Gothic Classics: The Castle of Otranto and The Old English Baron is the next volume from the Horror Writer Association’s Haunted Library of Horror Classics. The introduction to the book was written by Robert McCammon. It will be released on January 11, 2022. The book is edited by Leslie S. Klinger and Eric J. Guignard and published by Poisoned Pen Press.
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Russian publisher Azbooka has released the cover art for their upcoming translation of Stinger. This will be the seventh time Stinger has been published in Russia.
I have not seen a release date yet, but I expect the book will be published by May 2022, based on their previous releases.
Azbooka released Boy’s Life, Swan Song, The Listener, Speaks the Nightbird, and The Border in 2021. Their translation of The Queen of Bedlam will be released at the end of January 2022. They currently also hold the translation rights to They Thirst and Mister Slaughter. Azbooka had previously announced that They Thirst will also be published in 2022.
Reader Betsy Blondin posted a poem she wrote to the Robert McCammon Group on Facebook. Mr. McCammon enjoyed it and asked that I post it here, too.
Poem for RM – Unworthy Invasion
If I could shrink to the miniscule, invisible,
and sneak up a ladder
to your brainI would crawl in and through,
dodging thought storms
and idea explosionsI would sniff for the lairs
of demons and monsters
ready to pounce into wordsI would seek the path to the Imagi Nation
where creatures and characters lurk
waiting to frighten or fascinate meI would sneak in to ringside
to watch in horror
the war of good v evilI would stalk the gruesome and macabre
but also the human insights, love, joy and compassion
that breathe in your storiesI would explore every crevice
for the creative sparks
that ignite your magicThen, exhausted, I would realize
that to discover these secretsI must climb back down the ladder
and find your soul
–Betsy Blondin, December 2021
Artist Александр Павлов (Alexander) from Russia sent in another new illustration he did. This one is inspired by Speaks the Nightbird. You can find larger versions, as well as more of his art, on Alexander’s page in the Fan Art Gallery.
Vimeo user Grace Bales posted this video in 2018. From her description:
The final project for my animation course: the introduction to Robert McCammon’s “Boy’s Life” novel.
Boys Life (Final Animation Project 2018) from Grace Bales on Vimeo.
Russian publisher Azbooka has released the cover art for their upcoming translation of The Queen of Bedlam. This will be the second time The Queen of Bedlam has been published in Russia. The book will also include the Matthew Corbett short story “Night Ride,” which was originally published on this website. The translation is by Victoria Yakovleva.
The book will be published in December 2021.
Azbooka released Boy’s Life, Swan Song, The Listener, Speaks the Nightbird, and The Border earlier this year. They currently also hold the translation rights to They Thirst, Stinger, and Mister Slaughter. Azbooka has announced that They Thirst and Stinger will be published in 2022.
The Queen of Bedlam at Azbooka
Back in April 2021, I posted that Italian publisher Gruppo Editoriale Fanucci would be publishing their translation of Robert McCammon’s Swan Song. The translation is by Francesco Vitellini, who posted on Facebook, “Presto in libreria una delle cose migliori che abbia mai tradotto!” (“Soon at the library one of the best things I’ve ever translated!”)
Fanucci recently posted on Facebook that the book will be published in January 2022, and it features cover art by British Fantasy Award-winning artist Daniele Serra. He posted his original cover art today, which you can see below.
Back in 2019, photographer and makeup artist Amanda Chapman photographed Robert McCammon for his author portrait for Cardinal Black. We also posted an interview with Amanda conducted by Robert McCammon as she applied the makeup. That interview can be found on YouTube.
This year, Amanda has created a whole series of Halloween-themed makeups and portraits, and Robert wanted you to see them. Here are three of his favorites. You can see a bunch more examples of her great work on Facebook in the folder Amanda Chapman’s Halloween 2021. Even more can be found on Instagram page, AmandaChapmanSFX!
Artist Faith Elianna contributed this image inspired by Swan Song. You can see and download higher-resolution images from her page in the Fan Artwork section.
Visit Faith’s Twitter account for more of her work: faithelooart
 The Empress by Faith Elianna |
Russian publisher Azbooka has released the cover art for their upcoming translation of The Border. This will be the first time The Border has been published in Russia. The translation is by Victoria Yakovleva.
No release date has been announced yet.
Azbooka released Boy’s Life, Swan Song, The Listener, and Speaks the Nightbird earlier this year. They currently hold the translation rights to They Thirst, Stinger, The Queen of Bedlam, and Mister Slaughter.
