Chronicles of the Dead - News in YA & Kids' Horror

News from the world of YA and Kids' Horror in the week ending 17/6/11.

• David Gatward, author of The Dead, The Dark and The Damned has launched a phenomenal new series of e-books called Book Surfers, where the main characters are forced to jump into classic novels to save the day. Out now are Treasure Island and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
• Arthur Slade's The Hunchback Assignments has won the 2011 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire: Roman jeunesse étranger, which for those who don't speak French (definitely me) means the Grand Prize of the Imagination, Youth foreign. Congrats Arthur! 
• While not strictly horror-related, this blog post from Meg Harper about teaching game programmers good story techniques had me fascinated. I love my gaming, but I know it often falls short in the story department, so I'm really pleased to see that companies are taking steps to improve in this area.
• Chris Priestley talks about how being an author also means being a location scout, and the potential for places visited to pop up in stories. Some beautiful pics here!
• And speaking of excellent pictures, check out this very awesome fanart of Tommy Donbavand's Scream Street 9: Terror of the Nightwatchman.
• I was already excited about Curtis Jobling's upcoming Wereworlds: Rage of Lions, but this excellent new trailer has sent me into a frenzy! (via Curtis's blog)