The United Kingdom-based website and publisher This Is Horror announced This Is Horror Awards 2017 winners on their website April 19. Go directly to the list on This Is Horror's website by clicking here. I appreciate awards lists like this one because they typically introduce me as a reader to new fiction to add to... Continue Reading →
What Would You Do?
Newly released THE HEART OF A DEVIL: A HORROR VILLAINS ANTHOLOGY features 33 stories, including my dark tale "Demon's Lament." Released April 3 by Fantasia Divinity Publishing, the anthology challenged writers to tell a story from the perspective of the villain. Using the publisher's theme as a prompt made writing "Demon's Lament" much easier for... Continue Reading →
Interview with Jeff Strand
I cite Jeff Strand’s novel DWELLER as one of the novels that heavily influence me as a writer. In fact, only Robert McCammon’s BOY’S LIFE is more influential on my writing. DWELLER is one of the few novels that I’ve read where I connected with not one but two characters, Toby, and his friend, Owen,... Continue Reading →
2017 Nebula Award Finalists Announced
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced the nominees for the 52nd Annual Nebula Awards, the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation, and the Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book in a press release Feb. 20. "The Nebula Awards recognize the best works of science fiction and... Continue Reading →
My Love of Splatterpunk
In between reading horror and high fantasy novels, I make time to read splatterpunk. Splatterpunk is a cool word for the subgenre of extreme horror, and it’s not for the easily offended or squeamish. For me, they’re some of the most entertaining books I’ve ever read in any genre. Relentless and gut-wrenching, splatterpunk is the... Continue Reading →
Zombie Beavers and Spider Babies
I received a comment from a fellow blogger, Nthato Morakabi, on my post last week about why I write horror. Nthato is a South African writer and a darn talented poet who shares a love for the horror genre like I do. Besides having the coolest name of any blogger I’ve seen, Nthato is one... Continue Reading →
Why I Write Horror
When I tell people I write horror, they invariably ask why horror. They joke about my twisted mind and how I’ll never babysit their children. They say it like babysitting their children is some kind of awesome experience that I’m missing. I don’t tell them that I'd never want to babysit their children anyway. Never. ... Continue Reading →
Brownie Batter Crumble Heart Donut
Thirty-one days into 2018 and my New Year's resolution of writing a blog entry weekly remains intact. My two other resolutions of exercising more and eating fewer donuts have gone completely awry. Somehow I've actually ended up doing the opposite: exercising less and eating more donuts. How does that happen? Oh yeah, Dunkin' Donuts keeps introducing new... Continue Reading →
The Most-Read Books of 2017
One of the most encouraging parts of joining the blogosphere is seeing the number of people who still love to read books. You hear all the time how no one ever reads anymore because of cell phones, the Internet, Netflix, and video games. But when you enter the blogosphere, you witness a whole world of... Continue Reading →
Enter the Drabble
A drabble is a 100-word short story with a beginning, middle, and end. I write drabbles mostly as exercises, hoping to spark longer, more interesting stories. However, there is a market for drabbles. In fact, my first published piece of fiction was a drabble titled "Garden, Bloody Garden" in an anthology from DailyNightmare.com called "22... Continue Reading →
LIONEL RAY GREEN 