Shennandoah Diaz

Organized Chaos: An Interview with Kelly Meding

With a long-time fascination for speculative fiction, emerging author Kelly Meding brings a new urban fantasy to readers. Her debut novel, Three Days to Dead, hits the bookstores on November [...]

Evil Attic Clowns and Curses: An Interview with Jeremy C. Shipp

Jeremy Shipp is one of the freshest and most original voices in speculative fiction today. His strange characters, unusual plots, and quick-witted dialogue weave together to form the most interesting [...]

Beyond Chainsaws and Axe Murders: A Horror Primer

The genre of horror has developed a bad rap over the years, conjuring images of half-naked girls, masked men with axes, and a plot that leaves much to be desired. [...]

The Red Tree: An Interview With Caitlín R. Kiernan

Caitlín R. Kiernan’s broad and varied body of work pushes the boundaries of established classifications for literature. Her provocative stories move easily among genres and defy traditional constructs of style [...]

On Conspiracies and Twitter: An Interview With Pamela Glasner

Pamela Glasner is the debut author of the novel Finding Emmaus, a historically accurate dark fantasy that discusses empathy, the way society handles abnormalities, and the pharmaceutical industry. After a [...]

A Comma Can’t Keep A Good Writer Down

Although boring as cocktail conversation, the comma is a necessary tool and an important element in writing. However, as an editor of both fiction and non-fiction pieces, I often see [...]