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NO MERCY Reviewed at Always Trust in Books Blog

6/28/2017

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Online at Always Trust in Books blog the review of my new poetry collection NO MERCY (Crystal Lake Publishing, June 2017).
​Excerpt from the review: (...)  Manzetti is true to his word; these poems are incredibly dark! No Mercy is a remarkable read. Inspired by Janis Joplin, her life and death, as well as a collection of varied and haunting stories. I was taken aback by the emotions that AM invokes with these twisted tales. The imagery that AM conjures up with his expertly written pieces was superb. Superbly disturbing. This poetry is not for the faint hearted, it is hair raising, filled with stories of death, cannibalism, suicide and damnation. AM’s work appeals to the darker, more macabre side of our psyches. No Mercy distorts tragedies of everyday life and AM’s delivery ensures that they stay with you for a long time. (...)
Overall I have given No Mercy 5/5 stars as it was a scary, heart racing read that reminded me of the power of poetry. Stripping down the narrative and focusing on visceral and irrational moments of humanity. I recommend No Mercy to all those readers who want to experience a darker shade of fiction.

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Read the complete  review at Always Trust in Books blog
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Kozmic Blues published on the June 2017 Issue of Disturbed Digest Magazine

6/27/2017

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Received today my contributor's copy of the June Issue of Disturbed Digest, edited by Tyree Campbell containing my story Kozmic Blues.
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NO MERCY Reviewed at Grim Reader Reviews

6/10/2017

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My new dark poems collection NO MERCY (Crystal Lake Publishing, June 2017) reviewed at Grim Reader Reviews. Excerpt from the review: (...) Manzetti’s work isn’t for the faint of heart. It is bleak, grim, but often beautiful reading. With this, his latest collection, Manzetti often incorporates a musical theme that weaves its way through some of the collection’s best poems. Janis Joplin and Miles Davis both featured in verses that contain strong imagery. It is at times confronting and others much more subtle. (...)
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NO MERCY - Short Movie

6/10/2017

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No Mercy Reviewed by Cedar Hollow Horror Reviews

6/10/2017

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Another 5/5 Review for my new poetry collection NO MERCY (Crystal Lake Publishing), at Cedar Hollow Horror Reviews:
Excertp from the review:

(...) Alessandro Manzetti grabs you and there is no escape. This collection is raw and gritty. I felt like I needed a shower after reading these poems.
(...) Alessandro Manzetti uses anger and sadness to convey his poems. He assaults you with his verses, which read like lyrics from a late 60's album. His verses are powerfully evocative.


​Read the review at Cedar Hollow Horror Reviews Website
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NO MERCY Reviewed by Brian James Lewis at Damaged Skull Writer

6/8/2017

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My new dark poetry collection NO MERCY (Crystal Lake Publishing) reviewed by Brian James Lewis at Damaged Skull Writer.
Excerpt of the review:


(...) This is dark horror poetry at its most intense and elaborate! Taking this poetic journey with Alessandro Mazetti, readers will surely recognize some names, things, and activities. But you will not know it all and that is good. NO MERCY truly offers no mercy! It is an unstoppable flood of images flickering past the readers’ startled eyes at warp speed. A frightening intensity set upon you like an attack of piranhas. I urge you to plunge your head into this waterfall and see what terrifying wonders await you! A magical technicolor nightmare, if you will. Perhaps my words be too flowery, but I am struck dumb for mere words to explain what I saw in this collection of poems. NO MERCY brings to mind the first time that I read William Burroughs’ Naked Lunch. It’s like taking an acid trip without actually dropping any acid! I don’t know about you, but I really like that feeling of being both frightened and yet laughing at the depravity. When you are done reading, the “real” world will seem so terribly normal and boring. (...)

