A legend among horror writers, Brian Keene is the winner of two Bram Stoker awards and the 2014 World Horror Grandmaster award. Many also know Brian Keene for his tireless work for Scares That Care, a non-profit charity that raises money for cancer patients and burn victims. Today we look at five Brian Keene books […]
Anyone who’s spent time on this forum knows how much I love Jack Ketchum, in my opinion the greatest horror writer of his generation. His books are thought provoking, gut wrenching, heartfelt, and yeah, scary as hell. Like the great Richard Laymon, Jack Ketchum left us too soon. Today is a labor of love. I […]
In 1981, Thomas Harris penned Red Dragon, the first dark thriller of the series that would become known as the Hannibal Lecter novels. But the series didn’t explode in popularity until 1991 when the movie adaptation of Silence of the Lambs, starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, hit theaters. With the 2006 release of Hannibal […]
Darkwater Cove, my new serial killer thriller, is available on Amazon! Read now on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082326D7K Three years ago, FBI agent Darcy Gellar almost died at the hands of a serial killer. Struggling with her demons, Darcy moves her family to Genoa Cove. With the sadistic killer she captured serving a life sentence, she hopes a […]
Rachel Caine’s Stillhouse Lake series straddles the line between psychological thriller and serial killer horror. One of this decade’s best page-turning thrillers, Stillhouse Lake delivers an airtight plot and characters you will cheer for…and fear. What would you do if you found out your husband was a serial killer? That’s the hook Caine uses to […]
During late summer of 2019, I needed a new story concept. Something I could sink my teeth into. I was eight books into the Scarlett Bell dark thriller series and finding a great deal of enjoyment in the characters and plot lines. But I wanted a different theme, a darker story line, a series that […]
Thriller author Jim Heskett brought me on the show this week to discuss our favorite novels of the last year. We also talked Scarlett Bell and what she’s up to these days. The main subject is my personal favorite thriller, Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine. I take an unconventional angle – the key themes of […]
Chad Lutzke and John Boden are two of my favorite new horror writers. When I heard they were collaborating, I couldn’t wait to read the results. This duo is magic. I read Out Behind the Barn without stopping. Good thing I did, as this story runs a staggering gamut of emotions best experienced in one […]
Melissa Lason and Michelle Garza, better known as The Sisters of Slaughter, are two of horror’s fastest rising stars. Melissa and Michelle began writing stories together as children, a collaborative process which recently culminated with an opportunity to write alongside Richard Chizmar, Brian Keene, and Stephen Kozeniewski for Serial Box’s Silverwood: The Door. Their latest […]
Today we’ll look at authors like Stephen King, talented horror writers you need to read before the entire world discovers them. Some of these authors have already reached a high level of success and had their books optioned for movies. Other writers are flying under the radar, or swimming in the dark and swampy depths, […]