My darkly comic horror short, "The Bloodwitch," is featured on Season 5 of the horror podcast Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales. 

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Sometimes you ask for a sign. What happens when you get one?

Mike hasn’t been feeling well since his last murder spree. Too many things went wrong that night by the lake. Worst of all, the slugs didn’t get their fill. Between the haunting yet beautiful visage of his last victim and the slug’s slow but relentless pursuit, he finds himself divided against his own bloody desires. He’s had enough of the suffering. Is Mike ready to plunge the knife again, or will he take the plunge himself?

In one world, “Killer” Mike Fontaine is the lead singer/rhythm guitarist for an infamous post-hardcore punk band, Killer Mike and the Blood Slugs. In another, darker world, he is a serial killer. For every record that the band releases in their world, the real Killer Mike will take a life in his own.

Is this the last of those records?

“Reading this felt like getting curb stomped by a Philosophy major wearing corpse paint. 0/10 would recommend.”

– J. M. Gokey, Author of The Hatebug

“I used to like this series. That is, until Smith decided to write a book that is better at putting me to sleep than one too many margaritas.”

- Angel Ramone, Author of Frogs and LCD Laced Margaritas

“The author insisted this literary grotesque be released despite my most grievous warnings. You should [read] it. Despite my most grievous warnings.”

– Rob Tannahill, Author of Prince Junkie

“Too much philosophical bullshit. Where was the mayhem and metal?”

- James Oliver, Author of Genital Rot

Liner Notes: Even though the last time hadn’t gone as well as Mike would have hoped, he had gotten a decent little boost off the kills. Not long after, he proved himself at his job, where he had been able to talk clients into making investments, even from his role as a client service representative. During his first weeks, the managers discouraged all new CSRs from upselling customers who had called in with complaints. Their job was to calm the customer down and leave all sales to the agents. He had been with the company over a year now, so he started doing it anyway…and with a rate of success that some bigger wigs found quite impressive. In November of ‘92, one of the higher-ups invited him to a retreat at a fancy hotel way out on the edge of Barrenview. He had not wanted to go. Felt like he shouldn’t. The town was more than an hour away, out in the boonies somewhere. Besides, he hated gatherings. However, when he objected, the suit who had invited him said, “I know you want to skip the retreat. You want to go to the ‘big turkey dinner’ with your family. Who doesn’t? Do you think the winners are with their families on Thanksgiving? No, winners make war plans while others celebrate and get fat.” Mike, rather than listening, had been fantasizing about digging the guy’s eyes out with the knife in his pocket. The Thanksgiving comment threw him for such a loop that he had almost laughed out loud at the idea of going to the ‘big turkey dinner’ with his family. The point was clear, though. This retreat was some kind of loyalty test. Despite his loathing and vague apprehension, he went. That was when all of the trouble started. 

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The Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe just received a major facelift. 

STUNNING New cover art by Don Noble at Rooster Republic Press!!!

BEATIFUL layout and interior by Exploitation Media!!!

TOUCHING new foreword by Matthew Jon Smith!!!

Regardless if you are a Poe expert or a newcomer to his works, this hand-selected collection is the perfect addition to any horror lover's library.

From "The Black Cat" to "The Tell-Tale Heart" the stories in this collection have shaped the face of modern horror literature. See where it all began in The Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe.

Featuring:

“The Fall of the House of Usher”

“The Masque of the Red Death”

“The Pit and the Pendulum”
and more! 

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Why has Mike been feeling so low? Why was he on top of the world just months ago? What will he do to get that high back?

Mike Fontaine thought a new start would fix everything. A door-to-door sales gig, 400 miles from home, seemed like the perfect escape. He never expected the cure for his slump to be blood.

In one world, he’s the frontman of a psychedelic hardcore band. In the other, he’s a serial killer. Every time the band releases a record, someone dies.

This is one of those records.

“Grandmas beware! Killer Mike and the Blood Slugs are back in town!! 

Matthew Jon Smith has found a great horror niche with his Killer Mike character! Let's hope for more Mike adventures! It's like the carnival ride you just want to ride over and over again!! And LOVE them slugs!!”

- Jim Donohue, Author of Ramona

"I'm sorry to say we're passing on ‘Killer Mike and the Blood Slugs.’

We don't publish music reviews, and I don't know how

[Carnage House] wound up on your radar for this."

- Josh Darling, Editor in Chief of Carnage House

“If you love your grandma, this will read like a punch to the suck hole. 

If you hate your grandma, you'll feel like you just punched HER in the suck hole. Regardless of your feelings about grandmas, it'll be a moist ride.”

-B.S. Miller, Author of A Glimpse of Fear

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Why has Mike been feeling so low? Why was he on top of the world just months ago? What will he do to get that high back?

Mike Fontaine thought a new start would fix everything. A door-to-door sales gig, 400 miles from home, seemed like the perfect escape. He never expected the cure for his slump to be blood.

In one world, he’s the frontman of a psychedelic hardcore band. In the other, he’s a serial killer. Every time the band releases a record, someone dies.

This is one of those records.

“Grandmas beware! Killer Mike and the Blood Slugs are back in town!! 

Matthew Jon Smith has found a great horror niche with his Killer Mike character! Let's hope for more Mike adventures! It's like the carnival ride you just want to ride over and over again!! And LOVE them slugs!!”

- Jim Donohue, Author of Ramona

"I'm sorry to say we're passing on ‘Killer Mike and the Blood Slugs.’

We don't publish music reviews, and I don't know how

[Carnage House] wound up on your radar for this."

- Josh Darling, Editor in Chief of Carnage House

“If you love your grandma, this will read like a punch to the suck hole. 

If you hate your grandma, you'll feel like you just punched HER in the suck hole. Regardless of your feelings about grandmas, it'll be a moist ride.”

-B.S. Miller, Author of A Glimpse of Fear

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Imagine 500 Days of Summer if
Joseph Gordon-Levitt had homicidal tendencies.

Mike is really struggling with his urges. He knows what he wants, but he also knows the consequences, Maybe he just hasn't met that right someone.

In one world Mike Fontaine is the front man for a psychedelic hardcore band and in another he is a serial killer. Every time the band releases a record in one world, Mike kills in the other. 

This is one of those records.

“A shocking turn of events that was equal parts brutal and strangely beautiful.”

- Camille Danciu, Author of On Behalf of All Women

“Blood Slugs’ [A Night on the Town] is what you'd get if 

Jim Jarmusch did splatterpunk.”

- Rob Tannahill, Editor of Last Christmas: A Holiday Horror Anthology

“Get ready for a visceral, grotesque experience 

that will leave you questioning what’s real 

and what it's like to be truly alive.”

- Tory Favro, Author of Piñata

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My story "Traditions Tangled in Tinsel" is featured in Last Christmas: A Holiday Horror Anthology from Dark Moon Rising Publications.  

Get your copy at Amazon or Godless.

Dark Moon Rising Publications also has other cool anthologies out now. Go check them out.