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In uscita questo mese: KIKI EXTRA Icon Book

In uscita questo mese, per Independent Legions, il volume KIKI EXTRA - Icon Book, che raccoglie contenuti extra di vario genere sul mio personaggio Kiki; la Novella Area 52 (finora stampata solo in 'Carne Cruda' da Cut Up Publishing), un Fumetto completo ('Kiki: Sonagachi Pulp', 70 tavole) pubblicato in tiratura extra limitata (36 copie, esaurito, realizzato per un collezionista), Capitoli Extra dalle edizioni speciali a tiratura extra limitata (esaurite) dei romanzi 'Shanti 666 Special Edition', 'Naraka Fabio Viola Extended Edition' e 'Kiki the Beginning Edizione Collection', il Racconto inedito 'First Blood', con Kiki protagonista, l'Edizione in Inglese del Racconto 'The Procession' (adattato dall'omonimo capitolo di 'Kiki the Beginning'), pubblicato in inglese negli Stati Uniti (da Necro Publications, in 'The Radioactive Bride') e di prossima uscita, in cirillico, in Russia (sul magazine russo Darker), tavole demo a colori del progetto graphic novel 'Berlin Extreme' (adattato dal racconto 'Sangue a Berlino Brandeburgo', incluso in questo volume), il mini artbook a colori 'Kiki by Cardoselli', l'incipit inedito del romanzo 'Naraka 2' (in uscita a Giugno 2021). Inclusa nel volume la Card (plastificata) 'Kiki Icon Club', che consente di leggere contenuti inediti di flash fiction, dedicati a Kiki, sul questo sito, uno al mese per un anno). Edizione Collection Speciale a tiratura limitata (199 copie), copie numerate firmate da me. 20 pagine a colori. Illustrazione di copertina e di quarta (inedite) di Stefano Cardoselli. 240 pagine. Uscita: Aprile 2021.
Libro preordinabile sullo store Independent Legions

My poem Bloody Rhapsody reprinted in Ellen Datlow's The Best Horror of the Year Vol. 13

My poem ' Bloody Rhapsody ' (from Whitechapel Rhapsody collection, Independent Legions 2020) will be reprinted in Ellen Datlow's The Best Horror of the Year Vol. 13. (Night Shade Books)
Here's the Table of Contents of the anthology, revealed yesterday:

Exhalation #10 -- A. C. Wise
A Hotel in Germany -- Catriona Ward
A Deed Without a Name -- Jack Lothian
Lords of the Matinee -- Stephen Graham Jones
Cleaver, Meat, and Block -- Maria Haskins
The Eight-Thousanders -- Jason Sanford
Come Closer -- Gemma Files
It Doesn’t Feel Right -- Michael Marshall Smith
Mine Seven -- Elana Gomel
Sicko -- Stephen Volk
Mouselode Maze -- Christopher Harman
Heath Crawler -- Sam Hicks
The Devil Will Be at the Door -- David Surface
Let Your Hinged Jaw Do the Talking -- Tom Johnstone
Scream Queen -- Nathan Ballingrud
We Do Like to Be Beside -- Peter W. Sutton
Contrition (1998) -- J.A.W. McCarthy
Tethered Dogs -- Gary McMahon
Bloody Rhapsody -- Alessandro Manzetti
In the English Rain -- Steve Duffy
A Treat For Your Last Day -- Simon Bestwick
Trick of the Light -- Andrew Humphrey
Two Truths and a Lie -- Sarah Pinsker
The Whisper of Stars -- Thana Niveau

Post on Ellen Datlow's Website

The Italian Dark Way: Diretta per la rubrica La Manticora del Magazine Classicult

Sono stato ospite assieme a Flavio Troisi della rubrica La Manticora del magazine Classicult, condotta da Cristiano Saccoccia; si è parlato della mia Guida ai Migliori 150 Libri Horror (edita da Cut Up Publishing) e di tante altre cose.

