I published a fantasy short story titled "The Price of the Princess" on January 9th. As I wrote in the introduction, the story was originally selected by an anthology titled Dark Dominions and scheduled for release last year. However, the Kickstarter campaign for the anthology was unsuccessful, and the publisher canceled the project. I planned... Continue Reading →
Chapter One: Which CD will it be? Patsy Cline
(Editor's note: I moved from an apartment into a house starting January 1st, 2020, and I had to toss all my CDs into a big garbage bag during the move. The idea for this feature is I write a review about each CD as I unpack that bag, one CD at a time, and rank... Continue Reading →
GUEST BLOG: Emerian Rich, Editor of The War Letters of Henry C. Brewer
By Emerian Rich Sometimes the scariest stories come from real life. Imagine dying before you get to live out your dream. Imagine being a continent away while your wife gives birth to your only child. Imagine facing a war in extreme temperatures while clinging for your life to the side of a treacherous Italian mountain,... Continue Reading →
‘One Lucky Girl’ is my stab at romantic comedy
I released a romantic comedy on Amazon Kindle titled "One Lucky Girl," a short story inspired by an actual event from 2015. In fact, as I write in the introduction, the opening scene is exactly what happened to me when I shared my feelings for someone who didn't feel the same. The scene and dialogue... Continue Reading →
‘Scarecrow Road’ | A gift to myself for turning 50 this year
On September 8th, I published "Scarecrow Road" on Amazon Kindle as a gift to myself for reaching the ripe old age of 50 this year. "Scarecrow Road" is a short story that takes less than 10 minutes to read. I wrote it as a campfire tale. You know, like a story you could tell around... Continue Reading →
Grindhouse Press authors win top honors at 2019 Splatterpunk Awards
Grindhouse Press authors Kristopher Triana and Bryan Smith won top honors during the 2019 Splatterpunk Awards held at KillerCon in Austin, Texas, on August 17. The Splatterpunk Awards were co-founded by Wrath James White and Brian Keene and recognize superior achievement in the sub-genres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror. Triana won Best Novel for Full... Continue Reading →
Horror Tree holds a special place in my writer’s heart
I received my paperback copies of Trembling With Fear: Year 2 and its companion More Tales from the Tree. The five drabbles (100-word stories) I successfully submitted last year were in the two volumes, which included all the stories and drabbles posted by Horror Tree's Trembling With Fear (TWF) ezine in 2018. Horror Tree will... Continue Reading →
Plenty of books and films to review for The Bigfoot Files
When I first started writing The Bigfoot Files for HorrorAddicts.net in April, I was worried I'd have trouble finding enough books and films to review for two columns each month. Boy, I was wrong. Bigfoot is even more popular in books and movies than I ever imagined. Looking at the number of novels and films... Continue Reading →
Tremblay wins 2018 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel
Paul Tremblay notched his second Bram Stoker Award in four years for best novel during the fourth annual StokerCon in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on May 11th, according to a press release by the Horror Writers Association. Tremblay’s The Cabin at the End of the World published by William Morrow won Superior Achievement in a Novel.... Continue Reading →
SPOILER ALERT! Winners and Losers of Game of Thrones’ “The Long Night”
(Editor's note: Do not read any further if you intend to watch but have not seen Game of Thrones episode "The Long Night." Major spoilers ahead.) Halfway through the final season of HBO's Game of Thrones, the show delivered its darkest (literally) and most ambitious episode to date, aptly titled “The Long Night.” I enjoyed every minute... Continue Reading →