Josh Schlossberg

Josh Schlossberg is a biological and microbial horror fiction author, editor, and publisher hiding out in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. He's a founding member of Denver Horror Collective (DenverHorror.com) and creator of Josh's Worst Nightmare (JoshsWorstNightmare.com), where he surveys the dark landscape of today's biological horror fiction.

Josh's novella, Malinae, will be unleashed by D&T Publishing in April 2021.

Short film by director Marc Pearce. Featuring HAG members Angie Guinn, Maria Morrison and David Dahman.

​Evil lurks from beyond its tomb Summoning the souls of the damned to his clutches, feeding from their auras to replenish its strength so he may reclaim his throne. In his absence, a new beast rises to claim the seat of power, threatening pain and destruction upon the world. Fueled by hatred and the lust for power, the fiend known as Atrin lurks in the shadows and slaughters the creatures known as rifters, suckling on their souls to build his own power. Two unlikely heroes, a teenage boy named Franklyn and his wolf brother named Chij, find themselves stuck in the middle of the fight between the two evils. Along the way to save the world, Franklyn and Chij overcome obstacles that would find a lesser pair dismembered and cast deep into the pits of hell. Together, they risk their lives so that the rest of the world may once again live in peace without worry of damnation on Earth. Inexperienced and unprepared, the unlikely duo discovers that the only option is to face the evil entities head on, whether the outcome results in life or death. Join them in their destiny as they embark on their Final Reverie. Scott Essel Pratt

Josh Davis Andrew Lennon Authors of Terror Tract and a few guests take Christmas a horrifying direction. Filled will tales that will have you changing the words to your favorite carols. ​ Jonathan Lambert Thomas M. Malafarina Aaron Lebold Terry Miller L.C. Valentine R.C. Mulhare Edmund Stone Derek Austin Johnson Craig Gerard Ferguson David Owain Hughes ​Eric Kapitan ​Josh Davis Rob Shepherd Dusty Davis Mawr Gorshin ​Andrew Lennon C.M. Saunders & Michael McCarty

Ruthann Jagge Ruthann grew up in Upstate New York where her favorite month of October is magical and terrifying. She currently lives on a cattle ranch in Texas and the porches on her 100 year farmhouse are painted "haint blue" just in case...If you listen closely, the night air whispering through these old fields has a lot to say. Her stories are influenced by extensive travel and appreciation for homegrown horror and superstition.Several works are in progress including a full length novel that wakes her at night for editing.

Josh was a contributor to Rue Morgue for four years, and a contributing writer for The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Horror and The Overstreet Price Guide to Star Wars Collectibles. He lives near Fort Worth, Texas with his wife Jordan, two children, and their dog Behr.

The God in the Hills is not for the faint of heart, nor is it for any die-hard feminist horror fans: all of the male characters are despicable misogynists. There is an embarrassment of riches for fans of splattergore, for certain: characters are impaled, spines are broken, and orifices are violated in the most excruciating ways imaginable. (…) Steffens’ imagery is wickedly colorful and effective, so don’t read on an empty stomach unless you’re looking to lose a few pounds.”– Rebecca Rowland (Rowland Books) ​Jon Steffens is the author of the short novella The God in the Hills, and the short story “Foul Treats”, featured in the anthology Ghosts, Goblins, Murder, & Madness: Twenty Tales of Halloween. Jon Steffens

Kevin David Anderson  Kevin David Anderson was born in Indiana, and currently lives and writes speculative fiction in Southern California. Before becoming a writer and active member of the HWA (Horror Writers Association), Anderson earned a B. A. in Mass Communication (TCOM) with a focus on Media Production from CSUF (Fresno State), and worked as a marketing professional for more than a decade, during which he managed award-winning campaigns for both television and radio. Anderson's short stories have appeared in almost a hundred publications, from anthologies and magazines to podcasts and radio dramas. His work has appeared in multiple languages and on every continent, excluding Antarctica - mostly because penguins and polar bears don't read. Anderson was the first American to be published in the award-winning South African Horror Magazine, Something Wicked. Anderson's short story Third Shift took first position in the Top International Horror competition from Rain Fall books in the UK. Anderson has contributed to many award-worthy publications including the British Fantasy Award-winning magazine Murky Depths, and the Bram Stoker nominated anthology, The Beauty of Death from Independent Legions Publishing. Several dozen of his stories have been turned into audio productions with voice talents like Jason Hill, Rish Outfield, and Mur Lafferty, on Parsec Award-winning podcasts like Pseudopod, The Drabblecast, The Dunesteef and on the very popular Simply Scary Podcast and the No Sleep Podcast.

