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23rd October 2012

Drabbler 21
'Sleep Like the Dead' My new fiction appearance in issue 21 of The Drabbler.
From the publisher: This issue of The Drabbler contains the very best stories to come out of our 21st Drabble Contest. The theme for the contest was "Nesting," with the interpretation left up to the imaginations of the writers. Come see what they came up with.
U.S. Orders: $4.50 + $2.00 S&H
http://sdpbookstore.com/anthologies.htm

22nd October 2012

The latest release from Rainfall Books is the King in Yellow dedicated chapbook The Yellow Sign 4, which features two of my stories: 'The Eleven Thieves' and 'Carcosapunk.' Rainfall publishes Cthulhu Mythos and related fiction on a regular basis.
http://www.rainfallsite.com/Contents.html

20th October 2012

My latest anthology appearance, containing Fleshworld and Mythical Beings, the first two parts of my 'Fleshword' Cyberpunk Cthulhu trilogy.
From the publisher:
Denizens of Darkness edited by Herika R. Raymer
Denizens of Darkness includes residents of the mist in stories by Uel McClary and Glynn Barrass; entities with a dark purpose in stories by D. N. Calkins, Nicholas Conley, and Edward Ahern; and souls with secrets in stories by Christian Riley and Thomas Canfield. But of course there's a lot more than that in this anthology. Make sure you have fresh light bulbs in the room before you start reading.

http://sdpbookstore.com/anthologies.htm

1st September 2012

New fiction appearance! This magazine features my story 'Portal,' the first part of a trilogy appearing in future issues of Tales of the Talisman.

Tales of the Talisman, Volume 8, Issue 1
Special Science Fiction Issue http://www.talesofthetalisman.com/index.html

8th August 2012

Congratulations to all the authors Brian Sammons and I have chosen to appear in our forthcoming book from Chaosium - Steampunk Cthulhu.

Final T.O.C

Those Above – Jeffrey Thomas
The Blackwold Horror – Adam Bolivar
No Hand to Turn the Key – Carrie Cuinn

The Reverend Mr. Goodworks and the Yeggs of Yig – Ed Erdelac

Carnacki – The Island of D. Munroe – William Meikle
Pain Wears No Mask – John Goodrich
Before the Least of These Stars – Lee Clark Zumpe
The Promised Messiah – DJ Tyrer
Unfathomable – Christine Morgan

The Flower – Christopher M. Geeson
Tentacular Spectacular - Thana Niveau

Fall of an Empire – Glynn Owen Barrass & Brian M. Sammons
The Baying of the Hounds - Leigh Kimmel
Mr Brass and the City of Devils – Josh Reynolds
The Source – DL Snell
Happy Birthday, Dear Cthulu - Robert Neilson
The Strange Company – Peter Rawlik

Steel and Bones – Lois Gresh

7th August 2012

My latest fiction appearance. My story 'Miscegenation' will appear in this month's issue of Mike Davis's The Lovecraft eZine. It's a great magazine and free to read! Art by the talented Leslie Herzfeld.

http://lovecraftzine.com/issues/

20th June 2012

Night Land 2 is here! Japanese magazine of Cthulhu Mythos fiction, featuring my story 'What The Tide Brings.'

From Trident House

Contents:

"The Red Book of Simoons" by Michael Fantina
 

"Aunt Hester" by Brian Lumley
...
"Alhazred" by Patrick Rutigliano
 

"What the Tide Brings" by Glynn Owen Barrass
 

"Unfinished Business" by Ron Shiflet
 

"Mine Heart of Portland Stone" by Matt Leyshon
 

"The Valley of the Lost" by Robert E. Howard
 

•The Faceless City #2 by Ken Asamatsu

13th June 2012

I am proud to announce my forthcoming appearance in Scott David Aniolowski's werewolf anthology The Mark of the Beast.
Here is the table of contents, from his blog
 

THE MARK OF THE BEAST (in no particular order yet):
 

