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The Best of The Horror Society 2013, edited by Carson Buckingham, The Horror Society/CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013. Info: createspace.com.
“A central coast trip that leads to devastating consequences for wine collectors. An adjoining hotel room that isnโt what it seems. A long bus trip with a stopover in an eerie little town. Youโll visit these places and more in this volume. Or how about the old woman with the strange plant? Or the odd little boy selling lemonade? Perhaps the sideshow lady who just smells so good? Youโll meet them all at the turn of a page and they will remain with you long after the book is closed. The Best of the Horror Society 2013 is an anthology of the weird, the wonderful, and the downright wicked. Within you will discover not only the best of emerging horror writers but seasoned pros whose names you will no doubt recognize as well. So turn out the lights, pull up a chair beside the nearest roaring fireplace and enjoy the ride.”
Contents:
FOREWORD – Scott M. Goriscak
INTRODUCTION – Carson Buckingham
CEREMONY – William F. Nolan
TENDRILS NEVER LIE – Kevin A. Ranson
THE MASK – Lisamarie Lamb
LEMMINAID – Carson Buckingham
THE CENTRAL COAST – Jason V. Brock
WHITE HELL, WISCONSIN – Weldon Burge
VICTIMIZED – Richard Thomas
NORMAL IS RELATIVE – Dan Dillard
THE PROCEDURE – Doug Lamoreux
THE LITTLE CHURCH OF SAFE CROSSING – Joe McKinney
MADELEINE – Julianne Snow
IT HAS TEETH – Christian A. Larsen
MASQUERADE – Dave Jeffery
BLACK BIRD – Rose Blackthorn
ADJOINING ROOMS – Scott M. Goriscak
THE INSPIRATION & HORROR OF GEORGE & HUGH – Nicholas Grabowsky
THE CLOWN – Henry Snider
MOVING DAY – Mark Onspaugh
ELLEN – Lee Pletzers
DADDY – Aaron Warwick Dries
SOFT LIKE HER – Charles Colyott
VENUS – L.L. Soares
THE LUMINOUS VEIL – Ian Rogers
BEER & WORMS – T.E. Grau
BLACK MARY – Mercedes M. Yardley
THE BOY IN THE ELEVATOR – Robert S. Wilson
WEIRD – Dean M. Drinkel
HOTTIES – Mort Castle
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Nameless Digest Issue #3, edited by Jason V Brock & S.T. Joshi, Cycatrix Press, 2013. Info: jasunnistore.com.
“Nameless Digest is an exciting, outstanding biannual journal of the macabre and esoteric. It features articles, artwork, interviews, and fiction from some of the best in the fields of the Weird, science fiction, and horror, both classic and fresh voices, and all new. Nameless also presents outstanding reviews and scholarship of literature, cinema, and comics in a full-color, eye-catching format. The intended goal of Nameless is to meld divergent (even challenging) critical perspectives on a variety of subjects โ fiction, music, art, film, social commentary โ and present them with the best content (literary, artistic, and, in the case of the website, multimedia) we can muster. Nameless was conceived from the outset as a thought-provoking biannual print periodical, as well as a year-round online destination for the intellectually adventurous. We strive to achieve this via the alchemy of innovative discourse, high production values, and rigorous editorial standards. Though the focus will always be on the macabre, weird, uncanny and esoteric, Nameless will also be a bastion for the under-appreciated idea, the unexplored possibility, the poorly understood concept. We are not a home for the pedestrian, the obvious, the common. It is a state of mind as much as anything, and as such is accepting of anyone that is curious, thoughtful and rational.”
