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A New Year's message from Graham : 'Matt and I would like to wish all my friends and readers a wonderful, happy and successful New Year.'

An advance notification about two offers.

The Manitou will be on offer in the UK only from January 1 - 31 for only £0.99.

The Devil In Gray will be on offer in the US only from January 2- 7 for only $1.99.

'On January 2, 2024, Karolina Mogielska and Graham Masterton will return to Studio Grozy. This time we're going to talk about their work together, and their latest novella, Dark Days of Christmas. Plus radio plays based on this book. They will be interviewed by Zuza Wrona and Jarek Klonowski.

'Listen Us at 19:00 UK time

This is the link to the interview in English. It is number 26 in the list of recordings.

Trailer here'

Thinking of having a pleasant, relaxing Christmas?

Well, think again as Grýla, the Icelandic, cannibalistic "Christmas witch" and her "Yule Boys" have other ideas!

Phantasmagoria Books is very proud to present a brand new novella from bestseller author Graham Masterton and Karolina Mogielska, The Dark Days Of Christmas, now retailing across the world from Amazon!

Front cover artwork: Smith & Jones.

Front cover design: Adrian Baldwin.

Illustrations: Randy Broecker, Dave Carson, Allen Koszowski, Jim Pitts and Andrew Smith.

Amazon UK link. Amazon US link.

'It is item #23 at the bottom of the list.'

'It can be pre-ordered from the Lingua Mortis bookstore.'

'Since it was jointly written by me and Karolina Mogielska, I have grumbled a bit about her name being in a slightly smaller font than mine, but they have promised to rectify this in any reprints.'

Tuesday, December 12 at 19:00 UK time or 20:00 Polish time. Trailer here'

From Graham: 'A contest was held on my Polish website to win three copies of the anthology Nocne Mary (Nightmares) published by Lingua Mortis. The three winners were remarkable. Wojciech Chowaniec came up with a scary bas-relief; Magdalena Musial made an extraordinary miniature witch's house to sit on her bookshelf, and Krystian Pawlowski wrote a poem in English including my book titles.'

Charnel House and The Devil In Gray are both on special offer of only $1.99 in the United States today only (November 10).

'For anyone who wants to catch up with the series, I think this is useful.'

Click on image below to open link.

'I have finished the 12th Katie Maguire thriller Pay Back The Devil and I am now working on horror stories based on Slavic mythology with Karolina Mogielska.'

And from Graham: 'Here are some pictures from the presentation of prizes for this year's Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest. As usual it took place in Wolow Prison and was attended by the inmates as well as the Warden and other prison staff.'

Also The Devil In Gray will be on sale for only $1.99 on September 21 for one day only in the USA, Canada and GB.

All of the series will be released as paperbacks, Kindle and audio.'

'A date for the fifth, The Ninth Nightmare will be announced later.

'All of the first four books are available for pre-order on Amazon.'

'Here is a sneaky preview of the covers of the first four.'

From Graham: 'A few more pictures from Poland. (1) signing books in Nysa; (2) the audience in Nysa; and (3) signing books for Rebis at the Vivelo Book Fair.'

From Graham: 'A picture of three hundred copies of the Jim Rook thriller Ougrod Zla (Garden Of Evil) which I autographed at the offices of Albatros Wydawnictwo in Warsaw (with Karolina Mogielska in the background). And a picture from the night of the Vivelo Book Awards 2023 with Karolina, me, Agata Wisniewska to the publicity director of Albatros and the owner of Albatros Alexandra Saluga.'

From Graham: 'It was with great regret that I had to miss attending the Vivelo Book Fair in Warsaw on Saturday May 20. I have been told that many of you came with the expectation of my signing your books for you. You also wanted to listen to my interview with Piotr Pocztarek, who runs my excellent Polish website, as well as hearing about the new scary stories based on Polish mythology which I am writing with Karolina Mogielska. Sadly, I became unexpectedly unwell, and had to go to a doctor. I received excellent treatment and am making a complete recovery, but I am truly sorry that I was unable to fulfil a commitment to which I have been looking forward for a very long time. I am planning to return to Poland in the very near future and I hope I will be able to make up then for my absence at Vivelo.'

From Graham: 'I am off to Poland tomorrow. These are the promotional posters for my visit to the Warsaw Vivelo Book & Media Fair next week.'

For today only (April 18) Charnel House is on offer in the USA and Canada for only $1.99.

Press Release: On May 18-21, 2023, the Vivelo Book and Media Fair will take place at the PGE National Stadium in Warsaw, with Graham Masterton as a guest! This is the first opportunity in a long time to meet the author in the capital of Poland.

You will be able to meet Graham on Saturday, May 20 from 12:45-13:45 on the #lifestyle stage, where the author will answer the questions of the host and the gathered readers.Immediately after the meeting, a book signing session will take place on stage, which will last about 2 hours. We cordially invite everyone willing to listen to what Graham has to say, get an autograph or take a commemorative photo!

'Also, four short stories: "Neighbours From Hell", "Son Of Beast", "Underbed" and "What The Dark Does" have been acquired by the French independent publisher Faute de Frappe for publication as a collection.'

More publication details when we have them.

'Find out the real terrifying reason why Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol!'

From Graham: 'The Graham Masterton Collection Volume 1 (The Manitou, Charnel House and The Djinn) is on special offer in the USA from March 14 - 19 at only $3.99. Available from Amazon and other online outlets.'

From Graham: 'I was asked to sum up my writing life in pictures, and this is the result.'

From Graham: 'This is a new review of The House At Phantom Park by the author Don D'Ammassa for Science Fiction Chronicle.

The House at Phantom Park by Graham Masterton, Head of Zeus, 2022

An abandoned hospital is scheduled to be redeveloped as living space. Two people sent to survey the property are struck down mysteriously and one of them is convinced that he is a soldier wounded in Afghanistan, who has subsequently died. The incidents escalate with exploding bodies, spontaneous human combustion, contagious paralysis, and voices, images, and strange sounds. The supernatural beings native to Afghanistan have decided that all veterans of wars there must suffer forever, and they are determined to destroy anyone who might interfere with their fate. Grisly, relentlessly chilling, and occasionally surprising, this is one of the best of the author's recent novels.

From Graham: 'A TV report about my visit to Wolow Prison to launch this year's Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest. Great if you can understand Polish!'

From Graham: 'When you meet a really brilliant co-author, you cling on to her! Karolina Mogielska and me at the Greek Taverna in Wroclaw. Our story "Mr Nobody" is out today in the new issue of Phantasmagoria magazine with interviews with me and Karolina. It is available from Amazon throughout the world. And coming out soon in Polish, Greek and Czech, too.'

The House At Phantom Park and The Soul Stealer will both be Kindle Monthly Deals in the UK throughout March.

From Graham: 'Trevor Kennedy has just announced the new issue of Phantasmagoria magazine which includes a short story "Mr Nobody" co-authored by me and Karolina Mogielska. It was inspired by Karolina's work as a psychologist dealing with cases of domestic abuse and the terrifying Polish goddess Dziewanna.

Karolina and I are currently working together on more stories based on Slavic mythology.'

The Hymn will be on special offer for only $1.99 on Thursday, February 23 for one day only in the UK, in Canada and the USA.

From Graham: 'Replika have released Potomek (Descendant) as an audio book in Polish .

'One of the rare times that I wrote about vampires.'

From Graham: 'Two of my visits to Poland at the beginning of next month have been finalised, and these are the posters.

'On March 1st shall be visiting Slizow village hall at 19:00; and on March 2nd I shall be visiting the pulic library at Wisznia Mala at 17:00. A third visit is being arranged for March 3rd at Jawor but I do not have the details yet.

'I shall also be visiting Wolow Prison on March 2nd to talk to the inmates. The Polish Prison Service has approved a seventh annual Graham Masterton Written in Prison Contest and I am going to give them a pep talk to encourage them to enter.'

From Graham: 'For today only (Feb 10) the ebook edition of Charnel House is available in the USA and Canada for only $1.99.'

This is the online poster for the nomination by the Polish readers' society Lubimy Czytac (I love reading) of Ludzie Cienia (The Shadow People) as Best Horror Novel of 2022.

The Line-Up have selected some golden oldies from the Masterton backlist. All of these titles are still available for any reader who has missed any of them.

From Graham: 'My novel Ludzie Cienia (The Shadow People) published by Rebis has been nominated Best Horror Novel of 2022 by Lubimy Czytac (We Like Reading), the largest literary portal in Poland.

'The short horror story I co-authored with Polish psychologist Karolina Mogielska, "Mr Nobody" will be published as a chapbook by the Greek publishers Lifokos.

'Karolina and I are now working on a series of short stories based on Polish mythology, such as the fearsome goddess Dziewanna and the hellish cat Wargin, which we hope to publish as a collection.'

From Graham: 'The House At Phantom Park has been selected as International Hit of the Year for 2022 by the National Fantasy and Horror Club of Bulgaria "The Citadel".'

From Graham: 'Extraordinary books of our time: My friend Arkadiusz Siejda has bound 14 of my Polish sex advice manuals into one enormous volume, beautifully encased in leather. There is only one copy of it, I am afraid to say. If there were more, I would advise any reader trying to spice up their love life not to take it to bed, in case they were crushed before they could get up to anything exciting!'

From Graham: 'A new collection of horror stories in Italian from Alessandro Manzetti includes my Lovecraftian story "Will".'

A New Year's message from Graham: 'I would like to wish all my friends and readers a wonderful, happy and successful New Year.'

The Hymn is on promotion in the United States today only (December 23) for $1.99.

'The headline "Mistrz za kratami" means "Master behind bars".'

A brief mention of The Soul Stealer by Emma Dark in this month's We Belong Dead movie magazine. As well as a 5-page review of The Manitou movie.

