Introductions

[Harvey]

Jerrod wrote: "Hey Harvey...thanks for the reply and it's nice to find another cigar and pipe lover. Your books sound interesting, I'm going to check them out ASAP."

If you had two dogs instead of two cats, I'd be worried that you're a doppelganger. :)

[D.P.]

Hey, my name is Daniel and I write a wide array of genres. At present books, I have released are in the genre of extreme horror, dark fantasy and sci-fi. I am releasing a young adult LITRPG book soon and I cannot wait for it to come out. It's been sitting with my editor for a long time. Happy to meet you all.

[A.R.]

Hi everyone. I'm a lover of all things paranormal and an author of paranormal fiction who is fumbling their way through this whole self-publishing thing. I admit I had almost no help on the first book, either people refused to help or they headed for the hills, never to be heard from again after getting the bata copy. I hired an editor who I now find out did a really terrible job, and was told by other editors I should have saved my money and went with what I had. But I think I amended most of the horrendously obvious mistakes since then. So I guess I'm here to connect with people who like paranormal books, make connections so I have better beta readers for the subsequent books, and you know...avoid all the horrible mistakes I made the first round.

[Erth]

New to the group. My name is Erth and i live in a small rural community in SC, US. I enjoy reading or listening to mystery, paranormal mystery and some light fantasy. I am currently listening to:
Naked in Death
(In Death #1)
by J.D. Robb

[Harvey]

Hello, Erth, and welcome. I believe you reviewed one of my novels recently, and I'm very grateful. Enjoy the group!

[A.R.]

Hi everyone. I'm an indie author who just published her first book, Memory Bound, in October 2018. I just posted about the book in the book promo area of this group if you want to find out more. :-)

You can also find me on www.peregrinearc.com. I'm doing Blogmas this year and am having a little too much fun I think, haha.

Thank you.

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Hello everyone. I just joined this group. I have enjoyed good horror novels since college. I am looking forward to discussing books with you all.

[Philip]

Hi There. I'm a new member. I've tried to read the rules and guidelines, but they seem to have an irritating habit of disappearing before I can get my cursor over to click on them. I hope I'm not posting anything out of line. Please forgive/correct me if I am.

My name is Philip Brian Hall. I’m a Yorkshireman and a graduate of Oxford University. A former diplomat and teacher, at one time or another I’ve stood for parliament, sung solos in amateur operettas, rowed at Henley Royal Regatta, completed a 40-mile cross-country walk in under 12 hours and ridden in over one hundred steeplechase horse races. I live on a very small farm in Scotland.

I’ve had 20 or so short stories commercially published in the USA and Canada as well as the UK. My work has appeared in several anthologies, including 'All Hail Our Robot Conquerors' (ZNB), 'It's Come To Our Attention' and 'Strange Beasties' (Third Flatiron) and three Flame Tree publications 'Chilling Ghost Short Stories', 'Pirates and Ghosts' and 'Cosy Crime'. Online publications include Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores and AE.

My novel, ‘The Prophets of Baal’ is available as an e-book and in paperback. Its sequel ‘The Family Demon’ spent eighteen months being rejected by a publisher, so I’m now preparing it for indie publication.

Both novels deal with a private detective who likes playing Philip Marlowe until he accidentally discovers he’s a repeatedly reincarnated demon hunter (whether he likes it or not!)

My blog is at sliabhmannan.blogspot.co.uk/.

[N.A.]

Hello! Just joined the group. I am a reader and writer. I just published my first book! I am still working on getting it over here on Goodreads but hope to do so soon. I love horror and supernatural stuff. My book is a horror novel and I am working on a prequel atm. Can't wait to meet some other writers and readers!

[Oliver]

Hi there!

I'm Oliver Seneca, and I am a big fan of horror. Whether it's books, films, or video games, I'm completely in love with the genre! There are so many pieces of horror-style art that have influenced my tastes and writing.

I live in Central Pennsylvania and got my debut novel published with a local press this past fall. It was very much influenced by Stephen King and the Resident Evil series, so if you're a fan of either, I'd love to discuss some of your favorites!

