Alessandro Manzetti's Blog, page 18

Marge Simon about Whitechapel Rhapsody

"Whitechapel Rhapsody is a knock-out collection with pages of mesmerizing descriptive language, as only Alessandro Manzetti can do. A collection built on The Ripper’s victims that, one by one, draw you in and constrict your breath as an ongoing nightmare. Just excellent! What a talent, loved it!"
—Marge Simon, Multiple Bram Stoker Award Winning Author 

Whitechapel Rhapsody reviewed by Mike Thorn

My new dark poetry collection WHITECHAPEL RHAPSODY reviewed by Mike Thorn.
Excerpt from the review: Alessandro Manzetti’s Whitechapel Rhapsody offsets the deluded grandeur of Jack the Ripper’s psychological world against the vivid despair of his environment. Written as a series of thematically connected, free-verse poems, Manzetti’s collection functions as an interesting exercise in depicting this core dissonance: the serial killer’s self-aggrandizing, romantic view of his own violence versus the true horror of its consequences (...) The book boasts a breadth of reference that is fascinating and, in line with its central concerns, conflicted (not only key characters from the New Testament and Greek mythology, but also Rembrandt, Poe and Dickens, among others) (...) At a slim length of fewer than one hundred pages, Whitechapel Rhapsody is ambitious, richly developed, and well worth your time.
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HER LIFE MATTERS - Graphic Novel - Video

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Introduction by Linda D. Addison. Released by Independent Legions, for sale at Amazon:

Released today the Graphic Novel HER LIFE MATTERS

Released today, in English, the Grahic Novel HER LIFE MATTERS (Or Brooklyn Frankenstein) scripted by me and Stefano Cardoselli (who also illustrated it). Introduction by Linda D. Addison.   The book is for sale at Amazon .

Doctor Jamaica Foxy is a brilliant and successful scientist. In her laboratory she created Frankie, an eight feet tall kind-hearted giant. She taught him everything, taking care of him like a mom. Because of his appearance, Frankie has only one friend, the clever thirteen-year-old girl Mary Shelley. His small world is enough for him. He likes his routines: eating chocolate cookies and fried eggs, playing Pong with Mary, listening to Coltrane, watching baseball on television, taking walks with the Doctor, and sleeping late.But one morning after breakfast, Doctor Foxy mysteriously disappears after leaving home to do simple errands. Desperate, Frankie runs to look for her, following her scent on the streets. Brooklyn in the 1970s is not a good place with a killer called the Son of Sam leaving a trail of dead bodies behind him and a gang of white supremacists making life hell for black people throughout the neighborhood.What happened to Doctor Foxy? When Frankie discovers the truth, the kind-hearted giant turns into a killing machine. He wants to avenge his mom at all costs.

From Linda D. Addison's Introduction: "Her Life Matters ask you to consider many questions, besides the obvious one that inspired the title. What makes a living being human and what makes it a monster? Allow this remarkable book to entertain and disturb you."

Signed a Contract for the Guide/Essay 150 EXQUISITE HORROR BOOKS, coming in 2021

Signed a contract with Crystal Lake Publishing for the Guide/Essay  150 EXQUISITE BOOKS - Essential Guide to the Best 150 Books of Modern and Contemporary Horror Fiction coming in the middle of next year

Cover Reveal: HER LIFE MATTERS (or Brooklyn Frankenstein) Graphic Novel, coming in December 2020

Cover Reveal of the graphic novel HER LIFE MATTERS (or Brooklyn Frankenstein), written by Stefano Cardoselli and me, illustrated by Stefano, coming in December 2020 (In English) from Independent Legions.

BATTIAGO CLOCKWORK ORANGE LIVE - Sabato 28 Novembre 2020

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Lo One Shot 'FRANK SPIRITO - Guerra' pubblicato nel Secondo Numero di Molotov Magazine

Pubblicato nel secondo numero della rivista Molotov Magazine, curata da me, lo One Shot (25 tavole) FRANK SPIRITO - GUERRA, sceneggiato da me e illustrato da Stefano Cardoselli, numero zero della serie a fumetti FRANK SPIRITO. 
In uscita a Giugno 2021 il primo numero (L'Alba dei Posseduti) della serie regolare ad albi quadrimestrali.
Acquista Molotov Magazine Numero 2
Preordina il primo numero della serie a fumetti FRANK SPIRITO

Cover Reveal: 'Guida ai Migliori 150 Libri Horror' (Cut Up Publishing, Febbraio 2021)

Rivelata dall'Editore Cut Up Publishing la copertina della mia 'Guida ai Migliori 150 Libri Horror', in uscita a Febbraio 2021 in tutte le librerie.

Whitechapel Rhapsody reviewed by Ben Walker for Unnerving Magazine Issue 14

Ben Walker reviewed my nee dark poetry collection Whitechapel Rhapsody for Unnerving Magazine Issue 14, 
A little excerpt from the review: (...) There's talk of devils, astrological influence, ghosts and angels, perfectly conveying the uncertainty people must have been feeling back then. Beauty and horror intertwine, leaving you with a constant sense of unease—and rightly so. (...)