http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:17:22 -0700 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:17:27 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d11-King-More-Dark-Tower-on-the-way?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner The Internet's best source for Stephen King news, Lilja's Library, reports this morning that King is planning a new book in his epic Dark Tower saga. The site quotes GQ' s Zach Dionne as saying that King mentioned a new Dark Tower ... Stephen King Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:17:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d11-King-More-Dark-Tower-on-the-way?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Stephen-King-set-to-write-American-Vampire-for-Vertigo?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner Stephen King has already spun one classic vampire tale with Salem's Lot, and now he's set to do it again - this time in comics. King will tell the stoy of Skinner Sweet, an 1880s-era cowboy vampire, in the first five issues of Vertigo... Stephen King Comics Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:22:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Stephen-King-set-to-write-American-Vampire-for-Vertigo?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-Dark-Harvest-by-Norman-Partridge?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner Norman Partridge wrote a certified horror/Halloween classic when he set Dark Harvest to paper. I could end this article here and feel I'd said all I need to say, but I understand I need to explain at least a little why I feel this relatively n... Essential October Reads Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:17:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-Dark-Harvest-by-Norman-Partridge?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-Ray-Bradbury?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner October is here, and with it comes Ten Essential October Reads. With the countdown to Halloween ticking away, there's no better time to look at some books that really capture the spirit of the holiday, whether it's the childhood traditions... Essential October Reads Ray Bradbury Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:02:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-Ray-Bradbury?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-The-Orangefield-Series-by-Al-Sarrantonio?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner October is here, and with it comes Ten Essential October Reads. With the countdown to Halloween ticking away, there's no better time to look at some books that really capture the spirit of the holiday, whether it's the childhood traditions... Cemetery Dance Essential October Reads Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:37:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-The-Orangefield-Series-by-Al-Sarrantonio?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-Trick-Or-Treat-edited-by-Richard-Chizmar?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner October is here, and with it comes Ten Essential October Reads. With the countdown to Halloween ticking away, there's no better time to look at some books that really capture the spirit of the holiday, whether it's the childhood traditions... Cemetery Dance Anthologies Gary Braunbeck Essential October Reads Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:54:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-Trick-Or-Treat-edited-by-Richard-Chizmar?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-Halloween-by-Curtis-RIchards?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner October is here, and with it comes Ten Essential October Reads. With the countdown to Halloween ticking away, there's no better time to look at some books that really capture the spirit of the holiday, whether it's the childhood traditions... Essential October Reads Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:50:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-Halloween-by-Curtis-RIchards?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-October-In-The-Chair?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner October is here, and with it comes Ten Essential October Reads. With the countdown to Halloween ticking away, there's no better time to look at some books that really capture the spirit of the holiday, whether it's the childhood traditions... Neil Gaiman Essential October Reads Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:49:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-October-In-The-Chair?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-The-Legend-of-Sleepy-Hollow?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner October is here, and with it comes Ten Essential October Reads. With the countdown to Halloween ticking away, there's no better time to look at some books that really capture the spirit of the holiday, whether it's the childhood traditions... Essential October Reads Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:31:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-The-Legend-of-Sleepy-Hollow?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Ten-Essential-October-Reads?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner October is here, and with it comes Ten Essential October Reads. With the countdown to Halloween ticking away, there's no better time to look at some books that really capture the spirit of the holiday, whether it's the childhood traditions of trick-o... Cemetery Dance Anthologies Essential October Reads Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:34:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Ten-Essential-October-Reads?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Keene-to-pen-zombie-comic?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner Brian Keene, author of The Rising, Conqueror Worms and the recently-released Urban Gothic, announced plans over the weekend to write an ongoing independent comic series called The Last Zombie.Keene has hinted at the announcem... Brian Keene Comics Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:52:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Keene-to-pen-zombie-comic?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d9-New-zombie-anthology-announced-for-December-release?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner For a bunch of corpses, zombies sure are a lively bunch these days.Ulysses Press has announced a December 1 publication date for The Dead That Walk, another in the growing mountain of zombie-themed anthologies that continue to flood the shelves. Edit... Stephen King Brian Keene Clive Barker Anthologies Joe Hill Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:51:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d9-New-zombie-anthology-announced-for-December-release?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Kings-Companion-An-interview-with-Bev-Vincent?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner Bev Vincent is the author of two books dedicated to the work of Stephen King: the Bram Stoker-nominated The Road to the Dark Tower, and his latest release, The Stephen King Illustrated Companion. Vincent's fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen's ... Stephen King Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:25:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Kings-Companion-An-interview-with-Bev-Vincent?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-Pet-Sematary-by-Stephen-King?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner October is here, and with it comes Ten Essential October Reads. With the countdown to Halloween ticking away, there's no better time to look at some books that really capture the spirit of the holiday, whether it's the childhood traditions of trick-o... Stephen King Essential October Reads Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:13:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Ten-Essential-October-Reads-Pet-Sematary-by-Stephen-King?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Audreys-Door-book-trailer-debuts?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner HarperCollins has teamed with author Sarah Langan to release a truly unsettling trailer for her new book Audrey's Door, which hits bookstores on September 29.Audrey's Door, which is based on a true events, is about a woman living in a haunted Manhatt... Book Trailers Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:26:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Audreys-Door-book-trailer-debuts?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m9d25-New-Dark-Tower-info-to-come-in-November?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner An interesting teaser image has appeared on the official Stephen King/Dark Tower website. Featuring a close-up of a painting of what I assume is main character Roland Deschain and the words "Ka Is A Wheel" and "Coming November 200... Stephen King Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:07:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m9d25-New-Dark-Tower-info-to-come-in-November?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Straubs-5-Stories-gets-limited-edition?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner Borderlands Press has announced a signed, lettered edition of Peter Straub's Stoker Award-winning short story collection 5 Stories. The edition, limited to 26 copies, is available on a first-come, first-serve basis by calling Borderlands at... Limited Editions Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:57:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Straubs-5-Stories-gets-limited-edition?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m9d22-2009-British-Fantasy-Awards-name-winners?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner The British Fantasy Society announced the winners of the coveted British Fantasy Awards at its annual convention, FantasyCon, held this year on September 18 - 20 in Nottingham. Major category winners included:Best Novel: Memoirs of a Master Forger by... Tim Lebbon Comics Awards Joe Hill Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:06:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m9d22-2009-British-Fantasy-Awards-name-winners?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m9d18-FiftyTwo-flash-fiction-tales-released?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner One day a week, every day this year, Strange Publications has been sending shot-sized swallows of horror out into cyberspace via their website Fifty-Two Stitches. Now those stories, plus several more lined up to make their online debut as the remaini... Anthologies Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:59:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m9d18-FiftyTwo-flash-fiction-tales-released?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Sneak-a-peek-at-Kings-Cannibals-on-September-15?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner The publicity machine driving Stephen King's upcoming novel Under the Dome kicks into high gear this week. Leading off the push: an excerpt from King's long-buried and unfinished book The Cannibals, which the author has cited as the genesis... Stephen King Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:32:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10951-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Sneak-a-peek-at-Kings-Cannibals-on-September-15?cid=exrss-Birmingham-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner