Even Colder to the Touch

I am quite happy to report that I have just signed the paperwork to bring my out-of-print collection, COLD TO THE TOUCH, back into the world. Dark Regions Press, the current publisher of both my previous collections, will be bringing this book too to resurrected life, and in a format to appeal to all the collectors among you. Like the books before it, CTTT will arrive in a leatherbound lettered edition of 26, and then a subsequent trade paperback edition. Those who may have bought the previous Dark Regions books in hardcover will thus get a chance to complete the set.

Should you be the sort who dreads reprints because you hate buying books twice, fear not! The contents of this new edition are realitively unchanged. A few errors have been fixed, but otherwise theses are the same stories in the same order. There is no new fiction in this volume. There is, however, a brand new foreword written by the marvellous Reggie Oliver, and artwork for a handful of tales by the talented JD Busch.

Speaking of JD, the new edition will also sport a cover by his hand, and I am sure once you see it you will agree that it is a stunner — he was really able to capture the vibe of the book.

Nothing has been set in stone yet, but I hope this new edition will be available for sale very soon. Please subscribe to the newsletter at DarkRegions.com to be the first to hear about any future news on this and other wonderful titles.

NS: Reviewed in Wormwood #18

The immensely talented Reggie Oliver, one of my favourite writers, has reviewed NIGHTINGALE SONGS for one of my favourite journals, Wormwood #18. It's in-depth and he says many wonderful things. I strongly recommend buying the issue. Not just for this review, but because of all the wonderful articles it contains (including the second part of Joel Lane's essay on Lovecraft).

"[Nightingale Songs is] a distinctive and significant contribution to the genre of strange fiction."

NS: Reviewed at Books & Booze

NIGHTINGALE SONGS receieved another fine review from the blog, Books & Booze. Please follow along to read all about it!

Nightingale Songs by Simon Strantzas is an excellent collection of horror short stories.

Fungi

Orrin Grey, a terrifying dark scribe in his own right, has teamed up with Silvia Moreno-Garcia to edit FUNGI, an anthology of stories about, you guessed it, fungus. Orrin's a great fan of monsters, and I suspect this volume it going to be quite a fun read. And the cover, by Oliver Wetter, is gorgeous.

I'm excited then to mention one of my tales has found a home in this volume. "Go Home Again" isn't the most monstrous of fungal tales, but I think it strikes certain notes I'm hoping the other contributions have missed. Look for the book later this year.

NS: Reviewed at The Cosmicomicon

Mr T. E. Grau, author of the terrifying and strange, has begun a series on his blog inventively entitled "The Cosmicomicon Review & Interview", for which he has select me and NIGHTINGALE SONGS to help launch. Grau has a keen eye (to this reviewee's mind) and it shows in his astute observations about my work, and in his questions to me about that work. Please swing by his abode and see for yourself.

Simon Strantzas is a writer in full bloom, and Nightingale Songs shows all of his varied foliage.

Interviewed at the Horrifically Horrifying Horror Blog

Shaun Hamilton at the Horrifically Horrifying Horror Blog interviewed me a few weeks ago about the writing of the new book, and the state of the genre in general. I think it came out rather well, don't you? I thought you might. His name is Simon Strantzas — remember it!