I wrote a poem about a dragon who thinks about all the dead knights that have been incinerated outside his hoard. Lucky enough to get it published by Carmina Magazine. Details in the link below.

#poetry #poem #fantasy #dragons #fantasypoem #literaryhorror #poems #writing #fiction #poet #Carmina

https://patrickwmarshauthor.wordpress.com/2026/04/04/read-my-poem-the-breadcrumbs-published-by-carmina-magazine/

The Flesh Betrays: A Definitive Guide to Body Horror Fiction
https://boldly.blue/body-horror-fiction-definitive-guide/

A guide to body horror fiction from its philosophical origins, its 4 distinct creative approaches (psychological, erotic, feminist, political) & 5 essential texts.

#BodyHorror #HorrorFiction #Kafka #CliveBarker #HanKang #AgustinaBazterrica #CarmenMariaMachado #LiteraryHorror #SpeculativeFiction #LiteraryAnalysis #TheMetamorphosis #TheHellboundHeart #novelist #writers #screenwriters
#authors

Lucky enough to get some of my poems published over at Horrific Scribblings. More details in the post below, plus the link. Very honored and most appreciated.

#poetry #poems #poet #writingcommunity #writing #horror #litmagazine #literaryhorror #horrorwriting #horrorpoems #poetrycommunity

https://patrickwmarshauthor.wordpress.com/2026/03/28/read-my-poems-published-by-horrific-scribblings/

I get annoyed by how simplistic we talk about goals versus reality and being human. So I wrote a blog post about how it is okay if things don't work out exactly as you imagine. In the link below:

#wordpress #blogging #blog #dailywritingprompt #writing #reading #literaryhorror #books #blogs #goals

https://patrickwmarshauthor.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/goals-are-roots-to-a-forest/

This week's Daily Word Prompt was about compliments, and I tried to stay focused, but ended up wandering all over the place with my answer. Anyways, enjoy. In the link below:

#wordpress #dailywritingprompt #blogging #writing #fiction #amwriting #writingcommunity #literaryhorror #horrorwriter

https://patrickwmarshauthor.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/i-understand/

I talk about karma, monsters, and using superstitions as plot devices in my response to this daily writing prompt. Hit the link below for the whole post:

#writing #blogging #wordpress #dailywritingprompt #horror #fiction #literaryhorror #books #patrickwmarsh #karma #superstitious #blogginglife

https://patrickwmarshauthor.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/between-karma-and-monsters/

https://yiffranfox.substack.com/p/verocity?r=5fhg64

#Flashfiction #indieauthor #Psychological #weirdfiction #LiteraryHorror #ExistentialHorror

A paranormal investigation during the 1980s uncovers a presence that is neither ghost nor demon, but something alive, ancient, and impossible to classify. A case file that ends without answers — and without resolution.

https://www.tumblr.com/hauntings2/806009823354322944/nosferatu-a-case-file?source=share

#Nosferatu
#HorrorFiction
#LiteraryHorror
#shortstory