Bøker av Paul Counelis

the woods.an amusement park.halloween night spectre.somewhere in time.lost in the pitch dark at the witching hour......stories of the agreeably unsoundPaul Counelis (, Lords of October, Rue Morgue, Halloween Machine) presents four new stories of the supernatural, glimpses into the shadows for the creatures that haunt the night.

Modern life is static. This is fact.The waves have blocked us from hidden truths and cloud our perceptions. We don't know this because the little glimpses we have gotten into the fullness of reality are stomped out, shredded at the hands of social norms. So we pay them no REAL mind.We attempt to understand what we can about the world, but we are guided by other voices. Less intuitive, less instinctual voices. 'Listen to reason', they say, and then they abandon reason.It's not that we're not who we say we are. We ARE that. But we are more.A pocket sized novella that takes a trip deep into one rainy city night by Paul Counelis (Rue Morgue, Lords of October, Halloween Machine)

MAKE ZINES NOT WAR, LIVE FROM SUNNY FLINT TOWN!Michael Bay Hates Us All: Transformers 3 v. Captain AmericaFootballBarron Anon.Hair Band in My Mindand much more intrigue and fascination from FLINT.

Most of the patrons ran from the bar, screaming, except for Bob's friends, who made a human wall around him, and the brave doorman, who was trying to reason with the zombie hunter."He's not a zombie, sir. He's a rapper. Granted, he isn't very good, but that's no reason to SHOOT him."Herbert wouldn't be persuaded. "Zombie," he said. "He has to DIE. Um...AGAIN.""Look," said the doorman, "Even if he is a zombie, he isn't hurting anyone."The story of BOB ZOMBIE will touch your soul, move you to the depths of your being...and stuff.Paul Counelis (Rue Morgue, Halloween Machine) joyfully brings you a quirky tale of the bizarre, gleefully illustrated by Randy Dunckley (Spook Sleuths).YOU WILL NEVER FORGET(and stuff)...BOB ZOMBIE!Back cover: Gus Counelis as the zombie hunter Herbert Pleasance!

'Marshall spoke like a teenage hustler, fast and loose and with a knowing gleam in his eyes. The first words he said when he came into the house pretty much set the tone for my friendship with him: "So...what do you guys do for fun?"'MARSHALL'S GULLY is the touching and haunting true story of some strange nights in a big grey house, a little hill hiding the secrets of the gully, a group of teenagers left to navigate it all on their own...and a series of friendships forged in the freedom of youth.

HALLOWEEN MACHINE PRESENTS: JOHN CARPENTER!!Paul Counelis (Rue Morgue, Lords of October) takes a look at of one of HM's favorite Halloween and horror folks, director and musician JOHN CARPENTER! This is in a series of profiles about influential people in the Halloween and horror industries, and JOHN CARPENTER is BOTH, with his horror pedigree well earned in music, movies AND with the contributions of one of the most well known Halloween masks: Michael Myers.This book contains reviews of Carpenter films, Kurtis Primm's creepy prose, Carpenter's most underrated movies, the case for HALLOWEEN as the greatest horror film ever made, review of Carpenter live in concert and more.With a jaw-dropping creepy-cool cover illustration by David Hanson!!

Halloween Machine Fall 2018 issue!Featuring an interview with DAVID HOWARD THORNTON of TERRIFIER!""I Killed a Monster"" by Kiddferd P!Halloween prose by Kurtis Primm!Halloween Store Sightings!20 Newer Movies to Watch On Halloween!The Mummy!25th Anniversary of The Halloween Tree!Halloween art and more!TRICK OR TREAT!

Halloween Machine is back in a new quarterly format! This issue features:Toys 'R Us HalloweensHalloween fiction by Valarie Savage KinneyDavid Ivey of The Ghoul ShowHalloween poems by Kurtis PrimmHalloween Store SightingsThe Case for the Movie Trick 'R TreatKiddferd P's Halloween recipe and poemand more!With brilliant front and back cover illustrations by B.C. Smith!TRICK OR TREAT!!

A group of friends, a spooky house downthe road and a really strange mystery addsup to the birth of the SPOOK SLEUTHS!join the newest group of mystery solvers ontheir FIRST super spooky case, with scaresand laughs and a whole lotta fun!Cover by Scott DeyettIllustrations by Randy Dunckley

Brenden goes into adulthood hoping not to disappoint everyone who believes in him. His best friend Devon is brash, funny, and in over her head. The girl he is pining after, Carrie, appears to have it all together, and her twin brother Justin seems to float above everything. Their idyllic existence is rocked by an unwanted outsider, a group of secrets, and the most important revelation of all. SOMETHING WE COULD NEVER BE weaves a haunting tale of surprising resonance; a touching, often funny story of truth among a group of friends just trying to navigate the changes of the future.

What is it, and why is it following me? It sits, maddeningly, without comment, and leers at me, its eyes unflinching. Unblinking. What does it want? Rue Morgue's Paul Counelis (Before Bedtime, Don't Dare the Dead) explores the dark side of the paranormal with another startling collection of striking stories, this time centering around a particularly distressing entity that refuses to go away. Cover by Jason Counelis

WHAT IS THE GREATEST HORROR MOVIE EVER MADE? Paul Counelis tries to answer that impossible question by making the case for ten of the most popular horror flicks ever to terrorize the screen. Witty, informative and thoughtful commentary highlight this collection. With "Greatest Horror Movie" lists by industry pros from writers, musicians, directors, horror hosts and actors. With a foreword by author Glen Birdsall and an amazing cover illustration by artist Roger Scholz!

Whether you LOVE Halloween or are just interested in the way It affects pop culture, this book is FOR YOU! Interviews with Halloween experts Lisa Morton, Lesley Pratt Bannatyne, Leonard Pickel and more! Halloween in film and television The myths and legends of Halloween Music and cultural influence The story of Boris Pickett's Monster Mash Hocus Pocus, Halloween 1978, A Nightmare on Elm Street and many more Haunted attractions Best TV specials ...and TONS more, from the pages of Halloween Machine magazine! It's a big book of TRICKS AND TREATS!

Strange things reside within the pages of this collection of bizarre stories from the realm of the supernatural by author and Rue Morgue columnist PAUL COUNELIS. DON'T DARE THE DEAD, two men on the run from the law find themselves in a very unusual situation outside a haunted house. BOB ZOMBIE: A LOVE STORY, about a reanimated rapper and his friends, and the seasoned zombie hunter who tries to do the right thing. SHADOWS FOR REALITIES, a little girl remembers being born, and the eyes watching her from multiple dimensions. Cover photo: MATT WOODBURY Cover model" SCOTT GRAUBNER

THE BRADBURY EXPERIMENT A revealing observation of Ray Bradbury's seminal book THE HALLOWEEN TREE on the present day climate, with a twist...Paul Counelis (Marshall's Gully, Rue Morgue) (and his dog Emmy) unleashes the words of Bradbury out into the spring nights of Flint, Michigan and observes the affects on himself, his surroundings and his subsequent short story. Its a very unique, joyful celebration of all things spooky, and a respectful remembrance of Bradbury himself. With striking, moody illustrations by Audriana Counelis (cover) and Cheyenne Lloyd (back cover).

Our cinematic hopes and dreams are a direct reflection of the society around us. We sometimes need escapism in the form of our established myths and heroes in a way that nurtures our own wellbeing, especially kids. Over a series of essays, author and Rue Morgue scribe Paul Counelis examines several different instances where pop culture met comics, writing about his own personal experiences and the effects of comic book heroes on today's culture. With looks at Spider-Man, Superman: The Movie, Batman v Superman and more!