Kealan Patrick Burke
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Kealan Patrick Burke was born and raised in Dungarvan
, Ireland
. He is best known as an award-winning author described as "a newcomer worth watching" by Publishers Weekly
. Some of his works include the novels Currency of Souls and The Hides (Bram Stoker Award
nominee), the novellas The Turtle Boy (Bram Stoker Award
Winner, 2004) and Vessels, and the collection Ravenous Ghosts. He has also sold fiction to a number of publications, including Postscripts, Cemetery Dance, Grave Tales, Shivers II, Shivers III, Shivers IV, Looking Glass, Masques V, Subterranean #1, Evermore, Inhuman, Horror World, Surreal Magazine, and Corpse Blossoms.
Aside from his accomplishments as an author, Kealan also edited the anthologies: Taverns of the Dead (recipient of a starred review in Publishers Weekly
), Brimstone Turnpike, Quietly Now: A Tribute to Charles L. Grant (International Horror Guild Award
Nominee, 2004), the charity anthology Tales from the Gorezone and Night Visions 12. He is also an associate editor for Subterranean Magazine.
An 8 minute short film based on his short story "Peekers" is currently doing the festival circuit (including Dead by Dawn 2008, Edinburgh
's horror film fest). The screenplay was written by Rick Hautala
, and it is directed by Mark Steensland. Another movie based on his short story "The Quiet" was in production at Artificial Films in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but that fell through. In 2009 has his first acting role in the Independent film
Slime City Massacre, who stars on the side from Debbie Rochon
. Burke won Best Actor at the 2010 PollyGrind Film Festival
with his portrayal of Cory.
is calling a Wovel (a web-novel). It is an ongoing novel, almost in the style of a Choose Your Own Adventure
book. The author writes it, and the readers vote on which direction the story will go.
Includes:
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Dungarvan
Dungarvan is a town and harbour on the south coast of Ireland in the province of Munster. Dungarvan is the county town and administrative centre of County Waterford. The town's Irish name means "Garbhan's fort", referring to Saint Garbhan who founded a church there in the seventh century...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. He is best known as an award-winning author described as "a newcomer worth watching" by Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
. Some of his works include the novels Currency of Souls and The Hides (Bram Stoker Award
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
nominee), the novellas The Turtle Boy (Bram Stoker Award
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
Winner, 2004) and Vessels, and the collection Ravenous Ghosts. He has also sold fiction to a number of publications, including Postscripts, Cemetery Dance, Grave Tales, Shivers II, Shivers III, Shivers IV, Looking Glass, Masques V, Subterranean #1, Evermore, Inhuman, Horror World, Surreal Magazine, and Corpse Blossoms.
Aside from his accomplishments as an author, Kealan also edited the anthologies: Taverns of the Dead (recipient of a starred review in Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
), Brimstone Turnpike, Quietly Now: A Tribute to Charles L. Grant (International Horror Guild Award
International Horror Guild Award
The International Horror Guild Award is a recognition presented by the International Horror Guild to recognize the achievements of those who create in the field of horror and dark fantasy. Nancy A. Collins, the founder of the award, felt there was a need for an award granted by a large,...
Nominee, 2004), the charity anthology Tales from the Gorezone and Night Visions 12. He is also an associate editor for Subterranean Magazine.
An 8 minute short film based on his short story "Peekers" is currently doing the festival circuit (including Dead by Dawn 2008, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
's horror film fest). The screenplay was written by Rick Hautala
Rick Hautala
Rick Hautala is best known as a speculative fiction and horror writer. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1974 where he received a Master of Art in English Literature. Rick arrived on the horror scene in 1980 with many of his early novels published by Zebra books. He has written and...
, and it is directed by Mark Steensland. Another movie based on his short story "The Quiet" was in production at Artificial Films in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but that fell through. In 2009 has his first acting role in the Independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
Slime City Massacre, who stars on the side from Debbie Rochon
Debbie Rochon
Debbie Rochon is a Canadian B-movie actress and former stage performer, best known for her work in Troma films.-Biography:...
. Burke won Best Actor at the 2010 PollyGrind Film Festival
PollyGrind Film Festival
The PollyGrind Film Festival is an annual event held in Las Vegas, Nevada that specializes in alternative film and video that would not otherwise be screened or find audiences. Spotlighting short films, feature length films, music videos and trailers of all genres, PollyGrind was founded by...
with his portrayal of Cory.