Weird Fiction Review (12), the 400-page horror magazine published by Centipede Press of Colorado, features a 23-page richly-illustrated interview about the life and times and books of Graham Masterton, plus his short story, 'The Changeling'.

Copies can be obtained from Centipredepress.com.

From Graham: 'A really handsome hardback edition of Der Augestossen (The Pariah) from Festa Verlag in Germany. It is limited to 1111 copies.'

The Shadow People is on Kindle special offer throughout the month of November.

From Graham: 'This article appeared in the Sunday Independent in Ireland yesterday..'

Today only (October 30) the The Graham Masterton Collection Volume Two and The Hymn will be on special offer for only $1.99 each on Amazon in the USA, Canada and the UK.

From Graham: 'My gnome in Wroclaw has a nameplate at last, so tourists will know who I am.'

A very sneak preview of the cover of the forthcoming paperback edition of The House At Phantom Park.

You can now watch full-length The Manitou movie for free here.

For US readers, the Kindle edition of Charnel House is on offer today, October 18, for only $1.99.

For US readers, the Kindle edition of The Hymn is on offer today, October 14, for only $1.99.

From Graham: 'The latest issue of the Polish newspaper Temi, with a review of the Replika edition of Bazyliszek (Basilisk).'

From Graham: 'This was the winner of this year's Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest, Cezary Dec. And this was the presentation at Wolow Prison.'

From Graham: 'The House At Phantom Park is out on October 13 and can be preordered on Kindle.'

From Graham: 'Det Supt Katie Maguire will be back on duty before too long. Meanwhile any reader who needs to catch up on her previous adventures will be able to do so with Katie Maguire: The Complete Collection of all 11 thrillers up to date, out on Kindle on November 24, but available for pre-order now at a very attractive price.'

From Graham: 'Coming on October 27 and now available for pre-order on Amazon Kindle, Blind Panic. The manitou returns to get his ultimte revenge on the white man. Starring Harry Erskine, of course! (Also available in print and audio.)'

From Graham: 'On the first day of its publication, the collection of short horror stories Days Of Utter Dread which I wrote in collaboration with Dawn G Harris, reached Number One on Amazon in UK short horror stories, Number One in UK horror fiction and Number One in US short stories.'

From Graham: 'I have just been sent the poster for my forthcoming trip to Poland on September 28 - October 3.'

The Coven will be published on September 7 by Albatros in Poland as Sabat Czarownic (Witches' Sabbath).

From Graham: 'I have just received my copies of The House At Phantom Park. It will be published on October 13 and is available for pre-order on Amazon.'

From Graham: 'I will not be able to attend Wroclaw Fantasy festival this year, but my books will be making an appearance courtesy of Replika publishers. I will be back in Wroclaw on September 29 for the presentation of prizes for the 6th annual Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest at Wolow Prison, and also for at lest four personal appearances at towns around Wroclaw ... full details of those later.'

For today only, August 16, The Hymn is on sale in the USA for only $1.99.

From Graham: 'Drought is available in hardback, paperback and Kindle ... and contains some useful information about dealing with a catastrophic water shortage!'

From Graham: 'My favourite picture of the summer so far ... a cold beer and a hot copy of the French edition of The House Of A Hundred Whispers, posted by Damien Marchal.'

From Graham: Days Of Utter Dread, my new collection of horror stories along with my co-author Dawn G Harris, will be published on September 8 but is available for pre-order on Amazon. Faint-hearted readers should be aware that it comes with a content warning!'

From Graham: 'Emma Dark, the award-winning film director and actor, has mentioned me twice in her column for We Belong Dead magazine ... pointing out that Plague was horribly premonitory!'

From Graham: 'The last horror anthology to be published by Phantom Press in Poland Wszystkie Krgi Piekla (All Circles Of Hell) has just been released. It includes my story " A Portrait Of Kasia" which was inspired by real events. The story was published in English in issue #19 of Phantasmagoria magazine.'

The Graham Masterton Collection Volume Two is on special offer in the US on July 29 for just $3.99.

It includes The Devil In Gray and The Devils of D-Day.

The Graham Masterton Collection Volume One is on special offer in the USA today (July 26) for only $3.99.

The collection includes The Manitou, Charnel House and The Hymn.

From Graham: 'The Soul Stealer is now out in Polish as Noc Scorpiona. Here is my friend and researcher and co-author Karolina Mogielska with one of the first copies.'

From Graham: 'From today, July 20, subscribers to NetGalley will be able to review The House At Phantom Park, my new horror novel due for publication on October 1.'

Tomorrow, July 17, for one day only, The Graham Masterton Collection Volume Two will be on special offer in the USA only for just $2,99, and The Devils Of D-Day will be on special offer for only $1.99.

From Graham: 'Head of Zeus will be publishing a fresh paperback of Blind Panic on October 27. Here is a sneak preview of the the new cover, which has been designed to match Black Angel, Plague and Walkers which are also out in new paperback editions.

'In Blind Panic, Misquamacus the medicine man from The Manitou has returned for his ultimate revenge on the white race, who decimated his people. People across the country are suddenly struck blind, leaving them helpless against the spirit warriors who have risen to slaughter their oppressors. Harry Erskine is faced with his greatest challenge ever.'

From Graham: 'Days Of Utter Dread, a collection of ten of my horror stories including to co-authored with Dawn G Harris, will be on sale on September 8, but available for pre-order from July 15.'

The Manitou is on special offer in the United States today only (July 5) for only $1.99.

The Hymn is on special offer in the United States today only (July 4) for only $1.99.

From Graham: 'I have just signed a contract with Festa Verlag for hardback editions in German of The Pariah and Family Portrait. Shown below is the cover of the Festa Verlag edition of The Pariah ... a limited-edition hardback of incredible quality'

From Graham: 'A picture taken at the Pyrkon Fantasy festival in Poznan ... with Milka Wi my favourite witch and my researcher and co-author Karolina Mogielska.'

From Graham: 'A reader has discovered a VERY rare promotional T-shirt that was made for the movie of my horror novel Ritual which in fact was never made.

'I am auctioning this XL T-shirt in aid of the children of the orphanage at Strzelin in Poland. Any money raised will enable them to have new summer clothes and to go on summer outings.

'Bidding will start at £50 and bids should be sent to me at manitouman1@yahoo.com. Bids will close on July 23.'

From Graham: 'I had a great few days in Poland, mainly for the Pyrkon Fantasy Festival in Poznan.'

Pic 1: My researcher and co-author Karolina Mogielska being the best advertisement for one of my books ever in her T-shirt for The Shadow People (Ludzie Cineia)
Pic 2: Giving a talk at the library at Sroda Slaska with Karolina and my friend Krzysztof Reszczyk
Pic 3: Talking psychology with Karolina in Wroclaw (she is a professional psychologist)
Pic 4: With Karolina at Pyrkon
Pic 5: Meeting my dwarf in the street in Wroclaw

From Graham: 'I will be appearing at the library at Sroda Slaska near Wroclaw in Poland on Monday and this is the poster for it.'

A French review of The House Of A Hundred Whispers (Las Maison Aux Murmures.). Click here to read the translated review.

Graham will be in Poland on Thursday 16th June for the Pyrkon Festival.

From Graham: 'My story "Anka" about Polish oprhans and the ghastly witch Baba Yaga has just been published in the Czech horror magazine Kratky Rez. The issue also includes an interview with me.'

From Graham: 'I have been told that the times I was first given for my appearances at the Pyrkon Festival were not quite correct.

They should be':

I have an autograph session at 6:00 pm
An author's meeting at 7:00 pm
And photo session at 8:00 pm

The Soul Stealer will be published in Polish by Rebis on August 23, under the title Noc Skorpiona (The Night Of The Scorpion).

The Soul Stealer is a Kindle Monthly Deal in the UK throughout the whole of June.

This article about the Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest is featured on the Polish news medium Onet.

For today only (May 28) The Devils of D-Day is on special offer in the USA for only $1.99.

From Graham: 'Host publishers in the Czech Republic have just brought out a very handsome hardback of the Katie Maguire thriller Dead Girls Dancing - Tanec V Ohni.

From Graham: 'News about the new short horror story collection from myself and Dawn G. Harris, Days Of Utter Dread and a reprint of 'What The Dark Does' in the June issue of the Horror Zine.

Listed by The Line Up as one of '19 Psychological Horror Books That Will Mess With Your Head.' Community By Graham Masterton.

Recovering from a car crash that took his girlfriend’s life and left him badly injured, Michael Spencer struggles to pull himself together while confined to a hospital in a small town in Montana. He soon becomes attached to the locals within the town, and even develops a new love interest. But as he grows stronger and regains his wits, he begins to notice that this home away from home is anything but heavenly. In fact, it’s quite literally the opposite.

From Graham: 'A new article in Fakt about the Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest in Poland, now in its sixth year.'

A new edition of The Manitou is to be published by Rebis in Poland on June 21. It will be followed by a new edition of Revenge of the Manitou on August 2.

From Graham: 'Les Edwards - the creator of many of the finest illustrations for horror and fantasy and other genres - has just updated his website and it's worth a look here here.

'It was Les who illustrated my award-winning novel Charnel House with an iconic picture that has been used several more times.'

From Graham: 'I have just signed 100 bookplates for the French-language edition of The House Of A Hundred Whispers, which were given as an incentive to readers who placed advance orders for the book from Livr'S, the Belgian publishers. I have a few spare bookplates which I can autograph for anyone who buys the book and sends me their name and postal address. Contact me at manitouman1@yahoo.com.'

From Graham: 'My forthcoming appearance at the Pyrkon Festival in Poznan, Poland, on June 18 has now been announced.'

From Graham: 'Just out of interest, some of the covers illustrated by Oliver Frey for past issues of Fear magazine have turned up on Facebook, including this cover which pictures a Night Warriors story I wrote featuring boys with the heads of dogs.'

