We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson This is a brilliant book, suitable for anyone who loves macabre, twisted stories that almost (but not quite) veer into the supernatural. If it weren’t for a slightly predictable twist and a few other minor flaws it would have been superb. The story involves two …
Tag: horror
Jul 08
Book Review – Winter People
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon I really liked this book, and am glad that I have found a new author to follow when I’m in the mood for something creepy and dark. I think “winter people” are like the opposite of “summer people” which is to say, the opposite of people who are only …
Oct 21
Gingerbread House Cover
The photo at the bottom is the original cover for this pair of short stories that I published last year. The stories are both horror + comedy, a sub-genre I’ve had some success with. I chose the close up of the stock because I just wanted a photo (that I owned the rights to) that …
Mar 04
Gingerbread Robot
When I made the gingerbread houses for the cover of my epublished short stories I had a lot of extra dough left over. I had this idea in my mind of making an adorable evil robot. Delightfully, the robot is bigger than the houses, so it made a fun diorama for my Christmas party. Something …
Feb 25
Big Gingerbread House
I had created the little gingerbread house to use for the new book cover for my short stories and Jeremy took some great photos, but the photos weren’t the right size so we had to re-shoot. It took a few weeks to schedule the second shooting, so I had time to redesign the house to …