DARK BITES

Hi Folks, If you missed it yesterday, check out my review for John Paul Allen's short story from Biting Dog Press , House Guest, which is being showcased over at Horror World - REVIEW - to help bring yourself up to speed with this post. As promised. I sat down with John Paul Allen to ask him a few questions regarding the true story behind his creepy tale, House Guest, what free means to an author, and what to do when a troll tries to sabotage your Amazon presence   I walked away with a lot more than I could have bargained for, so do get comfy and enjoy a a short swim around the murky dark waters of the muse behind the man. Dark Bites: In regards to House Guest, when did you first sit down to write this creepy little story? John Paul Allen - It was around November of 2006 (though the idea came a few months earlier), the same year my wife passed away. That was in February and following the funeral I slithered into a continuous drunk for...

Happy weekend to all you Dark Bite readers.  I'm pleased to announce that the good and wicked folks at Horror World have just published my first of what I hope to be many reviews for them.  This time out I downloaded John Paul Allen's creepy little gem, House Guest, devoured it at once and offered my take which you can check out at Horror World, HERE. This review was exceptionally important for me to get out there because, as it turns out, some dirty little troll has been up to no good and purposefully attacking John and other writers by posting negative reviews on Amazon and giving the tale undeserved low ratings.  Don't get me wrong, everyone is entitled to their opinions and not everything is for everybody but this is going too far.  Like most writers, John works his ass off to put those words on page and even harder to get read by as many people as possible.  After all, a writers true power is in his readers that he relies ...

THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE, BY BRIAN KEENE  As a warm up to an interview I'll be doing shortly with Bram Stoker award winning novelist, Brian Keene, here is a little something I wrote around 2006 or so.  I'd love to reference where I first published this, but for the life of me I just can't recall so if you happen to do a search that turns up it's original home, feel free to let me know.   At present, this book is now sold out by Biting Dog Press, but I figured I would re-post it here along with interviews with author, publisher and artist since it offers a nice glimpse into the process of making the book its self and how Brian came to write the story found inside. Resurrecting the Goods Deciding to purchase Brian Keene’s The Resurrection And The Life from Biting Dog Press should be no exception to the typical Buyer’s Beware rule. You’d be foolish to ignore the possibility this book can’t be judged by its incredible cover. N...