Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He also edits the Hugo-nominated SF critical magazine Nova Express, and runs the Turkey City Writer's Workshop. His non-fiction has appeared in National Review, Reason, Whole Earth Review, The Freeman, The World & I, Science Fiction Eye, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Slashdot.org. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis. He also makes a mean batch of salsa.

Halloween Horrors: Creepy Doorbell Footage

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Lawrence Person

How about some unsettling doorbell footage for the Halloween season? Some of it is of home invaders, and others that have ill intent, but some of it just seems to be of weird or deranged people whose motives are unclear.

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Library Addition: Avram Davidson’s A Goat for Azazel

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Another Dragonstairs Press book but this one is a bit different than their usual fare. Davidson, Avram, and Grania Davis. A Goat For Azazel: The Grandson of Eszterhazy Returns…Again. A Ghost Novel. First edition chapbook, #80 of 80 copies signed … Continue reading →

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Halloween Horror: Scottish Oil Rig Horror Game

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Lawrence Person

As I may have mentioned before, I don’t tend to play horror video games, despite reading horror, because I don’t care for some tropes of the genre that appear in almost every game (path dependency and jump scares being two), … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed First of Ray Bradbury’s That Son of Richard III

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Another signed Bradbury first: Bradbury, Ray. That Son of Richard III: A Birth Announcement. Roy A. Squires, 1974. First edition chapbook original, #LXIII of 85 the signed “Autograph Edition,” a Fine- copy with just a trace of wear at tips, … Continue reading →

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Halloween Horrors: A Giant Animatronic Prop Collection

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Lawrence Person

In a follow-up to yesterday’s Transworld trade show post, here’s a guy that has a collection of over 150 Halloween animatronic props. His animatronic collection may or may not have been more expensive than my book collection to acquire, but … Continue reading →

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Halloween Horrors: 2024 Transworld Trade Show

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Time for a walk through of this year’s Transworld Halloween trade show. These are always a lot of fun. Bigger-than-life animatronic figures seem to be a continuing theme (and Sam’s has had one or two such for sale the last … Continue reading →

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Halloween Horror: Horrific Mining Disasters

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Time for some real-life horror. How about disturbing mining disasters? As difficult and dangerous as working in an underground mine is now, it was a lot worse in the 19th century. At the Snaefell zinc mine on the Isle of … Continue reading →

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Halloween Horrors: Vanlife Guy Moves Into Offgrid Tower In The Woods To Play Horror Video Game About Vanlife Guy Who Goes To Offgrid Tower In The Woods

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Remember a few years ago when I posted the video of the vanlife gamer guy playing a horror video game at night, alone, in a cave? Well now he has a video of him in an off-grid tower in the … Continue reading →

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Halloween Horrors: If Ouija Were Invented Today

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Lawrence Person

It’s that time of the year again, when I present Halloween content! First up: Ryan George imagines what a Ouija board would be like if invented today. “Only the first question is free! You need to subscribe to Oujia+!”

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Shoegazer Sunday: Roy Montgomery’s “Slow Heroes”

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Lawrence Person

Roy Montgomery is Christchurch, New Zealand guitarist, and “Slow Heroes” is a beautiful, steady-state sort of instrumental shoegaze with a repeated musical motif.

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