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NO MERCY Reviewed by Paula Limbaugh at Horror Novel Reviews

6/8/2017

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My new poetry collection NO MERCY, published by Crystal Lake Publishing, reviewed by Paula Limbaugh at Horror Novel Reviews. Excerpt of the review:
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There is no escape, you can’t avoid being caught up in what he writes. A raw sometimes angry, sometimes sad voice with a mellowed lilt playing in the background will give you pause as you take in the music playing out on the pages of this book. (...) As with past books of Manzetti’s, this is another that I was compelled to read straight through, his mesmerizing verses get under your skin there is No Mercy!
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New Release: NO MERCY - Dark Poems

6/7/2017

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Available now at Amazon, from Crystal Lake Publishing, my new dark poetry collection NO MERCY. Cover Art by Daniele Serra, Internal Illustrations by Giampaolo Frizzi. Buy your copy at Amazon

Description: From the Bram Stoker Award-winning poet that brought you Eden Underground... The Lady in Black shows no mercy to anyone; she has cold skin, a job to do, and many lovers on Earth: Despair, Loneliness, Madness, and their soldiers and killers of daily life, armed with blades, hammers, teeth, and illusions. There are strange and bloody stories that tell all about it, if you want to hear them... Are you sure? Well, you've found the right place, but consider that in turning these pages you'll be thrown forward through time, until you reach the Apocalypse--the last stop. So, like the Lady in Black, show yourself no mercy--sit down and read these stories, listening to Janis Joplin with a bottle of Southern Comfort cradled in your arm. Don't worry, you'll find both of them inside this book, along with so many other dark pleasures.

Reviews
No Mercy offers the reader an extravaganza of bizarre visionary narratives embellished by a veritable cascade of surreal imagery from the pen of a master wordsmith. Recommended to be taken in small doses like a powerful hallucinogenic drug, these poems are as potent and inte...nse as your worst nightmares and wildest dreams. Not for the faint of heart or mind."

--Bruce Boston, FPA Grandmaster, author of Surrealities.

"Marvelous, powerful work! Manzetti fills his canvases with broken souls -such as Janis Joplin, Frida Kahlo whose lives left footprints in our history. He introduces you to others with Inspiring imagery, giving the reader much to ponder. Simply outstanding, five stars!
--Marge Simon, Bram Stoker Award winner


"No Mercy is a must read for anyone who loves Jazz and the blues. Two long poems and three mentions of my favorite Janis Joplin, two references to the great John Coltrane and one of the equally talented Miles Davis. I could almost hear Pearl singing "A Woman Left Lonely" in the background as I read these enchanting but dark and scary nightmares. Alessandro Manzetti is equally talented in prose and poetry. Highly recommended."
--Gene O'Neill, B
ram Stoker Award winner

"No Mercy is a journey through time and history on a real/surreal road, rocking and rolling with no pity. Manzetti's poems inspire a transcendent reality, a dream reality that slips in and out of nightmares; earthscape ruled by sensory overload, soul underload and imagination that melts into hunger for love, life and music. I loved this unearthly and yet strangely familiar meal laid before my eyes."
--Linda Addison, award-winning author of "How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend"

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One of the internal illustrations by Giampaolo Frizzi
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    In uscita a Febbraio 2021 in tutte le librerie, per Cut Up Publishing, di 'Guida ai Migliori 150 Libri Horror (1986-2020)'

    Hot News ENG

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    HWA Announced the Preliminary Ballot for the 2020 Bram Stoker Awards®; two of my works are on the list.
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    Signed the contract with Necro Publications for the first English edition of my novel SAMSARA, coming in Q3 2021.
    Whitechapel Rhapsody Reading by Ryan Aussie Smith
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    Released the graphic novel HER LIFE MATTERS, written by Stefano Cardoselli and me, for sale at Amazon
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    Released my new dark poetry collection WHITECHAPEL RHAPSODY, for sale at Amazon
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    Released Weird Tales Magazine #364, including my new poem 'The Canal'.

    Lastest Awards

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    My poem 'Lovely Ludwig Van' nominated for 2021 Rhysling Awards
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    Ellen Datlow's The Best Horror of the Year Volume 12: Honorable Mention to 'The Place of Broken Things'
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    My dark poetry collection THE PLACE OF BROKEN THINGS, written in collaboration wih Linda D. Addison, has won the 2019 Bram Stoker Awards.
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    My poetry collection WAR (Crystal Lake Publishing), written in collaboration with Marge Simon, has won the 2019 SFPA Elgin Award.

