Scott Sigler Slices: SLAY Season 2

FridayFix Episode # : New Krakens Away Jerseys!

Dig the new Karkens away jerseys! Just like the pros (or like Oregon University does every five minutes), the time has come to change the look just a little bit. This video gives you the goods. Also: a rare glimpse of my Fu (left over from the Wings Playoff Beard). Click here to download the FridayFix.

FridayFix Episode # : Your ALL-PRO & THE MVP preorders have been cancelled!

The short version: All existing preorders for THE ALL-PRO and THE MVP will be cancelled any minute now because we’re switching distributors. A new preorder for each book will be up in the next couple of weeks. I’m sorry about the extra work, and do hope you’ll come back and preorder again! The silver lining here that the books will come out a month sooner, on September 3, 2013. The long version: Back in 2011 we partnered with Diversion Books, a publisher, and Perseus, a distributor, to put...

FridayFix Episode # : New GFL T-Shirts!

There was voting, and ballot stuffing, and lots of awesome design suggestions, and some fine tuning tweaks, all leading up to the t-shirts now available for sale!  First things first: last week when I posted the two “Keep Calm and Run the Plays that I Call” options, I neglected to credit Belladonna420 with the cool idea. An oversight on my part I’m correcting now — THANKS BELLA! As for the “Keep Calm” version voting, the black T won hands-down. We’re going to stock that version in our st...

FridayFix Episode # : Dragon*Con One for the Junkies

This week’s FridayFix™ has NEW FICTION! That’s right Junkies! Little-heard, new fiction that Scott read at Dragon*Con 2012. This fun little story will be in the eBook-only short story collection FIRE IS ORANGE, out later this year. If you didn’t make it to D*C (or even if you did) and you have some feedback, you can reach us at 206-666-4673. That’s 206-666-GORE. Have at ‘im!   At right is a picture of Scott at Dragon*Con 2012, licking a stegosaurus. I don’t know why he was licking a ...

GuestGoods Episode #5: Jeff Carlson's FROZEN SKY

FridayFix Episode # : SiglerFest2k12: Baby McButter's pick-up line

We’ve got a bunch o’ video from SiglerFest 2k12. This stuff is all over the place, and some of it — like this — is just a little NSFW. Enjoy! If you want to get in on SiglerFest2k13, coming up this October in Vegas, just visit scottsigler.com/siglerfest.   Click here to download the video.

FridayFix Episode # : SiglerFest 2K13 Registration is now open!

The time has come! SiglerFest 2K13 registration is now open! To register, click the PayPal button below. Registration is still just $45. Click on the PayPal button below to register (the button is a little distorted, but it works fine).   To reserve sleeping rooms at the hotel, please click here to go to the Orleans Group reservations websiteand use the code A3SFC10. Alternatively , you can call the Guest Reservations number at (800) 675-3267 and identify yourself as part of the group S...

FridayFix Episode # : Goreline Calls for January 4, 2013

Can you believe it? A new Goreline Call episode! We’re starting out the new year right — hearing from y’all. We haven’t done a Goreline episode since July 2012 … but we’re back! If you want to join the fun, you can call the Goreline yourself at 206-666-4673. That’s 206-666-GORE. Call and ask Scott anything you like, or harass him about Mt. Fitzroy. Happy new year Junkies!

FridayFix Episode # : The DØM Year in Review

As has become our tradition here at Dark Øverlord Media, Scott and I sat down in December to chat about the year gone by … the year ahead … the upcoming SuperBowl Saturday sales event …  I won’t lie, Junkies, as ever, it’s been a big year for us. And a big year ahead. Makes me tired just thinking about it. Two tours, five stories published, the second annual SiglerFest, Baby McButter as a cake … just so many great things. I swear we don’t ramble. Kinda. We shout out one meeelion people h...

FridayFix Episode # : "How Do I Get an 'A'?"

Your friendly neighborhood FDØ here, Junkies. If there’s one question ARealGirl and I get at every con, it’s “how do I get an ‘A’?” In case you don’t know A Kovacs, she’s the human superpower that keeps the Dark Øverlord machine going. While I toil at the keyboard and the mic creating stories, she’s the person making sure we have a schedule, managing the book-design and book-printing process, managing our contractors, managing inventory of our books and making sure the books get to you, ma...

