Yesterday the literary world lost another great voice and a dear friend. Rick Hautala suffered a heart attack and passed away. It’s another reminder of just how fragile and fleeting life is. We loved him dearly and will remember and miss him always. His work will live on in our hearts and minds forever… Rest [...]

The final lineup of authors for the HIGH STAKES vampire anthology has been finalized! Jonathan Maberry Linda Addison Jeff Strand Joe McKinney Gabrielle Faust Sèphera Girón David C. Hayes Rain Graves JG Faherty Roh Morgon Michael H. Hanson Be sure to check out the “Authors” page of the official HIGH STAKES website to read more [...]

In September Barking Rain Press celebrated it’s one year anniversary! In light of that my publisher has been running a very special promotion where you can purchase a copy of my novel REVENGE for half price! Simply use code “BRP1YR” at checkout. You have three days left to take advantage of this massive discount. Please [...]

It is that bittersweet time when another convention is coming to a close and the horror writers begin to disperse to their separate dark corners of the universe. It has been a wonderful weekend surrounded by such an inspiring wealth of imagination, inspiration, raw talent and genuine love and respect. We writers need these events [...]

It’s been a bit of a bumpy ride this week but tomorrow morning I will be leaving for Salt Lake City, Utah where the 2012 World Horror Convention will take place in conjunction with the Bram Stoker Awards. Below is a listing of the panels, readings, etc. I personally will be participating in. THURSDAY 29 [...]

I found out this morning that my publisher Dark Regions Press was awarded the 2010 Specialty Press Award by the Horror Writers Association! Dark Regions was responsible for the release of my novella “Regret” in 2010 and will be releasing the sequel “Revenge” later this year. Congratulations to Dark Regions Press! In celebration of the [...]

At long last, the anticipation is over. The Horror Writers Association has announced the winners of the 2009 Bram Stoker Awards at its annual Stoker Banquet held tonight as part of the World Horror Convention in Brighton, UK. Eight new bronze haunted-house statuettes were handed over to the writers responsible for creating superior works of [...]

Each year, the Horror Writers Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement in the field of horror writing, named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work Dracula. Since 1987, the approximately 500 members of the HWA have recommended, nominated and voted on the greatest works of horror and dark [...]