Author Archives: darkscrybe

As part of my promotion of my new horror novella The Noctuary, I’ve released the short story “Invocation – A Prelude to The Noctuary” through Smashwords. The short story introduces Meknok, the leader of the Dark Muses of Hell, the key antagonists in The Noctuary novella. The short story is FREE for a limited time. ToContinue reading “Invocation – A Prelude to The Noctuary”

In part 2 of my interview with Rocky, he talks about how he became involved with the Horror Writers Association, his struggle with Motor Neurone Disease and his forthcoming authorial works. How did you get involved in the Horror Writers Association? When I realized my foreseeable writing future was going to be tied to theContinue reading “Author Interview: Rocky Wood (part 2)”

Rocky Wood is a legend in the horror fiction world. Horror Writers Association president, Stephen King expert, author, ambassador and all-round nice guy. For the past eighteen months or so, I’ve been working with Rocky on the graphic novel Witches!, which he is co-writing with Bram Stoker Award winner Lisa Morton and I am illustrating. Continue reading “Author Interview: Rocky Wood (Part 1)”

So there I was trying to sound like I knew what I was talking about.Trying to convince people that horror fiction was about more than just blood and gore; that in some instances it had more to say than “don’t go down into that basement”.Where was I? My local library had invited me to hostContinue reading “Living Literature: Horror”

Two failures and (hopefully) a win After Damnation Books picked up Stricken, I felt halfway decent about my own writing for once. It was June, everything was signed and things were looking up. This is probably what attributed mainly to the writing spree I went on. For most of June and July, I sat down andContinue reading “Guest blog: Author Sean A. Lusher”

Today UK dark fiction author Naomi Clark hijacks my blog to talk about her latest novel “Dark Hunt” and offers some an interesting take on the perils of writer’s blockThe Book I Didn’t Write When I started work on Urban Wolf book 2, I knew exactly what I was going to write. I had aContinue reading “Guest Blog: Author Naomi Clark”

Today I’m interviewing award-winning horror author Scott Nicholson. Scott has written 12 thriller novels, 60 short stories, four comic book series and six screenplays. He’s also a freelance editor and journalist. He lives in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina.    What first drew you to horror writing? I always found something a little darkContinue reading “Author Interview: Scott Nicholson”

I can now unveil the cover to my forthcoming horror novella The Noctuary. The cover, created by Damnation Books’ head cover artist Dawne Dominique, is deliciously dark and really captures the themes of the book well. The Noctuary centres on Simon Ryan, a down-and-out writer, who receives a visit from one of the Dark Muses ofContinue reading “"The Noctuary" cover revealed!”

On October 26, just days out from Halloween, I’ll be standing tall behind a podium to discuss all things horror! My hometown library has invited me to give a presentation on horror fiction and how I broke into it and already the nerves are setting in. I’m not nervous because I havent spoken in public before, ratherContinue reading “A Dark Discussion”

I’m taking a moment out from illustrating the Witches! graphic novel (still about 80 pages to go!) to talk about the Australian Horror Writers Association (AHWA). To put it plainly I wouldn’t be a published author/artist if it wasn’t for this organisation and this post is a way of trying to repay the debt.I joinedContinue reading “Repaying a debt”