horror

  • REVIEW AND INTERVIEW: K.A. Schultz on her new books, GÖTHIQUE and KHRYSTMASS

    The words, “If you love the horrific lyrically delivered, this book is for you” were used to describe K.A. Schultz’s GÖTHIQUE, a late 2023 collection of prose and poetry that leans into the macabre the way a killer stalks their victims on a quiet night, silently at first, just out of sight, until the inevitable

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  • Short Horror tale for Halloween in Dark Dossier

    It’s nearly October and that means the ghouls and mummies are having their coffee in preparation for scary times to come! My latest short story, MADE OF MOSQUITOES, offers just such a scary time. There may not be a mummy or a ghoul, but there is a blood sucker named Frank, or is it a

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  • Lemme Get a Dog – new horror comic at Adrenaline Shots Comic

    Be sure to check out my latest contribution to the wonderfully sinister Adrenaline Shots Comic, hosted by the weird and wild Mistress Morphine, which is out now! My story, “Lemme Get a Dog,” offers a short creeper of a tale featuring food trucks and time travel. Read it free here!

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  • Creepy new comic!

    I’m excited to announce I’ve scripted a flash horror comic for the folks at Adrenaline Shots Comics. Hosted by the ghoulishly fun Mistress Morphine, my story is Ray Jay, a sordid tale of a pickpocket who sees more than he bargained for. Read the short comic, illustrated by Smart Cookie Design, below! And be sure

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  • Christmas horror in December

    Blood Rites Horror, in honor of their first anthology, is putting out a special edition of “Bitter Chills” this holiday season. Not only will it feature my original horror story, “The Violent Snow,” but an all-new sequel written just for this new holiday edition titled, “The Cruel Heat.” Each story in this special holiday edition

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  • OUT NOW: 100 Word Horror – Rock Band

    New from Ghost Orchid Press, with my drabble (100 word) piece, “Dick Done Hung Himself, is their anthology “100 Word Horror: Rock Band.” Read the blurb below and order a copy here! Grunge, pop, dance… Whatever your genre, music can be a huge source of inspiration for writing. For this anthology of Hundred Word Horror

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  • Out Now: Wild Violence

    Blood Rites Horror released their latest anthology, “Wild Violence,” April 13th. The horror anthology features my prickly cactus story “Grand Daddy Saguaro” and a wealth of other great authors. All proceeds from the book go toward Wildlife Protection and Conservation. Grand Daddy Saguaro follows Van, a border coyote, after delivering his passengers across the Mexican

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  • Collective Darkness: a Horror Anthology book review

    For a horror anthology, starting with a sense of affection may seem a bit off genre, but when you crack open the book and read the forward, the introduction, and the summation, the passion for the project shines. We’ve all read the following words before, but this book is indeed a labor of love. With

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  • Review: Abandon All Hope grabs you by the throat

    Abandon All Hope: Gate 1: Book 1, by Lizzi Cruz and Royce Steele, is a grabber with blue collar hands. The book features an assortment of nine fast-paced rural horrors, similar in spirit to the early tales of Stephen King, but with a dash of Joe R. Lansdale thrown in for good measure, not to

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