Steve Vernon - Horror Writer

About Me

Hey folks. I was born and raised in the woods of Northern Ontario, but travelled to Nova Scotia to meet my mom at the age of 17. Since then I've hitchhiked from one end of the country to another. I've been writing horror fiction for about 20 years. You can find some of my stories in The Horror Show, Cemetery Dance, Karl Edward Wagner's Year's Best Horror, Red Scream, Dark Discoveries, Horror Garage and many other nifty magazines. If you're a horror fan try ordering my novella LONG HORN, BIG SHAGGY from Shocklines. What's it about? Back-from-the-dead mountainmen, time-traveling mad scientists, and zombified buffalo. You will never look at a severed head the same way again!Enough commercials. Let me tell you about myself. I make a living in Halifax as a professional palm and Tarot reader. I make jewelry that I sell at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. I work as an oral tradition storyteller in many different maritime schools. I used to be a fan of wrestling, but since I'm all grown up now, and instead I watch Survivor. I'm also a big fan of LOST and THE SOPRANOS. I enjoy spooky stories and campfires and long walks. I can't hip-hop for beans, although I am taking lessons. Big Poppa is in the house!Anybody interested in learning more about me can check out my website for sample stories, poetry, articles and reviews. Just click http://users.eastlink.ca/~stevevernon

My Interests

horror, horror writing, horror fiction, Tarot, palmistry, ghost stories, Lost, Survivor, bellydancing

I'd like to meet:

Anybody interested in horror writing and/or reading.

Music:

Oh heck. I'm going to flunk out on this one. I don't listen to a lot of music. Love the blues. Nobody wails like Howling Wolf or Johnny Lee Hooker. Was recently introduced to Nick Cave. I believe, I believe.And I really dig old western theme songs.

Movies:

Reanimator, Evil Dead, Die Hard, True Grit, Big Jake, Tremors, The Station Agent, The Commitments, Jeepers Creepers, Friday The 13th.

Television:

Lost, Survivor, Sopranoes, Third Watch, A-Team, Have Gun Will Travel.

Books:

Salem's Lot, The Rising, The Stupidest Angel

Heroes:

John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Robert Mitchum, Charles Bronson. (I'm just a cowboy at heart, I reckon)

My Blog

Shameful Lack of Progress...

A pitiful bit of progress tonight. 10,600 / 60,000(17.7%) I hang my head in shame and vow to do better tomorrow.Steve...
Posted by Steve Vernon - Horror Writer on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:41:00 PST

FearZone has nothing to say...

Read all about it!clicky-clickyHa! Love it.Steve
Posted by Steve Vernon - Horror Writer on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:24:00 PST

Sunday morning tally...

Whew. I've been busy CGI carnage - Beowulf and 300 back to back. Sandals and swordplay, nothing like it.I got up early this morning and hammered at the collection.Here's this morning's tally, so far. ...
Posted by Steve Vernon - Horror Writer on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:32:00 PST

Nothing To Lose...FINALLY AVAILABLE - only eight bucks - what a steal!!!

Hot diggedy.Burning Effigy Press has re-released by heretofor defunct collection NOTHING TO LOSE for a mere eight bucks.http://burningeffigy.com/store.shtmlQuantities are limited.Order now, order ofte...
Posted by Steve Vernon - Horror Writer on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:57:00 PST

For those of you in Toronto tomorrow...

The folks at Burning Effigy will also be at the Toronto Small Press Fair tomorrow - at the Miles Nidal Jewish Community Centre at Bloor and Spadina - and they should have copies of my new dark super...
Posted by Steve Vernon - Horror Writer on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:54:00 PST

A good day and a good night...

It was a good day today at work. A ship was in and business wasn't bad. It's been slow down on Barrington but days like this give a man new hope.So I took that hope on home and hammered it into the ...
Posted by Steve Vernon - Horror Writer on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:00:00 PST

Tally...

Well, I lost a bit of progress tonight because I needed to revise and clean up the draft of a story for a surprise submission. However, I stayed up a little later to make certain I made some kind of...
Posted by Steve Vernon - Horror Writer on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:30:00 PST

Brand New Haunted Harbours Review...

Check it out.New Haunted Harbours Review...
Posted by Steve Vernon - Horror Writer on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:23:00 PST

I need me a goat...

I tried to mow the lawn last night, but there is something wrong with the suspension of the electric lawn mower. The whole thing lies flat in the dirt, no matter where I set the height. I wish I wer...
Posted by Steve Vernon - Horror Writer on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:35:00 PST

Tonight’s tally...

..tr> 5,400 / 60,000(9.0%) ..table>Nothing else to report. I have a lawn to mow. It's knee-deep and it's going to rain tomorrow. The dandilions are beginning to growl.Yours in storyte...
Posted by Steve Vernon - Horror Writer on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:07:00 PST