Gorelets.

com and The Goreletter

In 2001, Michael A. Arnzen embarked upon a year-long experiment in electronic horror which he called Gorelets: Unpleasant Poems, and created gorelets.com to showcase it. When the series ended, he converted gorelets.com into a home page for his horror creations, and launched The Goreletter in September 2002. The Goreletterwinner of the 2003 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Alternative Formsis Arnzens free thriceyearly e-mail newsletter for, in his own words, all aficionados of the aberrant, readers of the repulsive, and browsers of the bizarre. The Goreletter is no mere press release. Each issue is jam-packed with poetry, reviews, contests, weird news stories, strange findings from the dim recesses of the Web, and writing prompts to inspire the most deranged of creative minds. The Goreletter is Arnzens contribution to the global horror community, aiding and abetting fans and writers worldwide.

Arnzen in Multimedia
As anyone who has attended his readings can attest, Michael A. Arnzens stories and poems can thrill as more than just plain text. Check out Exquisite Corpse, Jim Mintons compilation of short film adaptations, or Audiovile, Arnzens own spoken-word performance collection.

Praise for Michael A. Arnzen

[Arnzens] ingenuity of plot and startling resolutions rival the work of any horror author publishing short fiction... As time passes it will become increasingly obvious that Michael A. Arnzen is a strong and important voice in horror fiction. Cemetery Dance Nobody stabs right to horrors black, ichorous heart quite like Arnzen. Learn from this man. Nathan Rosen, editor of MicroHorror Arnzen could probably find a way to scare us with punctuation. HorrorWorld Michael A. Arnzen, award winning poet and fiction writer, can always be counted on to approach the grotesque and the visceral with wit and, often, compassion...but be prepared: Arnzen doesnt hold back, and his imagery is both visceral and explicit. Star Line ...the craftiest horror writer in the Biz... Arnzen has imagination pouring out of every orifice. D. Harlan Wilson, author of Pseudo-City

Exquisite Corpse
Directed by Jim Minton 2006, Poeticollage An international collaboration of dark cinema, based on the poetry and short stories of Michael A. Arnzen.

Michael A. Arnzen
Purveyor of the Uncanny

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2007, Raw Dog Screaming Press Not just another audiobook. Arnzen performs 16 poems and stories, complete with sound effects and his own original music. Available on CD or digital download.

Detail from Collision of Skulls 2011 Michael A. Arnzen

The Gorelets Omnibus

(2001-2011)
2012, Raw Dog Screaming Press Collected short-short poetry and humorous miscellanea from a decade of gorelets.com.

Freakcidents

2005, Shocklines Press A series of character studies on mutants. A limited edition poetry chapbook. Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection.

Proverbs for Monsters

100 Jolts:

Amityville, New York, has made two contributions to the world of horror: it is the site of the infamous haunted house, and it is the birthplace of Michael A. Arnzen, master of uncanny prose and poetry. During a brief stint overseas in the US Army, Arnzen discovered a knack for entertaining his fellow troops with tales of horror, so upon returning to civilian life he launched his writing career in earnest. In 1995 he won his first Bram Stoker Award for his novel Grave Markings. It wasnt long before Arnzen earned his Masters degree, followed by his PhD in English from the University of Oregon, where he wrote his thesis on horror and nostalgia in 20th century culture. Arnzen is now a tenured professor and Chair of the Division of Humanities at Seton Hill University, teaching a unique Master of Fine Arts program in Writing Popular Fiction. Arnzen lives near Pittsburgh with his wife, cats and four Bram Stoker Awards, where he writes and dabbles in digital art. He likes all forms of popular culture and the creative arts and pizza. Detail from Punishment 2011 Michael A. Arnzen

2007, Dark Regions Press Arnzens most popular short stories and poems in a full-length best-of. Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection.

Shockingly Short Stories

2004, Raw Dog Screaming Press One hundred terrifying flash fiction stories, each no longer than 2500 words. The 2007 hardcover reprint is expanded with new material.

Many Genres, One Craft:

Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction

Co-edited with Heidi Ruby Miller 2011, Headline Books The ultimate guide to writing and publishing popular genre fiction, second only to studying in Arnzens own classroom. If there isnt a muse, as youll read in this invaluable book for writers, Many Genres, One Craft is surely the next best thing. No matter what you want to learnfrom choosing the point of view for a scene, from getting the most out of a critique group to fine-tuning your final draft, from approaching a literary agent to promoting your published book in print or electronically or bothits all there. The contributors know their stuff, and what theyre teaching applies to writing at any age. Many Genres, One Craft covers all the bases superbly, including issues I havent seen addressed anywhere else in todays rapidly shifting publishing landscape. Renni Brown, co-author of Self-Editing for Fiction Writers

Licker

2006, Novello Publishers Robert has a hot date at the carnivaland something wrong with his tongue. A limited edition standalone novelette.

Sportuary

2003, CyberPulp Digital Paperbacks Black humor verses about the dark side of sports. An electronic poetry chapbook. Special expanded edition now available for Amazon Kindle.

Grave Markings Play Dead

1994, Dell Books 2005, Raw Dog Screaming Press Pathological gamblers play poker with photographs of their murder victims. A supernatural noir novel. The story of Mark Michael Kilpatrick, tattoo artist and serial killer. Winner of the Bram Stoker Award and the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best First Novel. 10th anniversary reprint by Delirium Books, 2004.

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