Red Dreams – book of terror

When putting RED DREAMS together I wanted to set a tone and it began with the books cover. I wanted stories that would get under people’s skin and bother them. The stories in this book are born of blood and meant to infect you with darkness and to give you very dark, very red dreams.… Continue reading Red Dreams – book of terror

CHARLES BILKWATER – a story

Recently I happened on a Twitter feed through a friend that purports to post horrific things. Eh, it comes and it goes. The feed is pretty lame but while digging through old tweets I did happen upon a few urban legends that they had posted. None were real, and most had 'tells' that gave them… Continue reading CHARLES BILKWATER – a story

My First Novel – A SHADOW OVER EVER

Once upon a time I was a young guy making ‘zines with my friends. We didn’t know what we wanted to do with our lives we just knew we loved movies and weird stuff and hanging out together. It was during this time that I wrote a weird little short story called Night’s Dancer about… Continue reading My First Novel – A SHADOW OVER EVER

This Beautiful Darkness

After publishing his first book, the author spent ten years developing new stories before discovering self-publishing. This led to the creation of his second book, This Beautiful Darkness, a collection of dark tales that emphasize the presence of hope even in adversity.

The Meep Sheep

Several years ago I thought up something utterly silly and ridiculous. It was a small flying kitty with bumble bee wings. The bumblekitty lead to the thought of little flying sheep with wings. And slowly, slowly the world of THE MEEP SHEEP was born. I have always loved fairy tales and particularly loved the darker… Continue reading The Meep Sheep

2013

With the ending of each year I think it’s healthy to go back and look at what the year meant to you. You try to honor the good, learn from or get over the bad, and the rest you sort of see where it fits into the bigger picture of your life. Since most folks… Continue reading 2013

Dancing Goodbye

The odds are that we will never get a chance to properly say goodbye. If we are lucky, and we live long enough we can hope, hope, hope that we get a chance to say the things that we always meant to say. Say the things we should say. And will get a chance to… Continue reading Dancing Goodbye

On Being An Apocalyptic City And Finding Hope In The Flames

I have been stewing for a few days on the most recent ‘article’ which offers up Flint as public sacrifice to the gods of ‘page views’ and ‘controversy’. I was shocked to see another missive on how terrible, and deadly, and dangerous the city is from another person who has never been within a hundred… Continue reading On Being An Apocalyptic City And Finding Hope In The Flames

Saving FRIDAY the 13th

The author expresses a deep affection for the FRIDAY THE 13th horror franchise, highlighting its entertainment value despite the lack of serious filmmaking behind it. They criticize studios for prioritizing profit over quality, urging them to respect the franchises and audiences. The hope remains for passionate filmmakers to revitalize these iconic characters with meaningful stories.

Are We Having Fun Yet?

   Sometimes I have to wonder where the fun in video games went. Sure, sure there are lots of fun games out there, and clearly people are HAVING fun with video games still but the game culture just doesn’t seem fun anymore. It’s less about high scores and finishing games and more about racking up… Continue reading Are We Having Fun Yet?

My Halloween Rules

  I love Halloween. LOVE IT! I love a lot of holidays, and am a weirdo for Christmas but of all of them Halloween is my favorite day of the  year. There is something so special about it that links me to my childhood and the fun of that time. Saying all of that I… Continue reading My Halloween Rules

A Question Of Questions

   Halloween is a time that brings out the wicked in people it seems. For the most part it’s just for fun. It’s a laugh to be a little naughty. For others though Halloween and Devil’s Night becomes a cover for darker desires. Cowards take to the streets on Devil’s Night to burn, burn, burn… Continue reading A Question Of Questions

CEMETERY EARTH – a novel by Chris Ringler

The Age of Man is coming to an end. After a long and steady decline into shadows the world has fallen into darkness and the last days of Mankind have come. It is the Dead Age. The Dead have returned to reclaim the world. Driven by an unseen master the dead rise from their graves… Continue reading CEMETERY EARTH – a novel by Chris Ringler