Hey! How are you today? I hope you're all having a nice week. The world is such a shitty place at the moment. I can't believe we're allowing religious fucking zealot fascists to have any sort of political power. Not for the first time, I have to wonder: WTF is wrong with peopl…

Hey! How are you today?  Well, I've been very busy working on the third draft of Neon , and that means that I'm at the stage where the story is totally eating my brain. 🤯 When I'm not sitting down in front of the laptop revising, I'm on my phone fine-tuning timelines, ch…

That's right! This week might have started with a public holiday, but I still got stuck into a new Revision Project. This time I'm working on Neon , which happens to be a sci-fish horror novel set in the 80s, featuring wrestling, different dimensions, and loss. I was very excited …

Today, I'm very excited to announce that my short story, The Loaded Trunk , is included in this awesome horror anthology alongside a whole bunch of talented authors and artists! Something Bad Happened: An Anthology of Horror is based on the prompts in Jennifer Bernardini's very…

The Sound of Silence by Sarah Jane Huntington My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is another novella I've been looking forward to reading, so I decided to read it today. 😁 After Kate's life takes a bad and unexpected turn, she ends up alone on the streets of London. All she wants i…

Below by Laurel Hightower My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've been wanting to read this novella for a while, so I got stuck into it today. Addy's on her way to meet up with some friends at a horror convention when a snowstorm hits the night she's driving through West Virginia. S…

Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood My rating: 5 of 5 stars I grabbed this short story a few weeks ago and decided to read it tonight. Verna is a widow who decides to go on a cruise to the Arctic in search of her next target. Or rather, her next husband. Instead, she finds herself runn…

In this mosaic of Southwestern Gothic Horror, a primordial goddess awakens deep within the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The mountain hungers for revenge as invaders leave her emaciated with their greed and brutality. She cries out for blood, infusing the minds of those who do not belong—…

Portfolio of the 100 Best Hard Case Crime Covers by Various My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is another PDF I've had on my phone for several years. Not sure why it's taken me so long to check it out. I mean, asides from whatever's on the 100 covers, there's no other text …

The Broker of Nightmares by Jon Padgett My rating: 3 of 5 stars I've had this as a PDF on my phone for a while, and decided to start it last week. Slaw is an ER doctor at Dunnstown General. She has a problem with dreams and addiction. The night a strange old woman comes to the ho…

In the county, eerie stillness can be mistaken for stagnation. In the county, rumination on pain and guilt can be confused with omens and curses. In the county, feelings of claustrophobia stem from understanding what the encroaching darkness brings with it. You’ve heard of country girls, …

Saga #59 by Brian K. Vaughan My rating: 3 of 5 stars Not the best installment. I love this series but sometimes, there are filler issues that really don't hit the right chord for me. This was one of them. Sure, the family is taking a new direction and shitty people (you know the …

When Gwendy Peterson was twelve, a stranger named Richard Farris gave her a mysterious box for safekeeping. It offered treats and vintage coins, but it was dangerous. Pushing any of its seven coloured buttons promised death and destruction. Years later, the button box re-entered Gwendy…