Nearly forgot
on my best of 2023 list, I’d somehow left nonfic off. it’s there now, a month later. and, now need to drop a random image here, to keep this post from disappearing:
The Year of this Locus
I don’t know. It was going to be a clever subject line. Until I wrote it. But? Proud and honored to have a book on their list:
100%
I know X is terrible now—”now,” yes—but every once in a while, you can still find something amazing and perfect and timeless:
Best of 2023
First, a couple of things anybody’d be proud of: NOVEL How about four of them, this year — a very-very good year: COLLECTION COMIC BOOKS PLAY HORROR MOVIE Always a tricky category for me (just wanted to say “gory”), but, my top three, big-like up top and first here, and then all the ones I
All the Pretty Reaper Lists
For the end of another good year. Thanks, all. None of this without all of you. And, apologies in advance: there’s two or three duplicates in here, I think. Having such a hard time ferreting them out, though . . . https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g43689321/best-horror-books-2023/ https://www.powells.com/post/best-books/best-books-of-2023-horror https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/best-horror-2023 https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/best-horror-books-2023 https://www.pastemagazine.com/books/fiction/best-horror-books-of-2023 https://ko-fi.com/Post/5-Cool-Books-I-Read-in-2023-D1D1T6D8D The 9 Best Horror Novels of 2023
Best Reads from Lately
Why can fear be so much fun? Doctors break down the science of being scared – ABC News Did Scientists Discover a Whole New Human Lineage? Starfish bodies are really just heads, new research says | CNN How two spine-chilling TV shows are bringing Indigenous ghost stories to life | CBC News https://manorvellum.medium.com/you-cant-outrun-the-horseman-the-roots-of-the-american-slasher-f67822392473 https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a45682442/stokercon-2023/ Symposiums
A Final Girl is Born
You’d think acclaim or sales would be the highest honor. Turns out? It’s this magic right here:
Coolest clips
For a My Heart is a Chainsaw trailer, in Spain, by La Bilblioteca Carfax: And, if you’re not into clicking on a Musk-site, then: SO much better than what I tried to do back in 2006 or 2007 (“17 years ago”)—same principle, though:
Goodreads Choice Awards
Don’t Fear the Reaper in the first round, cool. Such amazing company (prefer that term over “competition, ” as a lot of these amazing writers are friends): https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-horror-books-2023
Recent interviews, podcasts
Been a month or so since I did this, so . . . gonna be a longish post—lot going on for Halloween season, for Earthdivers vol.1 season, for Reaper trade: https://www.brokenantlermag.com/blog/a-conversation-with-stephen-graham-jones Interview: GrimDark Magazine: https://gizmodo.com/stephen-graham-jones-true-believer-comic-book-slasher-1850907755 https://www.reckon.news/honey/2023/11/6-reasons-horror-literature-should-be-celebrated-all-year-round.html