Hi Everyone! Check out this cool article I wrote on Shelfies about some fantastic books. It’s got Clue, and Datlow! I talk horror and more horror and then some extra horror thrown in for good measure. Check it out at the link below! https://shelfies.beehiiv.com/p/shelfies-7-paul-jessup… Read More


Look at this beautiful thing! I have a shortstory in the cozy cosmic horror anthology Even Cozier Cosmic, and it’s out now to purchase at fine bookstores everywhere! The sequel to last year’s Cozy Cosmic anthology, out by Underland! My story is called Tim and Tam Go to the Library. The snow is falling, their… Read More


An interview with me on the Turn the Page Podcast about Daughter of the Wormwood Star! I was busy doing the book launch at the time, and hadn’t realized it was out yet. AWESOME… Read More


Hey everyone! On Thursday, October 10th we’ll be doing the official book launch for Daughter of the Wormwood Star at Werner Books! Come down, say hi, celebrate this new kick ass book. Buy a copy, get it signed! I promise, I won’t bite… Unless you say please, that is…… Read More


Hi everyone! This Saturday, from 12PM to 6PM I’m going to be at the Lake Erie Literary Festival. I’ll be there signing books, and at 5:30 I’ll be reading the introduction to Skinless Man Counts to Five. Come on, have some fun! There will be lots of other authors there, and it’s fun for the… Read More


I’m going to be hosting a panel at this year’s Eerie Horror Fest, the premier horror festival for Erie, PA. We’ll be talking horror fiction, writing, and all that fun stuff! Come and join us! At the end I’ll announce the official book launch for Daughter of the Wormwood Star. It’s going to be sponsored… Read More


So yes, I got a new writing toy. Well, tool, yes, a tool, maybe. Anyway, I’ve been eyeing something like the Freewrite Alpha for about a decade now. I tried building something similar with a raspberry pi, but it didn’t really end up working like I wanted it to. I thought about the main Freewrite… 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