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About Mardeaux Manor
An old, apparently abandoned gothic-style mansion far more suited to the south sits tall and thick with grapevines on the outskirts of the once-bustling, now nearly-deserted Rattlesnake Falls, Montana. Tall sandstone walls stand sentry for the estate on all four … Continue reading
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Tagged characters, darkness, fear, Mardeaux Manor, MT, Rattlesnake Falls, The Matter of Misty Mardeaux
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Of Gothic Mansions and Victorian Ghosts
I’m getting ready to start a new draft that will have, at its core, a mystery involving…well, we’ll just call them “ghosts” for now. I’ve been looking at Victorian/Southern US Gothic-style mansions for inspiration on what our “haunted house” will … Continue reading
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Tagged gothic, haunted mansion, Misty Mardeaux, mystery, thriller
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Mosquito Therapy?
Quite awhile ago I read an article about scientists fighting an incurable disease spread by mosquitoes with…mosquitoes. Now I’m not a huge fan of genetically modified food…I think playing with genes in relative isolation (ie, instead of the food genes changing/evolving … Continue reading
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Tagged bugs, creatures, creepy crawlies, fear, ideas, insecticide, insects, mosquitoes
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Back to Work & Pack Snakes
Life is cyclical, and so too, are things like blogging. I’ve never actually stopped blogging on my main site, but my alter-egos have gotten the shaft for the past couple of years, and that’s just how it is, unfortunately. I … Continue reading
Mood Music for Meadowlark Mayhem
I mentioned this briefly awhile ago, but the first newsletter of the year went out yesterday, and it contains the first installment to this year’s serial story, Mine (Book 1 of the Meadowlark Mayhem series). If you didn’t get signed … Continue reading
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Tagged alice cooper, meadowlark mayhem, Mine, music, rob zombie
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Not Quite Butterflies
I’m on the cusp of starting to write the first story in this year’s Insecticide collection, and moths are the central theme I’ll be exploring. I find it quite fascinating that you rarely (if ever) meet anyone who’s afraid of … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, creatures, darkness, fear, ideas, psychology
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Skin Art
Have you ever just looked at skin? Your skin, your partner’s skin, that gorgeous person on the bus or the homeless person you pass on the way to work everyday…everyone’s skin is different, and whether we like to admit it or … Continue reading
Magical, Mystical Things
While I read (and even enjoy) a good fantasy novel now and again, they aren’t my favorite, and the same goes for horror novels where the “big bad” is something mystical, magical or other-worldly in nature. I tend to prefer … Continue reading
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Tagged books, creatures, fantasy, ideas, magic, TV Shows
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Darkness Becomes Me
I’ve always loved the night. The dark isn’t silent, not by any means, but the noise is a different kind entirely from the hustle and bustle that happens during daylight hours. It’s a soothing sort of sound, the noises of … Continue reading
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Tagged darkness, fear, mental, night, philosophy
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Things That Go Bump in Your Head
If you’ve read my stories, you know I tend to focus more on the mental side of horror than the physical. Yes, I can get gory at times, but you won’t find slasher-style bloodbaths in most of my work. Mainly … Continue reading