Snapshots from DogCon 5 at the Broadkill Writer’s Resort

DogCon is the annual gathering of writers, readers and fans of Raw Dog Screaming Press. This year's DogCon5, held in the new RDSP-owned beach house -- the Broadkill Writer's Resort -- focused on writers who wanted to relax, learn, practice, and mingle together in a kind of bizarro sci-fi literary retreat. While the programming was professional, it was relaxed, and the whole experience had the vibe of a 48-hour con suite at a genre convention, with occasional excursions to the beach and many spontaneous acts of chatting, gaming and writing. At the event, I ran a "Live Instigation" activity, which…

Goreletter 11.2 Mailed

The Goreletter Vol. 11, #2 was delivered to mailing list subscribers on 9/24/16 @ 10pm est. If you didn't get yours, check your spam folder -- or re-enter your email address in the subscription page, or contact me. It contains extra material not available here on the weblog, including a funny "Craft Brew Calendar," a new gorelets poem, information about my latest books -- Murrmann: A Tale of Van Helsing and Proverbs for Monsters re-release -- news about upcoming appearances (Transylvania next year!) and a discount code for subscribers only on any of my new audio albums now streaming at…

HWA Presents: Horror Poetry Showcase III

The Horror Writers Association has recently released the latest entries in their neat series of horror poetry volumes, Horror Poetry Showcase, Volume III, edited by David Cowen. The book is a trove of the weird and thrilling, written exclusively by authors well-versed on the dark side. All the contributors are HWA members, including myself, Lucy A. Snyder, Rose Blackthorn, Peter Adam Salomon, G.O. Clark, Chad Hensley, E.F. Schrader, Denise Dumars, Alessandro Manzetti, Kathryn Ptacek, Corrine De Winter, Bruce Boston... about 50 all totalled...just too many more to list! See for yourself. It is available in ebook and paperback editions from…

Freakcidents Returns!

Here's the new book trailer for Freakcidents -- now available in ebook and audiobook for the first time... Read the full report, with sample audio and photos over on the Mastication Publications announcement for the book. ALERT: an Amazon Giveaway for a random chance to win a free copy of the ebook edition of Freakcidents was posted on 8/6/2016. These prizes usually go quick... ACT FAST for your chance to win! https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/003644a17065a0f0 Here's the write-up I sent out to subscribers to The Goreletter: Longtime readers probably have heard of Freakcidents -- my collection of impossible mutants and truly freaky freaks.…

Goreletter 11.1 Mailed

The Goreletter Vol. 11, #1 was delivered to mailing list subscribers on 8/2/16 @ 3am est. If you didn't get yours, check your spam folder -- or re-enter your email address in the subscription page, or contact me. It contains extra material not available here on the weblog, including a new gorelets poem, information about upcoming books, prompts, and a discount code for subscribers only on any of my new audio albums now streaming at Bandcamp! Astoundingly, this is the 14th year that I've been publishing The Goreletter, which won the Bram Stoker Award (in the now-defunct category of "Alternative…