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Harry Shannon

Jack of all trades, master of some...

About Me

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DAEMON TRAILER ON YOU TUBEWANT TO CHAT ABOUT BOOKS & JUST HAVE A BIT OF FUN? CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE HARRY SHANNON MYSPACE GROUPHello, I write novels and screenplays. I'm a counselor in private practice, and a very fortunate husband and father. I have been sober since January 10, 1986. I've also been an actor, a country music artist in Switzerland (with my ex-wife Suzanne Klee), an Emmy-nominated songwriter, a music publisher, a VP of Carolco Pictures and worked as a free-lance Music Supervisor on films such as Basic Instinct and Universal Soldier. My latest novel is a gruesome tale called "DAEMON," soon to be released in trade paperback by DELIRIUM BOOKS. If you enjoy horror, it is guaranteed to keep you up at night. You can also order "DAEMON" here, via Amazon.Going back a few years, my first mystery MEMORIAL DAY (A Mick Callahan Novel) takes place in fictional Dry Wells, Nevada and features a recovering alcoholic talk show host. New Mystery Reader called it "wry, bittersweet and altogether touching," Library Journal praised it as "memorable," and Booklist said of my amateur sleuth Mick Callahan, "Lets hope he's around for a long run." The sequel, EYE OF THE BURNING MAN (A Mick Callahan Novel) was released in November, 2005. Publisher's Weekly said: "Fast-paced and an easy read...Mick is convincingly righteous, vengeful and wisecracking in this second outing." Mystery Scene wrote: "The real strength of this book is in its central characters flawed, human, often funny, sometimes tragic and the relationships among them." The third Callahan novel, "One of the Wicked," has been scheduled for a hardcover release in November of 2008.A thriller entitled THE PRESSURE OF DARKNESS came out in 2006. I'm very proud of this one. You can order by clicking on the banner. The brilliant Ken Bruen (Author of The Dramatist and The Guards) said,"Wondrous! If Michael Herr, David Morrell and Robert Stone wrote a book together, this would be it. The Pressure of Darkness is a tremendous novel that works on every level." J.A. Konrath (Author of the Lt. Jacqueline Jack Daniels Series) writes "Gritty, absorbing, and wonderfully written---Shannon grabs you by the short hairs and tugs until you scream. This is easily one of the best thrillers of the year." Gregg Hurwitz (Tim Rackley novels) opines "A blend of horror, Eastern philosophy, Spec Ops thriller, and virus white-knuckler, The Pressure of Darkness keeps the pages turning as fast as your hands can move. Strap in and read fast, or this one'll leave without you."Okay, if you're a horror fan you're probably wondering what happened to my earlier works. My debut novel was the very campy NIGHT OF THE BEAST--the first in a pulp trilogy set in northeastern Nevada. NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF won the small-press Tombstone Award for Best Novel. The final book, a limited edition hardcover called NIGHT OF THE DAEMON, sold out in 48 hours. Unfortunately, the first two novels remain out of print, and can be difficult to find except used or at auction via EBay. However, as stated earlier, the third has been re-titled "DAEMON" and is available in affaordable trade paperback from DELIRIUM BOOKS . If you enjoy horror, it is guaranteed to keep you up at night. "DAEMON" can also be ordered at a discount via Amazon.com.If you enjoy horror movies, I scripted the indie film DEAD AND GONE (a spooky but funny homage to classic movies like the 'Evil Dead' series) and also played a bit part as the Sheriff. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE TRAILER! The cast includes Quentin Jones, Kathrin Bates, Kyle Gass of Tenacious D, Chris Bruno of TV's "Dead Zone," rocker Ben Moody and scream queen Felissa Rose. The movie will be out on DVD in July, 2008. A novel version will follow come August. Check out the website at DEAD AND GONE and some cool coverage by industry magazine leader FANGORIA IMDB Listing here: Harry Shannon IIVISIT THE HARRY SHANNON MYSPACE GROUPI believe Americans must come together, change direction, take better care of our men and women in uniform and immediately prosecute the corrupt politicians and sociopathic corporations currently engaged in war profiteering. Yeah, I know, I know. Dream on. Anyway, thanks for stopping by!Layout powered by HOT FreeLayouts DEAD AND GONE IMDB PAGE
Dead and Gone Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0n94UKCAAU

My Interests

Books, movies, screenplays, short fiction, politics, military history, cats, classical music, philosophy, psychology, comparative religion, Buddhism, traditional country music and bluegrass, song lyrics, stage musicals, Shakespeare's tragedies, and a bunch of other stuff...

