Welcome to the news section of the site. I aim to update this page as often as possible as soon as relevant information becomes available to me. So, please send your snippets of Masterton-related news this way. I will also consider using reviews of the author's books written by the fans, as well as photographs that you think Graham's fans might wish to see. These might include photos taken with the man himself, pictures of your bookshelves (I hope to launch an image gallery in the near future), articles you've written or any other miscellaneous items you think this site might benefit from displaying. Please contact me with your proposals. I look forward to your contributions.
- 01/02/2010:
- From Graham: 'My eldest son Roland and his wife Melissa will be running the London Marathon on April 25 to raise £1,500 for the Havens Hospice which provides respite breaks, symptom control and end-of-life care for children and adults with serious illnesses or conditions. It aims to create happy memories of their last days. The link to Roland and Melissa's can be accessed here.
'Any sponsorship that you feel you can provide would be received with great gratitude, no matter how small. I shall be auctioning off a few unusual Masterton-related items on this website in order to raise money for the cause, so please watch this space in the coming weeks.
'To support Roland and Melissa's London Marathon run on April 25 in aid of the Havens Hospice, I am offering for auction the first draft of the movie script of Demon's Door, the latest Jim Rook novel. The script was written by Fred Caruso, the producer of the Dennis Hopper movie Blue Velvet, amongst many others, and is already a collector's item in itself. It is in a plastic binder with a clear front. An illustration for it will be posted in the News section shortly. Fred has sent me a supportive personal message saying that he hopes the sale will raise $$$s for the hospice. Please send your bids to manitouman1@yahoo.com. I will keep you updated daily via the message board on the progress of the bidding. Reserve price for this truly unique script is £50/$80/57 euros. It is really going to be worth something in the future ... imagine owning the first-draft script of The Exorcist. Good luck! Bidding closes midnight February 28, 2010.
' Below is another auction item, a pair of identity tags from last year's Star Wars festival in Wroclaw, Poland. Further information to follow'.
- 15/12/09:
- Below is the forthcoming cover of Fire Spirit, due out in HB from Severn House in April 2010.
- 23/11/09:
- 08/11/09:
- Check out this new interview with Graham Masterton on William S. Burroughs, conducted November 2009 for Reality Studio website.
- 30/10/09:
- Below is the cover of the forthcoming Albatros (Poland) edition of Fireflash 5 (aka A Mile Before Morning), due out in November 2009. Incidentally, Blyskawica is the Polish word for 'lightning'.
- 12/10/09:
- Below is a new edition of Wendigo (aka Edgewise), a trade-size paperback just published by Bragelonne.
- 02/09/09:
- Below is the forthcoming paperback edition of Blind Panic, due out from Leisure Books in January 2010. Bibliographical info here. You can also order a limited edition promo cover, signed by Graham with a message of your choice by clicking here. At £1.00 (or equivalent) a throw, they're as cheap as chips and will probably sell fast!
- 19/08/09:
- A new French edition of Graham's classic novel, Ritual (under the title, Rituel de Chair) is released by Milady on 21/08/09. Bibliographical details here.
- 05/08/09:
- New online interview with Graham which you can read by clicking here.
- 26/07/09:
- Just added Graham's short story, Ephiphany to the Fiction page. Enjoy!
- 07/07/09:
- In Graham's own words: 'I have just come across this picture of me with my beloved Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham d'Elegance. This was in the days before petrol was £104.9 a litre - it took 110 litres every time I filled it up! The picture was taken for The Sunday Times in March, 1988'
- 06/07/09:
- Here's your opportunity to bid in a rare auction. Graham is offering an original bus poster for The Djinn when it was published by Star Books in 1977. It was painted by the celebrated fantasy/horror artist Les Edwards and the original painting can be seen on his website by clicking here. Graham is auctioning it (signed, if desired), bids starting at £35/US$55/EUR 40. It is in excellent condition and measures approx 500cm x 760cm. Very rare, since most of them were stuck on buses! Bids to manitouman1@yahoo.com. Bidding ends midnight July 13 2009.