From Graham: 'One of the ten short stories in Days of Utter Dread, the forthcoming collection by myself and Dawn G Harris, is "The Red Butcher of Wroclaw".

'Without giving any spoilers, I have just been told by my friend Kryzstof in Poland that in 1924 a man named Carl Denke who lived in this house in Ziebice in southern Poland killed and butchered over 40 people and turned them into hams and sausages, which he sold in Wroclaw.

'A lot of his cutomers became ill, and when he was arrested he committed suicide. These are pictures from his house, and him after he took his own life. But the interesting thing is that I never knew about him before writing my story. It will appear in Polish in the last horror anthology to be published by Phantom Press in June.

'Enjoy your dinner tonight!'

The Katie Maguire thriller White Bones and the stand-alone ghost story The House Of A Hundred Whispers are both being offered as Amazon Kindle Deals of the Month throughout May.

The Chidren God Forgot is being offered as a Kindle Deal of the Month in Australia and New Zealand, also throughout May.

A new collection of terrifying short stories by Graham Masterton and Dawn G Harris Days of Utter Dread has just been signed by Head of Zeus, to be published later this year. It includes two stories written by Dawn and Graham together, 'Stranglehold' and 'Cutting The Mustard', as well as a new story by Graham, 'On Gracious Pond', which explains the horrifying reason why Lewis Carroll wrote 'The Walrus and The Carpenter'. Graham and Dawn are already writing new horror stories together.

Head of Zeus have brought out really handsome paperback editions of three Masterton classics - Black Angel, Plague and Walkers.

From Graham: 'Sad news from my friend Sebastian Sokolowski of Phantom Press in Poland. For various reasons he is closing the business. But he will publishing a last anthology in June, All Circles Of Hell which will feature my story "A Portrait of Kasia"'.

The Manitou has been listed as one of 18 most influential novels in horror.

Read more here

From Graham: 'The Shadow People has now been published in Poland by Rebis as Ludzie Cienia. Here is my co-author and researcher, the psychologist Karolina Mogielska, with her copy. The book is actually dedicated to her for all the brilliant work she has done for me.'

The House Of A Hundred Whispers (La Maison Aux Cent Murmures) will be launched in French on June 1, but it is already available for pre-order from Livr'S Editions.

The Hymn is on offer today only (April 8) to US readers for the bargain price of $1.99.

From Graham: 'Replika publishers in Poland are bringing out a new edition of my vampire novel Descendant (Potomek).

'The Houses of Parliament are on the new cover which is very appropriate since the Government are such old-fashioned bloodsuckers!'

Albatros in Poland are bringing out Graham's 18th century crime thrillers Scarlet Widow and The Coven. Here are the covers:

From Graham: The Shadow People is a Kindle Monthly Deal throughout the whole of April.

From Graham: 'The Shadow People ( Ludzie Cienia) will be published by Rebis in Poland on April 12.

'On my Polish website there is a contest in which readers can have a chance to win one of four copies.'

From Graham: 'Replika publishers in Poland have just released a new edition of Famine (Glod in Polish).'

From Graham: 'For today only (March 17) the ebook edition of The Manitou is available in the USA and Canada for only $1.99. On Amazon USA or from Open Road Media or Early Bird Books.'

From Graham: 'The Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest has opened in Poland for the sixth year running. All of Poland's prison inmates are invited to submit short stories.'

Two new books are on the way. The House of A Hundred Whispers in French, from Livr'S and The Shadow People in Polish, from Rebis.

From Graham: 'A day after its release, The Soul Stealer is number 1 in Horror Thrillers, number 1 in British Horror, number 2 in Amazon Occult Horror and 500 in all Kindle sales.'

From Graham: 'From today (March 3) until March 5, the ebook edition of The Manitou is on sale in Britain, Canada and Australia for only $1.99.'

From Graham: 'Six weeks ago I signed contracts for the publication of The Manitou and The Revenge of the Manitou in Russia. In the light of the invasion of Ukraine I have arranged for the cancellation of both contracts.'

Dead Men Whistling and The Shadow People will be Kindle monthly deals in Australia and New Zealand throughout the month of March.

From Graham: 'I think now is an appropriate time for my readers to check out my novel of devastating Russian political intrigue, Ikon. Available as a Kindle ebook.'

From Graham: 'I am pleased to say that today I signed contracts for two Polish translations: The Soul Stealer with Rebis and The House At Phantom Park with Albatros.

The Soul Stealer export trade paperback edition has been selected for Eason's Spring Reads promotion in Ireland.

Eason's headline Spring new book offer will run until mid-May (a period that covers both the important Mother’s Day trading period, and also the February and Easter school mid-term breaks).

The emphasis of the promotion will be on highlighting the best new books published throughout the Spring period. Titles included within the offer will be merchandised and curated by theme from the main tables and metres at the front of store. In store, posters and POS will be produced consisting of shelf edges and posters. It will also feature on the home page of the easons.com website, where it will be the primary offer throughout the above time period. And finally, it will be supported with social media posts (combined 140K following across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) and also with emails to Eason's database of 200k customers.

The House of a Hundred Whispers has been voted best horror novel of the year for the Zloty Kosciej (Golden Bone) Award.

This is the cover for the hardback edition of The House At Phantom Park which Head of Zeus will be bringing out in October. This is an exclusive preview, just for the UK wesbite.

The House Of A Hundred Whispers has been shortlisted for the Zloty Kosciej Horror Award 2021.

Readers are invited to vote by February 5. They can do this on the Zloty Kosciej page (which is also translatable into English).

Copies of the new Polish edition of Ikon have arrived in the offices of Replika publishers.

Broken Angels, the second thriller in the series featuring Det Supt Katie Maguie, is on Kindle Monthly Sale all through January in Australia and New Zealand.

The Soul Stealer is now available for review on Net Galley.

It will be published on March 3.

Replika in Poland have re-released their edition of Famine with a new cover.

Drought has now been published in Polish as Susza by Rebis Wydawnictwo.

A New Year's message from Graham: 'I wish all my readers a new year of happiness and fulfillment.'

A Christmas message from Graham: 'Best wishes for Christmas to all my friends and readers. It has been another hard year in many ways, mostly because of Covid, but of course writers spent most of their lives in isolation anyway! Next year will see two new Masterton horror novels, The Soul Stealer and The House At Phantom Park, both of which I hope you will enjoy. Have a wonderful Christmas and make sure that you eat and drink too much so that all you are fit for afterwards is reading books!'

Christmas is coming, so why not help yourself to these three handsome new paperback editions (Plague, Walkers, Black Angel) of Masterton classics?

Coming in hardback and Kindle on March 3, 2022, a horror novel of American Indian mythology to rival The Manitou...

Ghost Virus has been picked this week for Amazon Prime Reading and will stay on the list for at least 2-3 months so Amazon Prime members can read it for free.

From Graham: 'A cheerful Christmas story for our readers.'

You can also read the PDF version here.

From Graham: 'I shall be appearing online at Afer Kryminalna 2021, the crime festival in Gdansk, Poland, on the evening of Saturday, December 4. (Poland is one hour ahead of us, so I shall be appearing at 7:00 pm in Poland and 6:00 pm in the UK).

'Anybody who wants to watch my conversation with readers for Afer Kryminalna on Saturday at 18:00 UK time and 19:00 Polish time can view it here'

For today only (November 18) the ebook of Charnel House is on special offer in the US and Canada for only $1.99.

From Graham: 'Nothing like a cup of horseshoe-strength coffee in the morning and a fresh copy of the new edition of Dom Kosci (House Of Bones) from Replika publishers. in Poland.'

Three new paperback editions of Graham's classic thrillers:

From Graham: 'The Abominable Book Club sends monthly boxes of horror novels and edible goodies to their subscribers. The December package includes The Children God Forgot, plus an autographed bookplate from me.'

Replika are publishing a new edition of Graham's political thriller Ikon in Poland, and they have just released the cover.

Ikon is also available as a Kindle book in English.

The following books are all on Kindle Monthly Deal in the UK, Australia and New Zealand from today (November 1) until November 30:

The Children God Forgot UK Aus/NZ;
The Last Drop of Blood UK Aus/NZ;
White Bones UK Aus/NZ

From Graham: 'The Shadow People is published on December 9 by Head of Zeus. An unexploded German bomb dropped in London during the Blitz contains a deadly supernatural liquid.

'My notorious short story "Eirc The Pie" which led to the banning of the first edition of Frighteners magazine has been published in a new Italian anthology Brutal by Alessandro Manzetti. Obviously "Eric the Pie" was not very translatable so it has been retitled "Sei Quello Che Mangi" - "You Are What You Eat."

'And here is a preview of my latest horror novel, The Soul Stealer, set in Hollywood, which will be out next year.'

From Graham: 'Happy Hallowe'en to all my friends and readers from my co-author Karolina and myself in the spooky castle of Domanice in Poland.'

Here is an English-language interview that Graham did for Wroclaw-TV in August with Lukasz Smigiel, a Polish horror author.

From Graham: 'I had a successful visit to Poland last week ... to present the prizes for this year's Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest at Wolow Prison and to visit several towns around Wroclaw to give talks and autograph books. One of the most important visits was to Strzelin where I support the local orphanage. I was taken to lunch by the mayor, Dorota Pawnuk, and then I went to the orphanage to meet the children, handing out lollipops and telling them stories.

Pic 1: I am in Krosnice with my co-author Karolina Mogielska
Pic 2: I am in Borek Strzelinski
Pic 3: I am given a guided tour of the abandoned castle Zamku Domanice
Pic 4: This is my audience in the castle

'This is a link to a news video which was filmed in Wolow Prison during the presentation of awards to the winners of theprison literature contest.'

Today is paperback publication day for The Children God Forgot.

This is a translation of a news item put out by the Wroclaw Agglomeration today. They are the organisation responsible for sport, culture and music around Wroclaw in Lower Silesia in Poland.

Graham Masterton missed us already!

