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Deadly Illusions: Movie Review

Hello, lovely readers!

Are you a supporter on my Patreon yet? If not, you’re missing out on some amazing content! In fact, I just posted a new video on it, of me reading “Falling” — my second story ever to be published!

I’ve been pretty busy on my Threadless shop as well and now have quite a few designs you can choose from, if you’re so inclined!

Don’t forget, supporting me means you’re supporting an indie writer and the dark, horror-ific fiction I create!

As for today’s post, boy...

The Dark and the Wicked: Movie Review

Happy Monday, everyone! Things have been crazy busy for me. Not only am I working on art for my Threadless shop, but I am also making new and unique content for my Patreon — not to mention writing a novel (two novels, three? Why can’t I make up my mind?).

Of course, you can check out a lot of those things here:

Patreon page : Here you can gain access to some exclusive videos, sneak peeks, and more! Threadless shop : I am now selling my macabre prints, available on shirts, hoodies, mugs, magn...

Howls From Hell: Horror Anthology

Why howdy, dear reader!

I feel like it’s been a while since I posted a review, but at the same time I’ve had so many announcements to give first! And this post is no different! But before we get to this exciting news, let’s check back on the other stuff, in case you missed it.

Patreon page : come check out my Patreon page! Here you can gain access to some exclusive videos, sneak peeks, and more! Threadless shop : I am now selling my macabre prints, available on shirts, hoodies, mugs, magne...

Get Your Merch! Hot off the Grill?!

Okay, there’s no grill. But there is merch!

Lately, you may have noticed I’ve been plugging a lot of things like my Patreon page, or my Buy Me a Coffee page, and now I have a Threadless shop! “What are you doing, PLM?” I hear you asking. “Shouldn’t you be writing?”

Well yes, I definitely should be, but the support I get from these three important sources will help me as I write. To be completely transparent, I’ll soon be furloughed. It’s a stressful situation and my goal is to, hopefully,...

The Mysterium: Book Review

I guess Wednesday is the new Monday this week — I got swept up designing some new art and lost track of the days somehow. But this week, I have an excellent book for you. In fact The Mysterium is one of my favourites. Does that mean this is more of a book recommendation post rather than a review? Maybe.

I shall, also, take this time to urge you, lovely reader, to consider subscribing to my Patreon! By lending me your support, you’ll be helping me write more amazing fiction and get some perks ...

GODMOUTH in Audio Form!

Welcome to Tuesday! I know that I owed you a post yesterday but I was in such a good writing space that I couldn’t stop! You’ll be happy to hear that I finished a short story, one that I’d been slogging away at for way too long. I think I ended up writing about 4,000 words yesterday, alone!

Speaking of which, a snippet from that story is available on my Patreon for those at the Enlightened Cultist and Exalted Dreamer tiers. Sign up now to support me and gain access to amazing, exclusive conte...

Shadows Over Baker Street: Book Review

Welcome back, dear readers, to my hallowed reviews. Today, I’ll be reviewing the anthology, Shadows over Baker Street, which was compiled and edited by Michael Reaves and John Pelan. This anthology – as the title might imply – pits the brilliant brain of Sherlock Holmes against the madness in the Cthulhu Mythos.

It will come to no one’s surprise that I love the Cthulhu Mythos, but you might not know that I also love, love, love the Holmes stories.

So when I found this little gem in my lo...

“Sanitize” Now Out in Cosmic Horror Monthly

It’s been awhile! I guess I felt like I just needed a break from the blog, from social media, from everything really — to focus on my writing above all else.

It also doesn’t help that I have been reading a lot of fantasy (Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn series) and I’ve always tried to keep my blog about horror and all things peripheral, which left me with not much to review this past month or so. Don’t worry, reviews will be back next week.

Back to the topic at hand — my cosmic horror fict...

World of Horror: Game Review

Congrats to my giveaway winner: Molly! I really hope you like your beautiful hard copy of Strange Lands Short Stories.

Background

World of Horror is a retro horror RPG from Panstasz and Ysbryd Games, which is available for early release on Steam, the Switch, and PS4. The Twitter account associated with the company describes this game as a “1bit cosmic horror made by one dude in MS Paint”. This one man team built this beautiful, haunting game over the last three years, and the game fea...

Song of Horror: Game Review

“Oh, wow!” I hear you say, seeing a post from me pop up on a Tuesday rather than a Monday. “What’s going on here?”

My only reply is a post-Christmas holiday screeching.

Background

Song of Horror is an episodic survival horror game that was developed by Protocol Games and published by Raiser Games. It is available on PS4, Xbox one, and PC.

Originally, Protocol Games attempted to raise funding through Kickstarter in 2015 but failed. Luckily for us, they pushed on, working for four ye...