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Corey Mitchell

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About Me

I am a Los Angeles Times bestselling author of true crime. You can order my books through Amazon simply by clicking on the book covers.My newest book, PURE MURDER, will be released today, June 3, 2008, at fine bookstores everywhere.
Elizabeth Pena, 16
Jennifer Ertman, 14
Here are five of their six killers:
My other books include HOLLYWOOD DEATH SCENES,DEAD AND BURIED,MURDERED INNOCENTS,and my latest book, EVIL EYES.Check out this political ad that featured Coral Watts.I also took photos for best-selling author Dennis McDougal's THE YOSEMITE MURDERS.

Please check out my first music video, BLOWTORCH LOBOTOMY, for the Tulsa, OK-based death metal band DIVINE PUSTULENCE. CAUTION: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS EXTREME VIOLENCE, GORE, ALCOHOL ABUSE, TORTURE, SMOKING, AND GUNPLAY.Before my writing career I ran an independent record label, Reservoir Records, and an artist management company, Liquid Management. I used to manage 16Volt and worked with various members of Skrew, Angkor Wat, Danzig, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Prong, Scum of the Earth, Die Krupps, Daniel Ash, Crazytown, Cop Shoot Cop, Phylr, Rob Zombie, and more.
Background manipulation from the Serial Killer Crime Index.

My Interests

I am the founder and executive editor of the ultimate true crime blog, IN COLD BLOG .

Please visit Corey Mitchell's Website
I am the moderator for the MySpace True Crime Group . Stop on by.

I'd like to meet:

People who know how to use the word "myself" appropriately!I have no interest in meeting people with cheeseball softcore porn sites, MySpace profile trackers, Pimp MySpace spiels, penis creams, etc. I will not add you. Also, I will readily delete lame spam comments so don't waste either of our time.

Music:

At the top of my list is P.J. Harvey. Then Divine Pustulence, Russian Circles, Grails, Moonsorrow, Project E.L.F., Nachtmystium, The Funeral Pyre, DHG, Dawn of Azazael, Global Communication, Grayceon, Arovane, Beneath the Massacre, Phylr, God Forbid, Lamb of God, old Metallica, old Megadeth, Exodus, Anthrax, S.O.D., 36 Crazyfists, seefeel, Aphex Twin, Vapourspace, Autechre, Chimaira, Shadows Fall, Front Line Assembly, Hirax, Testament, English Dogs, Scratch Acid, Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Skinny Puppy, Diatribe, 16 Volt, NIN, Nuclear Assault, Death Angel, Voivod (RIP Piggy), Skrew, Angkor Wat, Tangerine Dream, The Orb, Orbital, Skylab 1, Prototype 909, Plastikman, FUSE, Mouse on Mars, Poison the Well, Cop Shoot Cop, DRI, Septic Death, Cryptic Slaughter, Boards of Canada, Plaid, Explosions in the Sky, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Slayer, Slipknot, Meshuggah, Pelican, Isis, Jesu, Red Sparowes, Necrophagist, Hate Eternal, Machine Head, The Cars, M, Lipps Inc., David Bowie, Elton John, The Sylvers, KC & The Sunshine Band, The Bee Gees, Dimmu Borgir, Human Mesh Dance, System of a Down, Black Dog Productions, Queensryche, Motley Crue, Ratt, Dokken, Black and Blue, Great White, Helstar, Pantera, Damageplan (RIP Dimebag), Watchtower, Dangerous Toys, early COC, Strapping Young Lad, Motorhead, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Polygon Window, AFX, Caustic Window, Plug, Luke Vibert, Wagonchrist, The Agony Scene, Mogwai, Mr. Oizo, Celtic Frost, Cro-Mags, Suicidal Tendencies, Earth, Wind & Fire, Sunno))), Rush, Labradford, Otep, Opeth, Scorn, Helmet, Public Enemy, Erik B & Rakim, Manitoba AKA Caribou, Prince, Richie Hawtin, Sven Vath, Intermix, Mastodon, A Life Once Lost, Hamell on Trial, Alpha, Bandalu, Nirvana, Quicksand, Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Barry White, The Cult, Photek, Springheel Jack, Steely Dan, Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Boston, Peter Frampton, Andy Gibb, Pale 3, Autechre, Clint Mansell, Goblin, Zombi, Roni Size, Mark Isham, Mark Snow, Juno Reactor, Faith No More, Stars of the Lid, Killswitch Engage, Avenged Sevenfold, G 'n R, Fear Factory, Sepultura, Rotting Corpse, Rigor Mortis, Skatenigs, Retarted Elf, None More Black, Dread, Civais, Hurlant, dead horse, Man or God, Agony Column, EMG, Kelly Asparagus, Wang Chung, Gary Numan, Romeo Void, Devo, Cheap Trick, Aldo Nova, Def Leppard, Krokus, Night Ranger, Quiet Riot, Vio-lence, Atrophy, Matera, Pigface, Pailhead, 1000 Homo DJs, PTP, Acid Horse, Lead Into Gold, CUSP, Lard, The Future Sound of London, Carpet Musics, Loscil, Lisa Gerrard, All That Remains, Crumbsuckers, Neurosis, Low, Mouth of the Architect, Carcass, Napalm Death, Death, Glass Casket, The Human Abstract, Into the Moat, Morbid Angel, Mum, Cult of Luna, Giant Squid, Consolidated, Agalloch, Akercocke, Battle of Mice, Gojira, Katatonia, Xasthur, Mimi + Boyd, Gregor Samsa, Amber Asylum, Murcof, Cliff Martinez, Horna, Waitan, Red Harvest, Trentemoller, Ulrich Schnauss, Brian Eno, Arvo Part, Bergraven...

