Author: Holley Cornetto

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Epeolatry Book Review: Into the Gray by Kathleen Palm

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Title: Into the Gray
Authors: Kathleen Palm
Publisher: Spooky House Press
Genre: Horror
Release Date: 13th February, 2023
Synopsis: Welcome to Nowhere, a huge gray place full of piles of lost things.

And a weird Caretaker who speaks in riddles.

And a giant metal claw in the sky.

And some creepy zombie robots.

And hopefully one stuffed pink kitty.

Ember sets out to search Nowhere and defy Caretaker’s instructions to get that cat back.

Because life is diddly darn wrong. Because her little sister cries. Because black fog clings to them, changing them.

And Ember wants life to be okay again.

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The 2022 Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot Announced

The 2022 Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot Announced

 

According to the Horror Writer’s Association, the Bram Stoker Awards (named in honor of Bram Stoker) are for Superior Achievement in horror fiction. Dating back to 1987, this award is one of the most prestigious in the horror genre, and each year, new recipients are honored. 

Making it to the Final Ballot is a huge honor for any author. We’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the authors and creators who made it to the 2022 Final Ballot. 

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Epeolatry Book Review: Gothic by Philip Fracassi

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Title: Gothic
Author: Philip Fracassi
Publisher: Cemetery Dance
Genre: Horror
Release Date: 1st January, 2023

Synopsis: On his 59th birthday, Tyson Parks—a famous, but struggling, horror writer—receives an ornate antiquarian desk in the hopes it will rekindle his creative juices. Tyson Parks’s last best seller was years ago. His agent hardly takes his calls anymore. Tyson is running out of money, and ideas.

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WIHM 2022: An Interview With Stephanie Ellis

In celebration of Women in Horror Month, we are continuing to highlight some of the amazing work that women have been doing compiling and editing magazines and anthologies in the horror industry. We’re continuing our Women Who Edit Interview series with Stephanie Ellis.

Could you introduce yourself, and tell us a little about you?

Hi Holley, thanks for inviting me here! I’m Steph, author of the novel The Five Turns of the Wheel and the novellas Paused and Bottled with Silver Shamrock. I’m also a poet and have recently published the found poetry collection Foundlings, co-written with Cindy O’Quinn based on the works of Alessandro Manzetti and Linda D. Addison. I’ve self-published a folk horror collection, As the Wheel Turns, and a non-themed collection, The Reckoning. I am co-editor of Horror Tree’s weekly online flash zine, Trembling With Fear, and its associated anthologies and have been co-editor of anthologies from the Infernal Clock (Infernal Clock, DeadCades, CalenDark and Inferno) and Black Angel Press’ Daughter of Darkness I and II with Alyson Faye. As well as editing these books, I was also responsible for formatting and in some cases, cover creation. I am a member of the Dark Fusion podcast with Beverley Lee and Shane Douglas Keene and an active member of the HWA where I have joined their mentorship programme to support other writers.

With my family all grown-up(!), I’ve been able to move into the world of ‘full-time’ writing, with the support of my husband, although sometimes this means more time to procrastinate! 

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WIHM 2022: An Interview With Editor Dawn Shea

In celebration of Women in Horror Month, we are continuing to highlight some of the amazing work that women have been doing compiling and editing magazines and anthologies in the horror industry. We’re continuing our Women Who Edit Interview series with Dawn Shea.

Could you introduce yourself, and tell us a little about you?

My name is Dawn Shea. I am half of the publishing team at D&T Publishing LLC (the T is for Timothy, my husband). I live in Mississippi with my family. I have loved horror all my life, reading and watching. I began writing horror in middle school, then, as I grew older, other things were moved to the front burner and I no longer had time for this hobby. In 2020, just when the world seemed to be ending, I decided to begin writing again and after self-publishing, somehow morphed into this beautiful publishing company that I love so much. 

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WIHM 2022: An Interview With Editor Kristi Peterson Schoonover

In celebration of Women in Horror Month, we are continuing to highlight some of the amazing work that women have been doing compiling and editing magazines and story collections in the horror industry. We’re continuing our Women Who Edit Interview series with Kristi Peterson Schoonover

Could you introduce yourself, and tell us a little about you?

I’ve been writing since I was about five years old, and my journey took me from journalism to public relations, even though short fiction was always my passion, because my dad was reading me short stories when I was tiny. Since then, I’ve had many of my stories published in magazines and anthologies. I’ve done a lot of cool things over the years—I’ve volunteered at two aquariums, spent many years in community theatre (on stage and off), played in a rock band … but my true heart was always in writing, and so it’s really my life now. I have an MFA from Goddard College (because I wanted to grow in the craft), I’m honored to have spent a few years on the Dark Discussions film podcast (I still co-host on occasion), I’ve edited a few magazines and anthologies, and in 2019, I founded 34 Orchard, a dark literary journal which publishes fiction and poetry, which is going into its third year. My main hobby is scrapbooking and I enjoy reading tarot cards. My husband Nathan and I have been together for 18 years, and we enjoy board games and birdwatching.
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WIHM 2022: An Interview With Editor Alyson Faye

In celebration of Women in Horror Month, we are continuing to highlight some of the amazing work that women have been doing compiling and editing magazines and story collections in the horror industry. We’re continuing our Women Who Edit Interview series with Alyson Faye.

Could you introduce yourself, and tell us a little about you?

I am Alyson Faye, writer, tutor, editor, proofreader. I live in the UK, with my family and rescue animals. I co-run the indie press, Black Angel, with Stephanie Ellis https://blackangelpressblog.wordpress.com/ – where we publish women dark fiction writers at all stages of their writing journey. 

I also am an editor for the indie press, Bridge House and associate editor on The Casket of Fictional Delights.

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WIHM 2022: An Interview With Editor Stacey Jaine McIntosh

In celebration of Women in Horror Month, we are continuing to highlight some of the amazing work that women have been doing compiling and editing magazines and story collections in the horror industry. We’re continuing our Women Who Edit Interview series with Stacey Jaine McIntosh.

 

Could you introduce yourself, and tell us a little about you?

I’m Stacey and I live in Perth, Western Australia with my husband, 4 kids and our 2 cats.

A little more about me… well, I love Celtic mythology, faeries, the occult along with learning about my family history and I’ve been writing for over 20 years. Recently I became a USA TODAY Bestselling Author and I’ve been the owner/editor of Iron Faerie Publishing since 2018.

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