Horror Fiction by John Monsees
I’ve been writing stories for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I filled notebooks with horror tales, fantasy adventures, and pulpy sci-fi, usually scribbled in a frenzy of inspiration before moving on to the next idea. I was a D&D-obsessed, book-devouring monster, …
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Featuring “The God In The Glass”! The wait is almost over—Midnight Tales #9 is at the printer’s and should be available next week! This issue includes my new story, “The God In The Glass,” alongside terrifying tales from Stetson Ray, Derek Austin Johnson, Terry Alexander, …
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Happy Weird Fiction Wednesday, friends of the strange, the sleazy, and the squamous. Big update: the first draft of The Millfield Terror is done. I’ll let it stew for a bit before edits, but I’m excited about how this one turned out. In the meantime, …
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Big news — I’ve launched an official newsletter! It goes out roughly once a month (sometimes twice, if there’s a juicy sale or limited offer I think you’ll want to jump on), and it’s packed with behind-the-scenes writing updates, subscriber-only deals, sneak peeks at upcoming …
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It’s that time of year again — no, not Halloween (yet), but the annual ritual where my immune system takes a vacation and leaves me to wrestle with a chest cold straight out of hell. Between coughing fits and NyQuil naps, I’ve been hammering away …
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Happy Tuesday, friends, fiends, and freaks— The wait is over. Roadkill Girls is LIVE. You can now get your hands on the unhinged, blood-slicked, black-hearted grindhouse horror ride that is Roadkill Girls—available today, Tuesday the 17th, in eBook, paperback, and free to read on Kindle …
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The final draft of Feeding Ground is officially DONE. The new ending is bigger, nastier, and meaner than before—exactly what this mutant beast of a story needed. I’m letting it cool for a bit before diving into the editing pass, giving it space to breathe …
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We’re deep in the guts of Feeding Ground, and I’m happy to report things are squelching along nicely. The new Act 3 is shaping up to be a real butcher’s special—more tension, more blood, and some extremely bad decisions made under duress (my favorite kind). …
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Look, I didn’t want to watch Island Claws again. But there aren’t a lot of killer crab movies out there, and I have a soft spot for soggy, regional monster flicks. Made in 1980 and forgotten sometime around 1981, Island Claws is a strange stew …
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Two chapters down. Four to go. The final act of Feeding Ground is coming together in all its gnashing, pulpy glory—and believe me, it’s meaner, leaner, and a hell of a lot hungrier than the last draft. This weekend was a mess of coffee, scribbled …
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