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May Issue of Gamut is Out!

As we get ready for May, with summer just around the corner, we have another exciting issue of Gamut to read. We have four amazing, original stories—“Red Snowdrop” by Diana Dima, which explores the disorienting loss of a loved one, and a garden with buried secrets; “The Unraveling” by Sheila Massie, where an alien message […]

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Signature Sheets for Christmas Horror, Volume Three (Dark Regions Press)

I love doing signature sheets for signed/limited versions of books. This is for Christmas Horror, Volume 3, out with Dark Regions Press, shipping soon. Hope you got your copy! This anthology features stories by authors Richard Chizmar, Norman Partridge, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Jeff Strand, James Chambers, Lisa Morton, Richard Thomas (that’s me), William Meikle, Jason […]

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Christmas Horror, Volume Three, Cover Reveal

Check out this awesome cover reveal for Christmas Horror, Volume 3 (Dark Regions Press) out later this year. I’ll have a reprint in here, my story, “Chrysalis.” Love the art, by Zach McCain. Very cool. Here is what Chris Morey had to say about the project on his Facebook post: We are excited to reveal […]

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BEHOLD!: Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders wins Bram Stoker Award!

So excited to announce that BEHOLD!: Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders (Crystal Lake Publishing) has won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology. Doug Murano was an excellent editor, always a pleasure to work with him. My story “Hiraeth” was really out there, and Doug worked with me on it, and even accepted the EDGIER version, […]

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BEHOLD! Releases, #1 in Horror Anthologies, My Story “Hiraeth” Included

I’m very excited to announce that BEHOLD! Oddities, Curiosities, and Undefinable Wonders (edited by Doug Murano, at Crystal Lake Publishing) is now out! My story, “Hiraeth” is in here, and I think this is really going to be one of the best anthologies put out this year. Doug has been doing excellent work. I turned […]

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Art Reveal for “Hiraeth” in Behold! Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders.

Art reveal! Luke Spooner interprets my story “Hiraeth,” a tale about the wondrous power of the stories we tell ourselves. Love this interior art, such emotion and symbolism, which, when you read the story you’ll totally understand. Always a huge fan of Luke’s work. Fun fact: The word “hiraeth” is defined as a yearning or […]

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Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories is OUT!

Last year I only wrote four short stories, one of which, “Repent,” made it into this amazing anthology, Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories, edited by Doug Murano and D. Alexander Ward. This is the second anthology I’ve been in with these guys, the first being Shadows Over Main Street. Oh yeah, Clive Barker and Neil Gaiman? […]

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Interior art reveal for my story, “Repent” in Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories

Interior art reveal: Artist Luke Spooner deftly captures the creeping dread and inevitable doom that propel my short story, “Repent.” Luke always manages to find the tension and heart of my work, thrilled that he once again is attached to my writing. He’s amazing, and will be a huge part of Gamut, too. Description: Awe […]

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Release Day for Chiral Mad 3

So, wow, this has been a long time coming. I’m a big fan of the work that Michael Bailey has been doing at Written Backwards (now a Dark Regions Press imprint). I was in Chiral Mad 2, and Qualia Nous, and if I can keep up with him, I hope to publish more stories with […]

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Gamut: Day 22 and over $35,000!

$36,727 with eight days left! I took a few days off from the updates to give you a break, but so many cool new rewards have been added that I wanted to let you know. In fact, the Dark Moon Digest package sold before I could even get this note out! SUBSCRIPTION + STEPHANIE M […]

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