Halloween is on the horizon, and before too much piles up, I wanted to highlight some recent publications.

*My 100-word drabble “Carefree Parenting” was featured at Trembling with Fear/Horror Tree on 9-1-2019.

*The horror graphic novel anthology Cellar Door is now available, which includes my co-plotted tale with artist JT Molloy “Digger’s Grove,” as well as my short story “The Beetle Problem.”

*Finally, I’m pleased to announce the 4th and 5th published standalone tales set in my New Pangea dinosaur adventure world: “The Scrape” and “Sawyer’s Dimetrodon.” You can read these and other New Pangea stories over at Thrilling Words! Check out the gorgeous Allosaurus vs. Utahraptor illustration below by Felipe De Barros!

MUCH more to come in October. I’m pleased to announce that I will have stories featured  in both Trembling with Fear’s Halloween edition, as well as Small Fish Radio’s annual horror show! If you’re local, you can attend the recording of the Small Fish show on 10-27-2019. Watch this space for more 2019 updates!

The Horror Tree / Trembling With Fear: https://horrortree.com/category/trembling-with-fear/

Cellar Door: https://www.chimerascomics.com/product/cellar-door/

Thrilling Words: http://www.thrillingwords.com/

“The Scrape” Illustration by the excellent Felipe de Barros: https://www.artstation.com/felipedb

Hey readers! Here’s your August round-up of my most recent publications!

*My Halloween story “Candy Corn” is now available for Kindle through Demain Publishing!

Very excited to get this one out there. It’s a fast, freaky read (and a steal at 0.99 cents or less!)

You can also read my in-depth interview with Demain Publishing on “Candy Corn” here: https://demainpublishingblog.weebly.com/home/author-interview-kevin-m-folliard-candy-corn

*My haunted house story “Halfway to Forgotten” was adapted for season 13, episode 5 of The No Sleep Podcast, and they did a phenomenal job! My story starts at 1:14:55, but all the stories are brilliantly adapted spine-tinglers! Definitely give this one a listen!

*The Horror Tree’s Trembling with Fear published 2 more of my 100-word drabbles:

• “Axman’s Bridge” on July 7th
• “Let’s Do it” on Aug 4th

Plus, many of my 2018 drabbles and stories have been collected in the new print anthologies Trembling With Fear: Year 2 and Trembling With Fear: More Tales from the Tree!

Learn more about these TWF anthologies here: https://horrortree.com/trembling-with-fear-year-2-and-more-tales-from-the-tree-are-now-available/

Plenty more to come in 2019! Be on the lookout for the launch of our Cellar Door graphic novel anthology (hitting shelves VERY soon), as well as more Horror Tree TWF stories (Because thankfully they’re not tired of me yet!), more New Pangea dinosaur tales, another H.G. Wells homage, and a very special shark Christmas story!

Enjoy your summer!

The Horror Tree / Trembling With Fear: https://horrortree.com/category/trembling-with-fear/

The No Sleep Podcast: https://www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s13/13×05

Demain Publishing:
https://demainpublishingblog.weebly.com

Hey readers! Here’s an early summer round-up of six of my most recent publications!

*My 100-word “found footage” drabble “Farewell Texts” was published at The Horror Tree’s Trembling with Fear spotlight on 5-12-2019.

*My New Pangea dinosaur adventure short stories “Tyrannosaur Dreams” and “Scavenger’s Path” were published at Thrilling Words!

*My western tale “Hangman’s Knot” was published in Wild Frontiers 5-31-2019

*My 100-word drabble “Smile More” was published at The Horror Tree’s Trembling with Fear spotlight on 6-2-2019

*My re-imagining of The Invisible Man “Solomon’s Moon” was published in Left Hand Media’s anthology Classics Remixed!

