Hello everyone and welcome!

I’ve been absolutely blown away by the incredible wave of traffic hitting the Substack and the website over the last few weeks.

Whether you found me through TikTok, a random link, or a shared love for classic ghost stories, I am incredibly grateful.

​I’ve been working hard behind the scenes to elevate everything I do. As a writer, you are constantly growing, and I want to make sure that what you see on the digital shelf matches the absolute best of my ability.

With that in mind, I have some massive updates on how my books are changing, and what you can expect moving forward.

📚 The Definitive Short Story Collection is Coming

If you look at my Amazon author profile right now, you’ll see a handful of individual digital short stories. While I love those pieces, they represent an earlier stage of my layout and editing process.

​I want to offer you something more.

​I have therefore published a definitive Short Story Collection. This book is my absolute flagship project. I have gone through every single line, polishing the grammar, sharpening the prose, and perfecting the layout.

Even more exciting? I have formatted this collection to include brilliant, atmospheric quotes from classic horror and ghost story masters like M.R. James, Bram Stoker, and Edgar Allan Poe right under the titles to anchor you into the mood before each story begins.

​Streamlining the Catalog (and what's next!)

To clear up any confusion: the individual digital short stories you see on Amazon right now are being brought together to form this very first collection. They are finally getting the polished, unified home they deserve.

​To keep my brand clean and professional I will soon be unpublishing those individual digital short stories from Amazon. They won't be gone they are just graduating into the main book!

​Instead, you will have one single, beautifully curated short story collection available in two formats:

​A Premium Paperback:

Printed on cedar-wood paper, designed to look gorgeous on a physical bookshelf.

​A Matching Digital Copy:

Completely revised, error-free, and optimized for smooth reading on any device.

By pulling the individual pieces and focusing entirely on this collection, I can guarantee that anyone picking up this  book is getting a top-tier reading experience from start to finish.

​And the best part?  There is already a second short story collection in the works.

​🎮 More Than Just Words on a Page

The collection isn't the only thing getting an upgrade. I've also created an interactive game based upon the short story collection, it's right here on my website. 

​🔮 What Happens to Future Standalones?

​Does this mean I'm done with individual stories? Not at all! Moving forward, my main focus will always be these high-quality, definitive collection books. However, I’ll still be dropping the odd standalone story here and there for special competitions, digital features, or specific platforms.

Thank you all so much for being part of this journey and helping this community blow up the way it has.

Keep it steady, and watch the shadows.

​— Neale Carter