Is it sad when the only birthday wishes you get are from automated web sites and forums? I don’t even remember signing up to half of them. I hope when I get home there are cards waiting for me from my realtor, mortgage company and car dealership!

Got some cool reviews from darren_speegle yesterday. One will run in Flesh and Blood #16 which will also feature a story of Darren’s. Here’s a little tidbit from a detailed and glowing review: “…a feast for the horror fan who prefers his fiction rich with imagery, symbolism, and beautiful prose…His tales brim with complex characters…

“Westermead, a collection of tales by Scott Thomas (Shadows of Flesh), depicts an inviting fantasy world of both loveliness and horror through the four seasons.” —Publishers Weekly Consider this your personal invitation: Amazon.com has theWestermead hardcover at an introductory discount right now of $20.43 And the Fugue XXIX hardcover is a mere $19.77. A person…

Check out the new POD of Horror featuring tracks from Audiovile and an interview with Arnzen! http://www.horrorworld.org/poh.htm

Another review for Horror Isn’t a 4-Letter Word is in: “Warner does a great job, throughout the book of tackling articles of interest to everyone with original topics and surprising angles that make you look at Horror and the field of writing in a different way. He covers aspects of what it is to be…

We were contacted by the HWA verifier about Jeremy Shipp’s novel Vacation and whether it is eligible for the first novel category. It does fit all the requirements for a first novel. It would be great to get a book from 2007 on the ballot.