The British writer returns after a two-and-a-half-month absence from Wrocław.

First of all, Masterton will present prizes in the 5th National Literary Competition 'In prison pisane'. The ceremony will take place on October 20 in the Wołów Prison, and we can reveal that for the second time in the short history of the competition, a woman won the highest laureate. Polish writer Joanna Opiat-Bojarska, who has been pre-selecting stories submitted for the competition for two years, and Katarzyna Janusik, who has been translating them into English from the beginning of the competition, will also take part in the ceremony.

The writer's visit is not only an excellent opportunity to refresh acquaintance with his miniature image, a cap dressed in a dwarf and looking for better times at Kiełbaśnicza Street in Wrocław. Above all, it is an opportunity for the inhabitants of other towns in the Wrocław Agglomeration to meet Masterton in person. The schedule of meetings can be found in our Read Calendar and on the scary poster below :)

We can not wait. And you?

House of Bones is being re-released by Replika publishers in Poland with a new cover.

From Graham: 'I shall be visiting Nysa in southern Poland between October 16 - 18.

'Then I shall be going to Wroclaw between October 19 - 23 to present the awards for this year's Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest at Wolow Prison on October 20.

'On October 21 at 18:00 I will be having a meeting with readers in Krosnice
'On October 22 at 18:00 another meeting with readers in Borek Strzelinski
'On Ocober 23 at 17:00 a third meeting with readers in Domanice, Domanice Castle.

'I am also hoping to visit the orphanage in Strzelin On October 22 to tell some stories to the children.'

From Graham: 'Each prison inmate who enters a short story for the Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest receives a personal letter and a souvenir pen. The pens have just arrived, ready for my visit to Wolow Prison on October 20 for the prizegiving for the fifth consecutive contest.'

An advance look at Graham's new paperback covers which will be released in December.

The Shadow People will be included in Kobo's Booktober promotion in the UK and ANZ between October 1 and 17, as a pre-release promotion.

From Graham: 'Me with my co-author Karolina Mogielska, who is a psychologist and helping me to research a new book.'

The Shadow People will be out on December 9. This is what the early reviewers from Goodreads thought of it.

From Graham: 'My short story about a British artist who forms an intimate internet relationship with a young Polish woman - 'A Portrait Of Kasia' - has been published in the September issue of the Russian horror magazine Darker'

From Graham: 'Trevor Kennedy (of Phantasmagoria) tells me that on this weekend's Sunday Service on www.bighitsradio.uk, there'll be plenty of top music, listener requests/dedications and regular features, plus reviews of the following: The House Of A Hundred Whispers by Graham Masterton. Where The Wild Things Are (2009). This Sunday, 12th September, at 12 noon (UK time) on Big Hits Radio UK!'

From Graham: 'The paperback of The Children God Forgot will be out on October 14 and is available for pre-order from Amazon for a bargain price.'

From Graham: 'I am beginning to receive pictures of my readers visiting the Mastertonek dwarf in Wroclaw. It is sited on Kielbasnicza Street, just outside the Art Hotel.'

The winners of this year's Prix Masterton for best French-language horror stories have been announced. More here.

From Graham: 'The September issue of Jeani Rector's Horror Zine features my short story "Anka", set in the days immediately after the end of Communism in Poland.'

The paperback edition of The Children Got Forgot will be published on October 14 and this is the full cover, back and front.

A review of The Children God Forgot from the Before We Go Blog.

From Graham: 'A Polish artist Arkadiusz Siejda is producing promotional artwork for me. This is his latest, featuring my dwarf statuette in Wroclaw.'

From Graham: 'My story "A Protrait Of Kasia" appears in the latest issue of Phantasmagoria magazine.'

From Graham: 'Coming imminently from the Horror Writers Association, their eighth annual Poetry Showcase, featuring my poem "The Song of the Wandering Zombie".'

The Children God Forgot will be out in paperback on October 14 - available for pre-order now on Amazon or Kobo.

The House Of A Hundred Whispers will be published on September 15 by Graham's Polish publishers Albatros.

A short radio report about the unveiling of the GM dwarf!

From Graham: 'My visit to Wroclaw ended with a screening of The Manitou movie at the city's largest and most fashionable cinema. Not all of the seats could be sold because of Covid restrictions but we had an audience of 200 which was the most they had sold in months. This is me with Karolina Mogielska as I got up to talk to the audience about the making of the film.'

From Graham: 'After a long Covid-related delay, the first week in August saw the final unveiling of the Mastertonek dwarf in the streets of Wroclaw in southern Poland.

'Wroclaw is known for the hundreds of bronze dwarves that populate its streets. They are a huge tourist attraction and I was very honoured to be given my own midget tribute. It shows me holding open a copy of The Manitou while the Native American shaman Misquamacus jumps out of it.

'The dwarf can be seen outside my favourite hotel, the Art Hotel, on Kielbasnicza street, just off the main square, Rynek.'

The Katie Maguire crime thrillers Blood Sisters, Broken Angels, Red Light and Taken For Dead are all Kindle Monthly Deals for the whole of August.

From Graham: 'If anybody would care to join me at the screening of The Manitou movie next Saturday (August 7) in Wroclaw here are the details.'

From Graham: 'My poem "The Song Of The Wandering Zombie" will be appearing in the next volume of the Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase (volume #8).'

The promotional blurb from the Wroclaw Agglomeration (the organisation which promotes culture around Lower Silesia) is as follows:

August is marked by Masterton!

Graham Masterton will come to Wrocław in the first week of August and he will have his hands full.

Traditionally, the British writer will meet his admirers in selected libraries of the Wrocław Agglomeration. This time the route will include the following stops:
- Wiązów (Tuesday, August 3, 5:00 pm),
- Prusice (Thursday, August 5, 5:00 pm),
- Malczyce (Friday, August 6, 5:00 pm).

During his stay in Wrocław, Masterton will also be working diligently on a mysterious film project, carried out together with a Wrocław writer, journalist and professor, Łukasz Śmigiel. We are not allowed to reveal the details yet, but you can expect more terrifying stories from the capital of Lower Silesia.

And now the great surprise. On Saturday, August 7, we invite everyone to the New Horizons Cinema (Kino Nowe Horyzonty) in Wrocław for the screening of the film "Manitou" based on the writer's most famous novel. After the show, Masterton will take questions from viewers. Tickets for this event can already be purchased at kinonh.pl. That’s not all - immediately after the meeting, everyone will be able to participate with the writer in another secret-wrapped event, thanks to which Graham Masterton will permanently enter the landscape of Wrocław. We invite all comers!

From Graham: 'My friend Marie Gunther is going to shave off all of the hair from her head in support of St Catherine's Hospice, where her mother Josephine passed away. This is her collection box at Robert Dyas the ironmongers in Dorking, and this is the explanation for her charitable action. Here too is the link where you can make a donation to St Catherine's Hospice. You would enter the name Josephine Gunther to make your contribution. It is a very worthy cause and Marie is extremely brave to sacrifice all her hair!'

From Graham: 'Drought was released in Poland today as Susza. This is my friend Karolina with her freshly-bought copy!'.

From Graham: 'I will be having an online discussion with Polish readers this evening (July 15) at 6:00 pm UK time and 7:00 pm Polish time.'

From Graham: 'The Hymn is on special offer in the United States and Canada today only (July 7) for $1.99.

'My new story "A Portrait of Kasia" will be appearing in the next issue of the Italian horror magazine Molotov. For those who don't read Italian, it will also be appearing in the next issue of Phantasmagoria magazine. More news of that when I get it.'

From Graham: 'My new short story "A Portrarit of Kasia" has been sold now in Italy for the glossy horror magazine Molotov, and in Russia for the online horror magazine Darker. More sales are pending!'

This is a review of The Children God Forgot from Grimdark Magazine.

Host publishers in the Czech Republic are bringing out the Katie Maguire crime thriller Dead Girls Dancing in November. This is a preview of the cover.

The Polish version of Drought (Susza) will be published by Rebis on July 13. Graham will be recording a promotional video for it and also taking part in an online discussion on July 15.

From today (June 18) to June 28, The Children God Forgot is on special offer on Kobo Crime UK.

Also, Plague is on special Father's Day offer in the USA and Canada.

Here is Graham's short story, Son Of Beast, available to read for the first time on the site.

From Graham: 'A new short story I have just finished "A Portrait Of Kasia" has been acquired by Phantom Press in Poland for inclusion in a horror anthology due to be published in the autumn. It will be included in my new short story collection which I hope will be published sometime next year.

'"A Portrait Of Kasia" tells how a British artist and a Polish librarian make contact through Facebook and fall in love, even though they have never met each other in person, and only dream about each other.'

Graham's French publishers Bragelonne have reissued Le Portrait Du Mal (Family Portrait) in a new edition.

Coming at the end of the month, the Polish audio version of Festival Of Fear.

The Children God Forgot is on offer in the Kobo 500 'under $5' deal in Australia and New Zealand, from June 4 - June 13.

Also, here's a sneak preview of at the cover for The Soul Stealer, due out next year sometime.

For today only, June 3, Charnel House is on offer on Amazon in the United States and Canada for only $1.99.

The Polish artist Kinga Kubicz has painted a portrait of Graham for charity. To read how you can enter this auction, please see these 2 PDFs, one in English, the other in Polish.

As of 03/06/21, the auction has already reached $300. The winner will not only receive the original portrait, but they will appear as a character in Graham's next book. All the proceeds will go to children's charities.

From Graham: 'Four of my political thrillers are available as ebooks on Amazon Kindle. If anybody wants to find out how Marilyn Monroe really died, try Ikon. If they want to know what happened to General Sikorski in World War 2, try Chaos Theory. If they want to find out who is really running the world these days, try Sacrifice. And if they want to know if terrorists have been bombing children's schools, or if there is a more sinister motive, try Innocent Blood.'

