Easily one of the wildest and darkly funny stories I’ve read throughout all of 2018 is The Special, from co-writers James Newman and Mark Steensland. A cautionary tale about “too much of a good thing” that morphs into an oozing and cringe-worthy story of body horror, The Special is not only celebrating its recent release, but the story has also been nabbed by filmmaker Harrison Smith for his next feature to boot.
I recently had the opportunity to catch up with both Steensland and Newman, asked them about coming up with the story of The Special, some of their influences and their experiences working together, and what’s next for them as well. And for those of you who are into genre-bending stories that beautifully blend humor and horror, you can purchase The Special on Amazon Here.
Can you guys talk about the genesis of your creative relationship and coming...
I recently had the opportunity to catch up with both Steensland and Newman, asked them about coming up with the story of The Special, some of their influences and their experiences working together, and what’s next for them as well. And for those of you who are into genre-bending stories that beautifully blend humor and horror, you can purchase The Special on Amazon Here.
Can you guys talk about the genesis of your creative relationship and coming...
- 10/23/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
I detailed the story behind the publication of the Mister October tribute anthologies in my review of Volume I last week; go here to read the long version. The short version is that respected/revered horror author Rick Hautala passed away unexpectedly earlier this year, and his friend and fellow writer Christopher Golden worked fast to assemble this anthology that would stand as a tribute to Hautala and as a means of providing some much-needed financial assistance to the Hautala family. Volume I was packed to the rafters with top-shelf genre talent, but the response to Golden's call for submissions was so strong that he was able to build a second, equally stacked volume to accompany it. Volume II boasts names like Clive Barker, Jack Ketchum, Brian Keene, John Skipp, Sarah Pinborough, Peter Straub and Tim Lebbon, as well as work by Hautala's wife, Holly Newstein, Golden, and Rick Hautala himself.
- 10/29/2013
- by Blu Gilliand
- FEARnet
When author Rick Hautala passed away unexpectedly in March of this year, his friend and fellow writer Christopher Golden wasted little time in initiating a tribute anthology. The project would quickly evolve into a two-volume set titled Mister October.
Golden’s haste was about more than celebrating Hautala’s legacy. Golden knew something that few others were aware of at the time: Hautala, successful and respected as he was, was not immune to the financial pitfalls of the professional writer’s life, and he’d been forced to let his life insurance lapse a short time before his death. He left behind a family that was going to need a little help, and Golden worked hard to make sure they would get it. A vast array of writers answered his call for stories with an amazing assortment of classic gems, rare reprints and a few never-before-published tales. JournalStone stepped up...
Golden’s haste was about more than celebrating Hautala’s legacy. Golden knew something that few others were aware of at the time: Hautala, successful and respected as he was, was not immune to the financial pitfalls of the professional writer’s life, and he’d been forced to let his life insurance lapse a short time before his death. He left behind a family that was going to need a little help, and Golden worked hard to make sure they would get it. A vast array of writers answered his call for stories with an amazing assortment of classic gems, rare reprints and a few never-before-published tales. JournalStone stepped up...
- 10/23/2013
- by Blu Gilliand
- FEARnet
In four short years, JournalStone Publishing has positioned itself as an attractive home to established authors and new talents alike. With a depth chart that includes Jonathan Maberry, Rick Hautala, Lisa Morton and Christopher Golden, and a deep catalog of horror, science fiction and fantasy novels and anthologies – not to mention an acclaimed quarterly magazine and a prominent genre website – I’d be shocked if you haven’t happened across this imprint already. But just in case you haven’t, consider this your formal introduction. JournalStone was founded in 2009 in San Francisco by Christopher Payne. It started out as a blog before transitioning into a publishing company the following year. JournalStone followed the unconventional route of building its initial slate via a novel writing contest. The first winner, That Which Shall Not Be by Brett J. Talley, was nominated by the Horror Writers Association in the “Superior Achievement in a...
