Ilona's World

I moved the English-language site to a new location , (next to the Hungarian one, though probably just temporarily). The URL that takes you there is the same: http://www.ilonahegedus.com

Its traffic has exceeded the limit and it has been shut down. (Temporarily.) Both good and bad. :-)

Some of you probably noticed that the previous post was a press release. You might find this strange, if you visit this site regularly, as I usually do not include ads or media releases. I included this only because bloggers are contacted as a part of Anchor Bay's grassroots campaign, and I was also contacted . I was asked to pass this on and the movie seemed interesting enough, so I did it.

Here's Anchor Bay Entertainment's press release on the horror movie Cemetary Man and its DVD release . (I was asked to pass it on.) It sounds really intriguing. Great horror films are like zombies – the best ones always come back! On Tuesday, June 13th, Anchor Bay Entertainment, an IDT Entertainment company, will release the eagerly-awaited U.S. DVD premiere of Cemetery Man , one of the most requested horror titles of the last decade . Revered by consumers and industry critics alike for releasing classic and cult horror films, Anchor Bay continues that tradition for Cemetery Man (aka Dellamorte Dellamore ) with a new anamorphic widescreen transfer, and resurrected with a SRP of $19.98. Directed by Michele Soavi , Cemetery Man stars Rupert Everett ( My Best Friend's Wedding and the voice of Prince Charming in Shrek 2 ) as Francesco Dellamore, a cemetery caretaker who finds that his seemingly dead-end job has recently become a little harder. Along with his sidekick Gnag...

The 2006 Nebula Awards winners include Joe Haldeman, Kelly Link, Carol Emshwiller , and Joss Whedon . Holly Black won the Andre Norton Award which was created for young adult SF/F novels. More info .

Nominations for this year's Rhysling Awards for SF, fantasy, and horror poetry have been announced. The list of nominees is a very long one. SFPA publishes a yearly anthology with the nominated poems. Congratulations to all the poets nominated.

I know many of you like poetry, so here's another link for you. Visit Violette L. Reid 's website . New poetry and short stories are included each month. I've just read that her poetry book, VIOLETTE ARDOR will soon come out.

This is a fantasy story by Bill Snodgrass . It's very different from what I usually read and recommend to you, but check it out and see if you like it.

Read my review of Frank Zafiro 's crime novel, Under A Raging Moon at Novelspot . The book will be released in June, but it is well worth waiting for.

It's my name and it's a .com domain name for my website : http://www.ilonahegedus.com . (The site remains at the same place, but you can also get to it using this URL.)

I included two photos and a cover image .

Happy Easter to Everyone!

Two contests have been running simultaneously. One for subscribers of my newsletter and another one for visitors of the TCM Reviews website. Copies of my book, Unearthly Companion were sent to the winners ( Bbbcwebb, Chris and Belinda ).

Those of you who read these posts a lot and those who have read some of the things I wrote, must know by know that I really like genre-crossing . For those of you who also like it, I recommend Scott Sigler's work . He has a free podcast of several of his novels . I listened to the first one, Earthcore and I really enjoyed it. It starts as a sort of horror story, then turns into a sort of action/crime , and ends up as science fiction story, and it's really good writing. I still haven't got the paperback version, but I think the podcast was a really good introduction to his writing, as he's a very good performer. His site is at: http://www.scottsigler.net/ .

You still have a few more days to vote at Locus Online, where there's also a poetry poll this year. The voting goes on until April 15. You can find the poetry poll here . As for the best poem of 2005 cathegory, please nominate a poem of mine , if you think I might deserve it. Here's the list of my published ones . (Remember, you have to chose from the 2005 column). Thanks a lot for taking the time to vote, Ilona

Visitors of the TCM Reviews website can win a pdf copy of my book,Unearthly Companion. Details here .

A gothic poem of mine, A Dying One has appeared in Greece. It was published in the Greek version of Universe Pathways magazine, though it has not been translated into Greek. This poem will also appear inthe English-language version of the magazine. (It's a poem from my book, Unearthly Companion).

The ebook version of my book can no longer be purchased at the eBookAd website. (Several authors have experienced difficulties in getting their royalties from that company and I decided not to sell the book there ...)

My review of Steve Lazarowitz 's science fiction novel Confronting The Void is now up at the Novelspot website. Read it here . (Keywords: sci-fi, adventure, psychic bond, fears, human psyche .)

I've just created a new website . It's still at the old storage space, but it looks much better. URL: http://ilonahegedus.topcities.com Feel free to send me your comments , ( see my email addy below , on the right side.) I'll soon create a Hungarian version, too.