Stephen Jones - Best New Horror #26

The death was announced in 2014 of veteran Spanish film editor Antonio Ramírez[de Loaysa]. His many credits include Face of Terror , Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules , Vengeance of the Zombies , The Dracula Saga , The Vampires’ Night Orgy , The Night of the Sorcerers , Devil’s Possessed , Exorcismo and Island of the Damned (aka Would You Kill a Child? ).

THE FOLLOWING LISTING of organisations, publications, dealers and individuals is designed to present readers and authors with further avenues to explore. Although I can personally recommend many of those listed on the following pages, neither the publisher nor myself can take any responsibility for the services they offer. Please also note that the information below is only a guide and is subject to change without notice.

The Australian Horror Writers Association ( www.australianhorror.com ) is a non-profit organisation that was formed in 2005 as a way of providing a unified voice and a sense of community for Australian writers of dark fiction, while helping the development and evolution of this genre within Australia. They also publish an excellent magazine, Midnight Echo , and offer a mentor programme, critique group and short story competitions. Email: ahwa@ australianhorror.com

The British Fantasy Society ( www.britishfantasysociety.org / www.fantasycon .co.uk ) was founded in 1971 and publishes the BFS Journal , featuring articles, interviews and fiction, along with occasional special books only available to members of the Society. Run by volunteers, the BFS also enjoys a lively online community—there is an Email news-feed, a Facebook community, a forum with numerous links, and a CyberStore selling various publications. FantasyCon is one of the UK’s friendliest conventions and there are social gatherings and meet-the-author events organised around Britain. For yearly membership details, Email: secretary@britishfantasysociety.org

The Friends of Arthur Machen ( www.arthurmachen.org.uk ) is a literary society whose objectives include encouraging a wider recognition of Machen’s work and providing a focus for critical debate. Members get a hardcover journal, Faunus , twice a year, and also the informative newsletter Machenalia . For membership details, contact Jon Preece, 9 Ridgeway Drive, Newport, South Wales NP20 5AR, UK ( machenfoam@yahoo.co.uk ).

The Friends of the Merril Collection ( www.friendsofmerril.org/ ) is a volunteer organisation that provides support and assistance to the largest public collection of science fiction, fantasy and horror books in North America. Details about annual membership and donations are available from the website or by contacting The Friends of the Merril Collection, c/o Lillian H. Smith Branch, Toronto Public Library, 239 College Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R5, Canada. Email: ltoolis@tpl.toronto.on.ca

The Horror Writers Association ( www.horror.org ) is a world-wide organisation of writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests of writers of Horror and Dark Fantasy. It was formed in the early 1980s. Interested individuals may apply for Active, Affiliate or Associate membership. Active membership is limited to professional writers, although a recent change in the bylaws allows self-published work to qualify authors for membership under certain conditions. HWA publishes a monthly online Newsletter , and sponsors the annual Bram Stoker Awards and StokerCon.

World Fantasy Convention ( www.worldfantasy.org ) is an annual convention held in a different (usually American) city each year, oriented particularly towards serious readers and genre professionals.

World Horror Convention ( www.worldhorrorsociety.org ) is a smaller, more relaxed, event. It is aimed specifically at horror fans and professionals, and held in a different city (usually American) each year.

The Alchemy Press ( www.alchemypress.co.uk )

American Fantasy Press ( www.americanfantasypress.com ), 919 Tappan Street, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, USA.

Bad Moon Books/Eclipse ( www.badmoonbooks.com ), 1854 W. Chateau Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92804-4527, USA.

BearManor Media ( www.bearmanormedia.com ), PO Box 1129, Duncan, OK 73534-1129, USA.

Bibliofear, 13 Macclesfield Road, London SE25 4RY, UK.

BigTime Books ( www.bigtimebooks.com ).

Black Dog Books ( www.blackdogbooks.net ), 1115 Pine Meadows Ct., Normal, IL 61761-5432, USA. Email: info@blackdogbooks.net

Borderlands Press ( www.borderlandspress.com ), POB 61, Benson, MD 21018, USA.

The Borgo Press ( www.wildsidebooks.com ).

Cemetery Dance Publications ( www.cemeterydance.com ), 132-B Industry Lane, Unit #7, Forest Hill, MD 21050, USA. Email: info@cemeterydance.com

Chaosium, Inc ( www.chaosium.com ).

ChiZine Publications ( www.chizinepub.com ). Email: info@chizinepub.com

Chômu Press ( info@chomupress.com ), 70 Hill Street, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1TW, UK. Email: info@chomupress.com

Crowded Quarantine Publications ( www.crowdedquarantinepublications .co.uk ), 34 Cheviot Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV2 2HD, UK.

Cycatrix Press ( www.jasunni.com ), JaSunni Productions LLC, 16420 S.E. McGillivray Blvd., Ste 103-1010, Vancouver, WA 98683, USA. Email: jasunni@jasunni.com

Dark Horse Books ( www.darkhorse.com ), 10956 SE Main Street, Milwaukie, OR 97222, USA.

Dark Moon Books ( www.darkmoonbooks.com ), 13039 Glen Ct., Chino Hills, CA 91709-1135, USA. Email: eric.guignard@gmail.com

Dark Regions Press LCC ( www.darkregions.com ), 6635 N. Baltimore Ave. STE 241, Portland, OR 97203, USA.

Dark Renaissance Books ( www.darkrenaissance.com ), 315 Paige Court, Colusa, CA 95932, USA. Email: darkrenbook@gmail.com

Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. ( www.grantbooks.com ), 19 Surrey Lane, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls, NH 03844, USA.

DreamHaven Books ( www.dreamhavenbooks.com ), 2301 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406, USA.

Earthling Publications ( www.earthlingpub.com ), PO Box 413, Northborough, MA 01532, USA. Email: earthlingpub@yahoo.com

Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing/Hades Publications, Inc. ( www.edgewebsite.com ), PO Box 1714, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2L7, Canada. Email: publisher@hadespublications.com

Edgeworks Abbey ( www.harlanellisonbooks.com ).

Egaeus Press ( www.egaeuspress.com ). Email: egaeuspress@gmail.com

Ex Hubris Imprints ( www.pstdarkness.wordpress.com ). Email: postscripts2 darkness@gmail.com

Exile Editions Ltd. ( www.exileeditions.com ), 144483 Southgate Road 14—GD, Holstein, Ontario, N0G 2A0, Canada.

Fedogan & Bremer Publishing LLC ( fedoganandbremer.com ), 3918 Chicago Street, Nampa, Idaho 83686, USA.

Gray Friar Press ( www.grayfriarpress.com ), 9 Abbey Terrace, Whitby, North Yorkshire Y021 3HQ, UK. Email: gary.fry@virgin.net

Hippocampus Press ( www.hippocampuspress.com ), PO Box 641, New York, NY 10156, USA. Email: info@hippocampuspress.com