Thanks for having me!

[Muditha]

Hello, I am Muditha and I am happy to meet you and to be a part of this group. I love writing about the paranormal and suspense. I just published my first horror novel, The Villa.

[Muditha]

The Villa

[Jeffrey]

Hello everyone. I'm Jeffrey and I recently published a debut novel, Immunity: A Novel of the Horrific Northwest. I also just this month put out a short story, The Raven and the Eye. I should have another few more short stories out there too. Long time horror fan. I like paranormal stories and ghost stories too. I look forward to connecting with people in this group.

[Muditha]

Hello everyone! I just published a horror fiction novel- The Villa. I am a fan of suspense and horror. I am glad to be part of this group and getting to know everyone.

[S.J.]

I just wrote and published my first book. I love Horror and I have always wanted to do this. It is a short story and I am working on book 2. I am looking forward to this new adventure. You can follow me on Facebook or instagram under sjkrandall. my book can be found on amazon. 51jScY6ghqL.jpg 51g9zSZmRWL.jpg

[S.J.]

Fear Farm No Trespassers: No Trespassers

[Barbara]

I'm a dox-a-holic (addicted to dachshunds), a bug-phobic, and a writer who puts reimagined nightmares to paper. Walked around backwards for weeks after reading Peter Straub's Ghost Story, and that was years ago. It haunts me still. I have my own book coming out next month, Tales from the Eerie Canal, an eclectic collection of twenty-two stories infested with a gaggle of goosebumps and delightfully creepy twists. A Twilight Zone of fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and romance. "Fear the shadows. Enjoy the ride. Leave the lights on."

[Jeffrey]

Welcome to the group Barbara.

[Barbara]

Thank you!

[E.B.]

Hello. I’m a newbie author and published my first book a couple of months ago. It was an extreme horror novel. My next two books will be supernatural thrillers. Thanks for letting me join.

[William]

Hello! I wanted to introduce myself to the group. I believe that my bio achieves this best. So, read on if you're interested...

“Avoiding horror’s traditional icons and their premeasured fright potential, Simmons crafts impression packed sketches in which characters made vulnerable by overpowering emotions find their reality giving imperceptibly-but irresistibly-away to a disturbing surreality.”- Publisher’s Weekly

Publisher’s Weekly finds William Simmons…scary.

Once you enter his world, so will you.

You see, William Simmons knows that we feed the dark. We nourish it with our fears, our desires, our tragedies. And in turn, we are fed by it. We share it with the ones we love and the ones we hate.

You do, too, gentle reader.

For to not feed the dark is to be devoured by it…and so the darkness spreads….

William Simmons tried to escape the darkness for over a decade. Now he has abandoned himself to it…embraced it…and will share it with the world.

Simmons “…evokes both Ray Bradbury and Joyce Carol Oates.” – Peter Bell, All Hallows

William Simmons is an acclaimed author, critic, anthologist, and journalist specializing in supernatural horror fiction. Eight of his stories received ‘Honorable Mentions’ in The Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror. His collection By Reason of Darkness received rave reviews from Cemetery Dance, All Hallows, and Publisher’s Weekly, who called him “a writer whose approach is both original and refreshingly unconventional.”

His first collection Becoming October sold out quickly upon release, and he collaborated on the Halloween collection Dark Harvest with author Paul Melznick. His stories have appeared in several venues, including Cemetery Dance, Flesh & Blood, Darkness Rising (1-9), Infinity Plus, Dark Discoveries, and many more. His poetry has appeared in Chizine, Gothic.net, Lullaby Hearse, Dead Cat Bouncing, etc.

Several bestselling authors have given him their unholy blessing, including the legendary late Hugh B. Cave and Tim Piccarilli. Graham Masterton, author of The Minatou, said Simmons “has the gift of making an ordinary day seem scary.” Nancy Kilpatrick, author of The Goth Bible, said “Simmons has a knack for constructing dark, creepy, introverted tales, full of obscure terrors that reflect nearly mythical realms.” And T.M. Wright, author of Strange Seed, compared Simmons’ horror fiction to “like being taken back forty years and discovering Poe for the first time, and M.R. James, and Shirley Jackson.”

