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.

COUNTDOWN TO PAPER: DAY 10

Welcome to Day 1O the final day 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. And make sure to read to the bottom of the post for a chance to win some exciting PRIZES!

In less than 24 hours, the paperback hits store shelves!  This ends a journey that began years ago, when I presented a proposal to Harper Collins for a potential graphic novel, and they said:  Why don’t you write it as a novel!

Many sleepless nights later, the novel hit stores shelves as a hardback in October 2008.   It received great reviews from both major and minor reviewers.  These rave reviews exceeded my wildest expectations.   Now a year and a bit later, the mass market paperback release is a about to be reality.  I’ve always felt that it was in its mass market paperback edition that Ghost Radio would find its real readers.  People who don’t necessarily follow the publishing industry, nor are first on board to snag hardbacks.  Just people who love horror novels, and pick up any new paperback that strikes their fancy.  This book is for them.

But just because its US publishing releases have ended doesn’t mean it’s the end for Ghost Radio.  The blog, which has been hugely successful, will continue.  And the future of the novel remains bright.  Chances of a movie version remain very much alive.  We will report on that front as it progresses.  And editions in new countries continue to appear, such as the recent release in Korea.

And, more important than that, the novel is still alive.  Every time a new reader cracks the spine on a copy of Ghost Radio the book has a rebirth,  opening its world to a new pair of eyes, telling its story anew.  For books are always alive.  We only have to open them to find out.

And if you’re one of those people who’s yet to experience Ghost Radio, please enter today’s contest, or any of the contest held throughout this event. Winners will receive autograph copies of the book as well as other exciting prizes! The contests will be open till March 13, 2010.  So there’s still plenty of time to enter.

So I wish to thank everyone who’s followed this event.  And hope you continue to return to the blog for our daily news on Ghost Radio, horror movies, comics, books, video games,  television and other news items from the world of the fantastic and the  paranormal.  You’ve made this site and this book a big success.  And I can’t thank you enough.

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 10″ in the subject line, and “Ghost Radio” in the body of the email. Or just use the contact form below:

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

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

Every day has contests!  So increase your chances of winning by enter everyone of them!

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)

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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 1

Welcome to Day 1 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 talks about five authors who inspired him while writing Ghost Radio.  And make sure to read to the bottom of the post for a chance to win some exciting PRIZES!

1.  Richard Matheson.  They should erect statues of Richard Matheson.  He’s just that important.  Even if you don’t know his name, you’re probably already familiar with his work.  He wrote many of the classic episodes of “The Twilight Zones”, and most of his novels have been adapted for screen (often by Matheson himself), creating such classics as The Incredible Shrinking Man, Duel, Omega Man, Somewhere in Time, The Legend of Hell House, and What Dreams May Come.  But you haven’t really experienced Matheson until you’ve read his razor-sharp prose.  He’s that rare thing in fantastic fiction.  A writer who combines great ideas and stellar writing ability.

2. Neil Gaiman.  Gaiman’s literary ability isn’t a matter of debate.  The boy can write.  But his major influence on me was his ability to mix cultures, subculture and mythology in his stories. His work uniquely blends a feeling of street cred with a knowledge of classic forms, while reaching out to a range of cultures and mythologies for material.  And that combination is a constant source of inspiration.

3. Junot Diaz.  Diaz is a noted author in literary circles.  But genre fans aren’t as familiar with his work.  And they should be!  Because laced within his work are numerous references to his love of genre fiction.  This is especially true in his Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao.  Other writers are plumbing this material.  But few with the Diaz’s mix of literary skill and respect.

4. Jorge Luis Borges.  One of the first writers to embrace the fantastic and unreal as serious literary subjects, his work remains an important benchmark for writers of genre fiction.  Few of us will reach his heights.  But he charts the course.  For readers unfamiliar with his work, I suggest the collection “Labyrinths” which is good introduction to this great writer and his deep and varied output.

5.  Harlan Ellison.  Ellison is probably most famous for his cantankerous public persona.  And in that context, he’ challenging and entertaining.  But it’s on the page where he really shines.  There he breaks the conventions of structure, appropriate subject matter, and language itself, producing stories that stick with you for a lifetime.  He’s a bold writer, a fearless writer, and an honest writer.  And I turn to him when I seek these things in my work.

Thanks, Leopoldo, now you probably want to head off to the bookstore to pick up some of these great writer’s stuff.  But before you do that read on for a chance to win some exciting PRIZES!

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 1″ 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!

GHOST RADIO BLOG EVENT!

On February 23, 2010 the novel Ghost Radio gets a mass market paperback release.  So in celebration of this we, the official blog for Ghost Radio, are hosting a ten day event entitled “Ghost Radio: Countdown to Paper”.

The event will feature special daily posts,  offering art, videos, audio, deleted chapters, prose pieces and other great surprises.

And there will be PRIZES!   Lots of prizes!  Including autographed copies of the book, DVDs, CDs, audio books and much more.  Visit this site daily or click here to join in on the fun.

We hope you have as much fun participating in the event as we’ve had preparing it.