DAYS OF MADNESS 4: HIDDEN HORRORS Now Available for FREE at Smashwords!

DAYS OF MADNESS 4: HIDDEN HORRORS is available now for FREE at Smashwords!

An embalmer with sticky fingers gets a tip that he'll never forget.
Firelight reveals the ghosts of conscience past.
Film noir femmes fatales take on their craziest caper yet in a trip beyond the stars.
Horrors crawl from the kitchen sink, only to find itself a monster among monsters.
And six other stories full of twisting, turning hidden horrors await in Days of Madness 4.

Featuring new stories by Absolutely*Kate, Chris Allinotte, R.S. Bohn, Erin Cole, Park Cooper & Barb Lien, William Davoll, Richard Godwin, Mav Skye, Benjamin Sobieck, Angel Zapata.

Chris Allinotte's "DAYS OF MADNESS" has begun!

Chris Allinotte’s “DAYS OF MADNESS” is in full swing. This year’s fiction theme is “Hidden Horrors.” As Chris detailed on his blog site, “While the overall theme of ‘Days of Madness’ is, and always will be, psychological horror stories, this year, I'm looking for secrets and mysteries.”

Over the next ten days, ten authors take on this theme and offer you their own unique interpretations. My story kicked off the event. C’mon and celebrate the madness with us.

Day 1: The Arrow Appears Ahead of the Hunter, by Angel Zapata

Day 2: The Other Side of Lucy-Lou, by Erin Cole

Day 3: Honey Trapp, by Absolutely*Kate

Day 4: Perfectly Indifferent, by Benjamin Sobieck

Day 5: Lifting the Veil, by Park Cooper and Barb Lien

Day 6: The Talking Hand, by William Davoll

Day 7: Five Hundred and Twenty-six Sugar Pills, by Mav Skye

Day 8: The Embalmer, by R.S. Bohn

Day 9: Feet, by Chris Allinotte

Day 10: Cupboard Full of Knives, by Richard Godwin

The eBook for 10 Days of Madness is now available!

Chris Allinotte has released the 10 Days of Madness anthology.

Book description:

The Madness is Back!

The third annual "Days of Madness" short story anthology is back with twenty new short-short tales that explore the extremes of the human condition, and beyond!

Ride shotgun with a distraught father as he floors it down the highway in pursuit of justice.

Answer the "Babysitters wanted" ad in your local paper, but be ready for the game of your life.

When frogs scream like crickets and mermaids become reality, you've in for a wild ride through ten days of madness.

Features new stories from the pens of Richard Godwin, Benjamin Sobieck, Anthony Cowin, Angel Zapata, J.J. Steinfeld, L.W. Salinas, Matthew Wilson, Jack Horne, Donald J. Uitvlugt, and Chris Allinotte.

Purchase it here.

10 Days of Madness: Days 3 thru 7

I’ve fallen behind this week, but I’m trying to catch up on all the astounding fiction published thus far at Chris Allinotte's The Leaky Pencil for its 10 Days of Madness marathon.

Support all these hard-working, talented writers by reading and letting them know you appreciate their words.

Day 3: Donald Jacob Uitvlugt and J.J. Steinfeld

Day 4: L.W. Salinas and Matthew Wilson

Day 5: Donald Jacob Uitvlugt, J.J. Steinfeld, and Anthony Cowin

Day 6: L.W. Salinas and Donald Jacob Uitvlugt

Day 7: J.J. Steinfeld and Benjamin Sobieck

10 Days of Madness, Day 2: Richard Godwin

Today’s installment of Chris Allinotte’s madness features Richard Godwin’s disturbing, “Saturation Point.” It’s loaded with sex and defilement. You’ll probably gonna need a shower after reading it. But hey, you probably need to take a shower anyway.

Day One featured works by Benjamin Sobieck and me. Read "EVP" and "The Frantic and the Dead" here.

10 Days of Madness Begins at the Leaky Pencil

The madness begins today! For the third year in a row, Chris Allinotte is hosting his “Days of Madness” series at the Leaky Pencil. It’s been extended to ten days and this year’s theme is: Frantic. Chris says, “Whatever meaning you take from this term (frantic) is correct. However, in keeping with past years, I'm looking for human on human horror; leave the monsters at home for this one.”

Today’s kick-off is a double feature with Benjamin Sobieck’s “EVP,”

and my tale of frenzied paranoia, “The Frantic and the Dead.”

There are nine more days of astounding fiction ahead, so please pencil in some time to stop by daily and support all these hard-working writers.

You have done another fantastic job, Chris!

Microw 8 and 10 Days of Madness

I'm still recovering from surgery, but I have some exciting updates to share.

Full of Crow and editor, Michael J. Solender, have released issue 8 of Microw: Luminous. It includes photography and fiction from Erin Cole, Aleathia Drehmer, Linda Simoni-Wastila, Kristin Fouquet, my story, “Stargazers,” and many other incredible writers (see below):

It’s free and can be read here.

10 Days of Madness will begin at Chris Allinotte’s The Leaky Pencil in a matter of days. Two of my stories will be featured and were based on the theme of Frantic. Thanks, Chris!

Learn more at The Leaky Pencil.

New Online Fiction Recommendations: Jodi MacArthur and Chris Allinotte

There’s a slew of awesome new fiction available from two very talented writers, Jodi MacArthur and Chris Allinotte. Don’t ask me how they pump out this much quality stuff. My guess is these two maniacs never sleep. Anyway, I wanna make sure you haven’t missed any of it. So get to clicking the links.

JODI MACARTHUR
This Texas-dwelling chick is all teeth and nails. She knows the flavor of your skin. Her words have sharp points and she’s not afraid to stab you in the face with them. I’m still wiping away blood and stitching myself up.

I’ve been reading Jodi’s work for over three years and she never disappoints. She’s able to transport the reader to whatever insane world she’s living in at the time. Mark my words, one day she’s gonna be sipping a hot cup of blood beside Stephen King himself. Besides the links below, you can find more of her work here at the cauldron of evil she calls a blog.

MANTRA at All Due Respect, Issue #16

BLACK, WHITE AND RED ALL OVER at In Between Altered States

FREE MERCURY at Beat to a Pulp

CHRIS ALLINOTTE
Chipping away at the frozen tundra in Toronto, Chris slowly inserts splinters of ice under the reader’s fingernails. I, for one, am grateful for the pain. In addition to penning stories about hellfire pie and sewer-dwelling, man-eating creatures, he is also editor of the anthology, Eight Days of Madness. It happens to be a free anthology you can download here.

You can read all about the Canadian creator himself and his work at his blog, The Leaky Pencil. I’ve often wondered exactly what was seeping out of that Leaky Pencil of his. Now I know. It’s blood.

PICK YOUR OWN PUMPKIN at Thrillers, Killers ‘n Chillers

MONKEYFISH at MicroHorror

SEX AND BEER at the Flash Fiction Offensive

TEMPTING MORSELS at Lily Childs’ Feardom

My story, Mad Dash appears at Chris Allinotte’s Madness in March

Stop on by and join the insanity. Chris Allinotte’s hosting a week of mad fiction featuring a different patient every day. I happen to be patient #110315.

Get your daily dose here. My story, Mad Dash is posted today.

My thanks to Chris for keeping it crazy.