More to come this summer! If you enjoy these stories, please let me know by being so kind as to write a review on Amazon, GoodReads, or the comments section of the publisher’s website or social media as well as my Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram pages. I’d love to know more what you guys think! 🙂

Thrilling Words: http://www.thrillingwords.com/

Wild Frontiers: https://smarturl.it/WildFrontiersPrint

Left Hand Media: https://lefthandpublishers.com/product/classics-remixed/

The Horror Tree / Trembling With Fear: https://horrortree.com/category/trembling-with-fear/

Read my story “Tarantula Hawk” in Animal Uprising, available in paperback and kindle!

Hey readers! Here’s a spring round-up of my most recent publications!

*“Candlelit” was published at The Horror Tree 2-14-2019: https://horrortree.com/trembling-with-fear-02-14-2019-love-isnt-in-the-air/

*“The Man in the Murk” was published at Terror House Magazine on 3/20/2019: https://terrorhousemag.com/murk/

*“Salty” was published at The Horror Tree 3-31-2019: https://horrortree.com/trembling-with-fear-03-31-2019/

*“Tarantula Hawk” is now available in the horror anthology Animal Uprising:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QJ7QBJX/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_U_mguRCbDY88HED?fbclid=IwAR2J6cGPzkeNrpSWRO9t96hbPmmnYAmXWf3GtF8Nr0Ysh2kjmvg-Vx6IxLg

*“Lucky Buckle” was published at The Horror Tree 4-21-2019: https://horrortree.com/trembling-with-fear-04-21-2019/

More to come in 2019, including tributes to H.G. Wells and some brand new dinosaur Tales of New Pangea! Watch this space as well as my social media for regular updates!

The Horror Tree / Trembling with Fear: https://horrortree.com/category/trembling-with-fear/

Terror House Magazine: https://terrorhousemag.com/

Kevin M. Folliard’s Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Folliard/e/B0097S7T0A/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

I’ve been blessed to have great opportunities with wonderful publications over the past few years. I’m also lucky to have excellent writer friends who have helped me to develop my fiction.

Every year, the La Grange Writers Group encourages each of its members to come up with a “Word of the Year.” Like a New Years resolution, the word is meant to define a goal and a positive attitude.

For 2018, I chose “ambition.” At times, I felt less than ambitious in 2018, but I’m happy to admit that looking back at the whole year, I indeed got a lot done:

I had 19 pieces published or accepted for publication in 2018:
*“Vegan Options” Trembling with Fear/Horror Tree (2018)
*“Hog Slop” – Trembling with Fear/Horror Tree (2018)
*“Broken” – Jack of No Trades (2018)
*“White Noise” – Hinnom Magazine (2018)
*“Can’t Unsee” – Trembling with Fear/Horror Tree (2018)
*“Porcelain Doll” – Trembling with Fear/Horror Tree (2018)
*“Djinn” – Trembling with Fear/Horror Tree (2018)
*”Road Shadow” – Trembling with Fear/Horror Tree (2018)
*”The Digger” – Trembling with Fear/Horror Tree (2018)
*”Hideous” – Flash Fiction Magazine (2018)
*”Rattlesnake Stew” – Trembling with Fear/Horror Tree (2018)
*”Bloody Maria” – Horror Bites Magazine (2018)
*”The Beetle Problem” – Cellar Door (pending for 2019)
*”Primal” – Stupefying Stories (pending for 2019)
*”Hangman’s Knot” – Millhaven Press (pending for 2019)
*“Butcher Knife” – Trembling with Fear/Horror Tree (2018)
*“Dreaming of Chester” – Broadswords and Blasters (pending for 2019)
*“Snow Angels” – Trembling with Fear/Horror Tree (2018)
*“The Devil’s Appetite” – Trembling with Fear/Horror Tree (2018)

I drafted or completed 23 new pieces of writing in 2018 (ranging from drabble to novel length) totaling more than 150,000 words, including:

• My dark fantasy novella “Tower of Raven”
• My New Pangea Universe dinosaur adventure novel Carnivore Herders
• Part 1 of my 5oK+ NaNoWriMo novel Spiral Attic
• 13 new short stories
• 7 Drabbles

But I don’t want to brag too much because after over 100 Submissions in 2018 (some still pending) I suffered about 60+ Rejections (OUCH! Good thing it only takes one acceptance!)

