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Exclusive Interview: “Stars And Bones” Author Gareth L. Powell

 

Sometimes it seems like it would all be easier if someone else sorted it all out. Especially these days when our problems seem so insurmountable. It’s a thought that writer Gareth L. Powell not only entertained, but is also exploring in his new cosmic horror-infused sci-fi space opera novel Stars And Bones (paperback, Kindle, audiobook). In the following email interview, Powell discusses where this idea took him, and how it’s going to require more than one story to complete that thought.

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Exclusive Interview: “Arkham Horror: Cult Of The Spider Queen” Author S.A. Sidor

 

Though it’s connected to the board game Arkham Horror, and thus inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft that inspired the game, in the following email interview, writer S.A. Sidor says his new occult horror novel Arkham Horror: Cult Of The Spider Queen (paperback, Kindle) was also influenced by a certain fedora-loving college professor.

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Exclusive Interview: “Can You Sign My Tentacle?” Author Brandon O’Brien

 

In some circles, writer H.P. Lovecraft is as known for his bigotry as he is his artistry. But this has just prompted other writers to take influence from the latter to comment on the former. In the following email interview with poet Brandon O’Brien, he explains how his first collection, Can You Sign My Tentacle? (paperback, Kindle), was not only influenced by Lovecraft, but also by people Lovecraft would’ve hated because of the color of their skin.

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Exclusive Interview: “The Fallen” Author Ada Hoffmann

 

It’s always the middle book of a trilogy where things go to shit. But that doesn’t seem to be the case with Ada Hoffmann’s cosmic horror sci-fi space opera novel The Fallen (paperback, Kindle)…but only because things already went to shit in the first book, 2019’s The Outside. In the following email interview, Hoffman discusses what inspired and influenced this middle part, as well as her plans for the conclusion.

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Exclusive Interview: “Arkham Horror: The Devourer” Below Editor Charlotte Llewelyn-Wells

 

It’s a good time to be a fan of the H.P. Lovecraft-inspired cosmic horror board game Arkham Horror. Not only is there a new, comprehensive version of the game called Arkham Horror: The Revised Core Set coming soon, but there’s also a new collection of short stories called Arkham Horror: The Devourer Below (paperback, Kindle) to enjoy while you wait. In the following email interview, Devourer editor Charlotte Llewelyn-Wells discusses what went into this anthology, as well as where it might take you…if you dare.

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Exclusive Interview: “Litany Of Dreams” Author Ari Marmell

 

Ari Marmell’s cosmic horror / noir mystery Litany Of Dreams (paperback, Kindle) is not the first novel based on a board game. Heck, it’s not even the first based on Fantasy Flight’s H.P. Lovecraft-inspired board game Arkham Horror.

But what sets it apart — as Marmell explains in the following email interview — is that unlike most, Litany is actually a prequel that helps set up elements of the Arkham world.

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Exclusive Interview: “A Broken Darkness” Author Premee Mohamed

 

Last year, writer Premee Mohamed mashed together science fiction, fantasy, and Lovecraftian cosmic horror in her novel Beneath The Rising (paperback, Kindle, audiobook). But this was only half the story. In the following email interview, Mohamed discusses the other half, A Broken Darkness (paperback, Kindle, audiobook), including how the Coronavirus pandemic changed her original plans for this second story.

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Exclusive Interview: Road Seven Author Keith Rosson

 

These are serious times. And in serious times, it’s important to take things seriously. Well, when they’re things that should be taken seriously, that is. When it’s a book about unicorns and aliens, well… In the following email interview, writer Keith Rosson seriously answers my questions about his sci-fi / cosmic horror / magically realistic novel, Road Seven (paperback, Kindle, audiobook), which has both a very serious-looking unicorn and a very serious-looking space ship right on the cover.

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Exclusive Interview: “Beneath The Rising” Author Premee Mohamed

 

As someone who shelves his books alphabetically, I usually don’t care about genre (save for these author interviews, where it’s handy in explaining what a book is like). Which made the following email interview with Premee Mohamed about her genre-bending sci-fi / fantasy / cosmic horror / what-have-you novel Beneath The Rising (paperback, Kindle, audiobook) so interesting…and not just because of her celebrity-adjacent author photo.