Jack Ketchum http://www.jackketchum.net "Who's the scariest guy in America? Probably Jack Ketchum." – Stephen King Wed, 09 May 2012 05:09:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Splatterpunk http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/04/20/splatterpunk/ http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/04/20/splatterpunk/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:21:18 +0000 Kev. (the Webmaster) http://www.jackketchum.net/?p=819 Splatterpunk MagazineJack is featured in an interview in Splatterpunk, a new printed horror zine. Issue 1 also features new fiction by Jeff Strand, Tim Curran, Jack Bantry, WD Gagliani & Dave Benton. Interviews with Wrath James White & Andre Duza. Non-fiction by Wayne Simmons. Illustrations by Dan Henk and Adam Hall. For more details and ordering info visit:
]]> http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/04/20/splatterpunk/feed/ 0 Behind the Scenes http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/04/09/behind-the-scenes/ http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/04/09/behind-the-scenes/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:00:47 +0000 Kev. (the Webmaster) http://www.jackketchum.net/?p=817 Fearnet has an interesting account of how Jack’s novella Right to Life almost got made into a movie, and how his short story Mail Order did, instead.

You can read all about it here.

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Coming soon from LitReactor...

Read all about the last round here!

]]> http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/04/01/talking-scars/feed/ 0 Horror for Good http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/04/01/horror-for-good/ http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/04/01/horror-for-good/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:08:03 +0000 Kev. (the Webmaster) http://www.jackketchum.net/?p=810 Horror for GoodJack’s story Returns, appears alongside stories by Joe R. Lansdale, Wrath James White, F. Paul Wilson, Laird Barron, and more in the new charity anthology Horror for Good, available now from Cutting Block Press.

Horror for Good is a non-themed anthology, whose proceeds will go to amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research.

This one’s for a good cause, so get your copy today!

]]> http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/04/01/horror-for-good/feed/ 0 2 Reviews and an Interview http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/03/03/2-reviews-and-an-interview/ http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/03/03/2-reviews-and-an-interview/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:41:17 +0000 Kev. (the Webmaster) http://www.jackketchum.net/?p=808 Two recent reviews of The Woman (the novel) have been making the rounds of late:

Ain’t It Cool News notes that the novel “packs a mighty punch”

Shock Totem calls the collaboration between Jack and Lucky McKee “a shimmering bouquet of dripping red madness”

Kealan Patrick Burke subjects Jack to “The Seven” – in which he invites some of his favorite authors to answer seven questions about their most recent projects!

]]> http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/03/03/2-reviews-and-an-interview/feed/ 0 Fear-Mongers! http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/03/03/fear-mongers/ http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/03/03/fear-mongers/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:30:51 +0000 Kev. (the Webmaster) http://www.jackketchum.net/?p=806 Everybody has a horror movie that scared the bejesus out of them as a kid. Every actor has one, too. Part talk-show, part reading-series, Fear-Mongers is an entertaining evening for both horror fans and general spectators alike. Come if you dare…

Jack will be participating in March 27th’s Fear-Mongers event in New York, appearing alongside Lloyd Kaufman of TROMA Films, Trav S.D. (author of No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book that Made Vaudeville Famous), Jim Mickle and Nick Damici (co-writers, director, and star of Stake Land)

Tuesday, March 27th at 8 PM
at Dixon Place
161A Chrystie Street (btn Rivington and Delancey)
Tickets: $10
For reservations, call: (212) 219-0736

More info at Dixon Place and on Facebook!

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Check the Appearances page to see when he’ll be in your neighborhood!

]]> http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/03/01/wheres-jack/feed/ 0 She’s back… http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/02/28/shes-back/ http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/02/28/shes-back/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:54:04 +0000 Kev. (the Webmaster) http://www.jackketchum.net/?p=797 Just when you thought it was safe…

The Woman returns in a stunningly gorgeous trade hardcover edition from Cemetery Dance publications. This edition also features the bonus novella Cow, which was not a part of the previous hardcover edition.

If you ever wondered “what happens next,” this is your chance to find out!

This edition of The Woman features a stunning cover by Harry O. Morris, and is available now!

]]> http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/02/28/shes-back/feed/ 0 The Box http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/02/23/the-box/ http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/02/23/the-box/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:38:44 +0000 Kev. (the Webmaster) http://www.jackketchum.net/?p=786 Jack’s Stoker Award winning short story The Box, is featured in two new anthologies from Cemetery Dance Publications!

First, it is featured as the entry for “1994″ in the massive two volume edition of The Century’s Best Horror Fiction, edited by John Pelan. 100 authors – 100 stories – 100 years.

Next up, Joe R. Lansdale has compiled The Horror Hall of Fame: The Stoker Winners.

Both anthologies offer a stunning array of fiction, and are guaranteed to keep you up late at night.

The Century's Best Horror vol. 2

 

]]> http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/02/23/the-box/feed/ 0 No Such Thing as an Immoral Book… http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/01/26/no-such-thing-as-an-immoral-book/ http://www.jackketchum.net/2012/01/26/no-such-thing-as-an-immoral-book/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:03:58 +0000 Kev. (the Webmaster) http://www.jackketchum.net/?p=783 Screen/Read has a fantastic new interview with Jack, and review of The Woman!

English version of the interview

German version of the interview

Review of The Woman (in German)

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