The John Pelan FAQ

The John Pelan FAQ


WHO is John Pelan?
John Pelan is the self-acclaimed editor of a handful of minor, badly
edited anthologies. He is also the author of some derivative and badly
written short stories and horror novellas. His work is conspicuous for
its obsession with the sadistic and the sexually deviant. He is
however shrewd enough to secure office at the Horror Writers
Association so that he can further his own business interests. He
also publishes books; again, chiefly minor works that glory in
sadistic horror.


WHAT is John Pelan like?
John Pelan resembles Urko from Planet Of The Apes on many levels.


http://fantasticfiction.com/authors/John_Pelan.htm


HAS John Pelan always been a self-acclaimed genre person?
No. Before committing his bizarre deviant fantasies to paper and
inflicting them upon his friends, he worked as a nightclub bouncer, a
construction worker, a burger flipper and a tyrefitter. However, he
rarely admits to these occupations, instead referring to
himself as an important marketing executive who allegedly trains a
taskforce of
thousands (though no proof of this has *ever* been uncovered).
Besides, having viewed the above photograph, does this man strike you
as a successful professional businessman?


IS the word of John Pelan to be trusted?
Definitely not. In the discussion group alt.books.ghost-fiction Pelan
repeatedly made the wild boast to be a major shareholder with


ISOMEDIA, his internet ISP company. Yet a Mr B---- M-------,
ISOMEDIA's Legal Counsel, quickly confirmed that this was a complete
lie, and he formally warned Pelan that he would have both his email
and website accounts terminated should he persist in making these
fraudulent claims.

ISOMEDIA and Pelan have since parted ways - at ISOMEDIA's insistence.
Pelan is also being monitored by the Seattle Police Department for his
part in a particularly nasty internet allegation of a serious
libellous nature.


Despite these humiliating exposes, Pelan persists in making similarly
wild allegations about other matters. The one defining characteristic
of all his allegations however is the complete lack of proof which he
offers.


ANYTHING else?
Yes, he is a hypocrite. For example, he abused his position at the HWA
to issue a condemnation of a rival publisher whom he disliked for an
alleged copyright breach on a very trivial matter, yet elsewhere he
encouraged a sock puppet which has proven links to him to breach the
copyright of the same enemy on a far more serious issue.


IS John Pelan popular in discussion groups?
Pelan is popular with certain small press cronies but elsewhere he has
been unanimously criticised for his abusive posting habits. He has
been chased out of a booksellers group at Yahoo; reprimanded for
persistent foul language in rec.books.collecting; warned about his
behaviour in Ghost Stories at Yahoo; and evicted from other groups at
Yahoo for trying to infiltrate them under the guise of a malicious
sock puppet.


DOES John Pelan support the use of sock puppets?
Apparently so. Pelan supports malicious sock puppets and even went so
far
as to set his own one up so that any of his cronies could log-in to it
and use it to post unpleasant abuse (the sock puppet called Bad Mr
Toad). In Yahoo he used the sock puppet Rufus T Firefly to try and
infiltrate a group which had advance banned him.


IS John Pelan a stalker?
Most definitely, yes. He obsessively stalks enemies around
the internet. On at least two occasions he has set up stalking abuse
sites at Yahoo so that he can discuss the object of his obsession with
his cronies and sock puppets.


THIS obsession - surely it is more than that?
One of Pelan's favourite tricks is to dismiss awkward views by
demonising those who oppose him. This is a well-documented tactic
used by bullies (see http://successunlimited.co.uk)


Thus in response to a question like "Why did you lie about being a
stockholder with ISOMEDIA?" Pelan will evade the issue by making
offensive comments about the private life of the individual who posed
the question. Rather than admitting to fault or rectifying his
immature behaviour, he will go to quite staggering lengths to try and
smear the reputation of an adversary, hoping that this will deflect
attention away from the other issues which he secretly fears.


He has attacked several people in the rec.collecting.books group in
addition to others in alt.books.ghost-fiction.


WHAT'S all this about bad language?
John Pelan has one of the the foulest mouths on the internet. He makes
constant references to lewd and violent homosexual behaviour. A
typically subliminal post by Pelan expresses the hope that 'someone'
will anally penetrate the derriere of his adversary.


Does this signify some form of repression?
The evidence strongly hints at that. In addition to the obsessive
stalking, the repetitive homosexual references and the disturbing
interest in sadistic horror, Pelan has a passion for male wrestling.