An authority on supernatural and weird fiction, film, and folklore, Simmons has contributed reviews, essays, and scholarship to Rue Morgue, Publisher’s Weekly, Wormwood, Hellnotes, Gauntlet, Cemetery Dance, and others. His review columns include “Dark Devotions”, “Literary Lesions”, and “Folk Fears”. He contributed an introduction to Falling into Heaven, by Maynard & Sims, and his reviews have been blurbed for several books.

As a journalist, he created Our Ladies of Darkness, one of the earlier interview columns devoted to female genre authors, and Beyond the Fifth Dimension: The Twilight Zone Interviews, which spoke with surviving scribes of the influential television series. He also conducted two special chapbook length interviews with Richard Matheson and F. Paul Wilson, both for Gauntlet Press.
His reviews have been used as blurbs by Tartan Asian Extreme and he has contributed Liner Notes to DVD releases.

“His anthologies are carefully crafted, the stories bleeding into each other with seamless precision.” – Maynard & Sims, Demon Eyes.

As an editor, he has worked freelance for The Earwig Flesh Factory, Underworlds, and Dark Discoveries. He has several anthologies and single author collections in development for Shadow House Publishing, including the PENNY DREAD!FULS series, the SHILLING SHOCK!ERS series, and THE HORROR HALL OF FAME NOVELLAS series, which features THE TERROR & THE COMING OF THE TERROR by ARTHUR MACHEN, THE THING IN THE WOODS by HARPER WILLIAMS, THE BECKONING FAIR ONE by OLIVER ONIONS, A PHANTOM LOVER by VERNON LEE, and THE CASE OF CHARLES DEXTER WARD by H.P. LOVECRAFT.

William has lived around the Catskill region of New York State for most of his life. He has worked as a paralegal, chef, teacher, housecleaner, bookseller, and a traumatic brain injury case manager. He is married with a daughter. He suffers from depression, anxiety, heart disease, and diabetes. He disappeared from the publishing world 13 years ago due to severe illness, personal tragedy, and inexplicable events that convinced him to stop writing horror fiction. Over a decade later, similar occurrences have prompted him to return.

While he won’t speak about that time in his life, he offers a warning: there may be little difference between real life and fiction. We exist to feed the dark and in turn are fed by it….

William loves to speak horror with fans and readers, and is available for podcast appearances and interviews. Contact him at Facebook (@WilliamsSimmonsAuthor), Twitter (@SimmonsofNight), Goodreads, and Amazon Author Central

[Stephen]

Hello! I have written a series of Occult thrillers! With a new twist on paranormal lore. You can find the first book here! The Hive
It has been prophesied that darkness will walk the Earth in the shape of Baal, a demon with immense power and a hunger for destruction. The Coven, commanded by the elder witch, the Supreme, plans to stop Baal by whatever means necessary, but there are two thorns in her side - Carina Keel and Jon Canopus, two FBI agents that hunt the paranormal, and unknowingly, two humans that may just be part of the Limbo Prophecy themselves.

[Kara]

Hi everyone, I'm Kara Herron. I'm not a Author but I am a Avid reader of paranormal fantasy and horror books.
I do offer my help to Author's who are looking for someone to read and write a honest review. I read on my kindles but I don't use KU, so I'm open for those who are wanting reviews to send me links, free Kindle copies or sometimes I will read from pdf files.
I hope I fit in here, I am interested in seeing what this group has to show me.
Thank you

[Justin]

Kara wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Kara Herron. I'm not a Author but I am a Avid reader of paranormal fantasy and horror books.
I do offer my help to Author's who are looking for someone to read and write a honest r..."
Hi Kara. And welcome! There are not too many posts in here it seems, but there's another group on goodreads I'm in, too, called Books of Blood-full of horror reader/writer fanatics if you'd like me to send an invite! As a writer myself, I'm always looking to get a few extra reviews. I have 2 horror collections available right now on Kindle although I'm not sure how I might go about doing it unless pdf or via a link to Amazon. I can figure it out! Anyway, welcome again, let me know if you'd like to visit the other group as well tailored for readers!

