http://www.heavenmakers.com Craig Herbertson Horror, Fantasy and SF author Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:45:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Loneliness is defined as a strong sense of emptiness and solitude. It's often used to describe being unwanted, and unimportant. As a writer its easy to fall into the trap of feeling unwanted because much of your writing is rejected and occasionally ridiculed. It's equally easy to feel unimportant ... http://www.heavenmakers.com/?p=251 The Black Book of Horror contains eighteen excursions on the night train to Hell. Its driver, Charles Black, has garnered a dreadful bunch of passengers. Dreadful, only in the sense that if you listen to their tales you are going to do a lot of dreading. These authors are the ... http://www.heavenmakers.com/?p=240 Just reading the proofs for my story which will be included in The Seventh Black Book of Horror, edited by Charles Black. Not sure exactly when the new Black Book of Horror will be released but this is a tremendously exciting prospect given the high quality and positive critiques of ... http://www.heavenmakers.com/?p=237 'The Thinking Man's Crumpet' is edited by Coral King. It was originally, set up as a small press magazine for emerging female talent but it seems that a similar metamorphosis has occurred that sociologists witness in school playgrounds. The boys fill up the available space while the girls sit ... http://www.heavenmakers.com/?p=230 As its editor, Coral King says 'TTMC has balls'.  Originally, set up as a small press magazine for emerging female talent the girls were unfortunately a bit shy in their contributions, which is perhaps just as well for us blokes as those that did contribute were worryingly good at horrifying. ... http://www.heavenmakers.com/?p=210 As if the editor Rog Pile had nothing else to do but astound, this edition of Filthy Creations 6# begins the serialisation of two novels. Sendings by David A Riley and The Death Tableau by, yours truly, Craig Herbertson: Both ‘Pan Books of Horror’ authors. Both novels set ... http://www.heavenmakers.com/?p=177 Filthy Creations 6 edited by Rog Pile is now available. It's a  superb looking publication and as well as a serialisation of 'Sendings'  by the renowned D. A Riley includes a serialisation of my novel The Death Tableau. More of these to follow. Charles Black, D. F. Lewis, Stephen ... http://www.heavenmakers.com/?p=173 I'm grateful to David A.  Riley for pointing out that the fourth and fifth Black Books of Horror (editor Charles Black) had many honourable mentions in Ellen Datlow's best horror of the year. Here are the authors mentioned: Herbertson, Craig “Leibniz’s Last Puzzle,” The Fifth Black Book of Horror. McGachey, Daniel ... http://www.heavenmakers.com/?p=171 After the success of 'Back from the Dead' Johnny Mains is going from strength to strength. Anyone who has the vaguest inclination towards Horror should check out this excellent website Noose and Gibbet Publishing where you will likely be terrified out of your wits. There should be a son of 'Back from ... http://www.heavenmakers.com/?p=169 http://www.heavenmakers.com/?p=164