New Columnist, NEW CONTEST!

Great news! I have decided to work with a very talented editor and writer, Michael Knost in order to showcase the work of up and coming writers.

MICHAEL KNOST

Michael Knost is an author, editor, and columnist in the horror and dark fiction genres.



He has written several books and dozens of short stories, edited a number of anthologies, including the Legends of the Mountain State series, and he currently writes a column for Shroud Magazine.

He is currently working on a project entitled Writers Workshop of Horror, a collection of writing articles by the industry's biggest names, including Joe R. Lansdale, Ramsey Campbell, and many more.

He is also working on his newest novel, set around a haunted coal mine in southern West Virginia.

Michael has worked in the radio, television, and newspaper industries, and currently lives in Logan, West Virginia with his beautiful wife, eight-week-old daughter, and neurotic dog.

NEW PROJECT FOR SHROUD

Michael Knost will begin a new column for Shroud Magazine in the coming issues. Each column will focus on an outstanding up-and-comer of the genre . . . followed by an original story by that same author.

Send submissions to: michael@shroudmagazine.com

Pay is three-cents per word.

Word count should be between 500 and 3,000.

Must meet all other guidelines at: http://www.shroudmagazine.com/info.html

THE CONTEST

We are having a contest to find the perfect title for the column. The person who comes up with the column name we use will win a free subscription to the magazine and signed copies of Legends of the Mountain State 1 and 2.

Send all contest entries to: michael@shroudmagazine.com

Deadline is November 1, 2008

As a phonetic guide, Knost is pronounced as Nost (with the K silent)
and sounding similar to Lost or Cost.

Northern Haunts ToC!

Northern Haunts Table of Contents
GREAT NEWS!!!! 95% of Northern Haunts has been typeset. The ToC is posted below. You will notice that I am missing a few stories (hence the 95%). Help me out here as I just employed a new typesetter and we may have omitted a few stories in the shuffle. If you see something missing, simply email me and let me know. If your name/pen name is wrong or your title or anything at all, please let me know. Thanks again to Christa Miller for her editing skills and to Brian Hanson for his layout, and to all of you for you patience.

The TOC:

1. BARN AND BRIDLE, Michael R. Colangelo
2. OFF THE BEATEN PATH, Nathaniel Lambert
3. ON A LONELY STRETCH OF ROAD, Erik Williams
4. OPEN HOUSE, Phil Kuhlman
5. PREY, John P. Wilson
6. RUSSEL STOVER IS YOUR PAL, April Grey
7.THE PHANTOM HIGHWAY PATROL, Rodney J. Smith
8. THE TREES RAN RED, Joel A Sutherland
9. TOURIST TRAP, Ayne Terceira
10. ASYLUM, Linda L. Donahue
11. BOGG'S ISLAND, Barry Napier
12. INCIDENT ON ROUTE 44, John Grover
13. LET THE COLD COME, Shadow Kain
14. LONESOME PINE, Catherine J. Gardiner
15. MOTHER OCEAN, Blu Gilliand
16. THE NAYJU, Natalie L. Sin
17. PUNKIN CARVING, Will Gorrell
18. THE WELL OF GHOSTS, Kurt Newton
19. THE THING IN THE WOODS, Bill Ward
20. BAD PLACE, Martin Hayes
21. IN OLD WATER, Aaron A. Polson
22.RAVEN'S HOUSE, Jason M. Tucker
23. THE HUMAN DEER, Kurt Newton
24. THE NATICK NASTY, Paul Milliken
25. THE OX-CART MAN, Aaron A. Polson
26. THE SHADOW MEN, Mark Leslie
27. BROKEN CHAIN, Craig D.B. Patton
28. HEART AND SOLE, Allan Leverone
29. MANY COMFORTING WORDS, J.C. Tabler
30. METAPHORICALLY SPEAKING. Morven Westfield
31. SINISTER MIRTH. John Weagly
32. SO FAIR AND FOUL A DAY, David E. Chrisom
33. THE FEAR OF INNOCENCE, Justin Pilon
34. THE PREDATOR, Douglas E. Wright
35. TOM VANE, Sheldon S. Higdon
36. TUNNEL VISION, Derek M. Fox
37. BIG JIM CAN WAIT, J.C. Tabler
38. FISH TALE, Jim Ehmann
39. LURES: A FISH STORY, Jason M. Tucker
40. PLAY TIME, Ginger Nielsen
41. SHOES, Brandon Layng
42. THE CAVES OF GOOSE ROCK BEACH, Alex Moisi
43.THE DECOY, Patrick Rutigliano
44. THE OFFERING, R. Scott McCoy
45. THE PLUMBER, Matt Hults
46. THE TALE OF SIX, Sheldon S. Higdon
47. THE VIGIL ON THE BANKS, Patrick Rutigliano
48. TRUE LOVE. Alex Moisi
49. VERMONT IS FOR LOVERS, John C. Caruso
50. VOGO, Ian Rogers
51. WINTER WONDERLAND, J.C. Tabler
52. THE CREATURE OF MOUNTAIN GATE, Nate
Kenyon
53. DOWN THE CELLAR, Joseph Grant
54. LOOKING BACK, Steve Vernon
55. PUKWUDGIES: LITTLE
MONSTERS OF NEW ENGLAND, Pamela K. Kinney
56. RELIVING THE BATTERY, Shadow Kain
57. SELF EMPLOYED, Sharon M. White
58. TAKE THE EXIT, Nathaniel Lambert
59. THE WRITING ON THE CHALKBOARD, John
Lance
60. ALONG COAL HOLLOW ROAD, John Connors
61. HOW BEST TO SEE AXQA, Gene Stewart
62. BABY GIRL, Jeremy Kelly
63. BAG OF GUTS, Robert Masterson
64. CAT'S CRADLE, Roger Lord Zeck
65. COVENTRY GREENS, Jason M. Tucker
66. CRANBERRY FOG, Stephen D. Rogers
67. THE WHISTLER, Dana Pearson
68. DREAM CATCHER, M.G. Ellington
69. GHOSTLY TREATS, Bobbie Metevier
70. GRAVEYARD SHIFT, Adam J. Whitlatch
71. JUG MEDLEY, Brandon Layng
72. LEFT HAND WAY, Frida Westford
73. NIGHT SCARES, Joel Jacobs
74. CREEPY CRAWLEYS, Mary Rajotte
75. PASSION PLAY, Michael Josef
76. PEMAQUID POINT, Michael J. Hultquist
77. THE PUKWUDGIE, Linda L. Donahue
78. BLACK TOM, Stephen Mark Rainey
79. SIGN OF THE BEAR, BV Lawson
80. SNIP AND RIP, William T. Vandemark
81. THE DARE, Jason A Lavertue
82. THE EXCHANGE, Michael Stone
83. THE HUNT, Lee Anne Carlson
84. THE LOST KING OF ATLANTIS, Dawn Allison
85. THE RESTORATION OF PURPLE CURTAINS &
OTHER THINGS, Catherine J. Gardiner
86. THE STRAND, Gina Ranalli
87. THE T'ANGLE, Rio Youers
88. TOOTH FAIRY, Stephen D. Rogers
89. WHEN THE DEAD CARRY US AWAY, Barry Napier
90. WHERE SPIRITS DWELL, Brendan P. Myers
91. SOME THINGS I'VE LEARNED ABOUT THREE-
FINGERED WILLIE, James S. Dorr
92. A YETI IN GREEN, John Weagly
93. COYOTE DATE, Christa M. Miller
94. The Old Bassler House, Kevin Lucia
95. THE PACK, Patrick Rutigliano

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