2010

Behold! Awesome 'Fight Club' / 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Trailer Spoof: "FERRIS CLUB"

Dennis — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:27:47 -0400

This is one of the better trailer spoofs I've ever seen. Imagine a version of Ferris Bueller's Day Off where Ferris was all in Cameron's mind... sort of like someone else we know.

This was inspired by an article SlashFilm ran last year.

Video Props: ClassyHands

New Chuck Palahniuk Story Featured In Neil Gaiman's New Anthology 'Stories'

Dennis — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:38:49 -0400

Our favorite affiliate, St. Helen's Book Shop, is the best place to not only order Chuck Palahniuk books online, but to also have them personally signed and inscribed to you by the man himself! (yes, Chuck visits the store quite frequently to fulfill online inscription requests). Usually our promotions for St. Helen's Book Shop have to do with a new novel, but this time, Chuck is signing copies of an anthology of short stories edited by Neil Gaiman! The anthology features a short story Chuck read on tour in the past called The Loser.

Here are the details from St. Helen's themselves. (and hurry, they only have 100 of these!)

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Limited Quantity! Chuck Palahniuk will only be signing 100 of these for us, and then they will be gone. If you placed your order before July 4th, your copy will ship the weekend of July 17th. All other orders will not ship till early September, after our next meeting with Mr. Palahniuk.

New anthology containing the brand-new Chuck Palahniuk story, "The Loser", featuring "a college kid on acid as a contestant on a game show."

'Fight Club' Shirts - On Sale For 1 Week Only!

Dennis — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:18:04 -0400

From July 6 - July 13, all of our Fight Club Tshirts are on sale for only $15. These shirts were designed by top L.A. designer, Kevin Tong. The make is Next Level Apparel and they are available in all sizes in both Men's and Women's.

The Men's shirts come in Cornflower Blue and Cream. The Women's come in Cornflower Blue and Pink.

Check out the design in a high-rez close-up.

*Tshirts will ship within 1 week of your order.

Order Your Shirts Here!

Model For Us! Snap a pic of yourself wearing your Tshirt upon receipt and we'll post it on our site! Send your pic(s) to submissions@chuckpalahniuk.net and be sure to include your name, as you'd like it credited.

Order Your Shirts Here!

Master Classes Relaunch with Zen Mind Beginners' Workshop - CLASS NOW SOLD OUT

vigorous puppy — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:45:03 -0400

Dear Unknown Cult Writer,

We understand that you're something more than a Palahniuk fan, that your literary tastes are wide and varied, and you habituate The Cult for the company of equally articulate souls. Sometime curmudgeon, sometime enthusiast, and sometimes both, you entertain with your forum posts and make friends well. Your generosity isn't obscured by the occasional dark turn of mood or minor topical quibbling. Maybe you’ve endeared yourself to the community here with casual posting, or maybe you’ve only lurked and read things and admired or disputed silently against this multiplicity of voices. But you've hesitated to take that additional step toward our Workshop and the many writing intensives and master classes we've offered in recent years, and this is something that gnaws at you a bit. If it doesn't, then go directly to General Discussion and read or post anything. But if I've piqued your curiosity at all, then I'm talking directly to you. This letter is dedicated explicitly to those who've felt the urge but not the readiness to join our Writing Community.

ChuckPalahniuk.net Needs An Assistant! (in the Bay Area)

Dennis — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:43:52 -0400

The website needs an Assistant to help out with Merchandise. Yes, the we have a Store feature. It's not a big section and we don't make nearly enough to survive off, but it helps the site pay for server fees and whatnot, and it's a great way to promote Chuck's work. Problem is, it's a ton of work for just one person and presently, that person is Mirka Hodurova, my longtime partner on the site.

So this person we choose for this Assistant position would be working directly with Mirka out of her apartment in Oakland, CA.

Here is what we are looking for in this position:

1 person to be a merchandise assistant.
This person must live in or around the Oakland, CA area and be able to drive to Mirka's apartment.
This person will help out with folding shirts, organizing merchandise, doing Post Office runs, ordering supplies, packaging orders, and even filing orders with sites like Stamps.com and USPS.com's 'Click 'N Ship'.
This person must be very organized and enthusiastic.

Other details:

This is a non-paying job (for now). So you'd be doing this for your love of the website (you do love us, right??)
You are not working for Chuck Palahniuk. Chuck has nothing to do with this position nor does he administer or work on the website himself.
You'd also be added to our Staff page, so this position would help out if you were looking to enhance your resume in anyway.
Mirka is notoriously generous too, so expect lots of free shirts, random books and a meal. (and beer if you are over 21!)

If you'd like to apply for this position, please send us a passionate, awesome, clever email to assistant@chuckpalahniuk.net telling us why you're the right person. We're looking to fulfill this position by early July sometime.

Minimalist 'Fight Club' Poster by Pedro Vidotto

Dennis — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:28:53 -0400

Check out this minimalist Fight Club poster by Pedro Vidotto.

You can see more of Pedro's awesome posters at Trendland.net.

Must Watch: Chuck Palahniuk Video Of Los Angeles Tell-All Reading

Dennis — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:28:32 -0400

Chuck Palahniuk's "Tell-All" Tour at Largo from Jordan Chesney on Vimeo.

This is one of the best videos put together for a Chuck's reading I've ever seen. I was at this event with guests and I really must say, they captured it well. Props to Jordon Chesney, who shot and edited this. The location was Largo at The Coronet Theater in Los Angeles. The date, May 18th. It was done in association with The Nervous Breakdown. Enjoy!

Order 'Tell-All' And Other Personally Inscribed Books From Chuck At St. Helens Book Shop

Dennis — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:11:48 -0400

St. Helens Book Shop is now accepting online orders for Chuck Palahniuk's new novel Tell-All. Chuck will be stopping into their store to fulfill all personal requests from fans. But the cut-off date for this promotion is June 30th, so get your orders in asap!

Order Your Personally Inscribed Books Here!

Chuck has an arrangement with St. Helen's whereby they take custom orders on their website that allow fans to request a personal inscription with each book Chuck signs. Basically, if you are unable to see Chuck on tour, this is the BEST way to get a signed copy of your book, with even a personal message on it! St. Helens has a great track record and we've been working with them on this endeavor for over three years now.

To order your personally inscribed books, simply click the book cover to the right, or simply:

Order Your Personally Inscribed Books Here!

Now Shipping! - New 'Invisible Monsters' Tshirts, Designed By Kevin Tong

Dennis — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:30:44 -0400

Order Your Shirts Now!

These are our newest shirts, celebrating Chuck's landmark novel Invisible Monsters. The design is by Kevin Tong, who also created our lovely Fight Club10th Anniversary shirts. The shirts are available in Asphalt and Navy and are American Apparel. Below is how the designs look on a Tshirt template. (models pics here)

As with our Fight Club promotion, this design is also available as a poster on Kevin Tong's site. See the poster below.

Designer Kevin Tong has just typed up a News post on his site explaining this all in more detail, so if you're interested in one of this stunning design as a poster, be sure to run over there now.

For now, please spread the word about these shirts and leave us any comments or feedback here.

Order Your Shirts Now!

Chuck's Appearance On 'Last Call With Carson Daly'

Dennis — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:30:38 -0400

Chuck Palahniuk was featured on 'Last Call With Carson Daly' on May 19th to promote his latest novel Tell-All.

Thank you to all the fans that stepped up to help us get this on our YouTube.

Watch the video on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1uYNhy7_XY