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Bibliography

Publications (Fiction Books):

The People's Republic of Everything (short story collection), Tachyon Publications, 2018.

I Am Providence, Skyhorse Publishing, 2015.

The Nickronomicon (short story collection), Innsmouth Free Press, 2014.

The Last Weekend, PS Publishing, 2014.
Also Skyhorse Publishing, 2015.

Love Is the Law (novel). Dark Horse Books, 2013.

The Damned Highway: Fear and Loathing in Arkham (novel, co-written with Brian Keene). Dark Horse, 2011.

Sensation (novel). PM Press, 2011.

You Might Sleep…  (short story collection). Prime Books, 2009.

Under My Roof: A Novel of Neighborhood Nuclear Proliferation. Soft Skull Press, 2007. 
In German as Unter meinem Dach by Joachim Körber. Edition Phantasia, 2007.
In Italian as Come mio padre ha dichiarato guerra all'America, Cargo, 2008.
           
Move Under Ground: A Novel. Night Shade Books, 2004. Also Prime Books, 2006. 
In German  as Abwärts: Move Under Ground. by Joachim Körber. Edition Phantasia, 2005.

3000 MPH In Every Direction At Once: Stories And Essays. Prime Books, 2003.

Northern Gothic: A Novella. New York: Soft Skull Press, 2001.
In German by Joachim K Körber. Edition Phantasia, 2007.

Publications (Fiction Anthologies Edited or Co-Edited):

Phantasm Japan (co-editor with Masumi Washington), VIZ Media, 2014.

The Future is Japanese (co-editor with Masumi Washington), VIZ Media, 2012.

Haunted Legends (co-editor of anthology with Ellen Datlow), Tor Books, 2010.
Also Ripol Publishing (Russian), 2015.

Realms 2 (co-editor with Sean Wallace), Wyrm Publishing, 2009.

Spicy Slipstream Stories (co-editor of fiction anthology with Jay Lake). Lethe Press, 2008.

Realms (co-editor of fiction anthology with Sean Wallace). Wyrm Publishing, 2008.

The Urban Bizarre (editor of fiction anthology). Prime Books, 2004.

Publications (Non-Fiction Books):

The Battle Royale Slam Book (co-editor of essay anthology with Masumi Washington), VIZ Media, 2014.

Quotes Every Man Should Know (non-fiction). Quirk Books, 2013.

Insults Every Man Should Know. Quirk Books, 2011.

Starve Better: Surviving the Endless Horror of the Writing Life. Apex Publications, 2011.

Publications (Short Fiction):

"Black Book of the Skull [Mα?ρο βιβλ?ο του κραν?ου].” The Starry Wisdom Library Auction Catalog, ed. Nate Pedersen, PS Publishing, 2015.

“Yelseesee.” Gods Monsters and Memes, ed. Heather Wood, Stone Skin Press, 2015.

“We Never Sleep.” The Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk, ed. Sean Wallace, Running Press, 2015.

“Lab Rat.” Lazy Fascist Review #3, March 2015.

“Χταπ?δι Σαλ?τα.” Shadows Over Main Street, eds. Doug Murano and D. Alexander Ward, Hazardous Press, 2015.

“The Semi-Finished Basement.” Letters to Lovecraft, ed. Jesse Bullington, Stone Skin Press, 2014.

“Bad Day at Black Block.” The Big Click #17, November 2014.

“On the Occasion of My Retirement.” The Nickronomicon, Innsmouth Free Press, 2014.

“Work, Shoot, Hook, Rip.” Nightmare Carnival, ed. Ellen Datlow, Dark Horse Books, 2014.

“Der Kommissar’s In Town.” Streets of Shadows, eds. Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon,Alliteration Ink, 2014.

“Burning Stones.” Lamplight Magazine, Vol 3., no.1, September 2014.

“Slice of Life.” Gargoyle, #61, 2014.

“The Third Plug.” The Big Book of Submission: 69 Kinky Tales, ed. Rachel Kramer Bussel, Cleis Press, July 2014.

“Exit Through the Gift Shop.” Searchers After Horror, ed. S. T. Joshi, Fedogan & Bremer, 2014.