Movies:

Some of my all-time favorite flicks are Reservoir Dogs,Evil Dead 2,King of the Hill,Memento,Run Lola Run,Requiem for a Dream.Also Haute Tension, Children of Men, Murder-Set-Pieces, Slaughtered Vomit Dolls, Feed, The Hills Have Eyes (remake), The last House on the Left, Irreversible, August Underground: Mordum, Suspiria, Dawn of the Dead (Romero original), Day of the Dead, Return of the Living Dead, The Shining, The Fog (Carpenter original), Halloween, Audition, ...And Justice For All, The Conversation, Jaws, Joshua, Poltergeist, Shine, Dog Day Afternoon, Pi, Children Shouldn't Play w/Dead Things, Spring Break, April Fool's Day, Grizzly, Happy Birthday to Me, Terror Train, Prom Night, Let's Scare Jessica to Death, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Hooper original), Evil Dead, Night of the Living Dead, Day of the Dead, Razorblade Smile, Visitor Q, Dead or Alive, Earthquake, Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Clerks, Chasing Amy, The Omen, Damien: Omen 2, The Oblong Box, Black Sunday, Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, Funny Games, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, The Philadelphia Story, Bringing Up Baby, L.A. Confidential, Aftermath/Genesis, The Fly (Cronenberg remake), Scanners, Rabid, The Brood, Videodrome, It Came From Within, Caddyshack, Stripes, Meet the Feebles, Braindead (AKA Dead/Alive), Deep Red, Tenebre, Phenomena, Cat in the Brain, Gates of Hell, The Sentinel, NOES, NOES3: Dream Warriors, Dressed to Kill, Carrie, Body Double, Scarface, Martin, Battle Royale, Winter Sleepers, Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Something Wild, The Sound of Music, Ichi the Killer, Nekromantik, Nekromantik 2, Schramm, Corpse Fucking Art, The Corporation, Hoop Dreams, Garbage (go Peter Byck!), The Rules of Engagement (Waco doc), Fahrenheit 911, Bowling for Columbine, Roger & Me, Titticut Follies, Session 9, Next Stop Wonderland, The Machinist (Brad Anderson!), Charlie's Family, My Sweet Satan, Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Exorcist, The Exorcist 3: Legion, Basket Case, Street Trash, MPD Psycho, Gozu, Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Yakuza, The Killer, Bullet in the Head, The Lost Boys, Wonderland, Takashi Miike, Tom Tykwer, Heaven, The Following, The Incredible Melting Man, H.O.T.S., My Bloody Valentine, Lone Star, City of Hope, Brother From Another Planet, John Sayles, The Howling, An American Werewolf in London, Bubba Ho-Tep, Guinea Pig, Man Behind the Sun, Straw Dogs, Piranha, Raiders of the Lost Ark, CE3K, Slap Shot, Ichi the Killer, Duel, For Your Consideration, Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Slither, sherrybaby, The Road to Guantanamo

Television:

All-time favorite show: The X-Files.
Current viewing: Way too much thanks to my DVR.
Deadliest Catch, Entourage, The Soup, 24, Prison Break, The Amazing Race, Survivor, CSI: Miami, Lost, Supernatural, Veronica Mars (RIP), The Dead Zone, The Daily Show (favorite current show overall), The Colbert Report, Mind of Mencia (not as funny as his stand-up), Headbangers Ball, Arrested Development (RIP), G vs E (RIP), Tru Calling (RIP), Touching Evil (RIP), Big Brother, American Idol, The Office, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Crossing Jordan (RIP).

