FANTASTIC FICTION at KGB reading series, hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present: Peter Straub, the multi award winning writer of such novels as Ghost Story, Koko, Mr X, and In the Night Room. His most recent novel is A Dark Matter, published by Doubleday this month. He is also the editor the recent Library of America American Fantastic Tales & Daryl Gregory, whose first novel, Pandemonium, won the 2009 Crawford Award and was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award. His second novel, The Devil’s Alphabet, was recently named a finalist for …

FANTASTIC FICTION at KGB reading series, hosts Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel present: Peter Straub, the multi award winning writer of such novels as Ghost Story, Koko, Mr X, and In the Night Room. His most recent novel is A Dark Matter, published by Doubleday this month. He is also the editor the recent Library of America American Fantastic Tales & Daryl Gregory, whose first novel, Pandemonium, won the 2009 Crawford Award and was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award. His second novel, The Devil’s Alphabet, was recently named a finalist for …

What a great inspiration for a short story: a mysterious visitor who leaves roses and a bottle of cognac at Poe’s grave every year on the author’s birthday failed to show up today.  It could be because there were, you know, dozens of people watching.  But if the mysterious visitor has been doing this for sixty years, maybe he died — or did something more sinister happen? And Sybil’s!  We opened on Friday to submissions and have already received about 100.  And, wow, some excellent stories already.  Were you guys saving …

Charles Tan over at Bibliophile Stalker interviews me about Sybil’s Garage, KGB, Senses Five Press, and my own fiction.  Here’s a little clip: CT: What made you decide to include those cryptic marginalia, or music suggestions under each story/poem? (And wouldn’t it be cool if one day each magazine came packaged with a soundtrack?) MK: For the latest issue, I created an iTunes playlist (http://www.sensesfive.com/2009/05/30/sybils-garage-no-6-playlist/), which is about 95% accurate to what appears in the magazine. I know iTunes isn’t available or convenient for parts of the world, but it’s a start. For …

Christopher Rowe Andy Duncan Ellen has posted her photos from the December 16th reading with Christopher Rowe and Andy Duncan.  Can you tell from our faces how much fun we had?