Novels
- Currency of Souls (Subterranean PressSubterranean PressSubterranean Press is a small press publisher in Michigan. Subterranean is best known for publishing genre fiction, primarily horror, suspense and dark mystery, fantasy, and science fiction...
) - Master of the Moors (first released as a serialized e-novel in 2002, scheduled for publication by Necessary Evil Press during 2009)
Wovel
Kealan Patrick Burke is the first writer for what Underland PressUnderland Press
Underland Press is a publishing company owned by Victoria Blake. Victoria Blake is a writer and the former prose editor for Dark Horse Comics....
is calling a Wovel (a web-novel). It is an ongoing novel, almost in the style of a Choose Your Own Adventure
Choose Your Own Adventure
Choose Your Own Adventure is a series of children's gamebooks where each story is written from a second-person point of view, with the reader assuming the role of the protagonist and making choices that determine the main character's actions and the plot's outcome. The series was based on a...
book. The author writes it, and the readers vote on which direction the story will go.
- The Living (from Underland PressUnderland PressUnderland Press is a publishing company owned by Victoria Blake. Victoria Blake is a writer and the former prose editor for Dark Horse Comics....
)
Long Fiction
- Midlisters (Biting Dog Press)
- You In? (Bad Moon BooksBad Moon BooksBad Moon Books is a publishing company owned by Roy K. Robbins in Garden Grove, California. In the middle of 1986, they began as a bookseller only, but in 2007 they began publishing. Their works include many Black Quill Award and Bram Stoker Award winners and nominees...
) - Looking Glass - A collaborative effort, round robin style story co-authored by Gary A. BraunbeckGary A. BraunbeckGary A. Braunbeck is an American science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror author.-Biography:Braunbeck was born in Newark, Ohio . He writes in a number of different genres, but principally horror...
, Dominick Cancilla, Ray GartonRay GartonRay Garton is an American author, well known for his work in horror fiction. He has written over sixty books, and in 2006 was presented with the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award.-Novels:...
, Joe HillJoe HillJoe Hill, born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund in Gävle , and also known as Joseph Hillström was a Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World...
, Brian KeeneBrian KeeneBrian Keene is an American author, primarily of horror, crime fiction, and comic books. He has won two Bram Stoker Awards.- Background :Keene was born in 1967. He grew up in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and many of his books take place in these locales. After graduating high school, he...
, Tim LebbonTim LebbonTim Lebbon is a horror and dark fantasy writer, and a judge at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention.-Life and career:Lebbon was born in London. His short story "Reconstructing Amy" won the Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction in 2001 and his novel Dusk won the 2007 August Derleth Award from the...
, Thomas F. MonteleoneThomas F. MonteleoneThomas F. Monteleone is an American science fiction author and horror fiction author. His first novel, Seeds of Change was the lead-off title in the critically unsuccessful Laser Books line of science fiction titles , but he went on to become a popular writer of supernatural thrillers...
, Robert Morrish, Tom Piccirilli, Al SarrantonioAl SarrantonioAl Sarrantonio is an American horror and science fiction author who has published, over the past thirty-five years, more than forty-five books and eighty short stories...
, John SkippJohn SkippJohn Skipp is a splatterpunk horror and fantasy author and anthology editor, as well as a songwriter, screenwriter, film director, and film producer. He collaborated with Craig Spector on the 1989 anthology Book of the Dead, and has also collaborated with Marc Levinthal and Cody Goodfellow...
, and Bev VincentBev VincentBev Vincent is best known as the author of The Road to the Dark Tower, the Bram Stoker Award nominated, authorised companion to Stephen King's Dark Tower series and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, which was nominated for a 2010 Edgar award. He has been writing News From the Dead Zone for...
(Cemetery Dance Signature Series #1, 2006) ISBN 1-58767-125-5
Timmy Quinn series
Series of novels and novellas featuring the character known as Timmy Quinn.- The Turtle Boy (Necessary Evil Press, 2004) ISBN 0-97536-350-6 - Winner of the 2004 Bram Stoker AwardBram Stoker AwardThe Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
for Best Long FictionBram Stoker Award for Best Long FictionThe Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing for long fiction.-Winners and nominees:... - The Hides (Cemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
, 2005) ISBN 1-58767-120-4 - Nominated for a 20052005 in literatureThe year 2005 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*February 25 - Canada Reads selects Rockbound by Frank Parker Day as the novel to be read across the nation....
