HeyJaredEmberwood Horror
Hi! I'm Shawn, a folk-horror author of multiple books. Living in Japan. Come sit down by the fire where I offer original horror stories and talk about scary folklore from around the world.
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My Horror and Dark Fantasy Book Recs (opens the original)
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Shawn Brooks’ Newsletter for Forest Terrors (opens the original)
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Greetings Fungal Forest Terrors,Japan is finally starting to cool down, but now we’re getting hit with typhoons. It does make it cooler, but for the price of torrential rain and a constant wetness in the air. A recent review for one of my “mold horror” stories noted that I must really hate the stuff since I’ve written four short stories about it. They are absolutely right, ever since my first year in Japan when a futon I put in a guestroom for a summer got consumed by black mold, I have never fo
What Would You Sacrifice to Live Forever? (opens the original)
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Greetings Fungal Forest Terrors,As the title asks, What Would You Sacrifice to Live Forever?This is a central theme for one character in my upcoming dark fantasy, “What Only The Dead Have Seen.” He’s a wandering warrior spending his time hunting monsters for money (think Geralt from The Witcher). He’s also cursed (blessed?) in that, while he can die, he always comes back against his will. He can also heal from any wound. But here’s the cost: to live, someone else has to die, and he can’t choose
Chp. 10 "What Only The Dead Have Seen" (opens the original)
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Chp. 9 "What Only The Dead Have Seen" (opens the original)
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