tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62515949219411316312010-03-05T09:21:39.460-08:00Kev.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16363707300890520549noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251594921941131631.post-18314568087666154542010-03-05T09:14:00.000-08:002010-03-05T09:21:39.473-08:00

Dziewczyna Z Sasiedztwa, the Polish translation of The Girl Next Door was recently voted Book of the Year by both the readers and editors of the Polish horror e-zine, Grabarz Polski!More information about Jack's Polish debut, and his upcoming adventures in Poland can be found here.

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Tails of Wonder and Imagination, is a new anthology from Ellen Datlow, published by Night Shade Books. Jack's story Returns is featured alongside works by Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, Neil Gaiman, Graham Joyce, and more! The Trade Paperback Edition is now available!

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Necon XXX is around the corner, and Jack will be attending again this year. There are only a limited number of slots left, so now would be a good time to register!Necon is celebrating its 30th year (hence the "XXX"), and will be held in Bristol, Rhode Island, from July 15-18.More info can be found at the link above!

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Hot off the presses, is a beautiful edition of Dziewczyna Z Sasiedztwa (The Girl Next Door), from Poland. Yet another stunning cover that helps pay off the karmic debt of the infamous "cheerleader" edition of the original paperback.In other news from Poland, Jack will be attending Dni Fantastyki, in Wrocław, from June 25-27. A little about the event:Dni Fantasyki was founded in 2003, and is held

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The appearances page has been updated with some upcoming dates and times to see Jack in 2010, including a couple of rare west coast appearances:March 20, 2010: Dark Delicacies Books will be hosting an in-store appearance and signing. They are located at 4213 W. Burbank Blvd. Burbank, CA. Call 818-556-6660 for more information.March 21, 2010: Jack will be appearing at the Black Ace Books Paperback

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Updated the Complete Bibliography with Jack's 2009 Releases.

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Two new foreign language editions of Jack's books have recently been published.First is a Korean edition of The Girl Next Door, from Lightning-Rod Books, with a beautiful and thought provoking cover. This one looks great on the book shelf with the other recent editions of this gut-wrenching classic.Also available, is Wahnsinn, the German translation of Stranglehold/Only Child. Once again, Heyne

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Tentative news about e-book editions of some of Jack's books, courtesy of Leisure Press...E-book editions of Cover, and Old Flames are currently in the works, and will be available soon. Older titles, including Off Season, Offspring, The Girl Next Door, and Peacable Kingdom have a tentative timeframe of June, with She Wakes, possibly later after that.Watch this space for more details!

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Gargoyle Publishing in Italy, has released Jack's first Italian translation, of The Girl Next Door ("La Ragazza della Porta Accanto"), complete with yet another beautiful cover, and a foreward by Stephen King.ISBN: 9788889541371

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WZZM-TV, Channel 13, the ABC affiliate in Grand Rapids has an interview with Jack from November, about Scarefest 2009

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It's Halloween, which means it's zombie time (though, honestly, when isn't it zombie time?)! John Skipp has published a massive new anthology called Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead. Featured in the anthology is Jack's story The Visitor. Other contributors include Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury, and Poppy Z. Brite. If ever there was an anthology to add to your zombie shelf,

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Howard Barton Unruh, who killed 13 people in a shooting spree in 1949, has died at age 88.Unruh was one of the inspirations for Jack's book Joyride (aka Road Kill). While Unruh was eventually determined to be insane, it is interesting to note that his last name in German means "disquiet." More information about Howard Barton Unruh can be found here.

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DVD/Blu-Ray...Tuesday, October 6!The lastest film adaptation of Jack's hits the street on Tuesday, and promises to be a doozy. Check out Ghost House Underground's website for more details!

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Looking to fill in the gaps in your collection? Have some extra room on your Ketchum-shelf?Jack's Complete Bibliography is now online, and current up to his 2009 publications!This is as comprehensive as it gets, and is the definitive guide to all things Jack Ketchum.

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MODERNCINÉ presents SCAREFEST 2009 featuring theUS PREMIERE of JACK KETCHUM’S “OFFSPRING”VETERAN DIRECTOR LUCKY MCKEE JOINS MODERNCINÉ’S SCAREFEST 2009MUSKEGON, MI – September 25, 2009 – This Halloween veteran Scare-masters, MODERNCINÉ Director/Producer Andrew van den Houten and international award winning author Jack Ketchum usher Halloween in with terrifying style. MODERNCINÉ’s SCAREFEST 2009

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Jack and several other authors currently published by Leisure/Dorchester Publishing are interviewed by Genreville TV, discussing the "joys of mass market genre fiction." A transcript can be found here.

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PopCrunch has released their list of "Top 10 Most Disturbing Books of All Time." There are definitely some good ones on there. Not only is Jack on there in good company, but guess what clocked in at Number One?

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The film version of Offspring is burning up the film festival circuit. It just won the award for "Best Screenplay" at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival, in Australia. Next stop is the Oldenburg Film Festival in Germany, where Jack will be on hand, along with director Andrew van den Houten. Details and screening times here.

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Did you know that you can find Jack in a number of places besides jackketchum.net?You can also find up-to-date Jack Ketchum info atJack's Twitter PageJack's MySpace PageJack's Message BoardJack's Facebook PageAll of these sites are officially sanctioned.

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Josh Jabcuga has a new interview with Jack over at Comics 101, about the recent Leisure reissue of Cover.

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Jack will be there, and you should be too...

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Mondolibri Publishing has recently published an Italian translation of Red, in a stylish new edition.For the interested collector, copies seem to be available at a fairly reasonable price at Euroclub.it.Also available, is the new German translation of Offspring, titled Beutegier. Heyne Hardcore has released yet another stunning translation.

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Dorchester Publishing (the parent company for Leisure Press) has introduced a new website Widget that allows people to browse select titles that they publish.Jack's latest mass-market paperback, Cover, has been selected as one of these titles, and is now browseable here at Jack Ketchum dot Net.As Dorchester creates Widgets for more titles, I will add them to the website as well.

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Leisure Press has recently reissued Jack's 1987 novel, Cover as a mass-market paperback."Lee is a veteran who came back from the war a changed man. He's haunted and scarred. And his grip on reality is weakening, especially since his wife and son left him. He keeps to himself, deep in the woods. But today he's not alone. A group of weekend campers have intruded on his fragile world. For Lee this

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Jack has added several dates from August through October to his itinerary! Check the "Appearances" page, to find out when he will be visiting YOU!

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