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Calvaria Fell

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Description Calvaria Fell is a stunning collaborative collection of weird tales from two acclaimed authors, Kaaron Warren and Cat Sparks. It features previously published stories from both authors, along with a new novella by Kaaron Warren and four new stories by Cat Sparks. The collection offers… Continue reading Calvaria Fell

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Melbourne Supanova 2024

I recently appeared at Melbourne Supanova, April 2024 with the IFWG Publishing Team. My first ever Supanova in Melbourne was a great event to engage with readers and writers and to share the enjoyment of all things pop-culture, speculative, comics and cosplay. https://videopress.com/v/sXDgUNxD?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&muted=true&persistVolume=false&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Selection of Supanova cosplay & writer event I also caught up with… Continue reading Melbourne Supanova 2024

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Reblog: All the New Horror Books Coming in April 2024

April 2024’s new horror books, featuring titles from Adam Nevill, Hailey Piper, V. Castro, Nick Medina, Eric LaRocca, Sarah Langan, Thomas Olde … All the New Horror Books Coming in April 2024

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Appearances: Supanova

Thrilled to announce I’ll be at Melbourne Supanova April 6-7, 2024. I’ll have advance copies to sign of my edited anthology Cursed Shards due for global release on 27 May, 2024 from IFWG Publishing. I’ll also have advance copies to sign of my debut collection Three Curses due for global release on 24 June, 2024… Continue reading Appearances: Supanova

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2023 Awards Season

It’s that time of year again when 2023 Awards seasons rolls around. I have several works eligible in Horror and Fantasy categories for short fiction, Collections and Novelettes for the Aurealis Awards, Stoker Awards, British Fantasy Awards, Ditmar Awards, Australian Shadows Awards, Nebula Awards, Hugo Awards, Otherwise Awards, Shirley Jackson Awards & World Fantasy Awards.… Continue reading 2023 Awards Season

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Peripheral Visions

Publisher’s Description Peripheral Visions is a unique, award-winning reference collection that includes all of Robert Hood’s 44 ghost stories to date, three of them especially written for this volume. These memorable tales display Hood’s uncanny ability to make the fantastic real, to embrace weirdness and create human characters whose lives – both inner and outer… Continue reading Peripheral Visions

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Coyote Songs

Publisher’s Description In this mosaic horror/crime novel, ghosts and old gods guide the hands of those caught up in a violent struggle to save the soul of the American southwest. A man tasked with shuttling children over the border believes the Virgin Mary is guiding him towards final justice. A woman offers colonizer blood to… Continue reading Coyote Songs

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Dreamwhispers

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Publisher’s Description Take a journey into the swirling abyss of fever dreams, starry nights, and amethyst lights. Driven by lyrical prose, captivating storytelling, and pure emotion, dreamwhispers sets sail through one writer’s imagination with an unflinching stare into the condition of human beings where the… Continue reading Dreamwhispers

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The Trees Grew Because I Bled There

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Publisher’s Description Eight stories of literary dark fiction from a master storyteller. Exploring the shadow side of love, these are tales of grief, obsession, control. Intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose. In these narratives, a woman imagines horrific scenarios whilst caring… Continue reading The Trees Grew Because I Bled There

Short Fiction, stories

New Release! Dark Christmas

An updated and quality full-colour paperback of the second edition of my illustrated chapbook and ebook Dark Christmas were released on February 15, 2023. Dark Christmas marks the first in my new chapbook series Quick Bites Chapbooks published under my imprint Quill Lore. These chapbooks are a combination of short stories or microfiction on a… Continue reading New Release! Dark Christmas