- 9/13/2013
- by Blu Gilliand
- FEARnet
Rick Hautala is one of the most prominent and celebrated figures in modern horror fiction. His short story “Knocking” is part of a Stoker-winning compilation for Best Anthology (999). Barnes & Noble singled out his own collection of short fiction, Bedbugs, as one of the most distinguished horror books of 2000. He is also the recipient of the Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes a living artist’s “superior achievement in an entire career.” Not that you’d know any of that reading The Horror… The Horror, Hautala’s striking posthumous autobiography. From the first pages, Hautala paints a picture of himself as an introverted, achingly shy man who revels in his failures and questions his successes. His admissions and revelations wallop the reader; immediately, we are thrust into Hautala’s most private thoughts, his most naked confessions. He struggles to find reasons for his personality, chalking at least some of it up...
- 6/27/2013
- by Kevin Quigley
- FEARnet
My advance reading copy of Shivers VII didn’t include an introduction, and the table of contents gave no indication there would be one added to the finished and published edition. I’ve gotten used to anthologies leading off with some sort of mission statement or manifesto (sometimes, these missives are better than the stories that follow), but I guess hitting the seventh entry in a series indicates you know what you’re doing, and readers should know what to expect. After plowing through the 26 stories in Shivers VII, I’d say agree that no introduction is necessary. Like the six volumes before it, this is an anthology of rare quality, a collection of contemporary fiction that provides an excellent snapshot of where the genre stands today, and a roadmap to where it’s going. However, it’s important to remember where the genre came from even as it continues to move forward,...
- 6/10/2013
- by Blu Gilliand
- FEARnet
As March nears an end, it will be noted for losing three horror novelists:
From Locus:
Writer and editor David B. Silva, 62, died in early March, 2013.
Silva is best known for editing influential magazine The Horror Show, which ran from 1982-1991 . Silva won a World Fantasy Award in 1988 in the special, non-professional category for his work on the magazine. He also edited anthologies, including Post Mortem: New Tales of Ghostly Horror (1989) and Dead End: City Limits (1991), both with Paul F. Olson, as well as books collecting the best work from The Horror Show. From 1997-2002 he and Olson co-edited industry newsletter Hellnotes, for horror professionals and fans. In 2004, the newsletter was revived as a website.
Silva began publishing short fiction in 1981, and The Calling (1990) won a Bram Stoker Award. Several of his other stories were Stoker finalists, and collection Through Shattered Glass (2001) won an International Horror Guild Award...
From Locus:
Writer and editor David B. Silva, 62, died in early March, 2013.
Silva is best known for editing influential magazine The Horror Show, which ran from 1982-1991 . Silva won a World Fantasy Award in 1988 in the special, non-professional category for his work on the magazine. He also edited anthologies, including Post Mortem: New Tales of Ghostly Horror (1989) and Dead End: City Limits (1991), both with Paul F. Olson, as well as books collecting the best work from The Horror Show. From 1997-2002 he and Olson co-edited industry newsletter Hellnotes, for horror professionals and fans. In 2004, the newsletter was revived as a website.
Silva began publishing short fiction in 1981, and The Calling (1990) won a Bram Stoker Award. Several of his other stories were Stoker finalists, and collection Through Shattered Glass (2001) won an International Horror Guild Award...
- 3/26/2013
- by spaced-odyssey
- doorQ.com
The tight-knit horror fiction community was left reeling last week by the loss of three gentlemen over a ten-day period; three men who’d served as inspiration, as mentors, as legends, as examples of the best the genre has to offer. They were men who, in their own individual ways, pushed against the boundaries of horror to challenge what it could do and what could be said within its confines.
David B. Silva died around March 12.
James Herbert died on March 20.
Rick Hautala died on March 21.
Each of them was in his 60s, and each was still working – in fact, each of them had published books within the last few months. Based on the outpouring of remembrances that have flooded the Internet over the last several days, each of them had a profound impact on their fellow horror writers.
Of the three, the casual reader is most likely to have...
David B. Silva died around March 12.
James Herbert died on March 20.
Rick Hautala died on March 21.
Each of them was in his 60s, and each was still working – in fact, each of them had published books within the last few months. Based on the outpouring of remembrances that have flooded the Internet over the last several days, each of them had a profound impact on their fellow horror writers.
Of the three, the casual reader is most likely to have...
- 3/26/2013
- by Blu Gilliand
- FEARnet
At long last the names of this year's Bram Stoker Awards have been revealed by the Horror Writers Association. In addition to the 12 new Stoker Award winners, the Hwa also gave a one-time Vampire Novel of the Century Award. Read on for the details.
