Shaun Meeks's Blog - Posts Tagged "clive-barker"

Last week I received an email announcing the ToC for the upcoming book, Midian Unmade: Tales of Clive Barker's Nightbreed. The book is due out next spring from Tor and features 23 short stories that follow up where Cabal/Nightbreed left off. There will be a forward by Joseph Nassise and an introduction by Clive Barker himself.
I will have a story in this as well, one called "And Midian Whispered Its Name". When I decided to write and submit a story for this, it was hard for me to choose the road I would take. Would I follow Boone, Peloquin, Kinski, or would I make a new central character? In the end, I think I took a bit of a chance with the story I told and I'm more than a little thrilled to see that it was excepted and will be included in a book thick with talented writers. It's always fun to see your name in an anthology with people you've read and respect. Not to mention how great it was to expand on a world created by Clive Barker that I love so much.
Well, without further ado, here's the ToC for the book:

Midian Unmade: Tales of Clive Barker's Nightbreed
Edited by Joseph Nassise and Del Howison

Foreword by Joseph Nassise
Introduction by Clive Barker
A Return to Midian by Lisa Majewski
Moon Inside by Seanan McGuire
The Night Ray Bradbury Died by Kevin Wetmore
Another Little Piece of My Heart by Nancy Holder
The Kindness of Surrender by Kurt Fawver
The Angel of Isisford by Brian Craddock
Pride by Amber Benson
Button, Button by Ernie Cooper
I Am the Night You Never Speak Of by C. Robert Cargill
The Devil Until the Credits Roll by Weston Ochse
The Lighthouse of Midian by Ian Rogers
Lakrimay by Nerine Dorman
And Midian Whispered Its Name by Shaun Meeks
Cell of Curtains by Timothy Baker
Tamara by Paul Salamoff
Raphael’s Shroud by Karl Alexander
Wretched by Eddie Brauer
A Monster Among Monsters by Stephen Woodworth and Kelly Dunn
The Jesuit’s Mask by Durand Welsh
Rook by Rob Salem
Collector by David Schow
Bait and Switch by Lilith Saintcrow
The Farmhouse by Christopher Monfette

Keep an eye out here for the release date, cover reveal and more.

This week I signed a contract with IFWG Publishing for my second novel, The Gate at Lake Drive. That's the second contract for a novel signed this year, which makes me pretty happy. The book is due out next year and is the first book in the Dillon the Monster Dick series. The first short story that featured him, The Undergarment Eater, appeared in in Dark Eclipse issue 29.
Here's the post from IFWG Publishing:

http://ifwgpublishing.com/2014/09/13/...

So here's what is due out over the next year or so:

Demon Rum and other Evil Spirits - featuring "The Olive Branch" Fall 2014

Dark Reaches: a collection Winter 2014 from Inherit Press

Insidious Assassins - featuring "Dead Bill" late 2014/early 2014

Shutdown - novel late 2014/early 2015 from JEA Press

Shrieks and Shivers from the Horror Zine - featuring "Stash House" early 2015

Midian Unmade: Tales of Clive Barker's Nightbreed - featuring "And Midian Whispered Its Name" July 15 2015

Autumn's Jar and other stories: a collection fall 2015 from Inherit Press

The Gate at Lake Drive: novel mid/late 2015 from IFWG Publishing

As you can see, there are a few less magazines and anthologies as compared to the last two years, but that's all because I'm trying to focus more on novels. I'm looking forward to seeing how people like the longer format.
There will be other things set to come out, I have 5 short stories out in the ether, and I'm almost done my third novel, Maymon and set to start my fourth novel right after that called, Earthbound and Down (the second Dillon novel).
Stay tuned here and on my Facebook page for updates and contests.

It's been a busy time here on the home front since I last posted a blog. Last month, the long awaited Midian Unmade: Tales of Clive Barker's Nightbreed was released, and it's been getting great reviews. Not only that, but my story, And Midian Whispered Its Name, was even mentioned in Rue Morgue. How cool is that?

As you know (if you've been reading these), I also finished work on my new novel, Maymon and shipped it off to a publisher. No word yet, but these things take time. Maymon is an occult horror novel.

I also finished up writing the second Dillon novel, Earthbound and Down, and that one is set to be published in mid 2016. This one picks up where The Gate at Lake Drive and introduces new characters that will play big roles in next books.

I've already begun my next non-Dillon novel and I'm nearly halfway through writing it. It's called Gone Crazy...Be Back Soon. Even though there are a lot of horror elements this one is a bit different than my normal style of writing.

I've also put together a short collection of short stories (6 in all) that all take place in the south, mainly Kentucky. This book will be called Blood in the Hills and the stories will range from Lovecraftian, to ghost stories, to human horror. It should be due out early 2016.

Also, in time for Halloween, Dark Reaches is finally getting released. This is my third collection of short stories and will feature some previously published short stories (The Soldier, Dreams of a Dead Man and Taut) as well as new fiction (The Cleansing, Mr. Stand and Mommy's Little Demon). Still working on the cover, but stay tuned for the release next month.

I have a few short stories coming out in magazines and anthologies. The next one will be in a collection called All That Remains (from JEA Press). This one features my story called Under the Apple Tree.

Writing is about to slow down though. At the end of October I will be going away for two weeks to the most badass place a horror writer could go. That's right, Walt Disney World. I'll be heading there on October 31st with Mina for 14 days! Anyone who knows me knows how much I love it there and at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I might write about all things bloody and gooey, but there's still a big kid in my and I embrace that side fully. If you can't have a little fun and silliness in your life, you're not really living.