Member News: December 2018

The latest from HWA-NY members…

Epic family drama. Sweaty shrimp cocktail at the office party. That bleak, unending song about shoes. Let’s face it, the holidays can be terrifying. Why not lean into it? A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT makes a great gift or stocking stuffer for your favorite horror fan! Remember, all proceeds will support Girls Write Now, ensuring your place on Santa’s “Nice” list for one more year. Publishers Weekly called A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT a “highly entertaining anthology” that will “entice lovers of horror fiction.”

Amy Grech was recently interviewed on T. Fox Dunham’s amazing horror and paranormal show, What RU Afraid Of?, which also featured an audio version of Amy’s ghost story, “Raven’s Revenge,” narrated by British folksinger David Walton.

Congratulations to April Grey on publishing her latest anthology, Hell’s Heart: 15 Twisted Tales of Love Run Amok (Hell’s Series Book 5), in which fifteen talented writers spin tales of tortured love, including stories by nine members of our chapter: April Grey, Oliver Baer, Teel James Glenn, Amy Grech, V. Peter Collins, Steven Van Patten, Rick Poldark, Elizabeth Crowens, and Marc Abbott.

Tonya Hurley’s podcast series, Stories of Strange Women, has a new episode with Parker Posey. Stories of Strange Women has featured interviews with musician Amanda Palmer; Cassandra Peterson (a.k.a. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark); punk-legend Lydia Lunch; and Kate Pierson of the B-52s. You can find all the episodes online.

N.R. Lambert’s short story, “Tag, You’re It,” will be included in NEW SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK (HarperCollins), a tribute anthology to the original Scary Stories books,  edited by the inimitable Jonathan Maberry.

Lots more fantastic releases, readings, and events coming in the new year–see you in 2019!

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Member News: November 2018

The latest from HWA-NY members…

Epic family drama. Sweaty shrimp cocktail at the office party. That bleak, unending song about shoes. Let’s face it, the holidays can be terrifying. Why not lean into it? A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT makes a great gift or stocking stuffer for your favorite horror fan! Remember, all proceeds will support Girls Write Now, ensuring your place on Santa’s “Nice” list for one more year. Publishers Weekly called A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT a “highly entertaining anthology” that will “entice lovers of horror fiction.”

Teel James Glenn‘s story “The Priest Whispered” will be in the December 2018 issue of Aurora Wolf Magazine, and his story “The Occurrence of the Air Apparent” will be in Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #26.

Carol Gyzander and Teel James Glenn each have a story in A Flashy & Frosty Christmas: A Charity Anthology, raising money for the Cancer Research Institute.

Amy Grech was recently interviewed on T. Fox Dunham’s amazing horror and paranormal show, What RU Afraid Of?, which also featured an audio version of Amy’s ghost story, “Raven’s Revenge,” narrated by British folksinger David Walton.

Congratulations to April Grey on publishing her latest anthology, Hell’s Heart: 15 Twisted Tales of Love Run Amok (Hell’s Series Book 5), in which fifteen talented writers spin tales of tortured love, including stories by nine members of our chapter: April Grey, Oliver Baer, Teel James Glenn, Amy Grech, V. Peter Collins, Steven Van Patten, Rick Poldark, Elizabeth Crowens, and Marc Abbott.

Tonya Hurley’s podcast series, Stories of Strange Women, has a new episode with Parker Posey. Stories of Strange Women has featured interviews with musician Amanda Palmer; Cassandra Peterson (a.k.a. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark); punk-legend Lydia Lunch; and Kate Pierson of the B-52s. You can find all the episodes online.

Member News: October 2018

The latest from HWA-NY members…

Calling it a “highly entertaining anthology” that will “entice lovers of horror fiction” Publishers Weekly reviewed A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT just in time for Halloween. Check out PW’s full glowing review online!

Oliver Baer will be taking part in “The Care Baer of Death’s Geeky Goth Variety Show” on Wednesday, October 10th at 7pm at the Sidewalk Cafe with HWA-NY chapter members Marc Abbott and Teel James Glenn.

Teel James Glenn‘s story, “Air Apparent,” will appear in Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Issue # 26. Also, The Gunmaster: Fear of the Reaper publishes this month from Metahuman Press.

Amy Grech has been interviewed on the Deadman’s Tome podcast and on Horror Reviews.

Tonya Hurley co-hosts a new podcast series, Stories of Strange Women, which recently featured interviews with musician Amanda Palmer; Cassandra Peterson (a.k.a. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark); punk-legend Lydia Lunch; and Kate Pierson of the B-52s. You can find all the episodes online.

Steven Van Patten‘s new novel, Killer Genius 2: Attack Of The Gym Rats, published this month, a sequel to Killer Genius: She Kills Because She Cares.

Announcing A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT: HORROR STORIES FROM THE EMPIRE STATE

Cover Art: Joseph Sigillo

We’re thrilled to officially announce A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT: HORROR STORIES FROM THE EMPIRE STATE, coming JULY 2018 from Hippocampus Press and raising funds to support New York based writing mentorship non-profit, Girls Write Now.

