Horror – Matthew Keville

The Guardian Cats of New York City: The Watcher On The Shore Is Back!

The cats keep the ancient bargain.

They are still among us, hidden here and there; the cats who remember the Old Compact: you provide a home for us, feed us, take care of us in our illness, and we will protect you from the dangers of the night. They operate below the sight lines of humanity, dealing with dangers that we would never notice until it was too late. They remember the old magics of Freya, Bast and Hecate. They are the Guardian Cats.

Nar-Tali the Gull Hunter is the guardian of Coney Island. He walks the boardwalk after dark, protecting humans at play from the things that hunt the night. But tonight, something is coming out of the ocean. Something huge. And Nar-Tali may need a bit of help to handle it.

The Guardian Cats of New York City: The Watcher on TheShore is available for free Kindle download through this Friday, September 9, and after that is only 99 cents. And it’s available for free on Kindle Unlimited now and forever. Check it out and leave a review!

The Guardian Cats of New York City: Shin-Nephura’s Neighborhood is Back

The cats keep the ancient bargain.

They are still among us, hidden here and there; the cats who remember the Old Compact: you provide a home for us, feed us, take care of us in our illness, and we will protect you from the dangers of the night. They operate below the sight lines of humanity, dealing with dangers that we would never notice until it was too late. They remember the old magics of Freya, Bast and Hecate. They are the Guardian Cats. Shin-Nephura is the Guardian Cat of the neighborhood of Inwood, at the northern point of Manhattan. And tonight, something terrible has crawled out of the Hudson River to prey on sleeping two-legs of the neighborhood she protects. Something that may be too much for her to handle.

The Guardian Cats of New York City: Shin-Nephura’s Neighborhood is available for free Kindle download through this Friday, August 19, and after that is only 99 cents. And it’s available for free on Kindle Unlimited now and forever. Check it out and leave a review!

For Real This Time

Back in March, I gave notice that I would be taking down short stories posted on my blogs and republishing them on Amazon. For various reasons, that didn’t happen yet. But it will happen soon.

I’m going to be away from my computers for the whole week next week, but after that, we get started. As promised back in March, I’ll be taking the stories down from my blogs and republishing them at Amazon. For the first five days they’re back up at Amazon, they’ll be available for free download. After that, they’ll be free through Kindle Unlimited.

Stay tuned.

Clan Brennan Free Giveaway for St. Patrick’s Day

So how’s this for a St. Patrick’s Day, I ask you? No parades. The bars are still open for now but highly inadvisable. Even mass is affected in a bunch of little ways to avoid sending those older parishioners off to their reward before their time.

But we all do our best, don’t we? My wife and my sister and I had our own little celebration with corned beef and cabbage and potatoes and a viewing of The Boondock Saints.

In the same spirit, you might consider making it part of your celebration to read the story of an Irish family who continue St. Patrick’s tradition of driving out the dark things.

So in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, The Clan Brennan Family Album is available for free Kindle download now through Thursday 3/19.

And hey, if you still need something to read after that, my entire library is always available for free reading on Kindle Unlimited.

PS – If you like Clan Brennan, please leave a review!

I Answer Questions From My Fans #1

At last count, Hometown was up to 57 reviews, and most of them were very positive (52% 5 star and 25% 4 star bay-beee!). Unfortunately, I haven’t received the boost in readership that I expected when I hit fifty reviews. Apparently, while something does in fact happen at twenty reviews, the additional boost at fifty is a hopeful indie writers’ urban legend.

As I read through these reviews, though, I’ve seen a number with questions or issues that I’d like to address. And no, that’s not my way of saying I’m going to go through and curse out my 1- and 2-star reviewers. That’s just self-destructive and pointless. There’s some genuinely interesting stuff here.

Hometown Got A Wonderful Review!

Erik Henry Vick, another author at Bookbub, has given me a five-star review! Head on over and check it out!

Here’s a sample:

Where do I start?

Oh, how about this: You went to high school with these characters. Oh, sure, their names were different, and maybe even they were two or three people, but still… Every single one of them.

This book is set in small-town America (specifically in Upstate NY) in the ’90s. It’s your typical high school–drama club, psychos, chorus, child prodigies, football, monsters, field hockey (??), more monsters, preppies, murderers, homecoming, insatiable evil, racist assholes, prom, parties, ghosts, friends-turning-into-lovers, strict parents, bad parents, the hip hangout joint run by a hippie, lynchings, grandparents, a horrible, horrible past, and completely inedible school lunches. See? Just like your high school.

Check out the rest of the review! And when you’re done with it, check out Hometown!

And Speaking of Reviews…

I’ve got good news and bad news when it comes to the reviews I’m getting for Hometown. The good news is that I’m up to 45 reviews, tantalizingly close to the 50 reviews that will get Hometown into Amazon newsletters and other promotions. The bad news is that I’m starting to get my first one- and two-star reviews, which are bringing my overall rating down.

So if you’ve read Hometown and liked it and haven’t reviewed it on Amazon yet, now’s the time!

Thanks in advance!

I can’t believe I forgot to do this!

I must have been too caught up in the hubbub of the holidays.

Well, that situation is now corrected. The Clan Brennan Family Album now has its own entry on the books page! Have a look, and consider getting your own copy, reading it on Kindle Unlimited, and leaving a review!

Clan Brennan Christmas Ghost Story Giveaway!

And the Clan Brennan Christmas Ghost Story Giveaway is ON! Head on over to Amazon and pick up your free Kindle download of The Clan Brennan Family Album so you’ll have ghost stories to read on Christmas Eve in honor of my personal mish-mash of Christmas traditions from around the world!

The giveaway is going now through Christmas Eve! Don’t miss it!

And if you happen to like The Clan Brennan Family Album, please remember to leave a review and be sure to check out the rest of the library!

(And remember it’s all free all the time on Kindle Unlimited.)

My Way Of Celebrating The Holidays!

Hey All!

Despite a few glitches at the outset, The Clan Brennan Family Album has been published on Amazon and is now officially available in paperback and Kindle Download!

But I have more good news for you.

In honor of the countries where books are given as gifts on Christmas Eve and the night is spent reading them; in honor of the countries where ghost stories are told on Christmas; and most of all, in honor of my family, I’m going to be holding a free giveaway of the Kindle download (sorry, can’t do a giveaway on the paperback, the thing costs money to print after all) starting tomorrow and running through Christmas Eve so you can have your book to read! As you can see from the cover, there are ghost stories within! Don’t miss it!

(And hey, remember that it’s always free on Kindle Unlimited.)