From Graham: 'An update on this year's Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest. For the original Polish version check out the news section of bookslips.pl. This is me at Wolow Prison with the former Director Robert Kuchera and my interpreter Kasia Janusik.'

The fifth edition of the national literary competition for prisoners under the aegis of Graham Masterton has started. A popular British writer will choose the winners himself, and in October he will fly to Poland to present them personally. His Polish colleague Joanna Opiat-Bojarska will support him in the selection of works.

The competition is the result of a meeting with the inmates of the Prison in Wołów during the writer's visit to the Wrocław Agglomeration in 2016. At the time, Masterton was impressed not only by the insightfulness of the questions asked by the prisoners, but also by the fact that most of them were asked in English.

In the four editions of the competition so far, as many as 417 stories from prison inmates from all over Poland were submitted. Last year's edition took place in a reduced form, as the writer was not able to come to Poland due to sanitary restrictions. However, the organizers are preparing a few surprises for this year's mini-jubilee of the competition, which will be revealed gradually, and Masterton himself, who received the second dose of the vaccine in April, announces that this time nothing will stop him from coming to Wrocław.

The deadline for submitting applications for the competition is June 21, 2021. Their preselection will be performed by Joanna Opiat-Bojarska. The best short stories will then be translated into English and sent to the writer, who will select the winners - a grand prize and 9 runner-up prizes will be awarded. The winner will receive a special trophy, and all the ten awarded will receive in-kind prizes in the form of portable DVD players. In October, Masterton will fly to Poland to present the prizes in person, and he will traditionally hold several meetings with authors in the Wrocław Agglomeration and will visit his favourites from the Orphanage in Strzelin.

However, there are no losers in the competition itself - as before, all participants will receive commemorative pens designed by the writer himself and personalized thank you letters.

For today only, May 20, The Graham Masterton Collection Volume 2 is on offer on Amazon in the United States for only $1.99. The collection contains The Devils of D-Day and The Devil In Gray.

From Graham: 'For anybody who might be interested, this is a video of the interview I did for the Warsaw Crime Fiction Festival on Sunday.

'There is a 2-minute countdown before it starts!'

This year's Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest is now open in Poland and the poster has just been released.

From Graham: 'Slightly weirdly, The House Of A Hundred Whispers is included in a special Mother's Day promotion in the USA and Canada until June 6.'

From Graham: 'I am happy to see that I have friends in Germany who have started a Facebook discussion group about my books. Any German reader who is interested in joining them can find them at "Graham Masterton Fans Germany".'

From Graham: 'It has just been announced that California is in the grip of the worst drought for decades, and that the reservoirs are at a dangerously low level. If only they had read Drought when it was published seven years ago! Another ominous Masterton prediction!'

From Graham: 'As usual, my novels have proved eerily predictive. After office fires and dogfights and the murders of homeless people were accurately forecast in the crime novels featuring Det Supt Katie Maguire only a few months before they actually happened, a huge fatberg exactly like the fatberg blocking the sewer in The Children God Forgot has appeared in Birmingham. It weighs 300 tons and is more than 300 feet long and is made up of oil, grease, fat, wet wipes, cotton buds and nappies. It is expected to take a month to clear, and let's hope that the drainage engineers don't encounter anything like the apparitions in my novel.'

Read the full article here.

Amazon have listed The Children God Forgot as their Number #1 bestseller both in Occult Horror and in Medical Thrillers.

From Graham: 'After some delay (7 years!) the Polish publishing house Albatros will be bringing out the second historical thriller featuring Beatrice Scarlet. Scarlet Widow was the first. Now The Coven will appear in Polish sometime in 2022.'

From today (April 9) until April 12, the following books are on a Spring 3 or 2 Buy from Kobo in the USA and Canada: Famine, Sacrifice, The House of a Hundred Whispers and The Sweetman Curve.

The Children God Forgot is now only 99p on Amazon Kindle. This is a monthly deal for the duration of April.

From Graham: 'I will be having a live video chat on Tuesday, April 6, at 6:00 pm Polish time and 5:00 pm UK time, organised by Empik the Polish booksellers. Of course I will be speaking in English, but there will be Polish translators.'

Anybody interested can find the link here'.

From Graham: 'A new terrifying fright for Polish readers ... recommended by one of the leading horror authors!'

From Graham: 'The paperback edition of The House Of A Hundred Whispers is out on May 13..'

From Graham: 'If you have £60 to spare, this is the signed slipcase edition of Best New Horror #30 edited by Stephen Jones, published by PS Publishing.'

A new review of The Children God Forgot at SF Crowsnest.

Also, an ad for a reading which Dawn and Graham will be doing in June.

From Graham: 'The Shadow People will be published by Head of Zeus in December.

'I have just signed a contract with Rebis Publishing House in Poznan in Poland for a Polish translation. I don't have a publication date yet.'

Graham's short story, 'The Red Butcher of Wroclaw' appears in Midnight in the Pentagram anthology by Silver Shamrock Publishing (Oct 2020).

Scarlet Widow is a Kindle Monthly Deal for the whole of March.

From Graham: 'The auction for the charity cartoon has now reached £88. Bids close tonight at midnight.'

'Bids can be sent to manitouman1@yahoo.com'

From Graham: 'My novels always come true ... The Children God Forgot centres around a fatberg blocking a London sewer ... today Thames Water have announced that they have removed a fatberg from a sewer under Canary Wharf "the size of a small bungalow". It smelled like "composting festival toilets and rotten meat."'

A GM discussion in Grimdark magazine, published today.

From Graham: 'As of the morning of February 18, bids for The Children's Trust cartoon by Dawn G Harris and me have reached £40.

'Bids can be sent to manitouman1@yahoo.com and bidding will be constantly updated on this website, as well as my Facebook pages. Bidding will close at midnight on February 28.'

New interview with Graham at Bloody Good Reads.

From Graham: 'My co-author Dawn G Harris and I have got together to draw an autographed cartoon to be auctioned in support of The Childrens' Trust, which is the UK's leading charity for children with brain injury. Bidding for the cartoon starts at £30.00/ US $42.00/ €35.00/ 154 PLN.

'Bids can be sent to manitouman1@yahoo.com and bidding will be constantly updated on this website, as well as my Facebook pages. Bidding will close at midnight on February 28.'

Just in time for Christmas ... The Shadow People will be published on December 2, 2021. Det Sgt Jamila Patel and Det Jerry Pardoe face a supernatural threat that dates all the way back to the Stone Age...

From Graham: 'Piotr Pocztarek, who runs my Polish website, is featuring a series of Masterton-related articles by various writers and commentators almost every week. The site can be read in both Polish and English.'

A new 5/5 review for The House of a Hundred Whispers.

Another review by Lttle Miss Book Lover 87 for The Children God Forgot.

Another review by Diane Reviews Books for The Children God Forgot.

A new interview with Graham by LoveReading on The Children God Forgot publication day.

A good review from Ginger Nuts of Horror for The Children God Forgot.

Ghost Virus is a Kindle Monthly Deal for the month of February in Australia and New Zealand .

Yet nnother good review at What I think About When I Think About Writing for The Children God Forgot.

Another good review at Love Reading for The Children God Forgot.

Here's a good review for The Children God Forgot.

Head of Zeus have just released their promotional banners for The Children God Forgot..

The Katie Maguire thriller The Last Drop of Blood is a Kindle monthly deal for the whole of January.

From Graham: 'Happy New Year to all of my friends. Thank you so much for your enthusiasm and your support during a very glum 2020. Stay safe and do well.'

From Graham: 'Dawn and I have just received our copies of With All Their Powers, the Greek horror anthology which will benefit children with cancer. It's a very handsome edition and our story '"Cutting The Mustard" is first in the book.'

From Graham: 'A review of The Children Got Fogot from Black Country Short Thoughts blog. It put at least half a smile on my face during this wet dismal plague-ridden Christmas week!'

From Graham: 'I am happy to say that I have received from my Polish publisher Albatros my first editions of the Katie Maguire crime thrillers Dead Men Whistling (Swist Umarlych) and Begging To Die (Zebrzac O Smierc).'

Today, December 19, The Hymn will be on sale to readers in the USA and Canada for $1.99 and The Graham Masterton Collection - Volume One will be on sale in the USA and Canada for $3.99.

From Graham: 'Today (December 17) The House Of A Hundred Whispers has inched up to #4 in the Kindle Horror bestsellers chart. Only three more places to go!'

A very advance look at the paperback edition of The House Of A Hundred Whispers ... due out in May, 2021.

The Horror Zine's Book of Ghost Stories is now available on audio and includes 'Cutting The Mustard' by Graham and Dawn G. Harris.

From Graham: 'The House Of A Hundred Whispers is number #7 in the Kindle horror bestseller list. It is interesting that almost all the books at the top of the list are about haunted houses. Expect more from me!'

Charnel House will be discounted to $1.99 today, December 10 for one day only for USA and Canada Kindle readers.

Just a reminder that The Children God Forgot is published on February 4, 2021. Advance orders on Amazon can save £2.40 on the hardback.

From Graham: 'There will be a Zoom reading on December 9 of a comedy by my friend Michael Halperin (writer of Masters of the Universe and Quincy among many other books and TV greats). It is based on my pretending to be "Alan Blackwood" for the sale of two thrillers to Corgi Books. It will be Pacific Time so a bit late for European viewers but there will possibly be a recording.'

Theatre Forty Presents A Zoom reading of The Best Revenge, a new comedy by Michael Halperin. Inspired by a True Story. Featuring the talents of:

Landon Beatty, Alison Blanchard, Roz Cohn, John Combs, David Datz, Kristin Towers Rowles, David Hunt Stafford.

Wednesday December 9th 2020 – 7:00pm – Admission FREE.

The December issue of Jeani Rector's Horror Zine is out now, free to view, and includes Graham's short story 'The Burgers Of Calais'.

