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Halloween Fever

Halloween Comes Early: [This just in: See the Post-Gazette article on this event.] I'll be attending Zombiefest in Pittsburgh this weekend (10/27-8) to kick off the Halloween-week frenzy early. I'll be presenting a reading on a panel with Greg Lamberson and Scott Johnson on Saturday at 2pm. Other guest writers include Gary Braunbeck, Max Brooks, Kim Paffenroth, Edward A. Holsclaw II, and the guys from Bloodtype Online. Zombiefest culminates in an attempt to break the world record in a zombie walk through the Monroeville Mall (setting for the original Dawn of the Dead) for charity. A Halloween Bargain: I was…
October 26, 2007Posted inArnzen News
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Readings this Weekend (Oct 19 & 20, 2007)

I'll be reading at two events in Western Pennsylvania this coming weekend, in celebration of Halloween: On Friday, Oct 19th, at 7:30pm, you can catch me live at the Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center (411 Third Ave.) in Johnstown, PA. I'll be reading alongside Gerry LaFemina. Free and open to the public. Visit http://www.bottleworks.org/ for details. On Saturday, Oct 20th, from 8-10pm, I'll be chugging coffee and getting weird at the "Get Lit" event (see poster above) at DV8 Espresso Bar and Gallery (208 S. Pennsylvania Ave.) in Greensburg, PA. Free to all coffee lovers and horror fans. Visit http://www.myspace.com/dv8espressobarandgallery…
October 20, 2007Posted inArnzen News
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Stoker Interview and WHC 2007 Report

This year's Bram Stoker Award ceremony was held last weekend in Toronto, concurrent with World Horror Convention. Winners included Stephen King, John Skipp, Lisa Morton, Gary Braunbeck, Jonathan Maberry and Kim Paffenroth. I was on hand to present the poetry award along with Don Hutchison to Bruce Boston for his winning poetry collection, Shades Fantastic. [Ironically, The Horror Channel has just posted a bleary-eyed video interview with me, shortly after I stepped off the stage at the 2006 Bram Stoker Awards in Newark last June, when I won the award for Freakcidents. Good memories!] World Horror Convention itself was a…
April 5, 2007Posted inWeblog Exclusive