the Queen of Trash, Gorilla X

Ernie Fosselius and Mr. Lobo

Mr. Lobo and Dr. Zombie

With "Uncle Bill" Longen, The Trailer King!

The Undertaker, Lord Blood-Rah, the Queen of Scream, and "Gargantua" at The New Parkway Godzilla (Dennis Lancaster), August Ragone, and Bob Johnson

Gamera! (Eric Yee)

Godzilla and Mothra! (Dennis Lancaster, Eric Yee)

The Metaluna Mutant (Eric Yee)

The Monster of Piedras Blancas. Well, his head anyway.

My lucha alias, "Guillermo El Thrillermo"

"The Gill Creature" (Eric Yee)

Special effects guru Phil Tippett

Author/screenwriter Barry Gifford co-presented several of his films over the years, including "Wild at Heart" and "Lost Highway"

Eddie Muller co-hosted my annual film noir series

The Devil-Ettes

Mr. Lucky, Sprocket Ensemble, Connie Champagne

Robert Silverman on theremin

The Phenomenauts Pollo del Mar Apocalypso Now

Project Pimento

Kitten on the Keys

Cherry Malone

"Lady Frankenstein" of the Hubba Hubba Revue

Diamond Daggers

The Twilight Vixen Revue

Apocalypso Now

Clandestine

The Atomic Lounge Show

The Wigglin' Wahines

The Mai Kai Gents

Otto Von Stroheim

My father, actor Robert Viharo! HOME BASES The Parkway Speakeasy, Oakland, 1997-2008 The first time I ever publicly designated the realm of "Thrillville" was during this early TV interview, which also features some favorite film clips: The Cerrito Speakeasy, El Cerrito, CA, 2007-2009:

Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge, Alameda, CA, 2009-2013:

With owners Michael and Denise Thanos (Photo: Jim Ferreira)

 Tiki Goddess

With Bud E. Luv, Marky Luv, and Mikey Luv, New Year's Eve Party

Back Lot Tiki Drive-In!

14th Anniversary Thrillville Party

With Lord Blood-Rah and Johnny Legend Hosting the late Tura Satana's 69th birthday party! Selling and signing books Still there in "spirits"! Shooting my first book trailer... Original book trailer for The Thrillville Pulp Fiction Collection, shot and edited by Christopher Sorrenti (2011) The New Parkway Theater,  Oakland, 2012-2013:

 ROAD SHOWS, 1999-2015

One of several gigs at The Werepad, San Francisco Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA Midnite Movie Mamacita presented me with a surprise birthday day cake when I was a guest host at her show in Phoenix, AZ Annual "Spookylau" Shows at Copia, Napa Cash Flagg (Ray Dennis Steckler) and me in one of his original road show costumes, Fine Arts Theater, Berkeley...

Zombie Prom, San Francisco

Since we didn't have The Wheel anymore, we employed "The Magic Tiki"
to telepathically give out prizes at theaters like the Balboa and Four Star in San Francisco,
and the Camera 3 in San Jose

The Vortex Room, San Francisco

Roxie Theater, San Francisco

Donna Loren at the Balboa Theater, San Francisco

Christmas Tiki Party at the Conga Lounge, Oakland...
"Home of the Mai Tai, Not Just the Drive-by"...

Hosting a "Mad Men" Party at Kingman's Ivy Room in Albany CA  We hosted several movie nights and symposiums at Tiki Oasis, San Diego Interview with Scott Fulks and me for Tiki Oasis TV, August 2015  Sharing the stage at Bimbo's in San Francisco with the iconic Peaches Christ

Legendary Lloyd Kaufman, B Movie Celebration, Franklin Indiana, 2008 The Blob photobombs Scott Mensching of The Moon-Rays and me, B Movie Celebration, Indiana

Hosting the premiere of "Black Dynamite" at The Grand Lake Theater, Oakland, with director Scott Sanders and star Michael Jai White, 2009 On the set of Creepy KOFY Movie-Time with The Deadlies Judging an Elvis Impersonator contest at The Crocodile in Seattle, January, 2015 Legendary director William Grefe flew out from Florida to co-present his classic "Impulse" at my final SHATFEST, Central Cinema, Seattle, June 2015 A Swedish Halloween Party at The Swedish Club, Seattle, October 2015 MEET THE PRESS A small sampling of the generous coverage Thrillville enjoyed over the years

THAT'S ALL, FOLKS! THE THRILL IS GONE!

Cheers.

