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Author of horror & crime. History professor. Great Pyrenees obsessed. Movie & book obsessed. Proprietor of @TheScythianWolf . He/Him.

West Virginia, USA
Joined August 2020
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My books so far! Links below.
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I love how the monster in The Alligator People (1959) wears khakis
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Appalachians are mocked and made fun of so badly that we’re taught to be ashamed of ourselves. Not doing that anymore, so here’s me playing banjo, of which I’ve been embarrassed too long.
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The John Carpenter movie I rewatch most often. He signed this in 2016!
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It’s tough to see your book fail. You put your entire being into a novel, and then you watch it sink unread. It’s an awful feeling.
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Signed the contract for a novel! A crime thriller set in 1968 releasing next year!
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#NowWatching my favorite Wes Craven movie: The Serpent and the Rainbow (1987)
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COVER REVEAL! My occult horror novel COLOSSUS WITH A POISON TONGUE releases July 1. Link to the ebook pre-order below.
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The ‘werewolf break’ ticking down in The Beast Must Die (1974) ‘Have you guessed who the werewolf is?’
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Finally real. I wrote the first word on February 26, 2022. Turned in a final draft August 1, 2022. Held it for the first time September 23, 2023.
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Celebrating 50s sci-fi. Here’s my collection. With these choices, what’s your perfect drive-in double feature?
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RELEASE DAY! THE PROMISE OF PLAGUE WOLVES, my historical horror novel, is out now. Grateful for any help spreading the word.
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Watching JCVD tonight. What’s your perfect Van Damme double feature?
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Release day! My first book as editor, DEATH'S OTHER KINGDOM: HORROR TALES OF WORLD WAR I, is out! Link below. Thank you so much to all who have supported this project. And thanks to everyone who submitted stories. Truly grateful.
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The interior title page for Colossus with a Poison Tongue. Release is July 1. Goodreads below!
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Billy the Kid vs Dracula is art, pure cinematic art
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Just read a batshit story: The Monster of Lake LaMetrie (1899) by Wardon Allan Curtis. A man finds a dinosaur, cuts off the top of its skull, puts his dead friend's brain in skull. Dino lives, speaks, sings Gregorian chants. Murders. Gets the shit shot out of it by the army 🤣
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Thanks to everyone for the kind responses so far. You’re giving me courage to embrace who I am. Here’s one more for you:
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My books so far! Links below.
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Here’s one to improve your day: Lugosi and Karloff snuggling
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RELEASE DAY! A SÉANCE FOR WICKED KING DEATH, my noir novel set in the fraudulent world of ghost talk, parlor tricks, and black-veiled mourners, is out now in paperback and ebook. Grateful for any help spreading the word.
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Four by Stuart Gordon on a stormy Monday
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Happy birthday to my beautiful pup. Duncan is three! Spoiling him more than usual this weekend.
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The “future” according to 80s Italy
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An NES Triple Thriller Chiller
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My beloved Hammer shelves to begin the year. There’s no film company I love more.
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I have a new novel releasing this summer. Colossus with a Poison Tongue July 1. Amazon and Goodreads links below!
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My books so far! Links below.
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Fulci double feature tonight. In need of comfort movies from my favorite director
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Two serious men playing in the snow
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In 1992, Universal Monsters were cool enough to do an ad campaign for Pepsi 🤣
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A couple Man With No Name novels to read!
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Some beautiful NES horror
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The Crazies (1973) is a Romero gem that deserves more love.
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Been waiting on this book to arrive for a long time. Harlan Ellison’s Greatest Hits! Contents below if interested.
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Ready to squander Saturday
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SNES hooked up now
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Duncan on his couch in the garage looks like a man in a dog suit
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Couldn’t resist upgrading this one!
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COVER REVEAL: Here it is! The cover of THE PROMISE OF PLAGUE WOLVES. Designed by the wonderful @The_Jestress !
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Everything is beautiful in this photo. Makes me happy.
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Collected Ghost Stories by M.R. James is my favorite horror book
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Do you want a free signed copy of The Hangman Feeds the Jackal: A Gothic Western? Like and retweet to enter the giveaway. I'll pick a winner on November 12! *US only*
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Shook it off and wrote a new sci-fi story this morning called “Worship Beneath a White Sky.” Thanks to everyone for being so kind yesterday.
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Been dying to announce this! My 1950s crime novel, A Seance for Wicked King Death, is releasing from Shotgun Honey in November!
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New Authors: Chris McGinley ( @ChrisMcGinley12 ), Mark Powell ( @ColdMtnReview ), Coy Hall ( @CoyHallBooks ), Brett Lovell ( @BrettWLovell )
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The cover and title of my first historical horror anthology with @TheScythianWolf . Follow the press for more details as they're unveiled this week!
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Taking a leap and starting a small press of horror & crime called The Scythian Wolf. I'm going to publish two of my story collections first, but I want to learn and grow. One day I hope to take on books by other authors. Logo is from a 1658 bestiary! Follow @TheScythianWolf
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Book signing at the library today. Wish me luck!
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The Hammer Dracula/Van Helsing Saga
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A graphic passage in The Promise of Plague Wolves. I truly hope this horror novel finds an audience. I’m proud of it. In this scene, Grau, Toader, and the Lieutenant take a man dying from smallpox, left alone.
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I finished draft one of a secret project today! NOBODY WORSHIPS THE PALE CROW is a 330 page horror novel set in 1919 Appalachia.
