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Showing posts with label The Bleeding Edge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Bleeding Edge. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 07, 2015
BLEEDING EDGE, ebook edition.
The ebook edition of THE BLEEDING EDGE is now available from Hippocampus Press!
Sunday, March 29, 2015
BLEEDING EDGE in Paperback!
Hippocampus Press, the folk who just released my first short story collection (A CONFEDERACY OF HORRORS) have now put out a paperback version of the anthology THE BLEEDING EDGE (edited by Jason Brock and William F. Nolan). THE BLEEDING EDGE was previously only available as a limited edition hardback, so this is indeed welcome news!
Some of my long-time blog audience should recall my trip to California to be a part of the mass author signing for the book. Ray Bradbury, Norman Corwin, and John Tomerlin were there and all three have passed away since. I was fortunate to have met them all that day.
If you're looking for a new volume of fantastic fiction for your library, buy a copy of this new edition of THE BLEEDING EDGE.
Some of my long-time blog audience should recall my trip to California to be a part of the mass author signing for the book. Ray Bradbury, Norman Corwin, and John Tomerlin were there and all three have passed away since. I was fortunate to have met them all that day.
If you're looking for a new volume of fantastic fiction for your library, buy a copy of this new edition of THE BLEEDING EDGE.
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| THE BLEEDING EDGE. |
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| Ray Bradbury autographing my copy of the anthology. |
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| Among some genuinely great authors. |
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| A CONFEDERACY OF HORRORS. |
Friday, March 12, 2010
Rooms Booked!
Well, we're finishing up the planning of our trip to Yellowstone/Grand Tetons. All of our nights in 
Yellowstone are now booked. The place I wanted to stay in the Grand Tetons is full, so we're still looking at options there, plus thinking of extending our stay an extra day.
Ever since I was a little kid I've wanted to see
Yellowstone. I would beg my parents to take me, to no avail. As an adult I was either always too poor or too busy to go. And now, finally, I'll get a chance to see this crown jewel of our nation's National Park Service. I'm going to be stressed waiting for the day when we head out (in August).
On the writing front, my latest book THE CLAN (second of the two-book deal at Tor) is progressing much better. I pretty much lost an entire week when we went to Los Angeles for the signing event of THE BLEEDING EDGE. But with some hard work I'll catch up to where I need to be.
I'm still awaiting word on the zombie novel that's now making the rounds to editors. With the current popularity of that genre sub-set I'm hoping that it sells in short order. I'd really like to see someone pick it up as a limited edition book, too. We'll see.
Yellowstone are now booked. The place I wanted to stay in the Grand Tetons is full, so we're still looking at options there, plus thinking of extending our stay an extra day.Ever since I was a little kid I've wanted to see
Yellowstone. I would beg my parents to take me, to no avail. As an adult I was either always too poor or too busy to go. And now, finally, I'll get a chance to see this crown jewel of our nation's National Park Service. I'm going to be stressed waiting for the day when we head out (in August).On the writing front, my latest book THE CLAN (second of the two-book deal at Tor) is progressing much better. I pretty much lost an entire week when we went to Los Angeles for the signing event of THE BLEEDING EDGE. But with some hard work I'll catch up to where I need to be.
I'm still awaiting word on the zombie novel that's now making the rounds to editors. With the current popularity of that genre sub-set I'm hoping that it sells in short order. I'd really like to see someone pick it up as a limited edition book, too. We'll see.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Signing
The signing event for THE BLEEDING EDGE was phenomenal. Many hundreds of fans showed up. Sales were fantastic! I got to meet so many nice people and we autographed copies of the book for everyone who bought them. Many people bought multiple copies as an investment. I think they'll do well.
Here's a photo Carole took of me with several of the other contributors to the anthology:
In order from far left, front row (seated): Ray Bradbury, Norman Corwyn, George Clayton Johnson, John Shirley. Back row (standing) Unknown dude who had nothing to do with the anthology, James Robert Smith (in red shirt), Jason Brock (editor/publisher), Cody Goodfellow, John Tomerlin, Lisa Morton, Earl Hamner Jr., William F. Nolan (waving).
Here's a photo Carole took of me with several of the other contributors to the anthology:
In order from far left, front row (seated): Ray Bradbury, Norman Corwyn, George Clayton Johnson, John Shirley. Back row (standing) Unknown dude who had nothing to do with the anthology, James Robert Smith (in red shirt), Jason Brock (editor/publisher), Cody Goodfellow, John Tomerlin, Lisa Morton, Earl Hamner Jr., William F. Nolan (waving).
