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 […]

INSIDIOUS 2 OPENS THIS FRIDAY THE 13th

I’m looking forward to seeing INSIDIOUS 2 this weekend. I absolutely loved the first one!

My Ten Favorite 80’s Fantasy-Adventure Films

My love of the fantasy genre began in the early 80’s. I was around 11 or so, and our local channel 4 would show the occasional Hawk The Slayer or Conan the Destroyer feature. They fired my imagination, leaving me wanting more. Keep this in mind as you read this list. Many of them are […]

O LITTLE TOWN OF DEATHLEHEM ANTHOLOGY

My short story “Christmas Wine” will be appearing in this upcoming anthology by Grinning Skull Press.

Review of WEEPING DARK: BLEEDING EDGE by Raven and Lain Bower

WEEPING DARK: BLEEDING EDGE is writing power-couple Raven and Lain Bower’s most recent foray into the fantasy-adventure genre. The story starts with Shayla Dormyr, an intense Captain of the Ires Guard investigating a series of child murders plaguing the city. Her prime suspect is an outsider named Daibryn who has set up shop in town […]

“The Shadow Man of Moon Spine Bridge”

This covered bridge provided the setting inspiration for my short Story “The Shadow Man of Moon Spine Bridge” which appeared in INDIANA HORROR 2012. http://www.amazon.com/Indiana-Horror-2012-James-Ward/dp/1470123851/ref=pd_sim_b_1

My Top 10 Favorite Horror Anthologies

The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories by Peter Haining The Dark Descent edited by David G. Hartwell The Penguin Book of Horror Stories edited by J.A. Cuddon Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural edited by Marvin Kaye The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories edited by Peter Haining 100 Wild Little Weird Tales edited […]

INDIANA CRIME REVIEW 2013

My short story “System Override” appears in this anthology. http://www.amazon.com/Indiana-Crime-Review-2013-Volume/dp/0615861636/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377829626&sr=8-1&keywords=indiana+crime+review+2013