About
Bev Vincent is the author of Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life and Influences (nominated for a 2023 Locus Award), The Dark Tower Companion, The Road to the Dark Tower (nominated for a Bram Stoker Award), and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, nominated for a 2010 Edgar® Award and a 2009 Bram Stoker Award. In 2018, he co-edited the anthology Flight or Fright (a Goodreads Choice Award Nominee) with Stephen King.
His short fiction has appeared in places like Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Borderlands 5, Ice Cold, and The Blue Religion. Four of his stories were collected in When the Night Comes Down and another four in a CD Select eBook. His story "The Bank Job" won the Al Blanchard Award. "The Honey Trap" from Ice Cold was nominated for an ITW Thriller Award in 2015 and "Zombies on a Plane" was nominated for an Ignotus Award in 2020.
His non-fiction has appeared in diverse magazines, including The Poetry Foundation, Fangoria, Rue Morgue, Screem, Pensacola Magazine and Texas Gardener. He has been a contributing editor with Cemetery Dance magazine since 2001 and is a former member of the Storytellers Unplugged blogging community. He also writes book reviews for Onyx Reviews. He has served as a judge for the Al Blanchard, Shirley Jackson and Edgar Awards.
His work has been translated into: Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, HItalian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian
Category Archives: Criminal Minds
An audience of one
My monthly Storytellers Unplugged essay went live this morning: Write for the audience; write for yourself. I finished Savages by Don Winslow yesterday. Loved 95% of the book and hated the ending. Really hated it. Started I’d Know You Anywhere … Continue reading
Scarlet herrings
I came up with the theme for my next Storytellers Unplugged essay yesterday and wrote the first few paragraphs of it this morning. It’s not due to be posted until a week from tomorrow, but I like to get these … Continue reading
Done listening to dead men
One of the fun things about traveling is the pot-luck you get with change in airport concessions. After my trip to Boston I discovered that instead of a nickel I’d received a 5 centavos coin from Ecuador. I wrote and … Continue reading
Two Beavers Are Better Than One
My interview at Level Best Books went up today. Check it out. I talk a bit about setting stories in New England and about writing in general. Isn’t that one of the most handsome covers you’ve ever seen? I think … Continue reading
As the SVU turns
I’ve been using my Kangaroo for two weeks. Time is zipping by so fast I thought it was only one week, but when I checked back on my earlier blogs I set myself straight. The Kangaroo is a desktop adjustable … Continue reading
A heavy traffic zone
I’ve become a stand-up guy. My kangaroo arrived last night. The UPS guy wrestled it to the door. It was in a massive box, and weighed about 40 lbs. Solid construction, and the wooden platform matches my work desk perfectly. … Continue reading
Another quiet night in the Hotel California
I received my copy of the hardbound omnibus of American Vampire last night. I’ve only read the first installment until now because the local shop stopped carrying the series for a while. I still find that I have a hard … Continue reading
My former self
I finally pulled the trigger on the short story in progress this morning. I read it through aloud last night, made a few minor touch-up changes, keyed them in this morning and shipped it off to the market. I was … Continue reading
That sounds like a profile
I trimmed another 200 words from the story I’m working on this morning. This thing is going to be a lean, mean fighting machine when I’m done with it. Anorexic, even. So, another Survivor contestant opened his mouth at tribal … Continue reading
Checking for implants
I’m so pleased with my decision to switch to Chrome on my home desktop computer that I converted to it on my work desktop as well, and I think I’ll put it on my laptop next. I only have one … Continue reading