Laird Barron is an American dark fantasy and horror writer. He is the author of The Imago Sequence and Other Stories. He's currently working on a novel, The Croning, which will be published in 2011. His official website can be found here.
Laird Barron's second collection, Occultation and Other Stories, will be published in May 2010 by Night Shade Books. Here's Risingshadow.net's review of this collection:
A REVIEW OF LAIRD BARRON'S OCCULTATION AND OTHER STORIES
Read more: A review of Laird Barron's Occultation and Other Stories
2010 Hugo Award nominees are:
Best Novel
SHORT REVIEWS OF PS PUBLISHING'S NEW HORROR COLLECTIONS
The small independent publisher, PS Publishing, will publish three interesting horror collections this year. These collections are:
As you can see, this is a good year for horror readers. If you're as big a fan of horror stories as I am, I'm sure that you'll enjoy reading these collections, because they're great collections and they contain lots of stories. In my opinion PS Publishing has done their best with these three collections.
These collections contain several older and newer stories, which will be of interest to horror fans. These stories are fantastic, weird, horrifying and disturbing. If you're looking for something new and fresh to read, you've just found what you've been looking for. These collections offer something for everybody, so don't hesitate to read them.
Read more: Short reviews of PS Publishing's new horror collections
The six titles on the 2010 Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist have been announced:
Beth Bernobich is a new fantasy and science fiction writer. Her short stories have appeared in Strange Horizons, Interzone, and Subterranean Press, among other places. Her first novel, Passion Play, will be published in October 2010 by Tor. A Handful of Pearls & Other Stories is her first short story collection and it will be published in June 2010 by Lethe Press.
Beth Bernobich's official website can be found here.
A REVIEW OF BETH BERNOBICH'S A HANDFUL OF PEARLS & OTHER STORIES
Read more: A review of Beth Bernobich's A Handful of Pearls & Other Stories