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My Heart is a Chainsaw

*** I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley *** Publisherโ€™s Description: โ€œSome girls just donโ€™t know how to dieโ€ฆโ€ Jade Daniels is an angry, half-Indian outcast with an abusive father, an absent mother, and an entire town that wants nothing to do with her. She lives in… Continue reading My Heart is a Chainsaw

Short Fiction, stories

666 Release

Thrilled that 666 Dark Moments was released on 31 August, 2021. This is a micro fiction anthology of horror and dark fiction published by Black Hare Press. Included in 666 is my own dark fiction โ€œThe Gallows Dancersโ€ inspired by the gothic folklore of the hangman and hanging trees. You can find out more about… Continue reading 666 Release

Short Fiction, stories

Reign Release

Delighted that Reign (Five Hundred Fiction, #7) was released on 31 August, 2021. This is a flash fiction anthology of dark fantasy of the genre published by Black Hare Press. Included in Reign is my own dark fantasy flash fiction โ€œPoisoned Fruit, Poisoned Reignโ€ inspired by the folklore of curses and poisoned apples. You can… Continue reading Reign Release

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Dark Christmas Lore

Christmas is a time for celebration and family gatherings, right? Strictly speaking, yes. But there are darker lores beneath the celebration many of us enjoy each year. The folklore surrounding the Krampus and even Saint Nicholas and the Butcher are grisly territory. When I travelled to Iceland in 2019 for research, I found a very… Continue reading Dark Christmas Lore

Short Fiction, stories

Haunt Release

Delighted that Haunt (Five Hundred Fiction, #6) was released on 24th August, 2021. This supernatural anthology is published by Black Hare Press and features my flash fiction โ€œThe Haunted Onesโ€. You can find out more about Haunt (Five Hundred Fiction, #6) and where to purchase ebook and paperback copies here.

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Starve Acre

Publisherโ€™s Description The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughbyโ€™s son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Starve Acre, their house by the moors, was to be full of life, but is now a haunted place. Juliette, convinced Ewan still lives there in some form, seeks the help of the… Continue reading Starve Acre

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Inuit legend of the Qallupilluk

I am always fascinated by First Nations legends and lore. One of my current research projects has focused on the Inuit legends of the Qallupilluk, monstrous female beings who lurk in the frozen waterways and beneath the ice sheets, snatching unwary children beneath the icy water. My latest short story examines this legend from the… Continue reading Inuit legend of the Qallupilluk

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Stark Naked

Publisherโ€™s Description Stark Naked is Silvia Cantรณn Rondoniโ€™s intense personal journey. These reflections reveal her transition from childhood through grief and trauma, to the woman of resilience she is today. Illustrated by Silvia Nieto in close collaboration with the poet, her artwork adds visual soul and compliments a collection filled with raw emotion and brutal… Continue reading Stark Naked

Short Fiction, stories

Summer Terrors Release

Itโ€™s summer in the northern hemisphere and today, US publisher Black Ink Fiction released their next holiday microfiction anthology Summer Terrors. Summer Terrors features my two dark tales of macabre Australian summer with the grisly โ€œSummer at the Beachโ€ and, inspiration from Namorroddos, terrifying winged vampire beings from Australian Aboriginal lore in โ€œSummer Moon, Leather… Continue reading Summer Terrors Release

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The Ghost Tree

Publisherโ€™s Description When the bodies of two girls are found torn apart in the town of Smiths Hollow, Lauren is surprised, but she also expects that the police wonโ€™t find the killer. After all, the year before her fatherโ€™s body was found with his heart missing, and since then everyone has moved on. Even her… Continue reading The Ghost Tree