From Graham: 'I am pleased to say that this year's Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest - the fourth - was very successful in spite of the pandemic. We had 94 entries and the standard was excellent. The best story was submitted by a previous runner-up Anna Cader (pictured below) and she was given a commemorative plaque. All 11 winners were awarded certificates and DVD players with headphones.

'I was unable to go to Wolow Prison in Poland to present the prizes as I usually do but hopefully I will be able to attend next year (vaccines permitting!).

'My sincere thanks to everybody in Poland who assists in making this contest possible.'

Anna's story can be read here.

The House Of A Hundred Whispers is currently available on Kindle UK for 99p.

From Graham: 'I have just received copies of the latest edition of Stories From The Strix, a Bulgarian horror magazine. It includes the short story "Cutting The Mustard" by Dawn G Harris and myself.'

From Graham: 'Here is a cover reveal of The Children God Forgot from Ginger Nuts of Horror.'

From Graham: 'Because of the pandemic, I am unable to go to Wolow Prison in Poland to present the prizes of this year's Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest.

'Since two of the winners come from Wolow Prison, there will be a small presentation there and I have sent this video to be shown there.'

Just for today (October 29th) The Devil In Gray is available as an ebook to USA and Canadian readers for only $1.99.

From Graham: 'This is Zamek Gorka, in Sobotka in Lower Silesia. I was given a private tour and during that tour I laid my hand against one of the stone walls and heard Augustinian monks faintly singing from the time when part of this castle was a monastery in the 13th century. It was this experience that led to The House Of A Hundred Whispers.'.

From Graham: 'Charnel House is available on Amazon Kindle for USA and Canada readers today only (October 22) for $1.99. (A new hardback is available for $920.99!)'.

From Graham: 'My story "Resonant Evil" appears in Stephen Jones' anthology Best New Horror #30.

'My story "Hurry Monster" has appeared in the latest edition of the Russian horror magazine Darker'.

A couple of promotions are coming up.

From Graham: 'The Manitou will be available to US and Canada readers on Kindle on October 21 for $1.99.

The House Of A Hundred Whispers will be available on Kobo from October 20 - October 31 for only 99p.

From Graham: 'This is Hubert Pstragowski, to whom a dedication appears in the front of The House Of A Hundred Whispers. He is the son of my friend Marysia, whose help was invaluable with my writing. Unfortunately House is not yet published in Polish and I am not sure how well Hubert can read ... he will be three next week!'

A good review from Guardian Books of Graham's new novel, The House Of A Hundred Whispers:

From Graham: 'This week has seen the publication of Midnight In The Pentagram, a horror anthology which includes my story "The Red Butcher Of Wroclaw". Available on Amazon as Kindle or paperback.'

From Graham: 'An interview about The House Of A Hundred Whispers with Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross for their Haunted Nights Live broadcast in California.

'The sound is occasionally wobbly but that's Zoom for you!'

The Children God Forgot is now available for pre-order.

A short reading from The House Of A Hundred Whispers from Dawn Harris.

Also, US readers can enter all this month for a free copy of The House Of A Hundred Whispers on Goodreads - the horror novel that Stephen King said was top of his current to-read list.

From Graham: 'My short story "Half-Sick of Shadows", one of the three that was inspired by Tennyson's poem The Lady of Shalott, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra on Sunday October 18 at 18:00 and repeated on Monday October 19 at midnight 0:00.'

Stephen King tweets today that The House Of A Hundred Whispers "Goes to the top of my want-to-read list. @StephenKing".

The Horror Zine Book of Ghost Stories from Hellbound Press is out now as a paperback, ebook and audio book.

A review of The House Of A Hundred Whispers from Ginger Nuts of Horror.

Ghost Virus is a Kindle Monthly Deal through the whole of October.

The Last Drop of Blood is a Kindle Monthly Deal through the whole of October in Australia and New Zealand.

Also, The Last Drop of Blood is published today in paperback.

Below is one of the promotional ads for Graham's forthcoming The House of A Hundred Whispers.

And here's a short clip of Graham reading from the novel.

Just for today (August 30th) The Devils of D-Day is available as an ebook to USA and Canada readers for only $1.99. On Amazon and Kobo.

A collection of Christmas horror stories will be published by Muza on October 14, including Graham's story 'The Red Butcher of Wroclaw'. The title Upiorne Swieta means Spooky Holidays.

From Graham: 'I have made my selection of the winning stories submitted for this year's Graham Masterton Written In Prison Award in Poland. There were 94 entrants altogether from prisons all across Poland, and I have to say that the standard of writing improves year on year. The contest is now in its fourth year and is supported by the Polish Prison Service and the Wroclaw Agglomeration (an organisation devoted to culture and sport) as well as both of my Polish and Rebis and many others.

'This year I have been greatly assisted by the author Joanna Opiat-Bojarska who has helped to pick the best stories.

'I will be announcing the winners when the official prizegiving is arranged. All I can tell you in advance is that the number one winner is female. Sadly I will not be able to hand out the prizes and award certificates in person this year, so it may have to be done remotely!'

From Graham: 'Dawn G Harris and I made a video together in the hope that readers might find strength in the way that our characters deal with terrifying threats!

'More to follow!'

Just for today (August 30th) Charnel House is available as an ebook to USA and Canada readers for only $1.99. On Amazon and Kobo.

From Graham: 'The award winners for Le Prix Graham Masterton for the best horror fiction in the French language were announced on Saturday, August 29. This is the 20th anniversary of this prize. Congratulations to the winners and special thanks to Marc Bailly who does all the organisation work!'

From Graham: 'Dawn G Harris and I were very pleased to receive our editions of Okolica Strachu, the Polish horror magazine with our short story "Cutting The Mustard" in it. Thanks to Sebastian Sokolowski for a very handsome magazine!'

Just for today (August 18) the Graham Masterton Collection Volume One is on special offer on Kobo in the USA and Canada at only $3.99.

Only two months to go before The House Of A Hundred Whispers is published. Good discounts on preorders!

From Graham: 'Since I haven't been able to visit Poland this year to present the prizes for the Graham Masterton Written In Prison Contest, I have recorded an interview with my lovely interpreter and brilliant translator Katarzyna Janusik which I will shortly be able to post online. This year we have had almost 100 entries from prisons and penal institutions all around Poland.'

From Graham: 'I am sorry to say that my author friend Jaroslaw Rybski passed away on Sunday, July 19. This is the last time I saw him when we spent the evening in a bar in Wroclaw to promote his new book. He was always good-humoured and enthusiastic and I shall miss his company.'

From Graham: 'My short horror story "Bridal Suite" has appeared in this month's edition of the Russian online horror magazine Darker. (It is also available as an episode of The Hunger TV series.)'

The Devil In Gray Kindle edition will be on sale to USA and Canada readers today, July 21st July for only $1.99

The Manitou is on special offer on Amazon Kindle for USA and Canada readers today, July 17. Only $1.86.

Some up-and-coming Polish horror from Rebis publishers.

Festival Strachu (Festival of Fear) 21/07
Dzieci Zapomniane Prez Boga (The Children God Forgot) 28/07
Dzinn (The Djinn) 18/08

There is also a video trailer for the Polish version of The Children God Forgot.

All of the first 10 Kate Maguire thrillers will be available on July 12 in an Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day for only 99p (all except The Last Drop of Blood).

Also, the German publisher Festa Verlag have just acquired German-language rights to Flesh & Blood and The House That Jack Built for limited hardcover editions of 1,000 copies each.

This is the final cover of The Horror Zine Book of Ghost Stories, plus quotes from a variety of horror authors.

'This collection of ghost stories is fresh, varied, and entertaining. Perfect company for a long winter’s night.' – Owen King, co-author of Sleeping Beauties

'An incredibly creepy collection of stories of the recently and not so recently dead, written by some of the finest writers in horror. I suggest that when reading, do so in the daylight, because reading these at night will only make you more aware of your own, unempty house.' – Susie Moloney, author of The Dwelling and The Thirteen

'Gruesome, eerie, horrific, sometimes uplifting; this is a terrific selection of ghost stories that satisfy the soul—they chill the blood, too.' – Simon Clark, author of Whitby Vampyrrhic

'Looking for a perfect evening? Spend the night hunkered down in your favorite chair with only a reading light on, and dive into The Horror Zine’s Book of Ghost Stories. Forget sleep, these tales will keep you enthralled till daybreak.' – Tony Tremblay, author of The Moore House

'Nobody keeps the supernatural alive like The Horror Zine.' – Scott Nicholson, author of The Red Church

Charnel House is on special offer today for US and Canadian readers at $1.99.

From Graham: 'I am helping to raise money for the Hope Hospice for Children in Torun, in Poland, by auctioning the notice I drew at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, to be personally autographed for whoever bids the most for it. Along with it will come a scary keyring! Check this link for all the details of my Polish website (don't worry ... it can be translated into English!).

'The auction ends on July 15 at 9:00 pm.'

From Graham: 'I have just given an interview to the Original Van Gogh's Ear Anthology, which is an irregular online anthology of progressive writing and poetry.'

From Graham: 'There is a contest on my Polish website organised by Piotr Pocztarek and my publishers Albatros to win one of 5 free copies of the new Polish edition of the Katie Maguire thriller Begging To Die.

'Entry is open until July 12.' Click here.

From Graham: 'The other day I wrote a poem about the imaginary worlds that Dawn and I create when we are writing both together and separately.'

Read "Secret Worlds" here.

From Graham: 'Jeani Rector who runs the Horror Zine online horror magazine has just announced that her anthology The Horror Zine Book of Ghost Stories will be coming out soon from Hellbound Books.

'It has 28 stories, including "Cutting The Mustard" by myself and Dawn G Harris, and it will also be available as an audio book.'

From Graham: 'My copies of Les Anges Oublies (The Children God Forgot) arrived today from Livr'S publishers in Belgium. Beautiful edition with a beautiful new-book smell!'