    Ultime Uscite (ITA)

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    Disponibile sullo Store Independent Legions la mia nuova raccolta di poesie dark Rapsodia Whitechapel.
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    Kiki: Sonagachi Pulp  -  Graphic Novel (opera esaurita in prevendita)
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    Disponibile su Amazon la raccolta di racconti 'extra-narakiani' IL RE NERO
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    Disponibile sullo Store Independent Legions la graphic novel L'ORRORE A RED HOOK, da me sceneggiata, e illustrata da Stefano Cardoselli​
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    Disponibile sullo Store Independent Legions la nuova edizione ampliata (Extended Edition) del breve romanzo KIKI THE BEGINNING,
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    Disponibile su Amazon il mio nuovo romanzo NUOVA SODOMA - La Resurrezione del Re Osceno​
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    Disponibile in libreria e su Amazon, per Cut Up Pubishing, il nuovo romanzo dark thriller IL CUSTODE DI CHERNOBYL
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    Disponibile sullo Store dell'editore e su Amazon (in digitale) la Graphic Novel CALCUTTA HORROR, tratta da un racconto di Poppy Z. Brite, scritta e sceneggiata da me, illustrata da Stefano Cardoselli.
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    Disponibile su Amazon, edizione cartacea e digitale, il nuovo romanzo SAMSARA
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    Disponibile su Amazon: I Figli di Uxor 77

    Latest Releases (ENG)

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    For sale at Amazon the Graphic Novel HER FILE MATTERS, written by me and Stefano Cardoselli
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    For sale at Amazon my new dark poetry collection WHITECHAPEL RHAPSODY
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    For sale at Amazon my new short story collection in English THE RADIOACTIVE BRIDE (Necro Publications)
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    Released by Omnium Gatherum my new dark thriller/Sci-Fi novella in English THE KEEPER OF CHERNOBYL. The book is for sale at Amazon
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    Released by Crystal Lake Publishing my new dark poetry collection THE PLACE OF BROKEN THINGS, written in collaborations with Linda D. Addison. Available at Amazon
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    SHANTI, Novel (English Edition) April 2019. Necro Publications
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    CALCUTTA HORROR, Graphic Novel  (English Edition), May 2019, Independent Legions.
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    NARAKA, Novel (English Edition) - May 2018 Independent Legions Publishing 

    Opere in uscita preordinabili (ITA)

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    In uscita a Febbraio 2021 in tutte le librerie, per Cut Up Publishing' 'Guida ai Migliori 150 Libri Horror' (1986-2020)
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    Preordinabile sullo Store Independent Legions la mia novella VESSEL - TERRA SANTA PULP, in uscita a Febbraio 2021.
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    Preordinabile a prezzo speciale, sullo Store Independent Legions, il mio nuovo saggio HORROR GURU - Guida Essenziale alla Letteratura Moderna e Contemporanea (Febbraio 2021)
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    Preordinabile sullo Store Independent Legions la Graphic Novel L'ABITATORE DEL LAGO, in uscita a Febbraio 2021
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    Preordinabile sullo Store Independent Legions la graphic novel KIND OF RED, in uscita a Aprile 2021
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    Preordinabile sullo Store Independent Legion la graphic novel IO SONO LEGGENDA: Maggio 2021.
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    Preordinabile sullo Store Independent Legions il romanzo NARAKA 2, sequel diretto di Naraka, in uscita a Giugno 2021
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    Preordinabile sullo Store Independent Legions la raccolta di racconti SEXUS (In the Mirror) illustrata da Barbara Monacelli​

    Forthcoming Books (ENG)

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    Coming in July 2021 from Crystal Lake Publishing '150 Exquisite Horror Books - Essential Guide to the Best 150 Books of Modern and Comtemporary Horror Fiction'

