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....
Apr 25, 2018 | Scary True Stories, Unsolved Mysteries
The Redpaths had it all. They were one of the richest families in Canada, heirs to an impressive sugar fortune. John James Redpath and his wife Ada had five children. By all reports, the Redpaths were a close family, although they seemed to keep to themselves. On the...
Apr 18, 2018 | The Writing Life
Life has been very busy lately. I was extremely honoured to host a chat with bestselling thriller author Karin Slaughter at her double book launch in Winnipeg, Canada, last night. Karin was down to earth, witty, and fun. It was awesome to meet her in person and ask...
Apr 10, 2018 | Scary True Stories
I recently received some great news from Severed Press, the publisher of Return to Dyatlov Pass and Monsters in Our Wake. Return to Dyatlov Pass was selected for German translation! I’m so excited. After the U.S. and Canada, German readers have been the biggest...
Jan 9, 2018 | Mysterious Places
Fengdu, China, is so creepy that it instantly inspired a horror novel. Fengdu is a ghost city in the true sense of the word. The village was abandoned when the construction of the Three Gorges Dam dramatically raised the water levels. There’s something...
