I’m very excited to announce the publication of a new Black Lands story. 

“You Have What I Need” is the kickoff story in the new anthology Screams From The Dark. Edited by Ellen Datlow and featuring 29 stories by some of the finest authors of horror and dark fiction today. I’m honoured to be included among them, and even more to have a Black Lands story in such an incredible collection.

This is another of my standalone Black Lands tales, meaning it doesn’t feature recurring characters like Felix Renn or Jerry Baldwin. Instead, I wanted to explore the day-to-day (or in this case, night-to-night) lives of other people and how they deal with a world where paranormal has become the norm. 

Vampires are one of the many monsters that exist in the Black Lands, and they’re among the deadliest. In addition to being vicious, blood-thirsty creatures, they also carry a deadly virus that can turn their victims into vampires themselves. 

In this story, a woman with a bite on her arm walks into a hospital emergency room… and then the horror truly begins. 

I can’t think of a better way to start the spooky Halloween season than with a new Black Lands story! 

And I’m even more excited because the story gets to make its debut in the inaugural issue of Weird Horror, a new pulp horror magazine from the excellent Undertow Publications! 

The story is called “You Can’t Save Them All,” and I don’t want to say too much about it except that it’s a “standalone” tale, in that it doesn’t feature Felix Renn or Jerry Baldwin. 

The story is about a social worker who finds herself getting drawn deeper and deeper into her latest assignment which involves a mysterious young girl. 

I hope you’ll check out the story and support an excellent new magazine. 

See you on the nightside! Happy Halloween!