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Welcome to Horror Bob's Blog II. This is a Memorial blog for retired video store owner and blog interviewer Robert "Horror Bob" Masters. Eric Morse and The Wolf Pack inherited the original Horror Bob's Blog on Overblog after Robert's death in January 2012. Since then in honor of him we have strived to do quality movie reviews, interviews, and commentary to keep his memory alive....Keep on Creepin'! Unearthed Tombs: An Analysis of Poltergeist, and Poltergeist II

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S. Feaker is an avid story teller, lover of the paranormal and reader of the macabre. Married for eight years and a mother of three living in rural Iowa she enjoys reading, writing, spending time with her family and exploring the unknown.

Summer Feaker The secrets here are seldom told None are known from young to old Songs and footsteps in the hall Just hold your breath when whispers call The air will chill, your body shakes With every new soul, it will take Listen closely to the ghosts For they know what it aches for most Beware of shapes the shadows make For you will be the next it takes Haven Manor has the beauty and elegance of a modern-day castle. But regardless of its outstanding exterior dark secrets haunt those who dare to enter. Scarlett finds herself forced into an uncomfortable move after the death of her mother in law. Being kept in the dark about its questionable history, she is on a mission to uncover its secrets. Her husband Jeremiah, on the other hand, is trying to protect his family from the dangers of Haven Manor, he leans into his addictions for comfort. With help from a few unlikely allies, they work to piece together the secrets buried under Haven Manor. And welcome to the first book in the Haven Manor Trilogy! But beware, once you enter you may not ever escape the grasp it holds on you. Get ready for a story full of twists and turns. You will not be able to put it down! Get ready for dysfunctional family dynamics, ghosts, and monsters in the hallway of this severely haunted house.

Twin Peaks changed television and inspired a new kind of horror including The X Files. A drama series set in a small town, Twin Peaks showed us that high school student had been murdered. Who killed Laura Palmer? FBI agent Dale Cooper took the case and found supernatural aspects. Lynch said, "The project was to mix a police investigation with the ordinary lives of the characters." Characters such as the log lady, Hawk, Andy, Audrey and more became household names. We cared about each and we found ones to hate: Leo, Windom Earle, and more. We discovered what goes on behind closed doors, horrific secrets, Project Blue Book and UFOs, cave secrets, that owls are not what they seem, and that the log had plenty of advice. Creamed corn is evil. And along the way, we discovered who killed poor Laura. But there was more.  Beware the black lodge. Mister Lynch, we salute you!...http://tobtr.com/s/11880056..

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​THE HOOSIER BIGFOOT Verona Jones This week is about Indiana’s cryptid. Indiana has fascinating cryptids, which include a demon snake. This demon snake haunts a graveyard in Evansville, Indiana. Witnesses say the demon snake has red glowing eyes and has horns on its head.  I wanted to write about the demon snake, which is an exciting story I will write later. This week is the Indiana Bigfoot. The cryptid reported most times is the Evansville Monster. Yes, it is a Bigfoot-like creature. Indiana State University Folklore Archives is the largest university-based folklore repository in the Midwest. Tony Ward, an Archives representative, recorded Janet Archibald’s first-hand account. Archibald told of a tall, large-footed, man-like monster seen by many witnesses. The couple was parking in the woods when the monster held back a car.   TO READ MORE:

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“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.” “All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” “We loved with a love that was more than love.” “Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” “I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom.” “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door -- Only this, and nothing more."

Why Join Horror Authors Guild? HAG is a non profit organization for horror writers, actors, film workers, musicians, artists, and readers. Anyone with an interest in horror is welcome.  Our mission is to offer a diverse group of horror (dark fantasy, dark gothic, dark historical, dark mystery, sci-fi horror, true crime) writers, artists, cover artists, editors, and poets a place to belong and connect. We celebrate horror in all forms and wish to help build relationships, share information, give support, and reward excellent works. The Yaggies, named for the Baba Yaga award, is based upon Debut Novel, Novel of the Year, Novella of the Year, Short Story of the Year, Anthology of the Year, Cover of the Year, Art of the Year, Poem, and Best Audio Book. All members are welcome to any HAG events.

The Baba Yaga (Haggie) award. Designed by Trevor Smith. Winners have their name, date, and award engraved on a plate. Imagine your book displayed with a Haggie! ALL HAG members may use the HAG logos for webpages, etc.

