Posted inWeblog Exclusive

Write Horror at Seton Hill University

How cool is my University? The above image is a sneak preview of an ad campaign they'll be releasing soon for our graduate program in Writing Popular Fiction, where students can earn a Master's degree for writing a horror novel. Instructors include luminaries in the horror/fantasy genre you might be familiar with, like Tim Waggoner, Gary Braunbeck, Timons Esaias and Lawrence C. Connolly and many others. We're currently brainstorming "taglines" to go with the above image (like: "Don't fear commercial success.") so if you want to recommend any (before my meeting with the powers that be on 1/28), go right…
January 26, 2009Posted inWeblog Exclusive
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 inOnline Gizmo of the Month

Merry Creepy Christmas

  Happy holidays! Ring in the season with the Creepy Christmas Film Festival -- a series a short holiday-themed horror films posted all month long at Glass Eye Pix! [The Little Stocking Stuffer image in this post is from the Creepy Advent Calendar by animator Beck Underwood, which helped inspire the Festival project.]
December 25, 2008Posted inOnline Gizmo of the Month
Posted inData+Errata

Horror Library III Contest (ended)

Visit The Horror Library Blog-o-Rama for a very easy, but quickly ending, chance to win free horror fiction, including the recently-published collection, Horror Library Vol. 3. UPDATE:  This contest has ended.  Visit the Horror Library Blog for winners list. Didn't win?  You should look into buying HL3 anyway...it's an outstanding collection of stories! -- Mike Arnzen
December 10, 2008Posted inData+Errata