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New interview on The Plutonian

Scott Dwyer was kind enough to interview me for his website The Plutonian.

We discussed transgression, Horror, eroticism, and Spirits. The interview can be read here.

THE HAG STONE short film

It gives me great pleasure to announce that my story "The Hag Stone" (originally published in Black Wings III edited by S.T. Joshi) is being made into a short film. The short's director, Malachi Cull, spearheaded this project last year. He and his cast and crew have been laboring long and hard to bring "The Hag Stone" to the screen. The movie is due for release in 2017. A teaser trailer may be viewed above.

I'm grateful to Malachi for his enthusiasm and look forward to seeing the final product.

NIGHTMARE'S REALM

Nightmare's Realm: New Tales of the Weird & Fantastic is now available for pre-order via its excellent publisher, Dark Regions Press.

Edited by S.T. Joshi, Nightmare's Realm is an anthology featuring stories of dream and nightmare. It includes a brand new story from my pen, "Cast Lots." The book's roster is formidable. It includes Ramsey Campbell, John Langan, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Simon Strantzas, Steve Rasnic Tem and more.

The current offer is for the Deluxe Edition. Ebooks and trade paperback editions will follow. For more information and to reserve your copy, click here.

RAVENWOOD

Ravenwood is a gorgeous independent journal that features weird and macabre poetry, fiction, and art. I was deeply honoured to not only be interviewed for their Halloween issue, but also to have this interview appear alongside works by poet/authors KA Opperman and Christopher Ropes, both of whom have drawn inspiration from my book The Benighted Path .

I encourage readers to support Ravenwood. Copies of Issue Two may be ordered here.

SYLVAN DREAD reviewed in Locus

John Langan's review of Sylvan Dread: Tales of Pastoral Darkness appears in the November issue of Locus magazine. It's a very flattering and insightful review in which John refers to the book as an "excellent new collection [where the] emphasis falls squarely on the evocation of the sense of awe."

Copies of this issue of Locus can be ordered here.

"Neithernor" now available on THE DARK

The November issue of The Dark is now online. There you can read my story "Neithernor" for free. This tale originally appeared in the Shirley Jackson Award-winning anthology Aickman's Heirs , edited by the singular Simon Strantzas.

"Neithernor" can be read here.

THE LUMINOUS STONE now shipping

Three Hands Press now has copies of their latest anthology The Luminous Stone: Lucifer in Western Esotericism in stock. I'm proud to join such occult luminaries as Robert Fitzgerald, Raven Grimassi, and the late Michael Howard in this book's Table of Contents. The Luminous Stone features a new essay by me entitled "The Latent Radiance: Illumination and Concealment Through the Celestial Flame."

Copies of the book can be ordered in hardcover, trade paperback, or deluxe editions by clicking here.

SYLVAN DREAD on Amazon

Sylvan Dread is now available for purchase on Amazon.

Readers in America can place orders here.

Readers in Canada can place orders here.

Readers in the UK can place orders here.

THE MADNESS OF DR. CALIGARI

A trailer for THE MADNESS OF DR. CALIGARI is now waiting to entrance you...

The anthology, which includes my story "Breathing Black Angles" along with tales from a variety of stellar talents in Horror and the Weird, will be released on Samhain by Fedogen & Bremer.

Pre-orders of the book can be made here.

Seattle Esoteric Book Conference lecture - Sept. 10th

A reminder that this coming weekend (September 10th and 11th) I will be a presenter at the Esoteric Book Conference, which is taking place at the University of Washington in Seattle.

My lecture, Invoking the Other: Alterity, Dread & Abjection in the Initiatory Experience, is taking place on Saturday, September 10th from 2:30pm to 3:30pm.

The full schedule, along with ticket information and the list of other excellent presenters, may be viewed here. I'm looking forward to meeting new folks there and enjoying a weekend of magical discussion and fellowship.