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Scripts

• "Stress Test HR51" (teleplay) Plotline: A young woman applies for a position in a secret government clinic for the deranged. Will the maddening stress test she must undergo ultimately prove her sane--or even more suitably insane? Status: Optioned by M Film Productions, England.

 

• "WHITEOUT" (feature screenplay) Plotline: During a white out blizzard, five people are trapped in an isolated cabin--and under assault from the alien occupants of a just landed UFO. Status: Available for option.

 

• "BERSERKER" (feature screenplay) ( (co-written with Peter Laird, creator of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles") Plotline: Two teams of rival ghosthunters have 48 hours to destroy an unkillable supernatural entity which is ravaging a just-completed mega-mall. Status: Available for option.

 

• "JON DARK, PSYCHIC EYE" (interactive script for a computer game) Capital Multimedia (1994) Plotline: Jon Dark, a psychic investigator who may or may not be a vampire, must rescue a missing heiress from Moordeth Museum-- the world's most haunted art museum. Status: Available for option in screenplay form only.

Books

• NIGHT VISIONS 7 (editor) Dark Harvest, Publishers. (1989) ISBN 0-913165-50-6 Deluxe, limited edition, signed by all contributors. 550 copies. $55.00. Trade hardcover edition, $19.95. Contents: (jacket copy) "The Night Visions series was conceived as a showcase for the outstanding short fiction being produced today by the best of the established authors and the most talented of the new writers in the fields of horror and dark fantasy." An original anthology of new tales from three of America's best: Richard Laymon, Gary Brandner, and Chet Williamson. Following each author's section the editor has contributed a brief interview--an "After-Word" in which the writer of the story is asked about the genesis and creative process of his contributions. As the title indicates, this was volume seven in an ongoing series of original anthologies which ultimately concluded with volume nine.
• See Selected Reviews. Status: Presently out of print.

 

• DARK DREAMERS: CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MASTERS OF HORROR (See Interview List for interviewees.) Underwood/Miller, Publishers. (1990) ISBN 0-88733-100-9 A deluxe, signed, limited edition. (True first edition.) 350 copies printed. $250.00 Signed by all contributors except Robert Bloch and Anne Rice. Status: Out of print. Avon Books (1990) New York ISBN 0-380-75990-X A trade paperback. 228 pages. $7.95 Contents: (jacket copy) "The dreamspinners who weave nightmares. They lead us through wondrous doors to the dark side of imagination--exposing our most carefully hidden fantasies...and our deepest fears. Now twenty-six of the world's premier Maestros of the Macabre share their secrets, their goals, their creative terrors...and reveal the voices that called them into a shadowworld of demons and devils."
• See Selected Reviews. Status: Presently out of print. A proposal for a revised "best of" edition of this volume, combined with a "best of" Dark Visions, is currently being circulated by my literary agent.

 

• THE OFFICIAL TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES TREASURY Villard Books (1991) New York ISBN 0-679-73484-8 A trade paperback. 122 pages. $10.00 Contents: (jacket copy) "With over 600 licensed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles products available today, how is the aspiring collector to know what in this green sea of Turtlebilia is a true find? What are the whimsical items unique to the Turtles? How is a collector to discern the "must haves" from the merely interesting, or worse, the fakes? Easy. Use The Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Treasury, the ultimate collector's guide for all those afflicted with 'Turtle fever.' "Lavishly illustrated with photos of the many products included, Turtle creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman, together with input from their marketing experts, have compiled a true treasury of what they believe will be the most valuable and collectable items of all the Turtles merchandise being produced. They have added personal comments on their own favorite products, plus the story of how the Turtles and their world began. The Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Treasury has an in-depth section on the comic books that started the green tide, and tips on how to know when you have a possible gold mine--such as one of the first comic books in mint condition. It all adds up to give fans the real inside story on the incredible phenomenon of Turtlemania. "Many of the items included herein can be collected for fun, and many are potentially worth quite a bit--but The Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Treasury puts them all in one place, to help both the Turtle lover and the serious collector alike."
• Status: Presently out of print.

