Otto Penzler talks mystery short story anthologies Penzler Publishers produces a number of anthologies and collections each year
“The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre”: Philip Fracassi with the elder final girl Setting a fast-paced horror-thriller with seniors in a retirement home full of easy targets
“The Art of Legend”: Wesley Chu on fantasy, wuxia, and grumpy old characters On exploring different ways to write and worldbuild fantasy stories
“The Whistler”: Nick Medina on hauntings, physical and emotional Superstitions and legends meet with hubris and consequences
“Fiend”: Alma Katsu on demons and dynasties of corrupted wealth On making deals with devils and the prices paid
“The Grave Artist”: Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado on collaborative thrillers On building an investigative team with different personalities and skills that work together
“Caught Stealing”: Charlie Huston on film and adaptations All about Charlie adapting Charlie's own novel into that screenplay for Darren Aronofsky
The 2025 Hugo Awards Winners
“The Malevolent Eight”: Sebastien de Castell talks building the good bad guys It's all about the bad guys choosing violence to do good
The 2025 Aurora Awards Winners
Original “Mothra” novella’s first English translation coming January 2026 The original story that hatched Mothra, one of the most beloved monsters in the “kaijuverse”
“Girl in the Creek”: Wendy N. Wagner on blending horror and scifi It's all about the mushrooms
“Jill Is Not Happy”: Kaira Rouda on complicated protagonists On when the characters you're writing make known unexpected revelations about themselves
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES celebrates 75th Anniversary with Stunning Collector’s Hardcover Edition Classics THE ILLUSTRATED MAN and THE OCTOBER COUNTRY also being reissued with new cover art
