For Independent Bookstore Day, me and a bunch of other local authors are going to be at Werner Books signing books and hanging out and talking with people. Stop on by! Support your local bookstore! Hang out, have some coffee, chat for a bit, grab your new favorite book.… 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


Check it out! Tomorrow Paul Jessup will be live and talking about Skinless Man Counts to Five (and other tales of the macabre) with Gryftkin on YT tomorrow, 8pm EST! Show on up, listen to us talk about the spooky, the scary, the surreal and joy of short stories. Here you go! https://www.youtube.com/@gryftkin And when… 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 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, on April 7th, I’ll be teaching a webinar at Reach Your Apex, all about how to push your imagination to the limits. Imagination is a muscle, and I can help you train it to perfection. I’ll run you through my brianstorming methods, how I feed my mind and gather ideas, and the different… Read More


Hey all! Awhile back I went and did a guest spot on If This Goes On podcast. Great stuff! A really fun interview with the two hosts, were we talk the entire gamut of things. From Horror, to Weird fiction, to my video game Bad Writer. We dig deep, have some fun, really a fantastic… Read More