May 1, 2019 | The Writing Life
Since I have no particular insecurities plaguing me at the moment, along with exciting news that I desperately want (but am not yet allowed) to share–watch this space, I’ve decided to answer the IWSG’s monthly question: What was an early experience...
Apr 24, 2019 | Scary True Stories
Welcome to my new Voracious Reader followers. Thanks for your interest in my writing. I hope you stick around! To those still waiting for a blog visit or comment reply from me, I’m getting there. I was unprepared for the epic response to my last IWSG post, and I...
Apr 10, 2019 | Tales of the Supernatural
Welcome, dear readers. I don’t normally post two blogs in a week, but this is a special occasion. Some of the writers from Severed Press have collaborated on a blog tour, and this is part of it. I’m happy to introduce you to award-winning author Lee...
Apr 10, 2019 | Mysterious Places
Is there anything creepier than an abandoned asylum? How about an abandoned asylum filled with paintings like this? Brr! Brazilian street artist Herbert Baglione let his imaginative talents run wild in a psychiatric hospital in Parma, Italy–turning the already...
Apr 3, 2019 | The Writing Life
Welcome readers and fellow IWSG members, I’m happy to reveal the cover for Those Who Came Before, which Flame Tree Press will release on October 10th. Here’s the blurb: People are dying at Strong Lake, and the worst is yet to come. An idyllic weekend...
Mar 26, 2019 | Scary True Stories
I hope you’ll all bear with me as I take a slight departure for this post. I still think it’s a scary true story, but in a slightly different way. It stems from something I’ve been noticing a lot lately. Somehow, women seem to have become the...
Mar 20, 2019 | Tales of the Supernatural, The Writing Life
Two more sleeps! http://www.jhmoncrieff.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Forest-of-Ghosts_vimeo.mp4 “Moncrieff has once again deftly woven real life intrigue with the supernatural, giving us characters we are deeply invested in, which makes the horror all...
Mar 12, 2019 | Mysterious Places, Scary True Stories
In honour of my upcoming release, Forest of Ghosts, which is set in Romania, including a pivotal scene in Hoia Baciu, I thought it would be worth sharing my real-life experiences in the world’s most haunted forest. If I believed in omens, I would have been...
Mar 6, 2019 | The Writing Life
So, this is the IWSG post where I dazzle you with a plethora of positive writing news. (Don’t you just love that word? Plethora has such a nice ring to it.)Cover reveals! Impending releases! Story sales! However, it’s also the post where I admit I’m...
Feb 27, 2019 | Mysterious Places
One of the best things about setting novels in exotic locations is I actually get to visit those places. There are a couple of exceptions: I’ve never experienced life on an oil rig in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, and I’ve never been to Dyatlov Pass....