FridayFix Episode # : NOCTURNAL TV series? Help make that happen!

Well hello there, Mister/Miss big-time TV producer Junkie. What? You’re not in the biz? Well you can be if you help NOCTURNAL win the 2012 Goodreads Choice awards. I recorded a little message so the audio would go out in the feed, just in case my shameless pimping missed those who don’t visit here (or use Twitter, or Facebook, or G+ …).   If you haven’t voted for NOCTURNAL in the 2012 Goodreads Choice awared, click here to do so right now! Your vote must be in by Nov. 26. You may have to...

FridayFix Episode # : A review of horror/thriller novel THE COLONY

My buddy A.J. Colucci wrote this kick-ass horror/thriller called THE COLONY. I’ve been blabbing about it on the Twitters and the Facebooks for awhile now, and the book came out Tuesday. I’ve never met A.J. in person. I only know her through this novel, which my agent, Byrd Leavell, asked me to blurb. I fell in love with the book, probably because it has a similar structure to my stuff, and you all already know what narcissist I am. I also saw a couple of things in the book that needed twea...

GuestGoods Episode #4 - Blogging law expert Ruth Carter

FridayFix Episode # : COLIN FISHER authors Ashley Miller & Zack Stentz

Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz are hot stuff in the world of genre movies. The pair wrote the screenplays for THOR and X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, as well as having written for the shows FRINGE, ANDROMEDA and the TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES. Scott interviews these delightful chaps about their new YA novel COLIN FISCHER. The conversation also delves into the subtleties of writing fiction as opposed to writing screenplays, and what it’s like to be the sole focal point of a book marketing ...

FridayFix Episode # : THE DETECTIVE eBook on sale now

Hi, Junkies, ARealGirl here to announce another new Dark Øverlord product. Finally! THE DETECTIVE is the second GFL novella, and it is now available in all formats for all eReaders by clicking right here (Kindle and Nook included). Just $3.99, this story covers Frederico Esteban Guissepe Gonzaga’s search for the family of Quentin Barnes. We’ve posted it at Amazon.com for Kindle, Barnes & Noble for Nook (but we have no control over when they process the book for sale — we’ve done our part, ...

FridayFix Episode # : FDO and A on KATG

During the East Coast Tour, the FDØ and I rolled on through New York City. Not only did I show His Evilness™ some of the sights from my old stomping grounds (that’s right, I’m a New York Irish girl), but we also were invited to be guests on the fantastic Keith & The Girl Show. This award-winning, daily comedy show is one of the first-ever podcasts, and continues to be one of the most popular. Keith and Chemda are always awesome to hang out with. So, Junkies, here’s the hour-long show! I ...

BLOOD IS RED Episode #11: Sacred Cow

It’s the final episode of BLOOD IS RED. We delivered eight disturbing short stories in eleven installments, all meant to make you pee your pants just a little. “Sacred Cow” is a Siglerism classic, re-edited and re-recorded just for your face. This is the story that Earl Newton turned into a short film. Now be a good Junkie and listen to the story first, then you can go watch the movie here. The movie stars YouTube sensation Toby Turner (only about a million people watch him every week, but...

GuestGoods Episode #3: John Mierau's FLAMES anthology

BLOOD IS RED Episode #10: Mt. Fitzroy, Chap. 1

The re-written, re-recorded first chapter of MT. FITZROY, the sequel to EARTHCORE. And if you listen all the way through to the end of the episode, you might … I repeat, might … hear when this friggin’ long-awaited sequel will finally be available for your Junkie face.

FridayFix Episode # : East Coast Tour vid – Chicago & PANDEMIC sneak-peek!

What’s that? Chicago is on the chopping block for PANDEMIC? Check out the great crowd we had in the Windy City, where I not only entertained fans of Da Bears but also did a walk-through of PANDEMIC’s “path of destruction.” You can see a couple of places where the action will go down in this third and final book in the INFECTED trilogy, due out Fall of 2013 from Crown Publishing.   Click here to download the video.

