Over the last few years, Canadian
horror writers have really started to make their mark in the writing world, and
last year, I decided to throw my own hat in the ring. My first story, Open Book, was published in Dark Eclipse
issue 7 and was soon followed by The Soldier, which appeared in A Feast of
Frights from the Horror Zine. That
was the big step as the book also contained stories by Joe R. Lansdale, Graham
Masterton, Simon Clark, Susie Moloney, Tom Piccirilli, Joe Mckinney and so many
more. After that, things have been
moving full speed.
I released my own collection called At
the Gates of Madness April of last year, which was published independently and
has sold well over 10,000 copies. The
book contains eighteen stories, two which are reprints and the rest were all
original. I was told that
publishing that way would hurt me and I’d be lucky to sell 10 or 20. Instead, it has gotten me more
recognition and helped me to get published in other anthologies such as
Zippered Flesh 2, Dark Light 3, Zombie Gone Wild, Fifty Shades of Decay and the
upcoming Shadow Masters, The Horror Zine’s next anthology.
While I am currently working on a new
novel called Shutdown, my most recently collection, Brother’s Ilk is now
available from Inherit Press on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Tower and numerous
other sites. The book contains 15 all
new stories by me and my brother, James Meeks. Half the book is his, the other half is mine.
James’ stories lean more towards the
strange; skating the line of Bizarro fiction with stories like Head Case,
Buckets of Money and The Master Plan.
He has also included a new novella by him called Mother/Sister/Death.
The stories I have included move
through different horror genres, covering cannibals (Beggar and The Pork Pie
Sisters), insanity (All In Vein, By Invitation Only and Faded Star), ghosts
(Last Room Available) and the end of the whole mess (my novella, House in the
Valley). There is also a sequel to
my story Open Book in this one called Unopened.
The book has been selling well and has
already made it on The British Fantasy Society’s recommended page. Be sure to pick it up and the others as
well at any online store right at your fingertips.
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