Slasher Speak: horror

About the Author...

Vince Liaguno: Troy, Michigan; 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).