num_pages: 267
description: Now out of print.THE GOSSAMER EYE: Winner of a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in the Poetry Collection category. THE GOSSAMER EYE is a book of poetry, and some fiction, too, by a cutting-edge breed of wordsmiths. Mark McLaughlin, Rain Graves and David Niall Wilson -- the three authors represented in this collection -- write in numerous speculative genres, with an emphasis on horror and dark fantasy. They give readings of their work at conventions and other literary venues.Their fiction often appears in major anthologies, but they haven't forgotten that poetry is an important part of their creative lives. Their writings breathe new life into the world of dark verse. They prove that the poetry of the macabre can be much more than just the silken, sad rustling of purple curtains. They explore many new avenues of expression -- with wit, humor, anger, and always, passion.The works in The Gossamer Eye range from very dark and macabre to humorous and quirky to absolutely bizarre. You'll meet a cross-dresser who impersonates Marilyn and his friend Ziggy, a Bowie impersonator; witness "The Fall of the House of Escher"; and be introduced to 13 of Frankenstein's monster's various parts ... individually. This is a reading experience unlike any other! So try looking at the night sky through THE GOSSAMER EYE, and you'll see visions and wonders that you never knew existed.About The Authors:Mark McLaughlin's most recent books are Beach Blanket Zombie, Partners In Slime (with Michael McCarty), and Monster Behind The Wheel (with Michael McCarty). His work has appeared in such venues as Galaxy, Fangoria, Living Dead 2, The Best Of All Flesh, Writer's Digest, Cemetery Dance, Midnight Premiere, Dark Arts, and two volumes each of The Best Of HorrorFind and The Year's Best Horror Stories (DAW Books). In addition to Beach Blanket Zombie, collections of his fiction include Motivational Shrieker, Slime After Slime, Pickman's Motel, and At The Foothills Of Frenzy (with Shane Ryan Staley and Brian Knight).Rain Graves is the author of Blood of a Black Bird (a collection of fiction and poetry), which will be out in first full length edition in late 2003. A limited advance edition was published by Mystyque Press in 2000. You can find her fiction in numerous anthologies, such as Bad News, Excitable Boys, Decadence, Daughter of Dangerous Dames, Darkness Rising, Hours of Darkness, Personal Demons, The Gauntlet Sampler, and more. She is working on a full-length novel of fiction tentatively titled The Mosiquios, and a graphic series with artist GAK called The Fly. Rain Graves lives and writes in San Francisco with one large black cat, and one small white cat.David Niall Wilson has been writing dark fiction, fantasy, and science-fiction since the mid-eighties. He has six published novels, one collection and over 120 short stories published in various markets including Year's Best Horror XIX, Robert Bloch's Psychos, Love in Vein II, Werewolves, Deathport, and many more. His poetry has appeared in various small press venues, as well as in a limited edition package from Kelp Queen Productions, and a selection of haiku to appear in his upcoming Lone Wolf Collection, The Subtle Ties that Bind. David lives in North Carolina with Patricia Lee Macomber, their children Billy, Stephanie, occasionally his own boys Zach and Zane, and a plethora of cats and fish.
language: English
title: The Gossamer Eye
titlecomplete: The Gossamer Eye
ratings_count: 8
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Bram Stoker Award
category: Best Poetry Collection
publisher: Meisha Merlin Publishing, Inc.