Today I unveiled an extremely experimental new short story on Lulu entitled “The Beat”. Set in the 1940′s, “The Beat” is the tale of a vampire and his obsession with a jazz singer. I have been obsessed with the literary stylings of Jack Kerouac ever since I read ON THE ROAD in the 6th grade. [...]

Stories From the Plague Years June 8, 2010 • • • I’d like to invite you all to check out the new website for my good friend and amazing writing mentor Michael Marano: www.michaelmarano.com. I just finished designing it today for him in preparation of the upcoming release of his new collection of short stories [...]

LONG ISLAND, NY, February 9, 2010 — A master of otherworldly suspense and a literary fiction darling have taken top honors in the 3rd Annual Black Quill Awards, as winners were announced today by DARK SCRIBE MAGAZINE, the virtual magazine “dedicated to the books that keep readers up at night.” Chicago-based author Gillian Flynn snagged [...]

The wait is finally over for anxious members of the Horror Writers Association. Late last night the PRELIMINARY ballot for the 2009 Bram Stoker Awards were announced. I am VERY excited to see that my novel Eternal Vigilance 2: The Death of Illusions has made it this far. Thank you to everyone who recommended the [...]

Book trailer for IN THE CLOSET, UNDER THE BED, the new short story collection from award-winning dark scribe Lee Thomas. Book trailer from Circle of Seven Productions. IN THE CLOSET, UNDER THE BED published by Dark Scribe Press (www.darkscribepress.com. Bookmark to: Hide Sites

When it first aired in 1959, The Twilight Zone was nothing less than groundbreaking television. Freed from much of the censors’ strict oversight because of the show’s classification as “science fiction,” the 156 filmed episodes explored powerful and moving human themes—love, hate, pride, jealousy, terror—in their own unique style.The show has since inspired two revivals, [...]

Rodents Gabrielle S. Faust ©2009 Gerald opened his eyes to find the gerbils were encroaching. From his place on the floor where he had fallen during his attempted escape, hitting his head solidly on the edge of the granite kitchen breakfast bar, he could see them inching into the room from the dark hall like [...]

The Ordeal © Gabrielle S. Faust 2009 Edmond sat alone in the dungeon below the church, his ankles and wrists bound by heavy iron chains. Earlier that evening he had been awaken by the sound of screaming men, chanting the word of God as they crashed through his home, ripping him away from the simple [...]