The Vault of Evil Advent Calendar - Day 22 and it's Boat Trip

My Lovecraftian horror story Boat Trip, first published in The Third Spectral Book of Horror, edited by Joseph Rubas, is today's offering, beautifully illustrated by Chrissie Demant.

Vault of Evil Advent Calendar 2018

The 3rd Spectral Book of Horror

It's always great when there is a positive review of an anthology or magazine in which you have a story - even more so when your story gets a special mention.  Which is why I was particularly chuffed to come about this review on amazon for The Third Spectral Book of Horror:
"Personal favourites include Boat Trip by David A. Riley, a Lovecraftian tale set in the English Channel - not something I would usually go for but great fun, The Door into Envy by Adrian Cole which got its tone and setting working well, and Trigger Fate by Lisa Morton which, despite seeing where the story was heading from early on, was skilfully put together with not a word too many or out of place. A special mention for the concluding Beyond the Grave by Alex Marco as it's his first published story."

The 3rd Spectral Book of Horror, edited by Joseph Rubas

Cover: Holly Madew

Just received my limited edition hard cover copy of The Third Spectral Book of Horror in the post today. And what a gorgeous-looking book it is!

Edited by Joseph Rubas, it includes stories by:
Dan Weatherer
David Wellington
A. H. Day
William F. Nolan
Eugene Johnson
Lou Antonelli
Mark Allan Gunnells
Billie Sue Mosiman
Dan Longmate
Tim Major
S. L. Edwards
Robert Clarke
Adrian Cole
Samuel Marzioli
Richard Farren Barber
Dave-Brendon de Burgh
Alexander G. Tozzi
Lisa Morton
James V. Brock
Alex Marco

plus a Lovecraftian horror story of my own: Boat Trip.

The 3rd Spectral Book of Horror - Boat Trip

My latest story to be published is a Lovecraftian horror called Boat Trip, which will appear in The 3rd Spectral Book of Horror, edited by Joseph Rubas.

Boat Trip - my Lovecraftian horror story accepted for the Third Spectral Book of Horror Stories

I'm very pleased to announce that my Lovecraftian horror story, Boat Trip, has been accepted for the Third Spectral Book of Horror Stories by its editor Joseph Rubas. I was advised to submit a story there by my friend Adrian Cole, who had already had a story accepted himself. I must admit to being pleased to share space with him in this book!

Redundant Flesh

After finishing five short stories in the past month (Sir Hector's Quest, A Grim God's Revenge, Boat Trip, Lem, and Dead Ronnie and I), I've restarted writing a novella (or maybe a short novel) called Redundant Flesh, which I worked on a couple of years ago, but dropped by the wayside. Reading it again this week, I found my interest in it reignited. I'm looking forward to finishing this story of a serial killer.