Before we get to the list of honorees, it must be noted that Richard Matheson's classic novel I Am Legend won for Vampire Novel of the Century. We must consider that this could also be considered for Zombie Novel of the Century should that award ever arise, as we all know what an influence I Am Legend had on George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead, the origin of the modern zombie.
For more info on this year's Bram Stoker Award Winners, visit the official Horror Writers Association website.
From the Press Release
At long last the anticipation is over. The Horror Writers Association...
Before we get to the list of honorees, it must be noted that Richard Matheson's classic novel I Am Legend won for Vampire Novel of the Century. We must consider that this could also be considered for Zombie Novel of the Century should that award ever arise, as we all know what an influence I Am Legend had on George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead, the origin of the modern zombie.
For more info on this year's Bram Stoker Award Winners, visit the official Horror Writers Association website.
From the Press Release
At long last the anticipation is over. The Horror Writers Association...
- 4/1/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
Horror writers far and wide dream about one day winning a Bram Stoker Award, an honor given to the leading talents in the field. This year the awards ceremony will again be broadcast live online. Has anyone checked to see if Billy Crystal is available to host?
The Bram Stoker Award, given by the Horror Writers Association, is a prestigious honor bestowed upon the greatest authors working today. The ceremony will air on Ustream.tv on March 31 at 9pm (Mountain Daylight Savings Time) with a running time of approximately 90 minutes.
From the Press Release
The Horror Writers Association is proud to announce that it will again webcast the Bram Stoker Awards presentation live in 2012. The Banquet is being held in Salt Lake City.
This year the Bram Stoker Awards celebrate 25 years as the leading writing awards in the horror and dark fantasy genre. The Bram Stoker Awards Banquet is sponsored by Samhain Publishing.
The Bram Stoker Award, given by the Horror Writers Association, is a prestigious honor bestowed upon the greatest authors working today. The ceremony will air on Ustream.tv on March 31 at 9pm (Mountain Daylight Savings Time) with a running time of approximately 90 minutes.
From the Press Release
The Horror Writers Association is proud to announce that it will again webcast the Bram Stoker Awards presentation live in 2012. The Banquet is being held in Salt Lake City.
This year the Bram Stoker Awards celebrate 25 years as the leading writing awards in the horror and dark fantasy genre. The Bram Stoker Awards Banquet is sponsored by Samhain Publishing.
- 3/23/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
The Horror Writers Association has chosen two long-time icons of the genre to receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award this year. The award, given in recognition of the recipient’s overall body of work, will go to Rick Hautala and to Joe R. Lansdale.
Under his own name, Rick Hautala has written close to thirty novels, including the million-copy best seller Nightstone, as well as Winter Wake, The Mountain King, and Little Brothers. He has published… More...
Under his own name, Rick Hautala has written close to thirty novels, including the million-copy best seller Nightstone, as well as Winter Wake, The Mountain King, and Little Brothers. He has published… More...
- 1/6/2012
- by HorrorNews.net
- Horror News
Filmmaker Mark Steensland has been in our newsfeed quite a bit recently. Between the world premiere of his short film The Weeping Woman this weekend at Motor City Nightmares and the news that he had just acquired the rights to the novel Tengu, we thought it was time to talk to the man himself and find out more about his projects.
Dread Central: This spring has been shaping up to be huge for you, first the world premiere of your new short film, The Weeping Woman, and now the announcement that your Chang Shao Trading Co. recently acquired the rights to the novel Tengu. You have to be riding pretty high, right?
Mark Steensland: Yes. It’s all good. We have a lot of irons in the fire right now, but that’s a requirement these days because the wheels in the film business tend to turn slowly.
DC:...
Dread Central: This spring has been shaping up to be huge for you, first the world premiere of your new short film, The Weeping Woman, and now the announcement that your Chang Shao Trading Co. recently acquired the rights to the novel Tengu. You have to be riding pretty high, right?
Mark Steensland: Yes. It’s all good. We have a lot of irons in the fire right now, but that’s a requirement these days because the wheels in the film business tend to turn slowly.
DC:...
- 4/15/2011
- by dougevil
- DreadCentral.com
Filmmaker Mark Steensland is certainly on a roll. Fresh on the heels of his short film The Weeping Woman hitting the festival circuit this spring comes word that Steensland and screenwriter Rick Hautala have acquired the screen rights to Graham Masterton’s novel Tengu via their Chang Shao Trading Company shingle.