• DARK VISIONS: CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MASTERS OF THE HORROR FILM (See Interview List for interviewees.) Avon Books (1992) New York ISBN 0-380-75991-8 A trade paperback. 228 pages. $10.00. Contents: (jacket copy) "The lights dim. The giant screen flickers. And suddenly our most gruesome and ghastly nightmares come to blood-chilling life before our eyes. From filmmakers whose macabre images haunt our dreams to actors and make-up artists who conspire to create monsters, twenty-two brilliant purveyors of cinematic dread usher us into their unique world of shadows and terror--sharing with us the secrets of their remarkable craft: the visual art of fear."
• See Selected Reviews. Status: Presently out of print. A proposal for a revised "best of" edition of this volume, combined with Dark Dreamers, is currently being circulated by my literary agent.

 

• AFTER THE DARKNESS (editor) (See Interview List for contributors.) Maclay & Associates, Publishers (1993) P.O. Box 16253, Baltimore, MD 21210 USA (telephone: 410-235-7985) ISBN 0-940776-28-6 A deluxe, signed, limited edition. 17 original stories. 242 pages. 750 copies autographed by the editor and all contributors. In slipcase. $50.00. Contents: An original anthology of horror and dark suspense tales from 17 of America's leading writers. Following each story the editor has contributed a brief interview--an "After-Word" in which the writer of the story is asked about the genesis and creative process of his or her particular story.
• See Selected Reviews. Status: Currently in print and available from the publisher. Also available on-line from Amazon Books .

 

• COMIC BOOK REBELS: CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CREATORS OF THE NEW COMICS (co-authored with Stephen R. Bissette) (See Interview List for interviewees.) (a) Donald I. Fine, Inc. (1993) 19 West Twenty-First Street, New York, N.Y. 10010 USA Phone: 212-727-3270 ISBN 1-55611-354-4 (pb) ISBN 1-55611-355-2 (hc) Published as a hardcover (312 pages, $25.00) and as a trade paperback ($13.95). (b) Underwood Books, Publisher (1997) P.O. Box 1609 Grass Valley, CA 95945 USA Phone: 916-274-7997. ISBN.......(1-887424-32-6) Contents: (jacket copy) (a) "No longer just kid's stuff, today's comic books are hip, contemporary, entertaining and seriously collected. Here, in twenty original interviews, leading figures in the field discuss how, approaching the graphic novel from an often daringly radical taboo-breaking perspective, they transformed it into a significant medium--at once art and literature--of our popular culture. "Every stage of the medium's evolution is represented here, from the underground 'comix' creators of the 1960's to the giants of independent publishing today. Each interview is accompanied by a representative piece of art work that the rebel in question helped create, as well as a portrait of the interviewee by co- author Bissette, a comic book rebel himself. "In their own words, these visionary creators tell their compelling and often outrageous stories of taking on an industry that at first disdained or even discouraged them, offering readers a rare opportunity to meet the forces behind the transformation of a whole art form."
• See Selected Reviews. Status: Currently out of print.
• A deluxe, signed, limited edition of 750 copies is available from Underwood Books for $65.00. It also contains a NEW afterword by the authors. Contact the publisher at Underwood Books.

 

• MYSTERIES OF THE WORD: A DARK FABLE Crossroads Press (1994) P.O. Box 10433 Holyoke, Massachusetts 01041-2033 USA A signed, limited edition chapbook. 18 pages. $10.00 Only 250 copies were printed for sale to the public. Contents: An original short story, at the time not available in this country. The chapbook is illustrated by award-winning macabre artist and cartoonist Gahan Wilson. It also has an introduction by award-winning horror and dark suspense author, Jack Ketchum.
• Status: Currently in print and available from the publisher.

 

• DARK THOUGHTS: ON WRITING, ADVICE AND COMMENTARY FROM FIFTY MASTERS OF FEAR AND SUSPENSE. Underwood Books, Publisher (1997) ISBN: 1-887424-30-X. 206 pages. Trade paperback, $13.00. Contents: (jacket copy) "For anyone interested in writing horror as well as for true fans of the genre, Dark Thoughts is a source of inspiration--filled with lessons and opinions from the most popular and acclaimed authors of our time. Stanley Wiater extracts something out of the ordinary from each of his interview subjects, from their special writing habits to their heartfelt feelings about the art of darkness." This "best of" compilation of nearly 500 extensive quotes also contains two recommended reading lists, as well as "A Reader's Guide to Writing Horror."
• See Selected Reviews. Status: Currently in print and available from the publisher. Also can be ordered on-line from Amazon Books .
• A deluxe, signed limited edition of 500 copies is forthcoming in 1999 from the publisher. For more information, please contact Underwood Books.
  

