Jeremy Thompson's Blog, page 19
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."
http://www.amazon.com/Walk-Hand-Into-...
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."
http://www.amazon.com/Walk-Hand-Into-...
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.
http://www.postmortem-press.com
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.
http://www.postmortem-press.com
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...
http://confessionsofareviewer.blogspo...
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.
"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.
October 23, 2015
Onyx Neon Shorts Presents: Horror Collection - 2015
http://www.amazon.com/Onyx-Neon-Short...
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.
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.
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."
http://www.amazon.com/Sanitarium-035-...
Nineteen terrifying tales culled from the files of a madhouse, including my own "Here, There and Everywhere."
http://www.amazon.com/Sanitarium-035-...
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."
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Walk-Antho...
Fifteen zombie stories guaranteed to blow your mind before it's eaten, including my own "Afterlife Death."
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Walk-Antho...
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:
http://www.annliviandrews.com/book-re...
http://www.annliviandrews.com/book-re...
June 8, 2015
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
Purchase a copy, if you dare.
Under the Bed Vol. 03 No. 09
