26 May 2017 The Greater Weird
From my recent trip to Atlanta, this is Part Two of The Outer Dark Symposium on the Greater Weird, Saturday March 25. In addition to the audio above, you can find more info by clicking here....
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23 May 2017 Let the Dark Ones In
It has surfaced. Audio footage of that most diabolical of events, Let the Dark Ones In, that transpired at KGB Bar just over one year ago. And now you can hear it too! In addition to the audio above, you can learn a bit more...
08 May 2017 Line Break at QED
A great way to spend a Saturday afternoon - Bill Shunn's Line Break reading series at QED in Astoria. The event featured Marleen S. Barr, Malcolm Chang, Richard Tyler Pearson, Dina Laura, and me, along with some wonderful 'editorial' work from Bill Shunn himself. It's...
30 Mar 2017 Home from Atlanta!
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...
27 Mar 2017 “Talk to Leo” & Haunted NY on What Are You Afraid Of?
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...
25 Mar 2017 Grim Reader Reviews BABY POWDER
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...
22 Mar 2017 Unnerving Magazine Reviews Baby Powder
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...
22 Mar 2017 Outer Dark Symposium Schedule
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...
19 Mar 2017 In which I travel to the Outer Dark (aka Atlanta)
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...
03 Mar 2017 Reading at Bill Shunn’s Line Break May 6!
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...