Category Archives: Books

Exotic Gothic 3: Strange Visitations

Posted on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 by Robert Hood

Just in is the next beautiful hardcover volume in editor (and academic) Danel Olson’s Exotic Gothic series of anthologies: Exotic Gothic 3: Strange Visitations (Ash-Tree Press, 2009). The Exotic Gothic anthologies, which deliberately seek out new work that pushes the … Continue reading →

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Scenes from the Second Storey

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 by Robert Hood

“Don’t do it, Stefan. Please. Just let me go!” “Go if you want. It’s not up to me.” “Don’t do this, you stupid bastard!” “Go! I won’t stop you. But you’ll be back eventually. I know you’ll be back.” “Fuck … Continue reading →

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New: Dead Souls

Posted on Sunday, September 27, 2009 by Robert Hood

Dead Souls: An Anthology of Darkness and Mayhem (edited by Mark S. Deniz and published by Morrigan Books) was officially launched at Fantasy Con in Nottingham, England on 19 September 2009. To quote the website: Before God created light, there … Continue reading →

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Collecting Psychos

Posted on Thursday, September 3, 2009 by Robert Hood

A while back, I was asked by Benjamin Szumskyi — editor of books on horror writers as well as founding editor of the journals Studies in Fantasy Literature and Studies in Australian Weird Fiction — if I would contribute to … Continue reading →

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Review of Creeping in Reptile Flesh

Posted on Monday, May 18, 2009 by Robert Hood

My short story collection, Creeping in Reptile Flesh (published by Altair Australia, 2008) has just been reviewed very positively — and dare I say insightfully — by Keith Stevenson for Aurealis #43. Here is the review: In the Collection shortlist … Continue reading →

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Exotic Gothic 2 and Shirley Jackson

Posted on Friday, April 17, 2009 by Robert Hood

The excellent new Gothic anthology Exotic Gothic 2, in which my story “Kulpunya” appears, has just been announced as a finalist in the Shirley Jackson Awards anthology category.  These Awards salute original works for their “outstanding achievement in the literature … Continue reading →

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Kaaron Warren Has Us In Her Slights

Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2009 by Robert Hood

I first stumbled upon Kaaron Warren via her story “Bone Dog”, which she had submitted to my partner Cat Sparks for possible inclusion in the second Agog! anthology, Agog! Terrific Tales (Agog! Press, 2003). It was a perverse, nasty tale … Continue reading →

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Book Release: Patient Zero

Posted on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 by Robert Hood

A zombie apocalypse/crime thriller hybrid novel sees release today: Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry (St. Martins Griffin; trade paperback). Synopsis: When you have to kill the same terrorist twice in one week there’s either something wrong with your world or … Continue reading →

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Hater Optioned by Del Toro

Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 by Robert Hood

This is a dramatisation based on page 102 of British author David Moody’s novel, Hater. Sometimes self-publication works — and produces spectacular results. Moody’s self-published horror novel appeared online in 2006. Without an agent, Moody managed to sell the film … Continue reading →

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Pride Cometh Before Zombies

Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 by Robert Hood

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single zombie in possession of a good appetite for human flesh, must be in want of a tasty brain or two. However little known the feelings or views of such a decaying … Continue reading →

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