While putting the final touches on
Good Girls
, the
Motherless Child sequel that I’m turning in later this fall, I've also been returning to my classical ghost story haunting grounds for two long pieces that should be out shortly. First up is the sort-of
sequel to “Mr. Dark’s Carnival,” which is called “A Small Part in the Pantomime,” due October 7th in
Ellen Datlow’s
Nightmare Carnival antho.

Then, right on Halloween, I believe, comes Issue #29 of
Dark Discoveries magazine, which will include an even longer and more
in-depth interview (if you can imagine such a thing) than
the one I did for
Ginger Nuts of Horror a few weeks ago,

along with
the third in my series of spectral novellas featuring the Collector and his longtime companion, Nadine. That one's called “Hexenhaus.”
It’s a ghost story about a taste…