HORROR AND FANTASY WRITER
In the past month, I’ve had three of my author interviews appear on The Horror Tree, which is one of the best sites for speculative fiction writers on the Interweb. Writer’s Digest agrees and has regularly featured The Horror Tree as one of the top genre websites. I’m always excited when The Horror Tree accepts... Continue Reading →
The deadline for the 2024 Splatterpunk Awards nominations is Sunday, Dec. 31. Works of Extreme Horror fiction published in 2023 are eligible, and anyone can email their nominations to splatterpunkawards@gmail.com. The emails must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Co-founded by authors Wrath James White and Brian Keene, the Splatterpunk Awards honor the... Continue Reading →
What Hides in the Cupboards by Cassondra Windwalker is a masterwork of modern gothic horror that deftly unpacks the emotional baggage of a woman living on the edge of sanity and fearlessly exposes the raw nerves of her regret, grief, and self-loathing. The novel is set for release by horror and crime publisher Unnerving on Jan.... Continue Reading →
(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 →
Horror author couple Brian Keene and Mary SanGiovanni announced the planned opening of an independent bookstore in the historic district of Columbia, Pennsylvania, hoping to create a destination spot for book lovers. According to briankeene.com, the new business called Vortex Books & Comics will open in Spring 2024. The venture is “inspired by Dark Delicacies,... Continue Reading →
Sorry, Charlie is one of the best horror movies I've watched in 2023. Billed as a Tubi Original and inspired by true events, the low-budget film is a well-executed no-filler thriller with a killer finale. From the opening 911 call by a woman who hears a baby crying outside her home to the surprising revelations that comprise... Continue Reading →
If you're looking for Halloween scares inside your mind instead of inside a theater or haunted house, here are thirteen books to get you into the spooky spirit. I like these selections because all but one are short story collections or anthologies, so you get a lot of different variations on the Halloween theme. I think... Continue Reading →
I am excited about the debut of a new monthly feature called The MalevolentDark.com Horror Fiction Top 25. What I like about this Top 25 is it only considers the previous month’s new and original releases on Amazon Kindle. So, it’s fresh and not dominated by big-name authors' older works, giving a lot of independent writers, anthologies,... Continue Reading →
This month, publisher HorrorAddicts.net released the third issue of its digital magazine Horror Curated with the theme “Halloween.” The brainchild of creator and horror lifestyle podcaster Emerian Rich, Horror Curated features 48 full-color pages packed with interviews, reviews, and interesting articles on horror history, spooky locations, and crafts. To visit the ezine’s Etsy site, click here. For this issue, I had the honor of... Continue Reading →
The Broken Heart is one of the best debut novels by a horror writer in 2023. Steeped in medical thriller DNA, The Broken Heart is like a compound prescription, combining an unlikely anti-hero and no-holds-barred storytelling to create a potent concoction of dread and violence. Written by N.J. Gallegos, The Broken Heart is scheduled for... Continue Reading →
LIONEL RAY GREEN 