Last Couple of Mongrels Events

Really, I think I have a stash of pics from another Mongrels thing, but now I can’t remember where. But I know I have these two anyway, as they’re from the last couple days. First was up in Fort Collins, with HEX-author Thomas Olde Heuvelt. And, Olde’s not a middle name, that’s just the first part of his last name. He’s a cool dude, smart guy, excellent horror writer. We talked about where horror comes from, the kind of genesis for/of each of our books, and then we broke out some action figures and fought witches against wolves, complete with sound effects. As you do. And here’s a string of cool happenings from last night in LA, at the Shades & Shadows reading, where, I have it on good authority, someone blacked out during a piece I was reading (also, when I looked up, there was one person who I think was gagging. it’s a cannibalism story, though. these are good signs). So, here’s the crowd, milling about beforehand: I should maybe note there that while aforesaid milling was going on? Me and Paul Tremblay were down the street at the wrong venue. Who knew one street could have two places called “Bearded Lady” within walking distance of one another? Then, inside—man. Here’s how cool the venue was:   Here’s a telephoto shot of me, moving so fast that I was blurring:     And then less blurry (via Yennie Cheung):   That dude standing over the left, in the first of these two “action reading” pics? He was  . . . → → →

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