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Short Stories

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The Sixth Session

(Black Hare Press, 2022)

In "The Sixth Session," Walter discusses his disturbing problems with his therapist.

A mummy awakens from his murky slumber to the screams of his child in The Mummy of the Marsh.

The Trial of Dr. Rains

published in Retro Horror

(Nightmare Press, 2020)

After Helen Rains witnesses bulging eyes in the woods bordering her family's estate, she asks her father, botanist Dr. Walter Rains, questions about the strange vision. But her inquisition makes him irritable; he avoids her, working tirelessly in his greenhouse every night. Helen's convinced that Dr. Rains is hiding something about the forest, and she's determined to find out what it is.

In The Wrath of Atum, humans suffer the consequences of their disobedience to the gods.

Egyptian Gold follows the mummy Nesmin in post-apocalyptic New York City. 

The Facts in the Case
of M. Valdemar

(Camden Park Press, 2018)

A robotics engineer becomes obsessed with the idea that mesmeric influence can arrest death long enough to download the human psyche into a machine.

Salvation showcases a mad doctor who tries to control the beast within.

The Red Devil's Quill

(Gypsum Sound Tales)

The reverend Zachariah Fanning is visited by the Devil during an intense snowstorm. Zachariah realizes that the red creature is not as miserable as he thought him to be.

Many Feet follows two explorers on Carboniferous Earth.

A black cat named Roderick discovers his family is in grave danger on Christmas Day, and it's up to him to save them.

The Shadow of Oysterponds

(Gypsum Sound Tales)

A wounded British major seeks shelter at a Long Island inn during the American Revolution.

Antique Beauty follows a young man as he ventures into an historic house alone. 

Fountain of Youth

(Soteira Press)

An enchanted skunk faithfully serves his master, the River Witch.

Ancient Bandages

The Curse Reborn

Both stories focus on the mummy of King Necho II, who yearns for his reincarnated love and decides to act.

A confused man follows a mysterious cloaked figure to a strange destination.

In The Battle of Purgatory, Raphael and his archangels war against the demons of Hell for control over Purgatory.

The House of Many Faces

(Gypsum Sound Tales)

A terrified man walks through an old dark house that he doesn't remember entering.

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