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The Stokers have announced the nominees. There are a lot of really excellent dark writers nominated. Gothic.net would like to especially wish luck to Brian Hodge, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Ellen Datlow, G. O. Clark, J. G. Faherty, Lisa Morton, Marge Simon, Maria Alexander, and Thomas Roche tomorrow night. No matter who wins, the real winners […]
March 30th, 2012 | Filed under Books,Headline,Horror,Professional | Read More »

Author M. Christian, upon seeking publicity for his newest novel, “Finger’s Breadth”, has threatened to cut off the tip of his little finger. This idea goes in line with the books character that does a similar fashion of chopping in a futuristic noir San Francisco world. Acknowledging how tough it is to spread the word […]
March 21st, 2012 | Filed under Books,Headline | Read More »

Schaffner Press publishes books with social relevance. Although they are not a genre press, they do publish horror, provided it is really top quality innovative work, such as the writing of Todd Grimson. Since Schaffner Press is a small independent press with a list of about 4-6 books a year, it is important that, before […]
March 14th, 2012 | Filed under Books,Headline,Professional | Read More »

There were many great dark fiction and horror books in 2011, and compiling this list was a bit tough, to say the least. Being a writer myself, I am always humbled to put books into some semblance of ranking, and after much shuffling of the order; I present to you my top ten of the […]
January 31st, 2012 | Filed under Books,Headline | Read More »

In keeping with our current coverage of The Devil Inside, this seemed like a good time to let all your writers know that Apex Books is reading for the sequel to their Dark Faith book. Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon edited this horror anthology which explored the dark side of faith and religion and now […]
January 5th, 2012 | Filed under Books,Headline,Professional | Read More »

The Strain is a novel written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It originally came out in 2009, the first in a trilogy, that incorporates a new kind of vampire into the already popular mythos. While holding onto some traditional characteristics, they created all new and graphic features. When Dark Horse decided to adapt […]
December 8th, 2011 | Filed under Books,Culture,Headline | Read More »

This past weekend, prestigious horror establishment Dark Delicacies held a group signing which included a number of kickass horror writers. Horror poet Maria Alexander was signing her new collection At Louche Ends and giving fans who lined up to meet her cookies from Macarons Duverger. Horror author Lisa Morton was also signing. As always, award-winning […]
October 13th, 2011 | Filed under Books,Events,Headline,Professional | Read More »

This gallery is a sneak peek of the visuals for the upcoming season 2 of The Walking Dead on AMC. Check out Gothic.net’s exclusive Walking Dead season 1 recap and upcoming episode-by-episode coverage. AMC PREMIERES “THE WALKING DEAD” ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16TH AT 9PM EST Fans Get More Than Twice as Many Episodes as Season […]
October 13th, 2011 | Filed under Books,Dark TV,Headline,Images | Read More »

Question: Does a storyline seem more or less frightening to you, when BDSM themes are included, such as those in Hellraiser or Ichi the Killer? Some of us find BDSM imagery aesthetically pleasing or erotic and some of us find it unappealing or dull. However, we nearly universally feel that, no matter what the elements […]
October 5th, 2011 | Filed under Books,Headline,Horror,Movies,Professional | Read More »

Hellraiser 4 comes out this week. Gothic.net readers get a little taste today and you can hit your local comic book store on August 31. HELLRAISER #4 (A) HELLRAISER #4 (B) Written by Clive Barker, Christopher Monfette Drawn by Stephen Thompson SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99 COVER A: Tim Bradstreet COVER B: Nick Percival Diamond […]
August 27th, 2011 | Filed under Books,Headline,Images | Read More »