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June 6, 2022
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
May 4, 2022
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
October 3, 2021
New Release - Psychological Horror Stories: A Collection of Psychological Horror Fiction for Adults
Greetings. This post marks the end of three months ofwriting, editing, and formatting a new collection that brings together old andnew stories. Psychological HorrorStories: A Collection of Psychological Horror Fiction for Adults is a 364 pagecollection of my best psychological horror stories. The collection is theomnibus edition of a 4-volume series and all covers are illustrated by artist
March 1, 2021
Seven reasons why you should buy this psychological serial killer thriller
If you're the type of reader who buys books based on instinct, then this post might not be for you. If, on the other hand, your book-buying decision-making process is based on logical reasoning, then this post is definitely for you! If you're a fan of good old fashioned thrillers or serial killer novels, here are seven reasons why you should give my novel, Blood Related, a read.Here are some
December 10, 2020
Blood Related - A psychological serial killer thriller
The Christmas season is nearly upon us - are you looking for gift ideas for someone who loves reading thrillers? Why not buy a copy of my novel Blood Related for your favorite person (or psychopath)?Here are some reasons why you should buy this book:It's a bit different than usual serial killer thrillers.It has over 50 5/4 star reviews on Amazon.It has a bunch of endorsements from best-selling
September 7, 2020
Gaze Into the Abyss: The Poetry of Jim Morrison. New edition released!
New release! Redux version for #kindle now available (UK & US links below). Print edition available also (please share this post ): In Gaze Into the Abyss: The Poetry of Jim Morrison, William
Cook examines Morrison's written work in all its beauty and complexity,
providing rich insight into Morrison's influences, themes, and poetic
vision.Iconic Doors photographer Paul Ferrara, who was also
Cook examines Morrison's written work in all its beauty and complexity,
providing rich insight into Morrison's influences, themes, and poetic
vision.Iconic Doors photographer Paul Ferrara, who was also
November 7, 2017
News and New Releases
Well, I hope you all had a fright-filled Halloween and Samhain
season this year. Halloween is a relatively new event in New Zealand cultural
history and so the scares don’t come out en masse as they do in the USA. When I
was a kid, my pals and I would make absurd effigies of ‘Guy Fawkes’ on November
the 5th. We’d stuff an old pair of overalls with rags and rolled-up
newspaper and then push it
season this year. Halloween is a relatively new event in New Zealand cultural
history and so the scares don’t come out en masse as they do in the USA. When I
was a kid, my pals and I would make absurd effigies of ‘Guy Fawkes’ on November
the 5th. We’d stuff an old pair of overalls with rags and rolled-up
newspaper and then push it
August 20, 2017
Guest Post = Land of the Long Dark Cloud - Writing Dark Fiction Down Under by Dan Rabarts
Hi all - as you may or may not have noticed I have not been posting much lately. Largely due to the completion of my Masters thesis, my fiction writing and posts have been on hiatus. Now, I am back but this time I thought I'd try something a bit different by opening up my site to some fellow authors. The first guest post I present to you is from fellow countryman and all-around good guy, Dan
April 4, 2017
New review for Blood Related - check it out!
Recently I received this great review for my serial-killer novel, Blood Related. Check it out and grab a copy if you like. Happy reading
December 7, 2016
Special Holiday Season Promotion and 2016 recap
Hi all - well, what a year huh? I can't say that 2016 was a particularly good year on a global scale, as I'm sure most of you would agree. In fact the mounting evidence that the West is in a state of decline seems to be more evident now than ever before with world events taking some sad and bizarre twists. Despite all the doom and gloom and the changing face of international politics and global relationships, 2016 was, if not anything else, scarily interesting to say the least. The silver lining is that events certainly provided lots of fodder for potential stories.
My own year has been very busy, with the re-release of a few titles and the inclusion of a few stories in various anthologies. As a result of expired contracts and rights reversion, I am nearly pure 'indie' with most of my books now finding a home under my publishing imprint, King Billy Publications.
https://kingbillypublications.wordpress.com/Book sales have been steady and, all going well, I should be on track to be able make a full-time living as an author in 2018 - thanks largely to you, dear reader. Next year will see the arrival of lots of new titles including a range of children's books that I have been working on with my talented 8-year-old daughter, Sienna. I am very excited about entering this market as it has always been a goal of mine to write books that appeal to kids, much as the books I read when I was of a similar age appealed to me. Such a magical reading age.
