Tag: horror

The First Day of Fall, or Excuse Me But I’ve Come Home

The air is cool, the leaves are crisp, and Pumpkin Spice has infected every drink and dessert like a culinary Captain Tripps. That’s right, autumn is officially here. It’s too hot and sunny out right now to truly feel like Halloween season has arrived,… Continue Reading “The First Day of Fall, or Excuse Me But I’ve Come Home”

Five Films You Should Be Watching This Halloween Season

Today’s Halloween post comes courtesy of the Horror Writers Association. Head on over to their Halloween Haunts and check out my recommendations for horror films that may have flown under the radar – but that you should be watching this month. While there, stick… Continue Reading “Five Films You Should Be Watching This Halloween Season”

Peculiar Genius: The Ghost Stories of M.R. James

When the leaves change color and the wind cools, we find ourselves imagining what could be lurking in the shadows, what could be waiting in closets and under beds and inside dank, dark spaces. It’s a time that, whether through tradition or the influence… Continue Reading “Peculiar Genius: The Ghost Stories of M.R. James”

A Return to the October Country

That magical time of year is here once again. The skies are a little grayer, the air a little chillier. Multicolored leaves dance their way down the street in the embrace of a cool wind. Candles flicker from inside the hollow eyes of a… Continue Reading “A Return to the October Country”

DARLING now available as an ebook

My novel DARLING is now available on Kindle! Amazon / Kindle For more information about DARLING, please visit its site.  

Roundtable Discussion: The Horror of it all!

I recently got together with friends and fellow authors Lisa Morton, John Palisano, and Jodi Lester to discuss what frightens us, the horror genre, the writing biz, and all sorts of other interesting goodies. Here’s Part 1 of the discussion: Q: What do you… Continue Reading “Roundtable Discussion: The Horror of it all!”

The March of the Autumn People

“That country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and midnights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins,… Continue Reading “The March of the Autumn People”

Women In Horror: An Interview With Lynn Lowry

The past month has been insane. There are usually periods of time like this every so often for everyone but, for me, they always seem to crash down at the same time that I’m attempting to accomplish a few things. One of those things being… Continue Reading “Women In Horror: An Interview With Lynn Lowry”

Women In Horror Month: An Interview With Michelle Tomlinson

I first met Michelle on the set of GEORGE’S INTERVENTION, a low-budget horror comedy I co-wrote and co-produced (renamed by the distributor GEORGE: A ZOMBIE INTERVENTION and available on ITunes and Amazon, wink wink). Skin pink, hair matted to her head by gallons of fake blood, eyes… Continue Reading “Women In Horror Month: An Interview With Michelle Tomlinson”

Women In Horror Month: An Interview With Martel Sardina

My goal with these Women In Horror Month interviews was to get them each up in a timely manner, spacing them out throughout the month. Unfortunately, life often has different plans. So, I have to apologize, mainly to Martel Sardina. Martel was gracious enough… Continue Reading “Women In Horror Month: An Interview With Martel Sardina”