The Devil's Coattails: More Dispatches from the Dark Frontier

My short story "If You Love Me" is included in this amazing anthology edited by Jason V. Brock and William F. Nolan. It has just gone up for pre-order. Take a look at this list of contributors and tell me how lucky I am.

Ramsey Campbell, John Shirley, Jason V Brock, Marc Scott Zicree, Norman Corwin, Dennis Etchison, Earl Hamner, Jenny Brundage, Nancy Kilpatrick, Jerry E. Airth, Sunni K Brock, Richard Christian Matheson, Paul J. Salamoff, Paul G. Bens, Jr., William F. Nolan, Dan O'Bannon, Max Brand, Richard Selzer, James Robert Smith, and Wilum Pugmire/Maryanne K. Snyder.

You can preorder at: http://jasunni.mybigcommerce.com/pre-order-special-the-devils-coattails-more-dispatches-from-the-dark-frontier-trade-hardcover/

Interview at Nightlight

The very sweet Darla Sands over at Nightlight was kind enough to ask me to do an interview which has now gone live. Please check it out if you have a moment.

And thank you Darla!

http://noonnight.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-virtual-sit-down-with-paul-g-bens-jr.html

Talk Story: Three Tales of Hawai'i - review

A huge, huge thank you to Lisa over and Michele 'n Jeff Reviews for this amazing review of Talk Story: Three Tales of Hawai'i.


Here's a snippet of what Lisa had to say:

Talk Story: Three Tales of Hawai’i often feels like a glimpse into a private journal filled with thoughts and confessions and emotions of a deeply personal nature. The credit for that goes to the author’s absorbing prose and vivid imagery.

Kelland Reviewed

A huge thank you to Kassa over at Three Dollar Bill Reviews for this amazing review of Kelland.

Check out the review, but in the meantime, here's a snippet:

Kelland proves that Paul G Bens is an exceptional author. After reading his collection of short stories, I knew I wanted to read Kelland and it doesn't disappoint. While well written and technically easy to read, the topics broached are anything but light. The characters suffer, deeply, but this isn't a depressing book. Instead it's compelling, interesting, and dynamic on several levels. You can't put the book down and don't want it to end yet you know what's coming isn't necessarily good. 

And just a reminder...Kelland is now available in multiple e-book formats.  You can find it in the Sony e-reeader Store, the iPad bookstore, Barnes & Noble Nook store, Kobo books, Diesel Books or just cut out the middleman and go to Smashwords.

The Fear of Gay Men

THE FEAR OF GAY MEN: A roundtable interview on the New Queer Horror that I conducted with dark scribes Vince Liaguno, Michael Rowe, Lee Thomas , Robert Dunbar and Chad Helder is now live at Dark Scribe Magazine.

Check it out!

Part 1:

http://www.darkscribemagazine.com/dark-fiction-roundtable/the-fear-of-gay-men-a-roundtable-discussion-on-the-new-queer.html

Part 2:

http://www.darkscribemagazine.com/dark-fiction-roundtable/the-fear-of-gay-men-a-roundtable-discussion-on-the-new-queer-1.html

Go...read...what could be scarier than last night's election results?

Dark Discoveries & The Beheld reviewed

Author David Agranoff has reviewed Dark Discoveries #16 and has some really lovely things to say about my contribution, "The Beheld."

The highlight for me was the wonderfully crafted “The Beheld” by Paul G. Bens. It is subtle, but unnerving tale that slowly worms it's way into your head.

Read David's review of the whole issue right HERE.

Thank you David!

The Beheld in Dark Discoveries #16

Dark Discoveries #16 which contains my short story The Beheld is finally available for order. And I hear a number of copies are signed by William F. Nolan, Cody Goodfellow and Jason and Sunni Brock. So get those while they last.

The Beheld is probably the most extreme of my horror stories and is a story about the horrors of objectification and degradation.

Check it out.

http://darkdiscoveries.1freecart.com/i/170916/dark-discoveries-16-spring-2010-comics-pulps-mayhem.htm