Nothing like coming home from work and your woman surprises you with a snazzy Tales From the Crypt tee! Appreciate you, babe.

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.

Now live at Flash in a Flash, my short story, “One Rainy Day in ’77.”

You can also read my wife, TJ Perkins’ story, “The Stuff Scares Are Made Of” there.

Flash in a Flash Link:

Thank you to Andy Morales and tara caribou from my publisher, Raw Earth Ink, for a mega fun podcast interview on Unraveled Sessions last week. Incidentally, they had my wife, TJ Perkins, on the show a couple weeks ago.

Links to follow when they go live.

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.

Very honored to have been asked to contribute to the Metal Hall of Fame’s “Judas Priest – Never Forget” article also featuring Metal Asylum’s Jack Mangan and Rich Catino.

The only thing I’m kicking myself over for my section of memories is forgetting the time capsule mini-film Heavy Metal Parking Lot was filmed at the Priest show in my backyard, the long-gone Capital Centre near Washington, DC.

Special thank you to Jack for bringing me into the fold for this tribute piece to the mighty Priest and for giving my novel, Revolution Calling a plug!

I got the new Priest album, Invincible Shield for my bday and I’m bouncing inside my office chair this morning. So damn good, it makes me prouder than ever of Halford and the boys. Hails to all inceptions of Judas Priest. Metal gods to the end.

Linkage:

https://www.metalhalloffame.org/post/judas-priest-never-forget

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.

On Sunday, I crossed the finish line of the most gratifying writing project of my life thus far, an anthology of short horror stories which I will divulge in the near future.

Writing horror is what I’ve wanted to do for so very long and now it’s happening. I hope I have been able to bring something to the table in a genre carrying the paradox of demanding both the best and the worst of its scribes.  Keeping things in context, of course.

Time to celebrate!

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.

My wife, TJ Perkins and I, have landed our short fiction stories together at the relaunch of Flash in a Flash webzine.

Her story, “What Screams are Made Of,” will run in May, 2024 and mine, “One Rainy Day in ’77,” for the June 3rd premium episode.

Dream Team!

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.

Yesterday we drove two hours to Dover, Delaware for the Kent County Library’s Author Showcase.

My wife killed it yet again in sales, and I moved a handful of books and a lot of bookmarkers. This thing had a large turnout and the best part to doing these signings is meeting the people. Total blast chatting with some of the fellow authors and getting to know patrons who were friendly, encouraging and fun. Kelly, Mike, Jill, Mark, Tim, Anna and Nicole, enjoyed your camaraderie and support.

Special thanks to Phoenix, who was a spectacular host of the event and props to the Kent County Library for passing out free eclipse viewing glasses for today’s total eclipse event!

–Ray Van Horn, Jr.