Below you will find a link to download this story as a word doc! It is very long and I could see reading it on a website being painful. But, as a teaser, I've included the text of the first chapter below to draw you in! Kindle, PDF, and Mobi files are all free for … Continue reading Home for the Holidays
This is a story I wrote in 2016, but I've gone through and re-written it to match my current style better and fix several gratuitous grammatical errors. It takes place before A Man of the Mountain, Whiteout and Downpour (a book series) and serves as a good introduction to Nick Ventner, my favorite drunken monster … Continue reading The Lake
Part 3!
Frank slumped into the tired remains of the long-abandoned fast-food chicken restaurant. The fluorescent lights had been repaired and most of the rats scared away, but it still didn’t feel like the best place for a meeting. There was a church across the street, nice old building, but of course, a gathering there would raise … Continue reading Short Story – Necromantic Abominations Anonymous
Hello! This is the prologue for Downpour, the upcoming sequel to my first novel, Whiteout. If you haven't read Whiteout, STOP HERE, because there are spoilers ahead. Go pick yourself up a copy on Amazon, and then come back and check this out 🙂 Downpour is scheduled to be published in 2020 by Aberrant Literature, … Continue reading Downpour – Prologue
Mokole Mbembe – The One Who Stops the Flow of Rivers "The Congo River at sunset, Democratic Republic of the Congo" by water.alternatives is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 This week on Cryptids Decrypted, John and I are talking about a fascinating myth from the Congo River Basin, Mokole Mbembe (pronounced M’Kay-lay Bem-bay, we think). … Continue reading Mokole-Mbembe – A History of the Mystery
Below is part 2 of The Stakes, a short Nick Ventner tale that will conclude with Part 3 in a week or so. If you like what you read, be sure to share it around!
This is the first of a 2 or 3 part (We'll see how the story goes) Nick Ventner Tale that I will be releasing over the coming weeks. I'm about halfway done with the rest, so expect to see it soon! Also, we have an official release date for Whiteout of May 1st, 2018! We'll … Continue reading The Stakes – Part 1
Hello everyone! I know, it's been very quiet around here lately, so I wanted to give you an update on what's going on with my various projects. While nothing is getting posted to the site, I've been writing like a madman. I'll start with pieces that are the closest to being finished and move on … Continue reading Upcoming Projects
What follows is the prologue to my first novel, Whiteout, now available for purchase on Amazon as well as other online retailers! If you like what you read, order a copy on Kindle, Paperback, or Hardback, and add us on GoodReads! Every share, add, and pre-order helps us get this story out there. Thanks for … Continue reading Whiteout Prologue
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