GHOST RADIO CONTEST: 5 More Days to Enter!

You still have five more days to enter the contests that were part of the “Ghost Radio: Countdown to Paper” event, celebrating the paperback release of Leopoldo Gout’s hit horror novel Ghost Radio.

This is your chance to win autographed copies of the book as well as other exciting prizes, such as CDs, DVDs, audiobooks and more!

To find out how to enter click here.

And, remember, every day of the event has contests.  So enter them all.  And increase your chance of winning!

The contests close on March 13, 2010.

GHOST RADIO Contest Continues!

The “Ghost Radio – Countdown to Paper”  event contest, celebrating the mass market paperback release of Leopoldo Gout’s hit horror novel Ghost Radio, continues.  We’ll be accepting entries till March 13, 2010.

This is your chance to win autographed copies of the book and other exciting prizes!

To find out how to enter click here.   And enter now.   It only takes a few seconds!

And, remember, all days of the event have contests.  So enter every one of them.  And increase your chances of winning!

COUNTDOWN TO PAPER: DAY 6

Welcome to Day 6 of the “Ghost Radio: Countdown to Paper” event! Our celebration of the mass market paperback release of Leopoldo Gout’s hit horror novel Ghost Radio. Today we give you a preview of a potential Ghost Radio podcast.  And make sure to read to the bottom of the post for a chance to win some exciting PRIZES!

We’re always looking for ways to expand the Ghost Radio experience.  The blog has been hugely successful.  Its daily readership goes way beyond our wild expectations.  And we’d like to continue this momentum.

One of the ideas we’re toying with is a Ghost Radio podcast.   Like the blog, this podcast won’t be limited to information on the book, but will cover a range of material.  We’ve yet to decide if this is a direction we wish to take.  But we’ve created a tentative show open to whet your appetite.  It’s still a bit rough, but it gives you a feel of what the open for such a show might sound like:

Let us know what you think?  Is another media podcast something you think you need?

CONTEST INFORMATION!

Each day of this event we offer the chance to win prizes. Every winner will receive autographed copies of both the hardback and paperback editions of Ghost Radio. But they will also receive a special bonus surprise tied to the day’s theme. This could be additional books, DVDs, CDs, audio books, or maybe something even more exciting. So what are you waiting for? Enter today’s contest now.

Here’s all you need to do to enter today’s contest:

Just send an email to ghostradioinfo@gmail.com, and put “COUNTDOWN TO PAPER – DAY 6″ in the subject line, and  “Ghost Radio”  in the body of the email.  Or just use the contact form below:

Name(required)

Email(required)

Website

Message

This contest closes on March 13, 2010. Winners will be chosen at random, and notified the following week.

And don’t forget to check back to tomorrow for another day of this exciting event, and another chance to win PRIZES!

If you’ve missed any of the COUNTDOWN TO PAPER event you can catch up here.

COUNTDOWN TO PAPER: DAY 5

Welcome to Day 5 of the “Ghost Radio: Countdown to Paper” event! Our celebration of the mass market paperback release of Leopoldo Gout’s hit horror novel Ghost Radio. Today Leopoldo looks at the mysterious Toltec civilization. And make sure to read to the bottom of the post for a chance to win some exciting PRIZES!

One of the greatest assets to any writer is a mystery.  Whether that mystery be large, like the meaning of life; or small, like a missing set of keys, their ability to drive stories is virtually identical.  They don’t merely aid in creating narrative, they serve as the most functional armature for building narrative upon.  The mystery has done for writing what the post and lintel did for architecture.   But if writers see mysteries as an asset, readers see them as almost a necessity.

You’ll rarely find a successful novel, from the most high-minded to the most mercenary, that doesn’t have a mystery at its core:  Some question that author hopes to examine if not fully answer.

Ghost Radio is a novel full of mysteries from murders to missing radio shows to the mystery of the afterlife itself.   But one of my favorite mysteries that Ghost Radio tackles is the mystery of the Toltecs.

Unlike other ancient civilizations, the Toltecs have become more mysterious by the decade.  Once believed to be an actual ancient people of central Mexico, now more and more historians have come to accept that they may simply have been a mythic creation of the Aztecs.  And, because of this unclear history, they have become utilized by all types of people for all types of purposes.  The Toltecs seems to serve a function similar to that of the druids of ancient Britain:  A mystical group upon whom we can project our own ideas and feelings.  A new age catchall, if you will.

But I didn’t want to use the Toltecs that way in Ghost Radio.  I thought they deserved better.  So I sought to use them in a way that was both more mysterious and more surprising.  You’ll have to read the book to find out more.   But, if you’re like most readers, I think you’ll find it a mystery worth exploring.  And I hope you enjoy what I did with it.

CONTEST INFORMATION!

Each day of this event we offer the chance to win prizes. Every winner will receive autographed copies of both the hardback and paperback editions of Ghost Radio. But they will also receive a special bonus surprise tied to the day’s theme. This could be additional books, DVDs, CDs, audio books, or maybe something even more exciting. So what are you waiting for? Enter today’s contest now.

