A wonderful Amazon review of The Isle by Marissa Smith! "From the children to the corpses, I thoroughly enjoyed being immersed in Foster's dark world again with little regard for modern time. I often get distracted and don't finish books but that was definitely not the case...
Here is my Necronomicon schedule: I’m arriving on Friday around lunch. Saturday – 3:00-4:15pm THE UNNAMABLE DOWN EAST: THE INFLUENCE OF LOVECRAFT ON THE WORKS OF STEPHEN KING – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate 17th Floor What elements of Lovecraftian fiction have been incorporated by King into his narratives? Which stories...
I typically have more than one project going at a time in various stages of development. As I wait for notes back on the novel All the Teeth in the World I'm revising a novel/novella titled Archibald Leech, the Many Storied Man. This project grew...
It's hard to figure out to begin when recapping Necon, a unique conference in Portsmouth, RI oft likened to a summer camp for horror writers/readers/publishers. Do I start with my terrible performance in the Necon Olympics miniature golf event? My roommate Paul Tremblay? Dinners out...
Sheri Sebastian-Gabriel is launching her novel SPIRITS at Otto's Shrunken Head, the coolest Tiki Bar in NYC's East Village. I'll be reading along with Sheri, Ed Kurtz and Doungjai Gam Bepko. Saturday July 13, 6pm-8pm. Otto's is at 538 E. 14th street between Avenues A &...
So, a lot has been going on and I'll do a quick info dump right here: Draft 4 of All the Teeth in the World is off to beta readers. The novella Archibald Leech, the Many Storied Man is out to a different group of readers. I'll be...
MISTER WHITE came out a few years ago (from the great folks at Grey Matter Press) but it's still finding fans. Horror DNA recently said: "Mister White is an exception. Author John C. Foster manages the surprising feat of grafting a spy novel onto a demonic...
After a flurry of announcements it feels like I've been too quiet. Suffice to say I'm continuing with edits on the fourth draft of All the Teeth in the World and they continue apace. I've submitted the novella Archibald Leech, the Many Storied Man to...
Storgy Magazine raved about THE SEVEN DEADLIEST and had this to say about my novelette, GILDA: First up, we have ‘Gilda’ by John C. Foster. Foster is a master of the unsettling, quite simply, and the way he handles dialogue in this story is exquisite. Every...
Ink Heist has announced the five winners of its giveaway of THE ISLE on audiobook, narrated by Linda Jones. The winners are: Mikhail Rapoport Jr. J. Travis Grundon Michael Fowler Cassandra Darens S.D. Vassallo Congratulations! You can see the official announcement at Ink Heist here ...