Check it out! I have a crazy sword and planet short story at StarShipSofa. It’s called the Glorious Tunnels of Our Gravity Dragons. It’s got wyrmholes made by gravity dragons, twin sisters who are hunting and closing illegal portals, and a psychotic princess of mars (with her pet bear, Mister Buttons). Enjoy!http://www.starshipsofa.com/blog/2024/04/10/starshipsofa-730-paul-jessup/… Read More


Ah, what a fine day for a horror book birthday! Cloudy grey and overcast, fog lapping through the streets in waves. Do you hear that? That screaming in the dark? Why it’s here, it’s alive! My horror short story collection The Skinless Man Counts to Five and other tales of the macabre look at how… Read More


That’s right, this Thursday is the launch party for Skinless Man Counts to Five and other tales of the macabre! My horror short story collection, filled to the brim and overflowing with such wonderful, terrifying stuff. Werner Books is located in Erie PA, so if you’re in the area on Thursday March 28th, at 6pm… Read More


Check it out! The conversation is fantastic, and we talked about all sorts of really cool stuff. From horror fiction, to how I come up with titles for stories, to how I wrote Glass House. I also take about my inspirations, prose, and we discuss other writers. I also talk about Werner Books, my local… Read More


Hey boils, ghouls, and non-binary vampires! It’s that time once again where I host everyone’s favorite round table horror podcast: Fear is the Fire that Lights the Heart. This time we’re talking about Folk Horror. Yes, you heard me right! Cults, and weird magic, and witchcraft, and the haunting countryside that contains a memory of… Read More


That’s right, over at the Reactor blog Skinless Man Counts to Five and other tales macabre was listed as a Can’t Miss Indie Press Speculative Fiction for March and April 2024! Here’s what they had to say about it “There’s a lot that could be said about Paul Jessup—from the breadth of his fiction to… Read More


That’s right boils and ghouls and nonbinary vampires! We’ve set aside the date to celebrate the amazing launch of my short story collection, The Skinless Man Counts to Five and other tales of the Macabre, being released March 28th from Underland Press. The location? Werner Books in Erie, PA! The time? 6pm-7pm. The date? March… Read More


That’s right boils, ghouls, and nonbinary vampires! I woke up early Saturday morning this last weekend to a nice surprise. StarShipSofa decided to buy my sword and planet bonkers weird scifi story, The Glorious Tunnels of Our Gravity Dragons. This one is a lot of fun. It has psychic trees, a giant bear named Mister… Read More