Thursday, January 14, 2010
THE BLEEDING EDGE Arrives
Some months ago Jason Brock and William F. Nolan announced that they were going to be editing a new horror anthology entitled THE BLEEDING EDGE (Dark Barriers, Dark Frontiers). It would feature stories that were to be cutting edge horror with themes that pushed the envelope of the genre. I had a story that I figured would qualify and submitted it. They bought "Love & Magick" from me and soon paid full pro rates for the tale. Bill Nolan had me make a few changes, but having my work edited has never been an issue with me.
Last week the book arrived. Jason worked long and hard putting this anthology together and ensuring that it would be an impressive book when it was off the presses. I have to say that I am impressed with the look and feel of the package. The paper quality is grand, as is the binding. The book is bound in blood red stock with appropriately black title.
The contents, too, are excellent. The lineup of authors is impressive, with stories by some of my favorite authors and many professional writers from my youth. Some of the names present are William F. Nolan, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, John Shirley, Earl Hamner, Jr., Joe Lansdale, Gary Braunbeck, Steve Rasnic Tem, and others. Brock and Nolan included not just stories but also teleplays. It has been a long time since I've seen that format presented in a fiction anthology.
I've now received my copies of the trade hardback version, but the signed and numbered limited edition won't be release until later in the month. I look forward to seeing it. Thus far, quality-wise, this is the best anthology of which I've been fortunate enough to be a part.
You can order the book at Amazon, or directly from the publisher.
Last week the book arrived. Jason worked long and hard putting this anthology together and ensuring that it would be an impressive book when it was off the presses. I have to say that I am impressed with the look and feel of the package. The paper quality is grand, as is the binding. The book is bound in blood red stock with appropriately black title.
The contents, too, are excellent. The lineup of authors is impressive, with stories by some of my favorite authors and many professional writers from my youth. Some of the names present are William F. Nolan, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, John Shirley, Earl Hamner, Jr., Joe Lansdale, Gary Braunbeck, Steve Rasnic Tem, and others. Brock and Nolan included not just stories but also teleplays. It has been a long time since I've seen that format presented in a fiction anthology.
I've now received my copies of the trade hardback version, but the signed and numbered limited edition won't be release until later in the month. I look forward to seeing it. Thus far, quality-wise, this is the best anthology of which I've been fortunate enough to be a part.
You can order the book at Amazon, or directly from the publisher.
Monday, July 27, 2009
The Bleeding Edge (Repost)
I posted a while back about reconnecting with an old friend, Jason Brock. Which resulted in me getting to spend part of a day with William F. Nolan, one of the great writers of my youth.
Subsequently, Jason and Nolan decided to co-edit a hardback horror anthology called THE BLEEDING EDGE. Jason partnered with James Beach at Dark Discoveries to publish the book. It's going to appear as a classic limited edition, both signed and numbered, and as an unsigned edition. These books tend to be expensive, and I've had fiction appear in such books in the past, but it has frankly been a long time since I was invited to submit to this kind of anthology.
The lineup of artists is particularly impressive, with new material by Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Joe R. Lansdale, and a host of others. I'm looking forward to the book, as it will also be the appearance of my first short story in quite some time. I got away from short story work some years back and I rarely work in that form these days.
I wrote "Love & Magick" because I felt many horror writers seem to have forgotten what a horror story is supposed to be. Most horror stories seem to be not horror at all, but rather moral fables in the Judeo-Christian tradition wherein the "horror" is represented by a bad person getting their due in a most unfortunate (but deserved) manner.
Some years ago I wrote a story called "An Embarassment of Witches". It dealt with a witch who had been murdered by her husband, but who'd used a spell on herself that enabled her to come back to life and continue her marriage as before, all the while slowly rotting away (her powers only went so far). It eventually saw print somewhere (I forget just where), but initially I had submitted it to an anthology being co-edited by a fine fellow who had, at one time, been preparing to be a rabbi. He liked the technical aspects of the story but rejected it because "I don't see where she (the witch) deserved what happened to her". Alas, he was locked into that method of horror stories being as I described them--comeuppance tales. But of course a rabbi would see things that way.
My story in THE BLEEDING EDGE would definitely not be the kind of story where the bad guy gets what's coming to him. It's something else entirely. I'm hoping that most of the stories therein will be of a similar vein. I can only wait to see. The book is supposed to appear within the next couple of months, and I am looking forward to it. The best limited edition books are works of art. I have high hopes for this one.
Here are details about the book and how to order:
BLEEDING EDGE PRE-ORDERS...
