Hello, friends. It's been almost two months since the last email newsletter and lots of things have happened since my previous email but for the sake of brevity this email is all about The Girl in the Video. The second edition of The Girl in the Video will be published this time next week, via This Is Horror, and it comes with a number of additions, including: A brand new afterword in which I talk about the book's film adaptation journey thus far. A bonus gaijin J-horror short story, 'Teke...
9 days ago • 1 min read
Hello, friends. A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to chat with Jason White of Jason's Weird Reads. We spoke about the Thunderstorm Books limited edition of Daddy's Boy, the forthcoming second edition of The Girl in the Video, grief, screenwriting, forthcoming novels, and much more. You can watch the conversation with Jason on YouTube or listen to it on Jason's Weird Reads Podcast wherever you get your pods. Speaking of the Thunderstorm Books limited edition of Daddy's Boy, it is almost sold...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello, friends. I hope this email finds you well and you're having a wonderful day. If not, perhaps a free book could add a little fun and mischief into your life? That is mischief of the ritualistic, occult horror variety because They're Watching is FREE on Amazon Kindle right now until Thursday, June 18, 2026, 11:59 PM PDT. Here's a little blurb to get you in the mood. “Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella have designed this highly entertaining and fast-moving thriller, an intricate...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hello, friends. Two good things are soon coming to an end. The first edition of The Girl in the Video published by Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing will go out of print at the end of the month. So, the final day you can buy it is May 31st. This may be the end of the PMMP edition of The Girl in the the Video but it is by no means the end of The Girl in the Video in general. In fact, there are two extremely special things in the works now. So special in fact, that I sincerely believe the...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hello, friends. Today I am going to tell you about all the things that have been going on in This Is Horror land since we last spoke but before I get to that, a quick reminder that the special Thunderstorm Books edition of Daddy's Boy is only available to pre-order until the end of this month. You can pre-order Daddy's Boy here. You can get all the information on why this is so special here. What's on This Is Horror Podcast Seven new episodes of This Is Horror Podcast have dropped and we are...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hello, friends. So, THIS is special. My first ever limited edition hardcover is now available to pre-order via Thunderstorm Books. DADDY'S BOY by Michael David Wilson Thunderstorm hardcover limited edition includes: a brand new cover art from Ben Baldwin a foreword from David Moody (HATER, AUTUMN) an afterword, 'Grandad's Boy' the Daddy's Boy glossary You can pre-order it below, and please do because the amount of pre-orders will affect the print run. Pre-ordering is the only way to guarantee...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Hello, friends. It has been well over a month since my last email. Here is a little round-up so you can see what's been going on over at all your favourite This Is Horror places. What's on This Is Horror Podcast Six new episodes of This Is Horror have landed and I have to say it has been a very good month for the podcast. We have had conversations with master of horror, Mick Garris, welcomed back Stephen Graham Jones for the first time in a number of years, and had conversations with...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Hello, friends. It's been a busy couple of weeks since the last This Is Horror newsletter and as always I've been diligently working on This Is Horror Podcast, my collaborative novel with John Crinan, and my horror-crime crossover novel I'm sharing with Ross Jeffery as I write it. I've also been involved in some things I can't fully talk about now that would be very exciting for my writing career and I hint at in the latest Walk 'n' Talk over on the MDW Patreon. I'll be less frustratingly...
7 months ago • 4 min read
Hello, friends. Another week has gone by and the main headline on This Is Horror is our conversation with the always wonderful Clay McLeod Chapman is now live. We’ve already received some wonderful feedback for this episode, including a post from author Chris DiLeo over on Threads who said: Loved this episode. It makes me want a show where writers just talk and try to make each other feel better. Love the point about celebrating wherever you are in the process. And for the record, @claymcleod...
7 months ago • 4 min read