Sometimes when it rains, it pours. Dale Ester shared this wonderful review of The Isle: Fans of gothic horror are in for a treat with THE ISLE. Set on the New England coast, John C. Foster's novel is full of heavy accents, stormy skies and the salty...
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...
Manor House adapted my short story "Hand of Glory" into an audio tale and did a wonderful job. The story was written to develop the character of Hoodoo Girl, and was later included in my first novel, DEAD MEN. Hoodoo Girl is a young hillbillyette...
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...
I'm delighted to join Sheri Sebastien-Gabriel as she debuts her new work SPIRITS at Otto's Shrunken Head on Saturday, July 13 at 6pm. I will be reading from...