Disponibile la mia GUIDA AI MIGLIORI 150 LIBRI HORROR

Disponibile in libreria, su Amazon e altri bookstore online e sullo store dell'editore la mia GUIDA AI MIGLIORI 150 LIBRI HORROR (1986/2020) edita da Cut Up Publishing, impreziosita da contributi di grandi autori, editor, critici e saggisti internazionali, tra i quali: Ellen Datlow, S. T. Joshi, Stephen Jones, Joe R. Lansdale, Richard Christian Matheson, David J. Schow, Edward Lee, Ramsey Campbell, Paula Guran, Owl Goingback, John Skipp, Grady Hendrix, Dacre Stoker e tanti altri. Il libro sarà pubblicato in lingua inglese da Crystal Lake Publishing a Luglio 2021.
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Intervista sul canale Broken Stories sulla 'Guida ai Migliori 150 Libri Horror'

Flavio Troisi mi ha intervistato sul suo canale YouTube Broken Stories sul volume 'Guida ai Migliori 150 Libri Horror', appena pubblicato da Cut Up Publishing.

Released the Issue #140 of Space and Time Magazine, including the First Episode of the graphic novel THE HORROR AT RED HOOK

For sale at Amazon Space and Time Magazine Issue #140, including the first episode of the graphic novel THE HORROR AT RED HOOK scripted by me (freely inspired by the Lovecraft's tale) and illustrated by Stefano Cardoselli.
Buy the Magazine at Amazon

Whitechapel Rhapsody nominated for the 2021 SFPA Elgin Award

I'm happy to learn that my latest poetry collection Whitechapel Rhapsody (2020, Independent Legions) has been nominated for the SFPA Elgin Award (Best Book category). More info about the SFPA Elgin Award  Buy the book at Amazon.

Cover Reveal: Space and Time Magazine Issue #140 including the first episode of the graphic novel 'The Horror at Red Hook'

Cover reveal of Space and Time Magazine Issue #140, including the first episode of the graphic novel THE HORROR AT RED HOOK scripted by me (freely inspired by the Lovecraft's tale) and illustrated by Stefano Cardoselli. The magazine is coming this week, for sale at Amazon.

My new poem INFERNO for Classic Monsters Unleashed anthology, edited by James Aquilone

Final design of my new poem 'Inferno' for the special Frank Frazetta Reward (11-by-14-inch print) for the Classic Monsters Unleashed Kickstarter. Limited to only 250 copies.
The poem will also open the anthology, edited by James Aquilone, including classic monsters stories (among which my new tale featuring Dracula's Mina Harker) by Joe Lansdale, F. Paul Wilson, Jonathan Maberry, Ramsey Campbell, Richard Christian Matheson, Lisa Morton, Linda D. Addison, Owl Goingback, Gary Braunbeck, Tim Waggoner, Maurice Broaddus, Seanan McGuire, Lucy Snyder, Rena Mason, John Palisano, Dacre Stoker & Leverett Butts, Mercedes Yardley, Monique Snyman.
 Read the poem on the Kickstarter Page   Kickstarter Campaign Link

Cover Reveal: CLASSIC MONSTERS UNLEASHED Anthology

Revealed the cover art of CLASSIC MONSTERS UNLEASHED Anthology, a Kickstarter Project (starting on March 8) to be edited by James Aquilone and published by Crystal Lake Publishing.  The book will include two new works by me: an opening 'classic monsters' poem (titled Inferno) and a story featuring Dracula's Mina Harker. 

STORY CONTRIBUTORS:
- Joe Lansdale (Jack the Ripper)
- F Paul Wilson (Frankenstein)
- Jonathan Maberry (Dr. Moreau)
- Ramsey Campbell (Count Magnus)
- RC Matheson (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)
- Lisa Morton (Headless Horseman)
- Tim Waggoner (a character inspired by The Wolfman)
- Owl Goingback (Dracula)
- Linda D Addison (a character inspired by The Blob)
- Seanan McGuire (Mad Scientists)
- Maurice Broaddus (Invisible Man)
- Dacre Stoker & Lev Butts (Dracula)
- Alessandro Manzetti (Mina Harker & a Classic Monsters poem)
- John Palisano (a character based on Creature From the Black Lagoon)
- Rena Mason (a character based on The Mummy)
- Mercedes Murdock Yardley (Dorian Gray)
- Monique Snyman (a character based on The Fly)
- Lucy A. Snyder (Phantom of the Opera)
- Gary A. Braunbeck (a story inspired by Cat People)