New Anthology Contribution: “The Many Lives of Devon Reeves”

What’s in a name?

The time has come for another anthology of short, spooky fiction from “The Terragenesis Collective”! That’d be me and some other fine folks in the online creative writing community who previously released It Was a Dark and Stormy Night…, in which my story “Repocalypse” appears (also on YouTube!). This second collection, The Many Lives of Devon Reeves, moves from a classic phrase as a binding theme to one simple similarity: Every tale has a character named “Devon Reeves.” Who–or what–is this individual? Any commonalities may be mere coincidence, or they may mean something greater… check it out here on Smashwords and decide for yourself.

My contribution this time is “A Thing Forgotten,” in which a wayward young man remembers a picture book from his childhood that no one else seems to… and perhaps they ought not to. It’s something of a spoiler, but since I’m really happy with how this turned out, check out the illustration from the talented horror painter Jenyce Garay (@JenyceGArt):

New Short Story: “Repocalypse” (And More!)

Four dark and stormy nights, to be precise!

So my output for at least the last year has chiefly been YouTube content, but I still do write short fiction from time to time. Case in point, I recently contributed to an anthology of scifi/fantasy stories, now available in a variety of formats on Smashwords! It’s a themed assemblage of four tales by four authors, under our umbrella of “The Terragenesis Collective,” which all start with or otherwise incorporate the line “it was a dark and stormy night.” Our goal was to prove that this tired old phrase is still ripe with unique potential, if properly employed–and I feel we succeeded! My contribution, the opener, is called “Repocalypse“; it’s a time loop story, but one unlike any I bet you’ve seen before. In any event, it was a joy and a privilege to collaborate on this collection, and I look forward it to being only the first of many!

As a great author once said, it’s only the end of the world again…

My Cat’s Poem

Greetings from quarantine! Wish I had more new to post since March, but COVID-19 hasn’t been the creative motivator I initially expected. All I can offer in the meantime is something my lovely she-cat Snowfall (whom I don’t believe I’ve mentioned outside of Twitter before) wrote the other month… or so one must assume. 😉

cat poem

 

“Monkfish” | Creepypasta Reading

A short and sinister creepypasta reading culled from the old depths of /x/ once more for Fear Awareness Month!

Original author: Anonymous

Photo: Monkfish on ice, photographer unknown

Music: “Beneath the Endless Ocean,” by Dirty Knobs. Can reupload a capella if this gets DMCA’d.

“Darkness” | Creepypasta Reading

As #FearAwarenessMonth rolls on, a short and sweet #creepypasta reading about… well, the title says it all. Or does it?

Original author: Anonymous

Photo: Mine (Cathedral Caverns – Birmingham, AL)

Music: “The Minotaur’s Breath,” by Dirty Knobs. Can reupload a capella if this gets DMCA’d.

“The Lacquer Mummy” – Creepypasta Reading

With Fear Awareness Month over halfway done, I figured there was no time to waste in uploading another creepypasta reading! This time, a piece I found many moons ago on /x/ called “The Lacquer Mummy,” attributed to one “HFPS”. Turn down the lights, turn up the volume, and enjoy!

Long-form “illustration”: Me

Music: “Aokigahara Forest” by IO Echo, from the Ghost in the Shell soundtrack. Will reupload a capella if that gets DMCA’d.

The Top 7 Micro-Creepypastas #5

With Halloween drawing near, I thought it time to return to a favorite pastime and record a new batch of seven fave short creepypastas culled from the dark corners of the web. Turn down the lights, turn up the volume, and enjoy!

(1) “An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away” [00:14]

(2) “Explaining Away” [02:10]

(3) “Sky Scrapers” [03:23]

(4) “The Dark Corners” [04:54]

(5) “They Watch” [07:02]

(6) “DIY” [8:48]

(7) “Perfect” [10:52]

Text of all stories can be found at http://scparchive.wikidot.com/archive. No clue on any of the authors, but credit where it’s due in general!

All illustrations by me except the Home Insurance Building picture. See more of my (less eerie) photography on my Instagram @TNW24 !

Sci-Fi Narration: ”A Brief Version of Time,” by Alan Lightman (1993)

Changing things up with a short sci-fi-style reading: “A Brief Version of Time” by Alan Lightman – physicist, author, and apparently underrated renaissance man – originally published in the February 8, 1993 edition of the New York Times.

This “article” about the philosophical what-ifs of immortality really captivated my imagination when we studied it back in high school AP English, and I hope you enjoy it too! (even if it is a bit bleak)

“Illustration” by me.  See more photography on my Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tnw24/

The Top 7 Micro-Creepypastas – Part IV

It’s time for a new round of seven of my favorite super-short scary stories, read aloud with my own “illustrations” on YouTube!

Contains the following quality scares:

[1] “Pile of Photographs”
[2] “The Lighthouse”
[3] “The Murderer”
[4] “Crayons”
[5] “Difchil”
[6] “Upstairs”
[7] “Bad Dream”

Many of these stories can be found at http://scparchive.wikidot.com/archive — in any case, no clue on any of the authors.

All “illustrations” by me! See more of my (less eerie) photography on my Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tnw24/

“Bernhard’s Door” – Creepypasta Reading

Ever have this dream?

Back in the spooky saddle with a reading of “Bernhard’s Door,” a story(?) I found in image form on 4chan or something years ago. I have no idea of author or the origins of it.

Music credit: “Lullaby” feat. Dot Allison by Christian Henson, from the soundtrack to the delightfully mind-bending scifi-horror film “Triangle.” Will just reupload without it if that gets copyright flagged, but I love how it kinda synced up!

“Illustration” by me. See more on my Instagram @ TNW24!