Children of the Dark by Jonathan Janz is a roller-coaster ride of sentimentality interwoven with folkloric horror, and not to be missed. Fourteen-year-old Will Burgess and his two best friends, Chris and Barley, find themselves facing down a dual-threat that sweeps their hometown called Shadeland. When a serial murderer nicknamed The Moonlight Killer escapes from... Continue Reading →

For me, music and books have always sustained me in equal measure as both a human being and an artist. I fell in love with both around the same time, at the age of six. At 7, I bought a record by Twisted Sister called "Stay Hungry", with an album cover that features the lead... Continue Reading →

When I was 6-years-old, I was down the shore in Ocean City, NJ with family. One of those nights, I didn't feel well and when it came time for my brothers, mom, dad, and grandmother, to hit the boardwalk I stayed home. My grandfather and I hung out and watched TV. I fell asleep and... Continue Reading →

So tell me, Loyal Audience, do you fear? When the Facebook page is asleep for the night and all the pretty, happy photos are dormant for eight hours, do you fear? When your Twitter is silent and the tweeting bird's cage is covered for the night, do you fear? When your cell phone is charging... Continue Reading →

(Originally published November 16, 2016) Mother, I've just had a terrible nightmare... It started this month when I decided to participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) by starting work on a new novel titled "Comstock". It was all mapped out. I started thinking awhile back about the bond between a dog and its owner... Continue Reading →