TEN SCARY SHORT STORIES FOR HALLOWEEN

Looking for some atmospheric horror stories to enjoy this Halloween? Here’s a few I think fit the bill. Several of these can be found for free online. 1. “Feet Foremost” by L.P. Hartley (1948) – A group assembles at newly-renovated Low Threshold Hall for a housewarming. There they encounter the malicious ghost of an ill-treated […]

My Short Story “Numen” to appear in CELLAR DOOR 2 Anthology

My short story “Numen” has been accepted to appear in the second volume of the CELLAR DOOR anthology. One of the requirements was for it to have a beautiful word or phrase for its title. Numen is a latin term meaning “The presiding divinity or spirit of a place”.

EERIE STORIES OF RUSSELL KIRK

Russell Kirk was born in Michigan in 1918. He gained much notoriety as a political theorist with the publication of his book, THE CONSERVATIVE MIND (1953). His career took several paths including that of writer, editor and keynote speaker. Lesser known to most is his fiction writing, which encompassed both novels and short stories. His […]

HOUSE OF FEAR REVIEW

House of Fear is an anthology of 19 haunted houses stories (although some aren’t really houses, i.e. a derelict RV and a greenhouse.) I’ve always loved haunted house stories, so this was an easy buy for me. Editor Jonathan Oliver did an excellent job assembling it. Most of the stories were very strong, with two […]

“THE COLLECTIVE…

“THE COLLECTIVE OF BLAQUE REACH” NOW FEATURED ON TALES TO TERRIFY EPISODE 90 The new Tales To Terrify is now available. It features my short story, “The Collective of Blaque Reach”. My story is read about 40 minutes in. You can either download it directly from the site or from iTunes. I believe you can […]

MY TOP TEN FAVORITE RAMSEY CAMPBELL SHORT STORIES

My favorite writer of all time is Ramsey Campbell. He’s won multiple awards in his career, including: World Fantasy Awards, British Fantasy Awards, Bram Stoker Awards, International Horror Guild Awards, as well as The Horror Writers’ Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Living Legend Award of International Horror Guild 2007. Most of the stories on […]

ALGERNON BLACKWOOD ARTICLE

Algernon Blackwood was born in 1869 in Kent, England to a prosperous family. He became interested in the occult at a young age, which would later become evident in his writing. He rebelled against his family in his early twenties, moving to Canada and America to pursue various jobs. He worked as a dairy farmer, […]

“The Collective of Blaque Reach” to be read on the Tales To Terrify podcast

If you’ve ever wanted to hear one of my stories read to you, download next Friday’s (9-27-2013) episode of Tales To Terrify podcast. It’s free and they’ll be reading a story I had published as its own chap book by Dead Letter Press back in 2008 titled “The Collective of Blaque Reach”. http://talestoterrify.com/

NEW SLEEPY HOLLOW TV SERIES ON FOX

I watched the pilot episode of Sleepy Hollow tonight. It’s off to a great start, bringing Ichabod Crane and The Headless Horseman to modern day Sleepy Hollow along with some sinister looking demons. It airs on Monday nights and is well worth checking out.

IN GHOSTLY COMPANY BY AMYAS NORTHCOTE

I purchased the Wordsworth collection, IN GHOSTLY COMPANY by Amyas Northcote, because Amazon suggested it to me based on my previous purchases, mentioning him as similar to M.R. James. The Introduced of the book by David Stuart Davies gives some background on Northcote. Not an easy task, I’m sure, due to the obscurity of the […]