#horrorstories – Tales of Fascination

October 19, 2022October 26, 2022Everything Else

Warm and Cold Stories

We all know species in the animal kingdom are warm-blooded and cold-blooded. While it’s unfair to categorize warm-blooded mammals as nurturing and caring, and cold-blooded lizards as hard-hearted and vicious, we often fall into thinking this way. As it happens, I often view my own stories in the same way. […]

June 24, 2022July 3, 2022Everything Else

Review What Darkness Fears

An anthology that celebrates stories of darkness overcome by the light is a tricky endeavor, to be sure. The best thrillers put their audience into the depths of the pit, and readers won’t be satisfied with a cheat or treacly ending. This premise makes a promise—expect darkness, then watch it […]

October 30, 2021November 21, 2021Everything Else

Moonlight and Claws – What’s Inside

The new novel, Moonlight and Claws, has eighteen tales all based on the classic monster the Wolfman (or werewolves, or any type of lycanthrope or shapeshifter). Full disclosure: I’ve written a short story in the book. Therefore, this is not a review, but a description of what awaits readers if […]

October 3, 2021October 7, 2021Everything Else

Revisiting the Dark Carnival

What is a holy grail to a reader? A lost book by the bibliophile’s favorite author, of course. When I was young, I remember my sister holding a book called The October Country by Ray Bradbury. She showed me a pencil drawing from the short story, “The Scythe,” and described […]

Tales of Fascination

Jim Doran

Tag: #horrorstories

Warm and Cold Stories

Review What Darkness Fears

Moonlight and Claws – What’s Inside

Revisiting the Dark Carnival