Category: horror of the mind
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From Blood to Whispers: The Appeal of Quiet Horror
I used to live in the guts of horror. By that, I mean the kind of horror that stains your palms and tastes like rust. My other books — especially the Bloody Series with its love for graphic detail, human monsters, and the unforgiving anatomy of violence — live in the places where flesh tears,…
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Lying for a Living
“Literature was not born the day when a boy crying ‘wolf, wolf’ came running out of the Neanderthal valley with a big gray wolf at his heels. Literature was born on the day when a boy came crying ‘wolf, wolf,’ and there was no wolf behind him.”~ VLADIMIR NABOKOV Lies are funny things. The smaller…
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Dracula the Un-Dead
In just about two weeks, on August 9, I will be at Boutique du Vampyre in New Orleans to sign copies of my Scarlet Order vampire novels. I’ve enjoyed visiting this French Quarter shop since I discovered it in 2014. In 2020, when much of the world went into lockdown, owner Marita Crandle had the…
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Dolls don’t move. But what if… they did?
You could’ve sworn the doll’s head was tilted too far—or turned the other way entirely. Or maybe… it was staring at you. No, it’s just your mind playing tricks, right? Dolls don’t move on their own. Or do they? Dolls are frequently used in horror, and there are plenty of good reasons for that. They’ve…
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Shivers Down Your Spine: The Thrill of Horror
Have you ever felt a chill run down your spine when you heard a strange sound while home alone? Or that eerie sensation of being watched, even when no one else is around? These reactions are not just clichés from horror movies—they are deeply ingrained in our ancestral heritage.Let’s dive into the culture and curiosities…
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The Horror Of Talking To Other People
For all of my life, I’ve thought of myself as an introvert. I’ve been described by others as shy, reclusive, socially awkward. I remember a conversation with my mother, when she diagnosed me as “high-functioning autistic,” which at the time I thought was funny, until I later shared her diagnosis with friends and family, who…
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The Sky Frightens
As I slowly (and I do mean slowly) eek out an episode here and there of In The Light Of… on Kindle Vella, I watch lots of YouTube videos for inspiration. What’s my story about? A friendly guy in the present day who helps people deal with UFO abductions. I’m trying to make the UFO…
Threads that Bind 