Grimscribe & Carcosa

2012 is already shaping up to be a weirdly wonderful year, or if you rather, a wonderfully weird year.

I'm very pleased to announce that Joseph S. Pulver Sr. has accepted two new tales by me for his forthcoming projects, both of which are sure to delight you.

The first is A Season in Carcosa. As its title implies, this is an anthology of contemporary stories paying tribute to The King in Yellow, the immortal 1895 weird volume by Robert W. Chambers. My story "The Hymn of the Hyades" will be included in the book, which is due to be published in the spring by Miskatonic River Press.

Also from Miskatonic is The Grimscribe's Puppets; an anthology that is important to me personally as well as to the genre at large. It will feature stories that pay tribute to Thomas Ligotti. My contribution is entitled "After the Final." This book is slated to be released this fall.

With names like Simon Strantzas, Michael Kelly, and Daniel Mills already being added to these books, I think both anthologies are shaping up to be landmark ones.

Announcing AT FEAR'S ALTAR

As some of you might have noticed, 2011 saw relatively few updates concerning my current projects and upcoming publications. The reason for this is simple: I have been completing a major project, which may now be revealed...

I am extremely honoured to announce that my forthcoming collection of supernatural Horror fiction will be entitled At Fear's Altar.

The book, my first new collection since 2009, will be published in autumn 2012 by Hippocampus Press.

At Fear's Altar will be edited and Introduced by none other than S.T. Joshi.

Being a lifelong devotee of visionary and cosmic Horror fiction, I consider working with S.T. and Hippocampus Press an immense privilege and a blessing.

You can expect many exciting details about At Fear's Altar to be unveiled in the months to come.

Maurice Level

My article/interview with the estimable S.T. Joshi about Maurice Level, France's master of the Grand Guignol tale, is included in the December issue of Rue Morgue. Copies are available at fine bookstores everywhere and may also be ordered here.