I'd like to meet:

Well, I'm after new readers (obviously) but also want to meet fellow book and movie fiends, progressive thinkers, sober folks and cat lovers. My online time is limited due to writing obligations, but the more the merrier...

Music:

JS Bach, Mozart, 70's rock, The Dixie Chicks...

Movies:

The Godfather I and II, classic horror films, anything gripping and action packed will usually do...

Television:

Battlestar Gallactica! That show rocks...I'm also a fan of "Breaking Bad" on AMC, Bryan Cranston is brilliant in it.

Books:

I LOVE BOOKS, especially crime fiction, some contemporary horror fiction, all the early Stephen King, good suspense and thriller novels, military history (WW2, Viet Nam and Civil War in particular) also biographies. I follow politics perhaps a bit too closely for my own good, especially my blood pressure...

Heroes:

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jesus Christ, Thomas Jefferson

My Blog

Dead and Gone novel up for pre-order!

DEAD AND GONE A novel by Harry Shannon, is now up for pre-orderIn August, Delirium kicks off its new line of original titles available both through its book club, hardcover subscription and avail...
Posted by Harry Shannon on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:18:00 PST

FearZone interview up, more coming...

DEAD AND GONE LIVES   Greg Lamberson's blog FearZone.com will be devoting a lotof pixels to "Dead  and Gone" over the next few days,including interviews with director Yossi  Sasson...
Posted by Harry Shannon on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:22:00 PST

Dead and Gone Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0n94UKCAAU Here's the trailer for DEAD AND GONE, with a mention of the novel added to the end. Pass it on! harry...
Posted by Harry Shannon on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:39:00 PST

DEAD AND GONE novel & movie updates

Good news, I'm told DEAD AND GONE may get some cool print coverage in the new issue of Fangoria, which ships next week. We should have a trailer up & around the net pretty soon as well...
Posted by Harry Shannon on Wed, 14 May 2008 08:02:00 PST

New Friends of Harry Shannon Group, New Location

Julie has started a brand new Friends of Harry Shannon Group for us all to hang out and discuss books, play games and generally raise hell. Come join us!   http://groups.myspace.com/friendso...
Posted by Harry Shannon on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:25:00 PST

Check out the DAEMON book trailer on YouTube!!!

Yossi Sasson has created a very cool book trailer for my new novel DAEMON! Book trailer for my new novel...feel free to pass it along to anyone who enjoys horror.   http://www.youtube.com/v/qSPS0...
Posted by Harry Shannon on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:39:00 PST

Interview at Horror Garage

Author John Paul Allen interviewed yours truly for Horror Garage. Check it out:   http://www.horrorgarage.com/horror/interview-harry-shannon.p hp  ...
Posted by Harry Shannon on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:32:00 PST

DEAD AND GONE soon to be born!

My first produced movie "Dead and Gone," directed by the multi-talented Yossi Sasson, is nearly read to go to market. The MySpace page is located here: www.myspace.com/deadandgonethemovie The color co...
Posted by Harry Shannon on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:23:00 PST

Interview at Horror World

HORROR WORLD INTERVIEWS HARRY SHANNON Harry Shannon knows how to entertain us. Long before his debut novel, Night of the Beast, won him respect and praise as an author of dark literature, Harry had m...
Posted by Harry Shannon on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:09:00 PST

Free fiction online at Hardluck Stories

Three Harry Shannon stories currently posted online...   "Loose Ends" from the collection (and stage play) "Bad Seed" http://hardluckstories.com/jhed_harryshannon.htm     "Lucky" f...
Posted by Harry Shannon on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 07:16:00 PST