CyberPsychos AOD
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Cyber-Psychos AOD is a book and magazine publishing venture based in Denver, Colorado, focusing on avant-garde and unusual art, culture, and writings. Founded in 1992 (magazine), and 1995 (CPAOD Books) by Jasmine Sailing
, it has released 10 books and 10 issues of the magazine.
The magazine's unabbreviated title is Cyber-Psychos And Other Diversities, with a subtitle of "The Magazine of Mental Aberrations".
As stated by Ms. Sailing: "Horror, cyber-tech, science fiction, dark fantasy, surrealism, anything pleasantly insane. Please avoid sending straight-forward genre material, I only list these as an example of the general vicinities that might interest me. I have no problem with printing controversial material, in fact I heart it. My main prerogative is that the submission should be intelligent and capable of making people think."
CPAOD was the sponsor of the Death Equinox
conventions held in Denver in the late 1990s, also known as
Cyber-Psycho Convergences".
Regular Features (appeared in multiple issues):
Early issues also featured bonus insert items:
Jasmine Sailing
Jasmine Sailing is an author, events organizer, performer, music journalist, and editor-publisher of the magazine CyberPsychos AOD. She also organized the Death Equinox conventions in Denver, CO, where she resides...
, it has released 10 books and 10 issues of the magazine.
The magazine's unabbreviated title is Cyber-Psychos And Other Diversities, with a subtitle of "The Magazine of Mental Aberrations".
As stated by Ms. Sailing: "Horror, cyber-tech, science fiction, dark fantasy, surrealism, anything pleasantly insane. Please avoid sending straight-forward genre material, I only list these as an example of the general vicinities that might interest me. I have no problem with printing controversial material, in fact I heart it. My main prerogative is that the submission should be intelligent and capable of making people think."
CPAOD was the sponsor of the Death Equinox
Death Equinox
Death Equinox was a series of four conventions held in Denver, Colorado in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Sponsored by CyberPsychos AOD, and organized by Jasmine Sailing, they focused on alternative culture and art. An usual aspect was that they combined both the transgressive aspects of writing...
conventions held in Denver in the late 1990s, also known as
Cyber-Psycho Convergences".
Books published
- StarBones Weep the Blood of Angels by Sue Storm
- Nice Little Stories Jam-Packed With Depraved Sex & Violence by Michael HemmingsonMichael HemmingsonMichael Hemmingson is a novelist, short story writer, literary critic, cultural anthropologist, qualitative researcher, playwright, and screenwriter.-Publishing History:...
- The Hanging Man by S. Darnbrook Colson
- Stealing My Rules by Don Webb
- Stigma: After World by Jeffrey A. Stadt
- Snuff Flique by Michael HemmingsonMichael HemmingsonMichael Hemmingson is a novelist, short story writer, literary critic, cultural anthropologist, qualitative researcher, playwright, and screenwriter.-Publishing History:...
- A Good Cuntboy is Hard to Find by Doug Rice
- The Forbidden Gospels of Man-Cruel Volumes I and II by T. Winter-DamonT. Winter-DamonT. Winter-Damon is a prolific writer of fiction, poetry, and non-poetry, as well as an artist. His work has appeared in hundreds of international magazines and anthologies....
& Randy Chandler - A Pound of Ezra by Gregory R. Hyde
Featured magazines
This is a list of featured magazine contents, in issue-number sequence:- #1 (July 1992): Martin AtkinsMartin AtkinsMartin Clive Atkins is an English drummer and session musician, best known for his work in post-punk and industrial groups including Public Image Ltd., Ministry, Pigface, and Killing Joke...
, Alien Sex FiendAlien Sex FiendAlien Sex Fiend is a deathrock band from the UK, composed of the married couple Nik Fiend and Mrs. Fiend . Currently, the band is based in Cardiff, Wales.-History:...