The Wolves Outside th...e Cage by Abraham Kawa
Thirteen by Alyne de Winter
The Hunting of Philip Ackroyd by Josh Reynolds
Adjustment by Paul L. Bates
Against a Sea of Brilliant White by Michael Matheson
Arcadia by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt
Best Left Buried by Evan Dicken
WolfGang by Glynn Barrass
Happy? by Daryl Wayne
Hellhound by Aurelio Rico Lopez III
Her Mother’s Fur by Rebecca L. Brown
Into the Moonlight by Donald R. Burleson
Last Night... by Eric J. Guignard
At Long Last by Mollie L. Burleson
Lucy Still Eats Meat by Michael Penkas
Malediction of the Moon by T. Fox Dunham
Moonburn by Robert M. Price
Werewolf Root Canal by Lois Gresh
Over Exposure by Jonathan Templar
Teenage Werewolf by Catharine Clark-Sayles
The Shrieking Shack by Richard L. Tierney
Wolf by Ernest Walwyn
The Better to Type With, My Dear by Megan Engelhardt
The Blood of the Moon by Caitlin Walsh
The Bone Cruncher by Karen Gillard
The Clothes Maketh by Juliet Boyd
The Vestals by Ann K. Schwader
The Wolfgirl in the Cupboard by Gitte Christensen
Mr. Lupus by Ted E. Grau

3rd June 2012

A most amazing review was written of the Cthulhu Mythos anthology Urban Cthulhu (featuring my story Carcosapunk), by Horror World's Brian Sammons.

Here it is in part:

I want to group up three authors right at the start, as there are a lot of similarities between them for me. I became aware of each of them around the same time (about a year to year and a half ago), I’ve read a quite a few things by them since then, often in the same books, and they have never disappointed me with their story telling skills. In fact, they consistently blow me away. They are Glynn Owen Barrass, Pete Rawlik, and T.E. Grau and their stories here, “Carcosapunk”, “The Statement of Frank Elwood” and “The Screamer” respectively. These three are the best of the bunch here. When I suggested that there were young Turks in this book, these guys are the ones I was thinking of. They have each rapidly become three of my favorite writers. All fans of Lovecraftian fiction should consider them bright shining stars that need to be carefully followed.

Here it is in full: http://horrorworld.org/hw/2012/06/urban-cthulhu-nightmare-cities/

1st June 2012

Now on sale, the premier issue of the adult science fiction eMagazine FULL METAL ORGASM!

Stories include:
“Sexualeyes” - MT Starkey
“Cyborgasm Stompfuck” - E. A. Black
“Jizzembowler” - Made in DNA
“The Companion” - D.L. Warner
“Little Death” - James ‘Grim’ Desborough
“Night of the Mother” - Rick Moore
“Espionage Dolls” - Glynn Barrass
“The Wasters” - John Trevillian
 

Read the sampler (50 pages, incl 1 full story, the editorial, introduction and more).

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21st April 2012

This is my latest fiction appearance 'Lovecraft at Last,' a 100 word drabble detailing The Old Gent's final words. It appears in the Deathbed Confessions issue of The Drabbler. And... it won first prize!

27th March 2012

Now available, my premier collaborative collection with Ron Shiflet, Two Against Darkness!

From the publisher Henrik Sandbeck Harksen:

The first of the long-awaited books are now available: Two Against Darkness by Ron Shiflet and Glynn Barrass. It can be purchased straight from my store in Lulu.com (Amazon will follow later): http://www.lulu.com/shop/ron-shiflet-and-glynn-barrass/two-against-darkness/paperback/product-20005340.html

It’s 280 pages long (in all), and you’re in for an exciting storyline… Here’s the blurb:

In the tradition of Raymond Chandler and H. P. Lovecraft, this hard-boiled supernatural thriller follows two investigators embroiled in the Cthulhu Mythos, Towers & Barnes, as they cross paths with the likes of Herbert West and the King in Yellow.

