Hey all, It’s almost Krampusnacht (I mean Christmas)! As Christmas is the perfect time for ghost stories, I thought I’d share this little Christmas-themed piece of flash fiction I wrote, called “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, first published by the Australasian Horror Writers Association in their anthology Hell’s Bells. Enjoy! _____________________________________________________________ I’ll be Home forContinue reading “December”
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November
Hi all, and thanks again for reading. There’s been quite a bit happening this past month, so read on and I might even give you a chance to win a digital copy of one of my books! Announcements The biggest announcement this month was declaring my involvement in Crystal Lake Publishing’s forthcoming non-fiction anthology, It’sContinue reading “November”
October
Hello and Happy Halloween! I hope you had a fantastic Halloween because I sure did! Here in Australia, Halloween is starting to take hold. For the past four years my family and I have put a yard haunt display on in our street and this year, we attracted more than 600 trick r treaters. TenContinue reading “October”
More than monsters
Horror has been much maligned. Regarded as little more than “blood and gore” with no true message. Shock for shock’s sake. This couldn’t be any further than the truth. The horror genre is slowly seeing a resurgence of respect on a wider scale through recent films, but horror has always deserved to be regarded asContinue reading “More than monsters”
Horror Fiction: A bleak and depressing look at truth
Today’s guest post comes from horror author Greg Chapman, who recently released Pandemonium through the incredible Bloodshot Books. Greg’s essay deals with why his work may considered bleak or depressing and the importance of the truth when it comes to horror fiction. This is an insightful piece that gives readers a look at Chapman’s workContinue reading “Horror Fiction: A bleak and depressing look at truth”
Hollow House re-opened!
A bit of news I’ve been keeping to myself that I am now able to share! THUNDERSTORM BOOKS in the US is releasing a limited edition of my Bram Stoker Award-nominated novel, Hollow House! The special ‘Black Voltage Series’ signed and numbered edition will contain Hollow House, plus my novella Torment – and incredible dustContinue reading “Hollow House re-opened!”
Interview with author Jason Franks!
Fellow dark scribe Jason Franks has a new novel out – Faerie Apocalypse from IFWG Publishing Australia. If the title doesn’t make you want to read it then there must be something wrong with you. I tracked Jason down and demanded he told me more about his latest piece of fiction, and what makes him tick…Continue reading “Interview with author Jason Franks!”
Midnight Echo Issue 12 unleashed!
Midnight Echo Magazine is back from the dead!
Seven years later…
They say seven is THE magic number. So it’s fortuitous then that the sequel to one of my first published works, The Noctuary, has been released exactly seven years to the day since the original first appeared on the scene. The Noctuary: Pandemonium was hell to write. The original novella, first published by the now-defunctContinue reading “Seven years later…”
On the Australasian Horror Writers Association
I know I’ve said this before, but I’m going to say it again: I wouldn’t be a published author if it wasn’t for the Australasian Horror Writers Association (AHWA). I happened across the AHWA online way back in 2009, just when I was starting to find I had a penchant for writing dark stories. TheContinue reading “On the Australasian Horror Writers Association”