We're getting ready to head to the printer's very soon, so we're opening up pre-orders now for just the Deluxe Signed Edition. There will be only 75 copies of this for sale and with advance interest, we anticipate it will sell out very quickly. The Deluxe Edition features a special handmade binding with textured faux leather, foil stamping, a reading ribbon, individual signed colophon author sheets, 7 art inserts, and a color dust jacket.
This anthology features all-new/previously unpublished work from an amazing group of writers. Here's the lineup:
Cover and Interior Art by Kris Kuksi
Foreword - S.T. Joshi
Introduction - William F. Nolan and Jason V Brock
"Some Of My Best Friends Are Martians…" - Ray ..Bradbury
"Just A Suggestion" - John Shirley
"Love & Magick" - James Robert Smith
"Madri-Gall" [A short play] - Richard Matheson & R.C. Matheson
"Hope and the Maiden" - Nancy Kilpatrick
"The Death and Life of Caesar LaRue" - Earl Hamner
"A Certain Disquieting Darkness" - Gary A. Braunbeck
"The Boy Who Became Invisible" - Joe R. Lansdale
"Getting Along Just Fine" - William F. Nolan
"The Grandfather Clock" [Twilight Zone teleplay; purchased, but unproduced] - George Clayton Johnson
"Triptych: Three Bon-Bons" [Three short-short stories] - Christopher Conlon
"The Hand That Feeds" - Kurt Newton
"The Central Coast" - Jason V Brock
"Omnivore" [Screenplay excerpt; Illustrated by O’Bannon] - Dan O'Bannon
"De Mortuis" - John Tomerlin
"I, My Father, and Weird Tales" [Essay] - Frank M. Robinson
"Silk City" - Lisa Morton
"Red Light" - Steve Rasnic Tem
"How It Feels To Murder" [A teleplay] - Norman Corwin
"At The Riding School" - Cody Goodfellow
To order, follow the link to our special page we've set up for the book. The Deluxe Edition is on sale for $175.00 (We're offering $20 off for pre-orders). Shipping will be a flat $15 in the US for Priority Airmail with Insurance and Delivery confirmation. More for overseas.
Purchase here
There will also be a Trade hardcover retailing for $65 ($55 with newsletter coupon or pre-reserve). These will be unnumbered and 400 copies will be done. These will be signed by the editors William F. Nolan and Jason V Brock We're not taking pre-orders for these as the number being produced is much larger, but you can drop us a note via email or post to reserve a copy for you.
James R. Beach of Dark Discoveries Publications
and
Jason V Brock of Cycatrix Press.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
The Bleeding Edge
I posted a while back about reconnecting with an old friend, Jason Brock. Which resulted in me getting to spend part of a day with William F. Nolan, one of the great writers of my youth.
Subsequently, Jason and Nolan decided to co-edit a hardback horror anthology called THE BLEEDING EDGE. Jason partnered with James Beach at Dark Discoveries to publish the book. It's going to appear as a classic limited edition, both signed and numbered, and as an unsigned edition. These books tend to be expensive, and I've had fiction appear in such books in the past, but it has frankly been a long time since I was invited to submit to this kind of anthology.
The lineup of artists is particularly impressive, with new material by Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Joe R. Lansdale, and a host of others. I'm looking forward to the book, as it will also be the appearance of my first short story in quite some time. I got away from short story work some years back and I rarely work in that form these days.
I wrote "Love & Magick" because I felt many horror writers seem to have forgotten what a horror story is supposed to be. Most horror stories seem to be not horror at all, but rather moral fables in the Judeo-Christian tradition wherein the "horror" is represented by a bad person getting their due in a most unfortunate (but deserved) manner.
Some years ago I wrote a story called "An Embarassment of Witches". It dealt with a witch who had been murdered by her husband, but who'd used a spell on herself that enabled her to come back to life and continue her marriage as before, all the while slowly rotting away (her powers only went so far). It eventually saw print somewhere (I forget just where), but initially I had submitted it to an anthology being co-edited by a fine fellow who had, at one time, been preparing to be a rabbi. He liked the technical aspects of the story but rejected it because "I don't see where she (the witch) deserved what happened to her". Alas, he was locked into that method of horror stories being as I described them--comeuppance tales. But of course a rabbi would see things that way.
My story in THE BLEEDING EDGE would definitely not be the kind of story where the bad guy gets what's coming to him. It's something else entirely. I'm hoping that most of the stories therein will be of a similar vein. I can only wait to see. The book is supposed to appear within the next couple of months, and I am looking forward to it. The best limited edition books are works of art. I have high hopes for this one.