, Joel Haertling, Gordon Klock, Cyber-Cents - #2 (Samhain 1992): GodfleshGodfleshGodflesh are an English industrial metal band from Birmingham, England. Originally known as Fall of Because, they formed in 1988 by Justin K. Broadrick and G.C. Green and disbanded in 2002. Godflesh's innovative music is widely regarded as a foundational influence on industrial metal and post-metal...
, The Electric Hellfire Club, Rhys FulberRhys FulberNowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He was a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium along with Bill Leeb, and now records on his own under the name Conjure One.- Biography :...
, Pamela ZPamela ZPamela Z is an American composer, performer, and audio artist who works primarily with her voice and live electronic processing.-Music career:...
, The Leather Pope - #3 (February 1993): Crash WorshipCrash WorshipCrash Worship or ADRV was a San Diego based experimental-aktionist-industrial-noise performance group formed in 1986. Most renowned for its live shows in which three stand-up percussionists hammered out concussive poly-rhythms to abstract mutated guitar, synthesizers, effects and dualling vocalists...
, StarklandStarklandStarkland is an independent record label based in Boulder, Colorado that specializes in alternative classical music. It was founded in 1991 by Thomas Steenland....
Records, PigfacePigfacePigface is an industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin.-History:Pigface was formed from Ministry's The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste tour, which produced the In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up live album and video. For the tour, Al Jourgensen brought...
, Nick ZeddNick ZeddNick Zedd is an American filmmaker and author based in New York City. He coined the term Cinema of Transgression in 1985 to describe a loose-knit group of like-minded filmmakers and artists using shock value and black humor in their work...
, Edward LeeEdward LeeEdward Lee may refer to:* Edward Lee , American horror writer* Edward Lee , Archbishop of York, 1531–1544...
(interview) - #4 (May 1993): t. Winter-Damon (issue feature: interview, short fiction, non-fiction essays, art), Lucy TaylorLucy TaylorLucy Taylor is a horror novel writer. Her novel, The Safety of Unknown Cities was awarded the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel and the International Horror Guild Award for Best First Novel in 1995, and the Deathrealm Award for Best Novel in 1996...
(interview), D. F. Lewis (short fiction), G. X. Jupitter-Larsen, Type O NegativeType O NegativeType O Negative was a gothic metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. The band also incorporated elements of doom metal and thrash metal. Their dramatic lyrical emphasis on themes of romance, depression, and death resulted in the nickname "The Drab Four"...
, Edward Lee (short fiction) - #5 (May 1994): Vampire RodentsVampire RodentsVampire Rodents was the name of an industrial music and experimental rock band formed in Phoenix, Arizona, although it's core members originally came from Canada. The band was formed by singer, guitarist and composer Daniel Vahnke and keyboardest Victor Wulf. Andrea Akastia joined after the...
, Pain Teens, Joe Christ, Julie DoucetJulie DoucetJulie Doucet is a Canadian former underground cartoonist and artist, best known for her autobiographical works such as Dirty Plotte and My New York Diary...
, Bruce BostonBruce BostonBruce Boston is an American speculative fiction writer and poet who was born in Chicago and grew up in Southern California. He received a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, 1965, and an M.A., 1967... - #6 (February 1995): Brian HodgeBrian HodgeBrian Hodge is a prolific writer in a number of genres and sub-genres, as well as an avid connoisseur of music. He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado, where he is working on his latest novel.Brian Hodge's novels are often dark in nature. Themes like self...
(issue feature: interview, short fiction, reviews), Sleep ChamberSleep ChamberSleep Chamber is an American industrial band fronted by John Zewizz. The band is known for using S&M, bondage and Magick imagery on their art work, during their performances, and within their lyrics...
, Hakim Bey, Uncle River, Adam ParfreyAdam ParfreyAdam Parfrey is an American journalist, editor, and the publisher of Feral House books, whose work in all three capacities frequently centers on unusual, extreme, or "forbidden" areas of knowledge.-Life:... - #7 (Autumn 1997): John ShirleyJohn ShirleyJohn Shirley is an American fantasist, author of noir fiction, and science-fiction writer. Shirley is a prolific writer of novels and short stories, TV scripts and screenplays who has published over 30 books and 10 collections...
