Friday, December 13, 2019

My Top 12 Reads of the Past 12 Months

#12. Let the Old Dreams Die, by John Ajvide Lindqvist



#11. Vita Nostra, by Marina Dyachenko & Sergey Dyachenko



#10. Terror Mannequin, by Douglas Hackle



#9. Stirring the Sheets, by Chad Lutzke



#8. Black Heart Boys' Choir, by Curtis M. Lawson



#7. Invisible Monsters, by Chuck Palahniuk



#6. The Room, by Jonas Karlsson



#5. Wise Blood, by Flannery O'Connor



#4. Black Gum, by J. David Osborne



#3. American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis



#2. The Sea of Ash, by Scott Thomas



#1. Uzumaki, by Junji Ito

Saturday, November 2, 2019

NEW RELEASE: BRIDES OF HANOVER BLOCK

Today is the official release day for the sequel to The Hanover Block. You can now order Brides of Hanover Block in Kindle and paperback editions.

Order the Kindle edition of Brides of Hanover Block

Order the Kindle edition of both The Hanover Block (now only 99¢!) and Brides of Hanover Block

Order the paperback edition of Brides of Hanover Block from:

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Description:

In The Hanover Block, you witnessed men doing nasty things on their lawns, the perverse pleasures they enjoy alone in their backyard sheds, workshops, and garages.

But what of the women, the wives, the church lady down the block, the home care nurses, the widows and daughters and sisters and mothers?

Women are doing strange things behind closed doors.

Why are their curtains drawn? Why are their basements off-limits? What dark secrets are they trading at prayer circles on Sunday nights?

And now shadowy government agents in dark suits are rapidly closing in, asking these same questions.

The brides are coming…

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Friday, October 25, 2019

BRIDES OF HANOVER BLOCK: Pre-Order Signed Paperbacks

On November 2nd, 2019, the 5-year (!) anniversary of THE HANOVER BLOCK's publication, its sequel, BRIDES OF HANOVER BLOCK, will officially be released.

Collectors of disturbed little books can pre-order a signed paperback now

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

In Darkness, Delight: Creatures of the Night

I'm pleased to announce the official release of In Darkness, Delight: Creatures of the Night, a new horror anthology from Corpus Press that just happens to feature a story I wrote called "The Ugly Tree."

Available from Amazon, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and more.

Grab a copy now!

Saturday, June 1, 2019

International Short Story Month Reading Wrap-Up

Over the past few years I've celebrated International Short Story Month (May) by exclusively reading short fiction all month long.

In 2019, I read 54 short stories in total. Here is the list of everything I read in the order in which I read them.

"Afraid" by Clive Barker
"Unhappiness" by Franz Kafka
"The Other Gods" by H. P. Lovecraft
"Itsy-Bitsy" by John Ajvide Lindqvist
"The Substitute" by John Ajvide Lindqvist
"Moved" by Clive Barker

"The Carousel Horse" by Curtis M. Lawson
"The Future Looks Good" by Lesley Nneka Arimah
"I Imagine You" by Clive Barker
"Martha" by Clive Barker
"Tit"by Clive Barker
"Freaks" by Clive Barker
"Dollie" by Clive Barker
"The Collection" by Clive Barker
"What May Not Be Shown" by Clive Barker
"Two Views from a Window" by Clive Barker
"A Blessing" by Clive Barker
"Driving to Geronimo's Grave" by Joe R. Lansdale

"Rivering" by Elizabeth Engstrom
"What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah
"At the Mad Mountains" by Joe R. Lansdale
"Unrequited" by Clive Barker
"Another Genesis" by Clive Barker
"Inside Out (Wasteland)" by Clive Barker
"Auroroa" by Clive Barker
"Whistling in the Dark" by Clive Barker
"The Common Flesh" by Clive Barker
"Mr. Fred Coady Professes His Love for His Little Sylvia" by Clive Barker
""The Phone Call" by Clive Barker
"The Multitude" by Clive Barker
"An Incident at the Nunnery" by Clive Barker
"The Genius of Denny Dan" by Clive Barker
"Skeleton" by Ray Bradbury
"Wrestling Jesus" by Joe R. Lansdale
"Sockdolager" by Paul Cain
"A Friend in Me" by J. Peter W.
"Sinister Swan Song" by Curtis M. Lawson

"The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol
"Robo Rapids" by Joe R. Lansdale
"The Projectionist" by Joe R. Lansdale
"Mugger" by Richard Christian Matheson
"Border" by John Ajvide Lindqvist
"On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning" by Haruki Murakami
"The Obsession of Chloe Chambers" by Curtis M. Lawson
"Demons of Manzanar" by Curtis M. Lawson
"Davarion" by Curtis M. Lawson
"Pinocchio & The Black Pantheon" by Curtis M. Lawson
"Irretrievable Data Loss" by Curtis M. Lawson
"The Labyrinth of Winter's End" by Curtis M. Lawson
"Heaven's a Gamble, Hell's an Investment" by Curtis M. Lawson
"I Was A Teenage Sex Demon" by Curtis M. Lawson
"Paramnesia" by Curtis M. Lawson
"I'm Always Here" by Richard Christian Matheson
"Everything Sparkles in Hell" Joe R. Lansdale