May 16, 2018 | Murder at the Movies, Mysterious Places
I’m not normally one for video game-inspired movies, but Silent Hill is the exception to the rule. This 2006 horror film is incredibly creepy and atmospheric, thanks to its setting–a town that is literally on fire, abandoned when a coal mine underneath its...
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...
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...
Nov 7, 2017 | Mysterious Places
Catherine Cavendish’s latest novel – Wrath of the Ancients – is largely set in Vienna, Austria’s imperial capital and surely one of the most beautiful and enchanting cities in the world. Its streets teem with culture and its proud residents are almost fiercely...
Oct 24, 2017 | Mysterious Places, Tales of the Supernatural
When we were in Maui, my ex asked his best friend what he would like as a souvenir. The friend requested some sand from Haleakala, Maui’s dormant volcano. Unfortunately, this was one item my ex wasn’t willing to give. “Why not?” I asked,...