News - Sam Weller

I was recently a guest on. the Fangoria podcast network’s KINGCAST with hosts Eric Vespe and Anthony Breznican.

My collection of essays on the life, legacy, and work of Ray Bradbury will be published in 2028.

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Like so many writers, I’ve made the jump over to Bluesky social where I have refocused my energy on posting daily artifacts and anecdotes on Ray Bradbury, as well as general musings on popular culture: music, books, art, and more.

I have a brand new essay published by the Los Angeles Review of Books about the tumultuous relationship between Ray Bradbury and film director John Huston, Bradbury wrote the screenplay for the 1956 cinematic adaptation of the Herman Merman classic, Moby-…

Thrilled and honored to have my short story, “Creepy Crawly” included in the forthcoming Whisper House Press anthology, Costs of Living.

I worked hard for the two Bram Stoker Awards you see here and display them proudly in my home.

So excited to announce that I will be co-hosting the IT CAME FROM GENERATION X!

So thrilled to see that legendary editor Ellen Datlow gave my book Dark Black “Honorable Mention” in the esteemed Best Horror Volume 13 anthology!

I had the distinct honor of serving as guest host for the smart and savvy Big Table podcast.

I recently wrote an essay for the Los Angeles Review of Books about the flu pandemic of 1918 and its tragic impact on Ray Bradbury’s family and, ultimately, the development of his imagination and the themes so central to his voluminous body of work.

What a wild, unexpected, and absolutely tragic last year.

Recently, I sat down with my friend Dana Gioia for a wide-ranging conversation about Ray Bradbury’s many contributions to culture and literature on the occasion of Bradbury’s Centennial.

My new book of short stories is now available for pre-order directly from the publisher.

My debut short story collection, Dark Black, will be released April 21, 2020 by Los Angeles-based Hat & Beard Press.

2020 marks the centennial of the great Ray Bradbury!

In early October, I delivered the keynote address at the Kansas Association of the Teachers of English Conference.

Super excited to deliver the keynote address tomorrow at the Roanoke Writers Conference in Roanoke, Texas.

I had a new short story published in Arcturus magazine a few months back and forgot to mention it here.