H.G. Gravy's Blog
December 17, 2019
What The Dead See
…and that’s when I saw a bright light,” Mr. Fresco said with the excitement of a man reborn.
That’s when I stopped listening. I knew what would come next.
Feelings of intense joy.
Seeing departed friends.
God says it’s too soon.
The usual.
I’ve been listening to near-death experiences and the afterlife stories for decades. They never differ from Mr. Fresco’s account. Soon enough, you let the recorder do the listening and upload to the records later.
Occasionally, I get someone who says they...
November 30, 2019
Book Review for The Festering Ones by S.H. Cooper
The Festering OnesbyS.H. Cooperbegins with nine year old, Faith, accompanying her father to their family’s cabin in the woods for a hunting trip. What is meant to be a bonding experience between father and daughter quickly becomes a traumatic, life-changing tragedy. Faith discovers a forearm and hand sticking out from underneath the ground on their trail. Concerned with what they’d found, Faith’s father tells his daughter to stand back while he investigates. It’s at this point, their worlds...
November 26, 2019
Gravy Uprising
Before you start reading, I strongly suggest checking out the links below.
The Four Horsemen of the Mental Health Apocalypse
Alright, you’re all caught up now, right? As you can see, things weren’t going so well for the Gravy family in the first half of 2018. Then it all turned around. In fact, it has turned around so much that now I can look back and say the suffering I went through was oddly necessity. If none of it ever happened, I wouldn’t be in the...
November 10, 2019
Horror d’Oeuvres – Unjust Desserts Vol.3 Now Available!
Now available on Amazon! Horror d’Oeuvres – Unjust Desserts Vol. 3 is the last entry in the Horror d’Oeuvres trilogy. All royalties generated are donated to Scares That Care!, an approved 501(c)(3) charity which fights the REAL MONSTERS of childhood illness, burns, and breast cancer by helping families experiencing these extraordinary hardships cope with the financial burden. It’s a 100% volunteer charity; meaning all donations are given to those who are in need; no CEO salaries, no overheads...
October 2, 2019
Book Review for The Wraith Within by Grant Hinton
The Wraith Within offers a wide variety of stories touching upon the horror, fantasy, and thriller genres. However, the main focus of the collection is horror. Go into this collection, expecting to read disturbing material and situations. As with many anthologies and collections, from professional best-selling authors to the best of the mid-list, anthologies and collections are often a mixed bag. Some stories are going to connect with readers. Other stories, don’t leave quite the same impact....
September 2, 2019
Progress Report #1
Since removing my work from Reddit two months ago, I’ve been busy at work on putting together my first short story collection. I’ve settled on being a clique and making the first book thirteen stories and more than likely following the same trend with any future collections.
As far as progress goes, I’ve got the table of contents ready, and I’m happy to reveal them to you. The order will be subject to change, but these will be the first set of stories available.
An Unofficial Arrangement (Fo...August 11, 2019
Book Review for Safety in Numbers by Matt Shuck
Author Matt Shuck opens Safety in Numbers with a series of connected stories titled Encounters with the Beast. This set of stories follows the character of Hank Miller through various stages of his life where he experiences strange and horrifying otherworldly events which shaped his life. These stories are an excellent introduction to how the rest of the collection reads and feels. The stories are short and to the point, no filler and all killer.
Some of my favorites include:
Lessons I Learne...
July 3, 2019
Story Purge and Moving Forward
Back in 2012, I started posting stories online to see if people would enjoy my work. I’d been writing for a while before discovering Reddit’s online writing communities. Seeing how this was the quickest and easiest way into finding an audience willing to read the work of unproven and unknown authors, I jumped at the opportunity and met with excellent results. Over those years, there were a ton of upvotes. Many, many comments. The recognition of my fellow amateur authors and the feeling of com...
May 18, 2019
Horror Stories to Ruin Christmas: Serenity Falls Forever
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Horror Stories to Ruin Christmas: Serenity Falls Forever
Why isn’t one murder enough?
The first day of Christmas was when the town started to fall apart.
The second day of Christmas was when people started to die.
By the thirteenth day of Christmas, it was too late to go back.
Or was it?
Twenty-six authors combined their talents to tell the horrifying story of Serenity Falls, Wisconsin. Piece by piece, the unsettling truth is revealed, culminating in a dark secret far bigger than any single...
May 16, 2019
Book Review for In the Summer of 79′ by T.W. Grim
If you’ve never heard of T.W. Grim, it’s about time you start paying attention to one of the best indie horror authors around. Following his progress of the past seven years, it’s been a pleasure to see him evolve in skill and continue to deliver on the type of horror which speaks to me as a reader. He is masterful in enveloping the reader in oppressive and uncomfortable atmospheres. Then his character-driven narratives take over. More often than not, these characters are gritty and harsh, an...
