Instigation Prompts: Scary Politics

In December’s issue of The Goreletter, I posted the following list of story starters for “Scary Politics.” As the primary season is heating up to the boiling point of hellfire, I thought I’d copy it here to the blog, as a reminder that there's no better place for reimagining the world -- and for doing so in horrific ways -- than in the real world of American politics. If you didn’t see this before, it’s because you don’t subscribe to my newsletter. SUBSCRIBE (or fill out the form to update your email address) and you’ll get Instigation fresh off the…

Goreletter 10.2 Mailed

The Goreletter Vol. 10, #2 was delivered to mailing list subscribers on 12/29/15 @ 3pm est. It contains extra entertainment/material not available here on the weblog version, including a new gorelets poem, a mini year-in-review, information about upcoming events, a batch of "political" instigation prompts, and new art/photos. But most importantly, it contains news about the NEW YEAR'S EVE GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY in the currently running contest rally. If you subscribe to the Goreletter you can win a rare leatherbound, lettered edition of my fiction collection, Proverbs for Monsters. All you need to do is sign up for the newsletter…

Instigation Prompts: Horror for the Holidays

In last November's issue of The Goreletter, I posted the following list of story starters for "Horror for the Holidays." Since the season will soon be upon us, I thought I'd share it here on the blog, to help the sicko writers out there get started on corrupting their holiday imaginations early. If you didn't see this before, it's because you don't subscribe to my newsletter. SUBSCRIBE and you'll get Instigation fresh off the grill. And if you want whole trove of things like this, pick up my ebook, Instigation: Creative Prompts on the Dark Side Horror for the Holidays…

The Goreletter 10.1 Mailed

The Goreletter Vol. 10, #1 -- the first issue of 2015 -- was delivered to mailing list subscribers on 6/24/15 @ 10:15pm est. It contains extra entertainment/material not available here on the weblog version, including a new gorelets poem, information on upcoming summer signings, and new art. The image below, for instance, was included in the newsletter, and you can see more weirdness like it in my flickr gallery. If you subscribe and did not receive this issue, or just want to see the back issues, review the archives at gorelets.com. If you need to check or update your subscription’s…

The Goreletter 9.5 Mailed

The Goreletter Vol. 9, #5 -- the last issue for 2014 -- was delivered to mailing list subscribers on 11/27/14 @ 9:30pm est. It contains extra entertainment/material not available here on the weblog version, including info about the bonus materials in the 20th Anniversary re-release of my novel Grave Markings, the best poems from my Halloween night poetry slam with Stephanie Wytovich, a #HorrorSelfies contest and a new poem based on an piece of weird art I made called "Chernobyl Potatoes". A version of the image above was also included in the newsletter -- if you like it, you can…