Here’s all you need to do to enter today’s contest:

Just send an email to ghostradioinfo@gmail.com, and put “COUNTDOWN TO PAPER – DAY 5″ in the subject line, and  “Ghost Radio”  in the body of the email.  Or just use the contact form below:

Name(required)

Email(required)

Website

Message

This contest closes on March 13, 2010. Winners will be chosen at random, and notified the following week.

And don’t forget to check back to tomorrow for another day of this exciting event, and another chance to win PRIZES!

If you’ve missed any of the COUNTDOWN TO PAPER event you can catch up here.

COUNTDOWN TO PAPER: DAY 4

Welcome to Day 4 of the “Ghost Radio: Countdown to Paper” event! Our celebration of the mass market paperback release of Leopoldo Gout’s hit horror novel Ghost Radio.  Today we look at pioneer of paranormal radio.  And make sure to read to the bottom of the post for a chance to win some exciting PRIZES!

One of the key components of Ghost Radio is a late-night paranormal radio show.  Such radio shows have been a programming fixtures for decades.  The show of this type that’s probably most familiar to today’s readers is Art Bell’s Coast to Coast Am.  And our Mexican readers are probably familiar with similar show called “La Mano Peluda” (The Hairy Hand).

But decades before either of these shows aired, there was a radio personality who pioneered this format.  His name was John Zimmerman, better known to his listeners as “Long John Nebel” (pictured above).  On various radio station in the New York City area, he broadcast an over-night radio show discussing the paranormal from the mid-fifties till the late seventies.

We could try to explain what his show was like.  But wouldn’t it just be better to give you chance to listen to it yourself?  We thought so.

So today we’re dipping deep in the Ghost Radio archives to give you a taste of John Nebel’s show.  And it’s quite a special one.  This broadcast is from February 1, 1958 and features an interview with Award Winning Science Fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke.  In this conversation, Clarke discusses his theories on UFOs.  We hope you enjoy it.

CONTEST INFORMATION!

Each day of this event we offer the chance to win prizes.  Every winner will receive autographed copies of both the hardback and paperback editions of Ghost Radio. But they will also receive a special bonus surprise tied to the day’s theme.  This could be additional books, DVDs, CDs, audio books, or maybe something even more exciting.   So what are you waiting for?  Enter today’s contest now.

Here’s all you need to do to enter today’s contest:

Just send an email to ghostradioinfo@gmail.com,  and put “COUNTDOWN TO PAPER – DAY 4″ in the subject line, and “Ghost Radio”  in the body of the email.  Or just use the contact form below:

Name(required)

Email(required)

Website

Message

This contest closes on March 13, 2010.  Winners will be chosen at random, and notified the following week.

And don’t forget to check back to tomorrow for another day of this exciting event, and another chance to win PRIZES!

If you’ve missed any of the COUNTDOWN TO PAPER event you can catch up here.

Win a Copy of “Ghost Radio” by Leopoldo Gout!

Fearnet’s latest contest is offering you the chance to win a copy of Ghost Radio in their latest contest.  You’ll also win a bunch of other DVDs, comics, and games.  Here’s what you can win in the prize pack:

Alien DVD Boxset, Silent Hill DVD, The Andromeda Strain miniseries DVD, three Sony Playstation games including Resistance 2, Fallout 3 and Condemned 2: Bloodshot, and the novel Ghost Radio by Leopoldo Gout. Just for good measure we’ll throw in a FEARnet notebook, squishy eyeball (to relieve all that stress from watching these great Sci Fi/Horror films) and a FEARnet Beanie so you’ll never be left out in the cold.

In order to enter, all you have to do is click on this link, and fill out the form.  Easy peasy.

But be quick about it.  The contest closes on the 29th.

Contest: Win a Copy of TRICK ‘R TREAT

Trick ‘r Treat is one of the most heralded, but least seen, horror movies of recent years.  And if you’re one of those who hasn’t seen it yet, it’s time to bop on over to Dread Central and enter their current contest for a chance to win copies of the film on Blu-Ray and DVD.

For details on how to enter the contest click here.

Calling All Horror Filmmakers!

From Dread Central:

Dust off your shorts, feature films, and music videos; the Australian horror film festival A Night of Horror has announced their call for entries!

A Night of Horror is scheduled to run in Sydney, Australia and the festival is currently accepting genre material for consideration to be shown during its 10-day span. The current ‘Earlybird’ deadline listed is July 31, 2009 for all submitted applicants. The festival itself is still a bit on the horizon, as it is slated to run from March 25 through April 3 of 2010. Plenty of time to book your hotel rooms!

For additional and up-to-date information, visit the official A Night of Horror website!

Coraline Contest!

Dread Central is offering a contest in honor of the release of the movie CORALINE, based on Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel.

For details on the prizes and how to enter, click here.

Fearnet Offers GHOST RADIO as Part of “Haunted Prize Pack”!

Also in the pack:

And:

For more information on the contest click here.