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Thirty-two works of dark fiction in six categories are nominated for the 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards, according to an announcement by ShirleyJacksonAwards.org. Presentation of the awards is scheduled July 19 at 8 p.m. during Readercon 34 at the Boston Marriott Burlington in Burlington, Mass. Credit: ShirleyJacksonAwards.org Honoring the legacy of author Shirley Jackson, this year's awards recognize the... Continue Reading →
(Editor’s note: SHORT SHOTS is a column where I review short stories from horror anthologies, collections, and zines.) “Knock on Wood” by Leigh Kenny invokes the elemental fear of A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Amityville Horror by blending a terrifying boogeyman with a haunted house. It transported me back to the best old-school... Continue Reading →
There’s a moment in the horror movie Solitude when Kara, a contestant on a survival competition show, stares despairingly into her camera and repeats, “I’m going to die out here!” However, after she looks at her daughter’s photograph, she says, “I’m not going to die out here.” Her resolve strengthened, Kara looks outside her shelter... Continue Reading →
(Editor’s note: SHORT SHOTS is a column where I review short stories from horror anthologies, collections, and zines.) SPOILER ALERT! I like receiving newsletters in my email from my favorite horror writers, and one of the best is The Fear County Chronicle by Splatterpunk Award-winning author Ronald Kelly. His newsletter provides an introspective and sometimes... Continue Reading →
While perusing the list of nominations for the 2025 Splatterpunk Awards, one name stands out: Bad Dream Books. Billed as a “boundary-breaking artist collective,” Bad Dream Books produced one-third of the nominees with at least one title represented in all five categories. That’s an impressive eight out of 24 nominations. Benjamin co-authored by Aron Beauregard... Continue Reading →
Aron Beauregard, Sidney Shiv, and The Obituaries #6: Red Romance led the list of nominations for the 2025 Splatterpunk Awards with three each, according to a release by briankeene.com on April 29. Beauregard’s nominations include Best Novel for Benjamin, which he co-authored with Shane McKenzie; Best Novella for A Life of Crime; and Best Short... Continue Reading →
Version 1.0.0 Voting for This Is Horror Awards 2024 is open until May 8 at 12:01 a.m. British Summer Time, according to thisishorror.co.uk. The five categories are Novel, Novella, Short Story Collection, Fiction Podcast, and Nonfiction Podcast. Each category features five nominees for works published in 2024. Anyone can send their votes to awards@thisishorror.co.uk with the... Continue Reading →
Amazon Original Stories released a five-story Kindle collection called The Shivers on April 15, featuring fiction from some of the biggest names in horror. Joe Hill, Stephen Graham Jones, Grady Hendrix, Catriona Ward, and Owen King are the authors tapped to write the short stories, which range in length from 35 pages to 46 pages... Continue Reading →
(Editor’s note: Since 2024, Cryptid Quarterly is a feature where I highlight cryptid horror fiction from each quarter of the year, using Amazon Kindle release dates.) My first cryptid horror fiction list in 2025 feels like a continuation of last year as half of the 2024 Cryptid Quarterly Authors of the Year fill seven of... Continue Reading →
Joe Bob Briggs and Dee Wallace are among the highlights at the fourth annual FrankenCon 2025 as horror returns to East Tennessee. Presented by Orbit DVD, the convention is set for Friday, May 9, from 5-9 p.m. and Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 8 pm. in Hilton Knoxville Airport at 2001 Alcoa Highway in Alcoa.... Continue Reading →
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