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Continue reading →: The Busy Season
For those of us who ply our trades predominantly within the spooky industries, October is always going to be our busiest time of year. And this year is no exception, as I gear up for the release of Glowing in the Dark, my latest nonfiction collection featuring some of my…
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Continue reading →: Harvest HomeBesides that whole “new book coming out” thing, I’ve been working on some other stuff that’s happening this October. Before I get too far into that, though, it seems worth mentioning that Drinkaway Camp is up for “Best Pop-Up Bar” in The Pitch‘s annual Best of KC survey. So, if…
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Continue reading →: Light & ShadowsThus far in my career, I have rarely sat down with the intent of writing a book. With the exception of some longer pieces written for licensed work, most of my books have been collections made up at least partially of previously-published material, whether that be short stories or movie…
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Continue reading →: Grave Encounters
I have been back from Providence for several days now, though not as many as I should have been, for reasons that I’ll get to in a moment. As always, NecronomiCon was a joy of a convention, and I missed spending time with more people than I managed to see.…
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Continue reading →: We Are ProvidenceIn just a couple of days, I will be in Providence for NecronomiCon. It’s my second time attending the “international festival of weird fiction, art, and academia.” I had a blast at my first NecronomiCon a few years ago, and planned to make it a regular thing, but unfortunately COVID…
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Continue reading →: All My Friends Are Skeletons
One of the nicest things about working in a creative field is that sometimes you get to be friends with some of the most talented people you know. People whose work consistently amazes and inspires you. That’s certainly true of my field, where I’m lucky enough to be friends with…
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Continue reading →: NominatedBesides being an absolute mouthful to write or say, Experience Points: The Lost Chapters from Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is also up for an ENnie this year. You can vote for it at that link, should you be so inclined. I didn’t write Experience Points. Stu Horvath…
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Continue reading →: What a Wonderful Night to Have a Curse
My favorite Castlevania game – and the one that I played the most – was probably Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on the PlayStation. But it wasn’t the one that had the biggest impact on me. Too much of me was already fully formed by the time Symphony of the…
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Continue reading →: Apocalyptic Stop-Motion Rays from the Hollow Earth
I’ll be a guest at the NecronomiCon in Providence August 15-18. It’ll be my second trip out to Providence, and I’m really looking forward to it, even if all my con-going and socializing muscles have sorely atrophied in the last few years. I’m on several panels which certainly represent the……
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Continue reading →: Arcane Secrets
In May of 1997, Wizard magazine ran a contest. Back then, I had a subscription to the mag, so I got every issue, and each issue usually had several contests, though I rarely entered them. This one, though, stuck with me. The gimmick of the contest was simple enough: The…








