Book Review

Book Review: I’m Not Sam by Jack Ketchum and Lucky McKee

I’m Not Sam by Jack Ketchum and Lucky McKee What if you awoke one morning to find your wife — your soulmate, the love of your life, the person you know better than anyone else — is no longer herself? Instead, she insists she’s a seven-year-old named Lily. This is the simple-yet-effective premise that drivesI’m… Continue reading Book Review: I’m Not Sam by Jack Ketchum and Lucky McKee

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Book Review: 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill

Book Review: 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill Joe Hill’s 20th Century Ghosts is good. Very good. Like, Books of Blood good. Like, Night Shift, andSkeleton Crew good. Even the stories in this collection that don’t aim to deliver more than a plot twist and a good scare are polished gems. And some pieces qualify as priceless masterpieces. (read full review… Continue reading Book Review: 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill

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Book Review: Little Deaths by John F.D. Taff

My review of Taff collection, Little Deaths  Little Deaths by John F.D. Taff is a strong collection of creepy tales, served up in a variety of literary styles. Taff experiments with different storytelling techniques, sometimes cribbing prose styles and themes from grand masters of the genre. In lesser hands this work would be hack, but… Continue reading Book Review: Little Deaths by John F.D. Taff

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Book Review: Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber

Check out my review of Fritz Leiber’s Conjure Wife. It’s a horror classic, so I wanted/needed to read it. Fritz Leiber’s Conjure Wife is listed on every “Masterpieces of Classic Horror” list out there, so I was eager to experience it myself for the first time. But this tale of witchcraft in the world of academia left me with… Continue reading Book Review: Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber

On Writing

Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘n Roll, and Tentacles! or Why My Debut Novel Sucks

Hey, I wrote a novel. It’s called Hangman’s Jam, and it’s awesome, probably the best book ever written, and definitely the best book you will ever read. It’s packed with love, sex, death, murder, music, mayhem, and cosmic monsters. Check it out for yourself. But first, let me tell you what blows about my debut… Continue reading Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘n Roll, and Tentacles! or Why My Debut Novel Sucks