John Everson

CINCINNATI, Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ International publisher Samhain Publishingwill be co-sponsoring the 10th annual IndianapolisHorrorHound Weekend, Sept. 11-13 th, 2015, at the Marriott Indianapolis East. HorrorHound Weekend, which draws several thousand readers, fans and movie enthusiasts at each event, is celebrating its tenth year in Indianapolis.

DarkFuse will release two novellas in October, both are now available to preorder with a discount through Amazon.

Today, Amazon Publishing announces Kindle Worlds, the first commercial publishing platform that will enable any writer to create fan fiction based on a range of original stories and characters and earn royalties for doing so. Amazon Publishing has secured licenses from Warner Bros. Television Group's Alloy Entertainment division for its New York Times best-selling book series Gossip Girl, by Cecily von Ziegesar; Pretty Little Liars, by Sara Shepard; and Vampire Diaries, by L.J. Smith; and plans to announce more licenses soon. Through these licenses, Kindle Worlds will allow any writer to publish authorized stories inspired by these popular Worlds and make them available for readers to purchase in the Kindle Store.

International publisher Samhain Publishing this week announced that author John Everson has been nominated for a 2012 Bram Stoker for Superior Achievement in a Novel. Everson's novel, NIGHTWHERE, joins a list of only five novels in the Final Ballot for this year's award. Winners will be announced at the 26th annual Bram Stoker Awards Banquet, held during the World Horror Convention in New Orleans on June 15, 2013.