Battle Robot Contest Has Ended

The Battle Robot Contest has ended (in less than an hour after mailing the latest newsletter!). My bot -- "hellboy" -- was no match to the contenders. The winners are: Palmer -- who took first place thanks in part to his dreaded Spring-Loaded Boxing Glove Lackey in second, whose Onboard iPod distracted Hellboy before she massacred him. Faulkner whose metal tusks laden with corporate logos impaled Hellboy to the floor. Clarke whose Nodule-Covered Truncated-Cone Base provided both armor and power to take 4th place. All four will receive free copies of the Dogwitch comic book, autographed by artist Dan Schaffer.…

Play Dead to be Published in Special Hardcover

I have VERY exciting news! Raw Dog Screaming Press has formally announced that they will be publishing my next novel, Play Dead, in a very special sculpted resin hardcover edition, the second in their "Grim Grimoire Bloodline" of highly collectable horror novel artifacts. (be sure to click that link for an example!) It will also be published in regular hardcover form in mid-2005. Here's the full press release from their site...I'll let it speak for itself: Press Release Raw Dog Screaming Press has reached an agreement with award-winning author Michael A. Arnzen to release Play Dead, his first horror novel…