John and I will be at the Hard Bean Coffee and Booksellers this Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. with Ronald Damien Malfi signing books and causing mayhem. According to brotherrabbit “Hard Bean is that cozy independent bookstore right in Historic Annapolis, down by Ego Alley. For more information, they can be contacted at 410-263-8770,…

Thanks to guest editor dj_of_l this issue of The Dream People is running way ahead of schedule. I’ve been formatting the pieces and have read just about all of them. It’s a stellar issue with some of our favorites from the past and some intriguing new authors as well. Here’s the line-up: And Now, Our…

Our favorite bookstore, Farley's, got some well-deserved national coverage for their spotlight on indie presses. This is a great article that explains exactly how they do it: Farley’s Bookshop Goes Big With Small Presses.

Every year at HorrorFind I’ve seen this person dressed up in this costume; a white dress, white make-up, super long fake silver fingernails etc. Is this a character from a movie? Or did this person just make this up? Hell, maybe they do their grocery shopping in this outfit.

First blurb is in for Horror is Not a 4-Letter Word: Witty, edgy, and on-the-mark, Matthew Warner shares an insider’s view of the Wide World of Horror, from writing horror fiction to the misconceptions of outsiders to finding the “fun in morbidity” right in one’s own backyard. —Elizabeth Massie, Bram Stoker winning author of Sineater,…