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The Keeper of the Key is a bit of a departure from the last couple of books I’ve had published. For one thing, it’s actually set in the present day. It’s also my first YA novel. I think of it as a cross between Bluebeard and The Haunting of Hill … The Keeper of the Key by Nicole Willson, Cover Reveal!Read more

Small is Beautiful – or, why the short story matters by Tim Lees It seems that publishers love blockbusters – or better yet, a whole string of blockbusters, especially where fantasy, SF and horror are concerned. So I suppose we must assume the public likes them, too. And some of … Small is Beautiful – or, why the short story matters by Tim LeesRead more

We Mostly Come Out at Night: 15 Queer Tales of Monsters, Angels & Other Creatures  Edited by Rob Costello   An empowering YA anthology that explores what it means to be a monster, exclusively highlighting trans and queer authors On sale May 21, 2024, We Mostly Come Out At Night is a … We Mostly Come Out at Night: 15 Queer Tales of Monsters, Angels & Other Creatures Read more

The House of Last Resort Weekend A celebration of the new horror book from Christopher Golden, By Rebecca Rowland Photos by Tony Tremblay Brian Keene knows how to throw a party.  Held January 18-21 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire’s Sheraton Hotel along the harbor of the Piscataqua River, The House of … The House of Last Resort Weekend By Rebecca RowlandRead more

My novel The Angels of L19 is a work of weird fiction set in an evangelical church in Liverpool in 1984 – a world I grew up in. Historically, the English novel has often presented religious belief and religious experience in negative ways: either as insincere, a pretext for self-righteousness; or as … The Angels of L19: Reimagining Religious Belief in Novel FormRead more

The first horror book I remember readingIt was It Came From Beneath The Sink from R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps series. The First Horror Film I remember watchingWes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) with my dad. I can neither confirm nor deny running from the living room screaming in … L. Stephenson – The Horror of My LifeRead more

CHILDHOOD FEARSMy most potent childhood fear was death. Not the physical act of dying, rather, what death meant for my conscious awareness. This existential dread goes back as far as I can remember. My mother was terribly off put when she first found out. She was driving me home from … Jonathon T. Cross – Childhood Fears.Read more

Horror Feature – The Film That Made M – Kevin Bachar Takes a Bite at Jaws I’ve read hundreds of books, and probably seen thousands of movies, but the one that stands out among them all is a little thriller/horror film you might have seen called Jaws. Now, there is … Horror Feature – Kevin Bachar Takes a Bite at JawsRead more