![]() JKM: Have you seen the video for Metallica’s “Enter Sandman,” which features the lyrics “enter, night”? If not, here it is for your perusal. ![]() Moran describes Rowe as a “gentleman of the highest order” who “wields a darkly wicked sense of humour and a rapier wit.” Moran, who once interviewed Rowe for Daily Xtra, chatted with him by email earlier this summer. Wild Fell was a finalist for this year’s Shirley Jackson Award as part of a lineup which included Joyce Carol Oates and Andrew Pyper. He published his second novel, Wild Fell, in 2013, also with ChiZine, to further acclaim. Rowe called Enter, Night his unabashed 1970s vampire novel. Some big names in the horror field took note, notably Clive Barker, who hailed Rowe in 2002 as having “changed forever the shape of horror fiction.” Rowe published his first novel, Enter, Night, with ChiZine Publications in 2011, garnering critical praise and a Sunburst Award nomination. The stories (predominantly written by het writers, ironically) spotlighted queer protagonists. ![]() In addition, Rowe created and edited the Queer Fear series, which changed the landscape of horror fiction. He was the first-tier Canadian correspondent for Fangoria for seventeen years. Michael Rowe is an award-winning Toronto journalist, essayist, and novelist. ![]() ![]() Michael Rowe’s “Wild Fell” was nominated for the 2013 Shirley Jackson Award. ![]()
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