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Cover Reveal for Incarnate!

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 […]

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House of Gamut is LIVE!

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 […]

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I Have a Story in the Deathrealm: Spirits Anthology. What a TOC!

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 […]

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Incarnate Sold to Podium!

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 […]

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Spontaneous Human Combustion is a Bram Stoker Award Finalist!

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.

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Featured Author for October at SCLS.

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.

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The H Word: Pacing in Horror at Nightmare Magazine

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!

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New Essay Up At Writer’s Digest About Horror Tropes

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!

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Release the Kraken! Spontaneous Human Combustion is Out Today!

My fourth short story collection, SPONTANEOUS HUMAN COMBUSTION, is now out! Thank you all for your support. Pick up a copy, spread the word, say a few kind words—whatever works for you. Thank you to everyone at Turner, all of the authors that took the time to give me an excellent blurb, and all of […]

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New Interview is Live, With Robert Stahl, Where We Talk About Spontaneous Human Combustion.

Robert Stahl is a student, peer, and friend of mine. He wanted to dig in deeper to my upcoming short story collection, SPONTANEOUS HUMAN COMBUSTION (out on 2/22/22 with Turner Publishing). Click on over and read his review as well as my thoughts on some of the stories. Warning—there ARE spoilers. Books are shipping now, […]

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