The recommendation deadline for the fifth annual Splatterpunk Awards is midnight on January 16, according to a release at briankeene.com posted on January 2. Co-founded by authors Wrath James White and Brian Keene, the Splatterpunk Awards honor superior achievement in the subgenres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror fiction. The inaugural awards were presented in 2018.... Continue Reading →
Chapter Fourteen | Which CD Will It Be? Paul McCartney
(Editor’s note: I moved from an apartment into a house starting January 1st, 2020, and I had to toss all my CDs into a big garbage bag during the move. The idea for this feature is I write a review about each CD as I unpack that bag, one CD at a time, and rank... Continue Reading →
One-Sentence Reviews: My 3rd Quarter 2021 Reads
(Editor's Note: Here's another edition of one of my favorite features on the Web by prolific reader and horror author Priscilla Bettis.)
The Only Good Indians tops This Is Horror Awards 2020
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones continues receiving honors in 2021, winning Novel of the Year at the This Is Horror Awards 2020. The Only Good Indians also won the Novel categories at the 2020 Shirley Jackson Awards and the 2020 Bram Stoker Awards. This Is Horror announced its 10th annual awards on September... Continue Reading →
Kolesnik wins two Splatterpunk Awards at 2021 event; Hall of Fame announced
Samantha Kolesnik garnered two wins and Wile E. Young's western won Best Novel at the fourth annual Splatterpunk Awards, according to a press release by founders Wrath James White and Brian Keene. Presented at KillerCon 2021 on August 21st, the Splatterpunk Awards honored superior achievement in the horror subgenres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror published... Continue Reading →
Stephen Graham Jones dominates 2020 Shirley Jackson Awards
Stephen Graham Jones racked up two more major honors for his works The Only Good Indians and Night of the Mannequins during the 2020 Shirley Jackson Awards announced August 15th. The Only Good Indians won the Novel category and Night of the Mannequins won the Novella category. In May, Jones won 2020 Bram Stoker Awards... Continue Reading →
Ladies of Horror Fiction announce 2020 award winners
The 2020 Ladies of Horror Fiction Awards were announced on July 27th, and Tender Is the Flesh by Argentine author Agustina Bazterrica won Best Novel. The highly acclaimed book had 1,412 ratings on Amazon as of July 27th averaging 4.4 stars (out of 5) and has received worldwide praise. Vogue called Tender Is the Flesh “horrific... Continue Reading →
One-Sentence Reviews: My 2nd Quarter 2021 Reads
(Editor's Note: One of my favorite columns! I'm always amazed at how many reviews Mrs. Bettis packs in her One-Sentence Reviews feature.)
SHORT SHOTS | ‘Still Life’
(Editor’s note: SHORT SHOTS is a column where I review short stories from horror anthologies.) “Still Life” by Kelli Owen is one of sixteen stories in the Bram Stoker Award-nominated anthology titled Arterial Bloom. Released in 2020 by Crystal Lake Publishing, Arterial Bloom was edited by Mercedes M. Yardley and includes a foreword by Linda... Continue Reading →
Jones, Murray, and Waggoner lead 2020 Bram Stoker Awards
Stephen Graham Jones, Lee Murray, and Tim Waggoner each won two 2020 Bram Stoker Awards during the Horror Writers Association StokerCon 2021 Virtual Event held May 20-23. Jones won the top award, Superior Achievement in a Novel, for The Only Good Indians and won the Long Fiction category for Night of the Mannequins. Jones also... Continue Reading →
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