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ARCS of Incarnate Have Arrived!
Posted on April 19, 2024 Leave a Comment
Guys, I’m so excited. ARCS arrived today!!! You can pre-order now—ebooks are only $5.99 (not sure how long THAT will last) as well as paperbacks and audiobooks. Here are the blurbs I’ve gotten so far— “Thomas creates a detailed, transcendental world full of both beauty and brutality. There are too many monsters to count, and yet […]
The First Review of Incarnate is From Kirkus Reviews, and It’s Great!
Posted on January 31, 2024 2 Comments
Exciting news! My first major review for Incarnate is up and it’s a great one! Over at Kirkus Reviews, they had this to say: “This is not the conventional sort of horror novel in which something monstrous intrudes upon a recognizable reality; instead, the very fabric of Thomas’ world is fragile and subject to reorganization. […]
Cover Reveal for Incarnate!
Posted on January 9, 2024 2 Comments
I’m so excited for this COVER REVEAL for my Arctic horror, sin-eater novel, Incarnate, out in September with Podium Audio. Ebook and audiobook pre-orders are available now, with print to come. Illustration by Christina Mrozik Art. I think it’s some of my best work to date. https://www.amazon.com/Incarnate-Novel-Richard-Thomas-ebook/dp/B0CR6S3MPG SYNOPSIS: In a frozen tundra, a sin-eater fights […]
House of Gamut is LIVE!
Posted on January 4, 2024 Leave a Comment
This is a personal note from me to you. How can you help Gamut to flourish? A couple of ways. (1.) Subscribe to the magazine! We are one of the few markets paying ten cents a word for original work (and three cents a word for reprints). You can read the first issue now. I […]
I Have a Story in the Deathrealm: Spirits Anthology. What a TOC!
Posted on July 25, 2023 Leave a Comment
Check this out! What a great lineup. Honored to be a part of this anthology, with my existential horror story, “Ripples in a Pond.” FULL TOC: Linda D Addison * Meghan Arcuri * Larry Blamire * Maurice Broaddus * Heather Daughrity * Timothy Glen Huguenin * Brian Keene * Ronald Kelly * Joe R. Lansdale […]
Incarnate Sold to Podium!
Posted on July 22, 2023 Leave a Comment
It’s official! I’m thrilled to announce that my fourth book, Incarnate, an arctic horror, sin-eater novel, will be out with Podium in 2024. Excited to work with Stephanie Beard (Turner, Sourcebooks) again, and things are already in the works for the print, ebook, audio, foreign, and film/tv versions. Very exciting. I think this is some […]
Spontaneous Human Combustion is a Bram Stoker Award Finalist!
Posted on February 24, 2023 1 Comment
It’s official! Spontaneous Human Combustion has been nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in the Fiction Collection category! The email just went out. Best of luck to everyone on the ballot—so many friends, peers, and students. Very exciting.
Featured Author for October at SCLS.
Posted on October 26, 2022 Leave a Comment
What a nice profile of me over at the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey. I always appreciate the kind words. Click over to read more or just glance below.
The H Word: Pacing in Horror at Nightmare Magazine
Posted on April 13, 2022 Leave a Comment
I have a new non-fiction essay up at the glorious Nightmare magazine. “The H Word: Pacing in Horror” explores the idea that we need to slow it all down and let it unfurl. ENJOY!
New Essay Up At Writer’s Digest About Horror Tropes
Posted on February 23, 2022 Leave a Comment
I have a new essay up at Writer’s Digest entitled, “How to Write Unique Horror Fiction When Every Trope Has Already Been Used.” ENJOY!