Month: May 2014

WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON

William Hope Hodgson was born in Blackmore End, Essex in 1877. He ran away from boarding school at the age of thirteen to work at sea, eventually becoming a lieutenant in the merchant marine. Being a short man, Hodgson began a rigorous workout regiment in order to protect himself from bullying by other sailors. He […]

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FRITZ LEIBER HORROR STORIES

Fritz Leiber (1910-1992) was a prolific writer who won multiple prestigious awards during his long career. He was also an actor, poet and champion chess player. His work has been adapted to film (The Girl with the Hungry Eyes 1949, 1967, 1995 as well as a classic Night Gallery television episode in 1972) and radio […]

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Matt Cowan Interviewed on Mac’s Podcast

Great Italian musician, Mac of BIOnight, interviewed me about my writing and love of the horror genre on his most recent podcast, along side tracks from his most recent album, THE RIVER AND THE RAILROAD. Check it out at the link below: http://macofbionight.bandcamp.com/album/macs-podcast-episode-06-may-2014“>http://macofbionight.bandcamp.com/album/macs-podcast-episode-06-may-2014”>http://macofbionight.bandcamp.com/album/macs-podcast-episode-06-may-2014

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Horror 101: The Way Forward

Just bought this for 99 cents for my Kindle app! It has great horror writing advice from professionals like Ramsey Campbell, Tim Wagonner, Lawrence Santoro, Gary McMahon, Ellen Datlow, Gary Fry and many more. The subjects include editing, what makes editors say yes, reading aloud, comic books, running a website, and just about anything else […]

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