<![CDATA[James Scobey]]>https://blog.scobey.inkhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nXlQ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44c67b98-65f1-4fd0-8bae-23549cf4e26d_911x911.jpegJames Scobeyhttps://blog.scobey.inkSubstackThu, 30 Apr 2026 06:17:43 GMT<![CDATA[First chapter of my new horror novel.]]>https://blog.scobey.ink/p/first-chapter-of-my-new-horror-novelhttps://blog.scobey.ink/p/first-chapter-of-my-new-horror-novelSun, 22 Feb 2026 17:10:36 GMTContinuing my interest with suburban horror comedy, here’s the first chapter of the new novel. I wanted to talk about toxic masculinity as well as the way men make (or don’t make) friends. And I can’t help but feel the insanity emanating from Silicon Valley is a part of the real horror we’re all living through now.

Feedback/thoughts/comments welcome!

https://writing.scobey.ink/6/the-wild-hunt

]]><![CDATA[The Coven on Cedar Lane]]>https://blog.scobey.ink/p/the-coven-on-cedar-lanehttps://blog.scobey.ink/p/the-coven-on-cedar-laneThu, 02 Oct 2025 22:33:22 GMTI had fun writing this one; maybe a little too much fun. I knew I wanted to write a book about the horror of the American Dream. Not only jump scares or shadowy figures, but the insidious, suffocating terror of enforced conformity and repressed sexuality. What better vehicle than the omnipresent, universally hated fixture of the suburbs - the HOA?

I’m at a bit of a loss in describing exactly what category this novel falls into. It has the trappings of horror comedy, but it leans the most into the absurd. I hope you enjoy your own move to Cedar Lane. Just try not to pay too much attention to the geometric symbols on the sidewalk, or the way your neighbors seem to watch you unpack.

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Content warning: parts of this novel are sexually explicit.

https://writing.scobey.ink/3/the-coven-on-cedar-lane

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]]><![CDATA[Unaccompanied Minor]]>https://blog.scobey.ink/p/unaccompanied-minorhttps://blog.scobey.ink/p/unaccompanied-minorThu, 02 Oct 2025 19:57:42 GMTWho doesn’t love a haunted holiday story?

https://writing.scobey.ink/5/unaccompanied-minor/48/-

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]]><![CDATA[Same Time, Next Halloween]]>https://blog.scobey.ink/p/same-time-next-halloweenhttps://blog.scobey.ink/p/same-time-next-halloweenThu, 02 Oct 2025 19:42:40 GMTI wrote this bit of micro-fiction for a Halloween contest. It wasn’t accepted, but I thought it was fun.

https://writing.scobey.ink/2/same-time-next-halloween

]]><![CDATA[Til Death Do Us Part]]>https://blog.scobey.ink/p/til-death-do-us-parthttps://blog.scobey.ink/p/til-death-do-us-partThu, 02 Oct 2025 19:19:31 GMTHaunted house stories are almost always a trauma metaphor. I wanted to take that framework and drop in COVID. This story isn’t really done, but I think the shape it’s taking. It’s a weird length; very long for a short story, not quite a novella. Perfect for putting online in hopes someone enjoys it.

https://writing.scobey.ink/4/til-death-do-us-part

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