Posts by Michael Arnzen

Horror author Jason Brannon just sent me an advanced peek at his review of 100 Jolts, forthcoming in SpecFicMe newsletter. Here's an excerpt: "When reading this newest collection, it becomes readily apparent that Arnzen is a true chameleon when it comes to horror. His ideas cover everything from dark torture like the kind found in 'Degrees of Separation' to the light-hearted but still gruesome 'Stabbing for Dummies.' He knows how to take an intriguing theme, idea, or locale and turn it into something dismal, bleak, and entertaining. Case in point -- 'The Cow Cafe'. This is an interesting take on…

Here are some loose bits of news that appear in the official e-mail edition of The Goreletter going out later this afternoon: +++DOUBLY STOKED Both this strange newsletter (The Goreletter) and my poetry chapbook from Fairwood Press last October (Gorelets: Unpleasant Poems) have received enough recommendations to appear on the "preliminary ballot" for the Bram Stoker Award (in Alternative Forms and Poetry, respectively). Cliche or not, it really is an honor to be recognized. It tells me I'm doing something right. Now it's up to the professional members of the Horror Writers Association to whittle down their favorites through two…