Invasion of the Splatter Westerns (and the inspiration for Red Station)

Last year, Death’s Head Press’ co-founder, Patrick C. Harrison III, did something pretty amazing. He reached out to a number of authors to write standalone novellas and novels in a genre he coined as “splatter westerns.” A splatter western is a mad hybrid of splatterpunk horror and western genres. In other words, the western would have … Continue reading →

Things I’ve Learned As a New Author (Part 2)

  Yesterday’s list of things I’ve learned as a new author seemed to go over quite nicely, but I saved the more controversial things I’ve learned for today’s post, Part 2. You can love it or leave it or mull it over for a bit before giving up entirely on me…   No one wants … Continue reading →

Things I’ve Learned As a New Author (Part 1)

  There’s a writing memoir trend happening right now among beloved horror authors (e.g., Jeff Strand, Tim Waggoner, Brian Keene), and I’m enjoying every bit of it. Because I was never an It Girl as I was always taking up the trend rather than being a trendsetter, I’m going to embrace the follower in me … Continue reading →

Gifts I Won’t Buy For My Nephews (2020 edition)

While I’ve a couple of weeks to write, I figured the way I can effectively get back into it just after a truly hellacious year (thanks to COVID and all the problems that come with teaching online) is to return to something short and sweet I’d traditionally done here. The empty Amazon boxes everywhere from … Continue reading →