Here are details about the book and how to order:
Subsequently, Jason and Nolan decided to co-edit a hardback horror anthology called THE BLEEDING EDGE. Jason partnered with James Beach at Dark Discoveries to publish the book. It's going to appear as a classic limited edition, both signed and numbered, and as an unsigned edition. These books tend to be expensive, and I've had fiction appear in such books in the past, but it has frankly been a long time since I was invited to submit to this kind of anthology.
The lineup of artists is particularly impressive, with new material by Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Joe R. Lansdale, and a host of others. I'm looking forward to the book, as it will also be the appearance of my first short story in quite some time. I got away from short story work some years back and I rarely work in that form these days.
I wrote "Love & Magick" because I felt many horror writers seem to have forgotten what a horror story is supposed to be. Most horror stories seem to be not horror at all, but rather moral fables in the Judeo-Christian tradition wherein the "horror" is represented by a bad person getting their due in a most unfortunate (but deserved) manner.
Some years ago I wrote a story called "An Embarassment of Witches". It dealt with a witch who had been murdered by her husband, but who'd used a spell on herself that enabled her to come back to life and continue her marriage as before, all the while slowly rotting away (her powers only went so far). It eventually saw print somewhere (I forget just where), but initially I had submitted it to an anthology being co-edited by a fine fellow who had, at one time, been preparing to be a rabbi. He liked the technical aspects of the story but rejected it because "I don't see where she (the witch) deserved what happened to her". Alas, he was locked into that method of horror stories being as I described them--comeuppance tales. But of course a rabbi would see things that way.
My story in THE BLEEDING EDGE would definitely not be the kind of story where the bad guy gets what's coming to him. It's something else entirely. I'm hoping that most of the stories therein will be of a similar vein. I can only wait to see. The book is supposed to appear within the next couple of months, and I am looking forward to it. The best limited edition books are works of art. I have high hopes for this one.
Here are details about the book and how to order:
BLEEDING EDGE PRE-ORDERS...
We're getting ready to head to the printer's very soon, so we're opening up pre-orders now for just the Deluxe Signed Edition. There will be only 75 copies of this for sale and with advance interest, we anticipate it will sell out very quickly. The Deluxe Edition features a special handmade binding with textured faux leather, foil stamping, a reading ribbon, individual signed colophon author sheets, 7 art inserts, and a color dust jacket.
This anthology features all-new/previously unpublished work from an amazing group of writers. Here's the lineup:
Cover and Interior Art by Kris Kuksi
Foreword - S.T. Joshi
Introduction - William F. Nolan and Jason V Brock
"Some Of My Best Friends Are Martians…" - Ray ..Bradbury
"Just A Suggestion" - John Shirley
"Love & Magick" - James Robert Smith
"Madri-Gall" [A short play] - Richard Matheson & R.C. Matheson
"Hope and the Maiden" - Nancy Kilpatrick
"The Death and Life of Caesar LaRue" - Earl Hamner
"A Certain Disquieting Darkness" - Gary A. Braunbeck
"The Boy Who Became Invisible" - Joe R. Lansdale
"Getting Along Just Fine" - William F. Nolan
"The Grandfather Clock" [Twilight Zone teleplay; purchased, but unproduced] - George Clayton Johnson
"Triptych: Three Bon-Bons" [Three short-short stories] - Christopher Conlon
"The Hand That Feeds" - Kurt Newton
"The Central Coast" - Jason V Brock
"Omnivore" [Screenplay excerpt; Illustrated by O’Bannon] - Dan O'Bannon
"De Mortuis" - John Tomerlin
"I, My Father, and Weird Tales" [Essay] - Frank M. Robinson
"Silk City" - Lisa Morton
"Red Light" - Steve Rasnic Tem
"How It Feels To Murder" [A teleplay] - Norman Corwin
"At The Riding School" - Cody Goodfellow
To order, follow the link to our special page we've set up for the book. The Deluxe Edition is on sale for $175.00 (We're offering $20 off for pre-orders). Shipping will be a flat $15 in the US for Priority Airmail with Insurance and Delivery confirmation. More for overseas.
Purchase here
There will also be a Trade hardcover retailing for $65 ($55 with newsletter coupon or pre-reserve). These will be unnumbered and 400 copies will be done. These will be signed by the editors William F. Nolan and Jason V Brock We're not taking pre-orders for these as the number being produced is much larger, but you can drop us a note via email or post to reserve a copy for you.
James R. Beach of Dark Discoveries Publications
and
Jason V Brock of Cycatrix Press.
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