by Joe Mynhardt | Mar 27, 2025 | Interviews, Updates
Tell us a bit more about you and where you’re from. Michael Porter: I am from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, specifically Chesapeake. What inspired your winning story? Why did that particular theme resonate with you? Michael: I wanted to do something with Cosmic...
by Joe Mynhardt | Mar 22, 2025 | Crystal Lake Kids, Updates
Claudia Christian and Chris McAuley are working on The Mother Tree, a kids book coming later this year to Crystal Lake Publishing. Claudia Christian has been in the film and television business as a performer for over 40 years. She has starred in over 50 films and...
by Joe Mynhardt | Mar 8, 2025 | Updates
Artwork by Joana Halerz. Out 23 May. What chance does one ordinary person have when threatened by uncaring supernatural forces set in motion long ago?
by Joe Mynhardt | Mar 7, 2025 | Updates
Here are Tom Deady’s finalists and the order in which the stories will be posted, starting Wednesday, March 5th:“The Heartbeat Games” by A.K. McCarthy“Wolf’s Clothing” by Chris Phelon“Deadhead” by Larry Hinkle“Heart Eaters” by Alyson Faye“The Revenge of the...
by Joe Mynhardt | Mar 5, 2025 | New Releases, Updates
This is the sequel, High Stakes, in the Empire of Chance series. In the world of the Pressutti crime family, everything is a gamble. Married to Leone Presutti, a ruthless mafia boss with a haunted past, Fallon is trapped in a world where darkness lurks around every...
by Joe Mynhardt | Mar 5, 2025 | blog, For the Authors
I’ve spent years studying, editing, publishing, and even writing horror, and after my recent Shadows & Ink books, it didn’t take too long for me to realize what to write about next: The Psychology of Horror Fiction. The first draft is done, so it won’t be long...