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The Wretched
Andy H.
OK...I've been asked to write a small piece about myself,
well, here goes. My name is Andy, and I hail from a small island just south of the English Channel,
one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. I know, mysterious right? I love all things horror: games,
films and especially books. I have been writing for an audience of one for twenty years or so now.
There are several of my short stories in Horror Weekly and now also Terror Monthly.
I have released a book of short stories called "Head Shots" available on Lulu books...take a look if you like.
The crew I am associated with are the biggest bunch of crazies,
psychos and sociopaths that I could ever wish to call friends...my comrades in arms.
I hope that I can call The Butchered Writers my second home for a long time to come.
The following story is a little, short disturbing tale of science used wrong, and the people who would use it for profit.
I hope you enjoy it...
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A.R.Davis
About the Author Hi, My name is A.R. Davis,
and I'm an author of many genres. Born and raised in North central Florida,
my genres consist of horror/extreme, romance/erotica, splatterpunk,
and fantasy. I am a mom of three and a lover of all things spooky.
I have a Business Management degree and a love for reading.
My ultimate goal is to be the queen of screams, a well-known
author in the horror and splatterpunk book community.
If you would like more information, follow me on social media.
Im a mental health and drug abuse advocate and love giving back to the
community in any way I can. Facebook: Butchered Beauty Book Shop or
AR Davis Instagram: Butchered Beauty Book Shop TikTok: asktheauthor or
A.R Davis author Email:Davisash81@gmail.com
or ButcheredBeautyBookShop@ gmail.com
https://butcheredbeauty-book-shop.square.site/
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Brannan Killen
My name is Brannan Killen. I have had the life-long goal of publishing a novel
since I was little and became infatuated with reading and well told stories.
I grew up in a small town in rural Arizona (think 300 kids from preschool to 8th grade)
where everybody knew each other by name. I joined the United States Marine Corps after high-school.
I served nearly seven years on active-duty. I spent two years in Eastern and Central Africa,
and one year in Europe while protecting embassies and dignitaries.
I had many experiences while overseas that influenced and colored my worldview.
I live in northern Arizona currently and still dedicate my life to public service as an investigator.
I am married with one child and two cattle dogs. I love hiking, hunting, reading, firearm training,
and writing- of course! My favorite authors are James Rollins, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Ernest Hemingway.
I lean more towards long-form literary works but have recently delved into the short
story horror genre and have found it to be quite entertaining! I hope you enjoy what you read!
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Bran
I'm bran, I like walks on the beach and even longer walks off of shorter piers.
I write Horror Fiction mostly in the splatterpunk and extreme genres as well as comic form.
I collect horror films and I'm a sucker for a good giallo or sci-fi horror movie.
I live somewhere in the southwest with a bunch of feral kids and a dog
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Brooke Lockman
My name is Brooke Lockman and I live in North Carolina.
I do many forms of art all the way to painting,
sculpting and writing. Writing has helped me escape the
daily struggles and past traumas that circle and bend my mind.
Sometimes you gotta put the demons onto paper and maybe, just maybe,
you will still find that flickering light that still lays deep within you.
Brook is an amazing artist and is reponsible for the cover art
for Terror Monthly and the graphics for this site.
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Chad Singleton
Chad Singleton is a Public Health Scientist,
published children's book author as well as a horror writer.
His interests include voice over, music and podcasting.
He is currently working towards his doctorate in
Public Health at Walden University.
Chad can be reached at chade.singleton@gmail.com
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Colt Henderson
My name is Colt Henderson, and I write horror.
I have a wide variety of stories,
from a simple bear attack to shape-shifting owls.
I have a few stories on scarydark.com and you can also find me on vocal.media.
