Diane Doniol-Valcroze
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41 STRANGE, a first-of-its-kind e-book anthology devoted exclusively to “short-short stories of the
strange and horrifying,” awaits just a couple of clicks away for Kindle readers who enjoy a good shiver
up their spines.
41 STRANGE is the bizarre debut collection of authors/screenwriters Diane Doniol-Valcroze and
Arthur K. Flam, who deliver a reading experience in the spirit of such masters of the macabre as Edgar
Allan Poe, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Alfred Hitchcock, and Rod Serling. As Doniol-Valcroze and
Flam put it, the tales were written “in the lonely hour of the wolf … in the pre-dawn darkness when
you get those ‘waking nightmares.’”
Doniol-Valcroze and Flam are screenwriters working in Los Angeles. They met at New York
University’s film school and started collaborating, first on short films and then on screenplays. That
working relationship forged a natural path to writing stories.
“We’re both very passionate about short fiction,” says Flam. “It’s our favorite form to read and write.
After working together for many years on film projects, we realized we had a lot of ideas … that could
only be done as short stories, so we decided to finally pull the trigger.”
About the Authors
Diane Doniol-Valcroze was born in Paris, France. As a young girl, she developed a passion for writing
from her father, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, co-founder of the New Wave magazine CAHIERS DU
CINEMA, and from her grandfather, French filmmaker André Cayatte (original THE MIRROR HAS
TWO FACES). She earned a B.A. in English literature from the Sorbonne University, and an M.F.A.
in film from New York University while apprenticing on the Lauren Hutton show. She has co-written
screenplays for such films as Lionsgate’s PENNY DREADFUL, starring Mimi Rogers, and MGM’s HIT
AND RUN, helmed by Enda McCallion and starring Kevin Corrigan. 41 STRANGE is her debut book.
She lives in Los Angeles.
Arthur K. Flam was born in New York City and graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a B.A.
in writing, and from New York University with an M.F.A. in film. He served as Editor-in-Chief of
Johns Hopkins’s oldest literary magazine, ZENAIDA, and worked as a journalist for the BALTIMORE
CHRONICLE. He started in the film industry as an assistant on Abel Ferrara’s vampire film, THE
ADDICTION. He has co-written screenplays for the films PENNY DREADFUL and HIT AND RUN.
41 STRANGE is his first book. He lives in Los Angeles.
Date Recorded: 6/23/2014
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