From the original novel's synopsis:
In Japanese mythology Tengu is the most terrible of all demons, a living force of evil that infects its followers with the mad strength of the berserk and the capacity to survive attack from any weapon. At the close of World War II the Tengu was Japan's most terrifying secret weapon. Now the demon is unleashed again, this time in a diabolical plot to wreak vengeance on America for the mega destruction of Hiroshima. A terrifying novel of nuclear revenge.
No word yet on how Steensland and Hautala plan to approach the story or any other details yet.
From the original novel's synopsis:
In Japanese mythology Tengu is the most terrible of all demons, a living force of evil that infects its followers with the mad strength of the berserk and the capacity to survive attack from any weapon. At the close of World War II the Tengu was Japan's most terrifying secret weapon. Now the demon is unleashed again, this time in a diabolical plot to wreak vengeance on America for the mega destruction of Hiroshima. A terrifying novel of nuclear revenge.
No word yet on how Steensland and Hautala plan to approach the story or any other details yet.
- 4/11/2011
- by dougevil
- DreadCentral.com
*A review copy of this title was provided by editor Christopher Golden.
Authors: John Connolly, David Liss, Stephen R. Bissette, Tim Lebbon, Kelley Armstrong, Holly Newstein, Brian Keene, Jonathan Maberry, M.B. Homler, Derek Nikitas, Mike Carey, Max Brooks, Aimee Bender, Rick Hautala, Tad Williams, James A. Moore, Joe R. Lansdale, David Wellington and Joe Hill.
The New Dead is a zombie anthology of nineteen stories. Christopher Golden is the editor of this fine text and there is really so much to gnaw on in this tome. Headline authors of this novel include Max Brooks (The Zombie Survival Guide), Briane Keene (The Rising), David Wellington (Monster Island), and New York Times Best Seller Tad Williams (Shadowmarch). Released February 16th, 2010, there are lots of missteps for die-hard Romero fans to criticize here for lack of zombies, but there are also a lot of stories therein that evoke strong emotions such as...
Authors: John Connolly, David Liss, Stephen R. Bissette, Tim Lebbon, Kelley Armstrong, Holly Newstein, Brian Keene, Jonathan Maberry, M.B. Homler, Derek Nikitas, Mike Carey, Max Brooks, Aimee Bender, Rick Hautala, Tad Williams, James A. Moore, Joe R. Lansdale, David Wellington and Joe Hill.
The New Dead is a zombie anthology of nineteen stories. Christopher Golden is the editor of this fine text and there is really so much to gnaw on in this tome. Headline authors of this novel include Max Brooks (The Zombie Survival Guide), Briane Keene (The Rising), David Wellington (Monster Island), and New York Times Best Seller Tad Williams (Shadowmarch). Released February 16th, 2010, there are lots of missteps for die-hard Romero fans to criticize here for lack of zombies, but there are also a lot of stories therein that evoke strong emotions such as...
- 2/13/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Writer’s Workshop of Horror
Edited by Michael Knost
262 pages
Woodland Press, LLC (July 5, 2009)
Isbn: 0982493916
Buy It Here
Writers Workshop of Horror is a collection of essays from Clive Barker, Joe R. Lansdale, F. Paul Wilson, Ramsey Campbell, Thomas F. Monteleone, Deborah LeBlanc, Gary A. Braunbeck, Brian Keene, Elizabeth Massie, Tom Piccirilli, Jonathan Maberry, Tim Waggoner, Mort Castle, G. Cameron Fuller, Rick Hautala, Scott Nicholson, Michael A. Arnzen, J.F. Gonzalez, Michael Laimo, Lucy A. Snyder, Jeff Strand, Lisa Morton, Jack Haringa, Gary Frank, Jason Sizemore, Robert N. Lee, Tim Deal, Brian Yount, Brian J. Hatcher, and others. The authors give practical advice on the different aspects of writing and developing horror fiction. This book is a must for any aspiring horror writer, it takes the best advice from horror’s top writer’s and organizes it into a comprehensive guide for creating a masterpiece. Writers Workshop of Horror is...
