Newt's Nightmares #100

Newt's Nightmares provide subscribers with news on the author's latest work, upcoming releases, and events.

Mar 07, 2024

Newt's Nightmares

Greetings, my wicked darlings!

To those concerned about my copy editor, she is as tough as old boots and has recovered. Her eye has now returned to a normal mortal size, and she is back on the job, so expect many more tales coming your way.

But first! One hundred issues of Newt’s Nightmares! Good lord. It seems like only yesterday that I quit my gruelling day job as a Development Team Manager (Gruelling? That’s hardly mining cobalt, is it?) and ventured into writing for the first time. I released my first free short story called 'The Tattoo', on the first of February and had twelve readers (over 4k now) in my newsletter. 'The Tattoo', along with my first novella, also featuring the same killer and titled 'Festival of the Damned', ended up being the first short story in the collected works 'Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 1'.

To celebrate, 'Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 1' is currently available for just $0.99.

I also have a series of announcements to make (well, three).

'Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 3' has been given a release date! 6 November 2024! Brace yourselves for a smorgasbord of blood-curdling tales. Not only is it the latest and most terrifying instalment, but it represents the concluding part of 'Tales of the Macabre' (until the bank calls and tells me to write the next trilogy).
'Tales of the Macabre', the BIG BOOK. An ominous omnibus, an anthology containing ALL the stories from all three volumes of 'Tales of the Macabre'. That’s nearly a thousand pages of spine-chilling night terrors to plague your dreams, all in chronological order. Travel through the complete history of the Newtverse. To accompany, there will be an appendix (also available on the website) which will give more information on the locations, characters, and inspirations for the stories.
The new website. I have created a new store which will allow me to sell directly in conjunction with Amazon. This means I can sell a larger variety of products, including paperback novellas in the classic pocketbook size, for which I have a guilty pleasure. I can also sell bookmarks and signed books. This is coming soon - I just have to make sure the print quality of the books is up to scratch.
And a little extra one - so make that three and a bit announcements. I have a TikTok! The audio quality is awful, but the stories sort of, hopefully, maybe make up for that.

Your ole’ pal, Newt.

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New Releases

Coming up this month, I have some ghoulish treats in store for you with three free audiobooks!

15th March 2024 - The Girl in the Glass (Audiobook)
Toby is haunted his entire life by the spectral appearance of a woman in his reflection, who inches closer with time, threatening his sanity and his soul.
22nd March 2024 - Darius the Dazzler (Audiobook)
Magic, morality, and marriage intertwine in this dark tale of a magician's rise and fall in the seductive shadows of the Jazz Age.
29th March 2024 - The Illusive Passenger (Audiobook)
In the distant future, a freighter captain picks up a most unusual cargo.

In case you missed them, in January, we released the following:

9th February 2024 - The Iron Door (Audiobook)
Giovanni strives to save his wife's soul from Hell by any means necessary.
16th February 2024 - The Blood Eagle (Audiobook)
When construction workers unwittingly unleash an ancient evil from its crypt, unsuspecting friends Jack and Carla find themselves at the epicentre of a grim battle.
23rd February 2024 - The Glaistig (Audiobook)
In 15th-century Scotland, a land enshrouded in mystery and drenched in blood-soaked legends, Duncan's life is irrevocably altered by a sinister encounter.

Free Horror Stories

Horror Story Compilations

Beneath the Shadow: 37 FREE horror stories, including ‘A Chemical Connection’, ‘The Girl in the Glass’, ‘Darius the Dazzler’, ‘The Croydon Ripper’

Tales of Terror: 30 horror stories, including ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 1’, ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 2’

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Morsels of Mayhem: An Unsettling Appetizer, by Mark Tullius, FREE download.

With these sories you will find yourself:

An overweight father ignored by his family.
A gang member breaking into a neighborhood church.
A cameraman who finds himself in a hopeless situation.
An aging author who’s paying the price for a reckless past, doing all he can to repair his brain.

These shocking stories will leave you wanting more.

Echoes of Insanity, by R.A. Goli, FREE to download.

With the help of her editor, journalist Emily Thatcher commits herself to the Shady Glen Asylum to investigate rumours of the staff mistreating patients.

Crude treatments, patients being beaten or being tied to beds, others ignored and left to wear soiled clothing, all pale in comparison to the unnatural things Emily witnesses during the nights at Shady Glen Hospital for the Insane.

House of Mud, by Joseph J Dowling, FREE download.

Mud. It got everywhere. Clung to their possessions and sneaked into places Suzie never realized mud could reach. She remembered a time when she’d thought sand was a pain in the ass, but never again in her miserable existence would she complain about a little beach-crotch. It’d been so different when they’d arrived on the godforsaken plot, full of excitement and hope, long before the earth spat out those old bones. It seemed like yesterday and forever ago.

Night Passage, by Susan Draper, FREE sample.

A collection of frightening tales that take place in the past, present, and future. From the depths of hell to the unknown threats of the universe, to human atrocities, these stories will scare you. Keep the lights on and lock the damn doors.

The Retreat, by R W Duder, FREE download.

“It’s only a dream. It’s not real.”

But is that true? Mentors Rob and Damien aren’t so sure anymore. When they take six aspiring writers to Veritas Mountain for a writer’s retreat, their foundations of reality are shaken. After all, it’s not their fault the visitors have such creative dreams… or is it? Veritas Mountain has a secret, it’s a place where imagination becomes reality, but what happens when you imagine horrors as a profession?

Mandate: THIRTEEN, by Joseph J Dowling, available to purchase.

A captivating and adrenaline-fueled cross-country thriller!

Welcome to a gritty, dystopian future with plummeting birth rates and a fractured United Kingdom. In response, the corrupt government has mandated that all young women must submit to fertility checks at the age of thirteen. For those found able to conceive, a cruel and servile existence inside the government’s birthing schools beckons. An even worse fate awaits if the rich and powerful get them first.

If you enjoyed this email, then please consider Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 1. My first collected works on Amazon containing sixteen short stories and novellas by Newton Webb.