I accomplished a lot, and I couldn’t do it without awesome publications, editors, writers groups, readers, friends, and family who support my writing. Thank you!

In 2019, my goal is not to lose sight of that ambition, but to allow myself a chance to slow down a little, focus on the projects I’ve generated for myself, and really dive into making every sentence, paragraph, and chapter of every project all that it can be.

My 2019 word is “Immediacy.” I think it’s a good mantra for a world with so many distractions.

Hoping to give everything in life–friends, family, work, and writing–all the undivided attention it deserves!

I’ve got plenty of publications on the horizon too, so watch this space and follow me on social media to stay up to date. 🙂

Kevin M. Folliard’s Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Folliard/e/B0097S7T0A/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

I have two brand new Christmas Terror Tales which are both featured today at The Horror Tree’s Trembling with Fear Christmas Edition.

Check out my Chicago short story “The Devil’s Appetite” as well as my 100-word drabble “Snow Angels” as well as a whole slew of awesome scary Christmas tales at this link: https://horrortree.com/trembling-with-fear-christmas-2018-edition/

It’s a great 2018! Thanks to the Horror Tree who published my writing 10 times this year!

The Horror Tree / Trembling with Fear: https://horrortree.com/category/trembling-with-fear/

Kevin M. Folliard’s Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Folliard/e/B0097S7T0A/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

The Cellar Door Kickstarter is LIVE!

I’m pleased to announce the beginning of the Cellar Door Kickstarter. Produced by Chimera’s Comics, Cellar Door is a 160-page sci-fi and horror graphic novel anthology with 14 stories cut from the same cloth as H.P. Lovecraft and “The Twilight Zone.”

The collection includes a short horror comic “Digger’s Grove” by myself and J.T. Molloy as well as my short story “The Beetle Problem.”

The Kickstarter provides a free 38-page preview comic so you have a chance to take a look at the awesome content before deciding to pre-order or pledge a contribution. The Kickstarter campaign will help to cover marketing and production costs for the anthology in addition to other expenses which you can learn more about at Cellar Door’s Kickstarter Page: http://www.chimerascomics.com/cellardoorfolliard

The campaign provides awesome rewards for those who wish to contribute, so please check it out!

In addition to launching the Cellar Door campaign, here are some follow ups to a few other October updates from before:

*Small Fish Radio produced their annual horror show recently, which included an adaptation of my short story “Djinn.” You can listen to the streaming recording of Small Fish Radio’s “A Night to Dismember” here: http://www.smallfishradio.com/podcasts/smallfishradio_presents_a_night_to_dismember.mp3

*The Horror Tree’s Trembling with Fear spotlight’s Halloween edition will include my 100-word drabble  “Butcher Knife” which will be posted 10-31-2018.

TWF also just launched a collection of its 2017 fiction which includes work by myself and other local writers which you can grab on Kindle/Amazon:

CELLAR DOOR KICKSTARTER: http://www.chimerascomics.com/cellardoorfolliard

SMALL FISH RADIO: http://smallfishradio.com/

HORROR TREE/TREMBLING WITH FEAR: https://horrortree.com/category/trembling-with-fear/

Hi Everyone!

This October, I’m lucky to have a number of publications and projects in the works including scary stories, flash fiction, an upcoming horror comic, and a radio play adaptation! Don’t miss the following fall highlights . . .

*I’m very excited to have my Halloween Terror Tale “Bloody Maria” featured in Horror Bites Magazine #7! If you have not had a chance to read this tale, please check it out!

*My flash fiction piece “Broken” was just published in Nothing’s Sacred Vol. 4, and it’s available in both digital and print.

