Scardiff - 19th October

With the convention we would normally attend looking less attactive at the moment for a variety of reasons, Lin and I are seriously thinking of going to Scardiff this year. Our friend, Charles Black, already has a dealer's table booked for his fantastic Mortbury Press, not to mention Steve Upham's Screaming Dreams.

Although it's only a one day event, it looks packed with activities and has an interesting array of guests. Plus, I have never visited Cardiff before and perhaps it's not before time.

The Screaming Book of Horror - to be reprinted as a paperback and an ebook

It looks as if The Screaming Book of Horror will have a further lease of life. After having completely sold out as a limited edition hardback, Steve Upham of Screaming Dreams now plans to reprint it as a POD paperback and an ebook.

That's great news, as I think this is one of the best anthologies I've been in over recent years, especially with the likes of the late John Brunner in it (his story Larva was originally planned to be in the never-to-be-published 4th issue of Beyond). I'm also pleased, of course, that my story Old Grudge Ender will get another airing, as it's a particular favourite of mine.

The Screaming Book of Horror

Out now, this book undergoing a real time review by the unique D. F. Lewis. Catch up with it here

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The Screaming Book of Horror

Unfortunately the launch for The Screaming Book of Horror was scuppered at FantasyCon because the printers were unable to deliver it on time. Copies are available now, though, from this link. With a brand new story by the late John Brunner, not to mention the likes of Bernard Taylor, Reggie Oliver, Christopher Fowler, John Burke, and Man Booker nominee, Alison Moore, this is an important book which everyone interested in the horror genre should get.

Table of Contents
Christenings Can Be Dangerous – John Llewellyn Probert
Larva – John Brunner
The Swarm – Alison Littlewood
Natural Selection – Robin Ince
One of the Family – Bernard Taylor
Cut! – Anna Taborska
The Christmas Toys – Paul Finch
The Quixote Candidate – Rhys Hughes
Helping Mummy – Kate Farell
The City of Plenty – Alex Miles
The Iron Cross – Craig Herbertson
Sometimes You Think You Are Alone – Alison Moore
Bird Doll – Claire Massey
What Shall We Do About Barker? – Reginald Oliver
Old Grudge Ender – David A. Riley
Jack and Jill – Steve Rasnic Tem
The Blackshore Dreamer – John Burke
Imagination – Christopher Fowler
The Baby Trap – Janine Wood
The Tip Run – Johnny Mains
Dementia – Charlie Higson

The Screaming Book of Horror - first review

The forthcoming horror anthology, edited by Johnny Mains, The Screaming Book of Horror (due from Screaming Dreams Press) has had its first review in The Black Abyss. Thankfully, it's favourable!

The Screaming Book of Horror

There's a new link to The Screaming Book of Horror.

 Contents are:

Larva – John Brunner
The Swarm – Alison Littlewood
Natural Selection – Robin Ince
One of the Family – Bernard Taylor
What Shall We Do About Barker? – Reginald Oliver
Cut! – Anna Taborska
Old Grudge Ender – David A. Riley
Bird Doll – Claire Massey
The Christmas Toys – Paul Finch
The Quixote Candidate – Rhys Hughes
Helping Mummy – Kate Farell
The Iron Cross – Craig Herbertson
The Baby Trap – Janine Wood
Sometimes You Think You Are Alone – Alison Moore
The Tip Run – Johnny Mains
Christenings Can Be Dangerous – John Llewellyn Probert
Jack and Jill – Steve Rasnic Tem
The City of Plenty – Alex Miles
Imagination – Christopher Fowler
The Blackshore Dreamer – John Burke

Screaming Book of Horror

Steve Upham and Johnny Mains have created a special facebook page for The Screaming Book of Horror.

The Screaming Book of Horror edited by Johnny Mains

Johnny Mains has just issued a list of the contributors so far (I believe there are still two more stories to be included):

Larva – John Brunner
The Swarm – Alison Littlewood
Natural Selection – Robin Ince
One of the Family – Bernard Taylor
What Shall We Do About Barker? – Reginald Oliver
Cut! – Anna Taborska
Old Grudge Ender – David A. Riley
Bird Doll – Claire Massey
The Christmas Toys – Paul Finch
The Quixote Candidate – Rhys Hughes
Helping Mummy – Kate Farell
The Iron Cross – Craig Herbertson
The Baby Trap – Janine Wood
Sometimes You Think You Are Alone – Alison Moore
The Tip Run – Johnny Mains
Christenings Can Be Dangerous – John Llewellyn Probert
Jack and Jill – Steve Rasnic Tem
The Blackshore Dreamer – John Burke

The Satyr's Head: Tales of Terror edited by David A. Sutton

Steve Upham has just revealed the amazing cover he has done for this anthology, which was originally published by Corgi Books in 1975.

The Year

‘THE YEAR’ ANTHOLOGY NEEDS YOU!!!

Screaming Dreams and Noose & Gibbet are proud to announce a joint project, simply called ‘THE YEAR’. It will be published in 2013 and edited by Johnny Mains and Steve Upham. This will be an anthology which will showcase the very best writings of Crime, Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy. 52 stories, one for each week of the year...

This project will be open to submissions from today and while we are mainly focused on new, original fiction – there will be three classic reprints from each genre from different periods in that particular field’s history.
As the budget for the publishers will be rather taxing, payment will be £10 and a copy of the finished book. Stories will have to be no more than 3k in length. If you’re a horror writer but have always wanted to write a crime tale, give it a shot – if you’re a die-hard sci-fi scribe, why not jump into the land of orcs and magic talismans. What will NOT get in the book are mash-ups, emotive vampires and sadly there will be no room at the inn for zombies. Try and stay away from the drunk, emotionally scarred detective and steampunk shenanigans. TV and film related spin off stories will also be a no-go.

The deadline will be July 1st 2012 – this will give you enough time to think of a story, write it and send it in. In the subject box put your name, title of the story and its genre. You will be informed of whether you are in the book by Sept 1st 2012. No multiple submissions allowed and the date for all authors to sign off their individual stories will be February 1st 2013 with the book being published at the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton Oct 31st  – Nov 3rd  2013. Due to prohibitive postage costs in sending contributor copies, story submissions will only be accepted from authors residing in the U.K. Payment and contributor copies will be sent out the week of Monday 13th November, 2013 unless authors are in attendance at the convention.

All submissions and enquiries to theyearanthology@gmail.com

Good luck!
The Editors
http://www.theyearanthology.blogspot.com/