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Michael Arnzen

About Me


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Member Since: 18/04/2007
Band Website: http://www.gorelets.com
Influences:
Sounds Like: PRAISE FOR AUDIOVILE :
"Aurally stunning and memorable..."
-- Horror World"...a performance-art piece of manic Beatnik horror. For the majority of the CD's sixteen tracks, Arnzen assumes a frenzied persona that blends elements of Alan Ginsberg, Henry Rollins, and Patrick Bateman to deliver simultaneously horrifying and humorous short stories."
-- Dead Reckonings"Arnzen's Audiovile will disturb and entertain you for more reasons than the obvious...and because these pieces are based on the works of Mike Arnzen, there's also a lot of simple, weird fun to be had, as well, and the musicianship displayed throughout is flawless. A genuine one-of-kind recording."
-- Gary A. Braunbeck, author of Mr. Hands"The brilliance of these tales -- amplified by Arnzen's pitch perfect delivery -- is that within the space of a couple of minutes, each one sets a grin on your face, then slaps it off, then kicks you in the groin and leaves you gasping (but still laughing), "That isn't right! That's just plain WRONG!"
-- FearZone"For anyone who has ever heard it said that horror is not an art form, Arnzen fires back with the proverbial 'up yours,' making himself out to be a twisted Ginsberg for the horror fan, Kerouac for the demented, and a Dylan Thomas for those of us with a dark sense of humor. And no, I'm not exaggerating....what you have is something that listeners will be playing for their friends, prefaced by lines like 'You have to hear this!' and 'This is the weirdest thing I've ever heard!'
-- Dread Central"[Arnzen is] The Morrison of the Macabre...Audiovile is an unexpected pleasure. Put this in your iPod and smoke it!"
-- ChiZine
Record Label: Raw Dog Screaming Press
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Twitter Litter

I joined twitter, and keep posting weird things.  Not really very profound things, but things I've reflected on and thought, that's clever enough to keep.  Not knowing what else to do with them, I'm p...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:49:00 GMT

Get Morbid With Me

Click on through to the other side to find a new contest on The Goreletter weblog.  I'm running a free book giveaway to the top five "pithy morbid thoughts" submitted on the site.  I've been getting a...
Posted by on Sat, 23 May 2009 04:42:00 GMT

Horror Fans: Meet Me at The Haunt

Horror-Mall.com has set up a new "myspace for the horror genre" called The Haunt... and it's growing rapidly!SIGN UP FOR THE HAUNT and you can friend me at profile name "gorelets."  It's just like thi...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:37:00 GMT

deFacebook

I don't do Facebook, but word has it that there's a group of fun-loving Arnzen readers and students over there.  If your face is on the book, look for the group "What would Mike Arnzen do for a Klondi...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:46:00 GMT

I Have Voted for a Dwarf Star

Oh, you thought I was being politically incorrect with that subject line above, didn't you?  Wrong!I just sent in my vote for the second annual 'Dwarf Star' Awards-- which is a neat new contest run by...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:22:00 GMT

"365 Days of the Dead" Concludes

I recommend you drop on by the myspace blog of Mr. Scott Emerson, who just completed "365 Days of the Dead":  a review of a zombie film every day over the past year:  http://www.myspace.com/...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:20:00 GMT

"Can You Handle This Onslaught of Gore?"

Happy Halloween everyone.  I've posted a new audio file to my myspace profile page:  "How to Grow a Man Eating Plant" -- a live recording from my reading at the Penn Highlands Community Coll...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:53:00 GMT

Win a FREE copy of Audiovile

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.... ZOMBIE MALL is running a contest; sign up for an account at zombiemall.com BEFORE OCT 15th 2008 and you could win a free copy of my CD, Audiovile!...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:08:00 GMT

Arnzen "Writer’s Talk" Podcast (NPR tonight)

Look for the "Writer's Talk" series on WCBE (Ohio's NPR station), which will be airing interviews with Michael Arnzen, Gary Braunbeck, Lucy Snyder, and Lawrence Connolly each Wednesday all month. The...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:36:00 GMT

Video Interview with the Tombkeeper!

"Tombkeeper" JL Comeau interviewed me on video at the bleary-eyed end of this year's HorrorFind Convention, and our conversation is now available on the fabulous Count Gore de Vol website. -- Mike Arn...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:38:00 GMT