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The third novel in the Torihada Files, Kirei, is now on sale! There’s a serial killer on the lose. Who is this mysterious woman in the trench coat and face mask, and what does she really want? US store | UK store To celebrate, you can also grab both Kage and Jukai in the US … Continue reading Kirei now on sale, Kage & Jukai only 99 cents each!

If you’re looking for something a little different to the norm, you can now grab my dark fantasy short (technically a series of shorts that make up a larger whole) Entwined for free on Amazon! Grab it now! You can also get The Deliverer, a stand-alone novel set within the same wider universe for just … Continue reading Entwined now free and The Deliverer 99 cents!

Think you know fear? Let’s find out. “Tara’s stories never fail to keep me on the edge of my seat, wondering what’s going to happen next.” In a race where anything goes, could you kill to save someone you love? Would you continue playing a video game if it wasn’t just virtual lives on the … Continue reading Midnight Shadows on sale this week for 99 cents!

If you know someone with an interest in modern Japanese horror, or you’ve been holding out for whatever reason yourself, starting today and for the next week you can now grab Kowabana Origins, Toshiden, and Reikan for just 99 cents each on the US and UK Amazon stores! That’s over 200k words of modern Japanese … Continue reading Kowabana Origins, Toshiden & Reikan on sale for 99 cents each right now!

At age 12 I found a red water lily floating in the canal close to my house. The colours were rich and vibrant, the deepest shade of vermilion I’d ever come across in nature. It was so vivid that it seemed unnaturally so, like someone had manufactured it in a lab and then placed it … Continue reading The Red Water Lily

Okayama. The Branch from Hell. There were several training branches around the country, and our closest was Okayama, a three-hour shaky train ride away. I had a few days of blissful freedom in Matsue before I had to return to Okayama for training so I could start work. I won’t lie, it absolutely petrified me. … Continue reading The Inaka Chronicles: A difference of branches

Each fortnight I’ll be posting a series of prompts for stories that I’d like to see but not had the time to write myself. If you take any of these ideas and create a story out of them, please feel free to post the link in the comments below! I’ll promote my favourite stories in … Continue reading Freaky Friday Horror Prompts #006

I graduated from university in 2004 with an arts degree in Japanese. It was pretty useless as far as degrees go. I could barely speak the language as it was only a beginner’s course, and it led to zero career prospects. So I did what any self-respecting graduate with no idea what to do with … Continue reading The Inaka Chronicles: Hajimari, the Beginning

Happy holidays everyone! I hope you’ve been enjoying time with family, friends, pets, computers, however you’re spending it

If you like scary stories, have you seen what’s standing behind you? Just kidding. But you should probably check that all your windows are closed, and while you’re at it, head over to Booksprout if you’re interested in grabbing a review copy of my horror shorts collection Midnight Shadows in exchange for leaving a review. Even … Continue reading Want a copy of Midnight Shadows?