Posted inArnzen News

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…
August 28, 2016Posted inArnzen News
Posted inArnzen News

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.…
August 5, 2016Posted inArnzen News
Posted inData+Errata

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…
August 4, 2016Posted inData+Errata
Posted inArnzen News

Audiovile & Poedown – Now Streaming in Digital Audio!

I've been busy over the past few months with work for Mastication Publications. Finally, it's time to dish out what's been cooking all this time. A lot of it has been on the AUDIOBOOK front. I'm happy to report that this weekend, you can stream the gore on the new page at bandcamp! Just go to http://arnzen.bandcamp.com and click around -- you can listen for free a few times, so sample widely. I'll embed some players below so you can get a quick listen. But I hope you'll consider purchasing the full albums, with come with hidden bonus tracks, companion…
July 29, 2016Posted inArnzen News
Posted inInstigation

Joe-La Dowdy Wins the Instigation Marathon!

Imagine a red devil jumping for joy, wagging its deadly tail, and applauding with hooves ablaze -- that's me, cheering for writer Joe La Dowdy, who just published her 365th creative blog entry, marking a full year of dark flash fiction and devious poems inspired by the 365 prompts in my book, Instigation: Creative Prompts on the Dark Side! That's right. She wrote 365 stories. Jealous? You should be. I am! READ THEM. Joe-La's accomplishment is not easy. It takes a tremendous amount of stamina and discipline to return to the computer, every single day, to do yet another exercise,…
July 5, 2016Posted inInstigation1 Comment