Works
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Coming Soon: Il libro degli orrori
For the Italian edition of Stephen Jones‘s A Book of Horrors, I will translate Stephen King‘s The Little Green God of Agony, John A. Lindqvist‘s The Music of Bengt Karlsson, Murderer, Elizabeth Hand‘s Near Zennor, Richard C. Matheson‘s Last Words, and the editor’s intro. Coming September, 2018.
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Coming Soon: Italian Edition of Skipp & Spector’s cult classic The Bridge
Independent Legions has announced the first Italian edition of The Bridge, by John Skipp & Craig Spector — one of the most fundamental books of modern horror. Coming october, 2018. Translation by Daniele Bonfanti.
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Honorable Mention for my story “The Gorge of Children” in The Best Horror of the Year, vol. 10
Honorable Mention in Ellen Datlow’s The Best Horror of the Year, vol.10 for my story “The Gorge of Children,” from the anthology The Beauty of Death II (which was a Stoker nominee and features Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Caitlìn R. Kiernan, Ramsey Campbell, John Langan, Edward Lee, and many others). “The Gorge of Children” is also mentioned in the Summation 2017 of the book.
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Out Now: Shining in the Dark, featuring my translations of John A. Lindqvist and Stephen King’s stories
Out now: the Italian edition of Shining in the Dark, a new anthology edited by Hans-Åke Lilja and published by Independent Legions, featuring great horror authors. Translations by Daniele Bonfanti: The Blue Air Compressor, rare short story by Stephen King; The Keeper’s Companion, original novelette by John Ajvide Lindqvist.
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Out Now: Naraka
Out now: Naraka, novel by Alessandro Manzetti, translated into English by Daniele Bonfanti.
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Goodjack’s Box #1
Online on Cemetery Pod the first issue of my audiocolumn, GoodJack’s Box #1: “Fire”: literature, symbolism and popular culture, mystery. From Clive Barker’s demons and Ramsey Campbell’s witches, through autoimmolation, to the phenomenon of Spontaneous Human Combustion. (Audio in Italian only).
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Splatterpunk Forever, featuring my translation of Manzetti’s “The Bearded Woman”
Out now: Splatterpunk Forever, a charity anthology edited by Jack Bantry & Kit Power (splatterpunkzine), including my English translation of Alessandro Manzetti‘s short story The Bearded Woman.
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2017 Bram Stoker Awards: The Beauty of Death 2, including “The Gorge of Children,” made the shortlist
The Horror Writers Association has announced the 2017 Bram Stoker Awards nominations: The Beauty of Death 2 – Death by Water, including my short story The Gorge of Children — alongside top authors like Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Caitlìn R. Kiernan, Ramsey Campbell, John Langan, Edward Lee, and many others — is on the shortlist, Anthology category.
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Out Now: Monsters of Any Kind
Independent Legions has announced the anthology Monsters of Any Kind, edited by Alessandro Manzetti and Daniele Bonfanti. It will collect original short stories about actual (not metaphorical) monsters, unusual creatures especially. English language. Coming October, 2018.
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A couple of my translations for John A. Lindqvist and Stephen King
Independent Legions has announced the Italian edition of Shining in the Dark, a new anthology edited by Hans-Åke Lilja, featuring great horror authors. I’m currently working on the translations of John Ajvide Lindqvist‘s original novelette The Keeper’s Companion and Stephen King‘s rare story The Blue Air Compressor.
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Out Now: Claustrofollia
Out now: Claustrofollia, Italian version of the extreme novel Clusterfuck, by Carlton Mellick III. This is an extreme novel by any means and you shouldn’t miss it. Translation by Daniele Bonfanti.
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Out Now: The Beauty of Death 2, featuring “The Gorge of Children”
Out now: The Beauty of Death 2 – Death by Water, the new, water-themed installment of the gargantuan book of horror tales. Authors include Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Caitlìn R. Kiernan, Ramsey Campbell, John Langan, Edward Lee, and many other top horror writers. So, it’s pretty cool that, alongside their works, you’ll find also my new story The Gorge of Children. English language.
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Out Now: La Tana di Mezzanotte
Out now: La tana di mezzanotte, first Italian edition of Richard Laymon’s novel Midnight’s Lair (1988). Translation by Daniele Bonfanti.
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Coming Soon: Paralisi
Good Kill Edizioni announced title and cover of Paralisi, Italian edition of Brian Evenson‘s novel Immobility. Coming September 2017. Translation by Daniele Bonfanti.
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Game: Honorable Mention in The Best Horror of the Year
My novelette Game got a shortlist Honorable Mention in Ellen Datlow’s The Best Horror of the Year, vol.9. The anthology including the story, The Beauty of Death — featuring many of the top names of today’s horror — is also mentioned in the Summation 2016, and colleagues Daniel Braum and Thersa Matsuura got Honorable Mentions as well.
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Coming Soon: Claustrofollia
Independent Legions announced Claustrofollia, the Italian edition of Carlton Mellick III‘s extreme novel Clusterfuck, (which is one hell of a translation — because of the frat boy lingo and because you just keep laughing into tears while trying to work on it). Coming december, 2017. Translation by Daniele Bonfanti.
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Out Now: Supernatural Horror, featuring my “Bones of the Dead”
Out now: Supernatural Horror, a deluxe hardcover anthology mixing classic masters (like Edgar Allan Poe, H.G. Wells, Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Conan Doyle, Nahtaniel Hawthorne, M.R. James, H.P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Robert E. Howard and others) and contemporary authors, for Flame Tree Publishing’s Gothic Fantasy series. The big, beautiful book includes my new story “Bones of the Dead“ (English language).
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Out Now: Jakabok
Out now: Jakabok. Il demone del libro, first Italian edition of Clive Barker’s Mister B.Gone. Translation by Daniele Bonfanti. Book launch with the publisher soon, at Profondo Rosso Store, in Rome.
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Coming Soon: “The Gorge of Children” in The Beauty of Death 2. Death by Water
Final TOC announced for The Beauty of Death 2 – Death by Water, featuring an astonishing array of international authors: Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Ramsey Campbell, John Langan, Edward Lee and many other top horror writers. And alongside them, my new story “The Gorge of Children.” Book coming October 2017, English language.
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Coming Soon: La Tana di Mezzanotte
Independent Legions announced La tana di mezzanotte, coming October 2017, first Italian edition of Richard Laymon’s Midnight’s Lair (1988). Translation by Daniele Bonfanti.
