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!

New Release - Doorbells at Dusk: Halloween Stories

I'm pleased to announce the release of Doorbells at Dusk. This Halloween anthology includes a story I wrote called "Mr. Impossible."

Doorbells at Dusk features new original stories by:

Sean Eads | Amber Fallon | Charles Gramlich | Joanna Koch | Curtis M. Lawson | Lisa Lepovetsky | Adam Light | Evans Light | Chad Lutzke | Josh Malerman | Jason Parent | Thomas Vaughn | Joshua Viola | Ian Welke

Available now in eBook and paperback!

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Doorbells at Dusk Cover Reveal

I've got a new story in a forthcoming Halloween anthology entitled Doorbells at Dusk, and Ink Heist is hosting the exclusive cover reveal. The art for this one was created by the exceptional Mikio Murakami.

Check it out!

The ebook is available on Amazon for pre-order now.

The official release date is September 3rd, 2018.

May is Short Story Month!

May is Short Story Month and I'll be celebrating by reading nothing but short fiction this month.

My short story, "Mr. Tucker & Me," is now FREE to download on Amazon to encourage other humans to read some short fiction this May.

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FREE Audio Book on HorrorBabble: I Will Tell You About Knoist

The brilliant humans over at HorrorBabble have produced an excellent audio book version of my bizarre fairy tale, "I Will Tell You About Knoist."

The narrator, Ian Gordon, enhanced and elevated the material. I couldn't have asked for better treatment.

You may listen to the audio book for FREE over on the HorrorBabble YouTube channel.

If you'd like to read along, sign up for my New Release Mailing List, and I'll send you the eBook edition.

Valentine's Day Sale! DEAD ROSES for ONLY 99¢!

This collection contains my novella, Loving the Goat. If you ever wondered what that might be like, you can give it a try for only 99¢!

You Should Join My New Release Mailing List

Join my New Release Mailing List and I'll send you a weird fairy tale called "I Will Tell You About Knoist." This short story is not for sale and is only available to mailing list subscribers. (It might take me a day or two to send you the story. Fulfillment is not automatic.) You'll receive both ePub and mobi copies of the story.

The mailing list will only be used to inform readers of my new releases. (I can't imagine you'd receive an e-mail from me any more than once every couple of months.)

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I won't send you e-mails to tell you about my pets or what movies I've just watched.

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It Came From Hell and Smashed the Angels for FREE!

This short story is FREE everywhere!



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2018 Halloween Anthology Submissions Call

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This is Halloween!

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A FREE Slice of Thanksgiving Meat!

As a 'thank you' to all readers of bizarre and horrible things, I offer up this slab of short fiction for FREE on this glorious Turkey Day.

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The Riggle Twins: FREE through 10/5/16!

Celebrate the Month of Halloween and the existence of Bad Apples 3: Seven Slices of Halloween Horror by reading the very first story from the very first Bad Apples collection for FREE! (10/1/16 - 10/5/16)

Grab it now!

New Release! Bad Apples 3: Seven Slices of Halloween Horror

I'm pleased to announce the release of Bad Apples 3: Seven Slices of Halloween Horror. And I must say, I'm proud to have my humble contribution, "The Uncle Taffy's Girl," appear alongside excellent stories by authors whose work I greatly admire.

I'm biased, of course, but I do think this is the best Bad Apples yet.

Grab it now in Kindle or paperback!

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Short Story Month Draws to a Close

I'm capping off Short Story Month with a friendly reminder that you can grab a couple of my short stories for FREE, if you'd like.

You can grab "It Came From Hell and Smashed the Angels" for FREE from all over the place.

Amazon US
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Kobo
Apple iBook
Smashwords



Also, if you subscribe to my New Release Mailing List, I'll send you a weird fairy tale called "I Will Tell You About Knoist."

You can go here to learn more and to subscribe.

Or, if you'd prefer to sign up via e-mail or through social media, you may do that, too. Here's a link to a list of places where you can contact me.

Celebrate Short Story Month with Edward Lorn's "The Morning Dew"

It's FREE (today only). It's a bit of weird horror. It's by Edward Lorn. It's Short Story Month!

Grab it!

My Short Story Month Gift to You

To celebrate Short Story Month, I'm offering my short story Mr. Tucker & Me as a FREE download over at Amazon.

This one isn't a horror story. It falls somewhere on the cusp of science fiction and fantasy. It's about friendship and the importance of meditative Sunday drives.

Download it now!

Short Story Month Reading Update

I've read a good number of short stories this month. I like to jump between collections written by different authors to keep things mixed up.

Here's what I've read so far in May.

Note: My favorites are marked with an asterisk.

By Flannery O'Conner
A Stroke of Good Fortune
A Temple of the Holy Ghost
The Artificial Nigger*
A Circle in the Fire*



By Israel Finn
Stranded
No Such Thing as Monsters



By Jason Parent
Unseemly



By James Newman
Dirty Black Summer
Bless This Meal, O Lord
Suffer the Children
Always Digging
Keeping Up with the Joneses
A Town Called Hatred*
Holy Rollers



By Craig Saunders
Mr. Wobble
Doubloons
Pour your Beer Slow
People need People...to Eat
Red
The Last Cold Day
Rubble
Playing Favourites
The Dead Have Feelings, Too
The Dream
The Giant Inside*
Edgar Dawn*



Have you been performing your civic duty and reading short stories this month? If so, please feel free to let me know what's good.

May is Short Story Month!

It's May. It's Short Story Month. I'll be reading only short fiction this month.

No, that's a lie.

Joe Hill's The Fireman comes out this month, so I'll be reading that, too. Which brings me to this list of recommended short fiction collections. First up is...

Note: A Natural History of Hell doesn't come out until July, but it will be good. Jeffrey Ford is one of the best living short story writers. 

Grab a book of short stories. 

Download a quick read from your eBook retailer of choice. 

 Support the art form.

New Release: Tipping

I've just released a new short horror story about tipping cows.

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Kill Your Thirst for Halloween Horror!

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