Now in paperback: The Sword-Edged Blonde

The mass-market paperback of the first Eddie LaCrosse novel, The Sword-Edged Blonde, hits shelves tomorrow, June 30. Included is a preview of the next adventure, Burn Me Deadly, due out this fall from Tor. Watch for giveaways of signed copies soon!

What lives in Blackheath Woods?

I’m fascinated by the fae. Not the Tinkerbell kind of fairies, Disneyfied out of all ambiguity, but the elemental, primitive spirits believed to exist in pre-industrial times. They don’t often make it into popular media unprocessed for mass consumption, but occasionally one slips through, as in this brilliant short film by Ciaran Foy: (apologies for the Portuguese subtitles; it’s the … Read More

Rediscovered: John Barry’s score for King Kong (1976 version)

I was 13 when I saw the Dino De Laurentiis version of King Kong. That’s how it was promoted, and how it’s remembered: few people recall the actual director (John Guillermin), or the cast besides then-newcomer Jessica Lange (Jeff Bridges played the hippie hero and Charles Grodin the comic villain). Instead of the Empire State Building, the poster showed Kong … Read More

Send a friend to GenCon with a copy of Blood Groove

The good folks at the Flames Rising horror webzine are running a cool contest: send a friend to GenCon in Indianapolis. That’s right, you don’t enter the contest for yourself, but for a friend. And in addition to a four-day GenCon pass, the winner will receive a prize package that includes a signed copy of Blood Groove. To enter a … Read More

Interview: Mary Jo Pehl of MST3K and Cinematic Titanic

When The Sword-Edged Blonde was released in hardcover in 2007 (it’ll be out later this month in paperback; see sidebar for more info), its high-concept idea–sword-and-sorcery fantasy written as hard-boiled detective fiction–led a lot of people to think it was a parody of its two genres, using one (detective) to mock the other (fantasy). This was never my intent. Although … Read More

Belatedly, WisCon 33

WisCon 33, held over Memorial Day weekend in Madison, WI, was a somewhat skewed experience for me since I was simultaneously moving (as in U-Hauls and second-hand boxes) from one Madison suburb to another. This meant I wasn’t around for much of the social scene. But I did attend several panels, both as panelist and audience. I missed opening ceremonies … Read More

Interview: Dracula expert Elizabeth Miller

If you watch the History, Discovery or National Geographic channels around Halloween, when all things vampiric and Draculoric are fair game, you’ve probably seen and heard Dr. Elizabeth Miller. She is an expert on Bram Stoker and the novel Dracula, including its history and inspirations. Her many published books include Bram Stoker’s Notes for Dracula: A Facsimile Edition, and Dracula: … Read More

My WisCon schedule

If you’re attending WisCon 33 in Madison, WI this coming Memorial Day weekend, you can find me at the following: SATURDAY Panel: Where is the Goddess These Days? Sat 8:30 – 9:45AM in the Capitol A room. Rhianna Moore, Melodie Bolt, Catherine Anne Crowe and me. Description: Previous WisCons had many program items about Goddesses and Goddess spirituality. These have … Read More

Me and Freakshow

A special guest at my Blood Groove reading and signing on May 2 at Ravenworks: Freakshow, host of Bordello of Horror.