“If Graffiti Changed Anything, It Would Be Illegal.” Schemers, ed. Robin D. Laws. Stone Skin Press, 2014.

“Drive the Warlike Angles Into the Sea!!!” Caledonia Dreamin’, eds. Hal Duncan and Chris Kelso, Eibonvale Press, 2013.

“Hostage.” Greetings from Hyperborea, ed. Cody Goodfellow, Miskatonic River Press, 2013.

“The Drowsy Man Dreams.” In Heaven, Everything is Fine: Stories Inspired By David Lynch. ed. Cameron Pierce, Lazy Fascist Press, 2013.

“Vermont Muster.” Shades of Blue and Gray, ed. Steve Berman, Prime Books, 2013.

“Eureka!” Where Thy Dark Eye Glances: Queering Edgar Allan Poe, ed. Steve Berman, Lethe Press, 2013.

“Bob and Ernie Fistfight in Heaven.” Cosmos (online edition) April 12, 2013.

“Hideous Interview With Brief Man.” Fiddleback #13, 2013.
Also, Whispers from the Abyss, ed. Kat Rocha, 01 Publications, 2013.

“Wuji.” Shotguns vs Cthulhu, ed. Robin D. Laws, Stone Skin Press, 2013.

“The Stray Dogs Learn Their Lesson.” The Lion and the Aardvark, ed. Robin D. Laws, Stone Skin Press, 2013.

"The Shaft Through the Middle of It All" in Fungi

"Eureka!" in Where Thy Dark Eye Glances: Queering Edgar Allan Poe

"The Stray Dogs Learn Their Lesson" in The Lion and the Aardvark: Aesop's Modern Fables

"Wuji" in Shotguns v. Cthulhu

"Vermont Muster" in Shades of Blue and Gray: Ghosts of the Civil War

"Thy Shiny Car in the Night" in Best American Mystery Stories 2013

"Hideous Interview with Brief Man" in Fiddleblack

"Willow Tests Well" in Pseudopod (podcast)

"Bob and Ernie Fistfight in Heaven" in Cosmos

"Five Days A Week the Commute Was" in New Haven Review

"Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Walrus" in Walrus Tales.

"Inky, Blinky, Pinky, Nylarthotep" in Future Lovecraft.

"Willow Tests Well" in Psychos

"The People's Republic of Everywhere and Everyone" in the electronic anthology West Coast Crime Wave

"The Coda of Solomon" in Demons (John Skipp, ed.)

"At the End of the Hall" in Drabblecast (audio).

"Nick Kaufmann, Last of the Red Hot Superwhores" in The Revelator."Haunted Legends," edited by Ellen Datlow and Nick Mamatas

"The Big Dark" in Dark Discoveries #18.

"Those Daaaaancing Feeeeet" in The Mammoth Book of Threesomes and Moresome.

"The Last Words of Dutch Schultz Jesus Christ" in Dark Faith.

"O Harvard Square" — in Bull Spec #4.

"Skatouioannis" (Podcast) — at Podcastle.

"Four is Me! With Squeeee! (and LOLer)" — in Apex Magazine.

"Eliminate the Improbable" — in New Dark Voices 2"Under My Roof," by Nick Mamatas

"Nice Werk if You Can Get It" (sic) with Davis Schneiderman — in subTERRAIN #52

"And Then And Then And Then..." — in Innsmouth Free Press

"Walking With a Ghost" — in Clarkesworld Magazine

"In the Glow" — in Per Contra, Spring 2009.

"Patmos Like Pink Elephants" — in Brain Harvest, March 2009.

"Five Percent Dilation" — in sub-TERRAIN #51, 2009.

"Eliminate The Improbable" — in New Dark Voices II, ed. Brian Keene, Delirium Books, 2008.

"Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" — in You Might Sleep…, 2008.

"Humanitarian Intervention" — in You Might Sleep…, 2008.

"A Stain on the Stone" -– in Phantom, eds. Paul Tremblay and Sean Wallace, Prime Books, 2008.

"The Pitch" — in Shivers V, edited by Richard Chizmar, Cemetery Dance, 2008.

"G-O-O-D-B-Y-E" in Heliotrope, Volume 1, Issue 4, 2008.

