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On Ghost Stories
Michael Collings When I consider effective ghost stories, I concentrate on three elements: Ghosts: It would seem that this element should go without saying. After all, we’re talking about “ghost” stories. The word itself comes from an ancient root meaning “horrible” or “frightful”; modern cognates include aghast, with its suggestion of sudden fright or horror; [...]
Deadwood
Deadwood Michael R. Collings What’s wrong with a little deadwood? When I first heard the term used in a composition class in high school—oh, say, half a century ago—it didn’t seem that threatening. In fact, my only experiences with the word outside of writing had been rather pleasant: going camping, cracking dead twigs and [...]
JournalStone Publishing & Dark Discoveries Magazine Announce Signing of Bestselling Author, Jonathan Maberry, to Contract for New Magazine Column.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6, 2013 – JournalStone Publishing (JSP) President, Christopher C. Payne and Dark Discoveries Magazine Managing Editor, James Beach, are pleased to announce the signing of New York Times bestselling and multiple Bram Stoker Award® winning author, Jonathan Maberry, and for the publication of a new, regular column in Dark Discoveries titled “Things [...]
JournalStone Publishing Announces autographed limited edition Memorial Day sale
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25, 2013 – JournalStone Publishing (JSP) President, Christopher C. Payne is pleased to announce a special Memorial Day Weekend offer featuring the first place titles of JournalStone’s 2012 Horror Fiction Contest. One year ago Twice Shy by Patrick Freivald and The Devil of Echo Lake by Douglas Wynne tied for the win, spurring a rivalry [...]
JournalStone Publishing Announces Signing of Bestselling Author, Jonathan Maberry, to Contract for First Ever Joe Ledger Collection
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2013 – JournalStone Publishing (JSP) President, Christopher C. Payne is pleased to announce the signing of New York Times bestselling and multiple Bram Stoker Award® winning author, Jonathan Maberry, for the publication of the first-ever collection of short fiction involving the author’s famous character, Joe Ledger—the protagonist of a series of [...]
JournalStone Publishing Announces the release of Nightmare Ballad with Limbus Inc. giveaway
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2013 – JournalStone Publishing (JSP) President, Christopher C. Payne is pleased to announce the release of Nightmare Ballad, the first in a surreal horror trilogy by Benjamin Kane Ethridge. On the release date and through the weekend (May 17-19) a free ARC of the highly acclaimed Limbus, Inc anthology will be [...]
