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Drowned Country

Publisherโ€™s Description Even the Wild Man of Greenhollow canโ€™t ignore a summons from his mother, when that mother is the indomitable Adela Silver, practical folklorist. Henry Silver does not relish what heโ€™ll find in the grimy seaside town of Rothport, where once the ancient wood extended before it was drowned beneath the seaโ€”a missing girl,… Continue reading Drowned Country

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Night of the Mannequins

Publisherโ€™s Description We thought we'd play a fun prank on her, and now most of us are dead. One last laugh for the summer as it winds down. One last prank just to scare a friend. Bringing a mannequin into a theater is just some harmless fun, right? Until it wakes up. Until it starts… Continue reading Night of the Mannequins

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Bluebells Release!!

My debut horror novella Bluebells was published on July 9th 2022 by Black Hare Press. 1917, Australia. In the aftermath of an alternate ending to the First World War, mass frontline casualties and a mysterious pandemic have decimated governments and the environment across much of Europe and the world, Australia included. Anna Baylon lives with… Continue reading Bluebells Release!!

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Bluebells Release!!

My debut horror novella Bluebells was published on July 9th 2022 by Black Hare Press. 1917, Australia. In the aftermath of an alternate ending to the First World War, mass frontline casualties and a mysterious pandemic have decimated governments and the environment across much of Europe and the world, Australia included. Anna Baylon lives with… Continue reading Bluebells Release!!

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The Dark Matter of Natasha

Publisherโ€™s Description Natasha stalks the quiet streets of dead-end Lunar Bay like doom in a denim jacket. Sheโ€™s a grim reminder that some teenagers can never escape the ever-tightening noose of their lives. Burned out and benumbed by a traumatic past, dogged by scurrilous small-town gossip, she finds solace in drugs, sex and Slayer. When… Continue reading The Dark Matter of Natasha

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Fantasy on Four Feet Release

Fantasy on Four Feet edited by Clare Rhoden was published on June 28th, 2022 by Black Ink Fiction. The anthology includes novelettes from various authors on animal-human companionships including my fey spy and her fox companion in โ€œBlack Fox and Bitterbind: The Chancellorโ€™s Promise.โ€ You can purchase ebook and paperback copies of Fantasy on Four… Continue reading Fantasy on Four Feet Release

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Folklore of the Cursed Aye-Aye

In Madagascar, a highly unusual endangered nocturnal lemur is associated in regional as taboo or fady. The bizarre habits, secretive nature and distinctive appearance of the aye-aye fills some Madagascan peoples with the horror and dread at the sight of it. This has often lead to the slaughter of aye-ayes. In other regions of Madagascar,… Continue reading Folklore of the Cursed Aye-Aye

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A Dead Djinn in Cairo

Publisherโ€™s Description Egypt, 1912. In Cairo, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the (possibly) divine.What starts off as an odd suicide case for Special Investigator Fatma el-Shaโ€™arawi leads her through the cityโ€™s underbelly as she encounters rampaging ghouls, saucy assassins, clockwork angels, and a plot that could… Continue reading A Dead Djinn in Cairo

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The Old Dragonโ€™s Head

Publisherโ€™s Description Constructed of stone and packed earth, the Great Wall of 10,000 li protects Chinaโ€™s northern borders from the threat of Mongol incursion. The wall is also home to a supernatural beast: the Old Dragon. The Old Dragonโ€™s Head is the most easterly point of the wall, where it finally meets the sea. In… Continue reading The Old Dragonโ€™s Head

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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

Publisherโ€™s Description Sadomasochism. Obsession. Death. A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s - a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires. What have you done today to… Continue reading Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke