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):

“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 !

New Short Story: “Day Job”

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Waiting for the moment.

 

Happy Summer, all!

To beat the heat, I decided to knuckle down with the AC on and finish a story I’ve been kicking around for a few months. It’s a brief bit of a contradiction: realistic, yet outlandish; a joke, yet serious; autobiographical, yet anything but.

In any event, I had fun teasing it out, and I hope you do as well! So grab a coffee, get a seat with a good view of your surroundings, and swipe right to hear about a city kid’s trouble with balancing his passion for writing and his, well…

Day Job

The Top 7 Micro-Creepypastas – Part III

Welcome to the third compilation video of me reading some of my all-time favorite short creepypastas!

1) “Peripheral Vision”
2) “Food”
3) “Heavy Sleeper”
4) “’Other’ Channels”
5) “Breath”
6) “GET HELP”
7) “Growths”

Last I checked, stories can be found here. No clue who originally wrote these, but if said individuals are concerned about this video, just say the word.

All photography by me! See more on my Instagram at TNW24.

“End of the Line” – Creepypasta Reading

Happy Spring! Apologies for the dearth of O.C. ’round these parts as of late — what additional poems I’ve written have been for private parties, and what stories I’ve continued are either novel-length or best sent straight to a journal upon completion.

In the meantime, though, here’s a new reading of one of my old favorite creepypastas!  It’s longer than the usual, so there’s a few hiccups in there (still getting sound editing down), but I hope you still enjoy it.  Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe if so!  Constructive criticism is always welcome either way.

Original story can be found here (author unknown).

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

My First Published Story!

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Well, outside of college-based publications, that is. But yes: My short horror story “Pruritus” is now available alongside eight other cool authors in Issue 44 of the mad, macabre magazine “Sanitarium“! And for a low, low price to boot!

Check out the purchase links below if you’re itching for a good read on…

Amazon Kindle

Google Play

Apple Newsstand

Pocketmags

“Return to the Earth” – Creepypasta Reading

With Earth Day just around the corner, I did another dramatic reading, this time of another of my favorite anonymous creepypastas: “Return to the Earth.”

Original story can be found here.

Photograph by me. See more on Instagram!