2008

Happy Holidays From The Cult!

Dennis — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:13:59 -0500

On behalf of ChuckPalahniuk.net, we want to wish you all a Happy Holidays! We hope that you're with family and friends this season, and that you get to relax and enjoy yourself. I've got a sister who's moving to San Francisco, so most my time spent in New York this week has been helping her pack and load moving trucks. But I'm finally relaxing on the couch now, with my laptop, staring at a lit up Christmas tree and watching Modern Marvels on the History Channel.

Let me take a moment to let you all in on some buzz in 2009 to get you all excited and curious. We have some exciting news. News so big, that Chuck is actually going to be revealing them on the site himself, on New Year's Day. So definitely make sure you're all logged into The Cult on January 1st. I can also tell you that big improvements are coming to the site. Probably not till around February. But these are changes we think you will all like and appreciate.

So until then, stay tuned. Just don't speculate too much. We want this to be a surprise, after all.

Choke On DVD! Details Here

Dennis — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:10:53 -0500

Our friends over at JoBlo.com just posted a helluva story. CHOKE is coming to DVD on February 17th, 2009, and here are all the details:

Featurettes:
My Name is Victor and I’m a Sex Addict
A Mother’s Love, From the Los Angeles Film Festival
Fox Movie Channel Presents: Casting Session
Audio commentary with Writer/Director/Actor Clark Gregg and Actor Sam Rockwell
5 deleted scenes with optional audio commentary with Clark Gregg and Sam Rockwell
A conversation with Clark Gregg and Chuck Palahniuk
Gag reel.

Big props to Mike Klimek for the heads up on this.

Chuck Palahniuk Tshirts & DVD - Holiday Sale!

Dennis — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:23:35 -0500

If any of you are looking for a great gift for a friend or loved one this holiday season, we have it. Tshirts and DVDs are now on sale!.

First, we have our 'Choke' and 'Survivor' Tshirts, which (along with the rest of our inventory) are all marked down to $16 each. We also now offer Air Mail shipping, which is not as fast, but cheap. For those of you that want to guarantee shipment before Christmas, select Priority.

Click here to purchase Tshirts!

Chuck Palahniuk's December Essay, "A Story from Scratch, Act Three"

Dennis — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:09:13 -0500

Welcome to December. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I personally drank too much the night before, and was so hung-over, I couldn't taste anything the next day. So alas, all that great taste was robbed from me.. Today, we continue with, what is easily, one of the best features from Chuck we have ever included on this site. Here's a recap, straight from the horse's mouth:

For the next three essays I'll be presenting three drafts of a short story I'm writing for a Dark Delicacies anthology. Folks have been asking for this kind of in-progress demonstration. Each draft will describe my process and choices -- and the finished, polished version will be out in the actual book.

Read Chuck's December Essay, A Story from Scratch, Act Three

Chuck Palahniuk Crafts Swap Site

Dennis — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:09:44 -0500

This is a piece of news that can only exist with the awesome fans of Chuck Palahniuk. It seems someone has gone and set up a site where Chuck fans can take pictures of and swap their handmade Palahniuk items. Similar to how Chuck himself hand-makes a lot of items he sends out in his fan mail packages, idea organizer, Anna Knight, has seized inspiration from that and given it a home. From Anna:

I recently organized a Chuck Palahniuk Swap on a craft website, Craftster.org, and I thought I'd send a link to the gallery of it. The guidelines were that everyone sent 4 handmade items and some gag gifts like Chuck sends to his fans.

The gallery is here:
(You can click the little green tab towards the top that says 'show images only' to view the pics easier)
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=273834.10

The original thread:
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=266702.0

Chuck Palahniuk Signs & Inscribes Books At St. Helens

Dennis — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:15:26 -0500

UPDATE: This date has now passed. As always though, St. Helen's is accepting orders for Chuck's next stop in. At this time though, we do not know when that will be.

Chuck Palahniuk is dropping into St. Helens Book Shop, our favorite affiliates, this Friday to sign all their remaining inventory. So if anyone has inscribed orders placed before then, Chuck will be able to get to it. Think of the holidays, folks, and how great a gift a signed and inscribed Palahniuk book would be for your loved one or friends.

Order Your Signed & Inscribed Books Today!

PYGMY: Official Description For Chuck Palahniuk's Next Novel Now On Amazon

Dennis — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:12:30 -0500

Chuck Palahniuk's next book will be "Pygmy". It's not due in stores until May 5, 2009. But the official description just went up on Amazon last week.

"Begins here first account of operative me, agent number 67 on arrival midwestern American airport greater _____ area. Flight _____. Date _____. Priority mission top success to complete. Code name: Operation Havoc."

Thus speaks Pygmy, one of a handful of young adults from a totalitarian state sent to the United States, disguised as exchange students, to live with typical American families and blend in, all the while planning an unspecified act of massive terrorism. Palahniuk depicts Midwestern life through the eyes of this thoroughly indoctrinated little killer, who hates us with a passion, in this cunning double-edged satire of an American xenophobia that might, in fact, be completely justified. For Pygmy and his fellow operatives are cooking up something big, something truly awful, that will bring this big dumb country and its fat dumb inhabitants to their knees.

It's a comedy.

Pre-order "Pygmy" today!

Chuck Palahniuk In The Hollywood Reporter

Dennis — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:44:57 -0500

This news is about a month old now, but it's worth mentioning. Chuck Palahniuk did a cool q&a with The Hollywood Reporter during the 'Choke' release.

Take special note of the last question, where Chuck is asked about a possible collaboration with DC Comics.

Read the interview here

Go Out And Vote!!!

Dennis — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:12:30 -0500

For me, this is the most important election of my life. Therefore, this is probably one of the most important posts I've ever made on this site. And hey, it's not even Chuck Palahniuk related. Today is Election Day. This was the longest election campaign in our history, and its impact and consequences on the country can be huge. Simply put, it's a monumental occasion. So all of you need to go out and cast your ballot today. Go vote! I won't lie, I'm voting for Barack Obama. I've been a supporter of his since I first read about him over a year ago. I've even donated to his campaign. This isn't about Obama though. It's not about McCain. It's about you. So don't waste the opportunity this country has given you. Here is a link with voting information. Here is an easy way to find your closest polling station.

Chuck Palahniuk's November Essay, "A Story from Scratch, Act Two"

Dennis — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:54:25 -0500

Howdy, folks. Welcome to November. I hope you all had a fun Halloween. I know I did. Today, we continue with, what is easily, one of the best features from Chuck we have ever included on this site. Here's a recap, straight from the horse's mouth:

Read Chuck's October Essay, A Story from Scratch, Act Two