DOES this influence John Pelan's personality?
Absolutely, on many levels. His constant references to non-existent
acclaim indicates that Pelan is deeply sensitive to criticism,
especially that which might reflect unfavourably upon his work. He is
savage in his dismissal of concerns about his lack of professionalism
with regard his office at the HWA. Then he stalks his enemies and
belittles the average readers as 'fanboys' if they dare challenge his
opinion. His postings are always riddled with vile and malicious
profanity, the majority of it homosexual in nature. This cruel and
sadistic personality streak runs parallel to his interest in sadistic
horror. Additionally, Pelan's obsessive interest in dominating and
controlling discussions, as exemplified by his ruination of
alt.books.ghost-fiction and his creation of numerous egotistic
discussion groups at Yahoo, echoes this Freudian concern. He seems
incapable of disentangling sex from violence, hence the violent
outbursts, riddled with graphic homosexual imagery.


"IS Mr Abney a good man?"
Put it this way, I wouldn't trust Pelan to baby-sit or you'd end up
with
a damn sight more than 'lost hearts'.


CAN you prove any of these claims?
Most assuredly. Pelan's ISOMEDIA lie is documented in the Google
archives already. His various 'malicious-homosexual-in-denial'
references litter the archives of Yahoo and Google. Just do a quick
search on 'Pelan' and 'poke in the bum' or 'Christmas sausage'. But if
you want clarification of any specific issue, just ask.


IS it worth responding to any of his malicious posts?
Although it is easy to poke holes in a John Pelan argument, the
pleasure quickly wanes, since it does by necessity requires social
interaction with the man. Besides, he 'weasels' out of any direct
challenge you care to put to him. For example, he has claimed to own
many signed Evelyn Waugh first editions, and a dw'd copy of Uel Key's
THE BROKEN FANG, but he appears curiously reluctant to scan them by
way of proof; he also claims that the HWA has a secret awards
evaluation model, but he refuses to make it public.


So it is probably better to ignore the creature and post this
all-inclusive FAQ instead.

Well, well Hoppy, you're promise to leave this group lasted about 2 days.
See Bud, I told you he'd be back!
--
Bob Finnan
http://bobfinnan.com

On 15 Dec 2004 05:04:53 -0800, (Haunted
River) wrote:

His usual drivel which I hope many will forward to the appropriate
abuse teams...

The John Pelan FAQ


WHO is John Pelan?
John Pelan is the self-acclaimed editor of a handful of minor, badly
edited anthologies. He is also the author of some derivative and badly
written short stories and horror novellas.

Interesting criticism from one who claims to have never read my work.


His work is conspicuous for its obsession with the sadistic and the sexually deviant.

It is? My last published story was about collecting model soldiers,
what an odd viewpoint you have.


however shrewd enough to secure office at the Horror Writers
Association so that he can further his own business interests.

Yes, elected for another two years, thanks for your concern...


He also publishes books; again, chiefly minor works that glory in
sadistic horror.

???? Robert Hitchens, Clifford D. Simak, Cleve Cartmill, Fritz Leiber,
and Edgar Jepson??? What an odd view of things you have.


WHAT is John Pelan like?
John Pelan resembles Urko from Planet Of The Apes on many levels.


http://fantasticfiction.com/authors/John_Pelan.htm


Tape the picture to your bedroom ceiling and give your wife something
more pleasing to look at than your grotesque features.


HAS John Pelan always been a self-acclaimed genre person?

I don't recall ever performiing an act of "self-acclaiming", just how
does one goabout it?

No. Before committing his bizarre deviant fantasies to paper and
inflicting them upon his friends, he worked as a nightclub bouncer,
Check
a construction worker,
Not exactly, I was an estimator.
a burger flipper
When I was sixteen. Had you been forced to take up useful employment
at a young age, you might be more of a worthwhile member of society
today as opposed to a drunken layabout living on the dole and
publishing pamphlets when you've dug out enough change from your
wife's purse.

and a tyrefitter.

No, I'm afraid that I don't drive and don't know how to change a tyre.

However, he rarely admits to these occupations,

No, I've mentioned the jobs that I actually had in several
biographical pieces . You really ought to read those dustjacket flaps
where it says "About the author".

instead referring to himself as an important marketing executive who allegedly trains a
taskforce of thousands (though no proof of this has *ever* been uncovered).

No, I said I've spent the last fifteen years as a sales trainer and
sales executive. Please pay attention.

Besides, having viewed the above photograph, does this man strike you
as a successful professional businessman?

I don't know about successful, but I'm cashing a bonus check today
that's for more than you and missus take in over the course of a year
if that makes you happy.



ISOMEDIA and Pelan have since parted ways - at ISOMEDIA's insistence.
Pelan is also being monitored by the Seattle Police Department for his
part in a particularly nasty internet allegation of a serious
libellous nature.

Bull****. Give it up you little ******.


Despite these humiliating exposes, Pelan persists in making similarly
wild allegations about other matters. The one defining characteristic
of all his allegations however is the complete lack of proof which he
offers.

I've pointed out that you are a dismal failure as a bookseller,
writer, editor, and publisher. These are demonstrable facts.