FridayFix Episode # : East Coast Tour vid – Pittsburgh

We drove through torrential rains to reach Pittsburgh and entertain dozens (and dozens) of happy Junkies. There was an infected child (with triangles), Steelers fans (sorry about that) and bathroom graffiti. Check out that GoDaddy coupon code 599scott, which gets you a new domain for just $5.99 (good for September, 2012 only).   Click here to download video.

FridayFix Episode # : East Coast Tour vid – Bethlehem/Philly

“Whose house?” “OUR HOUSE!” A big celebration of all things Dark Øverlord as we visited our East Coast office in Bethlehem, PA, and had a reading/shindig/party afterward. Thanks to Donna Mugavero, the Diva øf Design for opening up her office to a heapin’ helpin’ of Junkies who came from New Jersey, all over Pennsylvania and even Ohio for the event. We even had a star sighting: musician George Hrab stopped by for the festivities.   Click here to download the video. The tour is sponsored ...

FridayFix Episode # : East Coast Tour vid – NYC

Our fourth stop of the Sigler East Coast Tour took us to NYC, where we had some fun with the Keith & The Girl podcast (Keith also announces his undying love for the Orbiting Death in this video, in proper fashion: loud and offensive).   Click here to download the video.

BLOOD IS RED Episode #9: Number One With A Bullet, Part 2

NFL security operatives Lawrence Cutter and Luke Moore have learned there is more to top prospective draft pick Eugene Patterson then trophies, headlines and smiles. What he finds might mean more than a scandal report on ESPN — it might mean his life.

FridayFix Episode # : East Coast Tour vid – Washington, D.C.

The FDØ invades DC and eyes up which embassies will soon fall to his evil ways. Also, ARealGirl comes up with a great idea on how to “improve” the Lincoln Memorial. Five minutes of fun from the East Coast Tour.   Click here to download the video.

FridayFix Episode # : East Coast Tour vid – Chapel Hill, NC

Here’s video of our second stop on the tour, Chapel Hill, NC at Chapel Hill Comics. There was a hell hound. It was awesome, and also well-behaved. Big props to Mur Lafferty for helping us hook this up. We love her, so we’ll kill her last.   Click here to download the video.

FridayFix Episode # : East Coast Tour vid – Atlanta for Dragon*Con

We’re on the road, Junkies! Here’s some sweet, sweet video of our first tour stop at Dragon*Con in Atlanta. See the full tour agenda at scottsigler.com/tour.   Click here to download the video.

BLOOD IS RED Episode #8: Number One With A Bullet, Part 1

In honor of the start of the NFL season, we not only have THE MVP landing on your doorsteps, but also we present a football-centric favorite among the Junkies, the short story “Number One With A Bullet.” If you’ve never heard of the pitter Patterson of little feet before, we think you’re in for a treat.

FridayFix Episode # : Books & Beer Vidcast

ARealGirl and the FDØ recently did a “Books & Beer” vidcast to discuss the realities of being an author in the digital age. Crack open a brew, watch, and enjoy. Also, Evo and Jeff from Books & Beer are trying to lock up a pair of panels at South by Southwest (SXSW). Give ’em some Junkie love by taking two minutes to click here, read what they want you to do, and then voting. And, yeah, Evo is the man behind Podiobooks.com, which gives you all of Scott’s stories for free, so we’d love to help...

FridayFix Episode # : THE MVP Shipping Hell Week, Day 4 (final day!)

Wave that checkered flag! Here it is, Junkies, the final vid of our wee little documentary of packing your copies of THE MVP. The Post Office trucks came today to snag your books, so as of about 10am Pacific Time on August 27, 2012, the book missiles are in the air! There are a ton of Junkies in this vid, so check out some of your peeps. Also, Scott yells at a person. He is a meanie.   Click here to download the video.

BLOOD IS RED Episode #7: The Great Snipe Hunt, Part 2

Nature abhors a vacuum. Still. This is part two, wrapping up the story started last week. Also doing some final wrap-up work today on Shipping Hell Week for THE MVP. Although, it’s not really a week anymore. And with two dozen or more Junkies coming to help … not really hellish either.

FridayFix Episode # : THE MVP Shipping Hell Week, Day 3

A whole mess of Junkies came in to help with Day 3 shipping. Much fun was had. No goats were sacrificed.   Click here to download the video.

