Hello, all.

I thought I would check in and let you know where I am and what’s been going on.

I hope everyone enjoyed the Matthew Corbett series. I certainly enjoyed writing it and I hated to leave the characters but Matthew’s story was done and it was time to move on.

I took the opportunity to reflect on where I’ve been and where I’m going. Then I decided to write a musical play, which I finished today, March 23rd. It concerns the last days of a famous (or infamous) fictional figure. There are sixteen songs and two reprises, and I’m hoping it will see the stage around Halloween of 2027. This is for sure not iron-clad, as there of course remains much to do, but I’m hopeful. I’ll let you know more as the project progresses.

Next up, I’m going to finish the Trevor Lawson tetralogy. It’s high time to get the vampire/bounty hunter up and running again in his search for LaRouge and his battle with the Dark Society.

In the meantime, I would urge you to check out the video trailer that a very talented fan has created for the Corbett series, bringing in a lot of scenes from the books. This has been made with AI, and no matter your feelings on this hot-button subject, for a major studio to have made this trailer would have cost multiple millions of dollars.

I will risk being burned at the stake by saying we may be looking at the future of film-making, and that five years from now we may be astounded by what results from this new creative tool. Every new creative tool has met with controversy and become a hot-button issue, but just take a look at this video and consider what will be available in five years’ time. Of course we can’t know the future and probably shouldn’t, but time marches onward and though we may resist what comes out of the looming mists one has to be in awe of the possibilities. So…as they say…it is what it is. The real question is: what can it be?

On to Trevor now, and awakening him from the long sleep he’s been having. I can tell you he’s eager to strap on that gunbelt! Again, I’ll let you know more about the play as the details are hammered down. (Hammer…my favorite movie studio!)

As always, I thank you for your support and readership and for wanting to take this journey together. I can promise you, we still have a long way to go!

Best to you and enjoy your Spring and Summer,


There’s a new “Dread & Darkness” horror megabundle at Humble Bundle consisting of 52 ebooks. Included are the Matthew Corbett series (minus The Queen of Bedlam, since Open Road doesn’t publish that), Stinger, They Thirst, The Wolf’s Hour, Boy’s Life, and Swan Song, along with books by Richard Matheson, Stephen Graham Jones, Robert Bloch, and others. You can get all 52 ebooks for $18 (or more, if you want).

If you’re not familiar with Humble Bundle, you pay what you want, and part of the proceeds go to charity. This Bundle benefits the charity Save the Children. The included ebooks are DRM-free and can be read on any e-reader.

Dread & Darkness: A Horror Megabundle from Humble Bundle

The Bundle is available through March 23, 2026.

GraphicAudio will release the second half of their full-cast dramatization of Speaks the Nightbird on May 5, 2026. It can be pre-ordered from their site. Part 1 was released on January 13, 2026. They plan to produce dramatizations of the entire Matthew Corbett series. If you purchase from GraphicAudio, you can choose MP3 or FLAC downloads.

GraphicAudio has a 50% off sale running through February 15!

Speaks the Nightbird Part 2 of 2 at GraphicAudio

And if you missed it: Speaks the Nightbird Part 1 of 2 at GraphicAudio and at Audible

From Paul Miller of Earthling Publications:

Hi all!
 
In case you missed it, Earthling Publications will be dropping the next two books in its Modern Classics Series: Chuck Wendig’s WANDERERS and Robert McCammon’s MINE! You can preorder your copy of MINE as follows:
 
1) there will be a special-priced bundle of both books offered to prior RIGHTS HOLDERS tomorrow, Monday (Dec 😎 at Noon EST
 
2) ANYONE can order the bundle on Tues (Dec 9) at Noon EST
 
3) note the bundle is only available until EOD Wed (Dec 10)
 
4) if there are any remaining copies of MINE as of EOD Wed, anyone can buy it (full price) next month when it launches separately.
 
Mark your calendar! More details tomorrow!
 

GraphicAudio has formally announced their full-cast audio adaptations of the Matthew Corbett series. Book one, Speaks the Nightbird, will be released in two parts. Part one will be released on January 13, 2026, and is available for pre-ordering now. It is approximately ten hours long.

The GraphicAudio presentation is adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects, and cinematic music.

GraphicAudio had previously adapted the Michael Gallatin and Trevor Lawson series.

Speaks the Nightbird, Part One of Two, at GraphicAudio

Speaks the Nightbird, Part One of Two, at Audible