Edited by Michael Knost
262 pages
Woodland Press, LLC (July 5, 2009)
Isbn: 0982493916
Buy It Here
Writers Workshop of Horror is a collection of essays from Clive Barker, Joe R. Lansdale, F. Paul Wilson, Ramsey Campbell, Thomas F. Monteleone, Deborah LeBlanc, Gary A. Braunbeck, Brian Keene, Elizabeth Massie, Tom Piccirilli, Jonathan Maberry, Tim Waggoner, Mort Castle, G. Cameron Fuller, Rick Hautala, Scott Nicholson, Michael A. Arnzen, J.F. Gonzalez, Michael Laimo, Lucy A. Snyder, Jeff Strand, Lisa Morton, Jack Haringa, Gary Frank, Jason Sizemore, Robert N. Lee, Tim Deal, Brian Yount, Brian J. Hatcher, and others. The authors give practical advice on the different aspects of writing and developing horror fiction. This book is a must for any aspiring horror writer, it takes the best advice from horror’s top writer’s and organizes it into a comprehensive guide for creating a masterpiece. Writers Workshop of Horror is...
- 12/3/2010
- by nick
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
A Host Of Shadows – Harry Shannon
“Everyone carries a shadow,” wrote analyst Carl Jung, “and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is.”
Few of us see the shadow with any clarity. Turn around for a peek, it slips away. Our violent, sexually tinged fantasies are indulged regularly in darkened theaters, savored in eerie prose, celebrated in song, sometimes reluctantly encountered within the depths of a reoccurring nightmare. When we do look hard at one, long enough to recognize it as our own, the experience can challenge reality. We can then choose to become wiser as a result–or spin totally out of control…
How many fragments of a shattered mirror could you examine and still survive?
In this collection, his first in nearly ten years, award winning author Harry Shannon gives us twenty three short stories, some published here for the first time.
“Everyone carries a shadow,” wrote analyst Carl Jung, “and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is.”
Few of us see the shadow with any clarity. Turn around for a peek, it slips away. Our violent, sexually tinged fantasies are indulged regularly in darkened theaters, savored in eerie prose, celebrated in song, sometimes reluctantly encountered within the depths of a reoccurring nightmare. When we do look hard at one, long enough to recognize it as our own, the experience can challenge reality. We can then choose to become wiser as a result–or spin totally out of control…
How many fragments of a shattered mirror could you examine and still survive?
In this collection, his first in nearly ten years, award winning author Harry Shannon gives us twenty three short stories, some published here for the first time.
- 8/16/2010
- by Peter Schwotzer
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
"Dread Island", the title of the debut novella from Idw Publishing's Classics Mutilated collection, caught our eye for obvious reasons. After learning that it was written by Joe R. Lansdale and doing a little more digging into what Classics Mutilated is all about, we're even more intrigued.
From the Press Relesae:
Classics Mutilated offers a different take on the current monster-lit trend by challenging a coterie of major talents to twist fantasy and horror elements with classic tales and icons, creating all-new stories. Lansdale's "Dread Island" showcases the collection's unique tone by featuring Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer in a new adventure, with bizarre fantasy and supernatural elements out of both H. P. Lovecraft and Uncle Remus.
"I wrote 'Dread Island' based on my love for Mark Twain," reveals Lansdale, "which collided with my interest in Lovecraft, and the fact that the Uncle Remus tales may have been the first stories I ever read.
From the Press Relesae:
Classics Mutilated offers a different take on the current monster-lit trend by challenging a coterie of major talents to twist fantasy and horror elements with classic tales and icons, creating all-new stories. Lansdale's "Dread Island" showcases the collection's unique tone by featuring Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer in a new adventure, with bizarre fantasy and supernatural elements out of both H. P. Lovecraft and Uncle Remus.
"I wrote 'Dread Island' based on my love for Mark Twain," reveals Lansdale, "which collided with my interest in Lovecraft, and the fact that the Uncle Remus tales may have been the first stories I ever read.
- 7/17/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
As if the last announcement was not enough for all of you Comic Hordes!
Check this out:
Idw Launches Literary Mash-Ups with
Limited Joe R. Lansdale Novella
Full Classics Mutilated collection coming in October
San Diego, CA (July 15, 2010) – Idw Publishing is proud to announce Classics Mutilated, an all-new prose collection of genre mash-up stories by top-tier authors, coming in October. At San Diego Comic-Con, Idw will debut the original novella “Dread Island” by noted horror and crime writer Joe R. Lansdale, as an exclusive preview of the upcoming collection. Lansdale will be featured at special autograph sessions at the Idw booth #2643 throughout the convention.