FridayFix Episode # : THE MVP Shipping Hell Week, Day 2

The last day of just ARealGirl and I before the Junkies show up to help. This video has giant bronze booties, wrestling burritos, and a surprise appearance by Rocky Balboa. Oh, and some Bush.   Click here to download the video.

FridayFix Episode # : THE MVP Shipping Hell Week, Day 1

ARealGirl and the FDØ knocked out one pallet of books as they kick off Day 1 of Hell Week. Three more pallets to go. That’s just unboxing, signing, numbering and stacking, folks — still have to do personalization.   Junkie Volunteers show up on Day 3. We are looking forward to it! However, don’t count on “Hell Week: The Musical” to be finished in time to regail them with the dulcet tones of Scott “Cabaret” Sigler.   Click here to download video.

BLOOD IS RED Episode #6: The Great Snipe Hunt, Part 1

Nature abhors a vacuum. I love this phrase (despite the fact that is is a personification of an abstract concept — there is no “Gaia,” I tell you). But where there are available resources, there is often life, and cities are teeming with available resources. They are also rife with shelter from the elements and places to hide, if an animal is smart enough to use them.  This is one of my favorite stories. I first podcast this back in 2007 for the Dawn & Drew show, one of the first podcasts ...

FridayFix Episode # : THE MVP hardcover unboxing

Sha-ka-paaoww! Book IV of the GFL series is almost loaded into the power-canons and ready to fire across the globe. The book missiles will strike you in the face!   What? You haven’t pre-ordered your copy of THE MVP yet? Don’t come a-cryin’ to me in October that you didn’t get one, because you have been duly warned that this is the biggest pre-order yet. Click here to get yours.   Click here to download the video.

BLOOD IS RED Episode #5: Iowa Typhoon

A dark-dark-dark story from your Future Dark Øverlord. Did I mention “dark?” Some old-school, blood-drenched scifi to make your Sunday better. And we’ve got some New Junkie Shout-Outs for ya!

BLOOD IS RED Episode #4: Red Man

Hi Junkies, it’s A here this week, picking my favorite Sigler story to share for Sunday content. I know y’all have likely heard this story in one of it’s earlier iteration on this site. It’s been around a while, and was part of the original Bloodcast, Season 1. Even so, I think it’s worth another listen. Rewritten for BLOOD IS RED, re-recorded as well, it shines even more as a sad cautionary tale.

BLOOD IS RED Episode #3: Hunter Hunterson & Sons: Welcome to San Francisco, Part 2

Hunter Hunterson and his son Bo are thrown into a heated conflict with a demon Oni, a man that is either a white-haired sorcerer or an aging Grateful Dead fan (or possibly both), and a meth-addicted, bail-skipping vampire (who just happened to be a high school basketball teammate of Bo). Time to bust out the enchanted silver knuckles known as “Old Glory” and lay a whoopin’ down on the forces of evil.

FridayFix Episode # : An interview with author David Brin

Scott ran into author David Brin at ComicCon 2012, and David agreed to come on the show to talk about his new science fiction novel EXISTENCE. They talk about that and a whole lot more.   Brin has bagged the Hugo, the Nebula, the Locus and the Campbell awards, so in short he has totally whooped up on the field of science fiction.  • Check out David’s website • Follow David on Twitter (and if you do, tweet him we that we said “hey”)

BLOOD IS RED Episode #2: Hunter Hunterson & Sons: Welcome to San Francisco, Part 1

Welcome to a rare FDØ foray into supernatural fiction. That’s right, ghosts and goblins and vamps and werewolves and what-not. We hope you dig it. The full title of this story is “Hunter Hunterson & Sons: War Journal.” That, however, is a little long when you figure the headline is going to be “BLOOD IS RED Episode #2: Hunter Hunterson & Sons – War Journal (Part 1)”, so we trimmed it a little bit. Why the long names? Because “Hunter Hunterson & Sons” is an ongoing series. You’ll hear muc...

