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Grant Watson Grant Watson i(A74085 works by)
Born: Established: 1976 Whyalla, Whyalla area, Northern Eyre Peninsula, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Luke Shanahan : Down the Rabbit Hole Grant Watson , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 4 August 2017;
1 Priscilla Cameron : Creating The Butterfly Tree Grant Watson , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: FilmInk , 31 July 2017;
— Review of The Butterfly Tree Priscilla Cameron , 2008 single work film/TV
1 y separately published work icon Something New Can Come into This World (and Other Film-making Stories) Grant Watson , Yokine : Twelfth Planet Press , 2016 8972129 2016 selected work essay
1 Cry Havoc Grant Watson , 2009 single work drama A modern twist on William Shakespeare's classic story of plotting and betrayal, Cry Havoc takes the political intrigue and deception of Julius Caesar and relocates its setting to the White House, replacing the Roman senators with American government officials. The storyline sees the administration of fictional right-wing Republican President James Freeman in turmoil when he suddenly adopts a left-wing approach to new government policies. With national security at stake, the President's Chief of Staff is left to face an unimaginable choice.
1 The Hunter's Tale Grant Watson , 2008 single work short story
— Appears in: Canterbury 2100 : Pilgrimages in a New World 2008; (p. 113-121)
1 y separately published work icon Swancon 2008 State of the Art Anna Hepworth (editor), Perth : Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation , 2008 Z1779038 2008 anthology poetry
1 Steady Grant Watson , 2006 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Shadow Box 2006; (p. 55)
1 The Angriest Video Store Clerk In The World 2: You Only Rent Twice You Only Rent Twice Grant Watson , 2004 single work drama satire science fiction 'In this sequel to The Angriest Video Store Clerk in the World (2003), the Clerk has escaped the island prison and the shackles of his evil captors, and is now back at the video store. He slips back into his old life of throwing cassettes and threatening customers without a care in the world, but doesn'’t know what’'s about to hit him when Eve, "the nicest video store clerk in the world, sets up shop right across the road! Who is this mysterious Eve? Where is she from? Why is she here, and why does she look so… familiar? The Clerk finds himself yet again the unwilling hero in a new highly – derivative tale of intrigue, suspense, and murder as the fate of the entire world (and the production of Starship Troopers 2) hangs in the balance!'
Source: Promotional blurb http://www.theatre.asn.au/node/4008 (Sighted 20/01/12)
1 Serpentine Grant Watson , 2004 single work drama thriller A police investigation into a serial killer turns up a mysterious witness. Anthony Grey is polite, gentle, introverted and shy, and immediately agrees to aid the police in tracking down their prime suspect. As the layers of truth and deception are frantically stripped away, they reveal a man utterly convinced that he is the devil incarnate, and a detective who's willing to believe him.
1 The Angriest Video Store Clerk in the World Grant Watson , 2003 single work drama satire science fiction He has no name... Hollywood hates him... Customers fear him... He's the angiest video store clerk in the world!

Following the block-buster release of its action flick Bloodsoaked Brothers 2 Hollywood film company WorldWide Pictures now plans to release it on DVD and boasts that it will become the biggest home video hit of all time, with millions of copies already ordered. Far away in a distant Australian suburb, however, one video store clerk who believes the film is truly awful refuses to order a single copy, and the executives at WorldWide intend to find out why.

A satire on the the evils of Hollywood, Grant Watson throws pretty much every film and theatre genre into the mix in what might best be described as a sci-fi action comedy love story musical and tale of revenge.
1 y separately published work icon Borderlands : Trilogy Anna Hepworth (editor), Simon Oxwell (editor), Grant Watson (editor), Nedlands : Borderlands Press , 2003 Z1793591 2003 anthology short story
1 Hassen's Final Days Grant Watson , 2003 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , June/July no. 7 2003; (p. 82-84)
1 Bad Film Diaries Grant Watson , 2003 single work essay
— Appears in: Borderlands , August no. 2 2003; (p. 23-28) Borderlands , November no. 9 2007; (p. 68-76) Borderlands , 31 March no. 10 2008; (p. 29-49)
1 Waiting for the Man Grant Watson , 2002 single work short story
— Appears in: Hacks to the Max 2002; (p. 1-6)
1 Usagi Grant Watson , 2002 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Potato Monkey : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , Spring no. 2 2002; (p. 55-58)
1 Love is the Ugliest Drug Grant Watson , 2002 single work short story
— Appears in: Masquerade : Swancon 2001 Academic Proceedings 2002;
1 y separately published work icon Borderlands : That Which Scares Us Anna Hepworth (editor), Simon Oxwell (editor), Grant Watson (editor), Nedlands : Borderlands Press , 2002 Z1793580 2002 anthology short story science fiction
1 Mister God Grant Watson , 2002 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Fables and Reflections , September no. 3 2002; (p. 30-31)
1 He Tells Your Fortune Grant Watson , 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: Mitch? : Tarts of the New Millennium. 2001; (p. 41-43)
1 y separately published work icon Borderlands : The World Within Anna Hepworth (editor), Simon Oxwell (editor), Grant Watson (editor), Nedlands : Borderlands Press , 2001 Z1793563 2001 anthology short story science fiction

A collection of stories exploring nanotechnology, consciousness and genetics in both real life and in speculative fiction.
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