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Mary SanGiovanni

Me-stuff, I guess

About Me

My favorite color is purple. I have irrational fear of masks, gurneys, and certain fabrics. I like sushi. I like to sing, dance, make art, write, watch movies, play videogames, and spend time with family and good friends.
Oh, and I write horror fiction.
“Mary SanGiovanni is one of my favorite authors. Her work is cause for celebration, and always a fun read! I’m a big fan!” —Bram Stoker Award-winner Brian Keene, Author of Dead Sea
“With The Hollower, Mary SanGiovanni makes the kind of debut most horror writers dream about; this superbly-written novel is filled to the brim with mounting terror, shocking set pieces, some of the richest characterization you’ll encounter anywhere this year, and a central figure of undeniable dread. It’s got it all: scares, poignancy, people you know as well as your own family, and an unrelenting tension that will have your hands shaking by the time you reach its nerve-wracking finale.” —Bram Stoker Award-winner Gary A. Braunbeck, Author of Mr. Hands
“Mary SanGiovanni writes with all the skill of a neurosurgeon and all the passion of a Shakespearian actor on a roll. The Hollower is a fast building, high tension ride, with a solid mystery peopled with realistic characters thrown into a nightmare situation that grows darker by the minute. One hell of a novel by a writer everyone should keep their eyes on. I think we have a rising star on our hands.” -James A. Moore, Author of Under the Overtree and Serenity Falls
“For a debut novel, The Hollower is definitely impressive; Sangiovanni shows off some serious skills for an author right out of the box.” —DreadCentral.com
“SanGiovanni hits a multi-sensory home run with her evocative language...the imagery is…nightmarish and vivid....This is the type of book that’s worthy of repeat readings.” —FearZone
“…Once SanGiovanni drops you into her reality, she never relinquishes her iron grip on your attention…” —Dead Reckoning, Fall 2007
“Although the cover of Mary SanGiovanni’s debut novel The Hollower may look like another entry into the invisibility genre, it’s actually one in the psychological horror, with nothing disappearing except the sanity of its various characters.” —Bookgasm
My books:
FOUND YOU, Leisure Books, October 2008
THE HOLLOWER, Leisure Books, Fall 2007
UNDER COVER OF NIGHT, Flesh & Blood Press, 2002
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My Interests

videogames, horror movies, music, books, sunsets, lakes and oceans, dancing, exploring, adventuring, puzzles, concerts, computer art, flowers (I'm a sucker for lilacs), butterflies, dragons, pretzels, seafood, good wine, good rum, good men, exotic lands.

I'd like to meet:

Heroes.People who know when to fight for something. Or someone.People who understand the importance of words -- when to use them and when to listen to them.People that understand they are only as good as their word. People who keep promises they make. People who do what they say they will. People who understand that there is honor in loyalty.Horror fans. Readers. Movie-watchers. Videogame players. People who honestly believe they've been abducted by aliens.Oh, and Dr. Cox from Scrubs.

Music:

heavy metal, Jamaican music, some dance music, Enya. Some videogame sound-tracky stuff.

Movies:

Session 9, In the Mouth of Madness, The Thing, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Silent Hill, Nightbreed, What Dreams May Come, The Machinist, Secret Window. Which Shaun of the Dead character are you?
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Television:

Law & Order, mostly. All about the SVU. Family Guy. Scrubs. Those Court TV shows. Starting to love Six Feet Under. Carnivale.

Books:

It, The Shining, Skeleton Crew, Nightbreed, The Rising, Houses Without Doors, Ghost Story, Interstellar Pig, Books of Blood, Hellbound Heart, the list goes on....

Heroes:

People who risk a bit of themselves to save something that matters.

My Blog

Very Creepy

I have no idea where this cartoon is from or who made it, but wow.  This is one very disturbing piece of claymation.  Why Masks Scare Me...
Posted by Mary SanGiovanni on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:25:00 PST

If You Love Me...

...like only true Myspace friends should, or even if you like me a lot, or just a little and want something to read, or maybe not at all but you love/like someone else in this contributor list, then k...
Posted by Mary SanGiovanni on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:49:00 PST

If I Were a Good Person....

I'd spend the last 20 minutes I have here working instead of myspacing.I'd recycle the 8 million plastic water bottles and one glass iced tea bottle I have in my cube instead of letting them collect l...
Posted by Mary SanGiovanni on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:53:00 PST

Random Drive-By Thoughts -- the Bitchy Edition, vol. 1

Seriously, does most of America cheat? I can't be the lone naive woman bowled over by this.But I also can't flip through a radio channel without some radio DJ spinning the topic in some way (do all me...
Posted by Mary SanGiovanni on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:08:00 PST

Stuff

Working on some stuff, both personal and professional, that needs to be "edited," so to speak.  So I might not be posting here as much for a while.  You can still reach me at all the usual p...
Posted by Mary SanGiovanni on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:31:00 PST

Another Sad Passing

"Comedian George Carlin Dies at 71 Anti-Establishment icon gained fame with his 'Filthy Words' routine LOS ANGELES - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs a...
Posted by Mary SanGiovanni on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:13:00 PST

Wow

Go forth and check out the book trailer for Gary Braunbeck's new Cedar Hill novel, COFFIN COUNTY.  Do this not only because I envy GB for being able to make these things while I'm not even sure h...
Posted by Mary SanGiovanni on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:25:00 PST

The Tems on Theme and Idea

For writers, this is worth hearing.  I agree with a lot of what Melanie Tem says about writing -- in some cases, it was like she took the words verbatim right out of my mouth.  Which is cool...
Posted by Mary SanGiovanni on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:39:00 PST

UFOs

In addition to a fairly strong belief in other dimensions, the concept of which thrills and delights me, I have always had a fondness for and fascination with the stars -- galaxies, other planets, bla...
Posted by Mary SanGiovanni on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:17:00 PST

UFOs

In addition to a fairly strong belief in other dimensions, the concept of which thrills and delights me, I have always had a fondness for and fascination with the stars -- galaxies, other planets, bla...
Posted by Mary SanGiovanni on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:17:00 PST