"Mainevermontnewhampshiremass" — in Weird Tales #350, 2008.

"The Dude Who Collected Lovecraft" (written with Tim Pratt) — in ChiZine.com , April 2008.

"Globalization: A Fuck Story" — in Fucking Daphne, ed. Daphne Gottlieb, Seal Press, 2008. "Realms," edited by Nick Mamatas and Sean Wallace

"A Sudden Absence of Bees" — in Nature, October 2007.  Also, Ennea (Greek translation), October 2007.

"Summon, Bind, Banish" — in Bandersnatch, edited by Paul Tremblay and Sean Wallace, Prime Books, 2007.
Also, Apex Digest Online #2, July 2008.

"One Thumb Up" — in Postcards from Hell, August 2007.

"Solidarity Forever" — in Flytrap #7, May 2007.

"All I Have To Do Is"  — in Brutarian Quarterly #48-49, Winter 2007. 
Also, Pandora #2 (German translation), September 2007.

"Low Resolution" (written with Daphne Gottlieb) — in Fishnet, November 2006."Move Under Ground," by Nick Mamatas

"The Uncanny Valley" — in Polyphony #6, eds. Deborah Layne and Jay Lake,  2006.

"The Bloodied Woman" — in Mississippi Review Online, October 2006.

"Thit"  — in Short & Sweet: Original Novellas by Erotica's Hottest Writers,
ed. Michael Hemmingson,  Blue Moon, 2006.

"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" — in Poe's Lighthouse,
ed. Chris Conlon, Cemetery Dance, 2006.

"Who Put the Bomp?" (written with Eliani Torres) —  in John Scalzi's Whatever Blog,
January 2006.

"All That's Left After The Big One Drops" —  in Corpse Blossoms,
eds. R. J. and Julia Sevin,  Creeping Hemlock, 2005.

"At the End of the Hall" — in Fantasy Magazine #1,  2005.

"Real People Slash" —  in SonAndFoe.com #1 2005.

"To-Do List" — in Polyphony #5, eds. Deborah Layne and Jay Lake, 2005.

"Blind Date" (written with Tim Pratt)  —  in Lenox Ave. #5, 2005.

"Land Speed Record" —  in ChiZine #21, July 2004.

"Skatouioannis" —  in Lenox Ave.#1 July 2004.

"Withdraw, Withdraw!" —  in Fishnetmag.com, July 2004.

"Jack's Bad Day"  — excerpt of Move Under Ground in Razor, June 2004.

"Jitterbuggin'"  — in Fortean Bureau, May 2004.

"Quiet Types, Loners Mostly…" — in Dark Fluidity, April 2004.

"My Father's Firm: Six Sudden Fictions" — in Fortean Bureau. February 2004.

"April 29th" — in Razor, September 2003.  Also Whirligig Vol.2, no.1, November 2007. 
Also Ennea  January 2008. (Greek translation).

"Travel Between Heavenly Bodies" — in 3000 MPH In Every Direction At Once: Stories And Essays. Prime Books, July 2003. Also, Phantastich! April 2006 (German translation)

"Scarlet Women Watch TV Till Dawn" — in Suicide Girls, May 2003.

"Found Wedged In The Side Of A Desk Drawer In Paris, France. 23 December 1989" — in Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #13, May 2003.
Also Hint Fiction (Robert Swartwood, editor)

"joanierules.bloggermax.com" — in Rabid Transit #2, May 2003.
Also, Fantastic Metropolis, July 2003.

"Joey Ramone Saves The World" — in Razor, April 2003. 
Also Strange Pleasures 2, Prime Books, June, 2003.   Also, Spex, January 2006 (German translation).

"Beer On Sunday"  — in Horrorfind.com, November 2002.

"The Armory Show" — in Razor, October, 2002. 
Also Infinity Plus, March 2003, Rag Shock #4, May 2003.

"The Birth of Western Civilization" — in The Whirligig #5, Winter 2002.

"Time Of Day" —in Strange Horizons, January 15, 2002.

"Impression: Sunrise" —in Speculon, January 2002. Also Wide Angle #1, Jan. 2003.
Also Ennea, April 30, 2008 (Greek).

