(1) JAMES A. MOORE (1965-2024). [Item by Anne Marble.]Horror and fantasy author James A. Moore died March 27. Christopher Golden made the announcement in a concise obituary on Facebook. Celebrated horror and fantasy author James A. Moore passed away this … Continue reading
(1) GAIMAN COLLECTION AUCTION RESULTS. March 15 was “The Day Neil Gaiman Swapped His Original Comic Art, Comic Books and Collectibles for More Than $1 Million”. [He offered] 125 prized pieces from his collection — everything from original comic artwork … Continue reading
Splatterpunk Award founders Wrath James White and Brian Keene have announced the nominees for the 2024 Splatterpunk Awards, honoring superior achievement for works published in 2023 in the sub-genres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror. The winners will be announced at KillerCon … Continue reading
(1) CREEPING. [Item by Anne Marble.] Author J.D. Barker has been called out for sending e-mails to young women book reviewers asking them to make and send risqué videos he could use in promoting his book. He also offered to … Continue reading
(1) BITTER KARELLA (“MIDNIGHT PALS”) Q&A. The Horror Writers Association blog continues its “Nuts & Bolts” series in an “Interview With Bitter Karella, Creator of The Midnight Pals”. The Midnight Pals microfiction series started as a simple but inspired running gag … Continue reading
(1) NICOLA GRIFFITH Q&A. “’Hild’ sequel author Nicola Griffith talks about ‘Menewood’” in the Christian Science Monitor. When did you first learn about the real Hild? I love old abbeys, old castles, all that kind of thing. But I had … Continue reading
Splatterpunk Award founders Wrath James White and Brian Keene announced the winners of the 2023 Splatterpunk Awards during Killercon on August 12. The duo founded the Splatterpunk Awards in 2017 to honor superior achievement in the literary subgenres of Splatterpunk … Continue reading
(1) GIVE ME A SIGN! Almost 16,000 people have signed the petition to “Save Star Trek Prodigy!” at Change.org. Here’s the text of the appeal: Paramount+ have announced the cancellation of Star Trek Prodigy and have stated it will be … Continue reading
(1) STOKERCON 2024. Next year the Horror Writers Association will hold StokerCon in San Diego, CA from May 30-June 2. Here’s the Eventbrite listing: StokerCon 2024 Tickets. (2) 3-BODY TRAILER FROM G-O-T CREATORS. “3 Body Problem: Netflix Show From Game … Continue reading
(1) CALL FOR ACTION. Shepherd is looking for trans people to be supported by others refusing to participate in cons in states that are enacting these kinds of laws. A Twitter discussion of the proposed Missouri law and link to … Continue reading