REVISED AND EXPANDED “HERE HE COMES A WANDERING” TO BE PUBLISHED

Back in 2009, my short story “Here He Comes A Wandering” won The Pod of Horror Christmas Horror Story Competition and was read by the show’s fantastic host Mark Justice near the end of episode #58. I recently sent it to the editors at Grinning Skull Press for consideration for the third and final iteration […]

“System Override” Now Available For Kindle

INDIANA CRIME REVIEW 2013 has just become available in Kindle formate. It includes my psychic espionage tale, “System Override”, which is intended to be the first glimpse into what I hope to eventually expand into a much larger universe of stories. http://www.amazon.com/Indiana-Crime-Review-2013-James-ebook/dp/B018IS1GY4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448548349&sr=8-1&keywords=indiana+crime+2013+kindle

A BOTANICAL NIGHTMARE REVIEW

A BOTANICAL NIGHTMARE: SIX SUCCULENT TALES OF VAMPIRIC VEGETATION edited by Tom English, is an anthology of classic horror stories published by Dead Letter Press. As the subtitle suggests, each story is themed around bloodthirsty plants. With publication dates ranging from 1881 to 1919, the tales complement each other nicely. Adventure, horror, drama and romance […]

13 QUESTIONS WITH RAMSEY CAMPBELL

I first discovered Ramsey Campbell in 1989 when I selected his novel ANCIENT IMAGES from the horror section of our local Borders Book Shop. I was instantly hooked, and it set me off in search of more. MIDNIGHT SUN, INCARNATE, NAZARETH HILL, THE DARKEST PART OF THE WOODS, and THE GRIN OF THE DARK were […]

D.K. BROSTER

Although she’s been largely forgotten these days, D. K. Broster was a phenomenal writer of short horror stories. “Couching at the Door” has been reprinted many times, but I don’t feel it’s her best. Why “Clairvoyance”, “The Window” or “From the Abyss” hasn’t been reprinted multiple times over the years is a mystery to me. […]

UNEARTHED TREASURES 4: HALF PRICE BOOKS FINDS

Hit Half Price Books today to take advantage of their 20% off everything sale. I’m pretty happy with what I found. HORROR BOOKS: OLD FEARS BY JOHN WOOLEY and RON WOLFE (1982) – Terrible cover art, but the description on the back about childhood fears of things under your bed coming to life sounds fantastic. […]

UNEARTHED TREASURES III: MORE GOODWILL FINDS

I made another trip to scour my local Goodwill’s book section today and am happy to say I had success once again. FOUNDATIONS OF FEAR: AN EXPLORATION OF HORROR ANTHOLOGY Edited by David G. Hartwell – I really don’t need anymore anthologies or story collections. I have a bookshelf full of them, but it appears […]

FAR AWAY AND NEVER BY RAMSEY CAMPBELL REVIEW

FAR AWAY AND NEVER collects the fantasy stories of Ramsey Campbell. Ramsey has gained his fame primarily as a horror writer, so it was a rare treat to see how he handled my second favorite genre of stories. A few years back I looked into buying a copy of this collection, originally published in 1996, […]

GHOST GLEAMS: TALES OF THE UNCANNY BY WILLIAM J. WINTLE (1921) REVIEW

GHOST GLEAMS: TALES OF THE UNCANNY is a collection of short stories by William J. Wintle which was published by Heath Cranton in 1921. Born in 1861, Wintle distinguished himself as a versatile writer before becoming an Oblate for the Abbey of Caldey Island near Whales. It was there that he wrote these tales, specifically […]

APPALACHIAN WINTER HAUNTINGS REVIEW

Appalachian Winter Hauntings is a collection of eleven holiday-themed short stories all centered around the Appalachian Mountains. Edited by Michael Knost and Mark Justice, it was originally published by Woodland Press in 2009. These tales tend toward the somber side with most of the primary characters dealing with heavy loss. All are well written and […]