At Colt Henderson|Vocal
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David E. Anderson
I grew up in the 70's loving Godzilla movies and the "Night Stalker" series, my introduction to horror. I became a true
horror fanatic in my teen years, devouring books by the likes of Stephen King, F. Paul Wilson, and Dean Koontz. I wanted
to try my hand at what they do so well. I wrote my first novel "The Void", in my mid-teens. I have since written six
more, three of which I've self-published ("Doorways", "Desperate" and "Nerdy Work" are all on Amazon). I am currently
trying to get my latest horror/sci-fi novel, "Sweet Dreams", professionally published. In my earlier years, I'd written
many short stories, but ended up switching exclusively to novels around the time I graduated college. This story, "Lirpa",
was the first short story I'dwritten in decades for an early version of the group now known as "The Butchered Writers". I'd put
it aside until now.
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D.L.Garvin
D. L. Garvin has had a passing interest in writing since high school.
But he has begun writing seriously only in the past several of years
after his retirement. His interest along with his writing has always
been in the paranormal genre but in the last year it has drifted into
light horror. He has written a number of yet to be published short
stories along with a novelette based on a demon from Japanese folk lore.
He hosts a blog consisting of paranormal true experiences,
paranormal fiction and urban
legends at https://paranormalcampfirestories.blogspot.com
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F.Munden
Hello readers, I'm Finlay Munden. I believe reality is only a surface-level concept when it comes to fiction. I like to
write stories about what's underneath that reality, or things that humans find incomprehensible. To me, the scariest
things are when our views of the world are either totally subverted or when familiar things take on a level of
malevolence, giving the characters nowhere to hide. There is a potent horror in hopelessness and cosmic indifference,
and that's my motto when it comes to writing. That's why I'm currently writing a novel in that vein of the human
condition, and it's what has informed my story for this issue of Terror Monthly. I've written stories for previous
Terror Monthly issues, including "Murder Under Mistletoe" in Slaughter Claus and 'Creature from the Corn Fields' in
Urban Legends.
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Sarah Bauer
Sarah Bauer lives in Arizona with her two sons.
She has been a fan of all things horror for as
long as she can remember. An avid reader,
she loves to dabble in the genres of horror
and psychological thrillers. She has a heavy
thirst for the sub genres of splatterpunk and
extreme horror. She does not mind a good, fast
paced suspense to wash it all down. Currently,
she writes stories for Terror Monthly and Written
in Carnage. Her stories fall into the psychological
and extreme horror sub-genres.
Pushing boundaries with a good story-line underneath
all the gore is her cup of tea.
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Megan Russ
Megan has been writing since she was a child.
Her dream of being a published author has never
faded despite the struggles of life. After taking a
few years away from the keyboard, she is back.
Megan now works as a LMT, with three kids and a houseful of pets.
She could not do anything without her amazing support system,
mainly her best friend and partner in crime.
Megan enjoys writing Science Fiction,
Fantasy and Horror, with little limitation on the
Sub-genres she will stretch into. Writing as a
passion hobby is nowwhat she does to fill the
time between work, family, and hiking the Nevada desert.
She finds inspiration in everyday life, art,
and most of all her crazy vivid dreams.
Find more of Megan's work in Writers United Anthologies and T
he Butchered Writers Terror Monthly.
Check out her Kindle Vella series:
Travelers Lost In Time, book one- Exodus,
available now. Her own Short Story Anthology
of Nevada lore coming late 2024. Follow Megan Russ on
Facebook www.facebook.com/MeganRussAuthor.
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Melinda Pouncey
Melinda loves horror stories. Also mystery,
science fiction, fantasy, and many other genres.
A fan of anthology series such as The Twilight Zone
and The Haunting of Hill House, she prefers the instant
gratification of a well written short story to the buildup
of novels. Melinda has had stories published in anthologies
from Black Hare Press and Hellbound Books.
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Jason Nickey
Hello, Butchered Readers! My name is Jason Nickey.
I am a horror writer from Charleston, West Virginia.
I started out in the indie horror genre as an avid reader and reviewer,
but eventually built up the courage to start writing as well.
I have been writing on and off my whole life, but have been doing it seriously
and self-publishing for about two years now. I have written mostly shorter fiction;
having released three short story collections, three novellas,
and three collaborations with other authors. My stories cover a range of horror,
anywhere from suspense thriller, to comedy and extreme horror/splatter.
