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Versus (a mix of versus stories... like zombies versus werewolves, aliens versus vampires, etc.)

Werewolf

Vampire

Lovecraftian

Sea Monsters

Freak Show/Circus Freaks

More zombies

[Permuted Press]

What type(s) of anthology(ies) would you like to see Permuted Press put out in the future?  More non-traditional zombie anthologies (like The Undead)?  Traditional zombie anthology(ies)?  Something else?

Jacob

[Joel A. Sutherland]

The possibilities are endless, but I would love to see an untraditional vampire anthology. I love vampires, but to me, it's a bit of a dead (ha ha) sub-genre. The whole "vampires as brooding intellectuals/rock stars/poets" thing is getting a bit old. If you were to put together a book of completely original takes on blodd-suckers, something to re-energize the genre (like The Undead did for zombies), I'd definitely buy that.

[Bret Jordan]

Hey Joel.

After reading that great werewolf story you wrote I figured you would want to see a werewolf anthology. I like the vampire idea, but like Joel said, it would need to have stories that gets away from the Anne Rice version a bit. Don't get me wrong, I have read all of her vampire books and really enjoyed at least half of them (I'm not too sure about the other half of them), but in many ways it has redefined the genre so that today's generation doesn't think of "Count Dracula", but instead thinks of a larger than life, self serving, egomaniac as what a vampire is supposed to be. It would be cool to see some new twists on that subject.

A bad-ass werewolf anthology would be great too though.

(by the way, in case anyone can't tell yet, I am not a writter)

[Permuted Press]

It may be possible to convince us to try and tackle a werewolf anthology in the vein of THE UNDEAD.  I also think it would be cool to do an anthology of just versus stories... you know, like zombies versus werewolves, aliens versus vampires, etc.  And I'd love to do an anthology of Lovecraftian stories.

Jacob

[zombiestorywriter]

t may be possible to convince us to try and tackle a werewolf anthology in the vein of THE UNDEAD.  I also think it would be cool to do an anthology of just versus stories... you know, like zombies versus werewolves, aliens versus vampires, etc.  And I'd love to do an anthology of Lovecraftian stories.

Both sound very cool.

[Bret Jordan]

I hate to sound like an idiot, but could someone give me an example of a "Lovecraftian" story. I've seen that reference more than once whie reading through messages in this forum. I guess it's about time that I knew what you are talking about.

I guess you are referring to H. P. Lovecraft? I read a story or two of his in High School (seems like I remember a book cover with a guy all wrapped up in spider webs) but it's been too long ago for me to remember what the story was about. Yea, I'm getting old I guess. 

[Joel A. Sutherland]

Hey Joel.

After reading that great werewolf story you wrote I figured you would want to see a werewolf anthology.

Thanks for the compliment! Yeah, an untraditional werewolf antho would be my cup of tea, too. That's why I wrote a story about a wolf bit by a rabid man (but that wasn't actually in the story, just in my head for the backstory), to try and shake things up in the werewolf genre -- but I'm sure many people already thought of that long before I did. If Permuted Press were to do an anthology of that type, I'd have to thing up a whole new angle for a new story to submit! 

I like the vampire idea, but like Joel said, it would need to have stories that gets away from the Anne Rice version a bit. It would be cool to see some new twists on that subject.

Don't worry, I got one.  Without wanting to give too much away, think zombies...that can fly....

[john_sunseri]

Bret -

Lovecraft's fiction dealt with mysterious, all-powerful beings that are somehow sealed away from our existence, yet constantly try to break in (with the help of savage cults, quislings and power-hungry men); his most famous creation is Cthulhu, the high priest of the Elder Gods, who lies in endless sleep in the sunken city of R'lyeh waiting for a time 'when the stars are right' so that he might awaken and wreak havoc over the globe.  In HPL's 'The Call of Cthulhu', he is momentarily awakened, but since the stars aren't right he is again trapped in his watery sepulcher.

Cthulhu, by the way, is a monstrous winged being with tentacles all over his face.

Other Lovecraftian creations are Nyarlathotep (the Masked Messenger, the Crawling Chaos), Azathoth (the idiot god at the center of the universe), Yog-Sothoth, the Mi-Go (intelligent fungi from Pluto), Shub-Niggurath (the Black Goat of the Woods with Ten Thousand Young) and so many others...

'Lovecraftian' fiction shares some common elements: there is usually at least one ancient tome mentioned (Lovecraft's most famous is the Necronomicon, by the mad Arab Abdul Alhazred), there are usually tentacles/slimy monsters/vaguely vaginal creatures, there's usually some effort made to bring the Elder Gods back into our world, the heroes tend to be scholars and academics rather than action-types (though this is changing recently), and there's usually a gloomy ending - the gods may not have broken through, but someone dies or goes insane.

Hope that helps a little...

Oh, and I'm all for a 'versus' anthology; sounds wicked cool!

Or werewolves.  I love werewolves.

[Permuted Press]

Great explanation of "Lovecraftian", John.

Jacob

[Bret Jordan]

john_sunseri

Thanks! Now I won't feel left out of the loop.

[Permuted Press]

Here's a bunch of info on H.P. Lovecraft for anyone that's interested:

H.P. Lovecraft @ Wikipedia

Interesting guy.

Jacob

[Dave Dunwoody]

It may be possible to convince us to try and tackle a werewolf anthology in the vein of THE UNDEAD.  I also think it would be cool to do an anthology of just versus stories... you know, like zombies versus werewolves, aliens versus vampires, etc.  And I'd love to do an anthology of Lovecraftian stories.

I like all 3! I especially think that a werewolf anthology with stories from various unique angles, a la The Undead, would be great for that subgenre.

[Stephen Blundell]

I'd like to see a "VS" anthology. Have I got a story to tell ... think manga robot madness vs zombie swarms ... and thats what I'd write/draw.  I have been toying on doing a cgi animation of a robot/tank thingy just being swarmed by zombies. 

I'd love to see a werewolf story too .... man, as an artist there are so many takes on how to illustrate a werewolf!

Hmmm .... lovecraft ... gooey slimy god monsters .... ah bliss !

So I'm undecided ... I like them all ......... I'd like to see an end of days anthology ... a book about where life is about to end ... giving so much liberty to concepts and ideals, morals etc etc ......   

[David Charles Flynn]

SEA MONSTERS please...

Ships, lighthouses, beach parties, submarines...all attacked by many-tentacled, scaly thingys from beneath the waves...

Please, please, please...

[Stephen Blundell]

A FREAKS SHOW anthology .... murder, mayhem, sex, violence, dwarves (Hmmm ... not sure if that should follow sex and violence!)

The touch of the macarbe! Etc etc