Two Against Darkness is a special treat for connoisseurs of Eldritch Noir.

Honestly, what’s not to like here, eh? Ron Shiflet and Glynn Barrass have really created something unique here — hardboiled PI style — check; Lovecraftian cities and monsters — check; strange persons and relationships — check; other worlds — check…

Really, it’s hard to describe this one. Why don’t you check it out yourself?;-)

8th March 2012

Released this week from Rainfall Books. Lovecraft's Disciples 18. It features my Cthulhu Mythos novella 'Dimension Witch,' and 'Lovecraft's Greetings & Goodbyes' by Franklyn Searight. Edited by Steve Lines and John B. Ford

4th March 2012

Released this month from H.Harksen Productions...

URBAN CTHULHU Nightmare Cities features my King in Yellow story 'Carcosapunk.'

Amazing art from Paul Carrick

CONTENTS:

“Dancer of the Dying” by Jayaprakash Satyamurthy

“The Neighbors Upstairs” by John Goodrich

“Carcosapunk” by Glynn Owen Barrass

“Architect Eyes” by Thomas Strømsholt

“Slou” by Robert Tangiers

“Ozeelah’s Lake” by Morten Carlsen

“The Statement of Frank Elwood” by Pete Rawlik

“In the Shadow of Bh’Yhlun” by Ian Davey

“The Screamer” by T. E. Grau

“Night Life” by Henrik Sandbeck Harksen

“the guilt of each … at the end…” by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.

20th February 2012

I am proud to reveal the cover art, and the final Table of Contents, for Eldritch Chrome, edited by Glynn Barrass and Brian M. Sammons for Chaosium.

Of Fractals, Fantomes, Frederic and Filrodj - John Shirley

Obsolete, Absolute – Robert M. Price

The Place that Cannot Be - D.L. Snell

The Battle of Arkham - Peter Rawlik

The Wurms In the Grid - Nickolas Cook

SymbiOS - William Meikle

Playgrounds of Angolaland - David Conyers

Sonar City - Sam Stone

The Blowfly Manifesto - Tim Curran

Flesh & Scales - Ran Cartwright

Inlibration - Michael Tice

Hope Abandoned - Tom Lynch

Immune - Terrie Leigh Relf

Real Gone – David Dunwoody

CL3ANS3 – Carrie Cuinn

Dreams of Death - Lois Gresh

The Gauntlet - Glynn Barrass and Brian M. Sammons

Indifference - Cj Henderson

Open Minded – Jeffrey Thomas

Cover art by Dani Serra

1st February 2012

Coming soon from Trident Press, the Japanese quarterly magazine Night Land, which will showcase my work alongside some other, (and very famous!) authors.

Issue one will be released in Japan in March, and features 'A Man Called West,' by me and Ron Shiflet. It has an awesome cover by artist Daniele Serra. whom I have picked for the cover art for Eldrtich Chrome, the book I am co-editing with Brian M Sammons for Chaosium.

20th January 2012

Coming soon from Rainfall books, these chapbooks feature my stories, 'L'Ossuaire' (a crime/suspense story), in Thrilling Tales 8, and 'The Eleven Thieves' and 'Carcosapunk' (both King in Yellow tales) in The Yellow Sign 4.

Thank you to my editors, Steve Lines and John B Ford!

Clicke here to order.

14th January 2012

Steampunk Cthulhu

The age of steam meets the age of Cthulhu, in a past where technology unbound warps Victorian Britain and the world at large into a dark Steampunk reality.

In Steampunk Cthulhu (yes that’s only a working title) we are looking for stories set in a world where futuristic visions of technology, advanced machines undreamt of in the Victorian era, are powered by steam, or sometimes the inscrutable minds of dark, god-like beings.

Undreamt of yes, and maybe a nightmare here, think of what would happen if HG Wells had sent his Time Machine to a past when the Elder Things ruled the globe, or Jules Verne’s Captain Nemo was an evil acolyte of Cthulhu? Of course we don’t want you to limit yourselves to fictional characters of the genre, but you can use these, historical personages and your own protagonists and cultists of Cthulhu.

