Category: News

  • Unfolding:
    New SciFi Horror on The Wicked Library

    It seemed a harmless obsession, folding paper into hollow spheres, pyramids, and stars. But the administrators feared the power of his art. He had to be stopped. To save the world. To save himself. Hear the complete story on Season 11 of The Wicked Library, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podchaser, Stitcher, or…

  • Tonight: Live on Stage

    Join us for the opening night performance of Karloff: The Man and the Monster by Randy Bowser. The curtain rises at 8:00 PM at Pittsburgh’s New Hazlett Theatre. After the show, I’ll be joining Director Art DeConciliis and Producing Artistic Director Wayne Brinda for a discussion of the show and next season’s premiere of Frankenstein.…

  • Bracing for Nightmare Cinema:
    This Week & Beyond

    This week, five strangers will enter an abandoned theater to watch their darkest fears play out before them. And you can join them. It all kicks off this Thursday, June 20, when the cast and crew of Nightmare Cinema gather at the historic Hayworth Theatre (2511 Wilshire Blvd) for a special pre-release screening of  the…

  • An Evening of Nightmares

    With the theatrical release of the new anthology film Nightmare Cinema just over a week away, Cranked-Up Films and Shudder are launching An Evening of Nightmares — a curated screening series that, according to a recent article at Deadline.com, “centers on filmmakers showcasing their own work and the work of their creative influences.” Scheduled for June…

  • Hearing Voices:
    Recorded Live at Fantastic Fiction @ KGB

     The audio from my June 20 KGB appearance with Mary Robinette Kowal is available now. It features the stories “Aberrations,” “Step on a Crack,” and “Prime Time!” (all from the collection Visions: Short Fantasy & SF) and an excerpt from “Siren” (the bonus story from new digital edition of Voices: Tales of Horror). For her part, Mary Robinette Kowel…

  • Fantasia Film Festival & Nightmare Cinema

     This summer, Nightmare Cinema will have its long anticipated premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal.  I’ll be posting more about this prestigious unveiling in the days ahead, but — for now — here’s a brief description from the Festival’s Facebook page: Five Forces of Fear Come Together for A Terrifying Dose of…