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Cover for Night of the Living Cake Monsters novella. On the cover: a woman in a 50s style dress holds a steel whisk toward a small chocolate cake monster.

Cover image for Absolution. Image is a black and white photo of a tower from a Santa Chiara religious complex in Naples, Italy. In the sky, a full moon shines down brightly on the church. An on overlay of text reads "Absolution. An Experiment in Immersive Storytelling."

The Monk: A Romance by Matthew Gregory Lewis

December 5, 2023

Into Horror History

An 18th-century Gothic fiction novel of a monk consumed by unspeakable darkness.

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Texas Coyotes & Biweekly Newsletters

December 4, 2023

Progress

There are a couple of coyotes hanging around my part of Texas.

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Lemures of Ancient Rome

November 28, 2023

Into Horror History

Vengeful spirits of Ancient Rome.

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Dolls & Corporate Dramas

November 27, 2023

Progress

Have I ever mentioned I like dolls?

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Off Beat Cinema

November 21, 2023

Into Horror History

Keeping old films alive since 1993.

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Book cover for the story, "Inching Along After the Apocalypse." The silhouette of a man in professional dress stands in the foreground, looking toward a tree. In the background, a tree is split down the middle with one side lush and green, and the other side dry and desolate.

Andrews, North Carolina, 2034. No bills, no bosses, no people. Things sure are different after the apocalypse. Daily life is a constant struggle for food, water, and shelter from the searing sun. A lone school teacher makes a discovery that could change the world and bring back "normal" for himself, but at what cost?