While I enjoy reading and writing all types of horror,
I definitely have more fun with horror comedy,
which is why I chose the story below for this months entry.
This story was first published in my collection They Come From Within.
This collection, as well as my other works,
can be found on Amazon in both eBook and paperback format.
I also sell signed copies of my work at https://bibliobeard.bigcartel.com/
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Jeffrey Caston
Jeffrey Caston is a Pacific Northwest native who currently makes his home
in the Puget Sound region. Inspired by reading at a young age,
he took up writing by the age of 11. One of his most cherished gifts was a manual
typewriter he received for his birthday while still in the fifth grade.
Once he got older, he discovered other genres, including horror.
He became an instant fan of Anne Rice and Stephen King.
He is embarking on a new phase in life with indie writing.
His writing will have a marked horror bent, but will include elementsof thrillers,
science fiction, and fantasy. His debut novel, Immunity, marks the start of his
"Horrific Northwest" setting and multiverse. His stories will provide you with a
richly detailed world with characters you can meet again and again.
He can be reached at jeffreycastonbooks@outlook.com.
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John J. Clements
Hailing from South Africa and the deepest,
arkest corner of your mind for over ten years,
with multiple works in various short story collections,
John writes stories that poke fun at the shadows, from the shadows.
Armed with sharp wit and an eye for social commentary,
you will find lots of Johns writing in the realms of science fiction,
thrillers, mystery and westerns, but it will always be rooted in the
blood-soaked twisted halls of horror. Forget happy endings,
John's twisted lens on reality will make you question the masks we
wearin the digital age and everyday life. His debut novel, SCUMBAG,
takes a scalpel to the underbelly of social media, exposing the trolls,
influencers, and everyone in between who make the internet both a
terrifying and hilarious place. So, are you ready to look
into the shadows and see what awaits you? Step into John's world and see for yourself.
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Jimi Peranteau
Jimi Peranteau (A.K.A Jimi P.) is a 21 year old.... okay,
okay, so I'm not 21! I'm 40 years old. Truth be told,
I don't act like it. Don't believe me, just ask my kids!
One will tell you I'm a kid at heart,
another one will tell you I have a seriously demented mind.
While my two boys will just laugh and say you don't want to know!
My wife on the other hand will tell you how she married me knowing
all my little quirks before even I did and she wouldn't change a thing,
although I'm convinced she only married me for my bank account.
Jokes on her, because I don't have one worth marrying for! All joking aside,
I am an Extreme Horror/Splatterpunk author relatively new to the scene.
I am the author of the Welcome to Satanville series.
My first novella in the series is Leg of Jane. It was supposed to be a movie,
but apparently books were more in line with my train of thought.
I finished Leg of Jane and waited around six years before I would write the next
entry into the Satanville series, Bloodlines.
The only reason I waited so long was because I had no idea this genre even existed!
Even when I self published my first novella, I still didn't understand how many people
enjoyed the horrifically disgusting, fantastically grotesque descriptions that filled
the pages of my hobby. Before I finished my series I started another one. The Torturing
of Mr. Stevens. Unlike my previous series, this is an on-going, possibly never-ending
world building adventure based around a group of gods (yes little "g") bent on
answering one question... how much can one soul take before it's very essence becomes corrupt,
to the point of insanity? Mr. Stevens will become not only the psycho, but also the victim
throughout multiple lifetimes in order to answer that one questions.
All of my work can be found on Amazon by searching my name (Jimi Peranteau not like I
need to state that again, but while you're at it, you might want to add books into the
filter because Amazon does like to hide my work!) The story you are about to read has a
character in it that is influenced by my dad. He was the first person to really show me
that you can build a world around someone and it did not have to be built on rainbows and
butterflies! Dan is a character he introduced me to when I was a wee little boy and found
myself overly interested in all things horror. In the future I do plan on writing this
characters full story, but until then, please enjoy Dan in... Consensual Necrophilia!
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Ryan McGregor
With a penchant for the macabre and all things horror,
UK author Ryan McGregor dances between genres, seamlessly crafting
ghostly apparitions that send shivers down spines,
slashers that lurk in the darkness, and cosmic horrors that defy comprehension.
