AMBER BENSON Lands Three Book Deal with PENGUIN

Posted by Horror Fiction News Network on September 20, 2007 AMBER BENSON (The Seven Whistlers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1596060689?ie=UTF8 tag=horficnewnet-20 linkCode=as2 camp=1789 creative=9325 creativeASIN=1596060689), Witchery: A Ghosts of Albion Novel (Ghosts of Albion) (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345471318?ie=UTF8 tag=horficnewnet-20 linkCode=as2 camp=1789 creative=9325 creativeASIN=0345471318), Ghosts of Albion: Accursed (Ghosts of Albion) (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/034547130X?ie=UTF8 tag=horficnewnet-20 linkCode=as2 camp=1789 creative=9325 creativeASIN=034547130X)) has inked a three book deal with PENGUIN. GINJER BUCHANAN, of PENGUIN, made the deal with Brendan Deneen at Objective Entertainment. The first book to be released DEATH S DAUGHTER is, the story of a young woman trying to make it as a young urban professional in New York City who slowly comes to realize that her father is actually the Grim Reaper and that she must rescue him after he's kidnapped by unknown forces in order to save her entire family (not to mention the world)

SARAH LANGAN Upcoming Signing Events

Posted by Horror Fiction News Network on September 18, 2007 SARAH LANGAN has posted some of her upcoming signing events now through November 2007. You can see the schedule in the HFNN Events calendar as well as other upcoming signing events. (http://horrorfictionnews.com/index.php?option=com_jcalpro Itemid=379 extmode=cat cat_id=2)

PS PUBLISHING Announces New Line of Books: PS Showcase

Posted by Horror Fiction News Network on September 12, 2007 PS PUBLISHING has announced a new book line titled, PS SHOWCASE. The first book in the line will be Sanity and Other Delusions (http://www.pspublishing.co.uk/cat/s1saod.asp) by GARY FRY. The idea is to put out a series of mini story-collections - priced as per our novellas at £10 / $20 (approx.) for the hardcover and £25 / $50 (approx.) for the signed, jacketed hardcover - from writers whom we believe are deserving of more attention.More from PS PUBLISHING on PS SHOWCASE I'm particularly excited about this new venture because it ties in with one of my greatest loves: comic books. In 1956, DC Comics' Julius Schwartz started a new title called Showcase, and in that comic book he launched re-workings of characters such as The Flash and Green Lantern onto a world that had grown just a little bored with super heroes. It was a huge success and those characters - plus many others launched in the title - went on to become mainstays of the comic book industry. We're hoping that, in our own small way, we may be able to do the same sort of thing with PS Showcase. Source: PS Publishing (http://news.pspublishing.co.uk/2007/09/13/introducing-ps-showcase-our-new-line-of-short-fiction-mini-collections/)

Second Issue of DEAD RECKONINGS TOC Announced

Posted by Horror Fiction News Network on September 12, 2007 Jack Haringa, editor of DEAD RECKONINGS, has released the Table of Contents for the upcoming second issue. Sherry Austin--Ekaterina Sedia, The Secret History of Moscow June Pulliam--Thomas Harris, Hannibal Rising Ben Fisher--Christopher Conlon, ed, Poe's Lighthouse; James Robert Smith and Stephen Mark Rainey, ed., Evermore Tony Fonseca--Thomas Tessier, Wicked Things; Philip Haldeman, Shadow Coast Hubert Van Calenbergh--Clark Ashton Smith, Collected Fantasies, Vol. 1 and 2 Steven J. Mariconda--Clark Ashton Smith, Complete Poems and Translations, Vol. 3 Reggie Oliver--S.T. Joshi and Rosemary Pardoe, ed., Warnings to the Curious Rob Latham--Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day Brian Showers--Margaret Oliphant, The Library Window; Cheiro, A Study of Destiny John Langan--Laird Barron, The Imago Sequence S.T. Joshi--Michael Cisco, Secret Hours; The Traitor Ben P. Indick--Sean Wallace and Paul G. Tremblay, ed., Fantasy; Scriptus Innominatus, ed., Zencore! Ramsey Campbell, Probably Darrell Schweitzer--Kim Paffenroth, Dying to Live Donald R. Burleson--The Short Fiction of Ambrose Bierce: A Comprehensive Edition Jack M. Haringa--Tom Piccirilli, The Midnight Road Scott Connors--Caitlin R. Kiernan, Daughter of Hounds Tony Fonseca--Peter Crowther, ed., Postscripts #10; Robert Morrish, ed., Thrillers Two (2, II) Paula Guran--Elizabeth Hand, Generation Loss; Illyria Richard Bleiler--Peter Straub, Sides Jim Rockhill--Lucius Shepard, Softspoken; The Dagger Key and Other Stories Michael Marano--Michael Marshall (Smith), The Servants; The Intruders Matt Cardin--Richard Gavin, Omens Hank Wagner--Mary SanGiovanni, The Hollower; Sarah Langan, The Missing Van Viator--Lee Thomas, The Dust of Wonderland; John Farris, You Don't Scare Me John Langan--Conrad Williams, The Unblemished Alan Warren--Jeffrey Thomas, Deadstock; with Scott Thomas, Seas of Flesh and Ash Sherry Austin--Steve Berman, Vintage: A Ghost Story Ben P. Indick--Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policeman's Union Jack M. Haringa--Michael Arnzen, Audiovile; Elizabeth Monteleone, ed., Dark Voices series; (Giasone and Marcy Italiano), Johnny Gruesome Darrell Schweitzer--Pan's Labyrinth Stefan Dziemianowicz--The Darkling Plain (essay) Capsule Reviews As always, if you are the author of a forthcoming book or a contributor to an anthology, or if you are simply aware of a forthcoming book that you think would be of interest to DR, please let me know. You can leave a comment with contact info here or email me at uncletheobald _at_ yahoo(dot)com. Source: Jack Haringa (http://mssrcrankypants.livejournal.com/74142.html)

