The World Horror Convention |
We had a great time at World Horror this year and although The Troublesome Amputee did not win a Stoker John has been overwhelmed by all the support he recieved from everyone who kept their fingers crossed for the book. Thanks!! See pics from WHC. |
Bizarro Kult Book Club |
We would like to introduce our newest staff member, Shelby Gunnerson, who will function as Book Club Liaison. She has started a Bizarro Book Club in Mesa, AZ which will have it's first meeting April 18th. For more info please visit the Bizarro Kult site. If you would like to start a book club in your own area and qualify for a 30 percent discount on our books please email Shelby, BizarroBookClub@yahoo.com |
The Dream People, Issue #27 |
The new issue of The Dream People is now online featuring fiction from Kevin Donihe, Paul Toth, Mo Ali and others. There are also interviews with Steve Beard & Eckhard Gerdes as well as micro citicism from Michael Arnzen plus much more. |
Upcoming Events |
April 4 - 7 April 11th • 1 pm April 13th, 5 - 9 pm April 18th, 7 pm April 22, 3:00 pm April 24th April 30, 7:00 - 9:00 pm (2nd hour = open mic) |
Past Events |
John Lawson & Ron Malfi were guest speakers at A Writer's Weekend Retreat. The event provided a chance for writers to meet editors and work on their manuscripts. It was a great opportunity for new writers so John and Ron were happy to share their knowledge. Our new Assistant Editor, Dustin LaVallet took lots of pictures, see pics them here. Brooklyn Rail interviewed Jennifer Barnes about the current state of the publishing business and its outlook for the future. |
Dr. Identity Reviewed in Booklist |
Booklist is the official review magazine for the American Library Association and this is what they had to say about Dr. Identity: "Madcap, macabre black comedy…Wilson's sardonic, riotously imaginative vision of the future holds a mirror up to our own increasingly chaotic society and makes provocative entertainment.” |
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Subscribers to this newsletter can get signed hardcover copies of both Last Burn in Hell: Director's Cut and The Troublesome Amputee: Scarred Edition for just 35 dollars including postage by using this link: http://preview.tinyurl.com/ysnlzd Remember, if your order is going outside of the US contact us first to find out the cost of shipping. |
Bare Bone #10 |
The new issue of Bare Bone is now available and it's got a killer line-up. The so-called 'Blue' issue features the story Blue by Tom Piccirilli and also includes D. Harlan Wilson, Ronald Damien Malfi, Jeremy Robert Johnson, Cody Goodfellow, Mark Justice, John Platt, Kendall Evans, Jeremy C. Shipp and Donna Lynch. For a limited time copies ordered directly on our website will be signed by Tom Piccirilli. |
Recently Released: |
Wakelin, frontman of seminal rock group The Hinge, once wrote a poem so prophetic that to ignore its wisdom is to doom yourself to drown in blood. After realizing the power of his words he faked his own death. Now one obsessed fan is tracking Wakelin down...can he be found before it's too late?
“Amazing, inventive, risky and highly entertaining.” |
Featured Author —Larry Fondation |
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