Recent Writings

Hotel of Horror

Will's second Kolchak novel finds Carl spending Halloween weekend in the infamous Hotel Cecil, renowned for its 100-year history of murders and suicides, as well as being home to two of Los Angeles' worst serial killers. When guests see ghosts and then people go missing, Kolchak must determine if the hotel's new owners are just leaning into horror tourism or if there is something more sinister at work inside the "Hotel of Death."

Published by Moonstone Books, Hotel of Horror is available now.

Kolchak: Moonstone Double Shot

This two-story volume features new stories set in the Kolchak: The Night Stalker universe.

In Winchester ’22, Carl teams up with Scarlett Twilight, the young protégé who helped him at the Hotel Cecil to solve a century-old mystery inside San Francisco’s Winchester House.

Pit of Despair finds Scarlett following the events of Hotel of Horror dealing with the emotional aftermath, with the help the ghost of psychic Lilly Ravenstar.

Published by Moonstone Books, The Kolchak Double Shot is available now.

The Chaos Clock

The Chaos Clock was created as a Kickstarter stretch goal by eSpec Books. The anthology brings together an amazing selection of modern horror writers to create a selection of tales of eldritch horror set in steampunk universes.

My story, "Sky Rivers of Gray," depicts the  aftermath of a 19th century archeologist's obsession with an Egyptian sarcophagus that contained a horrific secret.

The Chaos Clock is available to purchase at Good Reads.

Ouija Manor

In Ouija Manor, one player is a spirit who helps the other players (paranormal investigators) deduce the truth behind their death. Players move through the game's 3-dimensional victorian manor house game board searching for clues and asking the spirit questions using a real ouija board.

Ouija Manor is available on Amazon.

The Nexus of Writing and Cooking

I've been a home cook (not a professional chef by any stretch of the imagination) for 20 years. I became the principal cook for our family of five when I first took up the mantle of "freelance writer" back in 2001 after layoffs cost me my dream job at Wizards of the Coast and my wonderful wife landed her dream job at Fisher-Price. We packed up our house and moved cross country — for a second time (a story for later) — and I became a stay-at-home dad.

Read the rest on my Blog!