Chet Baker, Billie Holiday, Cold Play, Oasis, Celia Cruz, French Pop, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Goth, Techno, Louis Armstrong, Loreena McKennitt, Francoise Hardy, Carly Simon, Aimee Mann, Lila Downs, Glenn Miller, Doug Scofield, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Robert Palmer, Bach, Mozart, Nick Cave, Handel, Kate Bush, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Blondie, Dusty Springfield, Cat Stevens, epic movie soundtracks, Los Panchos, Celtic music, Latin music, American standards and '30s-'50s jazz and...just about any music that has a good rhythm, idea, lyric, tune.
Not television, but some kind words from various novelists:
"Astonishing. Douglas Clegg writes of...nightmares with
such clarity and passion you don't end up reading his books; you end up drinking
them in. The Priest of Blood is a bloody gem."
::Christopher Rice
Author of the New York Times bestsellers A Density of Souls and Light
Before Day.
"Clegg's Vampyricon offers a bold epic of a shadowy medieval world and a dark
tale of swords, sorcery and vampires in The Priest of Blood."
::Christine Feehan
New York Times bestselling author of Dark Demon and Dark Celebration.
"A master of the genre. Absolutely
thrilling! Douglas Clegg is the future of dark fantasy."
::Sherrilyn Kenyon
New York Times bestselling author of the Dark-Hunters.
"The Priest of Blood is a richly layered, beautifully rendered foray into a past
filled with sorcery and mystery -- and a rousing good story."
::Kelley Armstrong
Bestselling author of Haunted.
"The Priest of Blood is a dark, sensual epic of
alternate history, grand mythology, and the supernatural. This is Clegg writing
at his best. An absorbing read, an astounding accomplishment."
::M.J. Rose
Author of The Halo Effect.
"Douglas Clegg has become the new star in horror fiction, and THE HOUR BEFORE
DARK is his best and most exciting novel to date. This is pure imagination, and
it is wearing speed skates."
:: Peter Straub
author of Lost Boy, Lost Girl and the New York Times Bestseller Black House
(with Stephen King)
"Clegg delivers!"
:: John Saul
New York Times Bestseller of Nightshade and Midnight Voices.
"Clegg's stories can chill the spine so effectively that the reader should keep
paramedics on standby."
:: Dean Koontz
Author of the New York Times Bestseller The Husband.
"Clegg is the best horror writer of the post-Stephen King generation!"
:: Bentley Little
author of The Policy and The Ignored.
"Clegg is one of the best!"
:: Richard Laymon
author of To Wake The Dead and The Traveling Vampire Show.
"Douglas Clegg is a weaver of nightmares!"
:: Robert R. McCammon
author of Swan Song and Speaks The Nightbird.
"For decades, vampire novelists have been attempting to
find the perfect blend of Fantasy and Horror. With The Vampyricon, Douglas Clegg
has reached that summit. A work of dark, delightful vision."
::Christopher Golden Author of Wildwood Road and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
novels.
Do you see the blurbs above? Please check out their books --
they have generously offered words of support and encouragement to me, and I
hope you will discover the great variety of fiction that each of them has
created in the world.
Books
Favorite writers (in a mix of genres):
Charles Dickens, Isak Dinesen, M.J. Rose, James Axler (Outlander series), Stephanie Meyer, John Steinbeck, Shirley Jackson, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Christine Feehan, Dean Koontz, Nora Roberts, John Saul, Saki, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Peter Straub, J.K. Rowling, Bentley Little, Jack Ketchum, Poppy Z. Brite, Sheryl J. Anderson, Bram Stoker, John Fowles, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Michael Crichton, H.Rider Haggard, Arthur Conan Doyle, Mathew "Monk" Lewis, William Shakespeare, Sigrid Undset, Alexandre Dumas, Emily Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austen, Ford Madox Ford, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, John Collier, Jean Auel, Colleen McCullough, Lynn Viehl, S.L. Viehl, Richard Laymon, Tim Powers, Tolkien, Christopher Rice, Lisa Tucker, Dan Brown, Truman Capote, Nathaniel Hawthorne, whomever wrote the Epic of Gilgamesh...and a thousand more. Sorry, I like a lot of writers.
Heroes
Instead of heroes, I'm listing hobbies: bicycling, canoeing, hiking, sculpting, playing guitar, sometimes making candles, composing music.
Our pets at home are all rescues -- a cat, a dog, and a rabbit. If you are considering a new pet, please go to your local animal shelter, pound, or veterinarian's office to both save an animal and get a great pet and companion.
I'm Douglas Clegg, and I write novels that
lean toward the night side of fiction -- horror, gothic, dark fantasy,
supernatural -- whatever you want to label them, I'm fine with it.
To me,
they're all stories of love and misadventure -- with an edge of shadow.
I'm excited to report that a
beautiful edition of Isis, a very dark little tale, will be in stores in
September.
Isis is
about a young woman living in Cornwall, along the coast, who finds that
sometimes what you want is the last thing you should ever have.
The beautiful illustrations by Glenn
Chadbourn make this book a classic of the macabre. I wish
I could show you the book right now, but you'll have to wait.
In the meantime, be sure and
follow/friend/add me on the various social networks listed above, and
I'll be launching a terrifying
novel of the dark places of the human soul this July as a free serial to my
newsletter subscribers.
Called THE LOCUST, it's set
during the Great Depression, and begins with the arrival to a farmhouse of a
little girl who may just be the most horrifying creature anyone in Hadleyville
has ever met.
Please join me on my newsletter to
get the episodes of THE LOCUST from beginning to end.
I'd like to invite you and all your friends to check out (and hopefully subscribe to) my blog concerning the launch of my new novel, Child Finder. My book has already received some great reviews before its official release on June 9th. It is a mystery/suspense thriller -- and is only the first in a trilogy I am contracted to write.
Click here to access my blog where I will post information about the book's availability as well as signing events. Also, be sure to check out my novel's website (www.childfinder.us) for more detailed information about the story, my background, and publication schedules.
Just checking in. I hope everything is fabulous! If you find time I would like to invite you to read one of my short stories on my blog. Much love! Your friend, Brian
Thanks for accepting the request. Congratulations on your writing. If you have any old... or new short stories collecting dust... or computer maggots, then send them to us. We also accept poetry and artwork. Check out our submission guidelines on our homepage.
It is a great day to be alive! What Question can I ask to empower myself and others? How can I improve the experience of those I encounter today? What can I do to facilitate your Gift?
Yesterday Is History Tomorrow is a Mystery Today is a Gift... That's why we call it the Present
Hi there..just wanted to let u know i just finished reading 'The Infinite' and thought it was fantastic! What a story - i would love to see it in a movie! X0X0
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