(issue feature: interview, short fiction), Larry McCafferyLarry McCafferyLawrence F. "Larry" McCaffery Jr. is a literary critic, editor, and retired professor of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University...
, Paul M. Sammon, Carol LayCarol LayCarol Lay is the author of a weekly comic strip, Way Lay, which first appeared in 1992 and which runs in the LA Weekly and Salon. It is also printed in daily and weekly newspapers as far afield as Hong Kong and Norway. Lay has been drawing professionally for over 25 years.-Biography:Lay was born...
, TiamatTiamatIn Babylonian mythology, Tiamat is a chaos monster, a primordial goddess of the ocean, mating with Abzû to produce younger gods. It is suggested that there are two parts to the Tiamat mythos, the first in which Tiamat is 'creatrix', through a "Sacred marriage" between salt and fresh water,...
, Little FyodorLittle FyodorLittle Fyodoris the performance name of Dave Lichtenberg, an underground punk/garage musician from Denver, Colorado, who has been on the scene for two decades. He originally performed in the band Walls of Genius, and then went on to become a solo act...
, Charlee JacobCharlee JacobCharlee Jacob is an American author specializing in horror fiction, dark fantasy, and poetry. Her writing career began in 1981 with the publication of several poems under the name Charlee Carter Broach...
(short fiction), Thomas WilochThomas WilochThomas Wiloch was an American author, editor, poet, and illustrator.Born in Detroit, Michigan, Wiloch was "one of a handful of contemporary American masters of the prose miniature," Greg Boyd wrote in Asylum....
(short fiction) - #8 (1998–1999): Doug Rice, Lance & Andi Olsen, Michael MoynihanMichael MoynihanMichael Moynihan may refer to:*Michael Moynihan , author of The Coming American Renaissance*Michael Moynihan , American journalist and founder of Blood Axis...
, Mason Jones, MishaMishaMisha , also known as Mishka or The Olympic Mishka is the name of the Russian Bear, the mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games . He was designed by children's books illustrator Victor Chizhikov....
, a William S. BurroughsWilliam S. BurroughsWilliam Seward Burroughs II was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer. A primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author, he is considered to be "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th...
tribute - #9 (1999–2000): Andrew VachssAndrew VachssAndrew Henry Vachss is an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths...
(issue feature: interview, short fiction), R. N. Taylor, Don Webb, M. Parfitt, black tape for a blue girlBlack tape for a blue girlBlack Tape for a Blue Girl is an American Dark Wave band formed in 1986 by Projekt Records' founder Sam Rosenthal. Their music takes on elements of dark cabaret, Dark Wave, ethereal, ambient and neoclassical music. Director David Lynch...
, Arkov Kapacitor, M. Parfitt - #10 (2001–2002): Lance OlsenLance Olsen- Biography :Lance Olsen received a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison , an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop , and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia...
, Christopher Bale, Brian C. Clark of Permeable PressPermeable PressPermeable Press was a San Francisco-based literary publishing company founded in 1990 by Brian Charles Clark. A "micropress" operating on less than U.S.$100,000 per year, Permeable published a number of trade paperback books, chapbooks, and the literary magazines Puck, Shock Waves, Q-Zine, Naked...
, M. ChristianM. ChristianM. Christian is an author and anthologist working in a variety of genres including horror, science fiction, erotica and crime. Much of his work combines sexual themes with the horror or science fiction genre.-Selected bibliography:Among his works are:...
, Mason Jones, John EversonJohn EversonJohn Everson of Naperville, Illinois, is an American author. He is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of the novels Covenant, released by Leisure Books in 2008, and Sacrifice, released by Leisure Books in 2009...
