By Carl Hose

I've been fortunate enough to have my work published in several anthologies, a variety of magazines, and online at a few quality web sites. You can find some of it here. I'd like to thank those of you who read my stuff, those who support the publishers who publish me, and the publishers themselves for taking a chance on me. You are all greatly appreciated.

Cold Storage includes my short story Scoring. I also wrote the back cover material for the book and co-edited with Paul Fry. The anthology features an introduction by horror writer Graham Masterton. You can read an excerpt from the story if you'd like. You can also read an interview I did back when Cold Storage came out. The interview has been updated. Cold Storage is currently only available at Booklocker. It sold out everywhere else.

Hellbound Books puts out an excellent DeathGrip series. DeathGrip: It Came from the Cinema contains my short story Toxic Shock, along with a number of other gems inspired by classic horror films. Read an excerpt from my story. The book has sold out from the publisher. You may be able to find it used somewhere.

DeathGrip: Exit Laughing. It contains my short story Confessions of a Porn Hack. Grab a copy of this one. The book has sold out at the publisher. You may be able to find a used copy somewhere.

This Champagne Shivers anthology includes my short story Legend of Falling Rock as well as my demented nursery rhyme entitled Oh No Scarecrow. A Sam's Dot Publishing product. Order your copy here.

Loving the Undead contains my story A Stitch in Time, as well as twenty-three more tales by various writers. Available at From the Asylum. Read my interview with Katherine Sanger, editor at From the Asylum.

Beyond Desire is an awesome collection of eighteen tales of paranormal erotica, including the short story My Doll, written by me. Pick it up at Amazon. This is a sexy, seductive collection you don't want to miss.

The following stories are available in Lighthouse Digest:

October, 1996 (The Riches of Rock Island)
July, 1999 (Devon's Point)
August, 2002 (A Dime in Time)
You can read A Dime in Time online.

Read my article Look into My Life (Web Cams and Private Space) in the March 2000 issue of *spark-online.

Fiction and Nonfiction

The G-Word - by Mark Wolfe.
A kind, outspoken man and his take on "Big Brother."

Hey, Hey, Hey, KKK (the Edification of a Hate Group) - by Mark Wolfe.
This essay challenges the KKK's right to adopt a highway.

The Ins and Outs of Writing Sex - by Carl Hose
Some advice on writing erotica.

The Making of Cold Storage - by Carl Hose.
This is a piece I did on the making of an anthology called Cold Storage. My story Scoring appeared in this anthology. I also co-edited and wrote the material on the back. Graham Masterton did the introduction.

Self-Publication or Self Mutilation? - by Carl Hose

Story Gurus and Story-Structure Software - by Carl Hose.
An in-depth look at the gurus who teach story structure. Includes brief reviews of some of the structuring software available.

Wanna-Be Writers Piss Me Off - by Carl Hose.
A personal rant.

When Should You Write for Free? - by Carl Hose
This is my take on writing without getting paid.

Screenplays

IMSDb - Internet Movie Script Database. An excellent resource for reading a huge variety of scripts. Site is well laid out and easy to navigate.

Simply Scripts - Read screenplays online.

Poetry

Four Poems - by Felicia Baker

How - A poem by Vicki Dillon.

Booksellers

Barnes and Noble

BookFinder - This is an awesome search engine that will find the book you are looking for. Searches thousands of sources to find new and used editions, rare editions, out of print editions, etc.

Shocklines - Looking for the finest in horror? This is the place to be. Highly recommended site for all fans of horror fiction.

Magazines and E-zines

Clean Sheets - Great e-zine featuring erotica of all types. Everything here from fiction to poetry to art. They even offer an online store.

Creative Screenwriting - Great magazine for screenwriters.

Dark Discoveries - An extremely choice magazine in the genre. I absolutely recommend a subscription to this one.

Ducts.org - Unique, well designed e-zine featuring top-notch fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Fangoria.com - Home of the ultimate horror movie magazine. Web site features a lot of horror news as well.

Lighthouse Digest - You can read my stuff here: October, 1996 (The Riches of Rock Island), July, 1999 (Devon's Point), August, 2002 (A Dime in Time). Great magazine for anyone who likes lighthouses, plus an online lighthouse store.

Poetry - An excellent magazine devoted to the art of poetry. Issues feature poetry, essays, and commentary.

PoetryMagazine.com - This is a very good online magazine with lots of poems, articles, poetry discussions, and even spoken poetry.

Premiere Magazine - Premiere is a magazine covering all aspects of the movie business. It comes in print and digital forms. Great online content.

Ruthie's Club - High-quality illustrated erotica. Adults only. Membership is required. If you dig reading adult material, this place can't be beat. Some of the finest artists and writers around.

Screenwriter - Magazine devoted to screenwriters and the movie business. This site features a pretty good archive of articles and interviews from past issues.

Scr(i)pt - For screenwriters. I subscribe to this magazine and highly recommend it.

*spark-online - A hip, cultural type e-zine. Very trendy. Check out the March 2000 issue. I did a nonfiction piece on web cams.

Wicked Karnival - Looking for quality horror fiction? You can find it here. This is a print magazine featuring some of the hottest horror around. Some issues are available in both print and e-format.

Writer's Digest - One of the oldest and finest magazines on the market for writers. Every beginning writer should be required to subscribe to this at least one year.

Book and Magazine Reviews

Elements of Style for Screenwriters - An essential guide to screenplay format. I highly recommend this for all beginning screenwriters.

The Girl Next Door - A novel by Jack Ketchum. Definitely one of the most disturbing stories ever written. Put this one on your list. Absolutely frightening.

Night Prayers - A review of P.D. Cacek's vampire novel.

On Writing - A few words about Stephen King's informal writing instruction book.

Survivor - Absolutely terrifying psychological horror from J.F. Gonzalez.

Vampire Seductress - An e-book review.

Writers Online

Whenever possible, I link to official author web sites. In those instances where no official web site is available, I link to what I feel offers the best representation of the author in question.

P.D. Cacek - Offical web site of an edgy horror writer. I like her stuff.

Stephen J. Cannell - Creator of the TV show Baretta and numerous others.

DarkErotica.net - Web site featuring the erotic writings of Morgan Hawke. The web site also features a wealth of information about writing erotica.

Christopher Fulbright - Official web site of a talented horror writer. Read my interviews with Christopher. Interview 2003; interview 2006.

J.F. Gonzalez - A horror writer that shatters taboo. Check this guy out.

Mark Edward Hall - Official site of horror writer Mark Edward Hall, author of the Stoker- recommended novel The Lost Village.

Angeline Hawkes - Official web site.

Jack Ketchum - One of my favorite writers. This guy is genius.

Stephen King - How many times has this guy been called the Master of Horror?

Dean Koontz - The official web site. Dean is a master of description.

Debbie Kuhn - The official web site of romance/horror/mystery writer Debbie Kuhn. I love her style and recommend her work.

Edward Lee - The official site of Ed Lee.

Graham Masterton - Great writer, nice guy. Graham did the Cold Storage intro.

Robert McCammon - One of my favorite writers.

Shannon McKenna - Her novels are a blend of romance, steamy erotica, and mystery/suspense. She's not sugar coated. I recommend her stuff.

Don Pendleton - Don passed away in 1995. This is his official web site, owned by his wife Linda. When I was growing up, Don's Executioner series, featuring Mack Bolan, who waged a one-man war on the mafia, was required reading for me. Those books helped shape me as a writer. Thanks, Don. Live large, baby.

Sarah Pinborough - Author of The Reckoning.

John Shirley - This guy is sufficiently twisted.