Mar 20, 2019 | Tales of the Supernatural, The Writing Life
Two more sleeps! https://jhmoncrieff.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Forest-of-Ghosts_vimeo.mp4 “Moncrieff has once again deftly woven real life intrigue with the supernatural, giving us characters we are deeply invested in, which makes the horror all the...
Feb 27, 2019 | Mysterious Places
One of the best things about setting novels in exotic locations is I actually get to visit those places. There are a couple of exceptions: I’ve never experienced life on an oil rig in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, and I’ve never been to Dyatlov Pass....
Feb 20, 2019 | The Writing Life
Those of you not in the horror-book biz (which I suspect is most of you) may be surprised to learn that February is Women in Horror Month, in an attempt to boost awareness of all the kickass women who are writing dark fiction. Not because they’re women, but...
Feb 12, 2019 | Unsolved Mysteries
The statistics are horrifying. One million people go missing in the United States each year. Over eight million children go missing worldwide. Many are never seen again. This post is about some of the missing person cases that trouble me. If you have any information...
Feb 6, 2019 | The Writing Life
It’s time for another Insecure Writers’ Support Group post, that time every month when a widespread group of awesome writers share their fears, struggles, and occasional triumphs. I’d been wracking my brain for something to post about this month,...
Jan 29, 2019 | Tales of the Supernatural
The yeti or abominable snowman is a shy, apelike creature that supposedly lives in the mountains. Yeti sightings are most often reported in the Himalayans near Nepal, but twenty-three countries have their own version of this gentle giant. Unlike other...
Jan 23, 2019 | Mysterious Places
” “Gardyloo!” If you heard that cry a couple of hundred years ago, you would do well to run for cover, because a few seconds later a torrent of foulness would descend from above as someone emptied the contents of their chamber pot. From the seventeenth...
Jan 12, 2019 | Mysterious Places
In the Philippines, a town called Kabayan is home to hundreds of mummies. These strange creatures are curled into fetal positions and tucked into oval-shaped coffins made of pinewood. They were laid to rest in caves, rock shelters, and manmade burial niches. The sheer...
Jan 9, 2019 | Scary True Stories, The Writing Life, Unsolved Mysteries
Yesterday I had one of those “I feel like a real author” moments. It might surprise some of you to discover I rarely feel this way. Real authors are reviewed in major newspapers, have six-or-seven figure book deals, movie options, and hardbacks in all the...
Jan 2, 2019 | The Writing Life
This month’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG) post asks the question: what are your favourite and least favourite questions asked about your writing? Since I don’t have anything new causing me insecurity at the moment, or brilliant tips to...
