First published in 1818, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, is a classic for both horror and science fiction
Written in the summer of 1816, as a part of a challenge by Lord Byron that “each write a ghost story.”
Mary Shelley would do better than that.
For the 200th anniversary, we have an ebook edition of the 1818 text for you to enjoy for free.
I spent the better part of two months doodling up designs for the logo of LampLight. I was trying to make a simple-to-draw lamp to sit in the corner of each cover as a logo for the magazine.
I’ve known Paula Snyder longer than is polite to say out loud. Needless to say, we still look fabulous.
I wrote Paula about my endeavors and asked if she could help, sending an (no doubt rambling) email about my idea for the lamp, what the mag was about, etc.
What Paula sent back was fantastic, elegant, and real. Naturally, it looked nothing like my scribbles or descriptions. This is why it looks good.
The LampLight masthead, and overall look of the covers, the outward visible part of the magazine is all due to Paula, and LampLight would not have been the same without them.
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I had known Kevin Lucia for about ten minutes when I approached him about doing the first serial for LampLight.
We had met at Necon in 2011, and saw each other again at Horrorfind Weekend. It was June of 2012 when I sent an awkward email that I had re-written about fifteen times. I was making a magazine, it was going to be quiet horror, would he be interested in doing a serial novella to span the first volume.
Kevin said yes, saying he had a piece he had in mind that would be a great fit. And thus, And I Watered It With Tears (later to be republished as Drowned) came to find its home in LampLight. The characters and locations in Tears are woven into his Clifton Heights saga, which I cannot recommend enough.
Tears helped set the tone of LampLight and we would later make our first Radio Play based off this novella.
We had two more serial novellas, The Devoted by James A Moore, and Wilted Lilies by Kelli Owen. All three are fantastic.
In the end, quarterly release is too long in-between installments for a serial. We haven’t given up the idea, though–I think serials are a great means for story telling.
Kevin would return to LampLight for volume 4 & 5 with his Horror 101 series, taking us on a tour of the genre, past and present.
Listen to Drowned, the episode 1 of the LampLight Radio play, based on the novella by Kevin Lucia
Get all of volume 1, featuring And I Watered It With Tears by Kevin Lucia, for only 5$!
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(Guest appearance in this post by Lincoln Crisler, author of Queen and Other Stories)
My pitch to JF Gonzalez for LampLight went like this:
You know how when us younger writers don’t know an important writer? And you rant about that, but then give a list of books and stories we need to read? That. I want that.
When he said yes, it changed things. LampLIght was no longer a dream, an idea that I talked about ‘one day.’ Jesus said yes, and the keel of the magazine was laid down. Upon that, I build the rest of the ship.
Those first four articles of Shadows in the Attic are fantastic, and perhaps a bit dangerous to your bank account. But there are so many great suggestions, stories, writers and words. So much great advice and mentoring from a great writer.
Get those articles now, all 4, for 5$. Read the past, keep it alive.
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LampLight is dedicated to JF Gonzalez, always.
June is birthday month here at Apokrupha. And this year is a milestone. June 2017 marks 5 years of publishing, and we’ve got quite a few things to celebrate. A new issue with a great line up; a new steampunk book; a new Radio Play episode; space dragons…
To mark the occasion, we are re-releasing all of volume 1 of LampLight. These first four issues of LampLight are where it all started.
AND. Get all four of them, thats 130,000 words of short fiction, interviews, a full novella by Kevin Lucia and the fantastic Shadows in the Attic series by J.F. Gonzalez… for just $5.
Already own all of these titles? The files are updated, so just re-download. Files from Smashwords, Amazon, Kobo and Nook will be updated soon.
And don’t forget to subscribe to LampLight to support another 5 years!
We have a goal, we want to get to 1,000 subscribers to LampLight magazine.
With this goal we will be able to acquire more great stories. We will be able to increase writer pay. With this goal, we will be sure that LampLight will be around for another 5 years.
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A subscription is convenient and saves money! For just 10$ a year you will get four great issues of LampLight emailed to you or direct to your Kindle. Ebooks will be available as epub, mobi and PDF.
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March 28, 2017.
The LampLight Radio Play won a Sarah Award for “Occurrence at B.E. Investments” for Best New Artist!
Andrew Wardlaw received the award in the WNYC studios. There was fanfare, live performance from Welcome to Nightvale, and a marching brass band.
The first teaser, A Talk with A Fallen Girl was actually created for the 2016 Very, Very, Short, Short Stories Contest, and though it did not win, it set the tone for the Radio Play.
Congrats to Andy. And thank you to the Sarah Awards.
About The Sarah Awards
The Sarah Lawrence College International Audio Fiction Award, aka The Sarahs, celebrates the best audio fiction currently being made around the world. See more on their site, thesarahawards.com
Volume 5 of LampLight is here. Grab a subscription, and don’t miss any of the upcoming issues!
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Featuring “Are You Sure What Side You’re On?”, an all new story by Sunny Moraine. We talk to them about the Root Code books, short fiction and the writing process.
Kevin Lucia’s Horror 101, The Weird. What is Weird? How does it fit into horror or literature?
Fiction from:
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eaturing A Southern Evening, an all new novelette by Jonathan Janz!
We talk to him about being a dad, writing serials and flirting with other genres.
Kevin Lucia’s Horror 101, The Weird, The Cosmic Weird. What is it about the unknown that draws human kind in? What happens when secrets are revealed that the human mind cannot comprehend?
Fiction from: Julia August, Kate Dollarhyde, Emily Vakos
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I’m working diligently to finish up the March issue of LampLight, and while there will be more about that soon, I am excited to announce what the plans for Volume 5 will be.
All four issues of LampLight Volume 5 will be guest edited.
The Year in Exile will start with the September issue, which will be edited by Damien Angelica Walters.
Damien’s new book, Paper Tigers has just come out, and the title story in her collection, Sing Me Your Scars has been nominated for a Bram Stoker Award.
The December issue will be edited by Katie Winter, the assistant editor of LampLight.
Katie has been with LampLight since the first issue, and her help has been invaluable. Her perspective has guided LampLight for years, and we are excited to have her at the helm.
We will update later for the editors of March and June 2017 issues at a later time. For now, though, send in your subs!
