Newt's Nightmares🦎#113
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Newt's Nightmares
Greetings, my wicked darlings!
I’m sleep deprived and heavily caffeinated, but ecstatic.
Last month I published four short stories, albeit very short, some almost flash fiction. Having completed all the stories that I needed for TotM v4, I allowed myself to enter my ‘experimental’ or just ‘mental’ phase and write some of the more bizarre stories that I had wanted to write, but had held off on over the year. I thought they were too risky to write with a deadline approaching.
However, I should have had more faith. The Dead Man’s Trousers and The Silvercare Initiative have done really well and have been included in TotM v4.
What Came Down - A Contemporary Cosmic Horror Short Story: Ernie's peaceful night shift is shattered when he guides a passenger plane through a terrifying encounter with an impossible, unseen craft.
The Dead Man's Trousers - A Contemporary Comedy Horror Short Story: When Jeremy throws away a deceased academic's ghastly trousers, he unleashes a sartorial nightmare that will stop at nothing to make him its next victim.
Justice is Unleaded - A Contemporary Supernatural Horror Short Story: Jim's crusade to bring justice to the open road turns into a fight for his life when a mysterious car hunts him with impossible speed.
The Silvergate Initiative - A Futuristic Psychological Horror Short Story: When Grampy is sent to an elite care home for “citizens of note,” Laurie discovers the residents have a far more sinister role to play.
I’ve also had the pleasure (as of yesterday) of reading through and copy editing the first cut of this beast:
Ordinarily, I aim for two short stories / novellas a month. The last two months were absolutely mental, if enjoyable. So we’ll be back on the usual schedule while I work on editing. It’ll also give me the opportunity to work on the audiobook versions of my short stories for release. Ideally, I’d love to do a full audiobook for TotM 1 and release it on Audible.
A few shoutouts from some of the many horror fiction Substacks I follow:
AE Deakin released the free short story ‘Plastic Treaty’.
A.J Burton released the free short story ‘Party for Three’ and ‘Wrath of the Sidhe, Part 2’. If you missed Part 1, it is HERE.
Sweet Screams,
Newt
Horror Story Compilations
The Fiction Giveaway Extravaganza!: 81 FREE horror stories, including ‘The Spinster’, ‘The Wild Hunt’.
September Screams: 35 FREE horror stories, including: ‘The Spinster’, ‘The Dead Man's Trousers’, ‘The Silvergate Initiative’, ‘What Came Down’ and ‘Justice is Unlimited’.
Sales from the Pit: 24 horror stories, including ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 1’, ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 2’, ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 3,’ ‘Festival of the Damned,’ ‘The Morrígan.’
What I’ve Been Reading:
I read eight books in August. My top three being (yes, they are all by Ash Ericmore). They are all $0.99 or FREE if you have Kindle Unlimited:
Pride by Ash Ericmore: A tiger mum goes to ever-increasing lengths to help her son get the recognition he needs at school.
Gluttony by Ash: A tasty little comedy horror novella. This warns of the dangers of not having a plan B if you lose the keys to your murder and / or sex dungeon, something that I find highly relevant in today’s society.
Lust by… you can probably guess by now: It’s ladies’ night, and these ladies have an insatiable thirst.
What I’ve Been Watching:
I watched sixteen horror movies. The top three being:
Who I’ve Been Chatting To:
My guest in this episode is Mary Averling. Her debut, The Curse of Eelgrass Bog, was a Bram Stoker Award Finalist, a Junior Library Gold Standard Selection, an ALA Rainbow List Pick, and one of BookPage's Top 10 Books of 2024.
My guest in this episode is Eden Royce is a writer from Charleston, SC, now living in the garden of England. Her debut novel, Root Magic, was a Walter Dean Myers Award Honoree, an ALA Notable Children's Book, a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award winner, and a Nebula Award Finalist for outstanding children's literature. She is also a Shirley Jackson Award finalist for her short fiction for adults.
Tales of the Macabre
You can find my stories on Amazon, as Kindle Unlimited, eBook, Paperback or Hardback.
This collection of stories is designed for quick reads, whether over a coffee or during a commute. Either way, they promise to deliver exquisitely disturbing nightmares that gaze without flinching into the abyss—and linger in the mind long after.
FREE on Kindle Unlimited
Available to order on AMAZON.
Welcome to the complete collected works of Newton Webb. Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 1-3 are intended for mature audiences.
Read a collection of free short stories or listen to free audiobooks by Newton Webb on his website.