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  • Halloweenthology 2025 is Now Available!

    Get ready for another dose of spine-tingling terror, because it’s officially spooky season and that means one thing: the release of another Halloweenthology collection from Wicked Shadow Press! I am absolutely thrilled to announce that this is the third year in a row I’ve had a story featured in this fantastic collection! Being part of…

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  • New Release: Bewitched Whispers — Folklore Reimagined Through Horror

    The new anthology Bewitched Whispers from the Signus Magnolia Collective gathers an amazing, international lineup of horror authors exploring their dark takes on the timeless, terrifying roots of folklore. Every culture has its monsters, its ghosts, its unexplainable creatures. Passed down through generations, these tales once warned of danger, taught survival, and explained the mysteries…

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  • New Release: Flash of the Dead: Halloween ’25

    Just in time for the season of ghosts, shadows, and things that go bump in the night, Wicked Shadow Press has released Flash of the Dead: Halloween ’25, the second installment in their Halloween Flash Finction series (I was also in Halloween ’24) and another great entry in their long-running ‘Flash of the Dead’ flash…

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  • The Deep – Eco-Horror Flash Fiction

    This story was a finalist in the ‘House of Shadows and Ink’ Patreon flash fiction contest. There were so many great stories submitted; being a finalist was definitely a great feeling! The Deep  Humankind knew they were killing the planet. For years there were warnings: the melting of the ice caps, the Great Pacific Garbage…

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  • New Release: Pocket full of Posies

    I’m thrilled to share that my story “Teacher of the Year” is included in the brand-new Wicked Shadow Press anthology, Pocket Full of Posies: Shadow Children. This chilling collection holds grief and terror in equal measure. Some stories bleed with vengeance, others with unbearable sorrow—but all remind us that when childhood is corrupted by death,…

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  • Since 2009, The Horror Zine has been a cornerstone of modern horror, publishing outstanding fiction from both rising talent and some of the genre’s most acclaimed voices. Under the expert eye of editor Jeani Rector, each issue delivers stories that are inventive, chilling, and unforgettable—alongside evocative poetry and stunning artwork. Now, the award-winning ezine brings…

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  • New Release: Dead Man’s Land: Shell Shock

    The latest anthology from Wicked Shadow Press has officially launched—and it’s locked, loaded, and utterly terrifying. Dead Man’s Land: Shell Shock is a harrowing collection of over twenty tales where the horrors of war collide with the supernatural. From cursed battlefields to haunted outposts, spectral soldiers to ancient evils unearthed by the chaos of combat,…

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  • A Guide For New Investigators

    Hello, new investigator, and welcome to Omniplex Paranormal Exterminations, also known as OPE. Your safety and satisfaction are our top priorities. As part of your orientation, we would like you to familiarize yourself with eleven ten threats you are most likely to face in the performance of your duties. While all paranormal investigations and exterminations…

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  • Drop Dead Gorgeous is available now

    I am thrilled to announce the release of Drop Dead Gorgeous: Daughters of Dread from the always-inventive Wicked Shadow Press! This haunting new anthology gathers an international lineup of authors who conjure tales of ghostly femme fatales—specters with a score to settle, sirens with secrets, and women whose beauty is matched only by their power…

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  • Guess who’s braving the pages of puppet horror? It’s Ditto Monster, everyone’s favorite Fabricated American! Today, Ditto will be doing a blind react reading of my twisted tale “Digby” — my first ever puppet horror story, featured in Flash of the Dead: Reloaded from Wicked Shadow Press. Will Ditto be amused? Traumatized? Hungry for more…

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