Anyway, the silly season is upon us and I have priced ALL my kindle titles to a low price of $0.99. Hopefully there is something there that you haven't read. Maybe you'd like to consider buying a paperback copy of one of my titles for someone this Christmas? If so, my top pick would have to be Fresh Fear: An Anthology of Macabre Horror - with over 450 pages of solid horror from established masters and rising stars of the horror genre. All my paperback titles are also priced at the minimum over the holiday period. Just click on the book cover images below to go to the Amazon page to purchase.
My poetry collection
Corpus Delicti: Selected Poetry
has just been re-released in a new edition for paperback and kindle and collects over twenty years of my best poetry in one volume. (See bottom of this post for a free ebook deal on this title for new subscribers) Know a poetry lover who might like a stocking stuffer?
Finally, either Blood Related (a psychological thriller/horror novel about twin serial killers) my most popular title, or Dreams of Thanatos: Collected Macabre Tales , are both available in paperback (and kindle) and would appeal to purveyors of dark fiction.
Finally, click on the image below (or cut 'n' paste this link into your browser address bar - http://tinyurl.com/WilliamCookXmasSpecial) for your direct link to my Amazon author page where you will find all these discounted treats in one place.
Please share this post with your pals and remember to subscribe via the image below if you haven't done so already (all new subscribers get a free digital copy of my collection Dreams of Thanatos: Collected Macabre Tales). Cheers.
Best wishes for the holiday season (and beyond) to you and your family. I hope you have a safe and happy time over Christmas and a fantastic start to the new year.
Best regards
William
Christmas Ebook Promotion, #xmasgiftideas, #amreading, #bookpromo, Discounted Horror Books, William Cook Books, Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings
My own year has been very busy, with the re-release of a few titles and the inclusion of a few stories in various anthologies. As a result of expired contracts and rights reversion, I am nearly pure 'indie' with most of my books now finding a home under my publishing imprint, King Billy Publications.
https://kingbillypublications.wordpress.com/Book sales have been steady and, all going well, I should be on track to be able make a full-time living as an author in 2018 - thanks largely to you, dear reader. Next year will see the arrival of lots of new titles including a range of children's books that I have been working on with my talented 8-year-old daughter, Sienna. I am very excited about entering this market as it has always been a goal of mine to write books that appeal to kids, much as the books I read when I was of a similar age appealed to me. Such a magical reading age.Anyway, the silly season is upon us and I have priced ALL my kindle titles to a low price of $0.99. Hopefully there is something there that you haven't read. Maybe you'd like to consider buying a paperback copy of one of my titles for someone this Christmas? If so, my top pick would have to be Fresh Fear: An Anthology of Macabre Horror - with over 450 pages of solid horror from established masters and rising stars of the horror genre. All my paperback titles are also priced at the minimum over the holiday period. Just click on the book cover images below to go to the Amazon page to purchase.
My poetry collection
Corpus Delicti: Selected Poetry
has just been re-released in a new edition for paperback and kindle and collects over twenty years of my best poetry in one volume. (See bottom of this post for a free ebook deal on this title for new subscribers) Know a poetry lover who might like a stocking stuffer?
Finally, either Blood Related (a psychological thriller/horror novel about twin serial killers) my most popular title, or Dreams of Thanatos: Collected Macabre Tales , are both available in paperback (and kindle) and would appeal to purveyors of dark fiction.
Finally, click on the image below (or cut 'n' paste this link into your browser address bar - http://tinyurl.com/WilliamCookXmasSpecial) for your direct link to my Amazon author page where you will find all these discounted treats in one place.
Please share this post with your pals and remember to subscribe via the image below if you haven't done so already (all new subscribers get a free digital copy of my collection Dreams of Thanatos: Collected Macabre Tales). Cheers.
Best wishes for the holiday season (and beyond) to you and your family. I hope you have a safe and happy time over Christmas and a fantastic start to the new year.
Best regards
William
Christmas Ebook Promotion, #xmasgiftideas, #amreading, #bookpromo, Discounted Horror Books, William Cook Books, Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings
