
Johnny Compton is a Stoker Award nominated author whose short stories have appeared in Pseudopod, Strange Horizons, The No Sleep Podcast and several other publications. His fascination with frightening fiction started when he was introduced to the ghost story “The Golden Arm” as a child. The Spite House, his debut novel, was released in 2023. His second novel, Devils Kill Devils, was released in 2024.
A desperate father on the run with his daughters.
A powerful woman driven by her intense fear of death.
A house built purely out of spite.
The Masson House is haunted, hungry, and restless, but Eric Ross is less afraid of ghosts than of what the world might do to his girls if they people discover why they’ve fled their home. He agrees to stay in the house and document what he sees, but the house is also watching him, discovering his secrets, and learning how to use him to lure others in.
What if you had a guardian angel?
One you’ve trusted since you were a child. One you’ve had complete faith in, until they did something horrible.
What if your guardian angel killed someone you loved?
On her wedding night, Sarita’s guardian angel appears and brutally murders her husband. Soon she discovers unholy forces have targeted her all her life, and her supernatural protector was saving her for a fate darker than death.
What if your guardian angel was a devil in disguise?
Short Stories In…
News and Events

A science-fiction horror novella in the vein of The Fly and The Thing, coming through Shortwave Books.

I joined Nat Cassidy, Liz Kerin, and several others to discuss how we try to make classic horror monsters feel a little “newer” at TBR Con 2025.

A supernatural noir thriller, blending crime and horror in a story about the pursuit of power and the undying need for reckoning.

A horror collection in the spirit of Stephen King’s Night Shift, Tananarive Due’s The Wishing Pool, and the work of Junji Ito.
Podcasts and Videos


Behind Your Face There is an interview format podcast in which I talk to authors about one of three general topics: Author’s Commentary, Studying the Scares, or Stories They Love.

Exploring the fear of being a missing person.


Capital punishment, and the uniquely American fear of “the chair.”

Fear of a world that can be senselessly cruel.