Plague is being released as an e-book on July 9.

From Graham: 'Piotr Pocztarek, who runs my Polish website, has come up with a new logo. I think it's very striking, especially since it reminds me of how I felt the morning after drinking Polish Spirytus Rektyfikowany (rectified spirit) not realising it is 95% proof and should never be drunk neat.'

For info, Graham's Twitter account is @GrahamMasterto1. This is because his original account was hacked.

From Graham: 'The second short story that I wrote with Dawn G Harris, "Cutting The Mustard", has been published in the Bulgarian horror magazine Stories from the Strix.

'Always interesting to see your story billed as » „Не се измъкна, Колман“ – Даун Дж. Харис и Греъм Мастертън.'

Here is Graham's famous/notorious recipe for Malaccan Devil Curry, which was once featured in The Sunday Times. As Graham says, 'It's a great meal for anybody with an asbestos tongue!'

From Graham: 'Phantasmagoria magazine have just released the cover of their summer issue. It features an excerpt from The House of a Hundred Whispers and a 30-page interview with me - mostly about Mirror.'

For the whole of June, Australian readers can pick up the Kindle version of Scarlet Widow for only AUS$ 2.99.

From Graham: 'I wrote this in 1985, about an unscrupulous US politician who exploits a pandemic to further his own career ... I think it's time to bring it out again, and I am negotiating with my agent to have it re-released!

'You only have to read the cover line to know why!'

From Graham: 'This is a sneaky preview of the proposed cover for the English-language edition of The Children God Forgot, due out on February 1, 2021.'

From Graham: 'My new horror novel The Children God Forgot (Dzieci Zapomniane Przez Boga) will be published by Rebis in Poland on July 28. This is the cover.'

A young woman who works as a manager for a London drainage company discovers that the sewers underneath the city are infested with something far more frightening than rats...

The English-language version will be published by Head of Zeus on February 1, 2021.

Click here for a video interview with Empik, the Polish booksellers.

Begging To Die, the Katie Maguire thriller about the homeless being murdered in the streets of Cork City, will be published in July in Polish by Albatros.

From Graham: 'A new interview has appeared in a Greek online magazine, for those who can read Greek (which regrettably doesn't include me!).'

NB: If you scroll down the Greek interview you will find it in English.

From Graham: 'This year marks the 20th anniversary of Le Prix Graham Masterton for the best horror published in French. It is organised by my friend Marc Bailly.

'The award is a statuette of a demon which weighs about a ton-and-a-half!'

Graham's short horror story collection Figures Of Fear appears in The Line-Up today.

As an addendum to the site bibliography here is a useful GM series guide (courtesy of the Book Series in Order website)

The Last Drop of Blood (Katie Maguire Book 11) is available on Amazon Kindle for £1.00 as part of its Monthly Deals here.

New Message From The Author letter posted to the site.

From Graham: 'The June issue of Phantasmagoria magazine (due out at the end of May) features an interview with me by Marc Lawler. It is in anticipation of my new horror novel The House Of A Hundred Whispers, due out on October 1 but available for pre-order on Amazon.'

From Graham: 'This is the cover of the forthcoming French edition of The Children God Forgot ... Les Anges Oublies, published by Livr'S.

'It features the same characters as Ghost Virus ... Det Sgt Jamila Patel and DC Jerry Pardoe.'

From Graham: 'If it hadn't been for you-know-what, I would have been sitting on this bench now in the sunshine in Planty, the park in the centre of Krakow, talking to my Polish friends. All I can offer them at the moment is this empty bench (although they can use QR to listen to me reading from my novel Basilisk which was partly set in Krakow).'

From Graham: 'My friend Lefteris in Greece is sending me definitive covers of all my Greek horror novels. The latest are Tengu and Black Angel.

'Greek readers love horror, and I have an enormous number of enthusiastic followers there.'

April 11 sees the launch of the new Italian horror magazine Molotov. It features Graham's story 'The Secret Shih-Tan', a Bram Stoker Award Finalist.

Telos Books are currently offering a bundle of four of Graham's books on Kindle for a bargain price.

Both Black Angel and Walkers are on special promotion from Amazon Kindle during the month of April.

From Graham: 'My story "The Red Butcher of Wroclaw" will be appearing in the Midnight In The Pentagram anthology.'

AUTHOR SIGNING!

Legendary horror author and HWA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Graham Masterton, has officially become a member of the Silver Shamrock family!

Graham is the author of such iconic horror classics as The Manitou, The House That Jack Built, Charnel House, Mirror, Walkers, The Pariah, and the Katie Maquire series. We’re honored and humbled to include his original horror tale, “The Red Butcher of Wroclaw,” that he penned exclusively for MIDNIGHT IN THE PENTAGRAM.

Graham also becomes the 13th signing for the anthology. Coincidence? We’ll let you decide.

From Graham: 'The Polish audio version of Mirror comes out today from Audioteka (March 23). It is a full dramatic production with multiple voices.

'Audioteka have already brought out Chaos Theory and next on their list is Famine (*click on image below for more info).'

Just for today (March 19) the Graham Masterton Collection Volume One is on special offer on Kobo in the USA and Canada at only $2.99.

From Graham: 'This is a YouTube video for The Last Drop of Blood done by an American friend.'

From Graham: 'I think now is an appropriate time to call back Harry Erskine, the hero of the Manitou series, to deal with The Plague of the Manitou'.

Here's an excerpt one of the Amazon reviews:

Anna Grey is having one disastrous day after another as dead bodies talk to her, begging her to get it out of them.She is an epidemiologist, and while dealing with a disease among young children a whole new disease pops up. A real doozy, patients vomiting up all their blood, convulsions that nothing stops, panic and fear of something they can't fight, something they want out of them, something no one knows what they are talking about. And then Anna gets a visit from the same things haunting Harry Erskine.

The great thing about reading about Harry is the way his problems snowball so fast, encompassing more and more horrifying events, and dragging in more and more well meaning people. If I ever meet a Harry Erskine, I'm going to keep on walking, maybe I will even run. Naturally Harry and Anna eventually meet as they are both trying desperately to resolve this nightmare of a plague that is dropping people in their tracks and giving them a gruesome death by the thousands.

From Graham: 'Regretfully we are postponing my planned trip to Warsaw and Wroclaw later in March. We are going to reschedule for May or June depending on the Covid-19 outbreak.'

From Graham: 'The fourth Graham Masterton Written In Prison Award was launched today (March 4) and this poster has been put up in all the prisons in Poland.

'I am hoping for a record entry this year.'

From Graham: 'My new haunted house story The House of 100 Whispers will be published in time for Hallowe'en.'

From Graham: 'My Polish webmaster Piotr Pocztarek has just held a contest for five copies of the latest Katie Maguire thriller Dead Men Whistling to be published in Poland. The entrants had to produce a tribute to my books. Two of the winning entries were poems and three were photographs. One entrant said that she was not much of a writer but produced this picture to illustrate Wirus (GHOST VIRUS).

The Polish audio company Audioteka will be producing audio versions of Chaos Theory, Famine and Mirror.

The first will be Chaos Theory, which opens with the discovery of how General Sikorski was killed in an airplane crash in World War Two.

From Graham: 'My Polish webmaster Piotr Pocztarek recently ran a contest for copies of the latest Katie Maguire thriller. One of the entries was a poem about Katie written in English by Krystian Pawlowski':

About Katie M

Running down the alleys
And the streets of Cork
Chasing the crime
All the days of work
She loves her homeland land
She has the upper hand
She never quits until night
Welcomes her in bed midnightpentagramcllectio

She fell in love with John
He was all she had dreamed
But the crime was growing up
As far as eye could see
The end was drawing close
She couldn't stop the storm
And then his life was ended
She was all alone

She found relief at work
And in friends around
Though crime whispered in her ears
Like an ever-growing bound
It's no use to live a life
That all the hope kills
Better flying like a bird
Over Ireland's greenest hills

She's trying do her duty
So that no one can afraid
Crossing all the boundaries
In a world she never made
Don't give up on love
Get a hold of helping hand
Takes only one man to change your life
You'll see it in the end.

From Graham: 'I was expecting to appear at the book festival in Pont-Audemer on April 19. Because of the coronavirus epidemic, however, the organisers have decided to postpone the festival until at least this autumn. I will keep you posted. I have also regretfully had to withdraw from this year's Salon du Livres de l'Imaginaire in Toulouse in April.'

A review from The Bookwormery blog for The Last Drop of Blood:

#11 in the DS Katie Maguire series. It can be read as a stand-alone but you are missing out on a little background and a great series.
Detective Superintendent Katie Maguire is travelling home from Conor’s funeral. When she gets a call. A car has been found alight and there’s a body inside. So she arrives and recognises the victim, due to a unique ring he is wearing, as Judge Quinn. He was the judge about to pass sentence in the murder trial of Donal Hagerty.
Meanwhile, gang leader, Thomas O’Flynn and his henchmen are feuding with the Riordan family, a feud that’s been ongoing for years…..
There’s also the case of the Lee Pusher, a man who pushes people into the river and who has just caused the death of a young woman.
Katie also has to deal with the recent founder of her beloved Conor, the reprehensible Brendan at work and also her relationship with Kyna. All adding to the feeling of stress and tension.
This is a dark and violent tale of the criminal underworld of Ireland, with drugs, shootings, murder and domestic violence ... It’s fast paced, gritting and gripping from start to finish. If you like a dark police procedural, then you’ll love this.

From Graham: 'I am travelling to Wroclaw in March to discuss this year's Graham Masterton Written In Prison Award. I am delighted that the famous Polish crime writer Joanna Opiat-Bojarska will be going to Wolow Prison during the summer to give writing classes to the prisoners there to improve their chances of winning. Joanna has written several best-selling crime series with contemporary themes such as organ trafficking, featuring detectives Burzynski and Majewski, investigative reporter Anka Rogozinska and the internal police bureau Crystal. I will be going again to Wroclaw in September to present the prizes. When I am in Wroclaw in March I will be making a promotional film about the city and its history, for which I have already written the script.'

