Author Archives: Carma Spence

New Horror Convention Announced for Indianapolis

What looks like to be a comprehensive new horror convention has recently been announced. Days of the Dead will be held at the Wyndham Indianapolis-West July 1 through 3 and promises to feature not only first-time celebrity guests, but also a bevy of names from the whole pantheon of horror cinema. Announced (so far) guests […]

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Explore Mars in Mesa on Wednesday

Kobie Boykins, a charismatic, young mechanical engineer at NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will be speaking at Mesa Arts Center (MAC) on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Part of the National Geographic Live Arizona Speaker Series, the presentation is called “Exploring Mars: The Next Generation.” Boykins has been at the forefront of Mars exploration, working on such […]

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Enjoy the Film Scores of John Williams in Long Beach

This Saturday, the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra continues it’s 2010-2011 “This Ain’t Your Daddy’s POPS!” season with an evening of Hollywood music from composer John Williams. During his career, which spanned six decades, Williams created some of the most memorable motion picture soundtracks, including scores for: the Star Wars saga, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, […]

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Podcast Episode 16: Aren’t Horror Writers Nice?

The Genre Traveler is back in the saddle again and chatting with horror author Michael West. Our conversation covers giant monster movies, campy horror flicks, Hershey’s Kisses, why love is the perfect topic for horror, Michael’s short story anthology and his forthcoming book, bed bugs, how nice people in the horror community are and more. […]

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Podcast Episode 15: Alien Manipulation of Human DNA

So you can get started with your wonderful, genre-travel-filled New Year, Episode 15 is a little shorter than usual. This week, The Genre Traveler chats with biology teacher and science fiction author Lawrence Vincent about his book DNA3, the first in a series. During our 15-20 minutes together, we talk about genetic manipulation, invisible robots, […]

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