October is Halloween month, so I thought I’d showcase one of my more creepier tales. So October’s Book of the Month is ROAD RASH. It’s one of my few tales that blends horror and crime. So this is what to expect: James […]
My horror fiction and my crime fiction have always shared a common trait in that they feature ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, but another trait separates them. My crime fiction in most cases focuses on people who’ve courted danger. My horror fiction […]
Every story has a genesis. Mine usually come from the world around me. Every good writer is a thief and I steal everything. I pinch from the lives of friends as well as my own. The news is always a great source […]
DRAGGED INTO DARKNESS is August’s book of the month. It came out in 2003 and was my first collection of short stories. Unlike ASKING FOR TROUBLE, it’s a collection of Twilight Zone-style short stories and not crime stories. It’s not a title, […]
I have a love for damaged heroes. I’m not interested in characters who always land on their feet. I think it’s far more interesting for a character to have a few skeletons in his closet, to have done something he’s ashamed of. […]
THE SCRUBS is July’s book of the month. It was the first title to come out under my pen name, Simon Janus. Janus is my identity for my darker work. I’m heavily influenced by the Twilight Zone and Tales of the Unexpected […]
ROAD RASH picked up a nice little review from Red Adept Reviews. I do have a soft spot for this story, so I’m glad the reviewer liked it.
THE SCRUBS picked up a nice review over at CHEAP THRILLS. Note sure if I like to think of myself as cheap, although Julie disagrees…