William Cook

Thought it was about time I gave a shout out to some of the publishers who've taken a chance on my work over the past few years; in particular, James Ward Kirk Fiction and Nicholas Grabowsky from Black Bed Sheet Books . Here is the complete list (including links) of anthologies in which my stories have appeared, in reverse chronological order. The title denotes the anthology name/title and the following title is the name of the story/poem of mine that appears therein. JWK Fiction Best of Horror 2013 - 'Return of the Creep"  Terror Train Anthology - 'One Way Ticket' Serial Killers Quattor - 'Pretty Boy' Memento Mori - 'The Kaleidoscope Kid'     Ugly Babies (Vol II) – ‘Conceived By Death’ Bizarro, Bizarro: An Anthology – ‘The Colony’ Songs For The Raven – ‘Til Death Do Us Part’, ‘Aspects of Infinity’ Four Ghosts – Dead and Buried (Novella) Splatterpunk Saints ...

OMINOUS 13 Dark Fiction Author Interview Series: WILLIAM COOK Hi William, thanks for agreeing to this interview for my Ominous 13 dark fiction author spotlight series! For starters, let me note that as far as dark fiction, or the macabre, goes, your work is about impressive as it gets: very dark, very creepy. Is it easy for you to get into that kind of vibe to create your dark works? Thanks Paul – I have always had a morbid fascination with the darker things in life so I am usually in that state of mind anyway. I do use certain techniques to raise the energy/darkness levels when it comes to writing horror. Some things I do to get ideas and the heartbeat racing are to listen to my favorite music while I’m tapping away on the keyboard. I listen to a lot of soundtracks, horror and otherwise. Some of my favorites include the soundtracks to Halloween, Taxi Driver, Maniac (Jay Chattaway), Hannibal etc and other albums from Acanthus, Fantomas, and anything by Danny...

Recently a friend of mine, award-winning author Kim Cresswell , told me about her upcoming release 'Lethal Journey,' and I quickly volunteered to do a feature on her and her book. Kim is a lovely person and her writing is of a quality and standard worthy of praise, so it is without hesitation that I present her and her latest work to you.   Kim lives in Ontario, Canada and has been a story-teller all her life. After working in legal and adult education for most of her adult life she has thankfully returned to her first love, writing. Her debut thriller, REFLECTION , has won numerous awards, including the UP Authors Fiction Challenge Winner (2013), Silicon Valley's Romance Writers of America (RWA) "Gotcha!" Romantic Suspense Winner (2004) and an Honourable Mention in Calgary's (RWA) The Writer's Voice Contest (2006). LETHAL JOURNEY was a finalist in From the Heart Romance Writers (FTHRW) Golden Gate Contest (2003). Her action-...

I'd like to introduce Mark Edward Hall , a wonderful author of fast-paced thrillers and beautifully haunting horror stories.  I first met (albeit online) Mark when we shared a TOC in a horror anthology (Masters of Horror) back in 2010. Since then, we have remained online friends and I'm pleased to announce he has a new novel out called Soul Thief, which is the follow up to his fantastic novel Apocalypse Island. Anyway, without further ado here is the lowdown on the enigma that is Mark Edward Hall. Mark Edward Hall has worked at a variety of professions including hunting and fishing guide, owner of a recording studio, singer/songwriter in several rock n' roll bands. He also worked in the aerospace industry on a variety of projects including the space shuttle and the Viking Project, the first Mars lander, of which the project manager was one of his idols, Carl Sagan. He went to grammar school in Durham, Maine with Stephen King, and in the early 19...

Any HWA members who would like a free copy of Fresh Fear: Contemporary Horror , re. consideration for the Bram Stoker Awards , please let me know and I'll forward you a copy (PDF, EPup/Nook, & Mobi/Kindle available).  Anyone else (non HWA members incl) who would like a copy for review purposes please let me know via email or in the comments section below. Regards, William Cook (Facebook) . Click on the cover to buy the Kindle version - only $4.99 Here is the link for submitting a 2013 Bram Stoker Award Recommendation: http://horror.org/subhub/index.php?sid=76262 All nominations/recommendations must be made by November 30, 2013. http://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Fear-Contemporary-Ramsey-Campbell-ebook/dp/B00GMRDRU0/ref=la_B003PA513I_1_22?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384460459&sr=1-22 James Ward Kirk Fiction, Horror Writers Association, Bram Stoker Awards, HWA, William Cook, Fresh Fear, Amazon, Kindle, Nook