Horror author Matt Cowan examines the genre past and present
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 […]
Read More Horror 101: The Way ForwardAn antiquary is either an expert on, or collector of antiques, or both. The protagonists in GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY by M.R. James generally hale from this studious bunch, who tend to come into contact with some hideous spectral entity as a result of their antiquarian quests. Montague Rhodes James was born on August […]
Read More M.R. James: The Grandmaster of HorrorFirst off, I have to admit I’m not a big fan of westerns. Once in a while I’ll watch a movie but never a novel or short story in the genre. I have a massive amount of respect for Mark Justice, the author of THE DEAD SHERIFF. I first heard of him through his groundbreaking […]
Read More THE DEAD SHERIFF BY MARK JUSTICE REVIEWTHE HAUNTED PLANET: By DJ Arneson and Tony Tallarico Published by Watermill Press 1980 I read this book in Elementary School and enjoyed it. The stories are relatively simple, but they each have pretty dark endings for a young adult book. Overall, it’s a fun read. THE STORIES: 1. “The Haunted Gull” – A boy […]
Read More THE HAUNTED PLANET ReviewThis anthology, edited by David T. Wilbanks and Craig Clark, was the first offering from e-publisher ACID GRAVE PRESS. Each contributor was asked to produce a story using the name of one of their favorite hard rock or heavy metal bands as the title with the bands music as inspiration. It’s a great collection of […]
Read More LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT: HARD AND HEAVY STORIES REVIEWI had the pleasure of meeting artist Steven Gilberts and his wife Becky a few years ago at GenCon. I noticed Steven’s artwork through the throng of people, and it drew me to their booth with its surreal creepiness. I ended up buying a print titled ‘Vacation Destination’, that hangs in my office, glowering down […]
Read More Steve Gilberts InterviewAs a child there were a few series of books that really inspired my interest in reading. One was the series Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators. They followed three young adults who acted as private investigators. They solved lots of spooky crimes which took place near their home in Rocky Beach, California. I also […]
Read More HORROR-THEMED ADVENTURE GAME BOOKSJay wrote about the Bookmama’s booksigning/readings event I was lucky enough to be a part of last weekend. Check out the post about it over at his blog. Bibliophilopolis | This is a log of the author’s reading activity, begun 1/1/2010 https://bibliophilica.wordpress.com/
Read More Bibliophilica Posts About The Bookmama’s EventI first discovered Raven Bower with her novel APPARITIONS and became an instant fan. Since then I’ve read all three books in the series and devour each. The action and horror scenes are enthralling and the characters feel like real people. I previously covered her (along with her husband Lain) amazing fantasy novel WEEPING DARK: […]
Read More The Bailey Khane Trilogy by Raven BowerStarting at 2:00! Readings, signing, snacks!
Read More BOOK SIGNING/READING AT BOOKMAMA’S TODAY
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