There are still spots open for this series. Hope to see you participate. We're switching gears from horrors in NYC to the singular works by an award-winning horror author. Bram Stoker Award-winning horror and dark fantasy author Paul Tremblay is known for exploring the human condition through terrifying, thought-provoking fiction. His work expertly bridges the supernatural with the realistic in unique ways.

We're switching gears from horrors in NYC to the singular works by an award-winning horror author. Bram Stoker Award-winning horror and dark fantasy author Paul Tremblay is known for exploring the human condition through terrifying, thought-provoking fiction. His work expertly bridges the supernatural with the realistic in unique ways. Come read and discuss four of his most chilling works—centering on family dynamics and trauma, the influence of pop culture and media sensationalism, and how ordinary people grapple with faith, fear, doubt, and monstrousness in the face of the unknown.

My first convention of 2026. I'll be attending the LICH, the Long Island Convention of Horror February 27 - March 1st at the Hyatt Regency, Hauppauge NY. I am bringing with me limited edition hard cover copies of Sinister Ascension numbered and signed....but thats not all. The first 10 editions will be sold in a limited edition box with a scented candle made exclusively for the novel and a pen with a light.

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Join us for a spooky early-year celebration with the Séance Horror Writers. Please RSVP, light refreshments will be served!

Join us for a spooky early-year celebration with the Séance Horror Writers. Please RSVP, light refreshments will be served!

I am thrilled and honored to be a part of this charity anthology. This book of speculative fiction stories and real-life accounts has been organized and contributed to by those with a heart for these hard-luck cases. All profits from sales will 100% be donated to cat rescue organizations dedicated to finding home for these kitties, where possible, or giving them the care that they can—medical or Trap, Neuter, and Release—before returning them back into the wild.

My reading group with The Center for Fiction is back. If you're interested in signing up you can click the link here. Below is a full description of the group. In this reading group, we will continue our exploration of horror novels set in New York City. We will discuss how they reflect the real anxieties of different eras of the city’s history, from the late 1980s through present day and even the near future, and we will think about why the City that Never Sleeps lends itself to stories of evil beyond human comprehension.

Here is my July 18th interview with host Asar Diehard for the Fingers 2 Fist Podcast #blackauthors#authortube#tylerperry#new#author#authortube#authorlife#authorofshortstories#tiktokworldwide#horrormovies#horrorstories#horrorstory#writing#writingcommunity#writersofinstagram#actinglife#acting#brooklynnewyork#blackauthors#blackauthorsmatter#screener#playwright#producerlife#youtubewriters#legend#laguardia#performing_arts#filmmaking#tylerperry#theartscenter#newtalent#interesting#music#musicans#interview#concerts#trending#undergroundartist#undergroundmusic

The official book trailer for the novel Sinister Ascension out now through Mocha Memoirs Press.

You still have time to sign up for my new reading group with the Center for Fiction. It's all about horror in New York City and I have lined up some really good titles for this group. Click here to be taken to the Center for Fiction website. Information regarding the reading group is below. Hope to see you on.

Read my contribution to NightTide Magazines The Horror Evolution Will Be Colorized: A Compendium of Blackness in Horror. My peiece entitled Sometimes the Black Guy Lives takes a deeper look at the Wes Craven classic The People Under the Stairs.

My new reading group is now open for sign up. Click here to be taken to the Center for Fiction website. Information regarding the reading group is below. Hope to see you on. Subway stations turned into bloody altars. Werewolves hunted by the NYPD. Monsters lurking in the Museum of Natural History. In this reading group, we will read four classic horror novels set in New York City.

Check out my most recent interview and discussion on Retro Ridoctopus! The interview is attached below. Marc is the co-author of Hell At The Way Station and Hell At Brooklyn Tea (among many others) and is the co-host of the Beef, Wine and Shenanigans podcast, but we threw him in the BRIG to chat all about his new horror novel SINISTER ASCENSION!

Click here to read the latest review of Sinister Ascension from Julie Sara Porter.

Check our my most recent author interview with HorrorAddicts.net. My interview comes after the first book review.

Sinister Ascension by Marc L. Abbott; School Spirit (And Vampires and Mediums)  By Julie Sara Porter  Bookworm Reviews  Spoilers: Siniste...

Reviews for Sinister Ascension are starting to come in. Check out Joe Compton's Go Indie Now Channel on YouTube and check out his Indie Dozens for 2024 where he reviews his favorite indie books and movies. Sinister Ascension sits at number 9 but he has put together a rather cool line up of independent works you may enjoy as well. He is a big supporter of independent artists and their work.

Other event by Horror Writers Association NY Chapter on Friday, January 10 2025

I just wanted to take a moment out to wish all of you a happy, safe and productive new year. Thank you for always supporting me in my work, taking time out to read my posts and helping me with my most recent launch Sinister Ascension. In 2025 I plan to be attending more events and conventions as well as working on the the next chapter in the Sinister storyline.

Christmas is over and with the New Year approaching, now is as great a time to get a head start on building you library and your reading list for 2025. Why not start with Sinister Ascension. Here are some of what people are saying: Marc Abbott’s Sinister Ascension gives a deliciously creepy new take on how vampires work, set amid the emotional mayhem of college relationships.

"Gruesome, contemporary, and chilling, SINISTER ASCENSION delivers a frighteningly original take on vampire mythologies from one of the most imaginative speculative fiction writers of our time. Marc Abbott plumbs the darkest depths of the undead to deliver an intimate and unsettling tale of life, death, and everything in between. Not to be missed!" -James Chambers, Bram Stoker Award® -winning author of 

Author: Marc Abbott Publisher Marketing:Bruckner University senior, Carmen Guerra learns from her grandmother that being a medium run in her family. Carmen assumes the ability skipped her as she can't...

Author: Marc Abbott Publisher Marketing:Bruckner University senior, Carmen Guerra learns from her grandmother that being a medium run in her family. Carmen assumes the ability skipped her as she can't...

I am really excited to see everyone this coming Friday for the launch and signing of my new novel, Sinister Ascension, at Kew and Willow Books. While this is a free event, I want to encourage all of you who are attending to please RSVP with Kew and Willow. It's really easy to do. Just click on the link below:

"Gruesome, contemporary, and chilling, SINISTER ASCENSION delivers a frighteningly original take on vampire mythologies from one of the most imaginative speculative fiction writers of our time. Marc Abbott plumbs the darkest depths of the undead to deliver an intimate and unsettling tale of life, death, and everything in between. Not to be missed!" -James Chambers, Bram Stoker Award® -winning author of…