This is the first time I’ve talked about poetry here on the blog. Which is kind of strange when I think about it. Poetry is a passion of mine, arguably my prime passion when it comes to writing and I make a point of reading at least one poem every day. But I’m glad now that …
So. Gabino Iglesias. I had never read any of his work before. To be honest, I didn’t really know that he was a fiction author. We were facebook friends and I had read a ton of book reviews by him. In fact, I greatly admire him as a book reviewer and follow his reviews avidly. But I …
Today I have a couple of different posts up on This Is Horror that you might be interested in. First up is part one of my interview with John F. D. Taff. John’s an interesting and intelligent guy and one of my favorite horror authors. His debut collection, Little Deaths, blew my mind, and he ups …
Now that we’re about halfway through the year, my friend and colleague Jim Mcleod wrote a post the other day on Gingernuts of Horror in which he named his five favorite books of the year so far. I thought that was such a good idea that I decided to steal it and do the same …
This is the first review of a non-fiction work that I’ve written so please forgive me if I stumble a bit. I’m used to talking about plot and character and setting and that sort of thing so, as you can see, this is uncharted territory. That said, I do read a lot of books like … Continue reading
Horror fans have been graced with some extremely good fortune over the past few years. The fiction of fear has been reinvigorated by some great veteran authors and, more importantly, by some uber talented young authors who are bringing new voices and fresh ideas to the genre. The reason I say “more importantly” is that … Continue reading
Horror author Lucy Taylor is a relatively new discovery for me. I first read her work in the phenomenal Grey Matter Press anthology, Peel Back the Skin, in the form of her story, “Moth Frenzy.” That story, one of the best in a book full of brilliance, impressed me so much I went seeking out more … Continue reading
Jasper Bark has produced some exciting works of horror fiction recently, most notably The Final Cut and Run to Ground from Crystal Lake Publishing and the erotic horror tale Bed of Crimson Joy from KnightWatch Press. I’ll have a review of Run to Ground here in the very near future and The Final Cut not long after but in the meantime, I recently … Continue reading
The Night Parade Written by Ronald Malfi Hardcover: 384pp Released on July 26, 2016 Published by Kensington The essence of horror fiction, the thing that makes it truly scary, is a strong, inescapable sense of dread. Even in the most extreme splatterpunk, it’s more about the shock of unapologetic brutality than it is about terror. That’s because … Continue reading
The Kingdom Written by Fuminori Nakamura Hardcover: 224pp Released on July 12, 2016 Published by Soho Crime When it comes to international crime writers there are certain names that spring to mind automatically. Jo Nesbo is one, as is Mo Hayder, and certainly Stieg Larsson. But if I had to name just one author who is absolutely iconic in … Continue reading
The Lure of Devouring Light Written by Michael Griffin eBook: 352pp Released on April 30, 2016 Published by Word Horde With stories published in a diverse array of publications such as Apex and Black Static and anthologies like The Grimscribe’s Puppets and The Children of Old Leech, plus a cornucopia of work forthcoming, Michael Griffin … Continue reading
While I haven’t been as busy as I’d like to be here recently, I have been up to no-good in other areas of the web and I wanted to share the shenanigans here. For starters, Grey Matter Press will be releasing their groundbreaking, shared title novella collection, I Can Taste the Blood, on Tuesday, August 23 … Continue reading
Originally posted on The Grim Reader:
? There is little I enjoy more than spreading the word about my favorite writers and sharing in the excitement of upcoming books. On the 23rd August Grey Matter Press will release I CAN TASTE THE BLOOD; A collection of novellas that all use the same title, but come…
Thanks to Glenn Rolfe for gracing the blog with his presence and his eloquence to talk about two of my favorite horror authors, Brian Keene and Richard Laymon. Elvis and his Disciple: Two Grandmasters of Horror by Glenn Rolfe, author of Chasing Ghosts When I started writing, I was coming down from the Leisure Books … Continue reading