Winners may use: "HAG Award Winner" "Yaggie Award Winner" "Baba Yaga Award Winner"

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Below is a list of ways people might die and it reflects common fears. How many of these have you used in your writing? (Meryl Rothstein   July/August 2017 Popular Mechanics) Article * wild pigs (they eat anything, swine flu) * microwaves             * electrical outlets * boats and cars        * parasites * sharks                     * lightning * stabbing and getting shot * power lines             * solar flare * EMP                       * hospital mishap * bad food                 * poison

Common poisons: hemlock, nightshade, mandrake, aconite, foxglove, opium, strychnine,  ​mercury, lead, and arsenic.

Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.”— Stephen Chbosky “I hate it that Americans are taught to fear some books and some ideas as though they were diseases.”— Kurt Vonnegut “Censorship is telling a man he can’t have a steak just because a baby can’t chew it.”— Mark Twain

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​Michael Fisher, Fish to his friends and family, has worn many hats in his long life. He’s done a little of everything, including US Navy Hospital Corpsman, club DJ, security specialist, psychiatric technician, painter, and currently, father, Mason, author and tattooer, not necessarily in that order. He has a love of ugly Hawaian shirts. He also bears a passing resemblance to Walter Sobchak. His work includes the collaborative novel It Always Bites You in the End, Legends: Emergence of Fear, FVM: The Deadliest of the Species, Doorway to Death as well as many other upcoming anthologies. Within Stranger Aeons is the first anthology on which he has taken lead. Michael is an award-winning author, artist and editor with J. J Ellington Ashton Press. Awards include Honorable Mention for Short Story of the Year 2013 for the Return of the Devil Fly in Midnight Remains, as well as Top Ten Artist and Top Ten Editor from Critters Workshop Annual Predators & Editors 2014 Awards and Top Ten Author, Artist, Editor, Book Cover, Nonfiction Article and Short Story from Critters Workshop Annual Predators & Editors 2015 Awards. He also placed in the Top Ten Author, Artist, Editor, Book Cover, Mystery Novel from Critters Workshop Annual Predators & Editors 2016 Awards. DC’s Dead was awarded J. Ellington Ashton Press’ Editor’s Choice Award for Novel in 2015, while It Always Bites You in the End was runner up for J. Ellington Ashton Press’ Editor’s Choice Award for Novel and Within Stranger Aeons was runner up for Anthology of the Year in 2016. Michael is the art director at J. Ellington Ashton Press and designs book covers under the name Meister Arthur Dunkel. He is also a member of the Horror Writers Association.

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Hazal Kaya Hazal is a new artist and model. For Whipping Girl, she modelled and tweaked the photo to reflect a Hitchcock feel. For the Curse of Cain, Hazal layered a monster that she created. Her attention to detail and ability to design what an author needs is amazing. ​If interested in hand-drawn, original art, contact catt dahman for details.

I got a bad review! What now? When you publish your book or written project, you will get reviews on Amazon or whatever platform you’re using. Those reviews will be used by the platform’s algorithm to determine how much promotion the work will receive. For example, when you reach certain levels of reviews on Amazon, they will begin including you in their bulk emails and you will appear in more searches and recommendations. It’s just how it works. So, yes, as an author, we really do need those reviews. They help us on so many levels. Read the article

The author of dozens of books offers great advice for everyone. Reviews can be cruel, wonderful, unfair, vicious, inspirational, on target, personal, of no help, funny, serious, and even unfounded. How YOU respond (or don't) will flavor your entire career. Read the article to learn all about reviews.