    Latest Reviews (in English)
    WHITECHAPEL RHAPSODY reviewed by Herb Kauderer
    WHITECHAPEL RHAPSODY REVIEWED BY MIKE THORN
    WHITECHAPEL RHAPSODY reviewed by Angela Yuriko Smiith
    WHITECHAPEL RHAPSODY reviewed by Nova Hadley
    WHITECHAPEL RHAPSODY reviewed by Stephanie Ellis
    WHITECHAPEL RHAPSODY reviewed by Steve Stread.
    THE KEEPER OF CHERNOBYL reviewed by Steve Stread
    THE PLACE OF BROKEN THINGS reviewed by Nova Hadley (Monsters Librarian(
    THE PLACE OF BROKEN THINGS reviewed by Gabino Iglesias
    THE PLACE OF BROKEN THINGS reviewed by Anton Cancre (Cemetery Dance)
    THE PLACE OF BROKEN THINGS reviewed by Voodoo Lynn (Horror Addicts)
    SHANTI - VideoReview by Ben Walker.
    THE PLACE OF BROKEN THINGS reviewed by Stephanie Wytovich.
    THE PLACE OF BROKEN THINGS reviewed by Pamela Scott
    Kate Jonez and Sara Tantlinger about THE PLACE OF BROKEN THINGS
    CALCUTTA HORROR Graphic Novel reviewed by Brian James Lewis
    THE PLACE OF BROKEN THINGS reviewed by Stephanie Ellis
    MONSTERS OF ANY KIND reviewed by Doris V. Sutherland
    SHANTI reviewed by Charlotte Hollingsworth
    SHANTI reviewed by Angela Yuriko Smith
    MONSTERS OF ANY KIND reviewed by Horror Addicts
    SHANTI reviewed by Horror Novel Reviews
    NARAKA reviewed by Buechergnomen (in German)
    NARAKA reviewed by Horror Bound
    WAR reviewed by Angela Yuriko Smith
    WAR reviewed by Lee Murray
    WAR reviewed by Judi Comeau
    NARAKA reviewed by Paul Dale Anderson
    NARAKA Bizzarre Video Review by B.L.U.R.B.
    THE GARDEN OF DELIGHT reviewed by Women Write About Comics
    NARAKA reviewed by Chantal Boudreau.
    NARAKA reviewed by Brian James Lewis
    WAR reviewed by Mike Thorn
    Sacrificial Nights Reviewed by Judy Comeau
    No Mercy reviewed at B.L.U.R.B
    No Mercy reviewed at The Tomb of Dark Delight
    No Mercy Reviewed at Always Trust in Books blog
    No Mercy Reviewed at Grim Reader Reviews
    No Mercy reviewed at Cedar Hollow Horror Reviews
    No Mercy reviewed by Brian Jame Lewis
    No Mercy reviewed by Paula Limbaugh
    The Garden of Delight reviewed by Emma Whitehall
    The Monster, the Bad and the Ugly reviewed by Judy Comeau
    Sacrificial Nights reviewed by Linda Addison
    Sacrificial Nights reviewed by Herb Kauderer
    Sacrificial Nights reviewed by Lee Murray
    Sacrificial Nights reviewed on Horror Novel Reviews
    The Monster, the Bad and The Ugly reviewed on Horror Novel Reviews

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    Recensione di Calcutta Horror su Libri Blog
    Recensione di Naraka, Shanti, Samsara e Nuova Sodoma su Crocevia dei Mondi.
    Recensione di Nuova Sodoma sul web magazine La Nuova Carne
    Recensione di Shanti (Edizione Integrale Estesa) sul Magazine OFF.
    Recensione di Nuova Sodoma sul  Blog Metzengertein
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    Recensione-Saggio di Francesco LaManno di Nuova Sodoma.
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    Recensione di Samsara su Infiniti Mondi
    Recensione di Samsara su Dimensione Parallela
    Recensione di Samsara sul Flauto di Pan
    Recensione di Eden Underground su Horror World.
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    Recensione di Carne Cruda su Horror Magazine
    Recensione di Carne Cruda sul Flauto di Pan
    Recensione di Naraka su Weird Magazine
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    Latest Interviews

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    David Cowen interviewed Linda D. Addison and me, on Horror Writers Association Website, about our collab poetry collection The Place of Broken Things.
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    Interview on the HWA Website (2018)
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