An audio production of “Man On the Street,” my short story about a neighborhood stalker, is featured on season 19, episode 24 of The NoSleep Podcast.
“Man On the Street” on The NoSleep Podcast
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CLIP: “Realistic” Werewolves (with Candace Nola)
Candace Nola, author of BISHOP, on how to write an accurate were-creature transformation scene (clip from Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast #52: Were-Creatures)
Book Review: THE NIGHT MARCHERS by Daniel Braum
Daniel Braum’s THE NIGHT MARCHERS AND OTHER STRANGE TALES is a finely crafted literary fusion of horror, weird fiction, and dark fantasy. With many of the stories steeped in the natural world—particularly the ocean coasts—it’s as if the elements themselves give birth to the complex characters and intricate plotlines. Highly recommended for any and all fans of dark fiction.
JWN #52: WERE-CREATURES (with Candace Nola)
On episode #52 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg transforms with Candace Nola, author of BISHOP, to tear into the guts of werewolves, werebears, and more in horror fiction.
Why Write Eco Horror?
Can writing fiction about the eco-crisis do what science, advocacy, and journalism have not? As in, can storytelling uncover the root of our abusive relationship with the natural world and inspire meaningful action?
“Trail Buddies” in CRAZY FROM THE HEAT
My story, “Trail Buddies,” about a guy with some issues who goes for a hike, is included in CRAZY FROM THE HEAT, a free anthology from PsychoToxin Press.
“Sorry To Hear That” in DARK TOWN
Got a short story in the new charity anthology, DARK TOWN from D&T Publishing, about things going strange for a guy after a little accident.
Purchase e-book on Godless! All proceeds go to the families of the Uvalde, TX school shooting tragedy.
THE BEST OF THE HORROR ZINE: THE MIDDLE YEARS (Book Review)
-Edited by Jeani Rector and Dean H. Wild
While “best” is of course a subjective term, the stories Jeani Rector and Dean H. Wild handpicked as their favorites in THE BEST OF THE HORROR ZINE: THE MIDDLE YEARS did—more often than not—overlap with my own warped personal tastes.
The editors did a great job including newer indie authors I’d never heard of alongside seasoned veterans of the genre and even a few well-known names. And the stories cover pretty much all the horror bases from thriller to cozy to bizarro to splatterpunk.
So, if you’re hungry for a variety of diverse yet quality horror dishes, I can think of few better literary buffets than THE HORROR ZINE.
Pre-order CHARWOOD today!
Coming August 21 from Aggadah Try It / Madness Heart Press, Josh Schlossberg brings you CHARWOOD, an eco folk horror novel 5,783 years in the making.
After joining the Tenders—a band of backwoods activists claiming to solve climate change by burning trees for energy—Orna Tannenbaum falls in with Rowan, their odd yet charming leader.
But when Orna uncovers what the Tenders are really up to in the forest, she must apply the ancient wisdom of her culture to battle dark forces threatening to gain a foothold in our world.
Pre-order paperback or ebook now at https://tinyurl.com/yk3tv4bj
Yin-Yang Shadow & Light in Horror
Some parts of who we are as human beings are self-evident. We all also have our “shadow,” which Swiss psychologist Carl Jung (1842-1896) defined as “the dark aspects of the personality.” What’s more, Jung believed awareness of this shadow to be “the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.”
To go even deeper, not all our shadow traits must be negative, merely hidden. For instance, while the shadow of a goody-two-shoes might be bitter resentment, a rageaholic’s could be a touching vulnerability.
Thanks, Josh, for the pop-psychology lesson. But what does this have to do with horror fiction?
Oh, I don’t know. How about…everything?
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