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Win a Signed Copy of 100 Jolts

[This contest has unfortunately ended.  Thanks to everyone who entered!] [ACT QUICK!  This opportunity expires today. There are over 200 entrants so far!] You can win a free signed copy of my book, 100 Jolts, by entering a request at the "member giveaway" raffle at LibraryThing.com.  You'll need to sign up for LibraryThing if you're not already on the bookshelf sharing site...luckily, they offer free limited membership (and a cheap pricetag for unlimited membership).  I'm a LTAuthor -- come check it out!  (I'm also an author on GoodReads.com if you prefer that site...but I don't, so no freebies for you!) You'll need to…
February 5, 2009Posted inArnzen News
Posted inArnzen News

The Roundtable of Terror

You can now listen to the *complete* roundtable conversation between Lawrence C. Connolly, Lucy A. Snyder, Gary A. Braunbeck and myself, recorded in late September 2008, called "The Business/Life of Writing Horror and Dark Fantasy". It's one of the best panels on the genre I've ever been a part of, in professional studio-quality audio. The discussion goes into very deep, and sometimes very funny, territory, really showing the complexity of the genre and where horror fiction is headed. Hosted by Doug Dangler at the Ohio State U Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing, you can download it from…
January 18, 2009Posted inArnzen News
Posted inArnzen News

Video: Fearzone Reading at Zombiefest

At the Zombiefest convention last month, the good folks at FearZone.com took me to a quiet corner of the mall, held a camera to my head and demanded an exclusive reading of some short shorts.  They're posting the film on their site tomorrow to slather your Thanksgiving holiday in horror gravy.  Here's an advanced screening.  Happy Turkey Choppin', boys and girls!  Don't forget your MyBlade.
November 26, 2008Posted inArnzen News
Posted inArnzen News

Now Available: Horror Library Vol. III

The anthology, Horror Library Vol. III, is now available from Cutting Block Press. Featuring stories by Bentley Little, Gary Braunbeck, Matt Warner, Cullen Bunn, Jeff Strand, and many many more, this is a book of stories that you won't want to miss. If you don't believe me, visit the publisher, who offers a generous sampling of the first two pages of every story online for free. Even an advanced peek at my story, "Guarded" is available! Speaking of "Guarded," I read that story at an author's event at Zombiefest 2008 this past Halloween, and an audio recording may soon be…
November 7, 2008Posted inArnzen News
Posted inArnzen News

Happy Halloween 2008

HAPPY HALLOWEEN.  Here's some new audio goodies to celebrate this crazy annual affair we call Halloween. To start, here's a great link to the Halloween Poetry Readings that the Science Fiction Poetry Association has collected.  They've posted "Halloween Costumes I Wish I Would Have Seen" -- a clip from my reading event at Penn Highlands Community College (Johnstown, PA) earlier this week.  On the SFPA site, you get there are a handful of great poems there for you to trick or treat your ears with.  Update, 2009: It's no longer on the SFPA page, but you can listen to it here on…
October 31, 2008Posted inArnzen News