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Competition: Win Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror - Series 2

To celebrate the release of Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror - Series 2 out on May 6th, we have a great competition for you, and 2 copies on DVD to give away!

Synopsis:
Be Right Back
Martha and Ash are a young couple who move to a remote cottage. Ash is big user of social media, Martha doesn't really mind, she loves him and is looking forward to their new life together. When Ash is suddenly killed in a car accident a friend of Martha tells her to sign up to a service that allows her to keep in touch with the deceased. By using all his past online communications and social media profiles a new "Ash" can be created. Martha, unconvinced at the start unwillingly taps away and finds herself being drawn in by this dark and eerie service.

The Waldo Moment
Meet Waldo, a blue bear from a children's educational TV show who teaches them about the world through interviews with politicians and establishment figures. In reality however Waldo is an anarchic animated character on a satirical late-night topical comedy show who, once he has lured someone into the studio unleashes a series of humorous innuendo, sarcasm and childish vitriol. Waldo is voiced by a failed comedian Jamie Salter who's public success is in dark contrast with his less than happy personal life which becomes more apparent when this blue bear stands a chance of winning the By-Election.

White Bear
Victoria wakes in a house that she does not recognise and cannot remember anything about her life. There are photos of her with a man and another photo of a young girl on the mantelpiece--neither of whom she recognises. The TV is on and is playing a symbol that means nothing to her. Confused and agitated, she leaves the house only to find a deserted street but then she notices she's being watched, filmed. No one helps her or speaks to her until one girl reaches out and takes her on a journey that will shock and disturb ending with Victoria being publically shamed and put on trial for a crime too horrifying and her punishment never-ending.


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David Kempf

David Kempf is a new novelist who we have been following closely over the last few years. We gave him great support and have published many of his great short stories on Masters Of Horror. Well as David has now published his first novel, which is listed on Amazon, we thought we would catch up with David.


JD You have written over fifty short stories, many of which deal with themes of horror fiction. Why did you feel the need to put them into novel form?

DK Well, I used some of the short stories I’ve posted online within my novel, which is considerably longer than many novels because I wanted to establish that this character, Christopher is a fiction writer, specifically, dark fiction.

JD Fair enough, David. Now why did you want to write about a young horror fiction writer who was still in college?

DK Well, I suppose because one is much filled with hope when one is at that age. The world hasn’t beaten the hell out of you yet. You don’t know how vicious life is and you are still holding onto your idealism. The world is still out there for you to conquer, you know. That’s the free spirit I wanted for my protagonist.

JD What about your antagonist?

DK That’s a good question, Jon. I never saw Dr. Henry David Wells as the antagonist of the story per se. I think such black and white terms are immaterial in what is an essentially an experimental work of fictions such as this. Still, if you had to put such labels on the characters I suppose that is the way it comes out in the end.

JD Yes. Why do you love horror so much?

DK Well, I love fiction, of all kinds, horror just happens to be my favorite to read.

JD I see. What other genres do you enjoy?

DK I am very fond of science fiction, history, thriller, mystery and detective fiction. Still, horror has always been my favorite, just a matter of personal taste.

JD I see. Why did you call the book Dark Fiction?

DK Both of the main characters write this kind of specific fiction and pay a price for doing so and short stories of this genre are featured all through the novel.

JD Is this your first novel?

DK Yes, sir it is.

JD You must feel very proud of that.

DK Indeed, I do, sir.

JD Why would you write it now?

DK I’m at a certain age where I was either going to do it or not. I have many friends who have talked about writing a novel ever since we were in college. Some of them never even managed to write a short story or two for our college literary magazines. These were the folks; I seriously doubted would ever write a novel later on in life.

JD Who are your favorite authors?

DK There are too many to name but I’ll drop some names from the top of the list. Anne Rice, Clive Barker, Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, Truman Capote, James Herbert, Shirley Jackson, Peter Straub, Washington Irving, Harlan Ellison, Edogawa Rampo and Robert Bloch.

JD You included all of these short stories within your novel, why?

DK Well, you know I’ve read many great novels that had writers as their main characters or protagonists/heroes or what have you. They never went into detail about what the hell they wrote. There were only vague recollections of the fictional endeavors of our heroes as they fought vampires, zombies, maniacs and other forces of darkness.

JD I see.