- 01/07/09:
- Click here to view the Greek cover of Mirror, published by Jemm.
- 26/06/09:
- Click here to read a Booklist review of Graham's novel, Basilisk.
- 17/06/09:
- Just added 2 new Polish interviews with Graham to the interviews page. You can access them here and here.
- 15/06/09:
- Piotr Pocztarek (who co-writes for a first-rate Polish Masterton site) has kindly suppied some photos taken at a recent interview conducted with Graham for the magazine, Grabarz Polski (Polish Gravedigger). To read the interview, click on the cover of issue 15 and download the file. Or alternatively read the interview on the official Polish Graham Masterton site.
- 30/05/09:
- Below are several photos showing Graham & Wiescka along with one of Graham with photographer/interviewer, Bartosz Rumienczyk and a pic of Graham signing a dedication for readers of Wojtek Bala's website to accompany a recent Polish language interview. Read the Polish language interview here and the English translation here.
- 27/05/09:
- Below is a sneak preview of the cover of the final Manitou novel Blind Panic, to be published by Severn House in hardback this autumn and in paperback by Leisure Books in January 2010.
- 27/05/09:
- Below is a photo taken of Graham and his wife, Wiescka during his recent trip to Wroclaw (at a Polish restaurant called Piwnica Swidnicka). Picture taken by Robert Cichowlas. Thanks Robert!
- 18/05/09:
- Thanks to Robert Cichowlas for posting this link to the Dni Fantastyki in Wroclaw, Poland, attended by Graham and his wife, Wiescka in May 2009. Some excellent photos too!
- 11/05/09:
- In Graham's own words: 'Graham and Wiescka Masterton will be attending the opening ceremony of Fantasy Days in Wroclaw, Poland, on Friday May 15 at 5:00 pm, followed by a literary meeting of, like, you know, literary types; and another meeting on Saturday afternoon. So all of you who can make it to Wroclaw at the weekend, be there! We shall be in Warsaw on Monday so if you can't make it to Wroclaw, come to Warsaw.'
- 11/05/09:
- Thanks to Wojciech Bala for supplying the Polish edition cover of Ghost Music. Bibliog details here.
- 11/04/09:
- See below for the Severn House cover of the HB of Basilisk. Bibliog details here.
- 23/03/09:
- Cemetery Dance Publications have just brought out Shivers, a collection of short horror stories by a variety of very good authors including Chet Williamson, Rick Hautala, Kealan Patrick Burke, Simon Clark and Al Sarrantonio. And, of course, Graham. If you would like to check it out and buy a copy, go to here. The book costs $20.00 and shipping within the US costs $7.00. Overseas shipping varies but the book fits into a global priority envelope so it is not as expensive as shipping in a box.
- 22/02/09:
- Check out this article on the top 20 greatest horror authors of all-time (featuring Graham, of course). Thanks to Mark White for the heads up.
- 03/02/09:
- See below for the French cover of Walkers (French title: Demences), published by Bragelonne in their "Milday" mass market paperback series. Bibliog details here.
- 08/01/09:
- For those of you who like some early Masterton, below is some VERY early Masterton! And no, that isn't a Hellraiser puzzle box he's trying to open ;)
- 31/12/08:
- See below for the recent French covers of Graham's Night Warriors books:
- 17/12/08:
- See below for the illustrated version of Half-Sick of Shadows, a collection of three of Graham's stories based on the Tennyson poem 'The Lady of Shallott', illustrated throughout in a private limited edition by Tom Moran. This book will be available for readers to buy early in 2009. Preorder here.
- 16/12/08:
- See below for the cover of the forthcoming Polish edition of Basilisk (Dom Wydawniczy, Rebis 2009). Thanks to Wojtek Bala for the cover and bibliog details.