COMPLETE LIST OF MOVIES HOSTED BY WILL THE THRILL AND MONICA TIKI GODDESS since 1997 (noted if shown more than once)

Abbott and Costello Go To Mars

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Academy of Doom

Across 110th Street

The Adventures of Captain Marvel

All About Eve

The Amazing Colossal Man

An American Werewolf in London

Angels With Dirty Faces (2)

Angel Heart

Angry Red Planet

The Astro Zombies

The Atomic Submarine

Attack of the Crab Monsters

Attack of the Giant Leeches

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

The Bad Bunch

The Bad Seed

Barbarella (4)

Bare Knuckles

Battle in Outer Space

Batman (1966) (3)

Beach Blanket Bingo (2)

Beach Party

Beast of the Yellow Night

Beat the Devil

The Beat Generation

Beast from Haunted Cave

The Beach Girls and the Monster

Bell, Book and Candle

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

The Big Heat

The Big Sleep (1946)

Billy Jack

The Blackboard Jungle

Black Caesar

Black Christmas (1974)

Black Dynamite

Black Mama, White Mama (2)

Black Sabbath

Blacula

Blood Feast

Blood of Dracula

Blood Shack

The Blob (1958)

Blue Hawaii

Blue Velvet

Body Heat

Born To Kill

Boss Nigger

The Brainiac

The Brain That Wouldn’t Die

Bride of the Monster

Bucket of Blood (3)

Bullitt (2)

The Burglar (1957)

Burial Ground

Brides of Dracula

Bye Bye Birdie

Carmen Jones

Casino Royale (1967)

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

Cat-Women of the Moon

Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things

Chinatown

Clambake

Clash of the Titans (1981)

Cleopatra Jones (2)

Coffy (2)

Conan the Barbarian

The Cool and the Crazy

Cooley High

Cotton Comes To Harlem

The Craving

The Crawling Eye

The Creature Walks Among Us

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Creature from the Haunted Sea

Creature with the Atom Brain (2)

The Crimson Kimono

Curse of the Demon

Curse of the Aztec Mummy

Curse of the Stone Hand

Danger: Diabolik

Dark City (1998)

Dark Passage

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Dead Alive

Dead Reckoning

Deathdream

Death Race 2000

Detour

Dementia (Daughter of Horror)

The Devil’s Hand

Devil in a Blue Dress

The Devil’s Rain

Diamonds Are Forever

Dinosaurus

Dirty Harry

Doctor No

Dr. Jekyll’s Dungeon of Death

Dr. Goldfoot And The Bikini Machine

The Doberman Gang

Dolemite

The Doll Squad

Double D Avenger

Double Indemnity

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (2)

Earth vs. the Spider

Easy Rider (2)

Enter the Dragon

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Evil Dead 2

Eyes Without A Face

Fantastic Voyage

Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!

Fire Maidens From Outer Space

First Men in the Moon

Five Against the House

The Flesh Eaters

Flesh Gordon

The Fly (1958)

The Fog (1980)

Follow That Dream (2)

For A Few Dollars More

Forbidden Planet (3)

For Your Height Only

Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

Foxy Brown (2)

Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

The French Connection

From Hell It Came

From Here to Eternity

From Russia With Love

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Gamera 2: Legion

The Giant Claw

Gilda

The Girl Can’t Help It (2)

Glen or Glenda

Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack (Bay Area premiere)

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 2

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (Bay Area premiere)

Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster

Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster

Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

Goldfinger (2)

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Gorgo

Gun Crazy

Guys and Dolls

The H-Man

Hand of Death

Hercules in the Haunted World

Hercules and the Captive Women

Hot Rod Girl

Hot Rods to Hell

Hideous Sun Demon

High Sierra

Hillbillys in a Haunted House

High School Confidential

Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers

Homicidal

Horror Express

Horror of Dracula

Horror of Party Beach (2)

Horrors of Spider Island (1960)

House of Frankenstein

House on Haunted Hill

The Howling

How To Make A Monster

I Eat Your Skin

Impulse (Shatner) (5)

The Incredible Shrinking Man

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (3)

Infra-Man (2)

Invaders from Mars (1953)

Invasion of the Saucer Men

It Came From Beneath the Sea (2)

It Came From Outer Space

It Conquered the World

It Happened at the World’s Fair

It Happened One Night

It! The Terror From Beyond Space

In A Lonely Place (2)

Incredible Two Headed Transplant

Incubus (Shatner)

Isle of the Damned

I Was Teenage Werewolf

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

Jailhouse Rock (4)

J.D’s Revenge

Jason and the Argonauts (3)

Johnny Guitar

Journey to the 7th Planet

Key Largo (2)

Kid Galahad (1962)

Killer’s Kiss

The Killer Shrews

The Killing
King Creole

Kingdom of the Spiders

King Kong (1933)

