The Eccentric Realist

Click here to buy The Darkness: A Short Horror Story The Darkness will be free tomorrow Sunday July 12 to Monday July 13 Make sure to get your copy! Night turns to day and everyone's afraid to leave their sanctuary, and yet, something threatens it.  A standalone horror story shrouded in mystery, where the unexplainable happens and neighbors are forced to trust each other. A slow burn that'll chip your sanity away.  Just because you can't see anything there doesn't mean it's not dangerous. Illustrated by the author himself, see a world that has been reduced to nothing but an oasis in the dark. What recourse do you have when then those you're supposed to trust turn their backs on you?

Click here to purchase it on Amazon.    I hope you enjoy it. If you do, leave a review and tell your friends, every little bit helps! What can you do when the familiar turns into the unfamiliar and all the rules that you believed to be unbreakable are shattered right in front of your eyes?  12 unique horror stories that include ghosts, possession, existential crisis, desolate hellscapes, cursed families, and more. Whether you're looking for a thrill or a way to lose your grasp on the familiar, there's a story that'll touch a nerve for you.   Illustrated by the author himself, you can explore a world where that which was meant to live only in myth and folklore comes to life, and the basest of mankind's instincts are trifled with by ancient oddities. Dare to see the worst mankind has to offer, and how even that can be too low for those who've long wandered an uncaring universe.  Stories include:  • A Scent of Vanilla  • Skin  • Solipsism  • Visions of Hell  • Ichstab&

The book's already in review and should be up in the next few days. I wanted to share the review and title of the book. Failings of the Mind, because when you're afraid, your head's the last thing you can rely on. 

Hi. It's been a while since I posted here, with life and college getting in the way, but I've since graduated and have had more time given the pandemic forcing me to stay indoors. Fortunately, I like writing and had a few short stories with similar themes already written, so I'm currently editing them into a collection, which will be uploaded to Kindle soon.  The following is one of the short stories that will be included, so if you enjoy it, check back soon so you can get the rest. I'll make a new post to let you know.  A Scent of Vanilla             I met her at the fair, right after the sun went down behind the hill and twilight turned to night. Her pale face shone under the white shroud of the harvest moon, and even in the darkness, her tattered, black dress stood out in the crowd. She faced me, but I could feel her eyes on the back of my head, no, she could see right through me. “I’m Selma,” she said, with a tone cold as the chills she gave me every time my eye