Back from Vacation

Things were quiet here, I know.  I was on vacation for 10 days in sunny Southern California.  But I am back now and have a some great stuff planned for the coming weeks leading up to the release of the new book this month.

But first, some housekeeping:

• As if you didn't know, the Bram Stoker Awards and the Vampire Novel of the Century were announced on March 31st.  Click here for the official results. I was very happy to see Joe McKinney's Flesh Eaters win best novel.  His Dead City series is fabulous, and I highlighted it in my PLA presentation

• We hit Disneyland on vacation.  I talked at length to my kids about why they loved The Haunted Mansion and Tower of Terror rides.  I will turn this information into a post about the appeal of being scared very soon.

• Weird Fiction Review ran a great series called 12 Days of Monsters while I was on vacation.  I especially like this post where they asked writers to talk about their favorite monsters.

• The Monster Librarian had this great interview with Kim Newman.

• Finally, in not quite horror news, I read the ARC of Gillian Flynn's new book (Gone Girl out 6/5/12) and loved it.  It is dark, twisted, and the closest thing I have read to a Hitchcock movie in years!!!  I will have a review the first week of June.  This month, I will also have some news about Flynn visiting the Berwyn Library this summer.  But you will have to wait for details.  All I can tell you is that it is a done deal and we will have at least 60 seats for non-Berwyn residents. Oh, an no charge!  Stay tuned for details.