Space travel, journeys to the center of the earth and 20,000 leagues under R’lyeh, we want to see Victorian globetrotting adventurers and wild technologies in the Wild West. Think zeppelins crossed with tomes of forbidden knowledge, steam powered automatons battling indescribable beasts from beyond time and space, fanciful high-tech gadgets and blood drenched arcane artifacts, the wonders of tomorrow meting the horror of inescapable doom, and if you can put your own unique spin on both the steampunk setting and the Cthulhu Mythos, so much the better.

Authors should be well versed in both the stempunk setting and Lovecraftian horror as a good blending of both is what we’re after.  If you’re looking for info on steampunk, check the Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk) for a brief overview and a small selection of authors and books to get you started. If you need to bone up on your Cthulhu Mythos you can read all of H.P. Lovecraft’s stories online for free here: http://www.hplovecraft.com/  or just look around your local bookstore – if you’re still luckily enough to have a local bookstore – as the Cthulhu Mythos has never been hotter.

This book will be published by Chaosium. Authors will receive .03 a word and 3 complementary contributor copies, with the option to purchase more at a 50% discount.

8000k word limit. Contact the editors if your work is both longer and outstanding. The deadline for submissions is July 31. Please send submissions as .rtf files to both editors below.  If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Brian M. Sammons bmanrun@hotmail.com

Glynn Owen Barrass cthulhupunk@hotmail.co.uk

16th November 2011

I can now announce that my story 'Phallus Incarnate' has been accepted for this anthology! Thank you my editors, Brian M. Sammons and David Conyers
 

UNDEAD & UNBOUND – the Official announcement.
 

What is it? A collection of 19 great stories by some amazing authors edited by David Conyers and little ol' me. This book will be published by CHaosium during the 1st part of 2012. In the mean time, t...ake a look at this impressive ToC.
 

William Meikle "Descanse En Paz"
... Gary McMahon "Dead Baby Keychain Blues"
Cody Goodfellow "Blind Item"
Mercedes Murdock Yardley "A Personal Apocalypse"
Damien Walters Grintalis "When Dark Things Sleep"
John Goodrich "In the House of a Million Years"
C.J. Henderson "Undead Night of the Undeadest Undead"
David Dunwoody "Incarnate"
Tom Lynch "The Wreckers"
David Schembri "The Unforgiving Court"
Robert M. Price "I am Legion"
Robert Neilson "Marionettes"
Pete Rawlik "North of the Arctic Circle"
Brian M. Sammons & David Conyers “Romero 2.0”
Gustavo Bondoni “Thunder in Old Kilpatrick”
Scott David Aniolowski “Mother Blood”
Glynn Owen Barrass “Phallus Incarnate”
Oscar Rios “Scavengers”
Mark Allan Gunnells “The Unexpected"

7th November 2011

There's a high profile editing job I've been working on the past few months, and although it's still fairly secret, I am very pleased to reveal my co-editor is Brian M Sammons. A writer, editor, reviewer and all round great guy, you can catch up with him here: http://www.freewebs.com/brian_sammons/ and learn all about his myriad writing accomplishments.

21st October 2011

My third win for the Drabbler Contest. Features my story: A Warmer Day in Hell

From the publisher: Yes, Drabbler 19 is finally here! Due to the volatility of the subject matter, we were waiting for a period of meteorological stability before embarking upon sales. Unfortunately, the winds of change remain unsettled, so we have decided to sail on. Come see what our contributors forecast!

U.S. Orders: $4.50 + $2.00 S&H

9th September 2011

A damned fine review of my story 'Listening Post,' in Pandora's Pick of the Week.

Thank you Joanna Parypinski!

LISTENING POST

by  Glynn Barrass

Background: I came upon this small-press anthology… when I was published in it. But I won’t be the egotist who picks her own story for a recommendation; instead, I’ll pick a story that really stood out to me in this antho.