Comic Books

(original scripts and short story adaptations) (assorted issues)

 

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Archie Comics) (1992-1993)

 

• TMNT Universe Sourcebook (Archie Comics) (1992-1993)

 

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (daily comic strip) (1993)

 

• Goreshriek #5, 6 (articles) (1988-1989)

 

• Shriek #1 (adaptation of "End of the Line") (1989)

 

• Shriek #2 (adaptation of "The Toucher") (1990)

Periodicals

Contributor to various popular culture publications, beginning with Fate magazine in 1970. Contributing editor and columnist to national publications: Fangoria, Horrorstruck, Fear (England), and New Blood. (1980-1990) My short stories, essays, and articles have been published in Italy, Japan, Canada, England, France, Belgium, Spain, Mexico, and Germany. My total number of professional sales in newspapers and magazines exceeds 700 at this point.

Newspapers

Arts and entertainment reporter, media critic, and book reviewer for a variety of New England newspapers and publications, including: Valley Advocate, Springfield Morning Union, Amherst Record, Hampshire Life. (1974-1986)

Honors and Awards

• "The Toucher," my first published story, was the sole winner of a competition judged by Stephen King in 1980.

 

• NIGHT VISIONS 7 was a finalist for ''Best Anthology'' from the ReaderCon Committee in 1990.

 

• DARK DREAMERS won the Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association for ''Superior Achievement in Non-fiction'' in 1991.

 

• Masters of Ceremonies for World Horror Convention III in 1993.

 

• DARK VISIONS was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association for ''Superior Achievement in Non-fiction'' in 1993.

• COMIC BOOK REBELS was nominated for the Eisner Award from the comic book industry in 1994.

 

• COMIC BOOK REBELS was nominated for the Harvey Award from the comic book industry in 1994.

 

• Author profile in volume 84 of SOMETHING ABOUT THE AUTHOR (Gale Research) in 1996.

 

• "End of the Line" was adapted into a short film by Alan Productions in 1996.

• Dark Thoughts: On Writing won the Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association for "Superior Achievement in Non-fiction" in 1998.

Short Fiction (by title)

• ''End of the Line'' (aka ''At the End of the Line'') in
• Rod Serling's Twilight Zone Magazine (May 1984)
• World Horror Convention III Souvenir Book (March 1993)

 

• ''Close Call'' in
• OBSESSIONS edited by Gary Raisor (Dark Harvest, 1991)

 

• ''Fuck Pieces'' in
• VOICES FROM THE NIGHT edited by John Maclay (Maclay & Associates, 1994)

 

• ''The Man Who Would Not Be King''
• in Castle Rock: the Stephen King Newsletter (June 1986)

 

• ''Moist Dreams'' in MASQUES II edited by J.N. Williamson (Maclay & Associates, 1987)
• (aka POPSY, Bastei-Lubbe, 1988) (Germany)
• (aka HORROR STORY I, Garden Editoriale, 1988) (Italy)
• (Severn House, 1989) (England)
• (Futura, 1989) (England)
• (aka HORROR 7, Martinez Roca, 1990) (Spain)

 

• ''Mysteries of the Word'' in
• TOUCH WOOD: NARROW HOUSES 2 edited by Peter Crowther (Little Brown, 1993) (England) (Warner Books, 1994) (England)
• (Crossroads Press, 1994) (signed/limited chapbook)
• (Warner/Aspect, 1996)

 

• ''The Savior'' in
• Cavalier magazine (December 1981)

 

• ''Stress Test HR51'' in
• BORDERLANDS 2 edited by Thomas F. Monteleone (Borderlands Press, 1991)
• (Avon Books, 1991)
• (White Wolf Books, 1994)

 

• ''The Toucher'' (sole winner of Stephen King judged short story contest)
• Boston Phoenix newspaper (May 1980)
• Mike Shayne's Mystery Magazine, (February 1981)
• Castle Rock: the Stephen King Newsletter, (October 1986)
• THE COMPLETE STEPHEN KING ENCYCLOPEDIA by Stephen J. Spignesi (Popular Culture, Ink, 1991; Overlook Connection Press, 1991; Contemporary Books, 1991)
• BIZARRE BAZAAR 2 (Tal Publications, 1993)

 

