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The Year’s Best Hardcore Horror II

There sure are a lot of horror fiction anthologies out there, and often it's too overwhelming to know which ones will deliver the goods. That's one of the reasons why a "Year's Best" antho is always a safe bet. One to look for this year is the Year's Best Hardcore Horror Vol. 2, recently published by Comet Press. It's getting very good reviews, including a fantastic one from Publisher's Weekly, and it's doing well on the bestseller charts. A reprint of my series, "55 Ways I'd Prefer Not to Die," leads off the book, and there are a number of extreme,…
July 3, 2017Posted inArnzen News
Posted inArnzen News

New Christmas Horror Short Stories

Collected Christmas: Horror Shorts -- the new anthology from Kevin Kennedy and Brandy Yassa -- has just been released, just in time to raise your holiday spirit (literally). Includes a new story I'm really proud of, "All Naughty, No Nice," which takes a post-apocalyptic approach to the legend of Old Saint Nick. But that's just one many great tales by a number or new writers and authors any genre fan might recognize. Get this collection of great yuletide terror from the UK cheap on amazon.com today! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Publisher's Description Christmas is often thought of as a time of joy…
November 30, 2016Posted inArnzen News
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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…
August 28, 2016Posted inArnzen News
Posted inArnzen News

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.…
August 5, 2016Posted inArnzen News
Posted inArnzen News

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…
July 29, 2016Posted inArnzen News