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The Lovecraft Investigations: A Review
Since the 1920s, the BBC has been producing radio dramas. Today, BBC 4, aka BBC Sounds, is still producing radio dramas. They have also ventured into fiction podcasting. And boy, oh boy, do they put on a class act. I recently listened to all four seasons of The Lovecraft Investigations and was very impressed, for…
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Is it worth investing in audiobooks?
Shortly after I published my last book, I was talking to a friend who told me he was going to wait for the film to come out. Not long after, another friend told me the same thing. Commenting to my brother about this, he told me that he knows a lot of people who think…
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Body and Mind
Good morning. This time around I present for your approval a pair of decaying illustrations to bring a chill to your cold-loving hearts. First, in the category of Body, is Paranormal Paintings, a study of a lady of indeterminate age who seems a cheerful painter but is struggling with holding it all together. Second, we…
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WRITING AS CATHARSIS
Hey! I publish horror shorts about fictional Valmar here on Threads because my lovely author fam is nice enough not to toss me out yet. My latest one Monday involved a teenage boy and a machine, and a search for the Unknown. It goes wrong, though. It’s horror. Sorry. it’s how the machine works. I…
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HORROR IN THE HUNDREDS: A SCENT OF MAGNETOPHON
Howdy. It’s that time again. You’ve decided to leave the region you know well in search of a more exotic locale. But you also want something familiar, a singular taste of home situated in a neighborhood not your own. Unfortunately, you chose Valmar, ‘The Gothic Heart Of Delaware,’ as your destination. But while you’re here,…
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The Great Vella Shakeout
Note carefully that I didn’t use the word “Shakedown.” That hasn’t yet been determined, but as this could well be a horror story for some authors, it seems to fit right in here. As not everyone is a participant in the Vella program, let me give a brief overview before I launch my rant. Kindle…
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The Story That Keeps On Giving
Sometime back when I was in elementary school, let’s say 60 years ago, I read a story by Saki (aka HH Munro) titled “Sredni Vashtar”. The story has remained vivid in my mind for the six decades since I read it. It truly is the story that keeps on giving. Periodically, I ask myself, why?…
