Look Out For … Dark Cities edited by Christopher Golden

  • May 11, 2017

  • 2 mins to read

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Look Out For … Dark Cities edited by Christopher Golden “Stories that are short, sharp shocks designed to unsettle you.” In shadowy back alleys, crumbling brownstones, and gleaming skyscrapers, cities harbor unique forms of terror. Here lie malicious ghosts, cursed buildings, malignant deities, and personal demons of every kind. Twenty of today’s most talented writers …

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Stoking the Fires of Inspiration: My First StokerCon

  • May 10, 2017

  • 6 mins to read

Jake at StokerCon 2017

When I signed up for StokerCon 2017 it was more out of curiosity than actually practicality. I’d never been to an HWA (Horror Writers Association) event before, and I knew that several of the writers I’m friends with on social media would be there.  That was enough to assure me that I wouldn’t spend all …

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Midnight Mix-Tape: May 2017 – For the Sake of Tradition

  • May 9, 2017

  • 6 mins to read

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Uncle Jake’s here to hook you up with some of the latest and greatest horror short stories available online right now. Stories that will challenge, evolve, and redefine what horror is, and what it will become. These are themed mix-tapes of fear, dread, danger, and gore, lovingly curated just for your reading pleasure. If there’s …

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Book Review: Sacculina by Philip Fracassi

  • May 8, 2017

  • 4 mins to read

Sacculina by Philip Fracassi - cover

“Fracassi sets the hook into a reader’s imagination, and as he reels the reader in through creeping dread and all-too possible darkness, you’ll soon understand that there is no escape.” In his latest novella, Sacculina, rising author Philip Fracassi lures readers out into the middle of the ocean and does what he does best–scares the …

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