Dani Brown: a rare blog Dani Brown, Halloween 2020 HAG post   Nothing like a global pandemic to notice sales of Reptile (JEA Wetworks) dipping. If you’ve ever met me at an event, you’ll know you can open to any page and there will be something extreme and something horrible. It is my personal promise to you. You’ll know I sell out of this book fast and if you want a copy, you have to get there EARLY! (So early, I’ve put it in caps.) What you may not know is Reptile, along with all my other titles are available on Amazon. That particular one is even available for Kindle Unlimited. I know it is difficult to bring up on amazon, so here’s the links: USA: Link UK: Link Reptile must be my most requested book. Don’t miss out just because amazon makes it difficult. If you don’t save these links, you can always message me on facebook.com/danibrownbooks for the link or visit the pinned post, which has links for all my books. In Reptile, Ruth guts herself while enduring flashbacks of the local fetish community (who aren’t really fetish, just attention seekers, Ruth would actually be into BDSM if she had the chance to experience it for real and there’s lots of bizarro-esque madness). Becoming is told through Marcy’s flashbacks. It doesn’t have a straightforward narrative like Reptile and is much more representative of what it is like to think and function under extreme stress. It really is one of those books that you have to experience (preferably in paperback as kindle lost the formatting). I can describe it all day but you still wouldn’t get the full impact. It explains what happened to lead Marcy up to where she is, where Kord comes into her life. The demonic robotic shapeshifter from Mars. Becoming     USA kindle: Link                      USA paperback: Link                      UK kindle: Link                      UK paperback: Link 56 Seconds  USA kindle: Link                      USA paperback: Link                      UK kindle Link                      UK paperback: LInk Hopefully I’ve copied all those links properly. The important one is Reptile. It comes up on my author page but not on the amazon search (yes, it really must be that extreme). Becoming and 56 Seconds come up when you search both my name and the book. While we’re on releases, Night of the Penguins experienced an audible release while we were on full lockdown here in the UK and every day blurred into one. That’s the book you’re looking for if you’ve ever worked a job you hated or suspected management were in some sort of cult. USA: Link UK: Link I’m afraid I don’t have a fun Halloween story for this year. No vampires that sparkle when they feed on women wearing glittery eyeshadow. No Chester and Lester with Lester’s special hairspray. I don’t even have a spooky Halloween story with the Forest of the Dead and the creeps carved into the trees. However, I do have some art that features creeps carved into the trees, their souls trapped through eternity. I have a thing for medieval art, particularly from medieval manuscripts. I was sketching based on google searches for medieval art (possibly general ones, but put whatever you want to search in google, add medieval manuscript to the end and do an image search, you won’t be disappointed). I noticed one of the sketches resembled the last creep to grab at me. I decided to use that face and put in it into a tree where the creeps are trapped in eternal agony (where they belong). Medieval art is fun. It is a lot of fun. I didn’t do so well in art history so I can’t really go into the background of it, but the images are great (I should look into it one day). All of my visual art is based on medieval art. It started with cats licking their buttholes in medieval manuscripts and took off from there. I had been trying to recover my visual art skills for about two years when someone sent me a meme with the cats licking their butts in medieval manuscripts. I drew it. I drew more cats licking their butts. I drew a cat-i-pede (I haven’t seen the movie version of Cats but the reviews influenced that one, I haven’t seen Human Centipede either, think I’ll live without seeing that one). I think it is fair to say that my visual art skills are back I think Halloween has been cancelled in Liverpool this year due to lockdown restrictions, which is sucks because I love seeing the children in their costumes (my son hates trick or treating and these past few years, I’ve been providing him with a Halloween bucket filled with sweets and chocolate). I guess I’ll have to eat all the candy myself then. I can’t not buy it. It is a yearly tradition.

Another thing from medieval art is the Penis Birds (or Richard Gizzards for the sake of possible Redbubble censors). They look nothing like the original image. It was a little image someone sent to me, possibly part of a larger doodle in a medieval manuscript. It had buttcheeks with a man’s face stuck in it. Some sort of bird with a twisted neck. I removed the man’s face and the twist in the neck. The birds looked like giant penises. So that’s what they were. ​Prints and random products can be found here QueenofFilth.redbubble.com ​While we’re on the topic of global pandemics and my extreme titles, Becoming (Death’s Head Press) was released in February. If you’ve read 56 Seconds (Nihilism Revised), you’ll be familiar with Marcy. Marcy stalks DJ Donnie (still a dick, still a jerk) in a rundown bar while Honey screams inside his head. The walls ooze golden honey with a taint. Flies reanimate when Marcy twitches her fingers. Even the dusty taxidermy springs back to life. Becoming is the story of how Marcy died. This story is just as extreme as Reptile but a lot more complex. If you read my story Visions in Blue in Dig Two Graves Vol 1 (Death’s Head Press), you’ve met the creeps before. I don’t typically write from real life, but I was getting absolutely sick of men (mainly men, women can be just as bad), coming up to me and grabbing at me because I write sex in my books or “if you aren’t asking for it, why are you wearing that”. I don’t often leave my house because of it, but I reached my breaking point, especially as this was happening at events and cons where I’m trying to speak to people interested in my books. Wannabe writers can be especially guilty of this. So I trapped the souls of these creeps into the bark of the trees inside the Forest of the Dead (Marcy’s underworld). By the way, not like it is anyone’s business, but I’m really prude, uptight and squeamish in person. Why do you think I can describe body fluids and body functions in such vivid detail!?! If the creeps were going to accuse me of writing from life as an excuse for sexual harassment, then damn right I would write them. Guess that isn’t the real life they were wanting though. I am currently open to illustration commissions. I don’t do book covers yet, but as I’ll be doing my own book cover for my next self published title, Karen and the Crabs from Outer Space, it is only a matter of time. I’ve been using my lockdown time to really put my career where I want it. However, I still haven’t found the time to clean up my Deviant Art page. Prints and random products are available on Redbubble. ​I haven’t had much time for “fun” writing but all writing is fun for me. I’ve been more focusing on my more experimental texts, all of these hit elements of horror.  However, I did eventually finish Karen and the Crabs from Outer Space. That’s the first “fun” story I’ve written since Sparky the Spunky Robot way back in October of 2017. Also wrote a Chester and Lester Halloween story that year. There will eventually be a Chester and Lester novel. I have notes for it. I also have notes for a second Ketamine Addicted Pandas and two spinoffs (okay, that one is both fun and extreme). Once I get Karen and the Space Crabs out into the world and I finish We Gave the World Synthpop Dreams (think horror and erotica, but not paranormal romance) I have notes for a serious sci-fi offering and notes for a fun, erotic sci-fi offering. That second is finally the Dream Princess novel I’ve been talking about writing since January 2018. Lots of sexbots.

