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Walt Shuler

  • FEVERCHAIN IS COMING TO PRINT!

    If you haven’t read FEVERCHAIN from MA Knight yet, you’ll soon get your chance to do it with a physical print copy. I cannot wait to get mine! Read more

  • Death in Tangerine

    Sad and sweet and frightening at the same time. Read more

  • Those Pesky Priests

    The meat tree lives! (Although you might have had to have been on Substack to really appreciate that). Read more

  • Get Your Gore On!

    This was so uncomfortable (in the best way). Visceral and nonstop. It will make you squirm, so reader be aware. Read more

  • Chapter 3 | Wolves Among Us

    Chapter 3 At Gangulf’s insistence, Kurt led Mel and Tommy to seats amongst the other guests. Mel felt everyone’s eyes on them as they stepped over and around limbs and feet to reach the last empty places. Kurt’s glare told her that he felt the attention, too, and she said a silent prayer that he… Read more

  • Body Horror as Beauty Treatment

    If you’re not reading Lee’s work, what are you even doing? Read more

  • Summer Reading Sale

    Hey, folks, just a quick announcement: If you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to pick up one of my books, that time is now! All four are on sale for just .99 each (ebook versions only). The Summer Reading Sale will last until June 15, so get in while you can 🙂 Check them… Read more

  • A Review of Transference by Ian Patterson

    What happens when someone with the means to do so decides to burn society to the ground? I met Ian on Substack, where he was sharing rough draft chapters of his in-progress novel, COG (keep your eyes peeled for that, because it’s going to be GOOD). When Ian suggested swapping books (ADTR for Transference), I… Read more

  • Fictionwocky Legs 29-31

    The Game Leg Beast Slayer Objective: Shoot off the Beast’s legs and then take its head! OR defend the beast by demolishing your opponent! Load your shooter with metal BBs: the Beast Slayer’s BBs are engraved with words of power. Knock off a leg with a single shot and take another (skip your opponent). Once… Read more

  • Fictionwocky Leg 28

    The Ballad Leg The world lay waiting, ripe plum for the picking, but the gate was shut fast, and no infernal lord could force it open ‘gainst the strength of its bound souls. And the Beast went walking, leg by leg by leg. Aedeliphus the Bold sought to break the locks, to sunder bright souls… Read more

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