Horror

What Happened at Blackthorn

Creative Works, Novels and Novellas

Publisher: Demain Publishing

Release Date: January 17, 2025

Genre: Occult Mystery / Cosmic Horror

Adam Lloyd can’t catch a break.

After eluding death in the suburbs, the teenage metalhead is exiled to the austere Blackthorn Academy. Revolting against brutal hazing and forced conformity, Adam soon discovers strict teachers and sadistic students aren’t the worst things stalking the halls.

Can Adam escape Blackthorn…before it devours him?

Get it as an eBook from Amazon; read for free through KindleUnlimited.

Most Likely to Summon Nyhiloteph

Novels and Novellas

Publisher: Little Ghosts Books

Release Date: August 13, 2024

Genre: Occult Horror / Coming of Age

Lucy never got the chance to be nominated “Most Likely to…” anything.

When a head-on collision cuts her life short, Lucy is left to haunt her bereaved friends as they finish high school. Without her, the group is lost – Jackson, Lucy’s best friend, most of all.

Swept up in a seance, Lucy materializes in The Grimoire, the local occult emporium owned by acid-tongued psychic Artemis. This opens her eyes to new possibilities: with some help from her friends and a ritual from one of Artemis’ books, Lucy could be back from the dead in time for graduation.

The gang gathers in the woods, along with Adrienne, the popular girl responsible for the fatal crash. But her pals are no experts, and Lucy isn’t the only one on the other side looking for a way in. When the rite goes wrong, Adrienne becomes possessed by a spirit claiming to be Lucy.

How long will it take the crew to realize there’s a demon in their midst? Can Lucy save everyone from beyond the grave?

Buy it directly from Little Ghosts Books , off Amazon, or wherever books are sold.

The Outsiders in the Hawthorne Tomb [short story]

Creative Works, Fiction, Free to Read

Since it’s World Goth Day, I wanted to share this macabre story of foul play, family curses, and graveyard disturbances, originally published in American Gothic Short Stories:

Adrian Hawthorne died, and was subsequently buried, the way he spent the last months of his life – hidden away, a wealthy family’s secret shame.

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Blog #23: Slasher Summer – a send-off

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Well, October certainly came on fast.

I spent a big chunk of the summer working in northwestern Ontario. It’s a beautiful part of the country, with vast forests and countless lakes and inlets dotted with campgrounds and lodges. (I was reminded of a certain type of eighties movie we all love). I saw lots of wildlife, including a moose on the highway, a bald eagle perched on top of our office, and a black bear fifteen feet from me on the downtown sidewalk.

Oh, and did I mention that our office was haunted? So yeah, I had a blast.

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