Cyber-Psychos AOD (CPAOD) is a book and magazine publishing venture based in

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

, Colorado, focusing on avant-garde and unusual art, culture, and writings. Founded in 1992 (magazine), and 1995 (CPAOD Books) by

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, Colorado, where she resides. She debuted the CPAOD B ...

, 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 hear 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 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. A usual aspect was that they com ...

conventions held in Denver in the late 1990s, also known as Cyber-Psycho Convergences".Dumas, Alan: ''STRANGE BREW \ OFFBEAT CONVENTION OFFERS A WORLD OF WEIRDNESS FOR THOSE ON THE FRINGE'',

Rocky Mountain News The ''Rocky Mountain News'' (nicknamed the ''Rocky'') was a daily newspaper published in Denver, Colorado, from April 23, 1859, until February 27, 2009. It was owned by the E. W. Scripps Company from 1926 until its closing. the Monday–Friday ...

, October 2, 1997, Weekend Spotlight Section

Books published

* ''StarBones Weep the Blood of Angels'' by Sue Storm * ''Nice Little Stories Jam-Packed With Depraved Sex & Violence'' by

Michael Hemmingson Michael Hemmingson (July 12, 1966 – January 9, 2014) was a novelist, short story writer, literary critic, cultural anthropologist, qualitative researcher, playwright, music critic and screenwriter. He died in Tijuana, Mexico on 9 January 2 ...

* ''The Hanging Man'' by S. Darnbrook Colson * ''Stealing My Rules'' by Don Webb * ''Stigma: After World'' by Jeffrey A. Stadt * ''Snuff Flique'' by

* ''A Good Cuntboy is Hard to Find'' by Doug Rice * ''The Forbidden Gospels of Man-Cruel'' Volumes I and II by

T. Winter-Damon T. Winter-Damon was the pseudonym of Timothy Winter Damon, an American writer of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, as well as an artist. His work has appeared in anthologies and in hundreds of international magazines. Among other distinctions, T ...

& 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 Atkins Martin Clive Atkins (born 3 August 1959) is an English drummer, best known for his work in post-punk and industrial groups including Public Image Ltd, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Pigface, and Killing Joke. He also works as a consultant, has ...

Alien Sex Fiend Alien Sex Fiend are an English gothic rock band, formed in London in 1982. The current lineup of the band consists of Nik Fiend and Mrs Fiend. Five of the group's albums and 12 of their singles reached top 20 positions in the UK indie charts i ...

, Joel Haertling, Gordon Klock, Cyber-Cents * #2 (Samhain 1992):

Godflesh Godflesh are an English industrial metal band from Birmingham. The group formed in 1982 under the original title O.P.D. (later Fall of Because) but did not release any complete music until 1988 when Justin Broadrick (guitar, vocals, programmi ...

The Electric Hellfire Club The Electric Hellfire Club is an American industrial rock band mixing elements of glam metal, techno, gothic rock, and psychedelia. The band's lyrics contain tongue-in-cheek references to sin, violence, sex, devil worship and similar theme ...

Rhys Fulber Nowell Rhys Fulber (born October 10, 1970) is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He is a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, along with Bill Leeb. He also records under his own name and under the name Conjure One. Biograph ...

Pamela Z Pamela Z (born 1956) is an American composer, performer, and media artist best known for her solo works for voice with electronic processing. In performance, she combines various vocal sounds including operatic bel canto, experimental extended ...

, The Leather Pope * #3 (February 1993):

Crash Worship Crash Worship or ADRV (''Adoración de rotura violenta'', Spanish for "crash worship") was a San Diego, California based experimental music and performance art ensemble formed in 1986. They were most renowned for live performances partly inspire ...

Starkland Starkland is an independent record label based in Boulder, Colorado that specializes in alternative classical music. It was founded in 1991 by Thomas Steenland. Starkland's first two CDs offered all the principal 1960s music from the "organized s ...

Records,

Pigface Pigface is an American 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 Fee ...

Nick Zedd Nick Zedd ( James Franklyn Harding III; January 25, 1956 – February 27, 2022) was an American filmmaker, author, and painter based in Mexico City. He coined the term Cinema of Transgression in 1985 to describe a loose-knit group of like-minde ...

, Edward Lee (interview) * #4 (May 1993): t. Winter-Damon (issue feature: interview, short fiction, non-fiction essays, art),

Lucy Taylor Lucy Taylor (born November 30, 1951) is an American 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, ...

(interview), D. F. Lewis (short fiction), G. X. Jupitter-Larsen,

Type O Negative Type O Negative was an American gothic/doom metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1989 by Peter Steele (bass, lead vocals), Kenny Hickey (guitar, co-lead vocals), Josh Silver (keyboards, backing vocals), and Sal Abruscato (drums ...

, Edward Lee (short fiction) * #5 (May 1994):

Vampire Rodents Vampire Rodents was a sound collage and experimental music ensemble based out of Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, although its core members originally came from Canada. The creative nucleus of the project comprised vocalist and composer Danie ...

