dj_tm5The Power Station -- Get It On (Bang A Gong)
Total Coelo -- I Eat Cannibals (Part 1)
Jo Boxers -- Just Got Lucky
Classix Nouveaux -- Guilty
Sigue Sigue Sputnik -- Love Missile F1-41
The Strangers --(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
Culture Club -- Church Of The Poison Mind
Spandau Ballet -- Chant No. 1 (Don't Need This Pressure On)
Toni Basil -- Mickey (Spanish Version) (Going out to my lovely Anna)
The Vapors -- Turning Japanese
DEVO -- Explosions
M.A.A.R.S -- Pump Up The Volume
Altered Images -- I Could Be Happy
Moev -- Yeah Whatever
INXS -- Orignal Sin
Cabaret Voltaire -- Yashar
Blancmange -- Living On The Ceiling
The Police -- When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around
The Cure -- Hot Hot Hot!!!
Nina Hagen -- New York, New York
Fun Boy Three -- Our Lips Are Sealed
The Fountain Head -- This Generation
The Bangles -- Hero Takes A Fall
Peter Gabriel -- I Don't Remember
Kajagoogoo -- Too Shy
Flock Of Seagulls -- Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) (Going out to my lovely Anna)
Stephen Tin Tin Duffy -- Kiss Me
ABC -- The Look Of Love

greatbearmdYesterday was not a good day for lil' Snickles. For his six month birthday he got taken to the local vet to be fixed and chipped. I felt bad for the poor guy. He seemed very proud of his dangly bits, and, truth be told, he's pretty well hung for a little dog. The energetic, alert pup I dropped off had become a sleepy wet rag when it was time to pick him up. I felt awful. Snickles was disoriented, confused and lethargic for the rest of the day. We had him close and kept an eye or two out for him, and he seemed to be okay, picking up a bit right before bedtime. Today he is just about back to his old self, complete with a couple attempts to hump my arm. He adjusted to having the big plastic lampshade over his head quite well, with only one moment of panic when he tried to hook his lower jaw under the collar and succeeded. I freed him, and he's been pretty clingy all day. Jeff has to work both today and tomorrow, so it is just me and the pooches, with Pinky the cat giggling at Snickles' Cone of Shame. I cut the grass at Mayhem Acres and did some yard cleaning between the rainfalls, otherwise being domestic and mucking around with the servers and automating more backups. With Jeff gone all day, I was also spinning lots of old records, taking advantage of a new phono cartridge I installed the other day. The pups don't mind as long as I don't terribly crank the decibels, and the air guitar only draws quizzical, cocked-head stares. Maybe it should be me with that cone.

Snickles needs to rock his Elizabethan collar for a few days while his tackle box heals up, in two weeks the two stitches come out. Now comes some much more intense interaction in order to train him. He hasn't quite gotten the knack of being housebroken, a point of frustration for me at times. He still makes mistakes and doesn't know how or why to make a signal that he needs to go out, despite being very observant of Kodi. He's only a pup still, and he is plainly a very smart dog, as we've both seen on many occasions. Kodi had "official" obedience training at PetSmart, a task that we actually enjoyed very much. Kodi didn't always seem to "get it" during the training either. In both his beginning and intermediate level trainings, there was a "final exam" that needed to be passed in order to actually pass the courses. Both me and Jeff had our doubts, but as out turns came up to demonstrate Kodi's newly acquired prowess, he totally floored us both and did everything perfectly. I hope Snickles does as good.

lossrockhart1888: One hundred and twenty-five years ago, a killer stalked the streets of London’s Whitechapel district, brutally—some would say ritualistically—murdering five women (that we know of): Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly.

The story of Jack the Ripper captured lurid headlines and the public’s imagination, and the first fictionalization of the Ripper killings, John Francis Brewer’s The Curse Upon Mitre Square appeared in October of 1888, mere weeks after the discovery of Jack’s first victim. Since then, hundreds of stories have been written about Bloody Jack, his victims, and his legacy. Authors ranging from Marie Belloc Lowndes to Robert Bloch to Harlan Ellison to Roger Zelazny to Alan Moore have added their own tales to the Ripper myth. Now, as we arrive at the quasquicentennial of the murders, we bring you a few tales more.

From Word Horde and the editor who brought you The Book of Cthulhu and The Book of Cthulhu II comes Tales of Jack the Ripper, featuring new and classic fiction by many of today’s darkest dreamers, including Laird Barron, Ramsey Campbell, Ed Kurtz, Joe R. Lansdale, Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Stanley C. Sargent, E. Catherine Tobler, and many more.



Table of Contents

Whitechapel Autumn, 1888 — Ann K. Schwader
A Host of Shadows — Alan M. Clark and Gary A. Braunbeck
Jack’s Little Friend — Ramsey Campbell
Abandon All Flesh — Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The God of the Razor — Joe R. Lansdale
The Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker — Ennis Drake
Ripping — Walter Greatshell
Something About Dr. Tumblety — Patrick Tumblety
The Truffle Pig — T. E. Grau
Ripperology — Orrin Grey
Hell Broke Loose — Ed Kurtz
Where Have You Been All My Life? — Edward Morris
Juliette’s New Toy — Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
Villains by Necessity — Pete Rawlik
When the Means Just Defy the End — Stanley C. Sargent
A Pretty for Polly — Mercedes Yardley
Termination Dust — Laird Barron
Once November — E. Catherine Tobler
Silver Kisses — Ann K. Schwader

Tales of Jack the Ripper is coming fall 2013 from Word Horde

$15.99 Trade Paperback: 978-1-939905-00-0
Ebook also available

Cover Art by Arnaud de Vallois


To request a copy for review, or to arrange an interview, please email publicity@wordhorde.com

