Victor Heck

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name =Victor Heck
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birthdate=Birth date and age|1967|7|20|mf=y
birthplace=St. Louis, Missouri
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occupation=Novelist, Short story writer, Editor
genre =Horror fiction
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influences=Clive Barker, H. P. Lovecraft, Edward Lee, Stephen King, Jack Ketchum, Ray Garton, Rex Miller
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website = http://www.myspace.com/victorheck

Victor Heck, born David Nordhaus, July 20, 1967, in St. Louis, Missouri, is an American editor and horror fiction author whose novels and short stories are published under his pen name. He is the former owner/operator of DarkTales Publications. [ [http://www.hauntedcomputer.com/ghostwr19.htm DarkTales: An Interview With David Nordhaus/ Victor Heck] ] In 1999, Heck’s "The Asylum Volume 1: The Psycho Ward" was nominated for the British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20061005035239/http://www.britishfantasysociety.org.uk/info/nom/1999.htm The British Fantasy Awards] ]

Nordhaus's DarkTales published books such as J. Michael Straczynski's "Tribulations" (ISBN 1-930997-0-35), Mort Castle's "Moon on the Water" (ISBN 0-9672029-9-X), Yvonne Navarro's "DeadTimes" (ISBN 0-967202-9-57), and Robert Weinberg's "Dial Your Dreams and Other Nightmares" (ISBN 1-930997-11-6).

In 2007 Nordhaus began to shift gears by making a move into film in various capacities. He is President of independent film company Eris Films, LLC. [ [http://www.erisfilms.com/Home/Staff.html Executive staff] ] Eris Films' short film "Midget Chainsaw Zombie". [ [http://www.kansasfilm.com/festival/presskits/ifc_midgetchainsawzombie.html "Midget Chainsaw Zombie" presskit] ] , which Nordhaus wrote the script and dialogue for, won the Troma Team Award for Best Short Film at the 2007 Kansas International Film Festival - a competition which was judged and awarded by Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Entertainment. [ [http://www.erisfilms.com/Home/Awards.html Eris Films award] ] In April 2008 Nordhaus worked with director Steve Balderson and Dikenga Films on the movie Watch Out, based on the novel by Joseph Suglia, as a production assistant and performed a small role as The Priest in the film. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2971135/ Internet Movie Database] ]

Bibliography

Anthologies, Novels & Collections

* 1999cite book |title=The Asylum - Vol 1, The Psycho Ward |publisher=DarkTales Publications (ISBN 0-967202-9-06 )

* 2003cite book |title=The Asylum - Vol 2, The Violent Ward |publisher= [http://www.primebooks.net/ Prime Books/House of Dominion] (ISBN 1-930997-24-8 )

* 2003cite book |title=The Asylum - Vol 3, The Quiet Ward |publisher= [http://www.primebooks.net/ Prime Books/House of Dominion] (ISBN 1-930997-32-9 )

* 2006cite book |title=A Darkness Inbred |publisher= [http://www.midnightlibrary.com/ Eibon Books/Midnight Library] (ISBN 0-975514-4-23 )

* 2006cite book |title=Book of Legion |publisher= [http://www.midnightlibrary.com/ Eibon Books/Midnight Library] (ISBN 0-975514-4-82 )

* 2006cite book |title=Downward Spiral |publisher= [http://www.midnightlibrary.com/ Eibon Books/Midnight Library] (as contributor) (ISBN 0-975514-4-66 )

cite book |title=Sex Crimes (story 'Birthday Box' |publisher= [http://www.chantingmonks.com/ Chanting Monks/Boneyard Press] (as contributor) (ISBN 0-972660-4-29 )

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/victorheck/ Victor Heck's Official Website]
* [http://www.erisfilms.com/ Eris Films, LLC Official Website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bwCJ37WqTo Midget Chainsaw Zombie on YouTube.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2971135/ David Nordhaus on IMDB.com]