Classics Mutilated offers a different take on the current monster-lit trend by challenging a coterie of major talents to twist fantasy and horror elements with classic tales and icons, creating all-new stories. Lansdale’s “Dread Island” showcases the collection’s unique tone by featuring Huck Finn...
Check this out:
Idw Launches Literary Mash-Ups with
Limited Joe R. Lansdale Novella
Full Classics Mutilated collection coming in October
San Diego, CA (July 15, 2010) – Idw Publishing is proud to announce Classics Mutilated, an all-new prose collection of genre mash-up stories by top-tier authors, coming in October. At San Diego Comic-Con, Idw will debut the original novella “Dread Island” by noted horror and crime writer Joe R. Lansdale, as an exclusive preview of the upcoming collection. Lansdale will be featured at special autograph sessions at the Idw booth #2643 throughout the convention.
Classics Mutilated offers a different take on the current monster-lit trend by challenging a coterie of major talents to twist fantasy and horror elements with classic tales and icons, creating all-new stories. Lansdale’s “Dread Island” showcases the collection’s unique tone by featuring Huck Finn...
- 7/16/2010
- by Laurence E. Gibbs
Idw announced that at this year's Sdcc they will launch a preview of Classics Mutilated, a collection of prose genre mashup tales in the vein of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. "Dread Island" by Joe R. Lansdale, will give readers an exclusive early look at the book "featuring Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer in a new adventure, with bizarre fantasy and supernatural elements out of both H. P. Lovecraft and Uncle Remus."
"I wrote 'Dread Island' based on my love for Mark Twain," reveals Lansdale, "which collided with my interest in Lovecraft, and the fact that the Uncle Remus tales may have been the first stories I ever read. And then there were comics. I always saw 'Dread Island' as a kind of comic book in prose, the old Classics Illustrated look. That's how it played out in my head."
"Available in October, the full Classics Mutilated collection will feature...
"I wrote 'Dread Island' based on my love for Mark Twain," reveals Lansdale, "which collided with my interest in Lovecraft, and the fact that the Uncle Remus tales may have been the first stories I ever read. And then there were comics. I always saw 'Dread Island' as a kind of comic book in prose, the old Classics Illustrated look. That's how it played out in my head."
"Available in October, the full Classics Mutilated collection will feature...
- 7/15/2010
- by Liam K
- GeekTyrant
If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the years, it’s that zombies are hard to kill. And with the abundance of undead books hitting the shelves this fall and winter, it seems the incredibly popular vampire trend still hasn’t put the bullet in all those flesheating brains. From short-story collections to records of infection to silly survival guides to even some Christmas cheer, the undead have been popping up everywhere on the page; here’s a rundown of some ghoulish literature to feast your eyes upon this season:
Two of the more promising tomes in this list come in the form of anthologies. John Skipp served as an editor and commentator on an omnibus titled Zombies: Encounters With The Hungry Dead, out now from Black Dog & Leventhal. Separating the tales into two sections, “Zombies of the Old School” and “Post Emancipation,” Skipp has assembled an impressive...
Two of the more promising tomes in this list come in the form of anthologies. John Skipp served as an editor and commentator on an omnibus titled Zombies: Encounters With The Hungry Dead, out now from Black Dog & Leventhal. Separating the tales into two sections, “Zombies of the Old School” and “Post Emancipation,” Skipp has assembled an impressive...
- 11/12/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the years, it’s that zombies are hard to kill. And with the abundance of undead books hitting the shelves this fall and winter, it seems the incredibly popular vampire trend still hasn’t put the bullet in all those flesheating brains. From short-story collections to records of infection to silly survival guides to even some Christmas cheer, the undead have been popping up everywhere on the page; here’s a rundown of some ghoulish literature to feast your eyes upon this season:
Two of the more promising tomes in this list come in the form of anthologies. John Skipp served as an editor and commentator on an omnibus titled Zombies: Encounters With The Hungry Dead, out now from Black Dog & Leventhal. Separating the tales into two sections, “Zombies of the Old School” and “Post Emancipation,” Skipp has assembled an impressive...
