Notes from the work

The Writing Desk

Occasional essays about history, monsters, responsibility, and the choices behind the Eldritch Manor novels.

Foundational essay · 9 minute read

Why I Write About Monsters

There are monsters in my books.

Hauntings. Vampires. Werewolves. Golems. Legions. Witches. Creatures that have no place beyond nightmares and ancient stories.

But the monsters have never frightened me as much as people have. We can dismiss monsters as mere stories, but dismissing human cruelty is far more difficult.

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From the research

What an old house remembers

Abandoned houses, forgotten objects, and the childhood questions that eventually became Eldritch Manor.

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On monsters

Making corruption visible

Why supernatural monsters can sometimes reveal human systems more clearly than realism can.

Coming soon

There is no publication schedule. New pieces will appear when they add something worth saying.