[Kara]

Hi Justin,
Thank you for the welcome, the Books of Blood group sounds like a interesting name for a group and I'd love a invite. What are your books about? I will your name up on Amazon and hook into following you. I can do that also on Bookbud if you're on there also. I can accept kindle or amazon links to books, or pdf files if you don't have any kindle downloads available. I must be upfront with you as I am about my reviews, I'm locked up with books through Feb and the beginning of March for promised reviews and other reads, but I will be happy to add your books to my read and review list for the end of March if that works for you. Please fill free to contact me at lady.karas@gmail.com
if this is acceptable to you. I also accept friend requests from both Author's and other people.
Kara

[Elisha]

Hi, I'm Elisha Bugg and I like to write slow burn paranormal romance books :D
I found out about this group and wanted to join to find more writers like myself to connect with, and possibly reach a few more readers too.
Here is my GR profile - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

[Peter]

Morning!

My name Peter Topside. I am a newer horror author and am an avid horror fan. I have written the Preternatural trilogy (Book 1 released in 9/28/19 and book 2 coming up on 4/13/21) and love helping other authors promote their works.

I am thrilled to be a part of this group and look forward to connecting with everyone!

[A.S.]

William wrote: "Hello! I wanted to introduce myself to the group. I believe that my bio achieves this best. So, read on if you're interested...

“Avoiding horror’s traditional icons and their premeasured fright po..."

Greetings William. I took grew up in the Catskills and have family in the Herkimer / Mohawk region as well as Cooperstown.

[A.S.]

"The best tales are the ones that write themselves, born from the mind at play."

Greetings all, I am A.S. McGregor, new author, but spinner of tales in walks of my life. I have many stories percolating upstairs in my noggin, and took the plunge give them life. Having grown up in the Catskills of upstate NY, I would say I have the gothic, eerie Northeast in my blood, and as you may be or may not be aware, many legends abound up in those hills.

My current series is Deadwood: Exsanguinated. So far I have 2 novellas published, with more coming this summer. I admit that my approach may be a different, as I tend to think in terms of minimum viable product and want to get the tome into everyone's hands for feedback. At this stage of my writing career, ANY feedback is gold to me.

That said, I love discussions regarding plot development and human psychology / behavior. After all, all horror is born within the mind. Looking forward to engaging with you all.

[Juliet]

Hello! Happy find this group. I am an avid reader and ...yes, an author (www.authorjulietrose.com). I had a horror story come out in an anthology with Springer Mountain Press last year. I have a few published contemporary fiction novels out currently and a horror novel coming out on Tuesday May 31, 2022.

Nice to meet you all!

[Theresa]

Juliet wrote: "Hello! Happy find this group. I am an avid reader and ...yes, an author (www.authorjulietrose.com). I had a horror story come out in an anthology with Springer Mountain Press last year. I have a fe..."

It's pretty quiet in here lately, but it's nice to meet you, Juliet!

[Louise]

Hi, everyone.

My name's Louise Worthington and I write gothic and psychological horror and psychological thrillers.

Here are all the current books, and they're available from all Amazon outlets in paperback and Kindle (and some from Audible):

Rosie Shadow
Willow Weeps
Doctor Glass
The Entrepreneur
Rachel's Garden
Visited by Dreamscape
Stained Glass Lives


Check out my website: https://louiseworthington.co.uk
Social media links: https://linktr.ee/louiseworthington

Future releases include Forgotten Dark coming in November 2022.

I love hearing from readers, and authors, so... can't wait to hear from you.

Cheers. Louise

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[Brandon]

Hi, My name is Brandon Jones, and I am a Valencia college student looking for a group to share my interests with. I am a huge fan of horror stories and the number 1 author is Stephen King. I hope I get to know you all. Thank you.