Monthly Archives: June 2013

Boys, Bears & Scares

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Boys, Bears and ScaresBoys, Bears & Scares is a new fan page on Facebook  created by author Daniel W. Kelly.

The page is “a place for everything gay horror: books, movies, tv, art, graphic novels, porn and more.”

Some recent posts include photos from the indie film “The Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror,” cover art from the Horror line of e-Books at MLR (Man Love Romance) Press, as well as scene shots from classic horror films and TV series (those that feature scantily clad, hunky dudes) like My Bloody Valentine and of course HBO’s True Blood.

The content is most definitely eye-grabbing and sexy. It’s a celebration of horror and a reclaiming of horror, and it doesn’t take itself too seriously.

Explains Dan: “Horror exploits sex. Horror exploits camp. Who does sex and camp better than gay guys? Gay horror is a refreshing alternative to all the T&A rated horror.”

That’s not to say that Dan doesn’t have an important agenda with Boys, Bears & Scares. Dan writes horror. He’s a fellow Bold Strokes Books author. He was most recently seen here when I posted a photo from the June 9th Bold Strokes Books Presents 6 Authors event. He read from his recently released book Combustion.Combustion by Daniel Kelly

I asked him via Facebook  to share his inspirations and hopes for BBS.

“There’s plenty of gay horror being made, but as a writer, it’s hard to get it to the audience, and as a fan, it’s hard to find it. I’m hoping Boys, Bears & Scares will make it easier for all of us.

“I want Boys, Bears & Scares to be a place where guys can see what movies, books, art, personalities, and websites are out there, and where gay horror makers can reach other gay horror fans.

“A gay presence isn’t always welcome or realistically portrayed in horror. The gay horror subgenre fixes that. You know. Sometimes, if you want it done right, you have to do it yourself.

“There are gay horror fans who are in the closet, either about being fans of horror or about wanting more man meat with their monsters. Boys, Bears & Scares exposes the horror gay guys have only dreamt of.”

I think it’s pretty brilliant. You can check out the page by clicking here.

 

Bold Strokes Books Presents 6 Authors – Event Photos

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Bold Strokes Books Author Line Up

Left to right: Authors Joel Gomez-Dossi, Jane Hoppen, Daniel W. Kelly, Jeremy Jordan King, Andrew J. Peters and Nora Olsen

There’s the whole crew of Bold Strokes Books authors who did readings yesterday at the Bureau of General Services – Queer Division.

I thought it was a really fun and successful event. We had readings that ran the gamut from sci fi/fantasy (Nora Olsen’s Swans and Klons and Jeremy Jordan Knight’s In Stone) to thriller (Joel Gomez-Dossi’s Deadly Cult) to contemporary (Jane Hoppen’s In Between).

I read one of my favorite scenes from my young adult fantasy The Seventh Pleiade.

My partner snapped the following photo from his iPhone. 🙂

Reading 6-9

 Many thanks to the great folks at the Bureau who hosted the event.

Sights from Newtown Literary Issue #2 Launch

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Newtown Literary has posted great photos from last Thursday’s Issue #2 launch event at the monthly REZ Reading series.

It was standing room only at Odradek’s Coffee House. That included me, my partner and two of our friends, even though we arrived a few minutes early. But the authors and the crowd’s positive energy made standing scarcely a hardship.

You can check out photos from the event here.

Bold Strokes Books Presents 7 Authors – This Sunday, June 9th!

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Bold Strokes Books Presents 7 Authors - BGSQD Event

Just a reminder and a re-invitation: Bold Strokes Books is hosting a reading event featuring  a panel of its authors (including me!) at the fabulously-named Bureau of General Services – Queer Division, a queer bookstore and event space.

It’s this Sunday, June 9th 3:00 – 5:00PM

I’ll be reading an excerpt from The Seventh Pleiade.

Admission is free so come on out to hear from a range of LGBT fiction authors and maybe pick up one of our books. Address, directions to the event space can be found here.