horror

  • The first peek

    The first peek

    The title of my upcoming novella has yet to be announced, but I wanted to give you the vibe. Turn your Sound On Read more

  • Interview with Suburban Life Magazine for 2023 Super Women

    Interview with Suburban Life Magazine for 2023 Super Women

    Hey look, it’s me! I had a chat with William Donahue about where speculation pub is going, where it has been and whether my co-editors River and Susan are so short or I am so tall. Check out the full article at Suburban Life Magazine Read more

  • Cry Cry Baby, a special book for our fifth collection of utter speculation

    Cry Cry Baby, a special book for our fifth collection of utter speculation

    We’ve expanded out from the collections of utter speculation since then, but we always return home to speculate utterly, and this year marks our fifth year doing so, so we’ve gone back over our collections and discussed some of our favorite things about each one, and decided on a topic that really gives our authors… Read more

  • On Aggrieved

    On Aggrieved

    Incubate contributing author, Hope Madden, shares some thoughts about her story, “Aggrieved” : “A predator stalks a college town, seeking a very specific type of prey” Read more

  • Speculation Pub is looking for bloggers to review their books

    Speculation Pub is looking for bloggers to review their books

    We are looking for reviewers, interviewer, podcasters who would be willing to read and review an ARC or talk to one of the editors of Spec Pub about our books. We would promote the crap out of your blog in return and I would be happy to return the favor here on my blog. We Read more

  • A Different Kind of Horrible

    A Different Kind of Horrible

    I have been so furious that I have wanted to scream, so I did, and I asked other authors to scream with me. The result is Incubate and it is awful in the most powerful and beautiful way. It is due to be born in early December so that you can go into the new… Read more

  • Stephen Spielberg’s Poltergeist: The gold standard of ghost stories

    Stephen Spielberg’s Poltergeist: The gold standard of ghost stories

    Happy Halloween! I’ve been thinking about why I love to be scared, why I love exploring and writing horror. Saturday night, my husband and I sat down and watched the original Poltergeist and I realized I had my answer. As a child I kept a blanket over the black and white tub TV in my Read more

  • Featured Author: Lucas Mangum

    It’s been years since Lucas Mangum’s metal band would share a show with my punk band at the smoky local dive bar. When I recently reconnected with Lucas and found out he was an author now, I wasn’t even remotely surprised. Especially when I saw he wrote horror. And I immediately got his info to Read more

  • Real Ghost Stories for Halloween

    Real Ghost Stories for Halloween

    I’ve spent the week collecting real paranormal encounters to share with you here. Do you believe in ghosts? I was on a paranormal investigation at the Falk Theater in Tampa, FL, with a local group. My friend Jane and I were sitting on the stage, facing out, and three other investigators were spread out around Read more

  • Real life Horror:  Stranger than Fiction

    Real life Horror: Stranger than Fiction

    Documented mysteries for Halloween. Percy Shelly The life of Frankenstein author was marred with tragedy, but none so devastating as the death of her husband and son during a boating accident. A week before Percy died, a maid was shocked to see him in the house when she’d just seen him walking outside. Percy went Read more