Out now: Horror Literature From Gothic to Post-Modern – Critical Essays

Way back when, at the Horror Writers Association‘s now-annual event Stokercon, I presented a paper-in-progress on Koji Suzuki‘s seminal J-horror novel Ringu at the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference.

After the event, Annradcon organisers Michele Brittany and Nicholas Diak kindly invited me to submit my research as a Chapter for their forthcoming book, which is out now from McFarland with a foreword by former HWA President Lisa Morton and an afterword by Becky Spratford.

Horror Literature From Gothic to Post-Modern – Critical Essays, covers a wealth of topics, from children’s literature to Aboriginal tales, and is a must-read for any horror scholar. My chapter covers Ringu, and its many sequels and adaptations, from a world literary perspective.

As with all academic texts Horror Literature… is pricey it’s true, but there is a Kindle version available for e-readers, which halves the cost.

You can discover other purchasing options at Goodreads.

Congratulations to editors Michele & Nick on birthing this beautiful beast of a book – the first academic textbook from the HWA. And may many more follow!

Oh, and a word of warning from The Ring: “Before you die you see the ring.”

Enjoy!

On setting in horror fiction – Halloween Haunts 2018

Check out my guest blog over at Halloween Haunts 2018, the Horror Writers Association‘s daily dose of tricks and treats.

Yes, every day features a special giveaway and today’s is for a chance to grab a cool and coveted Final Frame Horror Film Contest t-shirt. Read on below the blog post for details.

My blog post is about the importance of setting in my new horror novellas The Lilyth Mirror and The Lucifer Gate, both available now in The Daniel Gates Adventures Vol. 2 from Crossroad Press.

And when you’re done reading, be sure to peruse the other Halloween Haunts blog posts, which offer everything from author interviews and excerpts of new books, to writing advice and horror history – along with more great giveaways each day.

My thanks to the HWA (of which i am proud to be an Active Member) and Halloween Haunts editor Michele Brittany.

Out now: Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase Volume V – the #1 Hot New Release on Amazon!

Excited to see the release of the Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase on Kindle.

HWA Poetry Showcase Volume Five is edited by Stephanie M. Wytovich and co-curated by Jurors Mercedes M. Yardley and Michael Arnzen. It contains provocative and groundbreaking horror poets Donna Lynch, R.D. Lynch, Sara Tantlinger, and many more.

I’m honoured to have my first ever published poem Some Velvet Mourning included in this volume.

I can’t wait to read all the others! And I’m sure you can’t wait, either.

Download a copy here.

HWA Poetry Showcase Volume V – the #1 Hot New Release on Amazon!

HWA Poetry Showcase Volume V: Table of Contents

1. Mother of Monsters by Trisha J. Wooldridge
2. Attack of the Panic by Timothy P Flynn
3. A Log Book Discovered on an Alien World by Terrie Leigh Relf
4. Her Name by Susan Snyder
5. Creature, Monster by Steve Dillon
6. My Death by Simone Volponi
7. Amalgamation by Sara Tantlinger
8. Alice Escapes the Machinery of the Cosmos By Swallowing the Tongue of Her Unspoken Dream by Saba Syed Razvi
9. Still Life by Robert Perez
10. It’s Coming by Rob E. Boley
11. These Dreams by Randy D. Rubin
12. So She Burns It All Down by R. J. Joseph
13. Beginding by Querus Abuttu (Dr. Q)
14. Psalm by Peter Adam Salomon
15. Call Me Mary by Naching T. Kassa
16. Screaming Skulls by Michael H. Hanson
17. The Ghost of Whitechapel by Marge Simon
18. Angels of Death by Lori R. Lopez
19. If I Only by Lisa Lepovetsky
20. Revenants of the Antipodes by Kyla Lee Ward
21. He Said by Kerri-Leigh Grady
22. The Tired Old Life by Kenneth W. Cain
23. My Garden by Kathryn Ptacek
24. A Face in the Rain by John Palisano
25. Safety Labels on Hospice Beds by Joanna Nelius
26. Saint Mark’s Eve by Janice Leach
27. Mulch by James Frederick Leach
28. On the Verge of Sleep, At the Edge of a Shadow by James Ebersole
29. The Witch Hunt by Jacopo Della Quercia
30. The Demon at the Foot of Her Bed by G.O. Clark
31. Some Velvet Mourning by Frazer Lee
32. Twenty Hours by Elizabeth Massie
33. The Church Service by Edward Ahern
34. Charmed by E. F. Schraeder
35. Dolls by Donna Lynch
36. Broad Daylight by Denise Dumars
37. Sins of the Father by David E. Cowen
38. I Am by Cynthia Pelayo
39. Savor by Colleen Anderson
40. Gathered Words by Cindy O’Quinn
41. The Joy of Sewing by Christina Sng
42. We Built This City (on Tired Bones) by Chad Stroup
43. Return to the Prehistoric Garden by Chad Hensley
44. Blood Work by Carina Bissett
45. The Temptation of the Moon to Shadow by C.R. Langille
46. Thirst by Annie Neugebauer
47. The Dead in Spring By Ann K. Schwader
48. Moloch Dreams by Angela Yuriko Smith
49. Libri Haruspicy by Amanda Hard
50. In This House by Allan Rozinski

Open The Leper Window (and take a peek)

I’m celebrating the release of my new occult novella The Leper Window today.

In the Top 50 Amazon British Horrors…

 

Cheers!

I hope you’ll join me over at the Horror Writers Association blog, where I discuss some of the inspiration behind the story.

You can also read an extract from The Leper Window and I will be giving away a copy of the ebook to one “lucky” reader.

Thanks for reading,
Frazer x

The Leper Window is out now & available from:

Samhain Horror store
(30% off for a limited time)

Amazon.COM

Amazon UK

(and all Amazon outlets)

Barnes & Noble NOOK BOOK

Kobo

iTunes

And wherever ancient demonic grimoires are sold.