- For me, Thanksgiving is generally a happy holiday. Growing up, Thanksgiving Day was a big affair in my family. Mom always made a feast fit for a beast, and sometimes we'd spend it with friends or my grandparents. Yessir, I do love me some turkey (fuck you, J.D. Vance), as well as most of the […]
- After a long, sometimes torturous trip back from Georgia yesterday, I'd just as soon have stayed home all day, but I had a doctor's appointment in Greensboro this morning that I really couldn't miss. So, to soften the blow, I got hold of geocaching partners Diefenbaker (a.k.a. Scott) and Fishdownthestairs (a.k.a. Natalie) and arranged for an […]
- Home away from home in Gainesville, Georgia—the "Blue Bungalow" Back in July of last year, old friend, horror aficionado extraordinaire, and head honcho of the storied Overlook Connection, Dave Hinchberger, along with his wife, LeeAnn, of Atlanta, Georgia, graced Brugger and me with their presences at our home in Virginia. So, Ms. B. and I decided […]
- A couple of weeks back, Bob Issel and I appeared on Penny Dreadful's Terror at Collinwood podcast to talk about his latest Dark Shadows volume, Our Shadowed Past III, which he and I spent several weeks producing, back in August and September (see "Our Shadowed Past III Is in the Works," September 16, 2025). Penny Dreadful—a.k.a. Danielle Gelehrter—has been running this […]
Now Available from Crossroad Press!
The House at Black Tooth Pond
“Rainey brings Lovecraftian horror to rural Virginia in this chilling tale...the grounded and believable characterization of his protagonists makes suspending disbelief easy. This is cosmic horror done right.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
My newest novel, The House at Black Tooth Pond, is now available from Macabre Ink (the horror imprint of Crossroad Press), released on February 11, 2025. In ebook, paperback, and audiobook.
