Christopher Alan Broadstone

Suicide the Hard Way: and Other Tales from the Innerzone Christopher Alan Broadstone

Publisher Marketing: "Christopher Alan Broadstone's work is always a highly crafted effort of dark art. I know he will take me places where I may not want to go, but I have to. Plain and simple: he is one of my favorite contemporary authors/filmmakers. His work haunts and is the stuff of nightmares." -- Terry M. West, author of "What Price Gory?" and "Dreg" "Christopher Alan Broadstone's short films are a dark, surreal exploration into the human psyche, evoking as much horror and fear in the viewer as contemplative thought." -- Michael Laimo, Bram Stoker Nominated author of "Deep In The Darkness" and "Dead Souls" SUICIDE THE HARD WAY: And Other Tales From The Innerzone -- collects 7 never-before-released stories of the macabre from Christopher Alan Broadstone, horror filmmaker (3 Dead Girls!) and novelist (Puzzleman). Each tale lures us down twilight byways instinctively sped-through and discounted by most, but never explored. Within these stories, however, we become lost, meandering onto backstreets and alleyways -- stumbling through the grim reality of introspection that always leads to a terrifying, nihilistic, and often brutal look into the soul: the Innerzone. Continuing this theme, SUICIDE THE HARD WAY also includes Broadstone's 3 screenplays for his award-winning short films, Scream For Me (Best Short Film: New York City Horror Film Festival), My Skin! (Best Horror Short Category: Shriekfest Film Festival), and Human No More (Best Horror Short: The Indie Gathering). These films, anthologized as the DVD 3 Dead Girls!, are explored in-depth by film critic Matthew Sanderson in his original essay for this printing, titled: Madness And Meaning. To bring even greater insight to Broadstone's filmmaking process, is the production diary kept by reviewer/filmmaker Lee Bailes, while working as Assistant Camera and BTS videographer on the set of Human No More. First published on the website The Rumour Machine, it is now available here, titled: The Making Of HNM: How An Englishman Spent His Summer In An L. A. Basement. Completing SUICIDE THE HARD WAY is a section compiling 32 of Broadstone's previously unpublished dark, introspective lyrics and poetry, some of which are interpolated into his films, and many others of which are lyrics for music recorded and performed by his heavy grunge/rock band, The Judas Engine. Links to Downloadable Music are included in the content of this book. SUICIDE THE HARD WAY: And Other Tales From The Innerzone is an ambitious work that chronicles all facets of Christopher Alan Broadstone's creative career: writer, poet/lyricist, musician, and filmmaker. Contributor Bio:  Montejo, Danilo Born in Oklahoma City and raised in Dallas, Texas, Christopher Alan Broadstone is a writer, musician, and filmmaker now living in Los Angeles, California. He has toured and recorded independent records and CDs with his bands "About 9 Times" and "The Judas Engine." As a writer C. A. Broadstone is the author of the horror novel "Puzzleman" and, with his short story "Note-To-Self," is a contributor to the anthology "Journals of Horror: Found Fiction." Currently, he is completing his first short story collection as well as his second horror novel, "Heather's Treehouse." As filmmaker, C. A. Broadstone has written and directed three award-winning short films to date, "Scream For Me" (Best Short Film: NYC Horror Film Festival, Best Underground Short: B-Independent.com), "My Skin!" (Best Horror Short: Shriekfest Film Festival [L. A.], Best Film/Director: Cinema Edge Awards), and "Human No More" (Best Horror Short: The Indie Gathering Film Festival [OH]). Also, he has completed two feature length screenplays, "Color of Flame," an erotic ghost story, and, with actor/writer John Franklin, "Retard" (Best Horror Feature Screenplay: Shriekfest Film Festival [L. A.]). In toto, C. A. Broadstone's films have been showcased on several horror compilation DVDs, have screened at 30 international film festivals, and have won 15 "Best Of" awards. All three films are currently available on Amazon.com as the anthology DVD, "3 Dead Girls!"