Just a reminder that the latest Katie Maguire novel, The Last Drop of Blood is out in HB and as an eBook on February 6.

From Graham: 'I am honoured that Death Trance has been awarded a diploma as International Hit of the Year by the National Fantasy & Horror Club "The Citadel" in Bulgaria. Also pleased to hear that the magazine publisher Petyo Rusinov has been awarded a diploma for publishing "Stranglehold" co-authored by myself and Dawn G Harris in his Stories from the Strix anthology.'

From Graham: 'My publishers Head of Zeus have set up a blog tour for Katie Maguire's last thriller The Last Drop of Blood when it is published on February 6.

'These are the details.'

From Graham: 'Audioteka in Poland have acquired the rights in Chaos Theory, Famine and Mirror and will be bringing out audio versions in Polish.

'They have started casting already. Chaos Theory will be read by Mariusz Bonaszewski.

'Mirror will have a full cast.

'They are both scheduled to be released at the end of March.'

From Graham: 'My advance copies of The Last Drop of Blood have just been delivered, and it's a very handsome edition. Not long to wait, though ... it's published on February 6.'

From Graham: 'This is the cover of the March issue of the Polish horror magazine Okolica Strachu. The horror story that Dawn G Harris and I have contributed is called "Cutting The Mustard" and tells of a paedophile librarian who gets his come-uppance in the weirdest of ways!

'The story will appear in English in The Horror Zine Book of Ghost Stories to be published later this year in the United States.'

From Graham: 'The Last Drop of Blood, the 11th and last Katie Maguire thriller (for now, anyway!) will be published on February 6.

'For those who need to catch up with the first 10 thrillers in the series, here they are!'

From Graham: 'A very happy and successful New Year to all of our readers. This year has been especially creative for both myself and Dawn G Harris, writing both individually and together, and we are looking forward to much more scary fun in 2020.'

For today only (December 27) The Manitou is on sale in the USA from Bookbub for only $1.99.

From Graham: 'Head of Zeus are running an online ad camapign for The Last Drop of Blood and this is the latest (and so far my favourite!)'

24/12/19:

From Graham: 'My German publisher Festa Verlag will be publishing The Devils of D-Day at the end of January. The German title is Der Hollen Panzer ... "The Tank From Hell".'

This is the final artwork for the cover of the forthcoming The Last Drop of Blood.

*Click on image below to enlarge.

From Graham: 'Dawn and I spent election night filming a Christmas video. Hope you enjoy it!'

From Graham: 'The first short horror story that Dawn G Harris and I wrote together "Stranglehold" has just been published in the great Czech online horror magazine Howard. To see the whole contents of the magazine click on "zde" at the end of the line "Třiatřicáté číslo ke stažení zde." which appears under the name of the magazine Howard 33. Our story (plus illustration and pictures) is on page 108.'

From Graham: 'The latest short horror story that Dawn G Harris and I have written together "Cutting The Mustard" has been published in the Russian online horror magazine Darker. It will be published in English next year in The Horror Zine Book of Ghost Stories.'

An enthusiastic Masterton reader, Adam Paluch, has created a tribute illustration for The Manitou (*Click on image below to enlarge).

The Polish edition of Dead Men Whistling, the ninth Katie Maguire thriller, will be published by Albatros on January 29.

Graham will be in Loos, France, on Saturday November 30 for their book festival:

From Graham: 'Several readers have asked if the chair in The Heirloom was a real chair. It was, and I still have it! I wrote the novel after two friends died shortly after having sat in it.'

Actual picture below:

From Graham: 'My Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association has arrived after some delay! It's a wee house which was presented to me as Lifetime Achievement Award, although I am hoping there is plenty more life in me yet and plenty more horror stories to come!'

Just for today (October 20) Charnel House will be available from BookBub in the USA, Canada and Australia/New Zealand for only $1.99.

From Graham: 'Dawn G Harris and I recently completed a new short horror story. It's hot stuff. It's already sold in the United States and Poland more sales are imminent. More news about it soon!

'Dawn and I have made a short promotional video for Halloween. Our new horror story 'Cutting The Mustard' will be published in a new anthology from Jeani Rector who runs the very popular monthly online blog The Horror Zine.'

From Graham: 'Finding some inspiration from a relaxing day in the grounds of Wojanow Castle in the mountains near the Czech border. It's surprising how a few days away from my desk can give rise to so many ideas!'

From Graham: 'I shall be visiting the Strzelin Book Fair in Poland on September 21.

This is the 10th anniversary of Death and the Comedian, a short animation by The Mighty Pie Creative Studio for which Graham performs some of the voice-overs.

From Graham: 'I shall be visiting the Strzelin Book Fair in Poland on September 21.

'This is a promotional video filmed by the Mighty Pie Studio.'

Any reader who wants to get more information about Graham's books from Open Road Media can simply click here.

A selection of Graham's horror novels from The Line-Up ... a few scary entertainments to see his readers through the end of summer and into the encroaching darkness of winter...

This is the poster for Graham's visit to Wroclaw and surrounding towns in September, including the presentation of prizes for this year's Graham Masterton Written In Prison Award at Wolow Prison.

A home-made promotional video that Dawn G Harris and Graham did for fun!

This is a promotional video for Graham's visit next week to Medalikon Festival in Czestochowa.

From Graham: The paperback edition of Begging To Die, the 10th Katie Maguire thriller, will be published on September 5.

From Graham: 'All of the Katie Maguire thrillers are available as audio books if your eyelids are beginning to droop!

'The latest is Dead Men Whistling, beautifully read by Aoife McMahon. Begging To Die will follow shortly.'

From Graham: 'The Last Drop of Blood was finished today, and Dawn G Harris (the author of Diviner) bought me a bottle of champagne to celebrate! Life doesn't get much better!'

Coming on February 1, 2020 ... Katie Maguire has to face not only criminal gangs but betrayal from her own fellow officers...

From Graham: 'Amongst other horrific goodies, my short story "National Balance" is featured in the August edition of Jeani Rector's Horror Zine (and of course is also featured in the Fiction section of this website).'

From Graham: 'After "Stranglehold", the short horror story co-authored by me and Dawn G Harris, which sold in seven countries including the USA and Russia, we are working on a new story. Dawn says, "Watch this space! It will soon be finished!"'

From Graham: 'I have just been sent the schedule for my visit to Wroclaw in September to present the prizes for the Graham Masterton Written In Prison Award, and other meetings in towns around Lower Silesi'a.

'During the day there will be other activities like visiting high school to talk to the students. No rest for the wicked!'

Wednesday, September 18
19.00 – meeting in Wrocław

Thursday, September 19
12.00 – official Awarding Ceremony in Wołów Prison
17.30 – meeting in Długołęka

Friday, September 20
17.30 – Kąty Wrocławskie

Saturday, September 21
16.00 – visit at the orphanage in Strzelin
19.00 – meeting at the Strzelin Book Festival

Sunday, September 22
12.00 – meeting in Bukowiec

Here are the third Written In Prison contest objectives:

THIRD NATIONAL LITERARY CONTEST FOR THE GRAHAM MASTERTON AWARD

"WRITTEN IN PRISON", Wołów 2019
Organisers of the competition:
Warden of the Wołów Prison
Wrocław Agglomeration
REBIS Publishing House
ALBATROS Publishing House
Municipal and District Public Library in Wołów

Objectives of the competition

The main objective of the competition is social rehabilitation of prisoners by communing with art and creative contact with the environment. Its important aspect is also popularisation of the creativity of persons detained in prisons and detention centres, and:

• activating of the detained into creative activities and taking on challenges,
• developing various interests of persons deprived of liberty,
• promoting socially acceptable forms of leisure as an alternative to the previously undertaken, unacceptable ways, <
• fighting apathy, alienation and lack of conviction about the influence on reality.

Competition rules

1. The competition is open to persons detained in prisons and detention centres.

2. To participate in the contest, one is to send his/her own story (maximum 1300 words) on any subject, previously unpublished and not awarded in literary competitions, prepared in Polish or English in typescript, computer text or readable manuscript along with a filled in participation form until May 31, 2019 to the following address:

Wołów Prison 56-100 Wołów

with a note "WRITTEN IN PRISON"

3. One author may enter one story.

From Graham. 'I have just been sent the TVP3 report of my presentation of the prizes for the Graham Masterton Written In Prison Award in Wolow Prison, with interviews with my publisher and two of the winning inmates.'

More publicity in this page from Poland's most popular book blog. The text is the same as the newspaper article in Gazeta Wyborcza.

Graham is off to Wroclaw in Poland on Tuesday 4 July, for the presentation of the prizes for the Graham Masterton Written In Prison Award and for the Dni Fantastyki convention.

This is his schedule:

July 5

12:00 - press conference on the Graham Masterton Written In Prison Award in Wroclaw.
18:00 - meeting with readers in Olawa,

July 6

12:00 - award ceremony for the Graham Masterton Written In Prison Award at Wolow Prison.
17:00 - meeting with readers in Zmigrod.

July 7

Dni Fantastyki (Fantasy Days) Convention
14:00 - 14:50 Q&A session
15:00 - 15:50 autograph session
18:00 - 19:50 discussion panel on 'Fantasy Without Limits'

July 8
19:00 - 19:50 autograph session
20:20 - 20:50 discussion panel 'How To Kill Your Heroes'

After their very successful publication of The Djinn, Telos Books are now bringing out another Golden Oldie, The Wells of Hell. It has not been available for over 15 years, but Telos are re-releasing it in a glossy new edition.

It can be preordered here.

Below is the artwork for the cover of the special Cemetery Dance magazine devoted to Graham. Publication date to be announced.