Christian Baines: “I like my characters to be complicated, nuanced, flawed, likeable, and most importantly, to go on a journey. They need to be changed between page one and ‘The End.’” Christian Baines is quite an intriguing figure. He’s a self-proclaimed “awkward nerd” who has developed into a less awkward, highly compelling author. Growing up, […]
“I tilted my head, bared my teeth and drove them into his wrist. An angry spurt of crimson blood erupted from the puncture. He howled, clutching his wounded wrist and staring down at me in horror. My mouth was wet with his blood again as a wicked snarl curled my lips.” – Christian Baines, The […]
“A skeletal, thin teenager with a mangy head of green hair hangs a dripping tire from the crazy old man’s neck, ‘I’m food for Paradise!’ the old man crows, laughing. ‘Hallelujah! Send me to Heaven well done!’” – Marc Ruvolo, Waste Ground HENRY is almost 40, gay, single, and struggling to get by as a […]
Tal Frost: “My stories are inherently queer-centric, for sure—that’s my lens for the world.” I’d like to welcome Tal Frost to the blog. Tal is the author of the Queer Dark Fantasy series HAMMER FALLS, as well as the stand-alone novel The Neverloving Dead, which is his contribution to the Own-Voices Gay Paranormal Romance Series […]
“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” – Oscar Wilde A SIGNIFICANT milestone for me in 2024 was releasing my first Gay Paranormal Romance novel, The Night Belongs To Lovers, part of the ghost story-themed “Own-Voices” project: Haunted Hearts. This series features […]
“It wasn’t like I didn’t know Cordelia Manor was haunted, or that the main spirit was a hateful son of a bitch…” – Adam J. Ridley, Cordelia Manor LIKE with most stories, whether generated through fiction or film, when someone inherits a grand manor house, it’s almost guaranteed that this place has some generational or […]
WHEN examining the concept of the “Trauma Narrative,” it’s evident that many literary works—spanning genres from horror to romance to dramatic fiction—adhere to a recognizable yet troubling pattern. At the center of these stories often lies a protagonist or antagonist ensnared by a singular, overpowering emotion that casts a shadow over their entire narrative […]
“You feel so alone and scared, but you cover it up with a bravado that nothing has changed. But everything has changed, hasn’t it? You’re changing, and it scares you.” – Shane K. Morton, Shadowing My Dreams LIFE changed for Jack Thompson when a car hit him, and he died for a few minutes. Three […]
“Hope was the most dangerous feeling of all. He knew that. Severing himself from it, he turned and drifted through the wall.” – Tal Frost, The Neverloving Dead THE Neverloving Dead by Tal Frost is a prurient exploration of unsettling horror intertwined with morally ambiguous queer/gay eroticism. Within its pages, readers will encounter the haunting […]
A BOOK with two time periods is called a split-time novel or a dual-timeline book. These books combine two stories into one cohesive narrative and often feature one storyline in the present day. The alternating timelines create a sense of mystery and suspense that keeps readers engaged and intrigued. The pacing of each timeline is […]