Pain Teens Pain Teens was an experimental noise rock band (music), band formed in Houston, Texas in 1985 by Scott Ayers and Bliss Blood. The band used tape manipulation, digital delays, sampling, tape cut-ups and other effects in their music. They also in ...

, Joe Christ,

Julie Doucet Julie Doucet (born December 31, 1965)
is a Canadian

Bruce Boston Bruce Boston (July 16, 1943 – November 11, 2024) was an American speculative fiction writer and poet. Early years Boston was born in Chicago and grew up in Southern California.Diane SeversonInterview with Bruce Boston''Amazing Stories'' March ...

* #6 (February 1995):

Brian Hodge Brian Hodge is a writer of horror & crime, as well as an avid connoisseur of music. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, where he is working on his latest novel. Brian Hodge's novels are often dark in nature, containing themes such as self-sacrifice ...

(issue feature: interview, short fiction, reviews),

Sleep Chamber Sleep Chamber is an American Industrial music, industrial band fronted by John Zewizz. The band is known for using Sadomasochism, S&M, bondage (BDSM), bondage and Magic (paranormal), magic imagery on their artwork, during their performances, and ...

Hakim Bey Peter Lamborn Wilson (October 20, 1945 – May 22, 2022) was an American anarchist author and poet, primarily known for his concept of Temporary Autonomous Zones, short-lived spaces which elude formal structures of control. During the 1970s, Wil ...

, Uncle River,

Adam Parfrey Adam Parfrey (April 12, 1957 – May 10, 2018) was an American journalist, editor, and the publisher of Feral House books, whose work in all three capacities frequently centered on unusual, extreme, or "forbidden" topics. A 2010 ''Seattle Weekl ...

* #7 (Autumn 1997):

John Shirley John Shirley (born February 10, 1953) is an American writer, primarily of horror, fantasy, science fiction, noir fiction, westerns, and songwriting. He has also written one historical novel, a western about Wyatt Earp, ''Wyatt in Wichita'', and ...

(issue feature: interview, short fiction),

Larry McCaffery Lawrence F. McCaffery Jr. (born May 13, 1946) is an American literary critic, editor, and retired professor of English and comparative literature at San Diego State University. His work and teaching focuses on postmodern literature, contemporary f ...

, Paul M. Sammon,

Carol Lay Carol Lay (born 1952) is an American alternative cartoonist best known for her weekly comic strip, ''Story Minute'' (later to evolve into the strip ''Way Lay''), which ran for almost 20 years in such US papers as the ''LA Weekly'', the ''NY Press' ...

Tiamat In Mesopotamian religion, Tiamat ( or , ) is the primordial sea, mating with Abzû (Apsu), the groundwater, to produce the gods in the Babylonian epic '' Enûma Elish'', which translates as "when on high". She is referred to as a woman, an ...

, Little Fyodor,

Charlee Jacob Nell Anne 'Charlee' Jacob (June 2, 1952 – July 14, 2019) was 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 Wiloch (short fiction) * #8 (1998–1999): Doug Rice, Lance & Andi Olsen, Michael Moynihan, Mason Jones,

Misha Misha (), also known as Mishka () or The Olympic Mishka (), is the name of the Russian Bear mascot of the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980 Moscow Olympic Games (the XXII Summer Olympics). He was designed by children's books illustrator Victor Chizhik ...

, a

William S. Burroughs William Seward Burroughs II (; February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist. He is widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major Postmodern literature, postmodern author who influen ...

tribute * #9 (1999–2000):

Andrew Vachss Andrew Henry Vachss ( ; October 19, 1942 – November 23, 2021) was an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths. Early life and career Vachss grew up in Manhattan on ...

(issue feature: interview, short fiction), R. N. Taylor, Don Webb, M. Parfitt,

black tape for a blue girl Black Tape for a Blue Girl (often stylized as black tape for a blue girl) is an American neoclassical dark wave band formed in 1986 by keyboardist/songwriter Sam Rosenthal, the founder of Projekt Records. The band's fans include director David ...

, Arkov Kapacitor, M. Parfitt * #10 (2001–2002):

Lance Olsen Lance Olsen (born October 14, 1956) is an American writer known for his experimental, lyrical, fragmentary, cross-genre narratives that question the limits of historical knowledge. Biography Lance Olsen was born in New Jersey, United States. ...

, Christopher Bale, Brian C. Clark of Permeable Press, M. Christian, Mason Jones, John Everson Regular Features (appeared in multiple issues): * Cyber-Cents (bargain-basement technology) * Little Fyodor'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

* M. Christian * John Everson * Little Fyodor *

* Edward Lee * D. F. Lewis * Michael Moynihan *

* W. H. Pugmire *

* Don Webb * Thomas Wiloch *

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cyberpsychos Aod Small press publishing companies Book publishing companies based in Colorado Music magazines published in the United States Literary magazines published in the United States Publishing companies established in 1992 Magazines established in 1992 Magazines published in Colorado