Very cool. And I agree with you about the corruption of various genres. There's a lot that can be done with the "cannibal zombie" sub-genre (especially considering that the Zombie appears to be the cultural archetype du jour), but with rare exceptions (World War Z, Shawn of the Dead), those possibilities remain unexplored.
On the subject of children and horror, I wish I'd gotten a copy of my story "Clown Balloons" to you last year. Are you still reading non-invitational submissions for your collections? And if not, how could I bring my work to your attention? My newest published story, "Ravenous," appears in the current issue of Weird Tales magazine, but I don't know which venues you're reading these days.
Hi Phil, Yes, there of course the occasional great zombie story (and movie)--John Farris's story from a couple of years ago was excellent (and I chose it for YBFH), and there are others...but most of the stuff I'm seeing is about blood and gore and not storytelling...but unfortunately, that's something I see in all of horror far too often.
I usually approach the writers I want for my original anthologies and don't ever post to public market reports. I don't have time to read slush and can't afford to hire a reader. I DO read WT so I'll be seeing it. I see most mags/anthos/collections out there.
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On the subject of children and horror, I wish I'd gotten a copy of my story "Clown Balloons" to you last year. Are you still reading non-invitational submissions for your collections? And if not, how could I bring my work to your attention? My newest published story, "Ravenous," appears in the current issue of Weird Tales magazine, but I don't know which venues you're reading these days.
Thanks for posting the interview! :)
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Yes, there of course the occasional great zombie story (and movie)--John Farris's story from a couple of years ago was excellent (and I chose it for YBFH), and there are others...but most of the stuff I'm seeing is about blood and gore and not storytelling...but unfortunately, that's something I see in all of horror far too often.
I usually approach the writers I want for my original anthologies and don't ever post to public market reports. I don't have time to read slush and can't afford to hire a reader.
I DO read WT so I'll be seeing it. I see most mags/anthos/collections out there.