Horror Author Fred Wiehe's News and Updates

News and Updates

Horror Author Fred Wiehe

Welcome to horror novelist and creative writing instructor Fred Wiehe's news and updates page. Keep up with all the groundbreaking publication news on Fred's new books, read free short stories, follow his public appearances and calendar of events, and hear or read his public interviews. Fred is a proud member of the Horror Writers Association. He is the author of the published short stories Trick or Treat: It's the Puppet People and Trick or Troll. His novels include Strange Days, The Burning, Night Songs, and Starkville. His new collection of short stories Holiday Madness: 13 Dark Tales for Halloween, Christmas, and all Occasions is available now from Black Bed Sheet Books. His newest novel Aleric: Monster Hunter is represented by Brendan Deneen of Fine Print Literary Management. Fred also has a new non-fiction book, CREATIVE WRITING: Get Started Writing Fiction.

NEWS:

October 16, 2009 Fred was interviewed by Ann Wilkes of Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys.

October 20, 2009 Fred's new collection of short stories Holiday Madness: 13 Dark Tales for Halloween, Christmas, and All Occasions is released from Black Bed Sheet Books. This book makes a great Halloween or Christmas present for any Tween, Teen, or Adult in your life. Click here to read more information about this title.

October 21, 2009 Fred will be on KKUP, 91.5FM 8am-9am. He will be joining host Jim McMillen on One from the Heart for a Halloween Preview Show. On the air, Fred will read The Halloween Box and Part 1 of Ghosts, Inc. These never before heard stories will also be in his new anthology, Holiday Madness: 13 Dark Tales for Halloween, Christmas, and All Occasions. This collection of short stories became available October 1, 2009.

October 28, 2009 Fred will be on KKUP, 91.5FM 8am-9am for his annual Halloween Show. He will be joining host Jim McMillen on One from the Heart. On the air, Fred will read Part 2 of his new Halloween story, Ghosts, Inc. This never before heard story will also be in his new anthology, Holiday Madness: 13 Dark Tales for Halloween, Christmas, and All Occasions. This collection of short stories became available October 1, 2009. Signed books will be given away to callers!

October 31, 2009 (Halloween) Book Signing at Communication Academy (7337 Bollinger Road; Cupertino, CA 95014), 11am-12:45pm and 3pm-4:15pm. Fred teaches Creative Writing, Academic Writing, and SAT Writing & Reading to students ages 8-17 at this institution, so these two signing times will take place between his classes. Call 408-777-8876 to make reservations (space and books are limited). You can pay for your book ($15.95) at the event with a check or with cash. Or you can Pre-Order your book with a credit card through PayPal by visiting http://www.fredwiehe.com/holidaymadness1.htm. Books must be picked up at the event and you must bring your PayPal receipt with you to the event. If you can not attend the event but still want a personalized/autographed book then visit http://www.fredwiehe.com/holidaymadness.htm to purchase your book with a credit card through PayPal. A shipping charge of $6.00 will be added to your order on this page.

November 7, 2009 Stay up late on Friday night November 6 because at the stroke of midnight on Saturday, November 7, Part 1 of an in-depth conversation between horror author Fred Wiehe and the popular host Joe Flynn and his talented co-host Priscilla Ozuna will air on TV’s, The Joe Flynn Show. Tune in to Comcast channel 15 to watch if you live in the San Jose and Campbell, CA areas. Otherwise, you can also catch the show on the Internet at http://www.creatvsj.org/streaming.aspx. Once you get to the CreaTV Web site, download the Silverlight Player and then search for The Joe Flynn Show, airing live on Saturday, November 7 at 12:00 am. You must catch it live, so don’t go to sleep early on Friday night. Ring in Saturday morning at midnight with some talk about horror and writing, as well as hear Fred read an excerpt from his new book Holiday Madness—all taking place directly from Fred’s home. Part 2 of this conversation between Fred, Joe, and Priscilla will air the very next Saturday, November 14 at 12:00 am; another Friday night you get to stay up late and see a new day rung in by the ever popular The Joe Flynn Show. Also, you can become friends on MySpace with both The Joe Flynn Show and Priscilla the Horror Host. You can also find Joe Flynn and Priscilla Ozuna on FaceBook. The Joe Flynn Show has been a TV horror classic and a popular Comcast fixture for more than eight years. Tune in and find out for yourself what so many others already know—it’s spooky, it’s horror, it’s fun! Join Joe, Priscilla, and Fred this Saturday at midnight.

November 11, 2009 Fred will be on KKUP, 91.5FM 8am-9am. He will be joining host Jim McMillen on One from the Heart. On the air, Fred will read one of his stories from his new anthology, Holiday Madness: 13 Dark Tales for Halloween, Christmas, and All Occasions. This collection of short stories became available October 1, 2009.

November 14, 2009 Stay up late on Friday the 13^th because at the stroke of midnight on Saturday, November 14, Part 2 of an in-depth conversation between horror author Fred Wiehe and the popular host Joe Flynn and his talented co-host Priscilla Ozuna will air on TV’s, The Joe Flynn Show. Tune in to Comcast channel 15 to watch if you live in the San Jose and Campbell, CA areas. Otherwise, you can also catch the show on the Internet at http://www.creatvsj.org/streaming.aspx. Once you get to the CreaTV Web site, download the Silverlight Player and then search for The Joe Flynn Show, airing live on Saturday, November 14 at 12:00 am. You must catch it live, so don’t go to sleep early on Friday the 13^th. Ring in Saturday morning at midnight with some talk about horror and writing, as well as hear Fred read an excerpt from his new book Holiday Madness—all taking place directly from Fred’s home. Also, you can become friends on MySpace with both The Joe Flynn Show and Priscilla the Horror Host. You can also find Joe Flynn and Priscilla Ozuna on FaceBook. The Joe Flynn Show has been a TV horror classic and a popular Comcast fixture for more than eight years. Tune in and find out for yourself what so many others already know—it’s spooky, it’s horror, it’s fun! Join Joe, Priscilla, and Fred this Saturday at midnight.

