Where Dreams Come True

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Where Dreams Come True was my release for Halloween. October of 2021 was the 31 Days of Godless event at http://www.godless.com and my failed attempt at writing erotica was the Day Three release.

Amy’s expectation of a relaxing summer of housekeeping at a theme park hotel is shattered as guests and staff alike are overcome with carnal desires that cross all lines of decency. Can she escape with her sanity intact? Can she even make it out of the hotel?

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For only $0.50, you can pick it up for yourself by going to http://www.godless.com or by downloading the Godless App on your preferred mobile device. The link is below:

Where Dreams Come True by Nikolas P. Robinson

Dog Days: The Bridge

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On November 17th, 2023 I released the final story in Lee Melvin’s trilogy that started with the writing of Dog Days. Like the previous two installments, this story is loosely based on my real-life uncle, Robert Melvin Roseland. This story takes more of a departure from the man who inspired the character, in that it takes place a decade after my actual uncle passed away.

A decade and a half after the events of DOG DAYS: THE HUNT, Lee is feeling older and worn down. His life as a soldier is decades in the rearview mirror, and his days as a hunter–venturing on his own into the wilderness for days on end–are behind him as well.

A late-night phone call from his ex-wife drags him out of bed in the midst of a Rocky Mountain blizzard, sending him down a path plagued with drugs and danger…to save his teenage daughter.

This title can be purchased by going to http://www.godless.com

Dog Days: The Bridge by Nikolas P. Robinson

Have You Seen Me?

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For November of 2021, I released Have You Seen Me? over at http://www.godless.com just in time for Thanksgiving!

When his teenage daughter disappears, Offi–former Officer Standish learns he will do anything to find her. In his search he will plummet to lows he’d never dreamed possible, braving trials that test the limits of his imagination and his intestinal fortitude.
How far would you go to save the life of your only child?

Just in time for Thanksgiving, I’m bringing you a story that should make you hold your loved ones closer, treasuring family. I don’t want to spoil anything, because I delve into the backstory surrounding what motivated me to write this one in the Author’s Notes at the end of the story…but in the midst of this, you’ll encounter the snippet I’d set aside to share as part of the KillerCon 2021 virtual convention. Sadly, I opted not to dive right into the depravity and that decision did me no favors.

You can pick this up for yourself by going to http://www.godless.com or by downloading the Godless app to your preferred mobile device. The link is below:

Have You Seen Me? by Nikolas P. Robinson

When You’re Here, You’re Fatalities

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In December of 2021, Godless promoted an AntiChristmas event, and since my birthday is December 16th, it seemed like I should definitely get in on the fun. For December of 2021, I released When You’re Here, You’re Fatalities exclusively at http://www.godless.com for only fifty cents.

Donna just started her job as a waitress at Pimento Patch only to find out the restaurant would be shutting its doors for good.

Along with a skeleton crew of slackers, she accepted the offer of full pay to work overnight cleaning the place up in preparation for the looming vacancy. Unfortunately, this particular Pimento Patch restaurant has a dark history, and a sinister presence has something in store for the five crew members on staff that night.

Prepare for the breadstick massacre, because When You’re Here, You’re Fatalities!

Taking inspiration from Italian Giallo, this short slasher takes place in a fictional version of an Olive Garden.

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When You're Here, You're Fatalities. by Nikolas P. Robinson

Dog Days

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I decided to do something a little bit different, and on February 23rd of 2022, I released Dog Days through the Godless platform. This is not a horror story in the same sense that my other Godless releases have been. Instead, this is based on a real-life event from when I was growing up, and you can read all about it for only seventy-five cents at the link that you’ll find below.

Based on a true story from the life of the author’s uncle, Dog Days is a tale of revenge and the horror man is capable of.

Returning home to find his house ablaze and his dogs trapped inside, Lee Melvin learns that it all has something to do with a good deed he’d done one night. Like a redneck John Wick, Lee will stop at nothing to punish the person responsible for the deaths of his two Dobermann pinschers and the harm he’s caused others.

Dog Days by Nikolas P. Robinson

Dog Days: The Hunt

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On June 21st of 2022, I followed up the release of Dog Days with a sequel, Dog Days: The Hunt, and the announcement that it would be the second installment of a trilogy of stories centered around the character of Lee Melvin. The character and the events are still based on my uncle and his life after the true events that inspired Dog Days.

In the snow-covered higher elevations of Montana’s Rocky Mountains, Lee is on the hunt for a black bear, armed with only his bow.

When a couple of poachers kill the wrong prey, Lee takes the law into his own hands and the snow will be pink with blood before he’s through.

