Rumors of my death were not exaggerated, and it’s all Nick Kaufmann and Paul G. Tremblay’s fault. That’s right! From the folks who brought you Jack Haringa Must Die, it’s KILL BRIAN KEENE ON YOUR BLOG DAY. For the next 24 hours, an all-star line-up of authors and peers will kill me in various ways…

My death, as Jack Haringa’s death before me, benefits the Shirley Jackson Awards. Sometime today, while you’re reading of my various demises, please consider purchasing a copy of Jack Haringa Must Die. All proceeds benefit the SJA. If you already own a copy, please consider making a donation instead.

THE STORIES

Paul G. Tremblay

J. F. Gonzalez

Nick Mamatas

James A. Moore

Bev Vincent

Nate Southard

John Urbancik (based on a true story)

Jeffrey Thomas

Nick Kaufmann

Lee Thomas

Jeff Heimbuch

Bob Ford

Charles Tan

Daughter of Tomoview

Daniel G. Keohane

Lon Prater

Shawn “loki lokust” Bagley

Bob Freeman

Marcy Italiano

Meghan Knierim

Mike Oliveri

Mary SanGiovanni

Lisa Morton

Kelli Dunlap

Alethea Kontis

John Goodrich

Steven L. Shrewsbury

F. Brett Cox

Paul Puglisi

Hannah Gonzalez, daughter of J. F. Gonzalez

Kim Paffenroth

Cullen Bunn

Livia Llewellyn

Geoffrey H. Goodwin

Apex Book Company

Brian J. Hatcher

Kevin Lucia

Pia Veleno

Michelle Lee

Michael Knost

Reel Splatter Productions

Amy Grech

Michael A. Arnzen

Well, that was fun! In other news…after over a year in the making, last night I finally turned in the (virtual) manuscript for my forthcoming novel THE FALL OF HADES, to Joe Morey at Dark Regions Press. I know I had Joe nervous over the long delays, but it was quite an eventful, and thus distracting, period for me, including the birth of my daughter, loss of my house, move to a new apartment, news of my job being cut (this December), plans to visit Vietnam (7th trip) also in December, and so on. But I’m extremely proud of the outcome — I think it’s one of my very best works. I hope Joe thinks so, too — he’s been hounding me for a sequel to LETTERS FROM HADES (which this is, though it also stands alone) for years. Whew! Now it’s on to the next project — a short story for an anthology also forthcoming from Dark Regions. No rest for the wicked, you know (hey, that was the name of a Brian Keene collection, wasn’t it?).

P.S. – If you haven’t already, please check out the video trailer for THE FALL OF HADES at YouTube, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8QO9Kj2v0s&feature=related)