Bram Stoker AwardBram Stoker AwardThe Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
for Best First NovelBram Stoker Award for Best First NovelThe Bram Stoker Award for First Novel is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing for an author's first horror novel.-Winners and nominees:Nominees are listed below the winner for each year.... - Vessels (Bloodletting Press, 2006) ISBN 0-97685-313-2
- The Turtle Boy: Peregrine's Tale (Cemetery Dance Publications, forthcoming 2008) ISBN 978-1-58767-195-1
Short fiction collections
- Ravenous Ghosts (Dark Essential Series Book #3) (3F Publications, 2003 and reissued by Delirium Books, July 2004)
Includes:
- Introduction - Jack CadyJack CadyJack Cady was an American author. He is most known as an award winning fantasist and horror writer. In his career he won the Nebula Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Bram Stoker Award....
- "Familiar Faces"
- "The Barbed Lady Wants for Nothing"
- "Haven"
- "The Binding"
- "The Wrong Pocket"
- "Sparrow Man"
- "The Room Beneath the Stairs"
- "Symbols"
- "Editor's Choice"
- "From Hamlin to Harpersville"
- "Cold Skin"
- "Not While I'm Around"
- "Someone to Carve the Pumpkins"
- "The Man Who Breaks the Bad News"
- "The Defenseless"
- "Haunting Ground"
- Afterword - Gary Braunbeck
- The Number 121 to Pennsylvania and Others (Cemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
, 2008) ISBN 978-1-58767-168-5
Includes:
- Introduction
- "The Grief Frequency"
- "The Number 121 to Pennsylvania"
- "Mr. Goodnight" (short storyShort storyA short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
version) - "Empathy"
- "Peekers"
- "High on the Vine" (previously unpublished short story)
- "Tonight the Moon is Ours"
- "Prohibited"
- "Underneath"
- "Snowmen"
- "Will You Tell Them I Died Quietly?"
- "The Last Laugh"
- Saturday Night At Eddie's (an original novellaNovellaA novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000...
) - "Mr. Goodnight" (original screenplayScreenplayA screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
version) - Story Notes
Anthologies
- Corpse Blossoms, edited by Julia Sevin & R.J. Sevin (Hemlock Press, 2007) - Contains the short story "Empathy"
- In Delirium II, edited by John EversonJohn EversonJohn Everson of Naperville, Illinois, is an American author. He is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of the novels Covenant, released by Leisure Books in 2008, and Sacrifice, released by Leisure Books in 2009...
(Delirium, 2007) - contains the short story "Concrete Gods" co-written by Harry ShannonHarry ShannonHarry Shannon is an American novelist, songwriter and entertainer. He was born Harry Rivard Siebert in Reno, Nevada, to Dr. William L. Siebert and Belle Elizabeth Cazier. He has a brother, Dwight Siebert, and a sister, Marsha Desiderio. Shannon was married from 1978 to 1988 to Swiss singer... - At Ease with the Dead: New Tales of the Supernatural and Macabre, edited by Barbara Roden and Christopher Roden (Ash-Tree Press, 2007) - Contains the short story "Visiting Hours"
- Cinema Macabre, edited by Mark MorrisMark MorrisMark William Morris is an American dancer, choreographer and director whose work is acclaimed for its craftsmanship, ingenuity, humor, and at times eclectic musical accompaniments...
(PS Publishing, 2006) - includes an essay by Mr. Burke about the 1980 film The FogThe FogThe Fog is a 1980 horror film directed by John Carpenter, who also co-wrote the screenplay and composed the music for the film. It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins and Janet Leigh... - Masques V, edited by Jerry Williamson & Gary A. BraunbeckGary A. BraunbeckGary A. Braunbeck is an American science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror author.-Biography:Braunbeck was born in Newark, Ohio . He writes in a number of different genres, but principally horror...
(Gauntlet Pres, 2006) - Contains the short story "Stirrings" - EvermoreEvermore (book)Evermore is an anthology of short stories about or in honor of Edgar Allan Poe and edited by James Robert Smith and Stephen Mark Rainey. It was released in 2006 by Arkham House in an edition of approximately 2,000 copies.- Contents :...
