Even though our news section was on medical hiatus (along with its editor), our members were VERY busy in 2022! These are just some of the exciting updates from HWA-NY members this year. Keep up with all the latest in HWA-NY member news by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Dates for upcoming events and chapter meetings are always available at a glance on our site sidebar.
Congratulations to everyone at HWA-NY for another impressive year–see you in 2023!
Thank you for your continued patience while we perform the proper rituals to summon our news demon from its long, dark slumber…
Multiple HWA-NY chapter members were involved in the recent publication of the new anthology, Even in the Grave, which includes stories by Marc Abbott, Meghan Arcuri, Oliver Baer, Alp Beck, Allan Burd, John P. Collins, Randee Dawn, Trevor Firetog, Caroline Flarity, Patrick Freivald, Teel James Glenn, Amy Grech, April Grey, Jonathan Lees, Gordon Linzner, Robert Masterson, Robert Ottone, Rick Poldark, Lou Rera, and Steven Van Patten. The anthology was edited by HWA-NY co-coordinators Carol Gyzander and James Chambers.
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Jonathan Lees’ story “It Comes in Waves,” was published in the HWA’s latest official anthology, Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology.
![Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology by [Vince A. Liaguno, Rena Mason]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51mLuTIpPrL.jpg)
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Ef Deal is honored to write the forward for Speculation Publications’ Incubate: A Horror Collection of Feminine Power, a horror anthology of women’s rage, released December 6 and available from Amazon.
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JG Faherty‘s next novel, Ragman, drops on January 10, 2023. This one will especially thrill members because it features an evil mummy bent on revenge and takes place right here in Manhattan!
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Amy Grech’s story, “Dead Eye”, inspired by Stephen King’s “Apt Pupil”, will appear in the Stephen King tribute anthology, Hush, Don’t Wake the Monster, dropping on March 2, 2023.
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Ellen Datlow’s The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen, published in December from Night Shade Books.
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Robert P. Ottone’s novella LAST HORROR HERO will be published by Dark Myth. It is expected to release in early 2023, in ebook format.
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Ef Deal’s short story “From the Bridge” was accepted to Brigid’s Gate for their Dangerous Waters collection. Her novel Esprit de Corpse, Book 1 of the Twins of Bellesfées series, launched at Philcon 2022.
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Robert P. Ottone’s novel, NOCTURNAL CREATURES is out, courtesy of Raven Tale! It tells the story of a family in upstate NY that comes into conflict with a group of hungry, desperate sasquatch. Rob has joined the writing staff of TROMA’s POULTRYGEIST video game!
Sam Rebelein had three new shorts publish this October. His story “7 p.m. Awards Ceremony, Followed by Girl Scout Auction at 8” is in Human Monsters, the new Dark Matter x Night Worms anthology. His weed horror piece “OG Killer Kush” is in Strange Weeds: A Charity Anthology. And look for his story “There is a Man in Edith’s Home” in The Fourth Corona Book of Horror Stories.
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Steven Van Patten shares that if you happened to attend the HWA New York Chapter Summer Dark Oasis Garden Readings on June 28th, 2019, you might remember that member SVP actually sang a country song as part of his “Dead Man Country” reading. Assisted by guitar player Lane Sparber, the song explains how Rusty C. Nail came to be auditioning on an American Idol-type show. Well, after some assistance from members Marc Abbott (directing) and Kirk Johnson behind the scenes and Alp Beck, Teel James Glenn, and Denise Tapscott playing the judges, Steven was able to bring Mr. Nail to life. Look for the film on iTunes, Spotify, and anywhere else you enjoy music.
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Amy Grech recently joined Dark Waters Podcast to discuss the ubiquity of New York City, paranormal encounters, and the wonders of horror poetry. She also shared a sneak preview of her story “Bruised and Battered Nevermore” from the newly released anthology Even in the Grave. Over at The First Two Pages she revealed the origin of her NYC ghost story. Roi Faineant Press has published her story, “Sunken Meadow,” set in a winter wonderland where Mother Nature exacts revenge on a meddlesome boy who causes a commotion on a snow day with dire consequences. Her poem, “Orange Julius,” inspired by the namesake booth at a local suburban mall on Long Island is up at The Five-Two.
