Sixteen more days until production begins on MODEL HUNGER, for which I'm serving as line producer and 1st Assistant Director; Debbie Rochon is directing, James Morgart is the screenwriter and executive producer, and Shannon Lark is the co-producer. I've been relatively quiet on the subject because we haven't announced our cast yet, even though key roles were in place before I came aboard and the lead roles were cast after the decision was made to shoot in Buffalo with me as point man. I'm pleased with the team I've been working with so far, and I'm looking forward to working with new people and old friends. There's no way I'd rather spend my summer than making a movie, and this should be a grand adventure frought with challenges. The sixteen day countdown means I have about two days left of relative normalcy.
Thirty more days until FANGORIA #316 hits the stands, with a lengthy interview with me conducted by David Goodfellow. I do mention the cast of MODEL HUNGER in that piece, but I suspect the official announcement will be made before then (and it's nice to work on something where I don't have to be the one sending the press releases).
My new werewolf novel THE FRENZY WAR has received a trio of new reviews, all of them excellent! First up was Hellnotes, the long running genre website devoted to horror literature:
http://hellnotes.com/the-frenzy-war-boo
EXCERPTS:
Sequels are often letdowns, but that isn’t the case with The Frenzy War. Gregory Lamberson’s follow-up to The Frenzy Way surpasses the first novel in terms of texture, and characterization. Plus, Lamberson’s adroit use of snappy dialogue is even snappier this time around.
As with The Frenzy Way, there are surprises in The Frenzy War. Startling deaths, and a nifty jolt concerning one of the characters, keep the plot spinning very nicely. While pulling the metaphorical rabbit out of the hat is a neat trick, there’s more than mere verbal razzle-dazzle here. The relationship depicted of Mace and his journalist wife, for example, is complex yet comprehensible. They are a couple whose careers put them at emotional odds: She must be inquisitive; he has to be covert. Their exchanges reflect the inherent tensions, yet the tenderness they feel for each other is also finely established.
Then Horrornews.net:
http://horrornews.net/53274/book-re
EXCERPTS:
The horror writer has made a name for himself in creating two book series, The Jake Helman Files and The Frenzy Series. Again, he has come up with characters that are engaging, likable and able to capture the readers’ attention.
What makes this book different from the other novels out there is, that it’s not afraid to bend the rules.
Gregory has changed the game field with the horror genre and is putting everyone on notice with his ability to weave a good horrific tale.
And author M.R. Gott reviewed it on his blog:
http://wherethedeadfeartotread.blog
EXCERPTS
Lamberson has an incredibly eye for detail. His supernatural work contains elements of police procedural, which adds plausibility to the fantastical elements. His character creation is also superb. I read horror to provoke a reaction, and Lamberson delivers. I found myself rooting for some of the characters strongly hoping they would survive. A key to this is Lamberson’s willingness to spend time with the psychological effects of this violence on those around it, not just the graphic gore, though that is included as well.
The plot has a few great logical reveals and as a reader I never felt cheated. The action sequences are well conceived and play out cinematically. His ability to clearly keep track of multiple characters in massive sequences is astounding. The Frenzy War is a more ambitious novel than The Frenzy Way, and while I generally like smaller scale stories more I found myself enraptured in Lamberson’s story.
The Frenzy War further solidifies Gregory Lamberson as one the defining writers in contemporary horror. He knows how to give horror fans the conventions they love, without falling into cliché. I devoured this book and if you have any interest in the synopsis I am confident you will as well.
Thirty more days until FANGORIA #316 hits the stands, with a lengthy interview with me conducted by David Goodfellow. I do mention the cast of MODEL HUNGER in that piece, but I suspect the official announcement will be made before then (and it's nice to work on something where I don't have to be the one sending the press releases).
My new werewolf novel THE FRENZY WAR has received a trio of new reviews, all of them excellent! First up was Hellnotes, the long running genre website devoted to horror literature:
http://hellnotes.com/the-frenzy-war-boo
EXCERPTS:
Sequels are often letdowns, but that isn’t the case with The Frenzy War. Gregory Lamberson’s follow-up to The Frenzy Way surpasses the first novel in terms of texture, and characterization. Plus, Lamberson’s adroit use of snappy dialogue is even snappier this time around.
As with The Frenzy Way, there are surprises in The Frenzy War. Startling deaths, and a nifty jolt concerning one of the characters, keep the plot spinning very nicely. While pulling the metaphorical rabbit out of the hat is a neat trick, there’s more than mere verbal razzle-dazzle here. The relationship depicted of Mace and his journalist wife, for example, is complex yet comprehensible. They are a couple whose careers put them at emotional odds: She must be inquisitive; he has to be covert. Their exchanges reflect the inherent tensions, yet the tenderness they feel for each other is also finely established.
Then Horrornews.net:
http://horrornews.net/53274/book-re
EXCERPTS:
The horror writer has made a name for himself in creating two book series, The Jake Helman Files and The Frenzy Series. Again, he has come up with characters that are engaging, likable and able to capture the readers’ attention.
What makes this book different from the other novels out there is, that it’s not afraid to bend the rules.
Gregory has changed the game field with the horror genre and is putting everyone on notice with his ability to weave a good horrific tale.
And author M.R. Gott reviewed it on his blog:
http://wherethedeadfeartotread.blog
EXCERPTS
Lamberson has an incredibly eye for detail. His supernatural work contains elements of police procedural, which adds plausibility to the fantastical elements. His character creation is also superb. I read horror to provoke a reaction, and Lamberson delivers. I found myself rooting for some of the characters strongly hoping they would survive. A key to this is Lamberson’s willingness to spend time with the psychological effects of this violence on those around it, not just the graphic gore, though that is included as well.
The plot has a few great logical reveals and as a reader I never felt cheated. The action sequences are well conceived and play out cinematically. His ability to clearly keep track of multiple characters in massive sequences is astounding. The Frenzy War is a more ambitious novel than The Frenzy Way, and while I generally like smaller scale stories more I found myself enraptured in Lamberson’s story.
The Frenzy War further solidifies Gregory Lamberson as one the defining writers in contemporary horror. He knows how to give horror fans the conventions they love, without falling into cliché. I devoured this book and if you have any interest in the synopsis I am confident you will as well.
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