Regular Features (appeared in multiple issues):
- Cyber-Cents (bargain basement technology)
- Little FyodorLittle FyodorLittle Fyodoris the performance name of Dave Lichtenberg, an underground punk/garage musician from Denver, Colorado, who has been on the scene for two decades. He originally performed in the band Walls of Genius, and then went on to become a solo act...
's "A Few of the Interesting Characters I Found Under the Floorboards" - The Incredible 2-Headed TV Casualty (horror movie commentary from a 2-headed monster)
- Personal Reality Essays
- Comics
- Multi-media reviews
Early issues also featured bonus insert items:
- #1 included a cassette tape of Futura Ultima Erotica songs.
- #2 had The Leather Pope mini-comic as an insert.
- #3 came with a pack of Pain trading cards.
CPAOD contributors
- Bruce BostonBruce BostonBruce Boston is an American speculative fiction writer and poet who was born in Chicago and grew up in Southern California. He received a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, 1965, and an M.A., 1967...
- M. ChristianM. ChristianM. Christian is an author and anthologist working in a variety of genres including horror, science fiction, erotica and crime. Much of his work combines sexual themes with the horror or science fiction genre.-Selected bibliography:Among his works are:...
- John EversonJohn EversonJohn Everson of Naperville, Illinois, is an American author. He is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of the novels Covenant, released by Leisure Books in 2008, and Sacrifice, released by Leisure Books in 2009...
- Little FyodorLittle FyodorLittle Fyodoris the performance name of Dave Lichtenberg, an underground punk/garage musician from Denver, Colorado, who has been on the scene for two decades. He originally performed in the band Walls of Genius, and then went on to become a solo act...
- Michael HemmingsonMichael HemmingsonMichael Hemmingson is a novelist, short story writer, literary critic, cultural anthropologist, qualitative researcher, playwright, and screenwriter.-Publishing History:...
- Brian HodgeBrian HodgeBrian Hodge is a prolific writer in a number of genres and sub-genres, as well as an avid connoisseur of music. He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado, where he is working on his latest novel.Brian Hodge's novels are often dark in nature. Themes like self...
- Charlee JacobCharlee JacobCharlee Jacob is an American author specializing in horror fiction, dark fantasy, and poetry. Her writing career began in 1981 with the publication of several poems under the name Charlee Carter Broach...
- Edward LeeEdward Lee (writer)Edward Lee is an American novelist specializing in the field of horror who has written 40 books, more than half of which have been published by mass-market New York paperback companies such as Leisure/Dorchester, Berkley, and Zebra/Kensington. He is a Bram Stoker award nominee for his story “Mr...
- D. F. LewisD. F. LewisD. F. Lewis is an English author who has had approximately 1,500 short fictions published in print from 1986 to 2000, some in hard-to-find outlets, others in literary journals such as Stand, Iron, Orbis, Panurge and London Magazine. Others have appeared in anthologies...
- Michael MoynihanMichael Moynihan (journalist)Michael Moynihan is an American journalist, publisher and musician. He is best known for co-writing the book Lords of Chaos, about black metal....
- Lance OlsenLance Olsen- Biography :Lance Olsen received a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison , an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop , and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia...
- W. H. PugmireW. H. PugmireWilum Hopfrog Pugmire is a writer of horror fiction based in Seattle, Washington. His works typically are published as W. H. Pugmire. His adopted middle name derives from the story of the same title by Edgar Allan Poe. Lovecraft scholar and biographer S. T...
- Andrew VachssAndrew VachssAndrew Henry Vachss is an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths...
- Don Webb
- Thomas WilochThomas WilochThomas Wiloch was an American author, editor, poet, and illustrator.Born in Detroit, Michigan, Wiloch was "one of a handful of contemporary American masters of the prose miniature," Greg Boyd wrote in Asylum....
- T. Winter-DamonT. Winter-DamonT. Winter-Damon is a prolific writer of fiction, poetry, and non-poetry, as well as an artist. His work has appeared in hundreds of international magazines and anthologies....