*You may recall my short story “Djinn” (originally published at The Horror Tree). Well that same story will be adapted into a radio play which will be performed live by Small Fish Radio, and then released as a podcast for all to enjoy! (Small Fish did an incredible job last year with their adaptation of my story “Basement Goblin,” so if you can’t wait, go listen to last year’s show!) Small Fish Radio Theatre’s 2018 horror show, which will be recorded live at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago on Sunday, October 21, 2018, 7 PM

*Finally, I’m thrilled to announce that my short story “The Beetle Problem,” as well as a horror comic “Digger’s Grove” that I collaborated upon with the great JT Molloy will be featured in the upcoming Cellar Door Anthology. Watch this space for more information on pre-ordering this anthology.

Thank you for your readership! Watch this space for more news on upcoming publications because there is indeed a lot more in the works! 🙂

The Horror Tree / Trembling with Fear: https://horrortree.com/category/trembling-with-fear/

Horror Bites Magazine: http://www.horrorbitesmagazine.com/

Kevin M. Folliard’s Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Folliard/e/B0097S7T0A/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

Nothing’s Sacred/Jack of No Trade Productions: http://jackofnotradesproductions.com/magazines/nothings-sacred/

Small Fish Radio: http://smallfishradio.com/

Cellar Door Anthology: https://mailchi.mp/chimerascomics/cellardoorcomic

Hey readers! Check out my most recent publications!

*“Bloody Maria” was published in Horror Bites Magazine #7, just last week!

*”The Digger” at The Horror Tree 8-5-2018: https://horrortree.com/trembling-with-fear-08-05-2018/

*”Rattlesnake Stew” at The Horror Tree 7-15-2018: https://horrortree.com/trembling-with-fear-07-15-2018/

*”Djinn” at the Horror Tree’s Trembling with Fear 7-1-2018: https://horrortree.com/

*”Hideous” at Flash Fiction Magazine 5-27-2018: https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2018/05/27/hideous/

*”Road Shadow” at The Horror Tree  5-20-2018: https://horrortree.com/trembling-with-fear-05-20-2018/

More to come in 2018, so watch this space as well as my social media for regular updates! 🙂

The Horror Tree / Trembling with Fear: https://horrortree.com/category/trembling-with-fear/

Horror Bites Magazine: http://www.horrorbitesmagazine.com/

Flash Fiction Magazine: https://flashfictionmagazine.com/

Kevin M. Folliard’s Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Folliard/e/B0097S7T0A/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

Check out my story “White Noise” in Hinnom Magazine #6!

Hey readers! Check out my most recent publications!

*In case you missed it, my 100-word Drabble “Can’t Unsee” was published in The Horror Tree’s Trembling with Fear spotlight on 3-25-2018: https://horrortree.com/trembling-with-fear-03-25-2018/

*My 100-word Drabble “Porcelain Doll” was even more recently published at The Horror Tree on 3-29-2018: Check out my 100-word drabble “Porcelain Doll” @HorrorTree today! #Horror #Writer #Reading #flashfiction https://horrortree.com/trembling-with-fear-04-29-2018/

My short story “White Noise” is featured in Hinnom Magazine #6: https://www.amazon.com/Hinnom-Magazine-Issue-C-P-Dunphey-ebook/dp/B07CJ277LP/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

HUGE thanks to these publications for embracing these stories and pushing me to make my writing the best that it can be!

Additionally, please check out The Horror Tree’s interview with Hinnom editor C.P. Dunphey: https://horrortree.com/the-horror-tree-presentsan-interview-with-gehenna-hinnoms-charles-p-dunphey/

As well as C.P.’s interview with yours truly: https://gehennaandhinnom.wordpress.com/2018/04/27/author-spotlight-kevin-m-folliard/

More slated for publication in 2018, so keep watching this space for regular updates! 🙂

Hinnom Magazine: https://gehennaandhinnom.wordpress.com/

The Horror Tree–Trembling with Fear: https://horrortree.com/category/trembling-with-fear/

Kevin Folliard’s Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kevin-Folliard/e/B0097S7T0A/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0