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If you enjoy westerns that are dark and bloody, give this novel a look. Murder, hatred, and filth in gothic ruins.
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#NowWatching Lady Frankenstein (1971) with the wonderful Rosalba Neri
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Ending this weekend with two classics by Lamberto Bava
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My favorite stress relieving comfort movie
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New profile photo
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I set up this little desk in a window nook upstairs. It’s where I write each morning. Been nice to separate creative work from the day job in the home office downstairs. Mentally, I don’t want this novel to touch that space.
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10 favorites from 1932
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Author copies have arrived. A satisfying sight.
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In Tales of Terror (1962), Richard Matheson adapts 3 Poe tales, Roger Corman directs, and just look at those stars
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Vague but I can now say my crime novel The Switchblade Svengali has a publisher! Hypnotism, a UFO cult, spiraling mental illness, and murder in 1968 Arizona.
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Here it is! The cover of A PANTHEON OF THIEVES AND OTHER WEIRD TALES! Eight stories of strange divinities and beautiful horrors. Find Obsession. Find Madness. Find Worship. Pre-order available now:
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My first crime novel (noir with a 1950s setting) releases from @ShotgunHoney November 10! It’s called A Seance for Wicked King Death. Hoping to have it up on Goodreads soon.
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Basic submission details for DEATH'S OTHER KINGDOM: HORROR TALES OF WORLD WAR I, the first historical horror anthology from @TheScythianWolf More details to follow!
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For the past 20 years, I’ve read two Philip K Dick novels per year, pacing myself so his oeuvre would last. Sadly, I have read all the novels and short stories. Caused physical pain to finish the final one this year. Feel a little lost.
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Colossus with a Poison Tongue, my occult horror novel, is now on Goodreads. Link below!
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I’d be satisfied watching Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (1981) on repeat for the rest of winter (and beyond) #NowWatching
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Open Call—WWI Horror—begins Aug 1 I’ve hired 2 people to read the 1st round of submissions. I gave 3 criteria that a story must meet to be passed to me. I will read and select from the 2nd round. Names will be redacted from the stories to prevent me from selecting only friends.
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Admiring the American Science Fiction sets. Just gorgeous.
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My books. Links below.
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With @TheScythianWolf , I'm creating historical horror anthologies I want to read. I want writers to explore dark corners of history that are often ignored in favor of the well-worn paths. I hope you'll follow the press and join me. Details about the first open call soon!
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Made the local paper. And for a good reason this time.
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🦇🎃🎃 Halloween Giveaway 🎃🎃🦇 Want a free hardcover edition of Grimoire of the Four Impostors? Like and retweet. That’s all you have to do to enter! I’ll pick a winner on October 16. *US only*
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My family when anyone invades our sphere by ringing the doorbell at anytime
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I choose Kirk or Spock depending on workday + mood
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Recieved the proof copy of Death’s Other Kingdom! Couldn’t be more pleased 1/2
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Received the proof copy of Colossus with a Poison Tongue!
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Show us a perfect movie poster
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save me Brazilian poster for The Curse of the Cat People (1944) save me
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Happy 74th birthday to the great Reb Brown! Doing it right today.
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Final proof copy in for Colossus with a Poison Tongue! Very pleased. Release is July 1.
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The goal for Death's Other Kingdom: Horror Tales of WWI is to sell 200 copies. If reached, we'll do another anthology (paid & open call). The next book will explore the Scientific Revolution. Here's the cover. If you want to help us reach our goal, link for WWI book is below!
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Four silent horrors from Germany—gorgeous each
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Celebrating 8 years of marriage to Olivia today. I don't know what I'd do without her. I love her so much.
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Much love to my friends. Hope you have a wonderful 2024!
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Eager to revisit The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974)
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Working on the Mario Bava collection. I’m short a few, but I’m getting there.
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Three novels that screwed me up as a kid. I was never the same 🤣
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A Bela Lugosi double feature for this icy Saturday
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My dream is to create an audio drama series. This would be an anthology series, a different story each episode—horror and macabre mysteries. A ghastly host would preside over the proceedings.
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10 favorite gialli (not directed by Argento): Don't Torture a Duckling Red Queen Kills Seven Times Who Saw Her Die? Blood & Black Lace All the Colors of the Dark Torso Your Vice is a Locked Room The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll The Psychic
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Hoping to reveal more details soon, but I'll have two novels (one 17th century horror and one 1950s crime) releasing in 2023! Until then, here are my books (links below):
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Title page of my latest. I wanted to write this novel to put in all the weird and strange details I’ve gathered over a decade of studying and teaching occult history. The language, the books, the rituals—all drawn from the past. Colossus with a Poison Tongue releases July 1.
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If you enjoy historical horror, give this novel a look. Occult terror in 1686 Austria.
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Wine, a storm, and an Argento classic tonight
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There’s something about Psycho III. It’s one my main comfort movies.
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Snowed in, bundled up, watching Seven Samurai (1954)
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#NowWatching Scream and Scream Again (1970) with Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, and Peter Cushing
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Absolutely huge short story acceptance today! Have to keep it vague for now, but this is historical horror in an era I love. I’ll share details when I can!
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On tap tonight: The Wicker Man (1973)
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John Wayne criticized High Plains Drifter (1973), saying ‘That isn’t what the West was all about. That isn’t the American people who settled this country.’ Misanthropy is in the heart of the gothic western because it’s in the heart of history
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