Editor/Publisher Ross E. Lockhart posted this photo of Elinor Phantom with a copy of the Eternal Frankenstein hardcover. This is important for three reasons:
1. Elinor is awesome.
2. This means the book is real and will be out in the world soon.
3. The photo reveals how great the hardcover looks.
See?
If you haven’t preordered yet, maybe this makes you feel an ache of desire?
Eternal Frankenstein hardcover+ebook bundle from Word Horde
Editor and Publisher C.M. Muller has just activated Nightscript Volume 2 on Goodreads with a release date of October 1.
Goodreads listing:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31846098-nightscript-volume-2
C.M. Muller blog post on Volume 2:
https://chthonicmatter.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/nightscript-vol-ii/
Volume 2 Table of Contents:
“The Carnival Arrives in Darkness” — Michael Griffin
“In the Dark, Quiet Places” — Kristi DeMeester
“Phantom Airfields” — Christopher Slatsky
“En Plein Air” — J.T. Glover
“The Inveterate Establishment of Daddano & Co.” — Eric J. Guignard
“White Elephants” — Malcolm Devlin
“Reasons I Hate My Big Sister” — Gwendolyn Kiste
“Nearness” — Ralph Robert Moore
“This Lonely Hecatomb” — Christopher Ropes
“Apartment B” — Steve Rasnic Tem
“Understairs” — Jason A. Wyckoff
“As Summer’s Mask Slips” — Gordon White
“And Elm Do Hate” — Nina Shepardson
“A Silence of Starlings” — Kurt Fawver
“Aycayia” — Rowley Amato
“The White Kisses” — Charles Wilkinson
“Down by the River” — H.V. Chao
“Arena” — Daniel Mills
“From the Fertile Dark” — Rebecca J. Allred
“No Abiding Place on Earth” — Matthew M. Bartlett
“Pause for Laughter” — José Cruz
This looks to be another great installment. I’ll have links here when it’s available for purchase.
Paul StJohn Mackintosh has just posted an in-depth review of The Lure of Devouring Light on Teleread.
If you want the tl;dr version, here’s how it was distilled down to its minimum essence by my publisher:
“Griffin is a craftsman of the highest order… Highly recommended.”
But really, you should read the whole thing. I enjoyed seeing a reviewer mention one of the less-discussed stories in the book, “The Jewel in the Eye,” which is also one of my own favorites. It also pleases me to see yet another reviewer call out “The Black Vein Runs Deep” as a highlight.
My thanks to Paul StJohn Mackintosh and Telereads for the REVIEW.
Lovecraft eZine issue 38 is almost ready to go. It includes my story “Endure Within a Dying Frame,” alone with work by the following:
Peter Rawlik
Douglas Wynne
Raven Daemorgan
F.J.Bergmann
Marcus Grimm
Jonathan Raab
Benjamin Knox
Toby Bennett
Also, check out this cover (art by Jay Campbell)!
I’ll post again with links when the issue is available to read.
Check out this amazing book trailer for The Madness of Dr. Caligari, created by Brendan Petersen and with music by my wife, Lena Griffin. This really sets the mood for this can’t-miss book. I’m excited!
After watching this, you may be inspired to preorder the book. If so:
I’ve been very fortunate with the reviews I’ve received for The Lure of Devouring Light so far. Though I’d still like to see more “reader reviews” especially on Amazon, the magazine and online reviewers have been very kind to the book. I’ve distilled some of these reviews down to a sentence or two each for the purpose of updating the book’s listing on Amazon, and thought I’d post them here as well.
“In 11 weird tales gathered for this promising debut collection, characters step outside their comfortable ordinary routines and inadvertently plunge into strange worlds beyond their control or comprehension… This book is a solid outing from a rising star in horror and dark fantasy.”
-Publishers Weekly
“The Lure of Devouring Light is one of those rare first story collections that defines both the writer and the genre, with stories that linger long after the last page is turned. In a year already full of amazing collections… we feel this is one collection that will remain one of your favorites for years to come.”
-Bob Pastorella, This is Horror
“The Lure of Devouring Light is a celebration of creativity and transformation… often poignant, frequently terrifying, surreal, and brilliant. Griffin is a stellar wordsmith who approaches his work like the artistry that it is, pouring his sweat, his blood, and his self into every exacting sentence and holding the reader captive from page one to the final, soul stirring, heartrending sentence.”
-Shane Douglas Keene, Shotgun Logic
“Griffin has a wonderful ability to create realistic images through his words, particularly with his deft use of descriptive language, crafting delicious stories of dark, weird horror. This is a fantastic collection and I highly recommend it.”
-Adrian Shotbolt, Beavis the Bookhead
“An amazing collection… haunting, evocative, and intelligent in every way, shape, and form. Michael Griffin has achieved something truly stunning with this book that will continue to resonate… a must read for anyone with even a remote interest in genre fiction.”
-Matthew Summers, Smash Dragons
“Do yourself a favor and get this one fast. It doesn’t get more recommended than this.”
-Brian Sammons, Hellnotes
I’d like to offer my sincere thanks to all these reviewers for their time and consideration!
If you’re a reviewer who would like to cover the book but haven’t seen a copy, please let me know, or get in touch with Ross Lockhart from Word Horde. You can comment here, or reach either of us on social media.
On The Microphones of Madness podcast, Rodney Turner, Kim Smeltzer and Steve Rosenstein discuss the upcoming anthology The Madness of Dr. Caligari, edited by Joseph S Pulver Sr. and published by Fedogan & Bremer. They split the discussion into two halves, covering each story in order.
Part 1 covers the following stories:
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
Part 1
Part 2 covers these stories:
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
Part 2
Preorder The Madness of Dr. Caligari here:
Publishers Weekly loved Eternal Frankenstein, the Frankenstein-themed anthology edited by Ross E. Lockhart and coming soon from Word Horde Press. In this starred review, they call out stories by David Templeton, Scott R. Jones, Tiffany Scandal, Damien Angelica Walters, and my own novelette, “The Human Alchemy.”
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-939905-23-9
It’s always fun to see an idea for a book turn into an actual, physical book. Here Ross E. Lockhart displays a proof copy of ETERNAL FRANKENSTEIN, the Frankenstein tribute anthology he edited, and which Ross’s Word Horde Press will publish.
For more information, or to preorder, visit Word Horde
Eternal Frankenstein Table of Contents:
Amber-Rose Reed – Torso Heart Head
Siobhan Carroll – Thermidor
Autumn Christian – Sewn Into Her Fingers
Rios de la Luz – Orchids by the Sea
Edward Morris – Frankenstein Triptych
Michael Griffin – The Human Alchemy
Betty Rocksteady – Postpartum
Scott R. Jones – Living
Tiffany Scandal – They Call Me Monster
Damien Angelica Walters – Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice
Orrin Grey – Baron von Werewolf Presents: Frankenstein Against the Phantom Planet
Nathan Carson – Wither on the Vine, or Strickfadden’s Monster
Anya Martin – The Un-Bride, or No Gods and Marxists
G. D. Falksen – The New Soviet Man
Kristi DeMeester – The Beautiful Thing We Will Become
David Templeton – Mary Shelley’s Body
One of the most anticipated anthologies of the year, The Madness of Dr. Caligari, is almost ready. If you want proof, here’s a photo of an ARC (Advance Reading Copy) posted by Mike Davis on Facebook:
When the ARCs are being sent out, the real, official book can’t be far behind!
In case you missed it, here’s the 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
Preorder HERE.
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