Monday, February 20, 2012

John Horner Jacobs

For those of you who don't think mixing your genres is a good thing, consider this. John Horner Jacobs, art director of Needle magazine, has made the short list for the Bram Stoker award for best first novel. "Southern Gods" is a mix of horror and crime. Congratulations, John!!!

8 comments:

Ben said...

Oh fuck, that's huge. I'm very happy for him, for it is a tremendous novel. First time horror in print has actually scared me since I've read Lovecraft

sandra seamans said...

Huge, indeed, Ben!

Katherine Tomlinson said...

Congratulations John!! Yes, Horror and Crime go together like champagne and peaches!

David Cranmer said...

Well deserved!

sandra seamans said...

Yes, they do, Katherine. Even if you're not using basic horror tropes, crime fiction, especially noir, is a good fit with the horror market.

I agree, David!

Naomi Johnson said...

Congrats to John! It's a terrific book.

John Hornor said...

Hey, I just saw this months later. Thank you for the well wishes! I didn't win but had a great time!

sandra seamans said...

Ah, but just to be nominated is a wonderous thing, John!