Discounted Arnzen Ebooks for Halloween & NaNoWriMo 2019

Seasons greetings! During the week leading up to Halloween 2019 (10/27-10/31) only you can get the kindle version of my tale of Van Helsing (i.e. unauthorized Dracula sequel), Murrmann, for FREE! Just download it directly from Amazon.com from Sunday 10/27/19 through Thursday 10/31/19 and you'll have the ebook forever. Enjoy! (I'd love to see some new reader reviews, especially if you liked it.) Free from 10/27-10/31/19 PST! I've also reduced my other ebooks available on the kindle from Mastication Publications by a buck or two each for a limited time, so browse around while you're there! Also, since November is…

Exploring Dark Short Fiction Series 2019

Smartly edited by Eric J. Guignard and gorgeously illustrated by Michelle Prebich, these books are an excellent way to get to know (or if you already know them, then to better understand) the pre-eminent writers of SHORT STORIES in the horror genre. They feature five-to-six selected stories that represent their strengths, each including an academic commentary that I provide (along with a longer essay I contribute on why that author matters in the grander scheme of things). It's a fantastic series of "primers" and serves an important function to the genre, as so many of the authors are celebrated for…

Horror Stories for Xmas 2018!

Editor Kevin Kennedy is back with yet another batch of horror stories for xmas with Collected Christmas Horror Shorts Vol. 2, now available on amazon.com in ebook and paperbook formats. It includes a paranormal story by me I think you'll enjoy called "Catching Santa" and the entire collection is a great way to bring in the holiday spirit (literally). Publisher's Description: Some people love Christmas for religious reasons, others prefer it for the food, drink and parties, but for some other people, it's just another time of year to get up to mischief. This anthology is filled with tales of…

Exploring Dark Short Fiction Series 2018: Kaaron Warren #2 & Nisi Shawl #3

Following up on the success of the first study of contemporary writer Steve Rasnic Tem, 2018 saw the publication of two new entries into the Exploring Dark Short Fiction Series published by Dark Moon Books: Primers to Australian author Kaaron Warren (#2) and -- just released this December -- Afrofuturist Nisi Shawl (#3). Smartly edited by Eric J. Guignard and gorgeously illustrated by Michelle Prebich, these books are an excellent way to get to know (or if you know them, to better understand) the pre-eminent writers of SHORT STORIES in the horror genre, because they feature five-to-six selected stories that…

Joltober 2018

I often intermittently post dark poetry and sick "very short stories" (sometimes called #vss) on social media, but to celebrate Halloween season this year, I've decided to post a new "jolt" each day to my twitter account throughout October 2018. Since my friends at Raw Dog Screaming Press helped instigate me, I thought it would be fitting to call it "Joltober" in tribute to 100 Jolts, which they published originally 14 years ago! Keep your eyes on this for a new horror story posted daily throughout this October ⚡️ “#Joltober: A Horror Story a Day for October (2018)”https://t.co/J3R4IpjcXr— Michael Arnzen…