THE NEWEST NEWS...

DARK SHADOWS: BLOOD DANCE
Due for April 2010 release by Big Finish.

The year is 1929. Seeking a life free of the nightmares at Collinwood, Quentin Collins finds himself in Chicago, captivated by the city’s energy and the prospect of a new love. However, drawn into the twilight world of speakeasies and organized crime, he discovers even darker shadows that threaten to overwhelm both him and Chandres Tessier—the enigmatic woman to whom he feels drawn yet can’t be sure he fully trusts….
 

Blood Dance is a new audio production I've written based on the classic Dark Shadows TV serial, featuring the talents of original series actors David Selby (Quentin Collins) and Lisa Richards (Chandres Tessier). Click the cover image for more information, or click here to read more about this and other Dark Shadows audio dramas.


NEW SITE FEATURE: DAIKAIJU!
INCREDIBLE, UNSTOPPABLE TITANS
OF TERROR!

From 2005 to 2007, I frequently reviewed DVDs of daikaiju movie releases for About Horror.com—which has changed formats over the years so that the reviews no longer exist online. I've posted a number of those reviews (as well as a few from G-Fan magazine) at The Blog Where Horror Dwells and set up a new page here with handy links to them. On each blog page, you may click on the DVD cover art to visit the Amazon.com site for that film. Visit Daikaiju!

DARK SHADOWS: CURSE OF
THE PHARAOH

Now available from Big Finish!

Dr. Gretchen Warwick, famed Egyptologist and friend of Professor T. Elliot Stokes, comes to Collinwood, searching for the answers to life in the hereafter. At first, Carolyn cannot comprehend why an expert in ancient, mystical lore would desire her help, but to her horror, she discovers that she is indeed the key to a dark, dangerous world on the other side of death...
 

Curse of the Pharaoh is an audio production I've written based on the classic Dark Shadows TV serial, featuring
the talents of original series actors Nancy Barrett (Carolyn Stoddard) and Marie Wallace (Dr. Gretchen Warwick).
Click the cover image for more information, or visit www.bigfinish.com to order this and other Dark Shadows audio dramas.


 

creative-writing-help.com interview

"A lot of writers who don't want to do the real work of writing—and writing is work—take the self-publishing route. Self-publishing has its place, but in most cases, it's not what an aspiring writer should do, especially for someone who hopes to build a writing career...."


A question-and-answer session about my own writing and the writing business in general, conducted December 2009. Interview by Tracey Tressla. 

VORTEX MAGAZINE INTERVIEW...
...with the latest about Curse of the Pharaoh, the newest Dark Shadows audio drama I've written for Big Finish Productions, now available on CD and mp3!

"For me, it's very easy to place myself in Collinsport…wherever I happen to be. Then, once that happens, the characters end up taking over the creative process and drive the story forward. Since the characters in DS are so well-established—so real—they necessarily dictate where everything goes, even when I'm creating a new character for the drama, such as Isaiah Mason in Path of Fate, or Gretchen Warwick in Curse of the Pharaoh."
 

Check it out here: Rainey Days (PDF; interview starts on page 12)


OTHER GODS
My latest collection of short fiction, titled Other Gods, is available from Dark Regions Press. It features 16 of my tales, including the never-before-published "Antidotes." The book is available as a signed, limited-edition hardback (both lettered and numbered volumes available) as well as a trade paperback, featuring cover art by Wayne Miller and an introduction by Elizabeth Massie.

Other Gods is available in the trade paperback and numbered hardback editions. Click the book cover image to go to the information page or visit www.darkregions.com.
Complete Contents of
Other Gods:


 Fugue Devil
  Rapture in Black
  Sky of Thunder, Island of Blood
 Other Gods
 Antidotes
  Circus Bizarre
 The Lake of Shadows
 The Jack-o'-Lantern Memoirs
 Silhouette
 The Violet Princess
 Elegy
 Epiphany: A Flying Tiger's Story
 Signals
 The Fire Dogs of Balustrade
 The Transformer of Worlds
 The Devil's Eye

DARK SHADOWS: THE PATH OF FATE
Now Available from Big Finish...

The Path of Fate is an audio production I've written based on the classic Dark Shadows TV serial, featuring the talents of original series actors David Selby (Quentin Collins) and Lara Parker (Angelique). The hour-long drama is now available on CD or as an MP3 download from Big Finish Productions. Click the cover image for more information, or visit www.bigfinish.com to order this and other Dark Shadows audio dramas.
 

"Over there, it's a cruel, dark place. The master tells me that when Quentin Collins finds my heart, I can come back. Now I am back."
                                                                      —Isaiah Mason


BE SURE TO CHECK OUT...

SKY OF THUNDER, ISLAND OF BLOOD
For only 49¢, you can purchase my short story, "Sky of Thunder, Island of Blood" from Amazon.com as part of their "Amazon Shorts" program. Once purchased, the story is yours permanently, to be downloaded to your computer (in html or pdf format) or saved in your Amazon.com locker. An unbeatable bargain for the price. Check it out here.

UPCOMING PERSONAL
APPEARANCES


StellarCon 34
     March 5–7, 2010
     Best Western High Point
     135 S. Main St.
     High Point, NC 27260
     (336) 885-2737

ConCarolinas 10/Deep South Con 48
     June 4–6, 2010
     Hilton University Place
     8629 JM Keynes Dr.
     Charlotte, NC 28262
     (704) 547-7444

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