William Blake Vogel III---Chronicles Of The Night....


Thursday, May 17, 2007


DRIVE Petition….


DRIVE, the new action suspense muscle car drama on FOX, has been put on indefinite hiatus. This is a great show. It featured some cool music by bands like NINE POUND HAMMER (ex-NASHVILLE PUSSY ) covering “Radar Love” by GOLDEN EARRING, etc.

Here’s a petition to save it:

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savedrive




Wednesday, January 10, 2007


"Theories In Chaos:
A Second Dose Of Horror"
by
William Blake Vogel III




The first season of MASTERS OF HORROR was a mixed bodybag of greatness and garbage. "Incident On And Off A Mountain Road" by Don Coscarelli (BUBBA HO-TEP, PHANTASM) was visually beautiful as well as a sharp tale of terror. John Landis (AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, INNOCENT BLOOD) executed smartly the twisted, funny, and brilliant "Deer Woman." And "Fair Haired Child" by William Malone (HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, FEARDOTCOM) was equally dark and radiant.

John Carpenter (HALLOWEEN, VAMPIRES, THE FOG, et al.) pulled-off the solid cinematic chiller with "Cigarette Burns." "Pick Me Up" by Larry Cohen (Q) was entertaining, as well as was John McNaughton's twisted adaptation of Clive Barker's "Haeckel's Tale." And Stuart Gordon's adaptation of H.P. ovecraft's "Dreams
In The Witch House" is some of his best work.

Sadly, Joe Dante's over-hyped zombie opus "Homecoming" is a heavy-handed left-wing propaganda piece that lacks depth, besides being boring. Sure, the Left Coast loved it, but only because it played to their biases. This one is as tedious as it pointless.

Again, with more of the slow and the pointless. This can also be said for the episodes directed by Tobe Hooper, Lucky McKee, Dario Argento, and Mick Garris. (Lucky McKee--"lucky" is right, I don't know how he gets to keep putting out this crap.)

January 2007: we're halfway through season two, and it is a bleak return for the Masters Of Horror so far. Tobe Hooper's telling of Ambrose Bierce's "The Damned Thing" was a good start. Mick Garris does better this time around with "Valerie On The Stairs."

Rob Schmidt's "Right To Die" and John Carpenter's "Pro-Life" were both pretty good, regardless of the silly political polemics. "The V Word" by Ernest Dickerson was okay, he's done better. "Pelts" by Dario Argento had its moments, but the whole cursed magical racoon skins thing was lame.

I hate to pick-on Joe Dante, I'm sorry, but "The Screwfly Solution" was just dumb. His early stuff was great, but lately he has just sucked.

Brad Anderson's "Sounds Like" and John Landis' "Family" were less than extraordinary. So far, the best I can say about this season is at least Rob Zombie wasn't involved....



Copyright 2007 A.D.






Wednesday, December 27, 2006



Champagne Shivers And William Blake Vogel III....


The following William Blake Vogel III works will be published in the 2007 edition of CHAMPAGNE SHIVERS Magazine:

"Unwind Sidewinder" [poem]
"Cosmic Black" [poem]
"Firefall" [short]

It'll hit the streets in January 2007, and will cost $12 (plus postage). The coverart was done by Christina Cartwright


To order Champagne Shivers 2007:
http://www.genremall.com/zinesr.htm#champagneshivers





Friday, December 08, 2006



"Fireworm"
by
William Blake Vogel III


The night sky immured;
Starless abyss foretold
The fate of flesh
Scattered by nemesis

Old days terror, hunger
Beyond the beast--
Of ancient race
And primordial desire

From the fall of Babylon
To the shadowed last times,
Doom stalks the haunts
Of fear and blood.


Copyright ©2006 by William Blake Vogel III







Friday, November 10, 2006


Another Dark Day....

Today's my birthday, I'm 34. Gumbo's cookin', and I'm writing. My next zombie story is called "It's Cool," and the book is chargin' forward. ...Sex, Violence, and Rot 'N' Roll!



Friday, October 20, 2006



"Theories In Chaos:
The Beauty Paragon"
by
William Blake Vogel III



August 30, 2006 A.D.


What is beauty? Beauty is that unique quality that sparks inspiration and adoration. But it is different for everyone. That is one reason why it is so powerful.

For me the paragons of beauty are Julie Banderas [Fox News], the starlit sky, the writings of Edgar Allan Poe, dark stormy days, and Julie Banderas. (What can I say? I have a weakness for this intelligent, radiant woman.)

Some can never understand what captures the heart. But the fire and strength that is drawn from it is divine. And it fuels the dreams of greatness.


Any thoughts, email me at: wbvogel@aol.com


Copyright 2006.




Tuesday, October 10, 2006

UPDATED William Blake Vogel III Biography....


From the abyss wilds outside of California, Missouri, William

Blake Vogel III writes a unique brand of Classic Horror that

bleeds with a poetic edge. Influenced by the likes of Poe and

Lovecraft, Vogel's work reflects a deep love for the Neo

Romantic/Gothic/Horror genre. He currently is working on his

zombie opus, "The New Normal."

He is the most published poet in Champagne Shivers Magazine's

history.

W.B. Vogel has sold pieces to GRAFIKA Magazine, SURREAL Magazine,

CHAMPAGNE SHIVERS Magazine, NIGHT TO DAWN Magazine, BLACK

SATELLITE, SCAVENGERS, FANTASQUE, Horror Carousel, T-Zero, etc.

He has also appeared in various anthologies including "Open

Graves" (2004), "Potter's Field" (2005), etc. William also writes

a column, "Theories In Chaos," for THE ETERNAL NIGHT website

(http://www.eternalnight.co.uk).

William Blake Vogel III Webpage: http://deepblackdream.tripod.com