The Quiet One
2011-10-18 00:39:25by Ann K. Schwader I’m delighted that HWA continues to support and honor poetry as one of the Dark Arts of horror. It was a thrill to watch the live webcast of the Stokers this yearand see the enthusiasm…
Stoker Spotlight: 13 Questions with Ellen Datlow, editor of Haunted Legends and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award
2011-10-17 00:11:42Ellen Datlow is the recipient of the 2010 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in an Anthology as well as the recipient of the HWA Lifetime Achievement Award. She has been editing science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction…
Helpful Devils III—Commentary on the HWA
2011-10-16 06:26:33by Jeffrey Wilson A couple of years ago, I had a couple of completed manuscripts and not a clue what to do next. I had a (sort of) agent and a contract for an eBook release and no knowledge…
Helpful Devils II—Commentary on the HWA
2011-10-15 06:17:26by Carl Alves Being a member of the HWA has been a very rewarding experience. I was fortunate enough to be linked with Deborah Leblanc as my writing mentor. Deb has always been there for me to provide advice,…
Halloween Story
2011-10-14 06:11:54by Mike Hultquist My wife and I are both in love with Halloween. It is by far our favorite holiday. We spend more on Halloween decor than most people spend on Christmas. We have a huge bar in our…
Stoker Spotlight: 13 Questions with Benjamin Kane Ethridge, author of Black and Orange
2011-10-13 08:59:50Benjamin Kane Ethridge won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in First Novel for Black & Orange (Bad Moon Books 2010). Beyond that he’s written several collaborations with Michael Louis Calvillo, one of which is a novella called…
ISIS UNBOUND by HWA Member Allyson Bird
2011-10-13 06:16:37 Author: Allyson Bird Inspired in part by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound, and the works of Rider Haggard and R. E. Howard, Isis Unbound is set in an alternate history, steampunk version of 1890’s Manceastre,…
October is All About the Creepy
2011-10-12 16:49:37by Matthew Warner As we near Halloween, I’m reminded of all the creepy children’s artwork my local newspaper has run on the back of the "A" section over the weather report. I’ve been collecting them in my own Field…
Unearthly Delights
2011-10-11 19:11:01by Marge Simon Hi, folks! Marge Simon here. I’m your current Chair of the Board of Trustees, and I have edited a column on Dark Poetry for the HWA NL since the late 90’s. My interest in HWA started…
WOLF’S EDGE by HWA Member W.D. Gagliani
2011-10-11 08:32:20Author: W.D. Gagliani A Nick Lupo Thriller — Number 4: Can one werewolf stop a pack of super-wolves? Nick Lupo is a homicide cop with a difference. He’s a werewolf. He’s worked hard to control his condition, but it…