Books:

My six books - EVIL EYES, HOLLYWOOD DEATH SCENES, DEAD AND BURIED, MURDERED INNOCENTS, STRANGLER, and PURE MURDER (due 6.08).
Corey Mitchell (for the search engine).Some of my favorite authors: Dennis McDougal, Dana Holliday, Aphrodite Jones, Darcy O'Brien, Gary LaVergne, Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry, Clive Barker, Poppy Z. Brite, Dennis Etchison, Joyce King, Jay Brandon, Norman Partridge, Joe Lansdale, Bentley Little, Owl Goingback, Joe Conason, Al Franken, Michael Moore, Robert Reich, Molly Ivins, David Brock, John Skipp, Craig Spector, Doug Winter, Doug Clegg, Mattew Costello, Christa Faust, Lucy Taylor, Edward Lee, Gary Braunbeck, Stephen King, Richard Laymon (RIP), Simon Clark, Ray Garton, Daniel Ransom, Amanda Reyes, Tim Lucas, Melanie Tem, Nancy Collins, Noam Chomsky, Seymour Hersh, David Lindsey, Jeff Abbott, Rick Riordan, David Skal, David Schow, Mick Garris, Ann Rule, Dean Koontz, Ed Gorman, Tom Picirrilli, Michael Marshall Smith, Gris Grimly (illustrator), Bob Woodward, Gregg Olsen, Steven Long, Simon Read, Paul LaRosa, Carol Anne Davis, Sam Adams, Ron Franscell, Laura James, Carlton Stowers, M. William Phelps, Joyce King, and many more...

Heroes:

Carol and Don Mitchell, Lisa Mitchell, Audra Mitchell, and Emma Mitchell.
Also, Barbara Ayres-Wilson & Harriett Semander.

My Blog

PURE MURDER VBT Winners

Thanks for everyone's patience! I know I said I was going to announce the winners on Friday originally, however, I am in the middle of remodeling my garage and turning it into a bigger office so I can...
Posted by Corey Mitchell on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:13:00 PST

Corey Mitchells PURE MURDER Virtual Book Tour - The FINALE!!

1. Ok, so I have read a couple of your books and find them intriguing. Here's my question for you that I think would be interesting...Based on all the creeps you've written about, which book woul...
Posted by Corey Mitchell on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:02:00 PST

Someone Phished My Account

Hi everyone,Unfortunately, someone has phished my MySpace account. My friends are receiving a silly comment about their MySpace layout. I have absolutely nothing to do with this. Please just ignore it...
Posted by Corey Mitchell on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:22:00 PST

Ask Corey Anything

Hi friends,My new book, Pure Murder, is officially released today. To celebrate the release, I am hosting another contest. Simply ask me a question, any question you'd like (within reason, of course) ...
Posted by Corey Mitchell on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:41:00 PST

Corey Mitchells Pure Murder Virtual Book Tour

Corey Mitchell's Pure Murder Virtual Book Tour:June 3 - In Cold BlogJune 4 - The Criminal Report Daily at Investigation DiscoveryJune 5 - True Crime Blogroll on MyspaceJune 6 - MetalSucksJune 8 - Chil...
Posted by Corey Mitchell on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:26:00 PST

Interview Today with True Crime Author Burl Barer 2PM (PST)

Please join me today at 2:00 p.m. (PST) on Outlaw Radio when I will be interviewed by my fellow true crime author Burl Barer. We will be mainly talking about the upcoming release of my new book, Pure ...
Posted by Corey Mitchell on Sat, 17 May 2008 04:52:00 PST

Win Signed Copies of PURE MURDER today at 1:00pm (CST)

***by Corey Mitchell***Be sure to tune in later today (1:00 p.m. CST) to hear more from my upcoming book, Pure Murder, on BlogTalkRadio here. There will be a chat room and I will be accepting calls at...
Posted by Corey Mitchell on Sun, 11 May 2008 07:15:00 PST

Why do you read True Crime books?

Hey everyone,As is the case with every new true crime book I have published, there are people out there who believe true crime books are "shameful" and that I am making "blood money" off of the pain o...
Posted by Corey Mitchell on Tue, 06 May 2008 11:21:00 PST

PURE MURDER Killer Jose "Joe" Medellin Set to Die August 5

In my opinion, the most brutal and ruthless killer in my new book, Pure Murder, was Joe Medellin.He, along with five other boys, including his 14-year-old brother, Venancio, abducted, raped and tortur...
Posted by Corey Mitchell on Tue, 06 May 2008 05:20:00 PST

Corey Mitchell Talks PURE MURDER on Sarcastic Crime Crime - Tonight (4/21) @ 9:00pm (EST)

I am looking forward to chatting with Shannon Dingee-Kramer (pictured) of Sarcastic Crime tonight on BlogTalkRadio at 9:00 p. m (EST).We will be talking about my upcoming book, Pure Murder, my career ...
Posted by Corey Mitchell on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:52:00 PST