HORROR AND FANTASY WRITER
Brinke Stevens started her Scream Queen legacy in 1982 as Linda in the cult slasher The Slumber Party Massacre. Scream Queen Brinke Stevens in 1982's The Slumber Party Massacre. Forty-two years later, Stevens says her scream in that film is still her best. She certainly delivers one of the all-time great shrieks of terror as... Continue Reading →
Dark fiction author and poet Stephanie Ellis is releasing a series of quick e-read novelettes starting in March with plans for more in the future. The series called Darklings will feature previously published stories, mostly from collections and anthologies, as well as brand new tales. The first four novelettes drop March 1 with new ones... Continue Reading →
(Editor’s note: FRESH BLOOD is a column where I interview promising new writers of horror fiction.) Emergency room physician by day and horror author by night, N.J. Gallegos is about to unleash a masterfully written debut novel titled The Broken Heart. Tapping into her background as a doctor, Gallegos has created a uniquely dark horror thriller... Continue Reading →
Bram Stoker Award-winning author Jeff Strand likes a good twist, and his new novel Veiled features one of his biggest. Released June 6, Veiled is about an average guy named Nate who meets and starts dating Alice, a woman who harbors a shocking secret. Strand explained his theory on what makes a good twist in... Continue Reading →
Splatterpunk Award-nominated author Bridgett Nelson released her first new standalone project in more than a year. Actually, she released two. Her collections Sweet, Sour, & Spicy and What the F*** Was That? dropped on June 6. The two books follow Nelson’s Splatterpunk-nominated collection A Bouquet of Viscera, which hit shelves in March 2022. So, what... Continue Reading →
(Editor’s note: FRESH BLOOD is a column where I interview promising new writers of horror fiction.) Every dog has its day. Dog Meat is no different, and its day is November 8th. That's when the new novella by Priscilla Bettis drops on Amazon Kindle. Bettis hit the horror writing scene in 2020 with her debut... Continue Reading →
Horror Hostess Emerian Rich created HorrorAddicts.net as a forum for other creators to explore all aspects of the horror lifestyle. Her latest project, Horror Addicts Guide to Life 2, brings together years of that exploration and packs everything into one book. And we're talking EVERYTHING. Here's the book's description: "Do you love the horror genre?... Continue Reading →
Jeff Strand holding his first Bram Stoker Award on May 14 in Denver, Colorado. It's 2022 and horror author Jeff Strand now lives in Chattanooga. But he still watches Survivor, his cat Chaos is still spoiled, and he's still writing his unique blend of horror and comedy. What else? Oh, he won a Bram Stoker... Continue Reading →
(Editor’s note: FRESH BLOOD is a column where I interview promising new writers of horror fiction.) In her debut horror collection, A Bouquet of Viscera, Bridgett Nelson literally comes out swinging with an axe as a woman chops a man to death and spits on his corpse within the first two paragraphs of the lead... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite horror authors, Jeff Strand, released a filthy comedic thriller titled Bang Up on October 21st. I'm sad to report my 5-star Amazon review of the hilarious novella made Strand "cringe." That's one of the tidbits I learned in my exclusive 5-question email interview with Strand. A couple of other nuggets I... Continue Reading →
LIONEL RAY GREEN 