Roberta Lannes has been publishing literary, fantasy, horror and science fiction since 1966. Her work has touched upon various conventions such as aliens and monsters, always taking a inventive take on the customary view. Her vampires take souls, grief and memories. Her monsters have psychological issues and struggle with their predilections, and rarely do they have an appearance that one might consider fearsome. Her aliens have complex psychologies and murky objectives. She finds pathos woven into the fabric of insanity, acts of desperation hidden within the unforgiveable, and innocence in the hearts of monstrosities. Her character-driven stories attempt to bring readers into situations and the minds of others as foreign and fascinating, depraved and confused, marginalized and exotic one can imagine.
Currently, her latest story “Chrysalis” appears in MUTATION NATION edited by Kelly Dunn. Here is an image from that signing at DARK DELICACIES in Burbank, CA. From left: Roberta Lannes, Stephen Woodworth, Kelly Dunn, and artist Audra Phillips.
Wild Justice (in which Lannes' Butcher's Logic appears) has recently attracted this positive review on WordOfTheNerd.
D F Lewis on The Last Balcony | Yesterfang | The Apocryfan, March 2012
Another positive review of Butcher's Logic - again in Wild Justice - appears on HellNotes.
Another fabulous review of Wild Justice.
Announcing two books coming out toward the end of 2012 with a story and novella by Roberta Lannes.
“Room 8” is a short story and will be in SHIVERS Vll, edited by Richard Chizmar and out from Cemetery Dance Publications. It’s ready for pre-order here.
"Through the Looking Glass" is a novella, one of four by three other women horror authors and edited by Michael Knost with Hummingbird House Press. Look for the announcement of a publication date!
“Room 8” is a short story and will be in SHIVERS Vll, edited by Richard Chizmar and out from Cemetery Dance Publications. It’s ready for pre-order here.
"Through the Looking Glass" is a novella, one of four by three other women horror authors and edited by Michael Knost with Hummingbird House Press. Look for the announcement of a publication date!
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