Journalstone is running these nifty online ads for my novel HIEROGLYPHS OF BLOOD AND BONE, coming next month.
Preorder or read more about it HERE
The book comes out exactly a month from now, and I’m getting excited. Not only is it my first time working with Journalstone, but it’s my first published novel!
The Madness of Dr. Caligari is here! This tribute to the classic work of German Expressionist cinema The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was edited by Joseph S. Pulver Sr. and features stories by many of the best and most interesting writers working in the genres of Horror and the Weird. It was released just before the holidays and seems to have been slightly overlooked, though I expect most of the people interested in this sort of thing will certainly find their way to a book like this, even if not on day one.
Table of Contents:
Ramsey Campbell – The Words Between
Damien Angelica Walters – Take a Walk in the Night, My Love
Rhys Hughes – Confessions of a Medicated Lurker
Robert Levy – Conversion
Maura McHugh – A Rebellious House
David Nickle – The Long Dream
Janice Lee – Eyes Looking
Richard Gavin – Breathing Black Angles
S.P. Miskowski – Somnambule
Nathan Carson – The Projection Booth
Jeffrey Thomas – The Mayor of Elementa
Nadia Bulkin – Et Spiritus Sancti
Orrin Grey – Blackstone: A Hollywood Gothic
Reggie Oliver – The Ballet of Dr. Caligari
Cody Goodfellow – Bellmer’s Bride, or The Game of the Doll
Michael Griffin – The Insomniac Who Slept Forever
Paul Tremblay – Further Questions for the Somnambulist
Michael Cisco – The Righteousness of Conical Men
Molly Tanzer – That Nature Which Peers Out in Sleep
Daniel Mills – A Sleeping Life
John Langan – To See, To Be Seen
Gemma Files – Caligarism
It’s really a beautifully made book, up to the usual quality standards of Fedogan & Bremer. Check out the endpapers by Nick Gucker in the hardcover editions:
For more information, don’t miss this earlier blog post linking to segments of the Microphones of Madness podcast in which they discuss each story in some detail:
The Madness of Dr. Caligari Discussed on Microphones of Madness
Furthermore, here is the original book trailer, created by Brendan Petersen, with a soundtrack by my wife, Lena Griffin:
If you’re ready to grab a copy, here are many links:
SLIPCASED AND SIGNED LIMITED HARDCOVER FROM FEDOGAN & BREMER
THE MADNESS OF DR. CALIGARI SLIPCASED, SIGNED LIMITED EDITION
TRADE HARDCOVER FROM FEDOGAN & BREMER
THE MADNESS OF DR. CALIGARI– SALE PRICE!
KINDLE FROM AMAZON
HARDCOVER FROM AMAZON
PAPERBACK FROM AMAZON
It’s also available from Book Depository, Barnes & Noble and other online outlets.
If you’ve read the book, please help spread the word, either by creating a review for Amazon or Goodreads, or just by mentioning the book on Facebook or Twitter or your blog. There are so many books out there, even one like this, full of stories by some of the most-loved writers in our scene, need a boost!
My debut novel Hieroglyphs of Blood and Bone is available for preorder on the publisher’s web site, where you can also see the final and official cover.
Purchase link:
http://journalstone.com/bookstore/hieroglyphs-blood-bone/
Journalstone has done something interesting for the design of my upcoming novel, Hieroglyphs of Blood and Bone, and set up a contest. Designers submitted almost 200 variations, from which a few of us chose a top 6. Now it’s time to reveal the finalists, and everyone can cast their vote to rate the finalists. There will only be one winner!
https://99designs.com.au/contests/poll/d74u9o
I hope people will not only vote, but also share, so we can get lots of opinions on this.
Also, I still haven’t seen Journalstone formally announce the new imprint under which my novel will appear, but if you look at a few of the designs you’ll see the secret, new logo and name. It must not be too big a secret, since the publisher wanted me to spread this around.
Issue 38 of Lovecraft eZine, which includes my story “Endure Within a Dying Frame” along with stories by Peter Rawlik, Douglas Wynne, Marcus Grimm, Benjamin Knox & Toby Bennett, Jonathan Raab, Raven Daemorgan and F.J. Bergman, is now available in print and ebook editions from Amazon.
I’m really proud of this story, and so far it hasn’t received a lot of notice, so I hope more people will check it out!
If you missed yesterday’s Lovecraft eZine chat, where I appeared along with Molly Tanzer, S.P. Miskowski, John Langan, and the regular panelists including MADNESS OF DR CALIGARI editor Joe Pulver, the Lovecraft eZine page featuring the chat is HERE.
YouTube video archive:
And if you’d rather listen than watch, here’s the jpodcast audio version:
http://lovecraftezine.libsyn.com/the-madness-of-doctor-caligari
Of course, you’re always encouraged to pick up a copy of the book!
Order direct from the publisher, Fedogan and Bremer: https://www.fedoganandbremer.com/products/the-madness-of-dr-caligari
Amazon hardcover: https://www.amazon.com/Madness-Dr-Caligari-Joseph-Pulver/dp/1878252704
Amazon paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Madness-Dr-Caligari-Ramsey-Campbell/dp/1878252720
I’ll be part of the panel on today’s Lovecraft eZine video chat, discussing THE MADNESS OF DOCTOR CALIGARI. 6pm Eastern time (5pm Central, 3pm Pacific).
It looks like other contributors appearing will be S.P. Miskowski, John Langan and Molly Tanzer, plus editor Joe Pulver. I expect it to be a lot of fun!
You can order a copy of the book HERE.
Watch the chat here: https://lovecraftzine.com/live-web-series/
Any observer of Weird/Horror Fiction over the past several years has probably see the Real-Time Reviews of Des Lewis, in which Des posts commentary along the way while reading a book. His insights are always interesting, and worth a look.
(image by Des Lewis)
Des has just begun his real-time review of Nightscript II, starting off with the lead story, my own “The Carnival Arrives in Darkness.” The page for the Nightscript II review is HERE. You’ll need to scroll down to see what Des thinks of each story in the comments below.
I plan to check back, day by day, and see what he thinks of the rest of the book! For now, I thank Des for his remarks on my contribution.
Scott Nicolay’s The Outer Dark podcast (now hosted by This Is Horror) has recently returned after a hiatus due to Scott moving and changing careers. The latest episode is one part archival interview with John Langan (from 2015, before the release of The Fisherman), one part new interview with Langan, and the usual News From the Weird feature.
In the latter, I step in for usual NFtW co-host Justin Steele, and Scott starts us off with a few questions about my own recent and future publishing activities. From there, we discuss new and upcoming books in the field, culminating with my own review/discussion of The Fisherman.
The Outer Dark is a true must-listen podcast for those interested in Weird and Horror Fiction. Check out the latest sort-of-archival presentation HERE
TOD A04 John Langan: Aspiring to Restlessness and The Times They Are a-Fishin’
Thomas Joyce at This Is Horror has wonderful things to say about AN IDEAL RETREAT, my novella upcoming from Dim Shores. Among other things, the reviewer says:
“Griffin’s command of language is clear: his prose is exquisite, his descriptions divine.”
The full review is HERE.
You can pre-order AN IDEAL RETREAT HERE.
The book will be 112 pages, printed in an edition of 200 copies, which appears to be already roughly 1/3 sold out with a few more weeks left in the preorder period.
My sincere thanks to Thomas Joyce and This Is Horror for the kind words.
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