Newt's Nightmares🦎#120
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Greetings, my wicked darlings!
Happy Easter!
Resurrection is a wonderfully inspiring theme, so I’d like to thank the original horror story, the Bible, for providing us with such fertile inspiration. I was watching a related movie the other day called ‘Frankenstein Creates Bikers’. Now I genuinely can’t decide if it’s the best movie I’ve ever seen or if I hate it and it is a cultural abomination, so I’d appreciate some advice. It’s currently free to watch on Filmzie.
To continue the Easter theme, here is a delightful Christian action short entitled ‘Fist of Jesus’. I currently have two bristlenose plecos, six bronze corydoras, twelve white cloud mountain minnows, and a ton of red cherry shrimp. But this video has inspired me to get a shoal of piranhas to add to the mix.
What has everyone been up to over the Easter long weekend? Read any good books? Watched any good movies? Let me know in the comments.
Sweet Screams,
Newt xx
Faster on the Way Down
A Contemporary Psychological Horror: A married couple celebrate an anniversary hike only to discover they have both been keeping secrets from each other.
The Leprechaun
A Contemporary Folk Horror Short Story: After finding a leprechaun caught in a trap, three friends believe they’ve found the key to their fortune, only to discover that nothing in life is truly free.
Buried
A Contemporary Body Horror Short Story: A desperate young doctor, sealed in a secure lab with his critically injured mentor, must resort to unspeakable surgical procedures to keep them both alive.
The Thing in the Grain House
A Horror Short Story set in Antiquity: An exiled family survives by following rigid laws. The foremost rule... stay away from the grain house.
The Cold Dead Sea
A World War II Occult Horror Short Story: A downed RAF pilot in Norway discovers a secret Nazi U-boat pen, only to find worse things than Germans inside.
The Taste of Sin
A Contemporary Urban Fantasy Horror Short Story: Eat the soul, steal the skin. Maeve thought she was the only fetch in London until a chance encounter revealed the truth.
Horror Story Promotions
Shadows of Spring: 18 FREE horror stories, including: ‘The Enigmatic Skeleton’, ‘The Doll House Killer’, ‘The Spinster’, ‘The Green Man’ and ‘The Catfish Killer’.
The Dark Fiction Spring Sale: 32 horror stories, including ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 1’, ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 2’, ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 3,’ ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 4.’ and ‘Tales of the Macabre: Books 1-4’.
Recommended Horror Books
I read eight books in March, the best of them being:
In Quiet Courts, by Jack Rollins. I have been a long time fan of Jack since the release of Dr. Blessing’s Curse. He is the undisputed king of gaslight Victorian horror. His stories have a phenomenal penny dreadful vibe and watching his characters do battle is a ton of fun.
Junebug, by A.E. Soto. I mentioned reading Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Wrath James White last month, which was also recommended by the SplatterChatter book group. Junebug is a delightful piece of extreme horror. Really a novella in two parts, it has a brilliant mix of gore, affection, and a tasty twist.
Spawn 3: Monster Boy by Ash Ericmore. Ash has a unique storytelling voice that blends extreme horror with humour and empathy. Spawn deserves to be made into a plushy. He is delightfully cute, despite his homicidal ways.
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. 1-4 are intended for mature audiences.
Read a collection of free short stories or listen to free audiobooks by Newton Webb on his website.