Word Horde · PO Box 2074 · Petaluma, CA 94953-2074 · www.wordhorde.com



Praise for Ross E. Lockhart’s The Book of Cthulhu and The Book of Cthulhu II:

“The enduring allure of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, now nearly a century old, is evident in this representative anthology of modern tales, most of which were written in the last decade. The breadth of cosmic horrors they evoke range from the parochial fear of monsters found in Michael Shea's ‘Fat Face,’ to the apocalyptic doom forecasted in Ramsey Campbell's ‘The Tugging.’ Some of the stories, notably Brian Lumley's ‘The Fairground Horror’ and Brian McNaughton's self-consciously satirical ‘The Doom that Came to Innsmouth,’ are ripe with Lovecraftian references. Most others, including Joe R. Lansdale's weird western ‘The Crawling Sky’ and Laird Barron's backwoods monster tale ‘The Men from Porlock’ (original to the book), are more oblique and allusive. To the book's credit, none of the twenty-seven stories read like slavish Lovecraft pastiche, which makes this volume all the more enjoyable.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

“Gathering Cthulhu-inspired stories from both 20th and 21st-century authors, this collection provides such a huge scope of styles and takes on the mythology that there are sure to be a handful that surprise and inspire horror in even the most jaded reader.” —Josh Vogt, Examiner.com

“There are no weak stories here—every single one of the 27 entries is a potential standout reading experience. The Book of Cthulhu is nothing short of pure Lovecraftian gold. If fans of H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos don’t seek out and read this anthology, they’re not really fans - it’s that simple.” —Paul Goat Allen, BN.com

“...thanks to the wide variety of contributing authors, as well as Lockhart’s keen understanding of horror fiction and Lovecraft in particular, [The Book of Cthulhu] is the best of such anthologies out there.” —Alan Cranis, Bookgasm.com

“The Book of Cthulhu is one hell of a tome.” —Brian Sammons, HorrorWorld.org

“...an impressive tribute to the enduring fascination writers have with Lovecraft’s creation. [...] Editor Ross E. Lockhart has done an excellent job of ferreting out estimable stories from a variety of professional, semi-professional, and fan venues [...] to establish a sense of continuity and tradition.” —Stefan Dziemianowicz, Locus

“…a stunning collection of Lovecraft inspired tales all centered around the infamous Cthulhu myth.” —Drake Llywelyn, Dark Shadows Book Reviews

“As he did for his previous anthology, Lockhart has cast his net far and wide to haul in outstanding stories from publications both well-known and obscure, none sampled more than once. He has also commissioned four new stories, several so good that they are likely to be selected for reprint anthologies in the future.” —Stefan Dziemianowicz, Locus

“…any fan of Lovecraft can’t afford to miss out on this one.” —Justin Steele, The Arkham Digest

“The second volume of The Book of Cthulhu exemplifies the richness of Lovecraft’s legacy: gloomy terror, mystery, thrills, vivid action, chilling visions, satire, science fiction, humor—all of that, and then some, is crammed into more than 400 pages awaiting readers eager for some apocalyptic horror.” —Dejan Ognjanovic, Rue Morgue

greatbearmdFor the entire day I've been unable to access my friends list view here on LJ to catch up on everyone's stuff. Seems I am not alone, but at the same time, it appears to be a fairly isolated problem. The status page shows all systems go, but there are a few folk leaving tickets for tech support. I've done a bit of individual friends reading, but it's remarkably tedious compared to the all-encompassing friends list view. I guess it's just another temporary (hopefully) failing that happens when the overlords of LJ push updates and unwanted features into the system. I can read my own pages, individual friend's pages, and, so far, all of their own f-list pages. I can also, obviously, post entries as well as comment elsewhere. Try to look at my own f-list? 500 Error.

In Soviet Russia, Livejournal something something you, I guess.

dj_tm5Autodafeh -- Stompers
Rotersand -- The Last Ship pt.1
Ayria -- Six Seconds (Spetsnaz Mix)
Accessory -- She Says It Feels Good
Solitary Experiments -- Delight
Chemlab -- Codine Glue And You (Scorched Mix)
Project Pitchfork -- Celeste
New Order -- Bizarre Love Triangle (Going out to my lovely girlfriend Anna)
Cabaret Voltaire -- Sensoria (12" mix )
Ministry -- Cold Life
Sheep On Drugs -- Motorbike
Project Pitchfork -- Alpha Omega
Project Pitchfork -- Hunted
Leather Strip -- Japanese Bodies
Mondrin -- Future Human
B12 -- Telefone 529
Aphex Twin -- Ptolemy
Reaper -- Execution Of Your Mind
Nitzer Ebb -- Murderous (Instrumental)
Noisuf-X -- Chaos
Decoded Feedback -- Machine Kontrol

greatbearmdMy email and messages began to light up yesterday evening from people sending me links to this YouTube video. "You're gonna love this", etc. Well, indeed I do love the hell out of this video. It has my two greatest "loves", science and music, assembled in a touching, awe-inspiring combination. And it's all real. Backstory: Cmdr Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, is ready to bid farewell to the International Space Station after being aloft for five months. A sensation in his own right among Canadian science lovers and already a bit of a rock star in his own way, he, along with an Earth-based collection of musicians reworks Davis Bowie's 1969 masterpiece "Space Oddity" as a fitting end to his tour of duty. Definitely must-see TV.



This shows all the incredible things humanity is capable of when they put their collective minds together. I've been in awe of the space programs ever since my early youth. Even though trips into space had mostly become workaday outings that made most people lose interest, I still appreciated all that went into every trip. The recent Mars rover mission proved that there is still a lot of out-of-the-box thinking going on that rekindles that feeling of awe I had as a kid. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.

greatbearmdFor those that celebrate the day, I hope you and Mom had a great Mother's day.