Upcoming Appearances

Want a book signed? Want to attend a fiction reading or take a horror writing workshop? Here are some of my future appearances. November 3rd-6th World Fantasy Convention 2005 | Madison, WI Panelist: "The Dead Shall Rise: Zombies in Folklore, Science, & Popular Culture" (Sat 10 am); Book Signing (Fri 8pm) March 15-19, 2006 International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts 27 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL Fiction Reading, Panel Discussion

Even Zombies Love Play Dead

Happy Halloween! This fantastic photo is taken from a break on the set of Hell on Earth, a zombie film in production by Ted Bohus at Horror Biz Films. The artist behind the special "Grim Grimoire" edition of Play Dead is also a prop artist for this film (also playing a zombie), which will feature one of his famous "Necronomicon"-styled books. The special edition of Play Dead will priced and orders will be taken very soon. The standard hardcover edition of my novel is available now from your favorite bookseller (though you may have to ask them to stock it)…

Rigormarole Details

Just a quick note to say that my wacky zombie poetry collection Rigormarole is now up for advanced orders on the publisher's website and at my favorite online bookstore, Shocklines.com, for $9.95. It'll be a signed/numbered limited edition of 250 copies, currently on track for a July release. Update: Horror-Web just posted an excellent review of the book: "An eclectic and often inspired collection...Arnzen provides for both those who love zombies and those who are sick of them, because you cannot help but laugh at some of these while being amazed at the zen-like depth of others." You can also…