King Kong Escapes

King Kong vs Godzilla

Kiss Me Deadly (2)

Kiss of Death (1947)

Kitten With A Whip

Konga

Kong Island

L.A. Confidential

Laura

The Lady From Shanghai

Laserblast

Last House on the Left (1972)

Last Tango in Paris

Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (2)

The Lineup

The Long Goodbye

The Losers

Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

Louis Prima: the Wildest

The Mack

Mad Doctor of Blood Island

The Maltese Falcon (Bogey)

The Magic Sword

The Manchurian Candidate (original)

The Manster

The Man With the Golden Arm

Mark of the Astro Zombies

Mean Streets

Mermaid of Tiburon

Mickey One

Mildred Pierce

Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy

Missile to the Moon

Mr. Sardonicus

The Mob

Monster From Green Hell

Monster of Piedras Blancas

Monster on the Campus

Monsturd

Mothra (3)

The Mummy (1932)

Murder by Contract

Murder My Sweet

Mysterious Island

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

Neptune’s Daughter

Niagara

Night of the Bloody Apes

Night of the Lepus

Nightfall

Night Moves

Night Tide

Night of the Comet

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Ocean’s 11 (1960)

Olive or Twist? (martini documentary)

Once Upon A Time in the West

One Million Years BC (1966)

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

Outlaw Women

Out of the Past

Pal Joey

Panic In Year Zero

Phantom of the Paradise

Plan 9 From Outer Space (2)

Planet of the Apes (1968)

The Playgirls and the Vampire

Point Blank

Poor White Trash

Pushover

Queen of Outer Space (2)

Raising Arizona

Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (3)

Re-Animator

The Rebel Set

Rebel Without A Cause

Red Rock West

Reform School Girl (1957)

The Replacement Killers

Reptilicus

Retardead

Return of the Vampire

Return to Macon County

Revenge of the Creature

Revenge of Frankenstein

Rio Bravo

The Roaring Twenties

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Robin Hood (1938)

Robot vs the Aztec Mummy

Rock Baby, Rock It

Santa Claus (1959)

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Santo and Blue Demon vs. the Monsters

Santo vs. the Vampire Women

Satanic Rites of Dracula

Satan’s Cheerleaders

Scandal Sheet

Screaming Mimi

The Seven Year Itch

The Shadow (serial, 15 chapters)

Shanty Tramp (3)

Shaft (2)

The She Creature (1956)

She Devils on Wheels

She Freak

She Gods of Shark Reef

Shock Waves

The Silencers (2)

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

Sleeper

The Sniper

711 Ocean Drive

7th Voyage of Sinbad (2)

Some Like It Hot

Son of Blob

Son of Godzilla

Spider Baby

Spike & Mike’s Sick & Twisted Animation Festival (1998)

Spinout

Starcrash

Sting of Death

Stormy Weather

Strangers On A Train

Sugar Boxx

Sugar Hill and Her Zombie Hit Men

Sunset Boulevard

Superfly

Superstarlet A.D.

Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song

Sweet Smell of Success (2)

Swingers

Tarantula

Taxi Driver

Terror Beneath the Sea

Terror From the Year 5000

Them! (2)

The Time Machine (1959)

The Tingler

The Thing (1951)

The Thing (1982)

13 Frightened Girls

13 Ghosts (1960)

This Is Elvis

This Island Earth

The Three Stooges (various shorts)

The Thrill Killers (4)

Thunderball (2)

The Trip

20 Million Miles to Earth (2)

The Undead (1957)

Underworld USA

The Unearthly

The Usual Suspects

Valley of the Dolls

The Vampire’s Coffin

The Vampire Lovers (2)

Vertigo

Viva Las Vegas (5)

Voodoo Black Exorcist

War of the Colossal Beast

War of the Worlds (1954)

Way Out West

Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory

Werewolf vs. the Vampire Women

West Side Story

White Heat (2)

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

White Comanche

White Zombie

Wild at Heart (2)

Wild in the Streets

The Wild Bunch

Wild Guitar

The Wild One

Wild Ones on Wheels

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

World Without End

Wrestling Women vs the Aztec Mummy

X – the Man with X-Ray Eyes

You Only Live Twice

Zardoz

Zontar, the Thing From Venus

Zombie (Fulchi)

Zombies of Mora Tau (2)

BACK TO THE PRESENT...

