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Hugo

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

I am the former head of the Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency (a.k.a., FVZA) now living in retirement in New Mexico. I enjoy tending to my garden, reading, dining out and educating people about the undead.
You can find out more about me at www.fvza.org , the tribute site I set up for the FVZA.

My Interests

Besides the obvious (vampires, zombies, werewolves), I like to keep up on the current trends in science and world politics. For hobbies, I collect swords and antique firearms and am an avid cook. For exercise, I like to hike in the Sandia Mountains near my home. Additionally, I hold black belts in three different martial arts and still work out daily in my home gym. Once a week or so, I enjoy "venting" my emotions at the local firing range.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone interested in finding out the truths behind the myths.
Also, independent horror filmmakers. Feel free to plug your movies here.

Music:

Gershwin, Broadway, Classical (Johann Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Mozart), Ragtime Jazz, Mariachi, Tejano.

Movies:

As you might expect, I am an avid horror movie fan. Some of my favorites include: The Cabinet of Dr, Caligari; Nosferatu; Shaun of the Dead; Dawn of the Dead (Romero version); Night of the Lving Dead; 28 Days Later; the classic Universal monster movies; Cabin Fever; Evil Dead.
I also love film noir. My favorites include: The Big Sleep, After Dark, My Sweet; Kiss Me Deadly, Out of the Past; the Maltese Falcon; Detour; The Killing.
Some of my favorite directors are Howard Hawks, John Huston, Preston Sturges, John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, George Romero, Martin Scorcese, Francis Ford Coppola.
You can find some brief reviews of horror movies on my site .

Television:

My favorite channels are Discovery, Discovery Health, the Food Network and the SciFi Channel. Some shows I enjoys are The Critical Hour, The First 48 (a reality show about homicide detectives on A & E), UFC on Spike TV, and Ghost Hunters. I also like watching football and am a longtime Dallas Cowboys fan.

Books:

Too many to list, so I'll give you some of my favorite writers and subjects: Edgar Allen Poe, Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, John Cheever, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Tolstoy, Conrad, James Fenimore Cooper, books about World War II, the Civil War, history in general, biographies, cookbooks.

Heroes:

All the FVZA agents who paid the ultimate price and sacrificed their lives to protect our great nation from the undead.

My Blog

Werewolf Interactive Case

I've just posted Part I of the new Interactive Case.  This one involves a werewolf.  Or maybe more.  Enjoy!
Posted by Hugo on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:11:00 PST

Zombie Outbreak Interactive Case

At long last, the final chapter of the Zombie Outbreak Interactive Case is posted.  Be sure to read it and find out if our Austin, Texas-based hero survives the plague.I can't tell you much about...
Posted by Hugo on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:41:00 PST

Forum registration

I understand that people have had trouble registering for the forum the last few weeks.  My associates tell me that they have upgraded the forum software and there shouldn't be any problems regis...
Posted by Hugo on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:06:00 PST

I have 666 friends!

This cannot stand.  Quick, someone add me, before the apocalypse begins! 
Posted by Hugo on Thu, 03 May 2007 12:28:00 PST

Condolences

My condolences to all those who lost friends and loved ones at Virginia Tech.It's a horrible thing: one minute you're a typical college student, thinking about final exams, your social life, etc.; the...
Posted by Hugo on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:47:00 PST

Site is down temporarily

We're in the process of transferring the domain registrar, so the site may be down for awhile today.
Posted by Hugo on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:40:00 PST

French UFO sightings

France has become the first country to open its UFO files to the public.  Apparently, so many people have been visiting that the site has repeatedly crashed.  The site URL is www.cnes-geipan...
Posted by Hugo on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:26:00 PST

New posting

I've posted a new Historical Tale on the FVZA site.  Sorry for the lack of new material recently.  I hope to catch up soon and complete the Werewolves section with information on biology and...
Posted by Hugo on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:30:00 PST

e-mail

For anyone who's dropped me an e-mail, please give me a week or so to respond.  At my age, everything takes longer....
Posted by Hugo on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:31:00 PST

Thanksgiving

Since this is the day for expressing thanks, I wanted to share a few things for which I'm grateful:1.  I'm thankful that vampires no longer rule the night.2.  I'm thankful that zombies are a...
Posted by Hugo on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:11:00 PST