When I was growing up I would read Tales From the Crypt, The Haunted
House and The Witching Hour comic books with delight. I watched old
episodes of the Twilight Zone, Night Gallery and The Outer Limits. I
loved them.
As I grew older I began reading short stories by Ray Bradbury and
Stephen King. I started with the Illustrated Man and Skeleton Crew,
found Night Shift and couldn’t wait until a new collections like
Everything’s Eventual would be published so I could devour them. I
branched off to Clive Barker and though it took far too long, found a
fountain of short stories of terror and suspense by Richard Matheson.
I pull them our of my library and reread them frequently. Outside of
these well known masters of horror and suspense, I have had difficulty
finding a wellspring of short stories to enjoy.
I wrote a number of stories myself, and though I was successful in
publishing a non-fiction book with Time Warner and have had numerous how
to articles appear in magazines, I never succeeding in finding the
right venue for publishing my short fiction. However, the delight in every reaction I get when I have shared them with friends and family.
That is why I deciding to create Twelve Twisted Tales. First, I
wanted to share what I had written beyond friends and family and
secondly to connect with others who enjoy writing in a genre that
doesn’t get much print space.
This is an experiment. One that I hope turns into an opportunity for
people to read, share and maybe even sell their work. How that is done
is an evolving plan.
Visit www.twelvetwistedtales.com an sample of few stories there.