Step into the realm of this wordsmith,
where the line between the living and the dead blurs,
and nightmares come to life with every turn of the page.
Brace yourself for a journey through the chilling landscapes of Ghost,
Slasher, Thriller and Cosmic Horror amongst other horror genres,
as this author guides you through the corridors of their dark and
twisted imagination, leaving an indelible mark on the psyche of those who dare to read.
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Zack Graham
Zack was born and raised in the high country of Arizona.
He grew up in the rural Tonto wilderness, where his older sister
forced him to watch gory 90's horror flicks every time she babysat.
The combination of scary movies and tall, ominous pine trees beyond Zack's
bedroom window created a constant line of 'what if? questions in the back of his head.
There were other terrors besides the television; local legends of skinwalkers and the
infamous Mogollon Monster, the historic cemetery plot, Dead Man's Curve and the car
wreckage at the bottom, on top of all the allegedly haunted houses in that little forest town.
There was even an old abandoned cabin dubbed 'the slaughterhouse'
where early settlers were said to have murdered Natives that refused to move to the reservation.
Zack believes many small towns across America have similar legends,
but at the time, mysteries such as these all but defined his interests as a writer.
Then there was the library: mom and dad kept a healthy nook full of Stephen King,
Dean Koontz, Hillerman, and other mystery authors. The covers stood out to him most,
with their bright, spiraling colors and otherworldly illustrations.
These early exposures acted like a trail of breadcrumbs for Zack, who followed
them into the darker corner of the school library. There he found Alvin Schwartz
and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, alongside titles like Goosebumps and other kid mysteries.
Zack’s been drawn to the dark and macabre ever since. Some of his earliest childhood memories
involve sneaking into his dad's office, stealing clean white paper from the printer, folding
and then stapling it along the spine. Zack attended college in Wyoming and is the author of
Mogollon Monsters. He decided to publish his own anthology after winning a series of short
story contests throughout 2023.
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Zachary Markley:
Chosen by the Dark
There's no abyss more dreadful than the empty page.
As a writer, you meet this beast early on and do your best
to stare back into it without going mad. It's easier said than done,
but by staying persistent and consistent it all comes together eventually.
Writing was a passion I fostered early in my life (along with my love for music and filmmaking)
but make no mistake: the horror genre chose me. I first noticed it taking hold in high school
when my harmless sci-fi and adventure tales would take horrific turns, my crime fiction depicted
gruesome murders, and even my war stories focused more on psychological terror than anything else.
In hindsight, reading Bram Stoker, Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury,
and Michael Crichton probably didn't help. In college,
I dove deeper into horror and found other creative voices
I connected with including Shirley Jackson, Henry James, and H.P. Lovecraft.
My prose writing took a backseat for many years while
I pursued a career in filmmaking and screenwriting.
Thanks to the global pandemic, a couple of strikes,
and other life events, I returned to crafting fiction full-time in 2022,
and I couldn't be happier.For samples of my work,
check out previous editions of Terror Monthly.
My debut novel Dreadful Science is releasing summer 2024,
with a few smaller projects available earlier in the spring.
You may find all of them on my website zacharymarkleyofficial.com or by
searching for my name on Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
I look forward to crafting more stories of cosmic and psychological
horror with The Butchered Writers and with my solo escapades.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have another empty void waiting to be
filled with brand-new speculative tales of weird and maddening terror!
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John Watson:
Born under a gloomy, grey, Scottish sky, it is perhaps no real surprise that darkness
has always felt comfortable to John Watson. After countless hours spent in his local
library, he found that he was more at home in the worlds of Clive Barker, Stephen King,
and James Herbert than he was in his own. The need to carve out his own niche in the
horror genre drove Watson to slice open his mind and let the words spill onto the page.
From donuts to mysterious karaoke bars in the middle of nowhere, Watson mines the depths
of the ordinary to find the evil that lurks beneath the surface. He dares you to join him
in his ongoing forays into the dark side
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