Horror Fiction by John Monsees
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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Starting with Roadkill Girls, I’m kicking off something big, mean, and long overdue: Grindhouse Horror 2025 — a pulp horror book series, one title a month, from now through October (and maybe beyond if the blood keeps flowing). These books are short, nasty little monsters. …
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The proofs are in, and they look damn good. Naturally, I dropped everything to flip through a copy, and I’m happy to report the June 17 release is still on track. I made a couple tweaks to the spine and back cover, and caught a …
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Let’s talk crab guts, coastal rot, and the sweet agony of rewriting an ending that just didn’t hit hard enough. I’m neck-deep in the final draft of Feeding Ground, and like any good bloodbath, things are getting messy. Originally, I thought I was on the …
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“Something’s moving in the estuary. And it’s hungry.” Tourists are vanishing. The sea smells wrong. And ex-Royal Marine turned crab fisherman Jack Harwood just hauled up something in his pots that damn near took his arm off. Welcome to Saltwick Bay — a dying town …
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The final proofread of Roadkill Girls is done, the layout is finalized, and all that’s left is waiting on proof copies of the paperback edition – which is sized like a traditional pocket-book paperback, not the usual 6″ x 9″ POD book. PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN …
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I’m happy to announce that my story The God In The Glass has been accepted for publication in the upcoming issue of Midnight Tales! The story is a bit different from my usual fare – it’s still horror, but it takes place in a grim …
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BREAKING NEWS: The Roadkill Girls are kicking up dust A FULL MONTH EARLIER – mark your calendars for JUNE 17th! That’s right, this leather-clad, monster-stomping bloodbath is LOCKED, LOADED, and READY TO RIDE straight into your nightmares ahead of schedule. I’ve just completed the penultimate …
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The asphalt is slick with blood, the desert wind howls with hunger, and the Roadkill Girls are roaring toward their July 15th release date! That’s right—your next sleazy, blood-drenched horror fix is in the final editing trenches before barreling into layout for eBook and paperback …
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