RDSP Update June
A Rhapsody for the Eternal
by Darren Speegle
A complex gilded clock where gears in the future clank against the cogs of the past. Behind it all lies the mystery of human destiny. This is a new science that smells of dusty books and ancient secrets, things beyond human understanding.
Speegle haunts his own stories with delicate insinuations of something more, something deeper. Yet even at the surface these stories breathe with tension. From the Tiptoeing Monk unraveling the riddle of a nursery rhyme to the parents of the first ghost born in centuries, these fantasies feel real and the people, though from a different time, are compelling in a way that our actual neighbors rarely are.
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Better Haunted Homes & Gardens
by Jennifer Barnes, Illustrated by Kristen Margiotta
When Ivy Spookerton realizes that her apartment is too small for all of her pets she decides to move. But where will she and her pets feel most at home? With the help of realtor Lady MacBeth she sets out to find the most haunted house in all of Pumpkinville.
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'Party Girl', a story from Dustin LaValley's collection, Lowlife Underdogs, will be made into a short film this summer. The film is directed by Jayson Densman and filming will begin in July. Here's a teaser:
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by Paul A. Toth
An audio version of Jeremy C. Shipp's story "Camp" is now available online in the online horror podcast magazine, Pseudopod.
"Camp" is only one of the great stories included in Shipp's collection Sheep and Wolves.
Subscribers receive 12 new, previously unpublished short stories by Jeremy C. Shipp for a mere 12 bucks. These twisted tales of bizarro, horror, and dark fantasy are emailed to subscribers in ebook format (PDF, Mobi, or ePub), one story per month. The stories range from 2500 to 6000 words. Sign up here.
Also check out the customized, yard gnome friendly subscription levels!
(Yard Gnome art by Chris Roberts)
One of the stories from Adam Golaski's collection Worse Than Myself will be included in Best Horror of the Year edited by Ellen Datlow.
The story is titled 'The Man from the Peak'.
A special thanks goes to Chad Savage who did a fantastic job on the cover for the upcoming Fall release D.D. Murphry, Secret Policeman.
"Elizabeth Massie and Alan M. Clark are both dark geniuses in their own right, but with this collaboration, they have created a kind of mad perfection. D.D. Murphry, Secret Policeman is twisted, unnerving, and funny as hell. It takes a special kind of lunacy to write something this wonderful. A triumph."
—Christopher Golden, author of The Myth Hunters
To see more of Chad's work visit www.SinisterVisions.com
June 8 • 7:00 pm
Steve Aylett
Dick's Bar, The Green Fingernail (downstairs)
23 Romilly St, Soho, London
June 11-14
D. Harlan Wilson
Science Fiction Research Association Conference
Hotel Midtown, 125 10th Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Ego Likeness Tour Dates:
(as always Donna Lynch and Steven Archer will have copies
of their books with them for sale)
June 12 @ The Hangar,New Orleans, LA
June 13 @ White Rabbit, San Antonio, TX
June 14 @ Stafford Main Street, Bryan/ College Station, TX
June 15 @ Teatro Scarpinos, Fayetteville, AR
June 21 @ NUCLEARFEST 2009 @ Art-O-Matic,Washington DC (Free all ages!)
For the most up-to-date info visit www.EgoLikeness.com
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