November 27, 28, & 29, 2009 Fred will be attending SorcererCon as a guest panelist. This convention says, "We Believe in Magic." It will take place over the Thanksgiving weekend:

Location: Double Tree Hotel, 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA 95110

Fred's Panel Itinerary:

Friday, November 27: Twilight of Ann Rice 11:30am PST San Juan Room

Saturday, November 28: Reflection of Being Human 11:30am PST San Juan Room

Saturday, November 28: Wicked 1:00pm PST San Martin Room

Saturday, November 28: Breaking the Glass Ceiling 2:30pm PST San Juan Room

Saturday, November 28: Autograph Session 4:30pm PST

November 28, 2009 Fred will be joining host Jim McMillen for the Talk Marathon on KKUP, 91.5 FM from 9pm-11pm PST. Fred will be giving away sets of personalized/autographed books (all 5 books in a set) in return for a $100 pledge to this worthy, all-volunteer, public radio station.

December 5, 2009 Fred will be making a return appearance to Pirate Cat Radio 87.9FM in San Francisco and LA. He will be on the Deviant Ninja show with Ninja Maria at 9am PST (12 noon on the East coast). Please tune in or visit http://www.piratecatradio.com to listen live. You can also listen to a Podcast of the show later at http://www.piratecatradio.com/playlist.php?dj=ninjamaria.

December 9, 2009 Fred will be on KKUP, 91.5FM 8am-9am PST. He will be joining host Jim McMillen on One from the Heart for a Christmas Preview Show. On the air, Fred will read one of his stories from his new anthology, Holiday Madness: 13 Dark Tales for Halloween, Christmas, and All Occasions. This collection of short stories became available October 1, 2009.

December 19, 2009 Book Signing: Fred will be at Dark Delicacies (the home to horror) to sign copies of his new book Holiday Madness: 13 Dark Tales for Halloween, Christmas, and All Occasions. The event begins at 2pm PST. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro will also be there, signing copies of her new book Burning Shadows:

Dark Delicacies

4213 W. Burbank

Burbank, CA 91505

1-888-DARKDEL

December 20, 2009 Book Signing: Fred will be at Barnes & Noble in Gilroy, CA to sign copies of his new book Holiday Madness: 13 Dark Tales for Halloween, Christmas, and All Occasions. The event begins at 1pm PST:

Barnes&Noble Book Store

Gilroy Crossing

6825 Camino Arroyo

Gilroy, CA 95020

408-846-5777

408-846-5854

December 23, 2009 Fred will be on KKUP, 91.5FM 8am-9am PST for his annual Christmas Show. He will be joining host Jim McMillen on One from the Heart. On the air, Fred will read his new Christmas story, Christmas-Time Gremlins. This never before heard story will also be in his new anthology, Holiday Madness: 13 Dark Tales for Halloween, Christmas, and All Occasions. This collection of short stories became available October 1, 2009. Signed books will be given away to callers!

UPDATES:

Fred has completed his new novel Aleric: Monster Hunter. Fred is represented by Brendan Deneen of Fine Print Literary Management in New York. Any interested publishers should contact Brendan at brendan@fineprintlit.com.

Fred is busy working on Zero Sin, an Aleric: Monster Hunter novel.

Fred has completed work on the screenplay Freak House in association with Dave Reda and Elftwin Films. To learn more about Elftwin Films and their first movie BIT PARTS click on http://www.bitpartsthemovie.com. Look out Hollywood!

FRED IS BUSY!

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World Horror Convention 2006 San Francisco, CA

Fred Wiehe returned from the World Horror Convention 2006 in San Francisco, where he hob-knobbed with fellow horror authors, publishers, celebrities, and horror fans from around the world. On Saturday night, Fred took part in a panel discussion; "Where are the new masters of horror." Joining him were Paula Guran, Chesya Burke, John Everson, and Michael Laimo. To see a pictorial of the four-day celebration of horror with such people as the great Peter Straub, Koji Suzuki author of THE RING, Nicholas Grabowsky author of HALLOWEEN IV, Angelina Robinson author of LOST HUNGER, and Bill Moseley star of House of 1000 Corpses CLICK HERE.

SiliCon 2006 DoubleTree Hotel San Jose, CA

SiliCon is a non-profit convention run by fans of science fiction, fantasy, and horror for fans of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Proceeds benefited the Diabtetes Society of Santa Clara Valley. Fred participated in Meet the Guests, he donated books to the charity auction, and he participated on 3 panels: A Shiver or a Splatter, Genre or Pigeonhole, and Horror Literature and Society. To see a pictorial CLICK HERE.

VIDEO:

Listen to Fred read A Gremlin for Christmas on YouTube:

INTERVIEWS:

Global Talk Radio, A Story To Tell (audio interview) October 3, 2005

Page ONE Literary Website (written interview) 2003

Pirate Cat Radio You can listen to a Podcast of this interview with Ninja Maria of the Deviant Ninja show dated 3/28/09 at http://www.piratecatradio.com/playlist.php?dj=ninjamaria.

Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys (written interview) October 16, 2009

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