As bits and pieces of our lives return to normal, I’m writing every day. My latest project is The Vanishing Girl, book four in the Darkwater Cove series, which will hit Amazon in mid-July. Readers occasionally ask for a peek behind the curtain at my methodology for creating stories. How I Write The most common […]
With Whispers in the Dark in proofreading mode, I’m already beginning Darkwater Cove #4 – The Vanishing Girl. A lot of readers ask me about my writing process, so here’s a sneak peak behind the curtain. I begin the writing process with several pages of notes, but I give myself creative freedom to alter the […]
We’re living in uncertain, frightening times. I hope five years from now I look back at this post, knowing we made it through and our world is more prepared for future crises. But for now we can only do our part to stay safe and stop the spread of COVID-19. Many of you don’t know […]
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 […]