Stories From The Motel Sick
A project in Oak Park, IL by Michael Allen Rose003days
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21hours
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30minutes
Status: Active
A genre-bending anthology about a metaphysical motel featuring rooms with every possible theme in the universe
Backers: 201
Average Daily Pledges: $360
Average Pledge Per Backer: $50
Funding: $10,086 of $3,200
Dates: Jul 1st -> Aug 1st (31 days)
Project By: Michael Allen Rose
Backers: 201
Average Daily Pledges: $360
Average Pledge Per Backer: $50
Funding: $10,086 of $3,200
Dates: Jul 1st -> Aug 1st (31 days)
Project By: Michael Allen Rose
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Latest News
200 backers strong and the Motel is on fire! 
July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Not literally, of course. I mean, there are a few rooms that are on fire (the Fire Room, obviously, but also usually the Volcano Room, the Spontaneous Combustion Room, and on windy days, the S'mores Room). But this campaign is on fire. We're at over... (Read More)
And down this hallway, you'll find... madness...
July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Holy crap, we did it. Over $10,000+. Thank you. I was wracking my brain, trying to decide the best way to keep putting the extra funding back into the project to make it better and cooler, and I realized it was right there in front of me. At the... (Read More)
300% funded and still ascending!
July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We are now at over 300% of our initial goal! Thank you to every backer, everyone who has shared, everyone with a kind word, and all those who have simply expressed excitement about Stories From The Motel Sick. This is awesome, and I am beyond excited... (Read More)
Chapters? We have ROOMS here, sir. Good day!
July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello guests! Progress on the book is coming along nicely, as you probably saw in the previous update. Here's a fun little quirk: we're not doing traditional chapter numbers. Why would we, when we have the opportunity to cleave to our in-universe... (Read More)
Some data for my fellow data nerds.
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everybody, Thanks again for all of you who are lending your support to this Kickstarter campaign. It's going amazingly well, and as you already probably know, we've added lots of bells and whistles to what was already going to be a pretty awesome... (Read More)
A legendary room opens... welcome John Skipp! BONUS STORY UNLOCKED!
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
John Skipp's 2021 Splatterpunk Lifetime Achievement Award encapsulates his long, weird, colorful career as a Rondo award-winning filmmaker (Tales of Halloween), Stoker Award-winning anthologist (Demons, Mondo Zombie), and New York Times bestselling... (Read More)
Our power is OVER 8000!!!
July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
As of this afternoon, we've officially broken $8000! We are humbled and beyond grateful to see all this support for Stories From The Motel Sick, and I am beyond excited to start putting the finished product together. I know why you're here though:... (Read More)
A chat with Motel Sick designer Courtney Rader
July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
A chat with Motel Sick designer Courtney Rader by Michael Allen Rose Courtney has been a friend of mine for many years, but in addition to being a friend, I know her to be an awesome designer, photographer, and creative mind. I sat down for a little... (Read More)
Another stretch goal broken means we've trapped famed horror author Shane McKenzie in the Motel...
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Shane McKenzie, author of such extreme horror gems as Muerte Con Carne, All You Can Eat, and Fat Off Sex and Violence just checked into the Motel Sick, and we can't wait for him to experience our unique brand of hospitality! Don't worry, we've found... (Read More)
This room is full of lamps. Sometimes they're on. Sometimes they're off. Sometimes they whisper.
July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
A new room has appeared in the Motel Sick. Thanks to you guys, we've blasted past yet another stretch goal, so we're adding a BONUS STORY! And it's all about the lamp room. Hear me out: This year, the annual horror convention known as Stoker Con... (Read More)
This elevator seems to be going around in circles.
July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
The Management of the Motel Sick would like to thank all the guests who have thus far made reservations. YOU HAVE UNLOCKED MORE GOODIES! If we keep raising the ceiling, we'll keep coming up with new cool things for our beloved backers. We're... (Read More)
Do you get extra rewards points when your room travels to a different dimension?
July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
The Motel Sick is practically a convention center, with all these people showing up for a stay! Holy crap, gang. I'm overwhelmed with the amount of support we're seeing for this project. We are all humbled and excited over just how many of you are... (Read More)
Incredible! o.O 100% funded! What's next?!?
July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
WOW. I was NOT EXPECTING to type this update so soon! We hit our funding goal! THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who has already pledged to bring Stories From The Motel Sick to life. We launched just this morning, with hopes and dreams and slithering... (Read More)
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