Another Shark Week is here and gone. It’s kind of sad, but the memories (and the new Shark Week shirts) will last a lifetime.

I thought I’d take the opportunity to post a writing update.

My good friend and fellow scribe Kurt Dinan has posted an interview with me on his blog, in which we talk about my two collections, the Felix Renn novel, and whether ( Read more... )

It looks like the eBook version of The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 5 has arrived a few weeks ahead of the trade paperback release. This one features my novelette, "The House on Ashley Avenue," reprinted from my collection Every House Is Haunted (and recently nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award!). Here's the cover and table of contents:


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Very excited to announce that I will be an author guest at this year’s Fan Expo / Festival of Fear, which takes place August 22-25 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. I’ll be selling and signing books, and probably spending a large part of my time prying Kathryn off of Nathan Fillion. Personally, I’m looking forward to a Katey Sagal sighting, ( Read more... )

The table of contents for Imaginarium 2013: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing has been posted. My story, "Aces," has been selected from my collection Every House Is Haunted. I also received six honourable mentions, including one for my Felix Renn story "Midnight Blonde" (which originally appeared in Supernatural Tales). This is a great series ( Read more... )

I’m very excited to announce that the audio book version of my dark fiction collection Every House Is Haunted is now available from Audible!

Currently reading: The Damned Highway, by Brian Keene and Nick Mamatas

So I’ve got some pretty huge news to report. My story, “The House on Ashley Avenue,” from my collection Every House Is Haunted, has been nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award in the novelette category!

The winners will be announced at Readercon in Burlington, Massachusetts - a convention I’ve been to many times before and count as one of my ( Read more... )

So my book Every House Is Haunted has been out for about six months now. It wasn’t a best-seller and Hollywood hasn’t come by with a truck full of cash, but I’m still very proud of it. The book seems to be selling well, and while I may not be rich in terms of money, I definitely feel richer for the experience.

I’m not writing for a living just yet, ( Read more... )

I’m very excited to announce that the anthology Shadows Edge is now available for pre-order. Edited by the multi-talented Simon Strantzas and published by Gray Friar Press, this book is sure to be a great one.

Here’s the cover and the table of contents:


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I'm excited and honoured to announce that my story, "The House on Ashley Avenue" (featured in my collection Every House Is Haunted), has been selected by Ellen Datlow for The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 5, due from Night Shade Books in June.

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a general news roundup. The past few months all I’ve really talked about are my two collections, but there’s been some other stuff going on that, unfortunately, has gotten kind of pushed to the wayside as a result.

I’ve got a couple of new short stories out. A dark comedy, “I Hate Needles,” in the eBook anthology ( Read more... )