FridayFix Episode # : Goreline for July 19, 2012

Okay, the announcement isn’t all that major in the grand scheme of things, but it’s pretty damn important for us at Dark Øverlord Media. Hint: it involves something with the symbol over there on the right …  Check it out, then feast your ears on the people who called the goreline at 206-666-GORE (4673). Leave a call, sucka! Or email an MP3 of your question/comment to [email protected]. You can also just send a plain ol’ email, and we’ll answer that on the air.

BLOOD IS RED Episode #1: Wolf

Sha-ka-paow! A new audibook begins right here, right now. These are stories from the BLOOD IS RED short story collection.

FridayFix Episode # : Unboxing of THE ROOKIE and THE STARTER paperbacks

Woo-hoo! THE ROOKIE and THE STARTER paperbacks get unboxed, and we don't even buy them dinner first. Snag your at Amazon.com or BN.com or in your local Barnes & Noble or indie store. GET YOUR PRE-ORDERS IN: Snag them suckers from your local indie store or Barnes & Noble, or pre-order from Amazon com or BN.com. • THE ROOKIE paperback at Amazon.com • THE STARTER paperback at Amazon.com   Click here to download the video.

FridayFix Episode # : The Balticon Voorwerp

I got to do a cool event at Balticon 46, alongside Mur Lafferty, Nathan Lowell, and Christiana Ellis. Hosted by the awesome Pamela Gay (at right, who hosts the AstronomyCast along with Frasier “Raisin'” Cain), we had to do an “Iron Chef” style writing event. I show up, I’m given a couple of paragraphs, they start the clock, and off to the races. Here’s the result, a short little story about candy bars and zombies, quite worthy of the FridayFix™. If you want the entire recording (which is t...

FridayFix Episode # : Update of Doom!

Today’s FridayFix™ is just to share with y’all some of the happenings around the ‘ol Lair of Døøm™. Our publication deadlines are heating up, but we have many things to share with y’all. Below are the links — it’s like an orgy of information! The Google Currents, Future Dark Øverlord edition!  (Get our content on your iPhone, Android, tablet, etc.) The ROOKIE Curriculum Guide by Sheila Unwin (Free download! teach THE ROOKIE in class) THE REPORTER by Mur Lafferty and Scott Sigler (Is...

FridayFix Episode # : SiglerFest 2012 Registration Now Open

The time has come! SiglerFest 2012 registration is now open! To register, click the PayPal button below. Registration is $45.   To reserve sleeping rooms at the hotel, please click here to go to the Orleans Group reservations websiteand use the code A2SFC10.  Alternatively , you can call the Guest Reservations number at (800) 675-3267 and identify yourself as part of the group SiglerFest. If you missed SiglerFest 2011, I’m not going to lie, you missed a damn good time. Some of Scott’s...

FridayFix Episode # : SiglerFest 2012 information poll!

Yes, I know you guys want details on how to book your Las Vegas travel arrangements for SiglerFest. Yes, I know you’re anxious to start planning your glorious trip. Trust me, I want you guys to climb on-board the SiglerFest train too — just give me a little bit more time to get things ready for you.   In the meantime, you can help shape the event by clicking here and filling out this survey for me.   A few things to note: Information from folks who really think they might attend is th...

FridayFix Episode # : BONES ARE WHITE is now available!

Today’s FridayFix™ is officially sharing the news that BONES ARE WHITE is available in most ebook outlets. With the timing of NOCTURNAL‘s release, we kind of snuck this one out there without much fanfare, so I’m making sure y’all know.  You can snag a copy here in our store, or at your favorite ebook outlet. We’ve distributed them to iTunes, Amazon, nook, Sony and the like,  but they have varying timelines for publication — so if you don’t see it yet at your favorite place, please know tha...

FridayFix Episode # : NOCTURNAL, the final details!

TODAY! 3:00pm Pacific Time! Join us for the virtual tour stop & live chat! [Edited as the cool virtual tour is done!] Then, tomorrow is the final deadline for all the great cool incentives and entry into the prize drawing for NOCTURNAL goodies. Get THE REPORTER, name a GFL Tier Three team, join the founding members of the Ionath Krakens Booster Club. Monday the NOCTURNAL Tour (west siieeeedd!) begins! And finally, Tuesday, after years in the making, NOCTURNAL publishes in hardcover.