PS PUBLISHING Forthcoming Release Update

Posted by Horror Fiction News Network on September 12, 2007 PS PUBLISHING has listed a long list of forthcoming titles. Titles from PS Showcase #1: Sanity and Other Delusions, a six-story collection by GARY FRY to The Collected Ed Gorman, Vol. #3, a short fiction collection by ED GORMAN. Click on the story to see the entire list at the PS PUBLISHING site.

DARREN SHAN September Newsletter Updates

Posted by Horror Fiction News Network on September 10, 2007 DARREN SHAN has posted his September newsletter detailing upcoming events and releases of his work. Welcome to the September edition of the Shanville Monthly!!! Although Blood Beast isn't officially released in the UK and Ireland until October 1st, it will go on sale a couple of days early at the Bath Festival, and a day early at Waterstones Bournemouth, so a lot of this month's news centres around its impending release!! I'm VERY excited about book 6 -- after the fifth book ended on a huge cliffhanger, I know lots of fans have been chomping at the bit to find out what happens next, and the air of secrecy around the book has stoked things up to fever pitch!!!! This month SHAN updates on his next book in the DEMONATA series as well as new covers for foreign translations. He also updates his UK book tour dates and places. Head on over to his site to read the entire September news letter. (http://www.darrenshan.com/monthly/index.html) Source: Darren Shan (http://www.darrenshan.com/monthly/index.html)

New Member Exclusive Story from TIM LEBBON Available at HLQ

Posted by Horror Fiction News Network on September 5, 2007 Horror Literature Quarterly (http://horrorlit.horrorfictionnews.com/) is proud to announce a new story from Tim Lebbon (Fears Unnamed (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0843952008?ie=UTF8 tag=horficnewnet-20 linkCode=as2 camp=1789 creative=9325 creativeASIN=0843952008), Dawn (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553383655?ie=UTF8 tag=horficnewnet-20 linkCode=as2 camp=1789 creative=9325 creativeASIN=0553383655), Dusk (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553383647?ie=UTF8 tag=horficnewnet-20 linkCode=as2 camp=1789 creative=9325 creativeASIN=0553383647)). Tim's new story is available only to registered subscribers to Horror Literature Quarterly. Registration is easy and free and you will need to be registered before you can read this great story by Tim. Head on over to HLQ and read The God of Rain by Tim Lebbon and as a registered member you will also be able to download the first issue of HLQ as well as the current issue with stories from Gerard Houarner, Lavie Tidhar, and John Urbanick. A new issue of HLQ will be available in October.

The God of Rain- Tim Lebbon

Posted by Horror Literature Quarterly on September 4, 2007 Tim Lebbon's first story was published in the UK indie magazine Psychotrope in 1994, and in 1997 Tanjen published my...

New CLIVE BARKER Book in October

Posted by Horror Fiction News Network on August 29, 2007 It looks like a new book, MISTER B GONE by CLIVE BARKER will be hitting the book store shelves on October 30 of this year. This is a new novel from BARKER about secrets buried for six hundred years and a battle between enlightenment and deviltry. More information as it becomes available.