Dark Hallow (Brain Keene)

[WIL]

“After two miscarriages, writer Adam Shay’s marriage is on the rocks. On a walk through local woods rumored to be haunted, Adam come across a strange sight: a statue of a half-man, half-goat creature, a satyr from ancient legends, that comes to life before his eyes.

Soon, all the women in town begin disappearing, summoned to the woods by the satyr’s hypnotic piping. When Adam gathers the menfolk to hunt down the satyr and save the women, what they uncover is an unholy evil bent on protecting itself and spreading its seed…”

[Larry]

Wow, there is actually a movie coming from this book?
Aren't most of B-rye's books waiting to make movie debuts?

[WIL]

Here is the most recent list of theaters carrying Horrorfest this year. CLICK HERE for updates.



Los Angeles
Kirkorian – Buena Park Metroplex 18 (Buena Park)
Kirkorian – Pico Rivera Village Walk 15 (Pico Rivera)
RAVE – Beverly Center Cinema

Phoenix, AZ
UltraStar Surprise Pointe 14
13649 North Litchfield Rd.
Surprise, AZ 85374

Spokane, WA
Magic Lantern Theater (Spokane)

Mobile, AL
Premiere Cinema – Eastern Shore Premiere Cinema 14 (Spanish Fort)

Detroit, MI
Arcangelo- Emagine Canton 18 (Canton)

Grand Rapids, MI
Celebration! Cinema Rivertown, Grand Rapids
3728 Rivertown Parkway
Grandville, MI 49418
616-532-8902

Lansing, MI
Celebration! Cinema, Lansing
200 E. Edgewood Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48911
517-272-9289

New York
National Amusements – Farmingdale Multiplex (Farmingdale)
AMC – Village 7 (66 3rd Ave. New York, NY)

Boston
National Amusements Revere Cinemas (Revere)

Cleveland
Atlas Cinemas – Great Lakes Cinema 16 (Mentor)

Providence, RI
National Amusements – Showcase Warwick (Warwick)

Tampa, FL
Cobb – Grove 16 CineBistro (Wesley Chapel)

Orlando, FL
Cinemaworld – Melbourne 16 (4345 West New Haven Ave, (Rt.192)

Philadelphia, PA
AMC – Plymouth Meeting (494 W Germantown Pike)

Seattle
AMC – South Center 16 (Tukwila)

St. Louis, MO
Wehrenberg – Ronnies
Wehrenberg – O’Fallon
Wehrenberg – Galaxy-Chesterfield
Wehrenberg – Arnold

Springfield, MO
Werenberg – Campbell

Bloomington, IL
Werenberg – Galaxy

Rochester, MN
Werenberg – Galaxy

Evansville, Indiana
Showplace Cinemas – Showplace East

Las Cruces, NM
Allen Theatres- Telshor 12

Farmington, NM
Allen Theatres – Animas 10

Indianapolis, IN
GQT – Hamilton 16 Imax

Portland, ME
Cinemagic 16
183 County Road
Westbrook ME 04092

Cinemagic and Imax
779 Portland Road US route 1
Saco ME 04072

Manchester, NH
Cinemagic and Imax
1226 Hooksett Road
Hooksett NH 03106

[Larry]

Whoa, this is one of the Horrorfest movies?  I guess I better take a gander at the list, huh?

[WIL]

Lol no just a drunk mistake on my part. 

[Larry]

Dammit Wil!
 

[Great Sage]

Dark Hollow is a great book. It would make a cool movie.

Unfortunately Brian Keene's books have turned to shit since this one.

[Larry]

I haven't read Castaways, Ghost Walk, or Urban Gothic...so I couldn't say.  My favs from Brian are The Rising and Conqueror Worms (which I feel is his best writing to date).  The whole trying to be ghetto aspect of Dead Sea lost me, and the story wasn't really all that.  I'm a big Romero style zombie fan, hell they're my favorite, but I find The Rising to be far superior to Dead Sea.  And as for City of the Dead, it seems to be a sequel for a sequels sake, not as cool as The Rising.  He has a new one on the way, Darkness on the Edge of Town...

[Great Sage]

It was actually Ghost Walk and Castaways that lost me. Castaways was better than Ghost Walk but i though Ghost Walk was awful.

Fun fact. Brian Keene personally abused me on the Horror World forum a year or two ago.

[WIL]

I liked Conqueror Worms first story but when he jammed that second story with  the mermsunshine and giant fish gods in there,  it lost me. Sometimes when it is raining a lot here, I go sit  behind my chicken coop and pretend Conqueror Worms is happening and fantasize what I would do.

[Larry]

It was actually Ghost Walk and Castaways that lost me. Castaways was better than Ghost Walk but i though Ghost Walk was awful.

Fun fact. Brian Keene personally abused me on the Horror World forum a year or two ago.

What happened?

[Great Sage]

I found my account on his forum had been disabled, probably accidentally, and I pondered on the Horror World forum whether it was because I had been slagging off Ghost Walk. Keene came on and typed this long winded diatribe about how such an accusation was a slight against hi moderators and was rather agressive and childish about the whole thing. Told me I should probably not come back to his forum if that was my attitude etc etc.

[Larry]

Guess he isn't keene on criticism... hahaha.
Whatever.
Brian and I had a mutual friend years ago, and through him I met Brian.  A short while after that I went out to Brian's home and he took me to a pretty kick ass bookstore.  I found a ton of good shit there too!  Since then I have talked with him at conventions, but over the past couple of years he hasn't really been hitting them too much (maybe at all).  Some BS about someone sending him death threats or some crap. Personally, I think he might just be a bit paranoid. 

[Great Sage]

I've read a fair bit of his stuff now and I really liked Ghoul, Dead Sea, Conquorer Worms and Dark Hollow.

Thought The Rising was just OK

Thought City of the Dead was pretty bad

Found Ghost Walk to be absolutely terrible.

Castaways was an improvement over Ghost Walk but not enough to encourage me to pick up any of his stuff since.