Books and Projects
Books and Projects
“The collection begins strong and only gets better as you weave your way through holiday horrors, naughtiness, and just pure esoteric fear. The only problem is you’ll be more interested in reading the next story than opening your presents. Pick it up. You won’t be able to put it down.”
James Mackenzie, Asheville Literary Tours
[Click here to read background and descriptions of each of the stories in The Thirteenth Day of Christmas (no spoilers) and to see incredible art created by Josh Voyles that accompanies each piece.]
Books and Projects
The Latest from David Allen Voyles!
What if Edgar Allan Poe’s best stories were inspired by actual supernatural events that took place when he was a boy?
During the summer of 1836, fifteen-year-old Edgar Allan Poe hears disturbing, low laughter while sketching and writing in a Richmond cemetery. He follows the raspy voice into a crypt where he sees a crouching figure, a cadaverous ghoul who transforms before Edgar’s eyes into a boy who looks just like him.
When the boy vanishes leaving only the echoes of his laughter, Edgar is forced to question his sanity.
Edgar first confides solely in his best friend Robert Stannard. As his evil twin continues to reappear throughout the summer, wreaking supernatural chaos with each encounter, Edgar meets the beautiful and fiery-spirited Elmira Royster. Together with these two friends and a one-eyed black cat that harbors an incredible secret, Edgar navigates a series of uncanny events as frightening as any of the tales the adult Poe would later write.
But which Edgar would remain to become the author we know so well?
Order your copy now!
Two Novellas from the Dark Corners Podcast
Children die in Maria Bay in disproportionate numbers. They always have.
If anyone suspected Harold O’Bannon and the Black Cat Toy Factory, aka the Witch-Works, they kept it to themselves. In 1954 the factory was destroyed in a fire. The ruins loom over the farm where Daniel Thompson grew up unaware of the impact that living under its shadow would continue to have on him and the small, coastal town of Maria Bay.
When Daniel learns of his father’s death and returns to the home he had fled years before, he finds that he is intimately involved in O’Bannon’s dark designs which have spanned generations of mystery. murder, and horror.
Some knowledge is best left unknown.
When Eddie Bowen quit his job and threw a sleeping bag into the back of his Volkswagen bus and headed out onto the highway, he had no idea what horrors awaited him. With no specific destination in mind, he surprises himself by following the directions of a crackling voice that speaks directly to him through the static of the vintage radio.
With a mysterious canine companion who seems more wolf than dog, Eddie finds on his journey that there is something much more terrifying behind the campfire stories he heard as a boy than he ever could have imagined.
“This story pulled me right in with a creepy voice that co-opts our main character’s radio. From there, it’s an immersive adventure and road tour into the paranormal myths and legends of Appalachia. Well worth the price of admission, and a very enjoyable read.” – Shawn Burgess, author of The Tear Collector
Voyles’ skillful writing insinuates a lack of certainty about whether the situations [Eddie] encounters are real, and not knowing adds extra impact to the horror elements. Where Eddie’s journey is going to end up drives a rush to turn the pages.” – Catriona Lovett, 2nd Sight Magazine
Perfect for the holidays!
“Voyles presents us with a solid collection of Christmas horror with a refreshing range. From new takes on old classics, to innovative and unique ways to scare us, this collection has it all. The namesake novella is the real prize here, and it alone could justify the purchase of this wonderful collection.”
Will Blosser, Home Grown Horror Reviews
“The collection begins strong and only gets better as you weave your way through holiday horrors, naughtiness, and just pure esoteric fear. The only problem is you’ll be more interested in reading the next story than opening your presents. Pick it up. You won’t be able to put it down.”
James Mackenzie, Asheville Literary Tours
[Click here to read background and descriptions of each of the stories in The Thirteenth Day of Christmas (no spoilers) and to see incredible art created by Josh Voyles that accompanies each piece.]
Another collection of original horror stories by David Allen Voyles
“Reading Tales from the Hearse is like watching your favourite anthology series or movie; you’ll get that same mix of pleasure and chills. These diverse stories might deal with familiar tropes, such as a crypt, graveyard or creepy movie theatre, evil kids and damned souls, but they’re definitely handled in a way you haven’t seen before.
Maybe it’s because Voyles is an accomplished oral storyteller that you can “hear” the words as you read, but man, can this guy create an atmosphere! They’re old-fashioned, but I mean that in the very best possible sense—because they’re crafted in a way you don’t see all that often nowadays. There’s also an emotional core to them which makes you care, characters you can relate to with all the shades of grey that come with that.
It’s very exciting to read a new writer—new to me, anyway—who makes the hairs prickle on the back of your neck. Check out these stories and see for yourself.
– Paul Kane, best-selling writer and Bram Stoker award-winning author of horror and suspense
