Photos from NOVA Horrorfest Event — 10.25.2013 Manassas, VA

I had a fabulous time last weekend as a guest at North Virginia Community College – Manassas, who has been running a "Horrorfest" all month to celebrate student creativity on the dark side. The event began with my reading in Colgan Theater (I read a sampler of things, from excerpts from 100 Jolts to zombie poems from Gorelets Omnibus to a dark slide show of images and poetry based on my trip last Halloween season to the Mutter Museum). The booksigning afterward was great because I got to meet lots of great folks, from people I knew only from twitter…

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The Goreletter -- my creative horror newsletter, delivered free since Sept. 2002 -- is evolving into something fresher. I'm still prepping the new issue, but you can now subscribe to add your name to the list and be among the first to check it out using the form below. Uncertain if you're on the list? Go ahead and use this form to resubscribe. Or if you've never read The Goreletter, give it a whirl -- you can always unsubscribe later if it doesn't strike your fancy. Still unsure? Here's a taste: a sample back issue from July. [Update: take a…

NOVA Reading & Booksigning in Manassas, VA – Friday 10.25.13

I'll be reading at North Virginia Community College - Manassas on Friday, October 25th. The event in Colgan Theater begins at 7pm, and will be followed by a booksigning. This part of the event is free and open to the public; the following day's workshops are for NOVA students only. If you're nearby, come on by Friday night to warm up for Halloween!

Random Shots from the RDSPress “Booksburgh” Bookstore Hop 10.19.13

Raw Dog Screaming Press authors signed at bookstores all around Pittsburgh today, and I dropped in to see each one. With help from Diane Turnshek, Laurie Mann and the good folks at Parsec, the event was dubbed "Booksburgh" and every store offered some great discounts and happy surprises along the way. My photos don't do much justice to the creative energy and frivolity on display this afternoon, but it gives you some sense of the occassion. The day began with my signing/reading at CMU Bookstore, which was a good warm up act to a series of intelligent and entertaining readings…

Signing at CMU Bookstore Pittsburgh 10.19.13

I'll be signing books at Carnegie-Mellon University at 1pm on Saturday, 10/19 -- part of Raw Dog Screaming Press' "Pittsburgh Bookshop Hop." If you come to town, tour the area bookstores and meet all five of the Raw Dog Screaming Press authors who will be on hand across the city. CMU should have copies of my novel Play Dead on hand, along with other titles. I'll bring some Fridge of the Damned magnets, too. Mike Arnzen at 1pm at the CMU Bookstore - 5032 Forbes, 15213 Stephanie Wytovich at 2pm at The Big Idea Bookstore - 4812 Liberty, 15224 Matt…