This weekend will be pretty busy. I expect to take pictures, notes, and hang out! 🙂
Category Archives: News
A Zombie Action Committee Meeting picture
April ZAC Committee meeting at Y Bar in Pittsfield, MA
This looks like fun, right? It totally is!! A meeting of the zombie minds! What you see here is a planning session for the wonderful things that ZAC wants to bring to you this year! If you think you are interested in being involved, please contact one of the committee members. New elections take place this November and we’re always happy for new blood to help with suggestions, ideas, and volunteers!
Zombie Action Committee on Facebook
-DAC
“Read the End First” – has been published
It’s been a good month for new releases! “Read the End First” with my short story “Elemental Bonds” has been published. It is currently only available in trade-size paperback (e-copy information is currently unavailable).
Read the End First
24 Apocalytic Tales
24 Time Zones
TOC (Table of Contents)
1 – Suzanne Robb
2 – A.J.French
3 – George Wilhite
4 – Craig Saunders
5 – John McCuaig
6 – David Dunwoody
7 – Sean Thompson
8 – Gregory Norris
9 – Rebecca Snow
10 – Dave Jefferey
11 – Patrick D’Orazio
12 – Emma Ennis
13 – Wayne Goodchild
14 – Adrian Chamberlin
15 – Henry Snider
16 – Stephen North
17 – Brooke Fabian
18 – Michael S. Gardner
19 – Pat Shand
20 – Hollie Snider
21 – William Todd Rose
22 – D.A. Chaney
23 – Richard Payne
24 – Darren Gallagher
Introduction by Joe McKinney
Blurbs provided by –
Graham Masterton
Jonathan Maberry
Jonathan Maberry
Scott Browne
David Moody
Scott Poole
Sean Page
Marianne Halbert
Nancy Kilpatrick
It’s ok if you haven’t caught up- I have quite a few contributions out there. For my current list of books and anthologies, please visit: DA Chaney’s Amazon profile
For my eZine story- please visit: Sirens Call Publications for a copy
-DAC
“Ripper” is released
An update to an earlier post – my dark horror, story “Ripper” (not for the faint of heart- it depicts some gruesome content) is now currently available for download and purchase at:
If you check it out, I’d love to know what you thought!
-DAC
PS- there is a great deal going on– you can get 6 editions of Sirens Call Publications’ eZine for the low price of $6.00!
“Ripper”
There is excellent news to report, for those who like to read stories that I’ve written.
My dark, horror, short story “Ripper” was accepted to be published by Sirens Call Publication’s April edition, eZine.
Not only am I excited to be a part of the edition, I’m also loving the fact that the figure on the cover-art has green eyes, just like I do. A complete chance happening but I do love the detail none-the-less 🙂
I’ll have information on the release date and where to purchase the online magazine copy on a later update but for now…
Check out that cover- each month has the same beauty, with different eye colors (so far).
-DAC
Before Plan 9 – news
I’m excited to have received my author contributor’s copy of “Before Plan 9: Plans 1-8 from Outer Space” yesterday. Fans of Ed Wood’s old classic,”Plan 9 from Outer Space” will really get a kick out of this but I think the mash up of aliens playing around with (alternate) human history could be entertaining for anyone interested.
Look at this thing. It’s quite hefty. And look. My name is riiiighht there 🙂 Very exciting.
-DAC
BAMCon in the news
Thanks to Jenn Smith at the Berkshire Eagle, the BAMCon event made the front page newspaper.
In other fun news, I have personally gone from a fan of BAMCon coming to my area in general, to a woman who will be actually a part of the Zombie panel that the Zombie Action Committee will be presenting to attendee’s. 🙂 We will be discussing well…zombies. 🙂
Hope to see you there- at my first Con appearance about 2 subjects I love. Anime/Manga and zombies! How could it get better? 🙂
Link to the entire newspaper article:
BAMCon – Berkshire Eagle article
Cryptic in the Library
Awesome news for Cryptic.
As you can well imagine, I’ve been a reader far longer than I’ve been a writer. When I wasn’t buying books, I was borrowing them from the library whenever possible. Stacks to a time, sometimes (I’ve always been a fast reader. Too bad I don’t write as quickly as I read).
I’m happy to report that today The Berkshire Athenaeum – accepted my book “Cryptic” for future public library distribution. It’s exciting news, because…once? I sat there reading the books by other people- and now, I have one of mine- with my own name on it- there for others to read.
If you go over by that way, don’t forget to ask for it and check it out of the library when it’s added to the rotation. If you’re no where near here, don’t forget – it’s also available to order from Barnes & Noble and Amazon, too 🙂
Ah. Today is a good day 🙂
-DAC
I like Anime & Manga too. Do you?
I found out some really awesome news today that I’m excited for and I wanted to share it with you.
As you guys know, I’m pretty into horror monsters- but I am into some Anime/Manga as well. The world of Anime was introduced to me years ago by one of my oldest friends, Matthew Williamson, who showed me Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040. From then on, I’ve enjoyed Evangelion, Appleseed, Appleseed- ExMachina, Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Highschool of the Dead, Full Metal Alchemist, Karas, Karas the Prophecy, Chobits, Spirited Away and many more that I can’t remember currently. Admittedly, there are many, many greats that I have yet to see- but I still have my favorites from what I’ve seen so far.
Berkshire Anime Club and MediaCrash founder Jon Wynn and the amazing club members are hosting the Berkshire Anime & Manga Convention at the Crowne Plaza in Pittsfield, MA. They ran a Kickstarter program and donation site to raise funds to help sponsor the event- but other great public sponsors like Hot Harry’s, Brix Wine Bar, Genke Life Magazine, and How to Save the World Comic helped push the club over the top to be able to present the event here in the heart of the Berkshires.
Crowne Plaza Hotel is hosting the event on Friday, May 4th- from 10AM until Sunday. Pre-order tickets to the 3 day event are 25.00 Â – with varying costs for groups, 1 day passes, and Crowne Plaza may still have rooms available at a discounted price if you are attending BAM-Con from out of town (call and check before rooms are snapped up! There are other great close hotels too, if the hotel is booked.)
For information and pre-order tickets- visit BAM-Con’s website:Â http://www.bam-con.com/
I’m planning to attend, too and take lots of pictures. This is the first annual event for BAM-Con- and hopes to build on itself as the years pass. Let’s show the Con, that the Pittsfield MA area on the East Coast can throw a great time! 🙂
-DAC
Coming soon! Before Plan 9 there was…
Before Plan 9: Plans 1-8 From Outer Space
To be released: March 23, 2012. 🙂
On the right is the original artwork done for the movie cover. On the left is the brand new artwork done for the cover of the anthology. When placed side by side- this is what you see. A full picture poster 🙂
-DAC
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