Posted inData+Errata

ATTENTION: The Former Goreletter Server/Archive has Moved

On Halloween, I began using a new mail server to design and deliver The Goreletter, which includes fancy HTML graphics and more options. I have also now removed previous newsletter server pages for The Goreletter -- which means that more than a decade's worth of former archives are also no longer accessible and any links here and abroad that referenced a "cgi" directory are no longer valid and will probably take visitors automatically to an error page or a dead end. I am presently rebuilding the former archives (and eliminating all old dead URLs from them) in a fancy, new…
November 26, 2013Posted inData+Errata
Posted inData+Errata

The New Goreletter (Vol. 8) – Delivered on Halloween

Around midnight on Halloween, I unleashed the latest issue of The Goreletter -- an all new format hosted by an all new service for better security, greater options, and a renewed mission. If you did not receive one, either your address was stale or you were lost in the shuffle. Here's what you missed -- http://eepurl.com/H17F1 -- please resubscribe or check to ensure your spam filter isn't blocking mailings from me. In the mean time, I will be moving the archives of back issues and chasing down old, dead links to them. Thank you to all who follow my writing…
November 1, 2013Posted inData+Errata
Posted inArnzen News Online Gizmo of the Month

Playful Dead – New Tumblr Blog

Just a quickie note to say that to celebrate this month's release of Play Dead in paperback from Raw Dog Screaming Press, I have launched PLAYFUL DEAD -- a new blog on the tumblr.com website dedicated to sharing images and links related to the "playful" side of the horror genre: interactive games, dark tarot, twisted playing cards, and more. I consider Playful Dead to be the equivalent of the "Online Gizmo of the Month" department of this weblog, so if you've found yourself looking for those, head over to the new tumblr page. Visit http://playfuldead.tumblr.com/ If tumblr isn't your thing,…
June 29, 2013Posted inArnzen News, Online Gizmo of the Month
Posted inSnippets of the Strange

My Monstrous Lecture on the Horror Genre: “Horror is the Removal of Masks”

I'm presently wrapping up a full semester of teaching Horror Writing to undergrads at Seton Hill University, and we've been having a blast doing all sorts of multimedia work -- especially work using SoundCloud for audio critiques. Along the way, I've been been playing with the site, too, uploading lecture excerpts and strange sound prompts and other weird things. I even recently gave a little presentation about the class experiments for a conference we held on campus called the iTeach gallery. During the term, I discovered the above excerpt (from my article in the wonderful book for dark authors, WRITER'S…
April 27, 2013Posted inSnippets of the Strange
Posted inInstigation

Announcing the Instigation Showcase

Announcing the Instigation Showcase! From now on, anyone who publishes a response to a prompt or is inspired to write something specifically in response to Instigation: Creative Prompts on the Dark Side or the Instigation department on this weblog will be listed on the new Showcase page dedicated to helping broaden your audience. Over the years, I've received numerous emails from writers who produced new work based on the prompts in The Goreletter, and I'm happy to have finally figured out a way to showcase your work. Share your links to work (whether on a blog or in a book)…
March 15, 2013Posted inInstigation