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“Ragnarok Rising Saga,”he blends the zombie genre with the events of Norse Mythology. The series has been called “a thinking man’s apocalyptic world.” This is a unique approach that creates a new sub-genre in Apocalyptic Fiction. Debuting in July of 2012, the series has been featured on radio shows on three continents. He is also known in science fiction for “The Infinite Black Series This series is basedn the hit video game from Spellbook Studio. ​Approached by Spellbook Studio to create the history of their universe, D.A.’s series explores the rich tapestry that is The Infinite Black. Download and play the game for free at www.Spellbook.com. His two most recent releases are Cold Hunger which he co-wrote with Author Catt Dahman and Apex Predator: Wolf Moon. Wolf Moon is a tale which explores Native American lore and creatures known as the Dogman. Both available now from J. Ellington Ashton Press.

In November of 2018, D.A. took on the challenging role of C.E.O. of J. Ellington Ashton Press. In March of 2020, D.A. was elected first president of the Horror Author’s Guild. Find more about his work at: www.jellingtonashton.com www.amazon.com/author/daroberts https://www.facebook.com/DARobertsAuthor/ https://www.haguild.com/

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Jasper Bark  is modest, friendly, a stunning writer, and now he presents the funniest video ever!

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Mark Woods Mark Woods is the Head Chef of a small community pub in Norfolk where most of his work is set, and is a U.K horror author responsible for the novels Time of Tides, Fear of the Dark, Arachnattack, Killer Cruise, The Golem, and more recently, Fear of the Dead., He was also one of six authors who contributed towards the creation of the vampire novel, Feral Hearts, for J.Ellington Ashton Preas.

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I am a fiction writer; A creator of larger-than-life heroes of ages gone by;Great wizards gone bad, and those who resist them; War between Alien races intent on the annihilation of any being not their own, and weaker ones in need of a savior- as well as the One who becomes their savior; A horrific selection of common items and places holding terrible secrets, some tales to get you to laugh or cry, or even to jump out of your seat. When you get to my writing, sit back, hold on, and enjoy the adrenaline rush! http://johntmherres.wordpress.com/ ​

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Violet Tempest Summerville, SC Look around you, there are strange and unusual things taking place all the time. Hi, I'm Violet Tempest, my goal is to help others see the world the way I do. Beyond the ordinary lies another realm, one that is bizarre and eerie; yet at the same time, alluring and breathtaking. That's the one I hope to help you see. Come join the journey at http://violettempest.com where I introduce some of the paranormal legends from South Carolina, short fictional pieces of horror, and other items of interest. When you hop on over there remember to grab on to your soul, unleash your imagination, and let your mind soar into the unknown. You can also find my short story, "Deceitful Innocence" in The Grotesquerie. An Anthology of 22 short stories of horror written by women authors. The link to my book is https://www.amazon.com/Legends-Old-Violet-Tempest-ebook/dp/B06XCHWNG9 Website is https://violettempest.wordpress.com/ My Twitter handle is @violet_gothicau  Facebook link  https://www.facebook.com/violettempest1

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