Mark McNease / MadeMark Publishing

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Author of mysteries, thrillers and horror. Promoter of awesome people. Workshop instructor, podcaster, occasional trend setter, and full-time dynamo.

This is the cover for my upcoming horror novel Devil's Wood, out in September.
The Fearsome Fiction podcast, with a true crime chaser every Tuesday.
Another classic murder mystery on this week's Fearsome Fiction podcast: the great Wilkie Collins's A Very Strange Bed.
Trump turns DC into Caligula’s theme park.
The writers group I run at the New Hope PA library, one of my favorites.
Patsy appeared from the back room. Empress stopped barking, holding her fire for now. “Peter,” she said, with the warmth of an ice sculpture. “Twice in one week. I feel special.” “I got a letter,” he said, without preamble. “From the IRS. Concerning my business.” She offered an expression of polite confusion. “I’m sorry to hear that. What was it about?” “The letter didn’t provide much information, but I know it’s because someone filed a complaint about me paying Timothy under the table.” “That’s terrible,” she said. “Who even knew about that?” “I wonder.”
Listen to the newest Fearsome Fiction podcast, The Southwest Chamber by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. Spotify, iheart, Audible.
The Twist Podcast with Mark McNease and Rick Rose. Every week for 10 years.
A visit to the doctor doesn't turn out the way Peter Brightly hoped. He's told nothing's wrong with him, but he knows better. A stick, a skull, a bullet hole, a curse. All coming out in time for Halloween with 'Devil's Wood.'
He looked like your neighbor. He worked as a computer programmer. He threw dinner parties for friends. But from 1971 to 1983, Randy Steven Kraft prowled the freeways of Southern California — and beyond — leaving a trail of young men’s bodies in his wake. When police finally caught him, they found something almost no one expected: a coded list. Sixty-one cryptic entries, each one believed to represent a life he had taken. Investigators called it the Scorecard.
Our brand new used bikes!
Matthew and Micah forage in the woods. They find a buried walking stick next to what looks like a bone. A stick, a skull, a bullet hole, a curse. Coming this fall.