August 29, 2025
Spooky Season is upon us! Be sure to get out there and have a scary good time! For those of us who like to celebrate all-year round, this time of year is heightened by the extra attention paid to the monstrous macabre of Halloween! So watch those horror movies, read the scary stories, visit your local Halloween stores, plan to take some trips through haunted houses, host or attend Halloween parties, dress up in costumes, and enjoy the best season of the year!
On that note, I’ve been keeping busy on the writing front, with numerous projects in the works over the next few years (yes, I said YEARS). Publishing wise, up next is STOK3BRIDGE: Extinction, the final chapter of the trilogy that began only fourteen months ago! I’m currently finalizing the manuscript based on my editor’s notes, so it will be ready to go on October 3rd, marking my seventh straight year of publishing a horror story during the spooky season!
On the first draft side of things, I have two novellas in the works, both sequels to the 2022 story The Man on the Roof at Midnight. The first one, subtitled Midnight Rises, will drop on New Year’s Day, 2026! The stories pick up three years after the events of the first novella and bring back the surviving characters (and maybe some other familiar characters as well). These will be eBook only releases, with a paperback release containing all three novellas to be published next spring.
While there are no real writing competitions in November anymore, I’m still going to challenge myself to pen the first draft of my next novel, tentatively titled How to Survive a Serial Killer at Summer Camp. This will be my own competition that I’m calling Power Novel November. I will post a new blog about this a little closer to Halloween. Anyone who wants to join me in the challenge is more than welcome!
Finally, while my 2027 and 2028 plans are still in the air, I do have a few ideas planned out. These include a second HELL’S DINER collection (with Kerri Jane) as well as a sequel to Welcome to Oblivion that I have been toying with for years now.
Stay tuned!
Eric Woods, Author 