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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”

My online presence is growing exponentially, with several websites and even an author page on Facebook. I thought I’d put all my sites in one post to make it easier for those who want to Like, Follow, Tweet, Blog, +1 me or just connect! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GregChapman.Author Google+ : https://plus.google.com/110585569658399841634/posts?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/darkscrybe You’ll find several interviews on Torment andContinue reading “Being social”

Amy Grech has sold over one hundred stories and three poems to various anthologies and magazines including: Apex Digest, Fear on Demand, Funeral Party 2, Inhuman Magazine, Needle Magazine, The Flash Fiction Offensive, The Horror Express, Space & Time, The Brutarian, Zombie CSU, and many others. Damnation Books published her second collection, Blanket of White.Continue reading “Author Interview: Amy Grech”

I’m very privileged to have multiple Bram Stoker Award winner Lisa Morton on my blog. I’m currently collaborating with her and Rocky Wood on the non-fiction graphic novel Witches!, which will be published by McFarland in 2012. In this interview I talk to Lisa about her writing, her Halloween expertise and her role as vice-presidentContinue reading “Author Interview: Lisa Morton”

Very excited to reveal that I have signed a contract to publish a new horror novella with Damnation Books! The Noctuary is scheduled to be released in e-book format on December 1, 2011 with the paperback edition to follow shortly after. The idea for The Noctuary came about during my mentorship program with Aussie horrorContinue reading “Signing off… on another novella!”