• ''When the Wall Cries'' in MASQUES III edited by J.N. Williamson (St. Martin's, 1989)
• (aka FLESH CREEPERS, Robson Books, 1990) (England)
• (aka EL FESTIN DE LAS MASCARAS, Martinez Roca, 1992) (Spain)
• BIZARRE BAZAAR 2 edited by Stanislaus Tal (Tal Publications, 1993)

Anthologies (Non-Fiction)

• ''Interview with Gene Roddenberry'' in THE STAR TREK FILES: WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE by John Peel (New Media Books, 1985)

 

• ''Introduction'' to TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: BOOK ONE by Eastman & Laird
• First Comics, 1986)
• (Penguin Books, 1990) (England)
• (aka LES TORTUES NINJA, Comics USA/Glenat, 1991) (France)

 

• ''Three Interviews with Stephen King and Peter Straub'' in BARE BONES edited by Tim Underwood & Chuck Miller
• (Underwood/Miller, 1988)
• (McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1988)
• (New English Library, 1989) (England)
• (Warner Books, 1989)
• (New English Library, 1990) (England)

 

• ''Reach Out and Touch Some Thing: Blurbs and Stephen King'' in REIGN OF FEAR edited by Don Herron
• Underwood/Miller, 1988)
• (Pan Books, 1991) (England)
• (Underwood/Miller, 1992)

 

• ''Stephen King: the 'Maximum Overdrive' Interview'' and ''Stephen King and George Romero: Collaboration in Terror'' in FEAST OF FEAR edited by Tim Underwood & Chuck Miller
• (Underwood/Miller, 1989)
• (Carroll & Graf, 1989)
• (Warner Books, 1993)

 

• ''Interview with Robert Bloch'' in THE ROBERT BLOCH COMPANION edited by Randall D. Larson (Starmont House, 1989)

 

• ''Interview with Gahan Wilson'' in SATURDAY MOURNING/FLY IN MY EYE edited by Stephen Niles (Arcane/Eclipse, 1989)

 

• ''Secrets of Stephen King'' in STEPHEN KING & CLIVE BARKER: THE MASTERS OF THE MACABRE by James Van Hise (Pioneer Books, 1990)

 

• ''Horror Filmmakers versus the MPAA'' GAUNTLET 2 edited by Barry Hoffman (Gauntlet, Inc., 1991)

 

• ''Horror In Print: Clive Barker'' in CLIVE BARKER'S SHADOWS IN EDEN edited by Stephen Jones (Underwood/Miller, 1991)

 

• ''I Remember Monsters'' in FAMOUS MONSTERS CHRONICLES edited by Dennis Daniel (Fantaco Publishing, Inc. 1991)

 

• ''On the Trail of the Boogeyman'' in THE COMPLETE STEPHEN KING ENCYCLOPEDIA by Stephen J. Spignesi (Popular Culture, Ink, 1991)
• (Contemporary Books, 1991)

 

• ''Disturbo 13: The Most Disturbing Horror Films Ever Made'' CUT! HORROR WRITERS ON HORROR FILMS edited by Chris Golden (Borderlands Press, 1992)
• (Berkley Books, 1992)

 

• ''Attack of the Killer Quotes'' in THE SECOND STEPHEN KING QUIZ BOOK by Stephen J. Spignesi (Signet Books, 1992)
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• ''Dark Dreamer'' in JAMES HERBERT: BY HORROR HAUNTED edited by Stephen Jones (New English Library, 1992) (England)
• (B.C.A., 1992) (England)

 

• "Introduction" to BIZARRE BAZAAR III edited by Stanislaus Tal (Tal Publications, 1994)
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• ''Interview: Graham Masterton'' in KOONTZ/MASTERTON edited by Claude Lefrang (Phenix Editions #38, 1995) (Belgium)

 

• ''Interview: Anne Rice'' in ANNE RICE ET LES VAMPIRES edited by Claude Lefrang (Phenix Editions #39, 1995) (Belgium)

 

• ''Anne Rice, Dark Dreamer: Interview with the Writer'' in THE ANNE RICE COMPANION edited by George Beahm
• (GB Publishing Ink, 1995)
• ndrews & McMeel, 1996)

 

• ''Jack Ketchum and the Writing of The Girl Next Door'' in THE GIRL NEXT DOOR by Jack Ketchum (Overlook Connection Press, 1996)

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