HORROR AND FANTASY WRITER
Aron Beauregard won Best Novel for Playground, and Bridgett Nelson earned her first two trophies at the 2023 Splatterpunk Awards held Saturday during KillerCon in Austin, Texas. The independently published Playground is Beauregard's second Splatterpunk Award. He previously won last year for Best Collection with Beyond Reform. He's also been nominated two other times: Best... Continue Reading →
(Editor’s note: SHORT SHOTS is a column where I review short stories from horror anthologies, collections, and zines.) Legendary extreme horror author Edward Lee says that the short story “‘Giggly’ kicked my ass. Outstanding job! I need therapy now.” If the author of The Bighead and Header needs therapy after reading “Giggly,” then what will... 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 →
The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias and Where I End by Sophie White tied for the night's top prize in the Novel category at the 2022 Shirley Jackson Awards held July 15 at Readercon 32 in Quincy, Massachusetts. For Iglesias, the honor continues a remarkable year for The Devil Takes You Home. In June, his... Continue Reading →
World Horror Grand Master and Splatterpunk Awards co-founder Brian Keene says, 'Absolutely, but ...' Is the Horror Writers Association doing enough to promote and recognize older writers? The question is among the top issues in 2023 for the genre’s premier professional organization after a couple of horror legends have publicly questioned the HWA’s promotional decision-making this... Continue Reading →
Fresh off wins at the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards for their novels, Gabino Iglesias and Christi Nogle received nominations for the 2022 Shirley Jackson Awards. The Devil Takes You Home by Iglesias and Beulah by Nogle are nominated for Best Novel for the Shirley Jackson Awards. The Devil Takes You Home won Superior Achievement in... Continue Reading →
Latin authors Gabino Iglesias and Cynthia Pelayo made history at the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 17. Iglesias won Superior Achievement in a Novel for his book The Devil Takes You Home and became the first Latino to win the award. Iglesias is a Puerto Rican native who lives in... Continue Reading →
The third time was the charm for Gabino Iglesias. His book The Devil Takes You Home won Superior Achievement in a Novel at the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards. It was Iglesias's first Stoker win, but he was previously nominated in 2020 for Long Fiction (“Beyond the Reef”) and in 2018 for Fiction Collection (Coyote Songs).... 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 →
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