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: Law and Order: Criminal Intent
My kingdom for a title
Waiting for the service tech from AT&T to call to say he’s on the way to the house to figure out why our new phone line doesn’t work. At first, it only wouldn’t ring (or roll over to voice mail). … Continue reading
The Jury is Still Out
The heat is back with a vengeance, and the next chance of rain isn’t for another 10-14 days. Almost all fireworks in this part of the state have been canceled for the forthcoming holiday weekend. I did mow the lawn … Continue reading
A question we’re still asking
I finally got a handle on the short story that was the motivation for last week’s Storytellers Unplugged essay. I started writing it yesterday morning and by the end of today’s writing session was about 80% of the way through … Continue reading
He looks like Dexter. And yet…
I was disappointed that Vancouver couldn’t close the deal in Boston the other night, but they’ve got one more chance to bring the cup back home tonight. I think it will be another one-goal game, and I think the Canucks … Continue reading
And a hockey game broke out
When I was a kid, Hockey Night in Canada was a mainstay of my Saturday nights. There was always a game and we always watched. So long as “my” team was winning, that is. If they weren’t performing well, I’d … Continue reading
Co-starring a dog
Got a lot done on the novella in progress this weekend. I have until the end of next weekend to finish it off. Looks like I’ll make it after all. I’ve been away from it for a while, but when … Continue reading
There are no victories. There’s only the battle.
My new essay, Reading Slush, is up at Storytellers Unplugged. I’m really liking these scenes between Goran and the therapist played by Julia Ormond in the return of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. I especially liked the call out to … Continue reading
The doctor is in
Summer is here. High of 92° today and very humid. Little chance of rain for the week. Drought now covering most of the state. Other places are getting more than their fair share of precipitation. Why can’t we? Sometimes I … Continue reading