Mort Castle
| Mort Castle | |
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| Born | 1946 (age 68–69) |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, comic book writer |
| Period | 1967–present |
| Genre | Horror, drama, gothic, genre fiction |
| Notable works |
Cursed Be the Child The Strangers |
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Mort Castle (born 1946) is an American horror author[1] and writing teacher, with more than 350 short stories and a dozen books to his credit, including Cursed Be the Child (Leisure Books, 1994) and The Strangers. Castle's first novel was published in 1967. Since then he has had pieces published in all sorts of places ranging from traditional literary magazines to more off-the-wall or risqué markets. He has been nominated four times for the Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction.
A dedicated writing teacher, Castle has been a working musician, a standup comic, a stage hypnotist, a high school English teacher (for 11 years), and a magazine and comic book editor. He is currently writer-in-residence for three high schools, and teaching "Researching and Writing Historical Fiction" and "Story In Graphic Form" at Columbia College Chicago. He is a frequent keynote speaker at writing conferences,[2] and has given over 800 presentations to writers, would-be writers, and teachers of writing. His latest book, Writing Horror, for which he served as editor, has become the "bible" for aspiring horror authors. It also includes interviews with some of horror's top stars, such as Stephen King. Castle is also the Executive Editor of Thorby Comics, and currently fiction editor for Doorways Magazine.
Castle has been a regular contributor to Eureka Productions' Graphic Classics series since 2006, with work in Graphic Classics: Jack London, (second edition), Graphic Classics: Ambrose Bierce (second edition), Graphic Classics: Bram Stoker (second edition), Graphic Classics: Robert Louis Stevenson (second edition), Graphic Classics: O. Henry, and Graphic Classics: Halloween Classics.
In August 2013 it was announced[3] that Castle will be scripting the Red Giant Entertainment comic book Darchon, an ongoing feature of their Giant-Size Comics line of free print comic book titles set to debut on May 3, 2014, as part of Free Comic Book Day.[4] Darchon will appear monthly in Giant-Size Thrills, their horror-focused title.
Awards
Castle has been nominated for various awards, including the Pushcart Prize, the Bram Stoker Award, the DeMarco Prize, and the Emerson Fiction Award, Leaders in the Arts for Chicago.
Bibliography
Novels
- In Memoriam: Papa, Blake and HPL
- The Deadly Election (1976)
- The Strangers (1984)
- Cursed Be the Child (1990)
Collections
- So Many Tomorrows: Three Stories About Children
- Moon on the Water (2000)
- Nations of the Living, Nations of the Dead (2002)
- New Moon Over Water (announced by the now defunct Full Moon Press for 2010, currently being shopped for release by another publisher)
Anthologies edited
- Nukes: Four Horror Writers on the Ultimate Horror : Stories (1986)
- Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury with Sam Weller (2012)
Non fiction
- Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association (1997)
See also
- List of horror fiction authors
References
- ↑ Sambuchino, Chuck (2008-07-29). 2009 Guide To Literary Agents. F+W Media, Inc. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-1-58297-548-1. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ Castle bio, Graphic Classics website. Accessed Mar. 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Award-Winning Horror Writer Mort Castle Signs on for New Red Giant Comic 'Darchon'". Marketwired. August 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Red Giant To Join In Free Comic Book Day".
External links
Interviews
- One Woman's Writing Retreat: Interview
- A Conversation With Mort Castle
- Glass House Interview
- A Deep Blue Interview with a Writing Guru
- Barrantes, Guillermo y Martín Valiente. "Reportaje a Mort Castle," Boletín (Nov. 2003) [Spanish]
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