What started as a tale about shady happenings behind closed doors quickly turned into one that gave one of my readers “the shivers”.
The story was inspired by an innocent-enough post on social media…“One day, my family will find my dried husk perched over the keyboard… Keep forgetting human’s need watering.”
Want to know more? Read this behind-the-scenes look at Husks.
Are you brave enough to read Husks? Pick up a copy of Group Hex Vol. 2
My Motivation: Despite never having been to New England, I was determined to submit a piece to the Northern Haunts anthology. Shroud Publishing is considered the crème de la crème of horror fiction, and I knew that snagging a spot in Tim Deal’s stellar anthology would be a great way to get my publishing career…
Inklings is a series of posts where I share the inspiration and a bit of background on how a story seed became a finished tale. Here’s a little more information on The Lockwood Collection. ALERT! SPOILERS AHEAD! If you don’t want the surprise to be ruined for you, I’d suggest reading the ebook before you delve into…
The idea for Like Flies to Honey came to me from multiple sources of inspiration. One of my favorite series has always been The X-Files. When the Space Channel used to show re-runs every night, it was a running joke in our household to try guessing which episode would be on an particular night. Some episodes seemed to pop-up…
I’m the first to admit I’m a little hooked on superstitions, fables, old wive’s tales and all that goodness. Strange beliefs (and the people who believe them) are the perfect breeding grounds for scary stories, and that’s how a lot of mine start out. Flowers for the Dead is no different. So the original “story…
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