Contents:
Fiction & Poetry
Nicole Cushing โ โThe Mirrorsโ
Airika Sneve โ โAbysmoiraโ
Nicole J. LeBoeuf โ โLambing Seasonโ
K. M. Tonso โ โSilver Hairs among the Goldโ
Yancho Cholakov (Translated by Kalin M. Nenov) โ โAsked the Soldier, โWho Called Me?โโ
Mike Allen โ โMonsterโ
Edward Morris โ โThe Part of Me They Could Not Kill Went On To Organizeโฆโ
David Agranoff โ โThe Classroom: A Vignetteโ
Therese Arkenberg โ โThe Witch Hunterโs Accountโ
JC Crumpton โ Selected Poetry
Marc Venema โ Selected Poetry
Ed Higgins โ Selected Poetry
Kelda Crich โ Selected Poetry
Nonfiction & Interviews
Hank Shore โ Three Short Articles
Shade Rupe โ Jean Rollin retrospective
Sam Gafford โ The Man Who Saved (W. H.) Hodgson!
Jason V Brock โ Bryan K. Ward (Interview)
Aaron J. French โ Column
Artwork
Bryan K. Ward
Marc Bilgrey
Ron Sanders
Jason V Brock
Reviews by
Sunni K Brock
Stephanie M. Wytovich
Don Webb
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Marzo 16 2014
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Like a Dead Man Walking, by William F. Nolan, Centipede Press, 2014. Cover art by David Ho, info and preview: centipedepress.com.
“Sherlock HolmesโฆInterdimensional demonsโฆAliensโฆKillers and child predatorsโฆTime travelersโฆVampiresโฆEven the end of the world, in more ways than oneโฆAll are contained within these pages. From the darkest corners of imagination to the precipice of human achievement, William F. Nolan delivers the goods in this assortment of recent works: his first all-new collection in his long and storied career. Working with editor Jason V Brock (Miltonโs Children), Nolan brings to shocking life not only debauched murderers and depraved loners, but also fascinating portraits of personal reflection; the heroes of yore in poetry; pages from Nolanโs notebook; and an exclusive, intimate interview with his beloved friend, the late Richard Matheson (I Am Legend). Centipede Press is pleased and proud to offer this fantastic new assemblage of tales from an acknowledged master of the dark fantasy and science fiction genres, complete with insights into the stories, and a probing intrtoduction from editor Brock: This is not only Nolanโs most recent collection, but likely his very best. Come along for the ride and discover things that may (or may not) be Like a Dead Man WalkingโฆYou are sure to enjoy the journey. This signed limited edition is just 300 copies. The dustjacket is the work of David Ho. Each copy is signed by William F. Nolan, Jason V Brock, and David Ho.”
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Gennaio 26 2014
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Weird Fiction Review #4, November 2013, edited by S.T. Joshi, Centipede Press, 2014. Cover art by Bob Eggleton, info and previews: centipedepress.com.
“The Weird Fiction Review is an annual periodical devoted to the study of weird and supernatural fiction. It is edited by S.T. Joshi. This fourth issue contains fiction, poetry, and reviews from leading writers and promising newcomers. It features original stories and essays by J. C. Hemphill, Donald Tyson, Mark Fuller Dillon, Ann K. Schwader, Michael Washburn, James Goho; a lengthy interview with Patrick McGrath; an 8-page full-color gallery of art by Bob Eggleton; regular columns by Danel Olson and John Pelan and much more.”
