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"It'd creeped over the far edge of the rock, just a hand at first, long fork-like fingers gripping the dead animal like a doll. Then I saw the head, and it grinned at me, bright golden eyes cutting the darkness like two beacons. It was as though it knew I was there and had waited for the most opportune time to make its grand entrance and scare the piss out of me, which it did, but I hadn't noticed that until later.

"When I finally made it past the dreadful glow of its eyes, the rest of the thing's face came into focus..."

From Deep in the Darkness

 





Saturday, June 12, 2010
DEAD SOULS PUBLISHED IN POLAND

My novel DEAD SOULS is now available in Poland. This is the second title of mine published in Poland, the first being Deep in the Darkness. Here's the cover:

posted by Mike at 9:45 AM


Tuesday, January 19, 2010
FIRES RISING PUBLISHED IN GERMANY

Hey all,


My most recent release, FIRES RISING, has been published by Otherworld Verlag, in Germany. Get your copy by clicking the link, or visiting the Otherworld Verlag website. Check out the cool cover art:


posted by Mike at 7:06 AM


Thursday, September 10, 2009
Props from the OPIE AND ANTHONY show.

Hey all--I received a note from fellow horror writing enthusiast and friend Paul Legerski saying that yours truly was given some kudos (sort of) on the OPIE AND ANTHONY radio show. Well...it's true! Gregg 'Opie' Hughes and I go way back. we belonged to the same fraternity in college, and even worked a bit in radio together in Geneva NY, back when I aspired to find success in that field. Ultimately I gave up (a year of doing overnights in nowhere, NY at minimum wage ultimately did me in), and returned home. My pal Gregg kept at it, and the rest is history. Hey, if I'd stuck in for the long haul, it might've ended up the Opie and Laimo show, heh heh. Probably not. But what counts is that Gregg and I up until a couple of years ago had kept in touch, and he became a fan of my books. A discussion of horror writers came up, and Opie was nice enough to offer up some kind words about my work. Of course, Anthony (like everyone else on the planet) kidded about my last name. But in the end, it was all good fun, and a thrill to hear my name mentioned on national radio.

Here's a link to the show. The discussion takes place starting around 28 minutes.

posted by Mike at 12:57 PM


Sunday, August 16, 2009
UPDATE COMING SOON

Website was down, but it's now back up, thanks to my pal, horror author Scott A. Johnson. Check out Scott's work here:

SCOTT A. JOHNSON

posted by Mike at 9:04 AM


Wednesday, June 24, 2009
DEEP IN THE DARKNESS PUBLISHED IN POLAND




posted by Mike at 9:25 AM


Friday, June 19, 2009



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posted by Mike at 7:34 AM


Tuesday, May 12, 2009
1-800-SUICIDE NOW ONLINE

1-800-SUICIDE, the film, is now online. Written and directed by Jeven Dovey, it's a short film based on my short story of the same name. Enjoy:

1-800-SUICIDE

posted by Mike at 6:40 AM