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My speculative cinquain "The Sheerie" has been published in the November 2009 issue of the web-zine Aphelion. Check it out!
In case anyone was wondering, I once again dip into the well of fairy folklore for inspiration. More specifically, I again...
My horrorku "weeping tree" has been published in the on-line version of Scifaikuest. Check it out! (THIS should take you right to the horrorku page. Just scroll down the page to find my contribution.)
"Weeping tree" combines the concept of a weep...
Talking about monsters seems to be appropriate this time of year. So, why do certain people (like me) write about monsters, read about monsters, draw monsters, watch monster movies, and just tend to find great fascination in all things monstrous? ...
This Halloween, for a different kind of treat, visit the House of Chamberlin. Open its heavy oaken doors, step through its dark stone threshold, and prowl its eerie halls. Spy strange, wondrous, fantastic, and frightful scenes. Meet lusty vampires...
Greg Schwartz, a fellow poet and composer of haiku both light and dark, penned a very interesting article about horrorku entitled "Trick or Treat: Haiku and Its Place in Dark Poetry". I strongly suggest checking it out (and not just because I'm me...
My dark speculative poem "Gathering of the Dead" has been published in the Halloween 2009 Issue of the dark and haunting e-zine Tales from the Moonlit Path. Check it out!
Gathering of the Dead" combines two things near and dear to my heart - ghos...
My dark speculative poem "The Haunted Castle" is now on-line at The Absent Willow Review. Check it out!
In this poem, I combine my love of castles with my interest in things supernatural, something which I admit to doing once or twice before. And...
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- A cursed place better left unnamed.
- About Me:
- Who am I? What am I? Well, I guess I'm a dark speculative poet, writer, and artist. I'm also someone with a deep interest in history, myth, legend, folklore, and the unexplained. Let's just say, based on my own personal experiences, I'm a believer in the paranormal.
My poetic and artistic works have appeared in quite a few on-line and print publications, including Niteblade, The Sword Review, Hungur, The Fifth Di..., Sounds of the Night, Aphelion, Bewildering Stories, and Sorcerous Signals. I'm also something of a regular illustrator at the sword and sorcery publication Flashing Swords.
- Favorite Authors
- J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allen Poe, Ursula K. LeGuin, Ewart Oakeshott, Katharine Briggs, Tanith Lee, Terry Brooks, Thomas B. Costain, Norma Lorre Goodrich, Ellis Peters, Brad Steiger, Frances & Joseph Gies, Lord Dunsany, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, J. S. LeFanu, Sir Walter Scott, Anthony Hope, H. G. Wells, Richard Matheson, Howard Pyle, & William Shakespeare.
- Favorite Books
- The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Dracula, Salem's Lot, Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds, The Prisoner of Zenda, Ivanhoe, The Black Arrow, An Encyclopedia of Fairies, plus several anthologies of classic horror tales, weird tales, and collections of works by Poe, Lovecraft, and Dunsany.
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"The Sheerie" in APHELION
My speculative cinquain "The Sheerie" has been published in the November 2009 issue of the web-zine Aphelion. Check it out!
In case anyone was wondering, I once again dip into the well of fairy folklore for inspiration. More specifically, I again delve into the connections between the realm of fairy and the realm of the dead… Continue
In case anyone was wondering, I once again dip into the well of fairy folklore for inspiration. More specifically, I again delve into the connections between the realm of fairy and the realm of the dead… Continue
Posted on November 18, 2009 at 9:18pm —
"weeping tree" in SCIFAIKUEST
My horrorku "weeping tree" has been published in the on-line version of Scifaikuest. Check it out! (THIS should take you right to the horrorku page. Just scroll down the page to find my contribution.)
"Weeping tree" combines the concept of a weeping willow with the potentially dangerous, and possibly even murderous, a… Continue
"Weeping tree" combines the concept of a weeping willow with the potentially dangerous, and possibly even murderous, a… Continue
Posted on November 1, 2009 at 7:24pm —
Why Monsters?
Talking about monsters seems to be appropriate this time of year. So, why do certain people (like me) write about monsters, read about monsters, draw monsters, watch monster movies, and just tend to find great fascination in all things monstrous? Is it creepy? Is it abnormal? Or is it just good, clean fun?
At times, I like to think of drawing monsters and writing about monsters as a bit of monster-slaying, creating diabolic beasts on paper to vanquish the demons in my past. And there are plenty… Continue
At times, I like to think of drawing monsters and writing about monsters as a bit of monster-slaying, creating diabolic beasts on paper to vanquish the demons in my past. And there are plenty… Continue
Posted on October 29, 2009 at 7:13pm —
Niteblade Art Blog: House of Chamberlin
This Halloween, for a different kind of treat, visit the House of Chamberlin. Open its heavy oaken doors, step through its dark stone threshold, and prowl its eerie halls. Spy strange, wondrous, fantastic, and frightful scenes. Meet lusty vampires, hungry werewolves, macabre musicians, and deadly dragons. Check out examples of Ric Chamberlin's artwork in the latest Niteblade Art Blog entry, "House of Chamberlin".
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Posted on October 28, 2009 at 11:50am —
Greg Schwartz's Article About Horrorku
Greg Schwartz, a fellow poet and composer of haiku both light and dark, penned a very interesting article about horrorku entitled "Trick or Treat: Haiku and Its Place in Dark Poetry". I strongly suggest checking it out (and not just because I'm mentioned in there alongside the likes of Josh Gage, Aurelio Rico Lopez III, and Deborah Kolodji). All fans of dark poetry, and all dark poe… Continue
Posted on October 26, 2009 at 8:29pm —
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good to hear that your creative side are flourishing! You are one hell of a poet and artist, so that is really good to hear.
Now, cars are nothing but evil pieces of metal. My own car his hanging on for dear life and I am happy every time the damn thing goes where it is supposed to. I don't know the first thing about cars or machines. They are considering on creating a new law here in Sweden that will ban me from ALL kinds of tools and machinery for all eternity. I hope they do! When my girlfriend asks me to look at the car I understand what Jerry Seinfeld meant when he said: Well, you open the hood and hope that there will be a huge switch set to OFF!
And as you said: sometimes it just one small thing that can make all the difference.
Also, I would like to thank you for the very useful pointers you have given me. They have helped me a lot. Thanks a million!
By the way, have you tried out scribd?
Yours truly
Thom
I hope all is well with you my friend.
Yours truly
Thom Olausson
Just wanted to stop in and get your opinion on my latest cover design posted to my blog...
I would love your input.
Aidana WillowRaven
www.WillowRavenIllustration.com
901-325-1402
~M
I hope you brought water, a flare gun and extra underwear.
I will fully explore your artwork and blog as you suggest when I rise tomorrow. It's bedtime here right now. Great to know you.
Brian
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