William Cook's Blog

The Fangoria Horror Business Model

Along with Stephen King and Hammer Horror, Fangoria magazine was one of the earliest influences on my obsession with Horror in all its various forms. I scored a binder filled with the first 12 issues when I was 14 and became a devout subscriber.40+ years later, Fangoria’s transformation from a struggling print magazine into a multimedia powerhouse is a story of resilience, innovation, and

Exciting News: William Cook’s Horrorpreneur Newsletter on Substack is launched!

Dear Readers,First, let me say how truly grateful I am for your ongoing support as subscribers to my personal website here at www.williamcookwriter.com. Your enthusiasm for my writing means the world to me, and I’m excited to share a brand-new chapter with you.I’m thrilled to announce the launch of my new Substack newsletter, William Cook’s Horrorpreneur! This newsletter is dedicated to exploring

The moon speaks to me of you (a love poem)

Apologies for the lack of recent posts. I have been writing and have also been quite active on Medium.com lately. For those of you who are on Medium, please feel free to connect with me there via the link below. Medium has proved to be quite an interactive forum in which to share my work and has motivated me to keep writing and sharing my poems and stories. The poem below is one of my more

So you wanna be an indie horror writing superstar?

This article outlines the pros and cons of being an indie horror author on Amazon.com.Hey, fellow writers! If you’ve got a penchant for writing spine-tingling stories and you’re ready to dive into the world of indie horror publishing on Amazon.com, this article is for you. After ten years of part-time indie publishing with the ‘zon, I’ve learnt a few things along the way. I’m still not at

Download your free kindle psychological horror today!

 Hi allToday through Tuesday, I'm giving away two Kindle books for free on Amazon. Remember, you can also get two free full-length collections if you subscribe to my website/newsletter here.Make sure you grab your copies today and share this post with a friend (click on the book cover images below to download via Amazon). Thanks for your support.Book 1 – Psychological Horror Stories:

Unleashing the Darkness (again): New cover design for Blood Related

I'm thrilled to announce that Blood Related, my debut novel, now has a striking new cover design that perfectly captures the haunting essence of this dark psychological thriller.Are you ready for a bone-chilling plunge into the depths of a psychopath’s twisted mind? Brace yourself for an unrelenting psychological thriller that will leave you gasping for breath. Step into the shoesof

Interview with best-selling thriller author, Dan Padavona

Dan Padavona:The Business of Writing (Interview) Welcome toThriller author Dan Padavona! You are going tolove this interview with Dan! I’ve been following his career since he firstbroke onto the indie scene back in 2014, with the publication of his darkVampire Horror novel: Storberry. Over the course of 3years he continued to make waves as an Indie Horror author,

FREE books for all my website visitors and subscribers

 Hello from a very wet Wellington!Today I have released a bunch of FREE scary treats into thewild/Amazon. Along with the 5 free Kindle titles below, most of my other bookson Amazon are currently discounted as well. Grab your copies quickly - these are available until the end of the weekend (Aug 21).Thanks for following/subscribing to my site – your patronagemeans a lot to me and I hope you

Top 20 Scary Horror Movies

William Cook’s Top Twenty Scary Horror MoviesThese are my TopTwenty scary horror movies. These films all have the ability to give theaudience a frightful experience by inducing a sense of fear and horror. ‘Jumpscares’, psychological triggers, and scenes of terror are all used to greateffect in these films.Some of mychoices may be slightly controversial but please remember, this is my

Free Horror Book Potpourri

A very quick post today to let you know about a bunch of FREE kindle books of mine that are up for grabs. Head on over to my Amazon Author Page or follow the links below to grab your free kindle copies of some of my best horror short stories. There's also a bunch of discounted books available at the moment. While you're there, if you haven't already, why not check out my latest collection/series