Horror: The Genre of the Sacred – A Sneak Preview

I’m gearing up to be one of the presenters at the Catholic Writers Guild Online Conference, February 17-19, 2017. It’s three jam-packed days of writing wisdom and fellowship, and it will only cost you 40 bucks! I’ll be one of the many fonts of writing knowledge from...

Ghosts for Christmas Present

It’s not exactly news that many, if not most, of the traditions we associate with Christmas have absolutely nothing to do with the Birth of Christ. Trees. Stockings. Cards. Eggnog. Fruit cake. Reindeer. An argument can be made for Santa, or at least St. Nicholas,...

Sam the Zombie Fish

  When I wrote a vampire novel, I assumed – naturally enough – that the entire concept of the undead was fictional. Silly me. Because now I have a zombie living (existing? un-living?) in my house. It all started back on Labor Day, when I finally broke down and...

To Wage a Peaceful War

We all know Shakespeare’s famous line, that the pen is mightier than the sword. But one young Assyrian Christian boy is proving that the chisel holds the same power. According to CNN, seventeen-year-old Nenous Thabit has been meticulously recreating priceless...

Jennifer the Damned Now on Kindle

Just in time for Halloween and the first anniversary of the print edition, Jennifer the Damned is now available on Kindle for only $3.99.  All the grim horror and dry wit of the original wrapped up into a creepy but value-priced digital package.  You’re...