The weather is starting to cool off and that is an excellent excuse to hide inside under a pile of blankets with a good book. Alert listeners may notice something of a theme in our response to the weather. During the summer we used the excessive heat as an excuse to stay inside and hide from the sun with a good book. The truth is, we don’t need much of an excuse to stay inside with a good book. For one thing we love to read, and for another everyone knows there are bears outside!
This week we interview A.P. Stephens, Rob Rogers, Mark Henry and Cherie Priest, four authors covering a variety of genres and all with works that we think you should add to your reading list.
Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area geek events.
Our Geek Week
♦Yahtzee Adventures for iPhone
♦TV
♦Field of Screams – listen to our Geek Spotlight for 10/6/09
♦Scribblenauts – watch the Zero Punctuation review of Scribblenauts (NSFW language)
Author Explosion!
October Horror Movies
This week Shannon reviews
Alien Raiders (2008) recommended by Joe C
and Murder Party (2007) recommended by Captan Slinky
- Previously reviewed
- Grace (2009) recommended by @posiegirl
- Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971) recommended by @donbcivil
- The movies for the rest of the month are (in no particular order)
- Le locataire (aka The Tennant) (1976) recommended by @gamewatcher
- The Children (2008) recommended by Jenna
- Non si deve profanare il sonno dei morti (aka Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, aka Let Sleeping Corpses Lie) (1974) recommended by @RevenantMag
- The Attic Expeditions (aka Horror in the Attic) (2001) recommended by @KaneBlaireau
- The Barber (2001) recommended by @CassieTownsend
- Carnival of Souls (1962) recommended by Wayne M
News
♦Think Geek is finally making the tauntaun sleeping bag that started out as an April Fool’s joke!
♦Adrien Brody Starring in ‘Predators’ In Schwarzenegger-esque Role
♦‘Project Runway’ poised for video game makeover
♦Legend of the Seeker’s second season will commence on the weekend of Nov. 7
♦‘Enigma’ screening at the Gig Harbor Film Festival. One showing only at 4:45pm on Sat Oct 17th. The filmmakers will be there for a Q&A afterward as well.
♦Seattle Geekly Game Night #2! Join us October 23rd from 6-8pm (or later) at Green Lake Games, 7509 Aurora Ave N. Stop by, play some boardgames and possibly win a prize! There may be a post-game night pub crawl/hang out at Beth’s Cafe after.
Events
October 3, 2009 – January 3, 2010 Pacific Science Center 200 2nd Ave N, Seattle – Animation at Pacific Science Center. Explore how art, math, science, and technology come together in the exciting world of animation. In Animation’s stimulating and fun environment, you will explore the process of animation from concept tso finished product – from storyboarding, character design, and drawing techniques to movement, timing, filming, and sound. Larger-than-life graphics of popular Cartoon Network characters provide a colorful backdrop to the exhibit, which also explores the history of animation and features a screening room and a cartoon museum.
October 9 – November 1, 2009 8805 SW Canyon lane, Portland OR 13th Door Haunted House. The 13th Door Haunted House has a new location on Beaverton’s West Slope and has severed off all ties to any kiddy shows. Getting back to what they do best… scaring you to your worse nightmares!
October 10 – November 4, 2009 Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery 1201 S. Vale Street, Seattle – Exhibition of the work of Cartoonist Johnny Ryan (Angry Youth Comix). Johnny Ryan’s utterly unpretentious taboo-tackling is an infectious and hilarious bombardment of political incorrectness, taking full advantage of the medium’s absurdist potential for maximum laughs. In an age when the medium is growing up and aspiring to more mature and hoity-toity literary heights, Ryan builds on the visceral tradition that cartooning has had on our collective funny bone for over a century. Opening night from 6:00 to 9:00 PM Johnny Ryan will sign books and present an exhibition of his original comix, colorful silkscreen prints, and sculpted figures.
October 10, 2009 2pm Seattle Public Library Ballard Branch 5614 22nd Ave NW, Seattle – Michael Buckly appearance. Come see the author of the Sisters Grimm series and the brand new NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue and Defense Society series
October 12, 2009 7pm Third Place Books 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA – Appearance by YA authors Scott Westerfeld (Leviathan) and Sara Rees Brennan (The Demon’s Lexicon)
October 10, 2009 LEGO store Bellevue Square mall – DK Publishing Lego book release event featuring members of the Garrison Titan and Alpha Base Star Wars costumers
October 10, 2009 2:30 – 5:00pm Games Workshop 10031 Holman Rd Northwest Suite B Seattle – The Great Hunt: Warhammer 40k Mega-Event! The Space Wolves clash with their nemeses, the Thousand Sons Chaos Space Marines! Bring at least 1000 points of any fully-painted 40k army, and be prepared for amazing fun, amazing adventure, and amazing prizes.
October 9 – 10, 2009 Egyptian Theater 805 East Pine St, Seattle – Midnight Movies at the Egyptian: Beetlejuice
October 9 – 10, 2009 Grand Illusion Cinema 1403 NE 50th St Seattle – Screening daily at 11pm: ZOMBIE
October 9 – 15, 2009 Grand Illusion Cinema 1403 NE 50th St Seattle – screening daily at 7pm: EVIL DEAD II: DEAD BY DAWN and at 9pm: ARMY OF DARKNESS
October 10 – 12, 2009 Siff Cinema 321 Mercer St, Seattle – Alfred Hitchcock, Master of Suspense. SIFF presents six indispensable titles from the master of suspense. All films are double features! See two for the price of one! All films screen in 35mm.
Contests
NEW CONTEST
We have two SIGNED copies of Trial of Flowers by Jay Lake to give away!
The ancient and decadent City Imperishable teeters on the verge of obliteration in this inventive fantasy from the prolific Lake, if not from the armies marching toward its gates, then from the dark, bloodthirsty gods reawakening within its walls. Three haunted and imperfect men must stand against the destruction of everything they know.
–Publisher’s Weekly
“How do I enter?”
Please register / log in to our website, and leave a comment on THIS POST. You can just say “hi” or whatever you like. Please only comment once and keep it PG. We’ll delete any multiple or offensive posts.
The contest will end at 11:59 PM, October 18, 2009 and we’ll be picking the winner October 19, 2009. We will notify you by email that you’ve won! Please use a REAL email address when you register so we can find you! If I get an “undeliverable” message, we’ll have to pick a new winner!
“How will you randomly pick someone?”
We have D&D dice of all shapes and sizes, even a 100 sider! We’ll roll and see who wins!
Music
Music this week was Going Home by the world’s first comic book rock band Kirby Krackle. This was the track given away exclusively at Long Beach Comic Con, so you can’t download it or buy it anywhere but you can listen to the full song on the KK website and watch a video of them performing the song live at LBCC!
Next Week’s show: Steampunk & Pre Steamcon show: To get you in the mood for attending Steamcon, we’re going to talk to Tim Powers, Diana Vick, chairwoman of Steamcon. Even if you’re not going, we’ll try to help you find steampunky things to read, watch and listen to.
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