Glynn Barrass is a writer from northeast England who lives with his cat and, according to his bio, some friendly ghosts.

What it’s about: In the year 2079, a small crew travel in their time-ship to the year 2042, when a plague decimated humankind around the globe. America managed to close off its borders before it got hit, but the majority of Europe turned into the most grotesque kind of zombies you can imagine: a giant creature composed of multitudes of reanimated corpses that fused together.

They are going back to when the plague first got loose to gather information on it, and once they do they can return to their own time. Of course, we all know that even the tiniest bit of meddling with time can horrifically screw up the future…

Why it will keep you up at night: After reading this story, I truly could not get the image of these zombies out of my head. It’s completely vile: a “huge, pylon-like monstrosity, a towering mass of disease-ridden flesh … hewn wholly of warped, human bodies. Hundreds of poor souls lay within its depths, shaping a viral monstrosity of unknown design and purpose.”

Add to that the idea that the various bodies creating this monster can communicate with one another in some eerie and alien way, and you pretty much get the worst zombies you can ever imagine.

Check out “Listening Post,” and the rest of the stories in the anthology (including mine!): Amazon.com | Barnes and Noble.com | Pill Hill Press Shoppe

20th August 2011

Shadow of the Unknown, edited by A.J. French is on release today, from Static Movement.

An anthology of Lovecraftian fiction, it features my story, 'Antarktos Unbound.'

From the editor: Madness and the Mythos, the Surreal and the Sinister. Editor A.J. French has collected 29 tales of horror inspired by H. P. Lovecraft and the element of the unknown in supernatural fiction. Featuring stories by Gary A. Braunbeck, Gene O'Neill, Michael Bailey, Glynn Barrass, P.S. Gifford, Lee Clark Zumpe, James S. Dorr, Geoffrey H. Goodwin, Erik T. Johnson, R.B. Payne, and Ran Cartwright. Warning: Once you open the pages of this book, you willingly unleash a whirlwind of delirium and insanity that will creep into your mind. Think your sanity can withstand the assault...?

Free delivery from Amazon.

20th August 2011

Now on release, 'Alternate Dimensions,' an anthology of Twilight Zone style tales edited by Chris Bartholomew from Static Movement.

An excerpt from my story, 'Listening Post,' graces the back cover: Their time-ship currently floated five hundred feet above the shimmering green waves of the Atlantic, and Jonas had never seen a sea so clean. The sky too, appeared clear and cloudless, except for a mere ghost of a moon, hovering near the horizon. The world beneath, the coastline they faced, many miles inland from the coast of the past, was a teeming hive of strange and arcane activity.

Free delivery from Amazon.com

12th July 2011

On released now: Made You Flinch, from Library of Horror Press, features my tale (a tribute to Edogawa Rampo), 'The Worm.'
 

Stories to Unnerve, Disturb and Freak You Out.

'These sixteen stories of disturbing horror will not only make you flinch, but are designed to get under your skin and get into your brian. Hold on tight as these writers explore the depths of the human condition with dark imagination and creative terror.'
 

Ten bucks from Amazon.com, for a 274 page book. Plus free postage!

13th June 2011

Released today: The Yellow Sign 3 featuring fiction by me and Ron Shiflet. Like King in Yellow fiction? We have it covered here with the collaboration 'Moths to a Pallid Flame' and 'A New King in Town.'

Published by Rainfall Books.

10th Jun 2011

Ténèbres 2011, the French critically acclaimed yearly annual of horror fiction, features a translation of my short story The Worm (La larve). Thank you to my editor Benoît Domis

Anthologie annuelle de fantastique moderne : 14 nouvelles (Tom Piccirilli, John Shirley, etc).

6th Jun 2011

E'ch Pi El #9 is published today from the good folks at Rainfall Books. With stories by Matt Leyshon, Glynn Barrass and Frederick Mayer and cool cover art by Ivan McCann

My story is part of my upcoming Cthulhu Mythos Western trilogy, 'The Good The Bad and the Eldritchly Terrifying,'

18th May 2011

Strange Detective Stories is here!

