Well, I’ll straight up tell you that Erin Wilczynski is my new best friend. Except for maybe Nacho, the orange cat who made an appearance, because I fell in love with him immediately. But I was delighted to take part in Erin’s Horror Talks podcast! We had a lot of fun discussing the usual, like writing, serial killers, and destroying … Read More
Miss Murder and Nemesis Take Over Columbus!
I had the most terrible airport experiences (Six delays! Stuck on the Las Vegas tarmac for two hours in triple 113 degree heat! Flight cancelations! Being bumped from flight to flight THREE TIMES!) but my time in Columbus was wonderful! I was able to spend a week with my favorite nemesis Matt Betts, and we hit the ground running. We … Read More
“Fracture” Won the Bram Stoker Award!
My friends! I’m so delighted to share that my short story “Fracture” won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction! I am over the moon. What does this mean? The Bram Stoker Awards are considered the Oscars of horror. It means that something I wrote, a beautiful little story about love, loss, and healing (but not always … Read More
Announcing the Love is a Crematorium Collection!
I am absolutely over the moon to share that my short story collection Love is a Crematorium and Other Stories will be published by Cemetery Dance in the fall of 2024! Love is a Crematorium is a very special, beautifully dark collection. I am so happy to see her published! And Cemetery Dance has always been a white whale for me. What a … Read More
I’m a Guest of Honor at the New Horror on Main Convention!
I am so excited to announce that I’m a Guest of Honor at the new Horror on Main convention! Horror on Main is a new convention taking place May 26-28, 2023 in Hunt Valley, Maryland. It has a varied GoH list, including writers, actors, publishers, composers, and more! I am really, really looking forward to it. I’ll be speaking and … Read More
“Fracture” Made the Bram Stokers Award Ballot!
Oh, my friends! I’m so very excited to share that my short story “Fracture” is a nominee in the Bram Stoker Awards short fiction category! “Fracture” is a story about a girl born of glass with a human heart. It was published in the Weird Little Worlds anthology Mother: Tales of Love and Terror, which was also nominated! (And the anthology Into … Read More
The Pretty Little Dead Girls Graphic Novels Have Shipped!
Friends! The Pretty Little Dead Girls graphic novel have all been lovingly packed and shipped out. The majority of the USA backers will receive them by next week. International shipping times will vary. If you don’t receive your graphic novel by the end of March, please email Orion at orionzangara@gmail.com and he can check on that for you. It has … Read More
Volume 1 of the Pretty Little Dead Girls Graphic Novel is Here!
Oh, my friends! The day has finally arrived! The Pretty Little Dead Girls: A Graphic Novel of Murder and Whimsy Volume 1 has arrived in Orion’s (and his Pretty Little Star Girl’s) hands! What? You’d like to see pictures? Let’s show you pictures! I don’t know which one is prettier! I’m mad for both PLDG *and* Sweet Babe! Orion, … Read More
Maddie’s Music Hall
I had a little thing go up on the Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge. You can read it here. I feel like I briefly stepped away from the world for a while, but I’m fighting my way back. Hello. It’s good to see you!
Remembering the Arterial Bloom Cover Reveal!
The cover reveal for Arterial Bloom was three years ago today! I’m so proud of this gloriously beautiful anthology. Arterial Bloom dropped during the pandemic and still came out swinging! She made the final ballot of the Bram Stoker Awards in the Superior Achievement in an Anthology category. Todd Keisling created the gorgeous cover and did the interior design. Todd … Read More