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
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Shutter Island
Saw Shutter Island yesterday. There were some very unusual and disorienting switches in camera position during the ferry ride. First it showed the two actors from the left and then from the right, and back and forth a couple of … Continue reading
Call me Edgar Stoker
Others have posted the Stoker nominee list, so I’ll just provide a link. The Stephen King Illustrated Companion was nominated for Superior Achievement in Non-fiction. My wife suggested that I take inspiration from the book’s two major award nominations and … Continue reading
And I didn’t know it
Somewhere in Atlanta there’s a guy who was staggering home after an all-night bender. He’s in rough shape, folks. Can barely stay on his feet. His breath smells like a brewery and his clothes reek of cigarette smoke. He lurches … Continue reading
Making travel plans
I like that people now have the possibility to make their own travel plans. I hate having to make my own travel plans. There are so many options these days…you have to visit so many different sites to make sure … Continue reading
Chess on ice
This morning I got caught up on short story submissions. Three stories have been out for more than eight months, so I sent polite queries about them to the editors. Another that I had already queried about back in December … Continue reading
Going for the gold
I now possess an Emergency First Response card after spending the day yesterday getting certified in CPR and First Aid. The writer side of me relished the instructor’s description of the sound the ribs make when you break when while … Continue reading
It Didn’t Snow Yesterday
I have my weekend’s work cut out for me. I received the page proofs for When the Night Comes Down this morning and I have to have them reviewed before Monday because the book has to go to press in … Continue reading
Thus Quoth the Owl
I hear they’re getting snow up in Dallas today. Stranger things happen, but that ranks right up there. We’re in the 40s, dropping to the 30s tonight, with persistent rain, which makes it feel even colder. I saw the preliminary … Continue reading
Ready for my close-up
I was imaged twice today. Well, more than that, actually, but on two separate occasions. First thing this morning I had some X-rays taken to help diagnose lower back pain. Apparently my spine’s fine, it’s just a muscle that’s ornery. … Continue reading
Cuddy in da House
The Stephen King Illustrated Companion won the Readers’ Choice award in the non-fiction category of the 3rd Annual Black Quill Awards. In every category except for one, the readers chose a different nominee than the editors did. I just received … Continue reading