Amazon’s got my back!

MY BACKLIST, THAT IS. And I can’t tell you how happy I am about that. Today I can proudly say, “My ass is Amazon’s!” When I signed my first paperback book deal with Leisure Books, the premier imprint for horror novels five years ago, I never imagined that the company would be essentially mothballed less than four years later… but the ebook revolution and flawed business models ultimately killed Dorchester Publications (and its imprints like…

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Meeting John Carpenter – Flashback Weekend 2012

I LOVE MOVIES almost as much as books. And actually, I really get to enjoy more movies these days than I do books, since it’s a lot easier for me to give up 90 or 100 minutes to a story than several hours. (I know, heresy from a writer, right?) But as much as I love film, I don’t remember the names of directors that much. Hitchcock, Argento,  del Torro, sure. But who directed Friday…

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A Beach Vacation! (Gulf Shores, AL)

I’VE BEEN WORKING at the same dayjob for almost 20 years, so at this point, I’ve stacked up a pretty good bit of annual vacation time. This year, for the first time ever, I decided to take two straight weeks off and do a driving vacation with the family. We toyed with doing the Grand Canyon, but decided Shaun might not be quite old enough at 7 to really remember that, so instead, given his…

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Stop by the Writer’s Chatroom

Stop by The Writer’s Chatroom – I’m the guest there right now… from 7 p.m. Eastern til… I dunno. When everyone gets bored. I’ve got my laptop and my Newcastle and am setup out on the patio. It’s a perfect night to kick back and shoot the breeze! www.writerschatroom.com

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NightWhere press

IT’S BEEN SIX WEEKS since NightWhere hit the e-book shelves (and will be another 10 weeks still before the trade paperback is out in stores) but already there have been a bunch of great reviews that have turned up. And I’ve been interviewed about the book on Internet radio and online magazines as well. Here are some of the things that have turned up about the novel: INTERVIEWS THE ELECTRIC CHAIR SHOW (audio): http://electricchairshow.com/2012/07/the-electric-chair-013-danny-isnt-here/ SUSPENSE…

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The Horror Review – NightWhere

“NightWhere“ is a great new novel from John Everson. Though I highly recommend the book to all fans of horror and suspense, this does come with the warning that the subject matter is extremely graphic and intense in both sexual and violent content. It is never gratuitous, however, for to hold back anything depicted in its pages would betray the premise and the book would suffer for it.  “NightWhere” proves that not only has Everson…

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PETEYBOO is Free for Kids!

TO CELEBRATE MY SON’S 7th birthday this weekend, Amazon is offering the book I wrote for him,  Peteyboo and the Worm, as a free download all weekend.  If you have kids from 5-8 years old (or know parents who do), I hope you’ll download Peteyboo and help them discover the story of a hungry bug with 18 legs and 37 eyes who needed a friend. The book even includes a link at the end to…

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What music do you listen to for XXX?

Originally published on the Samhain Publishing Horror Blog. By John Everson on Jul 12 2012, 2:14 am OK, ADMIT IT. You started reading this because you saw the triple X in the headline, didn’t you?  Well… I have to admit that I was using XXX to indicate a “fill-in”  blank, but I hoped it would get your attention. Don’t run off just yet – we’ll get to the sexy stuff. But before we do, I…

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Lured by Lust. Seduced by the Dark. How far would you go?

Originally published on the Samhain Publishing Horror Blog. By John Everson on Jun 28 2012 HAVE YOU EVER WANTED to do something you knew you shouldn’t? Maybe just something small, like driving 80 mph on the highway in a 55 mph zone? Who hasn’t done that? Or calling in to work and saying you’re sick, when actually, you’re going to spend the day lounging on the couch, reading a good book? Or how about slipping…

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Famous Monsters Book Review: NightWhere by John Everson

June 25, 2012 By Peter Schwotzer NightWhere by John Everson (Samhain Publishing) She yearned to go beyond… but some curtains should never be opened. When Rae broached the idea of visiting an underground sex club, Mark didn’t blink. He should have. Because NightWhere is not your usual swingers club. Where it’s held on a given night…only those who receive the red invitations know. Soon Rae is indulging in her lust for pain. And Mark is…

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