"Your Life, Fifteen Minutes From Now" — in Talebones Magazine #19, Summer 2000.
Also Bare Bone #4, May 2003.
Also Phantasia Almanach, 2006 (German translation).
Also The Best of Talebones (Patrick Swanson, editor)

Publications (Feature articles and essays) :

Nick's SciFi Wire articles

"The Library of Alexandria" in Fine Books & Collections, Summer 2012 issue

"Paperback Politics: Insectoids, teenage moon gangs, and the Tea Party" in The Smart Set, August 2011

"Waltered States" in Fringe Science

"How to End a Short Story" in A Working Writer's Daily Planner.

"Writers' Circle" in The Smart Set, April 2010

"Elective Psychopathy for the People: An Appreciation of J.G. Ballard" in Dark Discoveries #17

"Working Class Heroes" in A Taste of True Blood

"Giving the Devil her Due" in Ardeur

"Human, All Too Human: Looking Past the Second Season of True Blood" on the H+ Online Supplement

"Everything of the Dead: Zombie as Transhuman" in H+

"The Family Business" in The Smart Set, June 2009

"Gothic Revival" in The New Humanist

"A Career In Thrashing Around All Night", Apex Book Company, April 2009

"The Good Fight", The Smart Set, April 2009

"Poe at 200", The Smart Set, January 2009

"The Term Paper Artist", The Smart Set, October 2008

"Like the Weather: Why Horror is the Odd Man Out in Genre Fiction", The Internet Review of Science Fiction (requires free registration), October 2008

"Pulp Faction: Teaching 'Genre Fiction' in the Academy." The Writer's Chronicle, 2008.

"Walking on L.I." in Testify, ed. Lisa Rehfuss, Howl Press, 2008.

"Travelogue of Terror: Brattleboro, Vermont." Rue Morgue, August 2007.

"Why I Write Horror." The Writer, September 2005.

"Meet John Doe: RIAA Versus The People."  Village Voice, March 8, 2005.

"I Loved Them Madly." Razor. February 2005.

"The Korean Example: Can The US Bring Democracy To Iraq?" Razor, September 2004.

"Freelancers Unite: Can Writers Get It Together?" Clamor, May-June, 2004.

"Oiling Ourselves To Oblivion: Hubbert's Peak." Long Island Press, May 4, 2004.

"Living In A Box." Village Voice, March 10, 2004.

"Take The Red Pill: The Matrix, The Messiah, And Madness." Razor, May 2003.

"The Dead Don’t Stay Dead: Edgar Allan Poe’s New York." Wide Angle #3, March 2003.

"Edge Profile: H. P. Lovecraft." Razor, April 2003.

"Illness As Metaphor: Labor Groups Consider Calling in Sick to Protest War With Iraq."
Village Voice Online, March 14, 2003.

"Green Cheese Inc. The Public Plans And Private Dreams Of The Men Who Sold The Moon." Village Voice, October 22, 2002.

"Fascists For Che: Nazis Infiltrate The Anti-Globalization Movement." In These Times,
October 14, 2002.

"Carter Hounded by Kwangju Massacre." Village Voice Online, October 11, 2002.

"Ready, Aim, Misfire: 17N Finally Falls." Clamor,  #17, Oct/November, 2002.

"Small Beer Press: Going Alternative." Poets And Writers, Sept/Oct, 2002.

"The Genre Rules." Pages, Sept/Oct, 2002.

"A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Evil: Horror Writers Find Their Voice After 9/11."
Village Voice, July 16, 2002.

"It’s An Honor To Be Nominated." Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, July, 2002. 
Also, Phantasia Almanach, 2007 (German translation).

"How The Otherkin Live." The UK Guardian (The Editor), July 6, 2002.

"Portrait of The Artist As Ripped-Off: Genesis P-Orridge." Razor, May 2002.

"Do The Wall Street Hustle." Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, May 2002. Also Gadfly, June 2002.

"Yesterday’s Futures Remembered: Science Fiction Fans Of the 20th Century Face The 21st." Gadfly, February 15, 2002.

"War At Home: Domestic Oppression After 9/11." Left Turn, November 2001.