, edited by James Robert SmithJames Robert SmithJames Robert Smith is an American author. His first novel, The Flock was published August 2, 2006 by Five Star.- External links :*...
and Stephen Mark RaineyStephen Mark RaineyStephen Mark Rainey is an author of novels, short stories, and various works of nonfiction. From 1987 to 1997, he edited Deathrealm, a magazine of horror and dark fantasy fiction, for which he won several awards for Best Editor.-Biography:...
(20062006 in literatureThe year 2006 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Literature:*Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun*Chris Adrian - The Children's Hospital *Martin Amis - House of Meetings...
, Arkham HouseArkham HouseArkham House is a publishing house specializing in weird fiction founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to preserve in hardcover the best fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. The company's name is derived from Lovecraft's fictional New England city, Arkham. Arkham House...
) - Contains the short story "From the Wall, a Whisper" - Shivers IV, edited by Richard ChizmarRichard ChizmarRichard Thomas Chizmar is best known as the publisher and editor of Cemetery Dance magazine and the owner of Cemetery Dance Publications...
(Cemetery Dance Publications, 2006) - Contains the short story "Prohibited" - The Book of Final Flesh (All Flesh Must Be Eaten), edited by James Lowder (2003, Eden Studios) ISBN 1-891-15378-1 - Contains the short story "Not Quite Ghosts"
Anthologies as editor
- Quietly Now (a tribute to Charles L. GrantCharles L. GrantCharles Lewis Grant was a novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called "dark fantasy" and "quiet horror." He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, and Deborah Lewis.Grant won a World Fantasy Award for his novella collection...
), edited by Kealan Patrick Burke (Borderlands 2004). - Nominated for the 2004 Bram Stoker AwardBram Stoker AwardThe Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
for Best AnthologyBram Stoker Award for Best AnthologyThe Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing for anthology.-Winners and nominees:Nominees are listed below the winner for each year.... - Tales From the Gorezone (Apt 42 Publications, 2004) - featuring John R. LittleJohn R. LittleJohn R. Little is best known as a writer of horror and dark fantasy fiction. He was born in London, Ontario, Canada on August 16, 1955, and he currently resides in Coquitlam, BC, Canada. John R. Little has a Honours Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Western Ontario where his major...
, Brian KeeneBrian KeeneBrian Keene is an American author, primarily of horror, crime fiction, and comic books. He has won two Bram Stoker Awards.- Background :Keene was born in 1967. He grew up in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and many of his books take place in these locales. After graduating high school, he...
, Gary A. BraunbeckGary A. BraunbeckGary A. Braunbeck is an American science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror author.-Biography:Braunbeck was born in Newark, Ohio . He writes in a number of different genres, but principally horror...
and many more. Also features Mr. Burke's "Drown Not Thyself" - Taverns of the Dead, edited by Kealan Patrick Burke (Cemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
, 2005) ISBN 1-58767-082-8 - Night Visions 12, edited by Kealan Patrick Burke (Subterranean Press, 2006) ISBN 1-59606-070-0 - features short stories by Simon ClarkSimon ClarkSimon Clark is a horror novel writer from Doncaster, England. One of his most notable works is the novel The Night of the Triffids.Clark has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel, World Fantasy Award for Best Novella and British Fantasy Award...
, Mark MorrisMark MorrisMark William Morris is an American dancer, choreographer and director whose work is acclaimed for its craftsmanship, ingenuity, humor, and at times eclectic musical accompaniments...
, and P.D. Cacek - Brimstone Turnpike, editied by Kealan Patrick Burke (Cemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
, 2008)
- "Preview of Brimstone Turnpike", editied by Kealan Patrick Burke (Cemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance PublicationsCemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
, 2006)
Magazine appearances
- Allen K's Inhuman Magazine #3, edited by Allen Koszowski - includes the short story "Tonight The Moon Is Ours"
- Cemetery Dance #47 - includes the short story "Number 121 To Pennsylvania"
- Cemetery Dance #51 - includes the short story "Mr. Goodnight"
- Cemetery Dance #54 - includes the short story "Snowmen"
- Cemetery Dance Presents: Grave Tales #5 - includes a comic book adaption by Glenn ChadbourneGlenn ChadbourneGlenn Chadbourne is an American artist. He lives in Newcastle, Maine. He is best known for his work in the horror and fantasy genres, having created covers and illustrated books and magazines for publishers such as Cemetery Dance Publications, Subterranean Press, and Earthling Publications. Mr...
of the short story "Snowmen" - Postscripts #11 - includes the short story "Cobwebs"