Having recovered from a wonderful experience in Atlanta at the Outer Dark Symposium of the Greater Weird, I'm recalling the highlights of speaking on a panel about The Weird Novel and reading from my story "Burial Suit," my first reading of material from BABY POWDER...
T. Fox Dunham and Phil Thomas invited me back to What Are You Afraid Of? episode 40 to share a short story and kick off a semi-regular series of reports on "Haunted New York." (Bonus: Linda Jones recorded my story, "Talk to Leo"). Here's how...
The Grim Reader begins his review of Baby Powder and Other Terrifying Substances like this: "Not since John F.D. Taff’s short story collection have I enjoyed a coming together of short tales such as this. Though I have read some of these before, I was...
Unnerving Magazine gave glowing marks to my debut collection, Baby Powder and Other Terrifying Substances. Here's an excerpt: "Thanks to the limited sum of John C. Foster's stuff that I've read, I had a certain expectations going into this collection. I expected originality. I expected good...
The SCHEDULE for THE OUTER DARK SYMPOSIUM in ATL this SATURDAY MARCH 25. COMPLETE LISTING of PANELS & READINGS BELOW!!! 9:30-10 AM BADGE PICK-UP & BREAKFAST 10-10:15 AM INTRODUCTION: Scott Nicolay 10:15-10:30 AM READING: Kristi DeMeester 10:30-11:15 AM PANEL: THE WEIRD NOVEL Though there have always been great Weird novels such as Die Andere...
I'm wallowing in the weird next week as I join a collection of authors in Atlanta for the OUTER DARK SYMPOSIUM ON THE WEIRD for panels, discussion and (as always happens) a descent into madness. The event was organized by Anya Martin and Scott Nicolay...
I will be reading for the Line Break reading series put on by Bill Shunn in Astoria, Queens. The event will be at 3pm, Saturday, May 6 and will feature Marleen S. Barr, Malcolm Chang, Richard Tyler Pearson and yours truly, for a varied afternoon...
I will be a panelist and possibly reading from BABY POWDER AND OTHER TERRIFYING SUBSTANCES at The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird in late March down in Atlanta. Updates on additional conferences and readings to follow....
Author of RESURRECTION Angel McCue had wonderful things to say about DEAD MEN. "Foster does not pull any punches with this dark, action packed thriller. Put your seal belt on and make sure it's fastened tight, because even with it, you're going to be white knuckling...
John C. Foster adds to the current Weird Fiction Renaissance with Baby Powder and Other Terrifying Substances, a tough-as-nails collection of short stories that deftly explore elements of cosmicism, science fiction horror, creepshow bizarre, unholy retribution, human cruelty, and post-apocalyptic blight with a trim, almost...