A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT, edited by James Chambers, April Grey, and Robert Masterson presents twenty-four tales of darkness and fear written by New York authors and set in New York City and state. This collection of original and reprinted stories showcases many unique voices in dark fiction and settings from the fashion world of Midtown Manhattan to the sinister history of upstate New York.

The authors, editors, and publisher will be donating all proceeds from the sales of A NEW YORK STATE OF FRIGHT to Girls Write Now, a New York organization that mentors underserved young women to help them find their voices through the power of writing and community. For 20 years, Girls Write Now has matched teen girls with women professional writers and media makers as their personal mentors and has helped their mentees publish in outlets such as The New York Times, Newsweek, and BuzzFeed; perform at Lincoln Center and the United Nations; and earn hundreds of scholastic art & writing awards.

Special thanks to Derrick Hussey for his unwavering support for this book and to our phenomenal cover artist, Joseph Sigillo.

Available everywhere July 4, 2018. Pre-order your copy from Hippocampus Press today!

A New York State of Fright will also available on IndieBound, Amazon, and BN.com.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction by James Chambers
Heels by Alp Beck
East Side Devil by John Foster
Loathsome in New York by Monica J. O’Rourke
The Chosen Place by Patrick Freivald
The Hunting of the Kipsy: A Cryptozoological Report by Hal Johnson
A Few Leaves from the Travelogue of Doctor Julius Jonsson, Cryptobotanist and Hylesoprotolist: Bay Ridge, or, The Belief in the Undead Still Exists in New York by Erik T. Johnson
A Nightmare on 34th Street by Steven Van Patten
Hurricane Zelda, Part IV by K.E. Scheiner
Shoal by Trevor Firetog
The Insects of Seneca Village by Jeff C. Stevenson
The Grim by Allan Burd
In a Pig’s Eye by Teel James Glenn
Welcome to Brooklyn, Gabe by Marc Abbott
Machine Gun/Latté by Amy Grech
The Spouting Devil by Meghan Arcuri-Moran
Rescue Shelter by Dave Sakmyster
Blood Will Tell by JG Faherty
The Lady in the Sideshow: A Circuspunk Story by Charie D. La Marr
Pink Elephants by Patrick Thomas
Everybody Wins by Lisa Mannetti
Edna’s Soul Kitchen by Elizabeth Crowens
Eyes Left by Jack Ketchum and Edward Lee
Tales of the White Street Society: The Hairy Ghost by Grady Hendrix
The Long Lost and Forgotten by J Daniel Stone

Event Recap: SUMMER DARK, June 1st

HWA-NY’s SUMMER DARK reading series kicked off on June 1st at the Oasis Community Garden featuring readings from Charie D. La Marr, Marc Abbott, and April Grey (who also organizes this event–thank you, April).

Don’t miss the next SUMMER DARK reading on June 15th! Bring a snack, kick back, and listen to some chilling fiction to start your weekend.

(Special thanks to Elizabeth Crowens, Alp Beck and Tom Connair for the photos.)

Marc Abbott, April Grey, and Charie D. La Marr (Photo: Alp Beck)

Horror in the wild (Photo: Alp Beck)

Jim Chambers (l) and Elizabeth Crowens (r) (Photo: Elizabeth Crowens)

April Grey (Photo: Tom Connair)

Marc Abbott (Photo: Tom Connair)

Charie D. La Marr (Photo: Tom Connair)

Charie D. La Marr (l) and Marc Abbott (r) (Photo: Alp Beck)

April Grey (Photo: Alp Beck)

Charie D. La Marr (l) and Marc Abbott (r) (Photo: Elizabeth Crowens)

Kathleen Scheiner (Photo: Alp Beck)

Steven Van Patten (Photo: Alp Beck)

April Grey (Photo: Alp Beck)

SUMMER DARK Reading Series Kick-Off: Friday, June 1st

Join the Horror Writers Association’s New York Chapter for the first installment of our SUMMER DARK reading series on June 1st!

Friday’s reading will feature: Charie D. La Marr, Marc Abbott, and April Grey

Readings take place at the Oasis Community Garden on West 52nd St. (between 10th and 11th Avenues), from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. *Rain date: June 8th, 2018

No tickets necessary, but you’re encouraged to RSVP on our Facebook event page.

 

SUMMER DARK 2018

Thanks to April Grey, we’re excited to announce the HWA-NY SUMMER DARK reading series is returning for 2018, beginning on June 1st! Each evening will feature three of our chapter’s authors reading from their work at the Oasis Community Garden on West 52nd St. (between 10th and 11th Avenues), from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Dates:
June 1, 2018: Charie D. La Marr, Marc Abbott, April Grey
June 15, 2018: T. Fox Dunham, Teel James Glenn, Carol Gyzander
June 29, 2018: Tom Connair, Steven Van Patten, Alp Beck
July 13, 2018: James Chambers, Ed Cardillo, Erik T. Johnson
July 27, 2018: Oliver Baer, V. Peter Collins, Amy Grech

*If necessary, rain dates will be scheduled on the off Fridays. Keep an eye on the SUMMER DARK event page or our Facebook event page for updates.