THE SCREENING ROOM: GIANTS TO COME

As Main Enterprises' jungle-themed The Screening Room #1 makes the profitable rounds, plans for the second issue are underway.

Per publisher Jim Main, Issue #2 will celebrate science-fiction television shows of the 1960s, including Irwin Allen's.

My assignment: Land of the Giants. I was enamored by the series as a child and revisit it often. I'm honored to have the chance to write about Spindrift's stalwart members and their towering escapades. 

Stay tuned for more on The Screening Room #2, and of course, be sure to purchase #1 while supplies last.

To order The Screening Room #1, send $7.50 via Paypal to jmain44@aol.com. Be sure to include an accurate address so that the issue gets to you without any hitches. (PDFs are also available for $2.00.) 

MAIN ENTERPRISES' THE SCREENING ROOM #1

History has been made with a new Main Enterprises' title: The Screening Room! 

This introductory issue covers jungle-themed thrills galore, with an article on King Kong 1933's remarkable cast and crew by Buck Oviatt; a retrospective on Kimba the White Lion by Will Murray; and an analysis of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World television series by Michael Housel. Plus, we hear straight from the man who made this issue's ingredients come together, Jim Main, in "The Publisher Speaks." 

To embellish these swell submissions, The Screening Room supplies a sprightly layout and spiffy accompaniments by Bob Sodaro and Marc Haines, along with awesome artwork by John Lambert, Allen Freeman, Tony Lorenz, Verl Bond, Jacob Dubi, Kevin Dale Duncan, Troy Boyle, Rusty Gilligan and Mark Lerer. 

  

To order a hard copy of this breakthrough issue, send $7.50 via Paypal to jmain44@aol.com. Be sure to include an accurate address so that The Screening Room gets to you without any hitches! (PDFs are also available for $2.00.) 

KEVIN DALE DUNCAN ARTWORK FOR *PPFSZT! #50 & THE SCREENING ROOM! #1

Kevin Dale Duncan is a fantastic artist. You may recall that he fashioned a striking illustration for my Whatever! #3 comparison article on The Last Man on Earth and The Omega Man. I now share images he's created for my upcoming contributions to The Screening Room! #1 and *PPFSZT! #50.

The Screening Room! will feature my article on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World television series. Above is Duncan's vivid compilation of Jennifer O'Dell's gorgeous Veronica Layton, Jerome Ehler's crafty Tribune and the show's memorable, opening-credits T-Rex. Gosh-darn stunning, isn't it?

For the landmark *PPFSZT! issue, my short story, "Fear the Widow" will appear.   

In this instance, Duncan has depicted two vivid scenes: one highlighting its tormented protagonist, Father Miguel (see above), and the other its titular, eight-legged demon (see below).

I'm beyond pleased and flattered that Duncan has captured my yarn's creepiness through his use of exquisite, Twilight Zone-ish black and white, which is also in sync with his moody Last/Omega Man salute. How apt! 

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Mr. Duncan, for supplementing my writing with your astounding artwork. I'm forever grateful. 

(Check Bizarrechats for additional updates on both *PPFSZT! and The Screening Room!)