MY WRITING UPDATE

Good news in my mailbox last week: I not only received one, but two contributor's copies of magazines containing my work. One is a resurrected classic monster magazine from the 60's and 70's that your'e sure to recognize and the other is from an up-and-coming horror 'zine.

"#1 NEW release in Comics History thanks to the second installment of our ongoing FEAR IN FOUR COLORS section (a 21-page spread). Thanks for supporting us!" was a message from Dead Letter Press who publish NIGHTMARE ABBEY and BLACK INFINITY.

While BI is on a temporary hiatus until possibly later this year, the new issue of NA has dropped HERE. Behind another great cover by the legendary Allen Kozsowski lies some dreadfully delightful fiction by Ramsey Campbell, Stever Rasnic Tem and Steve Duffy among others. Getting its due is an article on the underrated and underappreciated UK shocker, HORROR HOTEL starring Christopher Lee. And last but not least is my second installment of the ongoing series, "Fear in Four Colors: The Hideous History of American Horror Comics". This time around, I discuss in detail the first pre-EC horror titles that have a distinguished place in horror comics history. The first chapter is in issue #4 of NA which you can buy right HERE.

You can still get the special "Creature Features" edition of BLACK INFINITY HERE with my full-length feature on the history of FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND.

Calvin T. Beck's venerable CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN is enjoying its third incarnation, this time from the folks who also publish the long-running SCARY MONSTERS. Issue #39 has just been released and I'm proud to have included my article on one of Hollywood's great men behind the camera, "He Filmed Frankenstein:The Cinematography of Arthur Edeson". In my estimation, this could be the most in-depth coverage of the highly-respected cameraman that not only photographed Universal's classic monster movie, but one of the greatest pictures ever, CASABLANCA. Order info is HERE.

But wait -- that's not all! My article of the 1925 version of Arthur Conan Doyle's THE LOST WORLD is in a recent issue of PREHISTORIC TIMES. You may have already recognized this as it's up for a Rondo Award in the "Best Article" category for 2023. It got a nice review from the Everything Dinosaur blog:  "It was also a pleasure to read John Navroth’s account of the filming of “The Lost World”, the cinematic adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel of the same name. Any article featuring an image of stop motion pioneer Willis O’Brien is fine by us. As Mike Fredericks (editor) comments, perhaps this article is a prelude to a later piece that will feature the classic “King Kong” film from 1933." And indeed, it is! Hint! Hint! Grab your copy of PT direct from the publisher HERE. 

That about wraps it up for this time. I'll be filling you in on all the new stuff in the hopper for this year as it happens. I appreciate the support, especially for the great magazines they appear in. You can also follow me at my Amazon Author's Page, as well as conveniently order BLACK INFINITY and NIGHTMARE ABBEY HERE.