DK The writer’s job is to always tell the truth and I think that includes letting the readers in on their fiction and fictional characters.

JD What drove you to write this book?

DK I am a storyteller who loves horror and thrillers and I simply wanted to tell a story.

JD Why did you choose to have the book published originally in the e-book form?

DK Well, Jon, it wasn’t just to save some trees. I believe the future is with me in saving trees and time by allowing folks to choose from the Kindle to the Sony so they can download a lifetime’s worth of books without carrying much weight.

JD What inspires you in your writing?

DK Well, I was paying tribute to old fashioned thrillers but also to some of the B horror movies I grew up watching on late night TV. I wanted to create kind of a fusion of the two. Making the B movie into something else, something with depth and philosophical meaning is what I was interested in doing. I enjoyed writing in college; my paper on Dracula was featured at the student research conference. I also won first place in my college’s fiction magazine’s short story contest. That was very validating for me. Writing for your website has also meant a great deal to me over the past two years. It’s allowed me to use my imagination and experience constructive criticism at the same time.

JD You are the only American on my site. How does that make you feel?

DK Honored. I majored in English in college because I have a great respect for the literature of the United Kingdom. I also write for an American horror site and it features some damn good writing. What it lacks is an opportunity to learn your craft and improve upon your writing. I know the English take their writing very seriously that’s why they have what I consider to be the best literature in the history of the world. No one has touched upon the human condition like Shakespeare or Dickens. The people who stem from that culture are the people who I want to judge my writing and help me be the best author that I can be.

JD How challenging was it to find a publisher?

DK It’s a great challenge. It took me some considerable time to finally find one that suited my needs and would publish a book that I did not want to compromise on. It was a take it or leave it deal because I really believed in this project. The E Book Sale or RealTime Publishing in Limerick Ireland is a great publisher and I’m glad that I chose them.

JD What is dark fiction?

DK That’s a great question, Jon. I think that’s a complex question. Most folks think that it’s generally a form of horror fiction but I think that the real definition if far more broad. It’s a form of fiction that takes great risks and avoids categories. It is horror, it is thriller, it is suspense but ultimately it disturbs us and makes us realize that life is not what we think that it is. It makes us question the nature of reality. When it’s done exceptionally well it tells us something about ourselves that we wish we didn’t know.

Suicide cycling in Chile

This is truly insane!

Nick Button

J: Welcome to the Masters of Horror UK website Nick. Can we start with how the idea for Dark Hoard came about? 


N: Hey Jon, thanks for the opportunity to talk about this thing that’s been my life for over two ears!


I’ve been interested in writing for a long time and have written short stories in the past, but just don’t have the time to write a book. I came up with the idea of writing a series of short stories and compiling them into an anthology, because that would give me the flexibility to write each story when I could... Whilst reading short stories online I came up with the much better idea of asking other people to write the stories, whilst I run the project.


J: I like it, get other people to do all the work right?


N: Hey, you’d be surprised just how much work is involved in recruiting authors, managing their expectations, helping with ideas, editing stories and promoting the project.


J: To be honest I wouldn't be that surprised, running Master Of Horror is a very similar concept afterall. But this isn’t just a bunch of great stories is it?


N: No, I wanted to make it much more. There’s design work, paintings and illustrations throughout the whole book. I’m not kidding when I say it’s unique.


J: So, why horror? If you’re picking the authors, you could pick any genre that takes your fancy right?


N: I’ve always been interested in horror. I’m a big fan of James Herbert – I think I’ve read everything he’s written in fact. Besides which, when you look through the web, there’s so much talent in this genre, and so many great sites that feature short stories in particular.


J: I can think of at least one right now, and anyone reading this will surely know I am reffering to Masters Of Horror! - So, let’s talk about publishing, you’re using self-publishing aren’t you? Is that a budgetary thing?


N: Too right! This is strictly a hobby thing for me, any money the book generates is going back into the project to fund further promotion and hosting costs for the site etc.


J: So we could see this thing on Amazon yet?


N: Oh man, that would be great – but it depends on what people think of the book... If they like it, buy it and tell their friends, who knows what will happen?


J: Nick, thanks for your time. I wish you the best of luck with the book and hope to see you again on Masters of Horror! 


N: Thanks a lot Jon. 


If you want to find out more about Dark Hoard, check out the website – it’s awesome!


www.darkhoard.com

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