Goodbye 12, Hello Lucky 13!

2012 WAS A STRANGE YEAR of dichotomy for me. I can point to parts and say it was one of the best years of my life. Conversely, I can also point to moments that made it one of the worst. It was a year of transition in many aspects … but then, isn’t every year? It’s all just a journey, right? With good and bad detours along the way. The trick is always to enjoy…

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CHRISTMAS TALES…in Color!

I’M A CHRISTMAS JUNKIE. Always have been. I’m that guy who watches It’s A Wonderful Life every year on Christmas Eve, and still tears up every time! Over the years, I’ve built up a number of personal traditions around the holiday. As many people on my mailing list know, part of my holiday tradition for many years was to write and record a new Christmas song every year for family and friends, usually with my…

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Next Big Thing: VIOLET EYES

THERE’S A BLOG CHAIN going around called “The Next Big Thing.” The idea is, each writer answers some questions about their next  big project… and lines up more authors to do the same, encouraging people to discover other authors’ books and blogs. My friend – and amazing werewolf-oriented thriller author W. D. Gagliani did one of these last week, and tagged me. I’ve tagged four more authors (see the bottom of this blog). So here…

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NIGHTWHERE is Samhain’s November Book Club Selection; B&N calls it “a Dark, Decadent, and Deeply Disturbing Masterpiece”

NIGHTWHERE IS THE NOVEMBER selection of the  Samhain Horror Book Club! This means until this Friday, November 16th, you can get the trade paper edition or e-book copies for 40% off. Just visit www.samhainpublishing.com/bookclubs/ I’ve been really excited about this novel over the past few weeks, because NightWhere has gotten a string of amazing 5-star reader reviews on Amazon and Goodreads as well as from regular ‘zine and website reviewers. Last month, Paul Goat Allen…

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And the Night Wear Winner Is…

… Jason Darrick! On Halloween night, I pulled Jason’s “Show Us Your Night Wear” contest entry out of the Great Pumpkin, and so tonight I’ve boxed up an autographed trio of NightWhere, Siren and The 13th for him. Congratulations, Jason, and thanks to everyone who entered! Happy Halloween!

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COFFIN HOP 2012 CONTEST: Show Us Your “Night Wear”!

WHEN I FIRST turned in the manuscript for my sixth novel NightWhere last fall to Don D’Auria, my editor at Samhain Publishing, he suggested that I consider changing the title. “NightWhere,” he said, “kind of sounds like it might be the lingerie floor at a department store!” Or something to that effect. Obviously, I didn’t change the title, though I recognized that he probably had a point. But considering that the novel NightWhere is about…

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Guest Post: M.R. Gott

Today, fellow horror author M.R. Gott and I have “traded blogs.” You can see my post for the day about Eurotrash Horror Movies at M.R.Gott’s blog, but before you do that… read on: Why do you write Horror? This is a typical question that most horror authors are asked.  What type of person would sit around thinking of and creating horrific sequences meant to elicit fear from their reader?  It is a fair question. The…

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Reliving the past with The Furs & The Creature

IT WAS QUITE the “flashback” weekend at the Everson abode! On Friday, my friend Brad came over and I introduced him to the ’70s visual genius of French director Jean Rollin with one of my favorite films of his, Living Dead Girl, which has just come out on Blu-Ray thanks to Kino-Lorber. The remastered edition is astonishingly crisp, and made for a great popcorn movie. The next night, I took Geri out to relive our…

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NIGHTWHERE Release Party is Tonight!

TONIGHT IS THE OFFICIAL RELEASE PARTY for my sixth novel, NightWhere. Huge thanks to everyone who has helped spread the word about the book’s release this week on Facebook and Twitter.  And I hope some of you will be able to come down to Horrorbles horror and sci fi memorabilia store tonight in Berwyn, IL and help me celebrate the release in person! Starting at 7 p.m., I’ll be  hosting the release party at Horrorbles and…

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Horrorfind ’12: the New Horror

LAST WEEKEND WAS BOTH a Return and a New Beginning. I returned to the Horrorfind Weekend Convention in Gettysburg, PA after eight years. A lot of water has rushed under the horror bridge since the last time I was there. But it was also a new beginning… most of the reason I went was because my new publisher, Samhain Horror, was a sponsor. A preview of the print edition of NightWhere debuted there and I…

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