Instigating with Brain Squalls Podcast

Instigating with Brain Squalls Podcast

Over the holidays, I appeared on the Brain Squalls podcast as their first guest. Every episode of the podcast -- run by horror author EV Knight and her partner Matt Daigh -- is a creativity experiment, in which the two of them come up with prompts for story or art ideas and then create story lines and structures "live" as they pursue the possibilities. It's a lot of fun. And when I was in the mix, bringing a little Instigation to the table, it was a lot of weird. I had a great time daydreaming on the dark side with…

Proverbs for Monsters — A Halloween Special from Dark Regions Press

ALERT! Get my huge Bram Stoker Award-winning story collection, Proverbs for Monsters, for just $.99 from Amazon in the week leading up to Halloween! Dark Regions Press has set this title on a "Kindle Countdown" and this limited offer runs from 10/25-10/31. Read the full book description and contents listing here on gorelets.com On amazon. Happy Halloween, everyone. p.s. A bonus Halloween treat: hear me read the new poem, "Murder Sauna: Live" along with a great set of other writers sharing their audio on the Science Fiction Poetry Association's 2016 Halloween Readings site!

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…

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.…

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…