Who doesn’t love horror? Who doesn’t love sex? I see that smile across your face, so maybe you have the same thing on your mind as I did when I wrote ‘Plastic.’ ‘Plastic‘ originally appeared in the Masters of Horror: Damned If You Don’t anthology back in 2010. It was a story I wrote just …
When I came across the call for Sirens Call Publications’ ‘Mental Ward: Stories from the Asylum‘ anthology, I eagerly jumped on it. How could I not spin a tale about what goes on behind the walls of madness? One thing I have learned about my own writing is that anything I may have planned might …
I‘m happy to announce that my story “Oats” is currently appearing in The Sirens Call eZine Issue #8 – Men in Horror! Sirens Call has consistently published strong anthologies since emerging on the horror scene, and their eZines have definitely followed suit. Issue #8 is no different. 98 pages of horrific fun featuring short stories, …
I had a blast writing “Sweet Nectar of Life!” It wasn’t such a blast getting there, however. Just months before crafting the tale, my daughter entered this world. I simply didn’t know how I’d cope. I’d lost my father to pancreatic cancer only two months before, and the swell and swing of emotions was simply …
I wrote ‘Memorial” in response to an anthology call from Sirens Call Publications for ‘Twisted Realities: Of Myth and Monstrosity’. The premise intrigued me; a collection of tales exploring mythology from any culture, transformed into a modern-day horror. Mythology, primarily Greek mythology, has transfixed me since I had my first taste of it as a …
Twisted Realities: Of Myth and Monstrosity from Sirens Call Publications… What would happen if myths and monsters collided in today’s world? Would they take a backseat to the mayhem that humans create on a daily basis? Explore the twelve tales crafted by twelve talented authors who asked themselves those very questions. The answers may surprise …
Sex, as we all know, is the mechanism that puts us all on the planet, it’s proof positive that God wants us to feel something pleasant while we’re here. Having said that…it CAN be a ‘slippery slope’ leading some individuals to a Pandora’s Box of perversions that can destroy any hope for a healthy relationship. …
Joseph A. Pinto 