Two of the more promising tomes in this list come in the form of anthologies. John Skipp served as an editor and commentator on an omnibus titled Zombies: Encounters With The Hungry Dead, out now from Black Dog & Leventhal. Separating the tales into two sections, “Zombies of the Old School” and “Post Emancipation,” Skipp has assembled an impressive...
- 11/12/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the years, it’s that zombies are hard to kill. And with the abundance of undead books hitting the shelves this fall and winter, it seems the incredibly popular vampire trend still hasn’t put the bullet in all those flesheating brains. From short-story collections to records of infection to silly survival guides to even some Christmas cheer, the undead have been popping up everywhere on the page; here’s a rundown of some ghoulish literature to feast your eyes upon this season:
Two of the more promising tomes in this list come in the form of anthologies. John Skipp served as an editor and commentator on an omnibus titled Zombies: Encounters With The Hungry Dead, out now from Black Dog & Leventhal. Separating the tales into two sections, “Zombies of the Old School” and “Post Emancipation,” Skipp has assembled an impressive...
Two of the more promising tomes in this list come in the form of anthologies. John Skipp served as an editor and commentator on an omnibus titled Zombies: Encounters With The Hungry Dead, out now from Black Dog & Leventhal. Separating the tales into two sections, “Zombies of the Old School” and “Post Emancipation,” Skipp has assembled an impressive...
- 11/12/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
- Fangoria
Horror fans love this time of the year. For those of us not living in La, there's the chill in the air, the colorful leaves, pumpkins everywhere, dead cornfields to explore … if you dare. So, in honor of Our official holiday, I have come up with a list of books and some movies every horror fan should at least take a look at, if not outright add to your book or DVD library.
Without further ado (and in no particular order):
Creepy Places to Visit:
Creepy Crawls: A Horror Fiend’s Travel Guide by Leon Marcelo, Santa Monica Press, 380 pages
I Love this book!! Leon Marcelo travels the world, literally, to find places of horror both real and fictional. Rome to visit the Dario Argento Profondo Rosso Shop then to George Romero’s Pennsylvania and H.P. Lovecraft’s New England. Marcelo also covers Stephen King country, Poe’s Baltimore,...
Without further ado (and in no particular order):
Creepy Places to Visit:
Creepy Crawls: A Horror Fiend’s Travel Guide by Leon Marcelo, Santa Monica Press, 380 pages
I Love this book!! Leon Marcelo travels the world, literally, to find places of horror both real and fictional. Rome to visit the Dario Argento Profondo Rosso Shop then to George Romero’s Pennsylvania and H.P. Lovecraft’s New England. Marcelo also covers Stephen King country, Poe’s Baltimore,...
- 10/18/2009
- by thebellefromhell
- DreadCentral.com
Badass producer-director Mark Steensland and screenwriter Rick Hautala have acquired the screen rights to James Newman’s forthcoming novel Animosity via their newly formed Chang Shao Trading Company shingle, and we've got the first heads-up on what to expect.
This will mark the duo’s first feature collaboration, having previously made a string of successful short films (including Lovecraft’s Pillow, based on a Stephen King idea, Dead@17, based on Josh Howard’s graphic novel series now in development with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Peekers, which collected five awards in more than 25 festival appearances and The Ugly File, based on the Ed Gorman story). Steensland and Hautala also have a Web series in development with Electric Farm Entertainment, producers of Rosario Dawson starrer Gemini Division. These cats are busy, man! Check out Mark Steensland's website to dig on some of the aforementioned goods!
Scheduled for publication in mid-2009 from Necessary Evil Press,...
This will mark the duo’s first feature collaboration, having previously made a string of successful short films (including Lovecraft’s Pillow, based on a Stephen King idea, Dead@17, based on Josh Howard’s graphic novel series now in development with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Peekers, which collected five awards in more than 25 festival appearances and The Ugly File, based on the Ed Gorman story). Steensland and Hautala also have a Web series in development with Electric Farm Entertainment, producers of Rosario Dawson starrer Gemini Division. These cats are busy, man! Check out Mark Steensland's website to dig on some of the aforementioned goods!
Scheduled for publication in mid-2009 from Necessary Evil Press,...
- 4/13/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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