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Jonathan Lees’ story “It Comes in Waves,” was published in the HWA’s latest official anthology, Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology.
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Robert P. Ottone guested on the Guilty Pleasures podcast discussing the underrated remake House of Wax. He also did an episode of the Syosset Library’s TURN THE PAGE podcast talking about his YA novel, The Triangle.
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James Chambers and Carol Gyzander were interviewed by Randee Dawn for her recent article, “25 of the Greatest Ghost Movies of All Time,” published by Today.com.
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Ef Deal is pleased to announce her poem “Elsinboro: The Delaware, 1965,” a series of tableaux that inspired her love of horror, is included in the New Jersey Bards 2022 Anthology released on June 23, 2022. Pre-orders are available. Ef read her work at the anthology’s launch at the Hyatt Place in Mt. Laurel on June 24
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Teel James Glenn contributed a blog post, “Magick and Mayhem,” to HorrorTree.com.
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CW Briar is excited to announce the recent release of Sticks and Stones: Tales of Childhood Horror. This short story collection is about facing dangers in the early, vulnerable years of life. Published by Cemetery Gates Media, Sticks and Stones is available in ebook and paperback.
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Randee Dawn’s new novel, Tune in Tomorrow, was recently reviewed by Publisher’s Weekly, which said: “Dawn balances over-the-top drama and comedy with genuine intrigue to create a fun story with plenty of heart. Fans of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett will want to snatch this up.”
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Carol Gyzander’s story, “Freshest Catch” appears in the premiere issue of Weird House Magazine.
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JG Faherty is excited to announce that he has two short stories in new anthologies this spring: “Beautiful Monster” in Classic Monsters Unleashed (Crystal Lake Publishing) and “Death and Life in a Small Town” in Picnic in the Graveyard: An Anthology of Cemetery Horrors (Cemetery Gates Media).
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Amy Grech’s take on body horror, “Soft Box,” appears in the recently released, epic poetry collection, Under Her Skin, unleashed on Amazon, Indie Bound, and various ebook providers. The Twelfth Omnibus edition of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned features Amy Grech’s story, “EV 2000,” available on Kindle and also paperback. This story, previously published in Tales from the Canyons of the Damned, Issue 38 was just selected for inclusion in The Lunar Codex printed on nanofiche and sent up to the moon to be included in a time capsule as part of the Omnibus Edition.
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Robert P. Ottone’s young adult cosmic-horror novel The Triangle is available now courtesy of Raven Tale! His article “The Lingering Terror of Silent Hill” is featured in the debut issue of Weird House Magazine. And his story, “In Which We Discover the 101st Acre,” appears in the recently-released anthology The Call of Poothulhu. Available now courtesy of April Moon Books!
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Oliver Baer has three poems in Punk Noir Magazine this month for their horror issue.
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Ron Gabriel‘s new horror novel, The Pawns, released on May 13, 2022. His second installment in The Bucharest Witches series picks up four years after The Banished, with witch and psychologist Travis Coman in a race with the Devil “literally” when his magic inadvertently exposes an abused boy to a demon.
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Amy Grech is a repeat offender at Punk Noir Magazine. Feast your eyes on “Torn Asunder.” Her bite-sized cannibalism story, “Hungry for More,” has been published by Microverses. Amy also recently appeared on HOUR OF THE WOLF to chat with Jim Freund about her writing, and read an except from her New York City ghost story, “Bruised and Battered Nevermore,” featured in the Even in the Grave anthology from eSpec Books!
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Robert P. Ottone signed a two-book deal to bring his “creature feature” project to life. More details to come! He is also a finalist for the Michael Knost Wings Award, courtesy of Imaginarium. The award honors up-and-coming writers of speculative and dark fiction. The award ceremony will be held July 9th in Louisville, KY.
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