Confessions of a Fear Junkie: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Aug 11
It still sort of surprises me whenever I find out that any of my peers not only did not read the Scary Stories series in their youth, but never even heard of it. What the hell were you doing with your childhood? Sleeping well without having to fend off ghastly black-and-white illustrations that waited within the darkness of your dreams? Bah! No fun to be had in that… Among the many things...
Published Short Stories
Dec 05
Here’s a very, very short list of stories I’ve had published that are currently available, in order of the most recently published. “Giving Grounds” – Arkham Tales issue #8 I know some writers who hate the question of “where do you get your ideas?” I love it, even though sometimes the answer is uninteresting, bizarre or embarrassing. The idea for...
Confessions of a Fear Junkie – Silent Hill
Aug 24
At the risk of sounding a bit crude, allow me to propose that horror falls within (or roughly around) two general categories: “Oh Crap!” horror, and “What the hell?” horror. The former would be likened to more visceral or “primal” fears, the kind of horror that, when experienced in real life, makes you want to take off running immediately. The latter is more...
