Ilona's World

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It's very hot here in Budapest, and I haven't done much lately. I've read a few books including Mike Philbin 's Jane's Game . I loved that one. (I'll post the link here when my review appears at Novelspot.) I've been reading some blog posts by friends, too, and I received A LOT of emails. I also wrote a few more poems , and I updated the European Reader website. (There are quite a lot of links to sites with poetry now.) I'm trying to lose weight again. Basically, that's all for now. Music: Godsmack, Korn .

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Writers and magazines . See my Links page .

Last weekend I met Ian Watson at Gateway Con and he's quite nice. You probably know that he's a science fiction writer. I read three of his poems , the ones that are included at his website , and they are just great. I know many of you are interested in poetry, so here's the link. You can read the poems here . Btw, I am just about to read his novel God's World .

I've been listening to a lot of Danzig lately. I got the last three albums (Satan's Child, I Luciferi and Circle of Snakes ) and I just love them . You can believe me when I say that they are good, as I've been a Danzig fan for more than ten years. Album 6 and 7 are great and as sexy as ever (esp. No.6.), whereas I was a bit disappointed with album 8, Circle of Snakes , when I first listened to it. This is the one which is supposed to be the big return to the roots, though at times I feel that the music and the lyrics are just a bit too simple after such poetic ones as those on 4. However, I realized that my main problem with the album was just that there's a bit less erotica included , at least in the first half of it, than what we are used to from Glenn , our Evil Elvis, who continuously plays the role of the ultimate bad guy , the sort of demonic lover that women like to phantasize about so much . (Yes, they do. Just show me a woman who does not think that Angel or...

I've just realized, that I've been so busy that I haven't posted anything personal for a while. So I'll try to make up for it. As for my writing, there was an unfortunate break, but I've just started to write again. As for getting published, I'll soon have a poem in Issue 7 of Wicked Karnival horror magazine . Info on the mag at: http://www.wickedkarnival.com/

On July 11 th IDT Entertainment's Anchor Bay Entertainment , the acknowledged industry leader in horror DVD programming, presents the DVD premiere of The Garden , the latest exercise in terror from the fertile mind of acclaimed writer/producer Stephen J. Cannell (“The A Team”, “Hunter”, “Profit”, “21 Jump Street”). Starring Lance Henrikse n ( Aliens, Near Dark ), Claudia Christian (“ Babylon 5,” The Hidden ) and Sean Young ( Blade Runner, Stripes ), The Garden digs deep into the greatest fears of civilization itself and will take viewers on a mind-bending journey, possibly to the end of times! Seeded with a bushel of value-added bonus features including audio commentary from the director and exclusive behind the scenes footage, The Garden promises a harvest of thrills for the casual and ardent “horror”-ticulturalist! SRP is $19.98 and pre-book date is May 31st. Sam (Adam Taylor Gordon) is a boy with big problems: he is besieged by nightmare s (sometimes religious in natur...

This time, at Novelspot . Nancy Louise wrote some really fabulous things about me and my book . Things like 'Nothing is safe from her probing pen. This is one wonderful work that has been printed and has thankfully not been left in the dark drawer.' and also 'Get Unearthly Companion and enjoy the stories. For even better enjoyment, read them out loud.' Read the review here . You can buy the book here . (Paperback)