Dog Days: The Hunt by Nikolas P. Robinson

The Cold-Blooded Hills

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In August of 2022, I released The Cold-Blooded Hills. It’s a cryptid monster story that caters to my love of dinosaurs and my exploration of how they might have evolved if they did manage to survive and adapt to the modern world.

Jonathan is a nature photographer, and he’s venturing off the beaten path into a small, largely untouched mountain oasis in the Nevada desert. Hoping to capture images of oncoming monsoon activity as it crosses the barren landscape, he stumbles across a hidden lake and life that should not exist–at least not anymore.

Like many of my titles, you can obtain this by going to http://www.godless.com or by downloading the Godless mobile app for your device of choice. The link is below:

The Cold-Blooded Hills by Nikolas P. Robinson

beneath the unspoiled wilderness

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On December 16th of 2022–my 44th birthday–Beneath the Unspoiled Wilderness was released by Madness Heart Press. This is my third novel, and my second book to take place in the same version of our world introduced in You Will Be Consumed. While the connection to the earlier novella isn’t obvious, there are future works planned that will tie them all together. Additionally, my short stories, Daemonica and Yeshua and Adonai take place in the same shared universe.

The novel is my homage to the camp slasher movies I grew up loving, with a healthy dose of cosmic horror and a whole lot of revenge added into the mix.

From Sixie-Award Winning and Splatterpunk Award-nominated author Nikolas Robinson, comes a new vision of extreme horror.

In Southwest Washington, there’s a stretch of undeveloped forest with a bloody history and a terrifying secret. When five college students set out on a camping trip, they have no way of knowing the monstrous attention they’re about to receive.

You know this story.

You know where this is going.

Or maybe you aren’t as ready as you think you are for the nightmare you’re about to witness…but no one could be prepared for the horrors that lurk beneath the unspoiled wilderness.

CW: Brutality, Sexual Violence, Gore

Like many of my titles, this can be purchased via Amazon or through http://www.godless.com and the Godless app. The links are located below:

Beneath the Unspoiled WIlderness by Nikolas P. Robinson

The Last Haunt by Max Booth III

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If you’re familiar with horror, chances are you’re familiar with a certain infamous “haunted house” that claims to offer a large cash prize for anyone who can survive the experience without breaking certain rules. You’re also familiar, I suspect, with the reality that this is not a haunted house by any stretch of the imagination, but rather a torture porn extravaganza during which the participants are beaten, battered, bruised, and otherwise abused.

This is precisely the sort of environment at the core of Max Booth III’s THE LAST HAUNT.

A young boy, fixated on horror and the discomfort of others, grows into a man who takes that obsession and runs with it, transforming his own property into a grueling boot camp designed for the purpose of torturing and horrifying anyone foolish enough to sign the daunting contract required for admission.

When everything goes wrong one Halloween night, that barrage of cruelty leads to the death of a participant…an event that ultimately leads to far more death and a revenge that’s either supernatural or the product of a severely damaged psyche and a feverish imagination—that’s up to you to decide.

Related in a pseudo-epistolary method, the story is revealed through interviews with people close to the events that took place.

Readers are likely to recognize some familiar names throughout the novella, particularly those who are fans of indie horror.

The Grand Hotel by Scott Kenemore, Narrated by Christian Rummel

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Scott Kenemore’s The Grand Hotel takes us on a tour that leads us from one tragic tale of horror to another, each with its nuanced cast of characters and captivating narrative. As the sinister desk clerk guides the tour group through the halls of the hotel, he also nudges us from one long-term guest’s fantastic and unbelievable story to another. Reminiscent of Tales from the Crypt, if the Cryptkeeper were more somber and the crypt was a massive antiquated hotel, there’s a hidden truth embedded within each new story.
When the tour group finds their way into the seemingly abandoned hotel, they’re shocked to be greeted by a peculiar and chilling night clerk welcoming them to The Grand Hotel. More shocking is the tour of the ancient building, the introduction to various residents and employees, and the stories he prompts them to share with the unwitting guests.
Kenemore’s gradual revelation of the truth behind the hotel and its temperamental host is delivered smoothly, without coming across as forced or spoon-fed to the reader. Each of the individual tales incorporated into the overall narrative is distinctly voiced and unique from the others, making it feel all the more authentic. With the tour group, we get to experience tales of police detectives tormented by a haunted house, the tragic first manned mission to Mars, a naive dance student’s first experience with love and betrayal, and so much more.
Christian Rummel’s narration perfectly suits the voice of our host while also conveying the necessary separation for the other characters in the book. Upon completion, I’m not sure I could imagine a different voice for Vic.