Contents:
Rare Breeds, Short fiction by J.C. Hemphill
Lunguistica Obscura, Short fiction by Lynne Jamneck
HPL and WHH: Ships in the Night, Essay by Sam Gafford
Stranger On a Bus, Short fiction by Donald Tyson
The Pukey, Classic short story by Nigel Dennis
The Twilight Zone: American Alien-Nation, Article by Christopher Cappelluti
The Vast Impatience of the Night, Fiction by Mark Fuller Dilon
Halsey and the Padre: A Fourteen-Year Oldโs Perspective on Henry S. Whitehead, Article by David Goudsward
Wales and the Weird Tale, Article by Mark Howard Jones
Heh, Heh, Itโs Jack Davis, A look at the classic E.C. Illustrator by John Butler
This Red Night, Fiction by Michael Kelly
The Tell-Tale Offal, Fiction by Clint Smith
The Haunted Wood: Algernon Blackwoodโs Canadian Stories, Article by James Goho
Artist Portfolio, Eight pages of stunning full-color works by Bob Eggleton
The New Monster Magazines, Article by John Butler
Forrest J Ackerman: Fan Zero, Article by Jason V. Brock
An Offer You Canโt Refuse, Fiction by Michael Washburn
Dennis Etchisonโs The Dark Country: After Bradbury, Article by Simon MacCulloch
Through Haunted Minds: An Interview with Patrick McGrath by Danel Olson
Casket Letters, The Gothic Year in Review by Daniel Olson
Forgotten Masters of thr Weird Tale, John Pelan talks about Edmund Snell
Notes on Contributors
Poetry:
Leigh Blackmore
Philip A. Ellis
Angelee Sailer Anderson
Charles Lovecraft
Ann K. Schwader
Sam Middleton
Fred Phillips
Wade German
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Taken from:ย New Limited Edition William F. Nolan Anthology โLike a Dead Man Walkingโ…
Charles Beaumont (January 2, 1929 โ February 21, 1967) was a prolific American author of speculative fiction, including short stories in the horror and science fiction subgenres. He is remembered as a writer of classic Twilight Zone episodes, such as “The Howling Man,” “Miniature,” and “Printer’s Devil,” but also penned the screenplays for several films, among them 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, The Intruder and The Masque of the Red Death. As best-selling novelist Dean R. Koontz has said, “[Charles Beaumont was] one of the seminal influences on writers of the fantastic and macabre.” Beaumont is also the subject of a documentary, Charles Beaumont: The Life of Twilight Zone’s Magic Man, by Jason V Brock.
Illness and death
When Beaumont was 34 and overwhelmed by numerous writing commitments, he began to suffer the effects of what has been called “a mysterious brain disease.” He began to age rapidly. His speech slowed and his ability to concentrate diminished.
“He was rarely well,” his friend and colleague William F. Nolan (who went on to co-write the science fiction novel Logan’s Run) would later recall. “He was almost always thin, and with a headache. He used Bromo-Seltzer like most people use water. He had a big Bromo bottle with him all the time.” Other symptoms were of the professional as well as physical persuasion, Nolan went on: “He could barely sell stories, much less write. He would go unshaven to meetings with producers, which would end in disaster. You’ve got to be able to think on your feet [as a script writer], which Chuck couldn’t do anymore; and so the producers would just go, ‘We’re sorry, Mr. Beaumont, but we don’t like the script.'”
Some (including friend and early agent Forrest J Ackerman) have asserted that Beaumont suffered simultaneously from Alzheimer’s and Pick’s diseases, but it has also been speculated that the condition was related to the spinal meningitis he suffered as a child. The former diagnosis was echoed by the UCLA Medical Staff, who subjected Beaumont to a battery of tests in the mid-1960s. As recalled by Nolan, the UCLA doctors sent Beaumont home with a death sentence: “There’s absolutely no treatment for this disease. It’s permanent and it’s terminal. He’ll probably live from six months to three years with it. He’ll decline and get to where he can’t stand up. He won’t feel any pain. In fact, he won’t even know this is happening.” Nolan himself sums up what happened: “Like his character ‘Walter Jameson,’ Chuck just dusted away.”
Several fellow writers, including Nolan and friend Jerry Sohl, began ghostwriting for Beaumont in his final years, so that he could meet his many writing obligations. Privately, he insisted on splitting these fees.
Charles Beaumont died in Woodland Hills, California at the age of 38. But at that time, said his son Christopher later, “he looked ninety-five and was, in fact, ninety-five by every calendar except the one on your watch.” Beaumont’s last residence was in nearby Valley Village, California. He left behind his devoted wife Helen, and two sons and two daughters. One son died in 2004 of eerily similar circumstances. The other, Christopher, is a successful writer in his own right.
Charles Beaumont is buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.
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