Shark Attack Tracker at Demon Factory dot com
By Jim Murphy May 29th, 2009There’s nothing more inspiring than websites that look to provide a service to the general public with no thought of getting anything in return. Our friends at Demon Factory have spared no effort and expense to keep the coastal public up-to-date with the latest in ghastly shark attacks. They’ve got it all–an interactive map, a link to shark bite stories and a bunch of bad ass pictures of sharks.
Shark attack tracker @ Demon Factory
Really, the only thing that could be done to improve on their service is a selection of videos featuring some big, nasty looking sharks swimming menacingly set to a raging heavy metal soundtrack….
July 6th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Anyone catch this? I found this release this morning. It’s by NY Times best-selling author Steve Alten and its from his new book called Hell’s Aquarium.
ACTRESS LANA WOOD ATTACKED
BY 70 FOOT SHARK
Hollywood actress Lana Wood, who once played Plenty O’Toole opposite Sean Connery in the James Bond movie, Diamonds Are Forever, was attacked by what eyewitnesses say was a Megalodon, a 70-foot, 70,000 pound prehistoric cousin of the Great White shark. The attack occurred in the waters off the coast of Monterey, California. . .in the pages of New York Times best-selling author Steve Alten’s new release MEG: Hell’s Aquarium.
Lana Wood, a former Playboy centerfold, has an extensive career in the movies, and wrote a best-selling memoir about her late sister, actress Natalie Wood, back in 1986. She contacted Steve Alten a year ago and asked him to make her a character in his new MEG book, the fourth and best story in the series.
“My grandson and I love shark stories, and we’re both huge fans of the MEG series. I contacted Steve, and he agreed to write me in as a character. I just finished reading the book — oh my gosh, what a thrill ride, I was exhausted by the time I finished it! Steve is the new Peter Benchley, and MEG is JAWS on steroids. And my character’s scene is so scary. . .but you’ll have to read the book to find out if I survive.”
In his review of Hell’s Aquarium, Steve Donoghue, Managing Editor of Open Letters Monthly states, “Alten writes the whole thing in hyperkinetic present tense, with turns and twists in every scene until it squeaks…there’s a scene late in the book involving a shark autopsy that any thriller-writer would give a tonsil to have thought up! The whole thing fizzes with the kind of fun delirium only the most effective giant killer shark novels dare to attempt.”
Lana Wood will be appearing at Comicon in San Diego July 16th – 19th as a featured guest in a special area that will house the “Women of James Bond.” George Lazenby, who played 007 in “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” will also be appearing. Lana says she will offer free autographs to anyone showing up with a copy of MEG: Hell’s Aquarium.
This year marks Comicon’s 40th anniversary. Record crowds are expected.