For the past several months, I’ve been hard at work with Sam Richard on my first editorial project, an anthology called The New Flesh: A Literary Tribute to David Cronenberg. And now, after all this time, we’re finally able to share the official table of contents.

But first, flashback to BizarroCon 2016. Sam Richard and I had met less than an hour ago. We were drunk on free beer and chatting about everything from J.G. Ballard to body horror. The conversation then steered toward themed anthologies. We both remarked how cool it would be if there was a collection of stories inspired by the films of David Cronenberg (much like the David Lynch-themed In Heaven Everything is Fine, edited by Cameron Pierce). We agreed that–if ever given the chance–we would work on the project together. And, of course, years later, a drunken fantasy became reality.

It’s been a privilege working with so many amazing writers. We can’t wait to unleash these stories on the world. This book will be a must buy for fans of the horror genre.

So without further ado, here are the stories:

1) A Bad Patch – Brian Evenson

2) Red Lips in a Blue Light – Sara Century

3) Descrambler – C.M. Muller

4) Lackers – Leo X Robertson

5) Hekati Yoga – Max D. Stanton

6) Convex – Emma Alice Johnson

7) Seminar – Cody Goodfellow

8) Emergence – Bruno Lombardi

9) Genital Freak – Katy Michelle Quinn

10) Elk: An Oral History of an Abandoned Film (1987) – Jack Lothian

11) The Taint is Saintly with Her Welcome – Mona Swan LeSueur & Fiona Maeve Geist

12) Typhoid Ananya – Madeleine Swann

13) A Future of Violence – Charles Austin Muir

14) Orificially Compromised – Ryan Harding

15) Limbs – Alex Smith

16) A New Mother’s Guide to Raising an Abomination – Gwendolyn Kiste

17) Human Clay – Brendan Vidito

18) Reborn of Ash – Sam Richard

The cover art shown above was masterfully created by Michael Bukowski. Also, check out this amazing internal art by the iconic and incomparable Jim Agpalza!

 

It’s been some time since I posted an update. I’ve been busy at work on the upcoming anthology The New Flesh: A Literary Tribute to David Cronenberg, and the follow-up to my 2018 collection, Nightmares in Ecstasy–a horror novel that I’m incredibly excited to share with everyone.

While you wait for these releases, I have some news to share! I’m very excited and humbled to announce that my short story “Fuck Shock” has been reprinted in Past Indiscretions: The Very Best of Splatterpunk Zine. “Fuck Shock” was originally published in issue #6 of Splatterpunk Zine, and was the first short story I ever sold. I’m indebted to the zine’s editor, Jack Bantry, for helping kick start my career in horror fiction. I’m happy to see this grotesque little story back in print, and alongside so many excellent writers in the genre. You can order a copy here!

I also wanted to take this opportunity to share a glowing review of my collection by the incomparable book reviewer, Biblioculus. Her reviews are incredibly thoughtful and compelling. You should take the time to browse her website. Here’s an an excerpt from the review. You can read the full thing here:

“In Nightmares in Ecstasy I honestly can’t pick out a story that feels like the weak link, it’s hard to even choose my favorites because they are all so good! Disgust is balanced with beauty, the erotic with the horrifying, and every story compliments the next.”

Stay tuned for an update regarding The New Flesh. There’s more exciting news to come!