ANYTHING else?
Yes, he is a hypocrite. For example, he abused his position at the HWA
to issue a condemnation of a rival publisher whom he disliked for an
alleged copyright breach on a very trivial matter, yet elsewhere he
encouraged a sock puppet which has proven links to him to breach the
copyright of the same enemy on a far more serious issue.

No, we caught you in a serious breach of copyright law. You are a
common criminal and were exposed as same for all to see.


IS John Pelan popular in discussion groups?
Pelan is popular with certain small press cronies but elsewhere he has
been unanimously criticised for his abusive posting habits. He has
been chased out of a booksellers group at Yahoo; reprimanded for
persistent foul language in rec.books.collecting; warned about his
behaviour in Ghost Stories at Yahoo; and evicted from other groups at
Yahoo for trying to infiltrate them under the guise of a malicious
sock puppet.

How is one "reprimanded" in a non-moderated group? I have not been
evicted from any groups on Yahoo for using a sock puppet. Get your
facts straight.


DOES John Pelan support the use of sock puppets?
Apparently so. Pelan supports malicious sock puppets and even went so
far as to set his own one up so that any of his cronies could log-in to it
and use it to post unpleasant abuse (the sock puppet called Bad Mr
Toad). In Yahoo he used the sock puppet Rufus T Firefly to try and
infiltrate a group which had advance banned him.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA



IS John Pelan a stalker?
Most definitely, yes. He obsessively stalks enemies around
the internet. On at least two occasions he has set up stalking abuse
sites at Yahoo so that he can discuss the object of his obsession with
his cronies and sock puppets.


A stalker? Odd, who is stalking whom, little boy?


THIS obsession - surely it is more than that?
One of Pelan's favourite tricks is to dismiss awkward views by
demonising those who oppose him. This is a well-documented tactic
used by bullies (see http://successunlimited.co.uk)

You do a wonderful job of painting a very accurate picture of
yourself. You are unwelcome here, abg-f, alt.horror.cthulhu, Horrabin
Hall, rec.arts.sf-written, ABE Booksellers, British Fantasy Society
events, World Fantasy Convention, HWA, World Horror Convention, and
probably most of the local pubs. Do you know what a pariah is, Hoppy?
Just look in the mirror. Failed bookseller. Failed Publisher (you gave
away more copies of your last book than you sold). Failed editor (your
lack of education betrays you). Failed writer (you are blackballed in
every single professional market in the English-speaking world, A
submission from you goes into the rubbish bin unread.)

Merry Christmas!


John

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:44:01 -0500, "Bob"
wrote:

Well, well Hoppy, you're promise to leave this group lasted about 2 days.
See Bud, I told you he'd be back!

Hoppy's a masochist. He's short of funds to visit Madame Yolanda's
House of Pain, so he's stopped by here for an ass-kicking.

Poor Hoppy, those two days sitting there among boxes of unsold books,
boxes of unwanted catalogs, and stacks of unsold stories was too much
for him. He has to have someone notice him, even if it's just to give
him a swift kick in the arse.

Cheers,

John

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:44:01 -0500, "Bob"
wrote:

Well, well Hoppy, you're promise to leave this group lasted about 2 days.
See Bud, I told you he'd be back!

Bob, I expected nothing else.

"Bud Webster" wrote

Bob, I expected nothing else.

Jeez Bud, can't ya let a guy have a good "I told you so"? ;-)

--
Bob Finnan
http://bobfinnan.com

"Haunted River" wrote
DOES John Pelan support the use of sock puppets?
Apparently so. Pelan supports malicious sock puppets and even went so
far
as to set his own one up so that any of his cronies could log-in to it
and use it to post unpleasant abuse (the sock puppet called Bad Mr
Toad). In Yahoo he used the sock puppet Rufus T Firefly to try and
infiltrate a group which had advance banned him.

Hoppy you are so full of crap that your hair is brown!
I'm NOT Pelan but, like him, think you're a useless ******.

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:06:48 -0500, "Rufus T. Firefly"
wrote:

"Haunted River" wrote
DOES John Pelan support the use of sock puppets?
Apparently so. Pelan supports malicious sock puppets and even went so
far
as to set his own one up so that any of his cronies could log-in to it
and use it to post unpleasant abuse (the sock puppet called Bad Mr
Toad). In Yahoo he used the sock puppet Rufus T Firefly to try and
infiltrate a group which had advance banned him.

Hoppy you are so full of crap that your hair is brown!
I'm NOT Pelan but, like him, think you're a useless ******.

Poor Hoppy, he'll have to ask for a refund on his tinfoil hat; the
sockpuppet detector seems to be broken...

Cheers,

John

John Pelan" wrote in

Poor Hoppy, he'll have to ask for a refund on his tinfoil hat; the
sockpuppet detector seems to be broken...

You tell 'em Johnny boy!
I'm not you and you're not me.
Or are we???
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