"Found Art In The Smoke: The WTC Devil Photo." Gadfly, October, 2001.

"An Entry Strategy For E-books With Douglas Rushkoff’s Exit Strategy." 
Artbyte, Sept/Oct 2001.

"High School Confidential: Will The Pinkerton Snitch Line Save Lives?"
In These Times. Sept 3, 2001.

"It’s All Fake But The Deaths: The Wrestle War Bodycount." Village Voice, August 8, 2001.

"DIY Video Game: Pencil Whipped." Artbyte, July/Aug, 2001.

"Triumph Of The Will: Will Technomagick Save Your Business?"
Silicon Alley Reporter #43, May 2001.

"Shoot ‘Em Up: The Digital Video Underground Comes Of Age."
Artbyte, May/June 2001.

"Brother Theodore Is Dead." Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, April 2001.

"Old Boilers And Old Men." Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, March 2001.

"Attack of The Living Slushpile." Village Voice, March 20, 2001.

"Wireless Protests Come With Strings Attached: Will The Cops, The Law And New Social Movements Adopt A Wireless Strategy?"  Artbyte, Mar/Apr, 2001.

"The High Price Of Vanity: Xlibris And iUniverse Discover That Not All Have A Book In Them." Silicon Alley Reporter #41. March 2001.

"Elven Like Me: Otherkin Come Out Of The Closet." Village Voice, February 20, 2001.

"We’re Watching You: Level 9 On UPN" Silicon Alley Reporter #40, February 2001.

"The Daniel Boone Of Jersey City." Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, January, 2001.

"All Hands Off The Keyboard: Pseudo’s and Den’s Biggest Mistake? Asking People To Stop Typing And Watch." Village Voice, October 24, 2000.

"Why I Flame." Village Voice, September 12, 2000.

"Books And Circuses - The Sideshow Of Book Expo America." Feed.com, June 7, 2000.

"The Official Minutes Of The First Meeting Of Earth’s Last Ruling Class: Disinfo Con 2000."Eye Magazine, May/June 2000.

"No Spectators: The Burning Man Festival." Spectrum , v. 20, n. 5. May/July, 2000.

"Can’t Stop The Point and Click: Is The Internet Addictive?" Spectrum, v.20, n. 4. Feb/Apr 2000.

"Professional Wrestling, America’s Gladiators." Spectrum , v.20, n.2 Nov/Dec 1999.

"Kiss But Don’t Tell: Douglas A. Martin’s Outline Of My Lover." Getting It.com,
November 29, 1999.

"Brother Theodore: Waiting To Die." Getting It.com, November 2, 1999.

"Schmucks For World Peace." Long Island Alternative, Oct/Nov 1990.

Publications (Cultural Criticism):

"Giving the Devil Her Due: Why Guilty Pleasures Isn't One." in Ardeur: Essays on Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series, ed. Leah Wilson, BenBella Books, 2008.

"Holy Signifier, Batman!" Batman Unauthorized, ed. Leah Wilson, BenBella Books, 2008.   (See also Conference Presentations.)

"The Game Is A Tribute: Why We Love Holmes And Love To Hate House."
House Unauthorized, ed. Leah Wilson, BenBella Books, 2007.

"Run Awaaaay: Halo as Training for Guerilla War." Halo Effect: The Unauthorized Look at the Most Successful Video Game of All Time, ed. Glenn Yeffeth, BenBella Books, 2007. 

"Depth of Field: Horror and the Literary Mainstream." On Writing Horror 2nd ed.,
ed. Mort Castle. Writers Digest Books, 2006.

"You Care Who Killed Roger Ackroyd: Why CSI Is So Popular." Investigating CSI,
ed. Leah Wilson, BenBella Books, 2006.

"All Hail Hurley." Getting Lost: Survival, Baggage, and Starting Over in J. J. Abrams' Lost,
ed. Orson Scott Card, BenBella Books, 2006.

"Laziness Leads to Sloth, Sloth to Incompetence, Incompetence to Stupidity, and Stupidity to the Dark Side of the Force." Star Wars On Trial. eds. David Brin and Matthew Stover, BenBella Books, 2006.