Each issue features horror tales mixed with detective fiction genres.

STRANGE DETECTIVE

STORIES #1

THE TENTACLES AFOOT

by Franklyn Searight

BIG BOSS

by Glynn Barrass & Ron Shiflet

21st April 2011

Cthulhu is Dead (But Dreaming)

My first solo collection is on release today from the good folks at Rainfall Books.

Contents:

Cali
Nu-Topia: Before The Fall
The Shoggoth Situation

Edited by Steve Lines, front cover by Paul Watson

10th April 2011

Tsunami Relief Project

The brainchild of Brent Millis, Kizuna: Fiction for Japan is a charity fiction project collecting all-new, all-original, open-genre flash fiction stories from various authors around the world (including authors from Japan, Italy, Australia, the USA…). 100% of the proceeds will be given to a proper charity (like Red Cross Japan) to help the survivors of the 2011 earthquake/tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan.

This wonderful anthology features my story, 'Dissolution.'

Japanese Red Cross: Please Donate!

9th April 2011

Fungi is here!

That’s right, Fungi, the Magazine of Fantasy and Weird Fiction is celebrating 25 years of intermittent publication with a spectacular issue #20 that is chock full of the wide ranging kinds of fiction and non-fiction its die hard fans have come to expect.

Featuring my story Annabel Lee, it can be had practically everywhere on the net
including Virtualbookworm.com, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and Borders.

23rd March 2011

Out Now! The plague ridden ship is my creation, 'Plague Hulk.'

D.O.A.

Extreme Horror Anthology

Edited by David C. Hayes
This anthology contains 28 horror stories taken to an extreme you've never read before. Author Kenneth Yu will introduce you to a disturbing interest that two men in the Philippines share, while Edward R. Rosick reveals the true location of the soul. Readers will journey from plague-ridden ships off England's coast to the viscous barrios of Mexico. You'll even meet a vampire who hungers for something more than just blood. But remember, this book is not for the easily sickened or offended. You've been warned.

Available direct from the publisher, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.

16th March 2011

Another month, another story acceptance! this time to a theme very close to my heart.

The Shadow of the Unknown, edited by A.J French. This forthcoming Lovecraftian anthology contains my story 'Antarktos Unbound.' At the Mountains of Madness meets The Thing with a sci-fi twist.

28th February 2011

Alternate Dimensions, an anthology in the awesome tradition of The Twilight Zone, will be released soon. Edited by Chris Bartholomew for Static Movement it contains my story Listening Post, a tale of time travelling and plagues unbound!

14th February 2011

My latest fiction appearance. Tales of the Talisman issue 6.3 features amongst other great stories and poems, my demented redhead infused tale 'Humanity'.
This is my fourth appearance in TotT, something I am very proud of!

Further info here: http://www.talesofthetalisman.com/

11th February 2011

Another story accepted for an anthology! New Feathers, a tale about some very nasty men forced to confront their own evil whilst protecting a lost angel from the true forces of darkness. This will appear in the anthology 'Weird City,' edited by George Wilhite.

3rd February 2011

Another paperback collection appearance has just been born, this time, it is my story, 'The Mockery Machine,' which will be appearing this year in the anthology of Bizarro fiction: Like Frozen Statues of Flesh, A Bizarro Anthology Edited by Joe Jablonski
 

Read more: http://staticmovement.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=bizarro&action=display&thread=298#ixzz1D5qOTyAs

Awesome cover by Jessie marie Roberts!

13th January 2011

My first releases of the New Year! Published by my friends at Rainfall Books: Startling Space Stories 2, featuring work by myself, Ron Shiflet and Lee Clark Zumpe, and Thrilling Tales 6, featuring stories by myself and Mark Valentine. Edited by John B Ford and Steve Lines, each features a beautiful cover by artist Mary Lou Springstead.