Lisa Morton describes Dennis Etchison’s work as a “brain bombshell” that changed her idea of what horror fiction could do. When she was just starting out, Etchison had a major influence on both her art and her career. In this month’s edition of Nuts & Bolts, Lisa discusses Etchison’s writing technique, his influence on her own work, and what writers today can learn from the late horror legend.
Whether they come by way of Oz, Wonderland, or the Brothers Grimm, nightmare-inducing children’s stories are the gateway for many nascent fans into the strange, terrifying, and delightful genre of horror fiction. Joe R. Lansdale took a crack at children’s horror fiction with the Ray Bradbury-influenced Something Lumber This Way Comes, which is being rereleased by Pandi Press this month. Kasey Lansdale, executive editor of Pandi Press, provides some useful information about the publishing industry for aspiring authors in this month’s edition of Nuts & Bolts. And Joe gives some tips on writing children’s fiction.
By Tom Joyce
Joe R. Lansdale is the author of nearly four dozen novels, including Rusty Puppy, the Edgar Award-winning The Bottoms, Sunset and Sawdust, and Leather Maiden. He has received nine Bram Stoker Awards, the American Mystery Award, the British Fantasy Award, and the Grinzane Cavour Prize for Literature. He lives with his family in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Joe R. Lansdale received the 2010 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction. He is the author of more than a dozen novels, including Savage Season, Devil Red, The Drive-In, Dead in the West, The Night Runners, The Bottoms, and Under the Warrior Sun. He is also the author of many short stories and collections, including By Bizarre Hands, Writer of the Purple Rage, God of the Razor and Other Stories, and Deadman’s Road, as well as numerous comics and graphic novels, such as Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo and Blood and Shadows. Several of his stories have been adapted for movies and television. Among his numerous awards are sixteen Bram Stoker Awards and the Grand Master Award from the World Horror Convention. Learn about the Champion Mojo Storyteller at http://www.joerlansdale.com/.
