Dark Fantasy books are among the most popular genres of literature. Unlike High Fantasy or Horror, many Dark Fantasy books straddle the line between commercial and literary fiction. The stories are often deeper, the characters more developed and the settings more down to earth. In my opinion, most Dark Fantasy books are classifiable as Low […]
A haunted forest, the perfect scene for camping, hiking or the scene of a book’s plot, of course. Imagine wandering through an ancient woodland where dark things lurk in hidden dells and the umbral undergrowth. Where men have gone before but never came about again. Many folktales began in haunted forests and still capture the
Christmas horror books might not be an immediate staple when you think of all things Christmas. But really, who cares? If you want to read the best horror books, then there’s no objection to doing that during the Christmas holidays. It ought to be a good palette cleanser for all the saccharine romance movies shoved
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Extreme horror books are a growing trend; everyone wants to read them. They’ve been around for a while, though, and you can find examples of extreme horror books dating back until at least the 18th century when Horace Walpole published his The Castle of Otranto in 1764. It is also considered the first Gothic Horror
Splatterpunk books have been around for a good 60 years as a genre. It has always fostered a small but very loyal fanbase who, in the absence of a big market, will consume any splatterpunk books that come out. Take a shallow dive into the splatterpunk community, and you’ll likely find that everyone reads the
Children in Need is a B.B.C.-run charity book auction dedicated to helping…children with needs. When I read the premise of the program, sold to me as Children in Read (don’t worry, that part made me cringe a little, too), I had to put Night Demon up for auction. What’s there not to like? A reader
The best horror books all share some similarities. The last years have been so-so for avid horror readers, and the horror genre has become increasingly inflated with ordinary thrillers. Moreover, many horror authors have felt the need for social commentary in their novels to annoying degrees. Amidst simple thrillers with no or only a fleeting
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Many of you are wondering, Stephen, where are those sleeved high-covers of Night Demon you promised? You know, the larger ones with extra art under the sleeve and 10 pages worth of extra content (my conlang, Elilim). Well, read on. As an independently published author, I work with printers directly as opposed to through a
I have somehow, during this hectic mess that is my life, finished the major developmental edit on Night Demon. I always chuckle and wince when I see first-time authors depicted in movies. You see them write their manuscript and with a blissful transition between scenes they’re done. It is inferred that it took them some
It’s been a while since I last blogged that I finished my first draft. What have I been doing? Well, other stuff and just trying to survive the strange world we live in right now. Conventional wisdom tells me that I should take a long break between finishing the draft and starting revisions. I decided
