My latest article for Autograph Magazine explores the world of Stephen King collectibles from the unique and varied viewpoints of a professional autograph dealer, the owner of the world's first dedicated King bookstore, and a diehard fan.
"From Bangor with Love: The Passion of Collecting King" is a six-page, full-color spread with several original photographs of the horror maestro in signing action. The article helps dispel myths about King's reported aversion to signing photos of himself and provides tips on starting a Stephen King collection. And, for the first time anywhere, fans can glimpse the typewritten, signed cover letter from a fourteen-year-old King to legendary horror publisher Forest J. Ackerman - believed to be the earliest King signature in private collection.
Here is a preview of the article. And don't forget to check out my roundtable interview with Jack Ketchum, Brian Keene, Deborah LeBlanc, and Scott Nicholson while you're there.
Vince Liaguno is the Bram Stoker Award®-winning editor of UNSPEAKABLE HORROR: FROM THE SHADOWS OF THE CLOSET (Dark Scribe Press 2008), an anthology of queer horror fiction, which he co-edited with Chad Helder. Other notable works include OTHER TERRORS: AN INCLUSIVE ANTHOLOGY (William Morrow Paperbacks, 2022), an anthology of short fiction that he co-edited with Rena Mason. That collection received widespread critical acclaim, including starred reviews from PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, BOOKLIST, and KIRKUS. It was nominated for both the Shirley Jackson and World Fantasy Awards.
His debut novel, 2006’s THE LITERARY SIX, was a tribute to the slasher films of the 80’s and won an Independent Publisher Award (IPPY) for Horror and was named a finalist in ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards.
Most recently, he released his debut poetry collection, DEMO REELS AND ARTHOUSE MADNESS (Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2025).
He currently lives in the beautiful "Mitten State" of Michigan. He is a member—and former Secretary—of the Horror Writers Association (HWA), International Thriller Writers (ITW), and the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC).
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