Toasting my 54th birthday, Frank's, Seattle, 4/2/17:     The Octopus Bar, Seattle, 4/2/17

Scarecrow Video, Seattle: Mecca

Me with the University of Washington mascot, Dubs! 4/10/17

Monica and me at the University of Washington when she was honored as one of the 2017 UW Husky 100, 4/10/17

Hosting Noir at the Bar Seattle, Fireside Room, Hotel Sorrento, 4/13/17

La Isla, Seattle

Pie Bar Ballard, Seattle

Bop Street Records, Seattle

University of Washington Club With two of the stars of my favorite horror movie, Gaylen Ross and Scott Reiniger Crypticon Seattle, 5/6/17 The Lodge Sports Grille, Seattle Shanghai Room, Seattle North Star Diner, Seattle

I love my day job!

Debuting my custom made jacket, Cafe Lago, Seattle

Mammoth, Seattle

Seattle's great new tiki bar, Navy Strength

Celebrating our 16th wedding anniversary in classic style at one of our favorite restaurants, Canlis, Seattle, 5/31/17 Cheers to Elvis, 8/16/17 Hula Hula, Seattle

Southpaw Pizza, Seattle  - Hail to The King 8/16/17

Ba Bar, University Village, Seattle  With author Pearce Hansen, West 5, Seattle

With Lisa Petrucci, Something Weird Movie Freakout, 8/25/17

Noir at the Bar Seattle, July 13 at Hotel Sorrento Hosting Noir at the Bar Seattle, July 13, 2017:

Hosting the first L.A. VS. SEATTLE NOIR AT THE BAR READ-OFF  Saturday August 5, Hotel Sorrento

 

I wrote a story for this year's Tiki Oasis program, which be viewed in its entirety here

Issue #39 of Bachelor Pad Magazine features my movie column about Ann-Margret!

Bachelor Pad Magazine #40, featuring my 40th movie column, this one about Elvis, who "disappeared" 40 years ago this August 16! YOU MAY ALSO DIG:

WILL THE THRILL'S 50 FAVORITE HORROR FILMS

WILL THE THRILL'S 50 FAVORITE SCI-FI MOVIES

WILL THE THRILL'S TOP 75 GRINDHOUSE MOVIES

THRILLVILLE TURNS 20

Book trailer for Freaks That Carry Your Luggage Up to the Room, animated by Vincent Cortez (2011) Reading from Love Stories Are Too Violent For Me (2014) Live reading of my short story "Escape from Thrillville" (2014, included in The Thrillville Pulp Fiction Collection, Volume 3) Book trailer for It Came from Hangar 18 (2012) Interview conducted by Drive-In Radio host Alec Cizak, October 24, 2017, broadcast from Missoula, Montana.

ONLINE SHORT FICTION 

A WRONG TURN AT ALBUQUERQUE (1982) and THE IN-BETWEENERS (1987)

COFFEE SHOP GODDESS (1990) and THE EMANCIPATION OF ANN FRANK (1991)

LITTLE BLACK BULLETS (1989) and NIGHT NOTES (1990)

PEOPLE BUG ME (2013)

ESCAPE FROM THRILLVILLE (2014)

NAKED WHORE WITH A GUN (Flash Fiction Offensive) (2013)

SUCKER PUNCH OF THE GODS (Flash Fiction Offensive) (2014)


THE STICK-UP ARTIST (Flash Fiction Offensive) (2015)

Radio reading from my unpublished novel NEON ROSE (1989)

Radio play based on my unpublished novella SHADOW MUSIC (1996)

BOOKS:  COMING LATE 2017: VIC VALENTINE, INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MISERY My story HOT NIGHT AT HINKY DINKS is included in this cocktail-themed flash fiction anthology, now available for pre-order: New anthology of Christmas horror stories from Coffin Hop Press, including my story THAT'S A WRAP, coming Fall 2017 My story MEANTIME is included in this bitchin' anthology,  for which I also wrote the foreword:

My short story BEHIND THE BAR is included in this anthology

My erotic horror noir novella THINGS I DO WHEN I'M AWAKE  BUY

The new Vic Valentine novel HARD-BOILED HEART now available from Gutter Books!  BUY LOVE STORIES ARE TOO VIOLENT FOR ME from Gutter Books! BUY VOLUME ONE: A Mermaid Drowns in the Midnight Lounge and Freaks That Carry Your Luggage Up to the Room BUY VOLUME TWO: Lavender Blonde and Down a Dark Alley BUY VOLUME THREE: Chumpy Walnut and Other Stories BUY THE VIC VALENTINE CLASSIC CASE FILES: Fate Is My Pimp, Romance Takes a Rain Check, I Lost My Heart in Hollywood, Diary of a Dick BUY THE SPACE NEEDLER'S INTERGALACTIC BAR GUIDE  BUY IT CAME FROM HANGAR 18  BUY