"New Mutant Message from the Underaged." The Unauthorized X-Men : SF and Comic Writers on Mutants, Prejudice, and Adamantium, ed. Len Wein,  BenBella Books, 2006.

"Greek Delight: What if C. S. Lewis Had Been Eastern Orthodox?" Revisiting Narnia,
ed. Shanna Caughey, Ben Bella Books, 2005.

"Over the River and A World Away: King Kong in Brooklyn." King Kong is Back!  
ed. David Brin, Ben Bella Books, 2005.

"Sitting on the Dock of the Bay, Casting Spells." Totally Charmed,
ed. Jennifer Crusie, Ben Bella Books, 2005.

"19th Century Interventions in Latin America." Disinformation Book Of Lists,
ed. Russ Kick, Disinformation Books, 2004.

"Fascists For Che" in Confronting Capitalism: Dispatches from a Global Movement,
ed. Eddie Yuen et. al., Soft Skull Press, 2004.

"When Is An Intervention Not An Intervention? The Kwangju Uprising And The US"
in Abuse Your Illusions, ed. Russ Kick, Disinformation Books, 2003.

"How To Rid The World Of Good." in Everything You Know Is Wrong,
ed. Russ Kick, Disinformation Books, 2002.

"Go Out And Kill People Because This Article Told You To: The Political History Of The First Amendment." in You Are Being Lied To, ed. Russ Kick, Disinformation Books, 2001.

"The Truth Put To Worse: Who Is George W. Bush?" introduction to Fortunate Son:
 George W. Bush And The Making Of An American President. Soft Skull Press, 2000.

"Consequences Of A Naked City." New Observations, Nov 1998.

"MUDding: The Architecture of Performance." Artpapers, April 1995.

Publications (Reviews and Interviews):

"The End of America: John Updike's Terrorist." Spex (German), September 2006.

"American Jesus: Lucius Shepard's Handbook of American Prayer." Spex (German), June 2006.
"C Is For Censored: Marni Kotak." Village Voice Online, May 17, 2006.

"American Letters/ Letters from America: Jay Mcinerney’s The Good Life." Spex, April 2006.

"Carnival of Lost Souls: Poppy Z. Brite." Village Voice Online, February 27, 2006.

"Picture This: James Strum." Village Voice Online, January 17, 2006.

"House Rules: Nick Hess." Village Voice Online, October 28, 2005.

"Death Becomes Her: Toni Pallett." Village Voice Online, September 21, 2005.

"Take It From The Top: David Graeber." Village Voice Online, June 6, 2005.

"The ®evolution of the New Weird: A Conversation With China Mieville."
Brutarian Quarterly, Spring 2004.

"Malady Maker: Thackery T. Lambshead." Village Voice, October 22, 2003.

"Abort? Retry? Fail? Ellen Ullman’s The Bug." Village Voice, June 3, 2003.

" Kefi Break: Bright Balkan Morning."  Village Voice, January 14, 2003.

"Janet Berliner Interview" Papyrus Science Fiction, October 1999.

"Matt Ruff Interview" Papyrus Science Fiction, September 1999.

"Rich Dansky Interview" Papyrus Science Fiction, August 1999.

"Cops Beyond Zero: Are New York Police Going Too Far?"  Spectrum, v.20, n.1, Aug/Oct 1999.

"Paul Levinson Interview" Papyrus Science Fiction, July 1999.

"Norman Spinrad Interview" Papyrus Science Fiction, June 1999.

Publications (Peer-Reviewed):

Co-editor and translator with Kap Su Seol. Kwangju Diary: Beyond Death, Beyond The Darkness Of The Age. Los Angeles: UCLA Asian Pacific Monograph Series, 1999.

Publications (Comic/Graphic Scripts):

"One Billion Bodies" — short comic in Flesh For The Beast,
ed. Frank Pamplone, Media Blasters, October 2004.

"Frank Miller’s GENERIC!" — short comic in Pablo's Comics Extravaganza VII, August 2002.       
Also published as Frank Miller's Gen Eric, Squid Works mini-comic, 2005.

Publications (Poetry):

Cthulhu Senryu (chapbook). Wildside Press, 2006.