Mar 14, 2018 | Mysterious Places, Tales of the Supernatural
So, I have some BIG news. Yeti-sized news, you might say. Severed Press released my newest novel, Return to Dyatlov Pass, this week. I’m excited to hear what you think of it. This novel was extremely difficult for me to write, as I tend to experience everything...
Feb 28, 2018 | Mysterious Places
It’s one of the most beautiful places in the world, and certainly one of its deadliest. Aokigahara, otherwise known as Sea of Trees or Suicide Forest, was formed on top of a lava flow after Mount Fuji erupted in the year 864. While lovely, Aokigahara is an eerie...
Feb 21, 2018 | Scary True Stories
Once upon a time, a young and ambitious FBI agent met a charming man. This man was exceedingly polite, well mannered, and highly intelligent. The agent couldn’t help but like him, even though he knew the charming man had murdered ten people. The man was Ed...
Feb 7, 2018 | The Writing Life
We’re often led to believe insecurity is a bad thing. (We even have a support group for it.) But the truth is, sometimes insecurity can be a great thing. Often, it’s that nagging feeling of insecurity, that fear, which pushes us to grow, to improve our...
Jan 31, 2018 | Tales of the Supernatural
Picture this… It’s late at night. Perhaps you’re alone, or maybe your spouse or roommate is sleeping upstairs. There’s a knock at the door. Instead of acting protective, your pet runs away or hides nearby, whining and cringing. You check the...
Jan 9, 2018 | Mysterious Places
Fengdu, China, is so creepy that it instantly inspired a horror novel. Fengdu is a ghost city in the true sense of the word. The village was abandoned when the construction of the Three Gorges Dam dramatically raised the water levels. There’s something...
Jan 3, 2018 | The Writing Life
It was the Christmas gift my mom was most worried about. “Open it last,” she said, fretting. “I’m not sure you’ll like it.” Used to her doubting her gift choices, I tore it open anyway, to find Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of...
Dec 19, 2017 | The Writing Life
‘Twas the week before Christmas and all thru the land, Writers were uninspired and feeling so bland. The last posts of the year should be brilliant and pithy, But who has the energy? Oh, more’s the pity! So here’s an idea I stole from my friend, I...
Dec 12, 2017 | Unsolved Mysteries
She was only nineteen years old. Cindy Joy Elias was heading home from an evening with friends around 12:30 a.m. on March 24, 1977. A witness overheard the teenager say she was looking for a ride, adding she might hitchhike. Sadly, only a few hours later,...
Dec 6, 2017 | The Writing Life
I have the world’s worst critic. No matter how hard I try to please them, they’re never satisfied. “God, talk talk talk. That’s all your characters do. Where’s the action? Where’s the drama? When are they going to do...
