To anyone interested in supernatural fiction, the work of Welsh master Arthur Machen (1863-1947) is a fundamental starting point.
In 2008, Stephen King called Machen's "The Great God Pan (included here) "Maybe the best [horror story] in the English language in an interview.
And H.P. Lovecraft wrote: "Of living creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch, few if any... [click here for more]
Who is this Mark McLaughlin person, and why should you read him?
Mark—whom I’ve had the pleasure of publishing for nearly 20 years now—is one of those unique voices in the horror field. He doesn’t tread the safe (or even sane!) path, but goes off in quirky directions, and he’s happy to have company along the way. And while he’s poking around the oddest places, he finds humor in the outrageous... [click here for more]
If you like: “American McGee’s Alice”, “The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle” or “Lights Out”, you’ll fall in love with “The Bleak”.
“Down, down she fell. Into the cold. Into the dark. Into the bleak.”
Eleanor Harper was not having a good day. She was a late acceptance to Wither Wood private school; a school parents would kill for if it meant their child’s enrollment.... [click here for more]
Nova Coates is a tomb guard late at dog hour in the deep night. He protects a noble house's dead from thieves and wizards. He lives among undertakers, death mask artists, and eulogy poets, until the nobleman's daughter commits suicide. This novelette revels in themes of beauty, madness and the grotesque, from the author of strange books Last Dragon, Never Knew Another, and Maze. It serves as a taste... [click here for more]
Tragic circumstances bring two sisters, Laura and Linda, to a foreign land where they are stripped of their fortune and are at the mercy of their estranged uncle. However, strange happenings force Laura to believe their current situation was no accident. Something is after her. (YA Fiction Novel, intended for ages 16 and up).
After the abrupt death of her father, Laura Carter and her sister,... [click here for more]