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“The Thing in the Swamp” in Doorways in the Gloom

| November 17, 2022

“De store gamle. Danish, again. Most people translate it as ‘the big old ones.’ It means something a little different to the old Danish families in Selbyville.” “The Thing in the Swamp” is my tangentially Lovecraftian dark contemporary fantasy story, featuring a protagonist who knows what her family has been getting up to over the […]

Kickstarter Recommendation: LOLCraft from Dragon’s Roost Press

| November 2, 2022

Another press who will be printing one of my stories has launched a Kickstarter for their anthology! Dragon’s Roost Press is publishing LOLCraft, which will include my story, “Hashtag TPE,” a humorous look at a college tour at Miskatonic University. Their backer options include ebook and print versions of this anthology, along with some of the […]

“Hashtag TPE” in Intercity Illusions

| October 14, 2021

My story “Hashtag TPE” was written for a Miskatonic University anthology, where it found its first home. But it was also a perfect addition to Intercity Illusions, as it’s right on the edge between Mythos and urban fantasy. I wanted to write a very modern take on Miskatonic University, with the characters embracing present-day culture (like […]

Review of Mask of Silver by Rosemary Jones

| June 23, 2021

Mask of Silver by Rosemary Jones (Aconyte Books, 2021) is an Arkham Horror novel, related to the Arkham Horror board game. Set in the 1920s, it’s a fun mix of historical fiction and the creeping dread horror that is conjured when one says Lovecraft or Arkham. The story focuses on a film production team, including […]

Cool Game Kickstarter: Seance and Sensibility

| March 4, 2020

I’m a Jane Austen fan by proximity and osmosis (I’ve tried to read the books, but I had a difficult time with her writing style, but I really enjoy the movies and the general ideas), but this game, Seance and Sensibility, hits a number of the buttons that I like! It’s Jane Austen. It’s Powered by […]

“Hashtag TPE” out now!

| August 1, 2019

Broken Eye Books has begun posting the stories in It Came from Miskatonic University to their Patreon, and my story, “Hashtag TPE,” is available now! It’s the story of a campus tour leader trying to keep all of her charges alive (and get them to enroll) during a tour of the Miskatonic University campus. This […]

Review of Cassilda’s Song

| July 5, 2017

I’ve got a new review up at Mad Scientist Journal today, this time for Cassilda’s Song, an anthology of 18 stories in the King in Yellow mythos by women authors. Check out my review to learn more about it!

Review of Call of Cthulhu: A Coloring Book

| June 21, 2017

While I mostly review fiction, sometimes I get really interesting things that aren’t fiction, per se. In this case, I got a copy of the Chaosium coloring book, Call of Cthulhu. You can read my thoughts on it, along with the thoughts of my friend and MSJ illustrator Shannon (aka Red), at Mad Scientist Journal today. And […]