- Today, Droolie turns 15 years old, at least by his veterinarian's calculations. He showed up at the Greensboro house in late 2012, and at first, I thought he might be the same cat that had mysteriouly appeared (and then disappeared, equally mysteriously) at least a year or two earlier, whom I called Scrapple (see "Scrapple […]
- It was barely over a week ago that Ms. B. and I met friends Tom (a.k.a. Skyhawk63) and Linda (a.k.a. Punkins19) some 700 miles northward in Michigan to go geocaching at Power Island on Lake Michigan (see "Michigan Misadventure, Madness, & Merriment, Part 2," July 31, 2026). Today, back in our old home turf (Greensboro, NC), Tom […]
- "This is one of the best collections I have read this year. If you love dark fiction in short story form as much as I do you need to add this to your shelf." "In 'Fugue Devil,' the new kid in town is told the local legend about a musician who summoned a demon that […]
- All right, I tried my hand at the Botanic Martini, which I discovered at the lovely Nord Social establishment in Midland, MI, when Ms. B. and I went there recently (see "Michigan Misadventures, Madness, and Merriment, Part 1," August 1, 2026). I couldn't find all the ingredients locally as they were listed on the "recipe," but […]
Now Available from Crossroad Press!
The House at Black Tooth Pond
“Stephen Mark 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 in February 2025. In ebook, paperback, and audiobook.
COMING SOON: Broken Barriers: the compelling sequel to The House at Black Tooth Pond, due later this year from Macabre Ink!
COMING SOON: Broken Barriers: the compelling sequel to The House at Black Tooth Pond, due later this year from Macabre Ink!
