Body Shocks. Edited by Ellen DatlowTachyon Publications, 2021 Review by Warner Holme: Ellen Datlow’s Body Shocks is a collection of stories in, as the title implies, the body horror genre. This can be a difficult genre for many readers, and short and … Continue reading
Ellen Datlow revealed on Facebook the Table of Contents for The Best Horror of the Year Volume Ten. Night Shade Books will release the collection on June 5, 2018. Table of Contents Introduction Better You Believe by Carole Johnstone Liquid … Continue reading
Editor Ellen Datlow has unveiled the cover for The Best Horror of the Year volume Fourteen. With each passing year, science, technology, and the march of time shine light into the craggy corners of the universe, making the fears of an earlier … Continue reading
Editor Ellen Datlow has unveiled the cover for The Best Horror of the Year volume Twelve. With each passing year, science, technology, and the march of time shine light into the craggy corners of the universe, making the fears of … Continue reading
Ellen Datlow has revealed the table of contents for The Best Horror of the Year Volume Eleven, to be released in September by Night Shade. “I Remember Nothing” by Anne Billson “Monkeys on the Beach” by Ralph Robert Moore “Painted … Continue reading
(1) I encountered this oasis while researching today’s scroll — Nelson Lowhim’s clever story “Sasquan, worldcon and the science fiction convention” …Leaning back and inhaling the sterile convention center smell, I realized that I’d sat on a book. I pulled it out … Continue reading
(1) THE EDITOR’S LIFE. Penmen Review has a two-part transcript of a panel about “The Role of the Editor in Publishing” with editors Ellen Datlow and Joe Monti, and copyeditor Deanna Hoak. Ellen Datlow: Well, I mean, short fiction is … Continue reading
(1) DATLOW Q&A. The Horror Writers Association blog checks in with one the genre’s all-stars: “NUTS & BOLTS: Interview With Ellen Datlow, Editor and Shaper of Multiple Genres”. Q: What qualities must a story have to qualify as good horror … Continue reading
(1) FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. The five-day “Treasures From Planet Hollywood” auction brought in more than $15.6 million from over 5,500 bidders worldwide across some 1,600 lots, according to Heritage Auctions. Here are some items of genre interest that fetched big … 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