In 1982, Stephen King's four-novella collection, Different Seasons, was introduced to the world. Two of the four stories, "The Body" and "Rita Hayworth and S...

Something you should know about me: I'm a sucker for coming-of-age stories. I love reading them and I love writing them. So, when I heard Chad Lutzke's Of Fo...

How is the whole "social distancing" working out for everybody? I think we're dealing pretty well at the Deady Estates. That said, it was time to take a brea...

Somebody who can reckon with the past, who can live with the past in the present, and move towards the future - that's fabulous. -Bruce Springsteen I hope ev...

I’ve told the story many times about how I became hooked on the horror genre as a reader. I was twelve or thirteen years old and needed a new book to read. T...

In no particular order, my favorite non-fiction reads of 2019. These are books read in 2019, not necessarily released in 2019. I've always loved true crime, ...

Banned books week is coming next month. Maybe it's a little early to start talking about it...or maybe we should be talking about it all the time? Anyway, I'...

Congratulations to Richard Alan Scott for the suggestion of "Coleridge" for the name of the house in my currently untitled novella. For his creative efforts,...

Nothing beats sitting on the beach, or by the pool, or...anywhere with a good book. If you're a horror fan, and I know you are, 2019 has a lot of new release...

StokerCon 2019 was held in Grand Rapids, MI from May 9th through May 12th. It was my fourth StokerCon and the event seems to get better each year. The panels...

Give your best suggestion for an Estate name for your chance to have it featured in an upcoming story! In 1898 Henry James published his novella, The Turn of...

Don't miss my top book recs for WHIM 2016 February is Women in Horror Month. This is a relatively new event to celebrate women who contributed to the genre. ...

A first-hand telling of the 2016 writers retreat! The Stanley Hotel Writers Retreat took place last month and I had the honor of spending four days with some...