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January 22, 2016

Walk Hand In Hand Into Extinction: Stories Inspired by True Detective

Now available in Kindle and Paperback:

Walk Hand In Hand Into Extinction: Stories Inspired by True Detective

A talented array of writers, coming from the genres of Noir, Horror, Metafiction, Mythos, Crime, Weird and Bizarro Fiction, were all inspired by the existential themes from the first season of True Detective. Clash Books is very proud to present this collection of powerful and evocative stories about the humanity and inhumanity of modern man in an ever-shifting moral and cosmic landscape.

The anthology includes my new story, "A Myth We Call Emptiness."

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Published on January 22, 2016 12:43

December 28, 2015

The Silent Minority

Well, the contract has been signed. In 2016, Post Mortem Press will publish my novel:

THE SILENT MINORITY

After killing his neighborly persecutor, Vic Dickens is recruited into the Silent Minority, an assemblage supposedly dedicated to avenging bullied introverts. The truth is much darker. From tongue amputations and robot tête-à-têtes to monkey-masked takedowns of jocks, celebrities and frat boys, the Silent Minority is one deranged group.

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Published on December 28, 2015 10:11

November 30, 2015

Guest Bloggin'

The guest post that I wrote for Nev Murray's website, Confessions of a Reviewer, is now up. Read my musings on Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End, Jonathan Hickman's Marvel Comics work, and my own future fiction at:

http://confessionsofareviewer.blogspo...
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Published on November 30, 2015 08:59

November 15, 2015

An Inexplicable Transposing

Reading the latest anthology to feature my story "Sacrificial Version," you will likely find yourself confused by a sentence in Chapter 6:

"A surgeon peers at an unconscious patient, We’re Roy Street Coffee & Tea! protruding stomach has already been draped and prepared for some procedure."

Why promote a Seattle-based cafe mid-sentence? Is it some kind of allusion to the ever-increasing intrusiveness of advertising? Honestly, I have no idea, as I'd never heard of the establishment prior to its mysterious manifestation within my story.

My version of the sentence, as submitted with my manuscript, reads:

"A surgeon peers at an unconscious patient, whose protruding stomach has already been draped and prepared for some procedure."

After emailing an editor, I have been assured that the sentence will be corrected in the book's future printings.
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Published on November 15, 2015 08:29

October 23, 2015

Onyx Neon Shorts Presents: Horror Collection - 2015

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Now available in Kindle and paperback:

Fans of horror will be delighted by the the dark delicacies in this collection of horror’s up-and-coming stars. "Onyx Neon Shorts Presents: Horror Collection – 2015" brings together tales of horror from authors all over the world. These stories are about haunted houses, obsession, insanity, cults, the unexplainable repetition of goddess worship, and the psychological and physical terror that only humans can inflict. This collection celebrates one of literature’s most popular forms of fiction by bringing together horror writers from all over the world, offering a unique vision of the genre.

Edited by Jacob Michael King (author of Postmortem) and Jeffrey P. Martin (Head Editor of Onyx Neon Shorts). This is the first in a yearly horror collection series.

In this collection you will find:

Ellie Hill by MJ Wesolowski

A late-night excursion leads three students to the cursed village of Ellie Hill, where they discover that disrespecting a place's painful past carries a terrible price.

82 Rungs by Brit Jones

It seemed like a routine sewage job. Now two men find themselves isolated from their employers, with no escape from the subterranean labyrinth in which they work. And the environment is undergoing subtle, disturbing changes…

What Little Remains by Franklin Charles Murdock

Seamus hides a secret in the back of his barn in Palmer, Kansas. Little does he know that the dead have desires of their own—Seamus isn't the only one with murder on his mind.



Insanity by Jackie Woodard

Vanessa and her doctor try to get to the bottom of her seemingly harmless delusions.


Something Nasty in the Woodshed by Tracy Fahey

Here we find a twist on a classic horror trope. The title is a wink to the famous line from Stella Gibbons' 1932 novel, Cold Comfort Farm.

Up In The Window by Elizabeth Myrrdin

A woman seeks to satisfy her nagging obsession. Sometimes knowledge breeds not power, but lasting dread.


Sylvia's Pictures by DJ Tyrer

After the arrival of her new baby brother, Sylvia starts drawing pictures of the Raggedy man. Is it a cry for attention, or do the pictures hold something more sinister?

The Guard by B.T. Joy

Harry, night guard at the Metropolitan Museum, becomes increasingly curious about one of its exhibits. But what begins as idle interest soon escalates into a dangerous obsession.


Sacrificial Version by Jeremy Thompson

A door sprouts from the floor, accessible to a single sojourner. Beneath it, concrete steps descend to a subterranean nightclub filled with bizarre celebrants. 


The Man Who Left No Footprints in The Snow by Matt Tveter
One cold winter morning, an elderly woman receives an unexpected visitor.



The Lake House by Joseph Rubas

After losing his wife to cancer, novelist Jim Conner retreats to a cabin in the mountains of Vermont.

Cold Harbour by Ro McNulty

A social worker begins to suspect that there is someone else living in her client’s house.
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Published on October 23, 2015 08:37

August 3, 2015

Sanitarium Magazine Issue # 35

Now available in Kindle and paperback:

Nineteen terrifying tales culled from the files of a madhouse, including my own "Here, There and Everywhere."

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Published on August 03, 2015 10:55

July 22, 2015

The Dead Walk: Volume 2

Now available in Kindle and paperback:

Fifteen zombie stories guaranteed to blow your mind before it's eaten, including my own "Afterlife Death."

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Published on July 22, 2015 09:20

July 2, 2015

Author Interview

Recently, I was interviewed by Ann Livi Andrews. Read a Q&A covering The Phantom Cabinet, my writing process and more, plus her review of the novel, at:

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Published on July 02, 2015 16:09

June 8, 2015

Haunting Geek Syndicate

The Phantom Cabinet's elevator pitch and opening chapter can now be read at:

Geek Syndicate
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Published on June 08, 2015 11:58

June 4, 2015

Under the Bed Vol. 03 No. 09

This month's issue of Under the Bed includes my new story, "Entropy in Blue," along with fiction by William Petersen, Michael Lindsay, Rich Young and Sam Pickett.

Purchase a copy, if you dare.

Under the Bed Vol. 03 No. 09
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Published on June 04, 2015 09:23