December 8th, 2011
Just caught one of the episodes this past Monday on the Monster channel (live streaming) called “Chiller Drive-In” (go to www.chillerdrive-in.com). Folks can watch a classic old time horror film broken up by hilarious skits done by Wolfman Mac and his cast ghastly characters. The most fun was that once signed on, I could chat with other viewers who were also watching the show.
Now, the show is going to the regular television as well. Come out and support a fun and interactive way for a horror fan to spend a Monday night.
Tags: chiller drive-in, classic horror, horror movies, horror tv, interactive horror, online horror, wolfman, wolfman mac
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November 28th, 2011
Wonderfest Detroit
Detroit saw its share of talent this past Saturday thanks to some traditional as well as new venues showcasing artists. In the traditional sense, Libby and I were invited to play music in different areas of Detroit’s post Thanksgiving Day Parade holiday festival called “Wonderfest”. Vendors, carnival rides, food from local restaurants as well as the Campus Martius Park ice skating rink offered families the opportunity to make lasting holiday memories. Libby and I were honored with the appearance of jazz legend, Maxine Brown who came in and sang some holiday tunes for the shoppers inside the vendors booth.
Following a day of playing music, I was invited to a new venue for local talent that incorporates some new technology. Streaming a live, shoot from the hip, unscripted show is Mac Kelly’s “Rockin Roots Revival” show where viewiers tune into
www.Udetroit.com to watch the show. Many here, who enjoy horror may know Mac better as
“Wolfman Mac” and the Chiller Drive-In Theatre. Viewers could participate by texting questions to Mac via his cell phone during the live streaming. Guests this past Saturday included Dr. Swave, a charicture artist with a flare for monster comics, the
Doppleganger Circus Sideshow and the band Not Enough Indians as well a performance by a plethora of talented singers and guitarist getting together to raise money for a local concert to benefit Toys for Tots. Even the Psychobilly Alliance folks came on to the show.
For those who embrace the idea that the big “holiday” was Halloween, like I do, it is still worth noting that the rest of the world is gearing up to celebrate and Christmas can be a time to enjoy the horror world. After all, we wouldn’t have “A Christmas Carol” if it weren’t for the mushing together of ghost stories at Christmas time. And while we are at it, lets take Dickens moral to the story one step further. Check out some of the folks I’ve mentioned here today. Hire some local talent. Tune into a show. Sit down and try out a new way of looking (or rather
watching) Detroit with your kids and by all means, contribute to a charity or program that speaks to your heart, better yet, check out the links and head down to a concert. Get out, enjoy Detroit, and all the while, help out a lot of folks in the process.
Tags: celtic, chiller drive-in, christmas in michigan, christmas music, detroit horror stories, detroit talent, detroit wonder fest, doppleganger, harp music, holiday harp music, horror stories, jazz, Maxine Brown, michigan charities, Michigan music, rockabilly, u detroit cafe
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November 15th, 2011
www.horroraddicts.net will be hosting a batch of the best holiday horror stories I’ve written over the last few years. Many are “singles” like “Handsome and Regrettal” and the much loved “Santa CLAWS”. The other set is a series I started a while back called “The Marvelous Madame Bienvenu”. This series was dished up in courses instead of chapters and today, Horror Addicts will be the first to read the final script and ending to the story. A lot of you folks wrote me about this, so its here for the taking. The story is presently being made and edited into a podcast which will air, hopefully around November 24th, just in time for Thanksgiving….appropriately.
The Horror Addicts Michele Roger Day Convention will air as such (California Time) stories to be uploaded and streaming at 6am, 8am, 10 am, 12noon, 2pm and finally 5pm..just in time for the commute home!
I would like to thank Horror Addicts as Emz, the owner was the first person to listen to my first ever horror short and podcast (Taste of the Dead) and encourage me to run with it. It’s been a few years and the folks there are still supporting horror writers from all over the world as well as film makers in the horror genre.
Take a minute and check them out as well as my stories. IF you like what you hear, please consider buying a book or audio book from me on my website to help support more of the same free podcasts and work that I do.
Happy Holidays,
Michele
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November 13th, 2011
The folks at www.horroraddicts.net are graciously hosting a week long horror convention! All of my holiday horror shorts will be available for your listening pleasure on Tuesday, Nov 15. The REALLY great part is that for all you Madame Bien Venu lovers out there who wrote me and asked when the end was coming, well Horror Addicts will have the written script for your reading pleasure ON THE 15th!
I will record it and offer it as an audio short within the next couple of weeks. But for the die hards, you will finally see what happens when you answer the dinner invitation of a spiteful witch!
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November 6th, 2011
Amor de Natura, an organic botanicals company out of Texas has designed a line of products based on me and my harp music called, Michele’s Treaures. Above is a picture of the lavender shampoo and conditioner sets.
In addition, we are also trying to support a mutual favorite charity. Thus, Michele’s Treasures also includes almon and oatmeal “shampooch” for dogs (and cats) as well as holiday dog cookies. All the proceeds from the shampooch and cookie sales benefit the “Noah’s Wish Foundation”, a non-profit that rescues stranded or injured animals who survive natural disasters.
Please take some time and do your holiday shopping a little early, knowing that you are helping a good cause and getting some gifts that are lovely as well as organic. Good for you. Good for your loved ones. Good for the earth and best of all, good for Noahs Wish. Email Jenni at Amor de Natura at Jennixtcc@gmail.com
Tags: harp therapy, holiday shopping, lavender shampoo, noahs wish, organic shampoo
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November 3rd, 2011
Thanks to Obscure Writer for their very unexpected by generous review of my work, both in the music world as well as the writing.
Upcoming and established writers
Black Words, Silver Notes: The Stories of Michele Roger
Between a fickle wireless connection, broken USB ports on this secondhand computer and an iPod that may have been dropped a few times too many, checking out podcasts is no longer something I do very much. Still, memories of the best series I’ve found linger. One of these is “Something Wicked This Way Strums“.
Harpist-turned-writer Michele Roger has a way of turning words into strings that resonate … and cut. Detached narrator she isn’t; she admirably plunges into horror plots usually told from a safer distance. In “Addicted to Love“, she is tormented and devastated by a medical conspiracy while haunted by her slain love. In her podcast, the accompanying music turns it all into an overwhelming phantasmagoria of despair and longing.
What I like best is that her stories don’t rely on her music to be complete. In addition to her podcasts on iTunes, she also has her Parsec-nominated book, Dark Matter
, detailing the afterlife of a music teacher as the End of Days nears. One book I’m hoping to check out soon will be The Conservatory, about a haunted music school and the twisted experiments inside. Short stories Michele offers include:
- “Santa CLAWS“, a tale of a werewolf Santa;
- “Hyde”, set in plague-ridden post-apocalyptic Detroit;
- “Rock. Scissors. Paper.” A ghost responsible for maiming her brother in a car accident seeks out a vampire and struggles with a decision to make him one of the undead;
- and “Gluttony”, where a demented and powerful vampire priest seeks to bestow corrupt eternal life on more and more victims. The only hope: a school’s star athlete.
Michele Roger’s main website is http://micheleroger.com. There you can find her musical events, music CDs, and much more.
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November 2nd, 2011
Tags: Celtic Christmas, classical harp, classical music, free audio books, free horror stories, Free podcast, harp music, horror author, modern harp music, new harp music
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