James Colton

James Colton: Author & Swordsman

https://www.jamescolton.com/

I love supernatural horror in the traditions of M. R. James and Shirley Jackson. I also write epic fantasy, draw pictures of ghosts, and practice the duelist forms of swordplay.

Featured Work

Writing

  1. “Meant to Be”
    Short Stories
  2. “Experimentum Meum”
    Short Stories
  3. “Night Speech”
    Worldbuilding
  4. “Oblivion’s Call”
    Short Stories
  5. “How to Write Scary Ghost Stories that Terrify Your Readers”
    Articles

Sword Fighting

  1. “Thibault Rapier: An Elegant Fencing System”
    Articles
  2. “Kunst des Fechtens: German Longsword”
    Articles
  3. “Meyer Rapier: German Sidesword Fencing”
    Articles

Art

  1. A ghostly face materializing out of the darkness.
  2. Two ghostly faces materializing out of the darkness.
  3. A severed ghost bleeding ectoplasm.
  4. A glowing, green ghost rising beneath its gossamer shroud.
  5. An old-fashioned doll sitting amongst antique candlesticks.
  6. A malevolent doll, blurred and distorted.
  7. A host of shadow-creatures clamoring to grasp an orb of morbid light.
  8. The shriveled ghost of a hanged man.
  9. The sack-like face of a ghost hovering in darkness.
  10. A chubby, primitive doll with glowing eyes.
  11. A shadow wearing a pale, emotionless mask.
  12. The ghost of a bride, wearing a tattered veil and carrying black roses.

All Posts

  1. “Selected Exercises from Thibault’s Academy of the Sword”
    Articles
  2. “Vanitas”
    Short Stories
  3. “Heirloom”
    Short Stories
  4. “Meant to Be”
    Short Stories
  5. “The Porcelain Hand”
    Short Stories
  6. Void Knight: Book Three of the Null Saga
    Books
  7. “The Blink of an Eye”
    Short Stories
  8. “Thibault Rapier: An Elegant Fencing System”
    Articles
  9. “La Verdadera Destreza: Spanish Rapier”
    Articles
  10. “Capoferro Rapier: Italian Rapier Combat”
    Articles
  11. Puppet Kingdoms: Book Two of the Null Saga
    Books
  12. “Kunst des Fechtens: German Longsword”
    Articles
  13. “The Portal”
    Short Stories
  14. “Necromancy”
    Worldbuilding
  15. “Experimentum Meum”
    Short Stories
  16. “The Properties of Mvadhre”
    Worldbuilding
  17. Null Device: Book One of the Null Saga
    Books
  18. “Meyer Rapier versus Bolognese Sidesword: A Comparison of German and Italian Sidesword Systems”
    Articles
  19. “Bolognese Sidesword”
    Articles
  20. “Meyer Rapier: German Sidesword Fencing”
    Articles
  21. “Anatomy of a Sword: European Sword Terminology”
    Articles
  22. The Art of Fear: How to Write Scary Ghost Stories that Terrify Your Readers
    Books
  23. “A Unified Theory of Magic”
    Worldbuilding
  24. Pages of Dust: Volume 4
    Books
  25. “Safe and Dry”
    Short Stories
  26. “The Bus”
    Short Stories
  27. “Night Communion”
    Short Stories
  28. “Character Development Questionnaire: A Tool for Creating Deep Characters and Engaging Stories”
    Articles
  29. “Breathless”
    Short Stories
  30. “Night Speech Sample Texts”
    Worldbuilding
  31. “Night Speech Lexicon”
    Worldbuilding
  32. “Night Speech Orthography”
    Worldbuilding
  33. “Night Speech Grammar”
    Worldbuilding
  34. “Night Speech Phonology”
    Worldbuilding
  35. “Night Speech”
    Worldbuilding
  36. “The Fall of Nezachim”
    Short Stories
  37. “Photographs in Darkness”
    Short Stories
  38. “From Somewhere Deep”
    Short Stories
  39. “Memoria Aeterna”
    Short Stories
  40. “Oblivion’s Call”
    Short Stories
  41. “Come Home”
    Short Stories
  42. Hallowdale
    Books
  43. “Toes”
    Short Stories
  44. “Anniversary”
    Short Stories
  45. Pages of Dust: Volume 3
    Books
  46. Pages of Dust: Volume 2
    Books
  47. Pages of Dust: Volume 1
    Books
  48. “The Only Thing We Have to Fear”
    Short Stories
  49. “Windows to the Soul”
    Short Stories
  50. “The Family Cabin”
    Short Stories
  51. “Boxes”
    Short Stories
  52. “The Angels of Karkwood”
    Short Stories
  53. “The Dough Wife”
    Short Stories
  54. “The Track”
    Short Stories
  55. “The Babysitter”
    Short Stories
  56. “Don’t Let the Light Go Out”
    Short Stories
  57. “Help Me”
    Short Stories
  58. “Dead Hand”
    Short Stories
  59. The Legend of Istavia
    Books
  60. “Wallpaper”
    Short Stories
  61. “Unit 319”
    Short Stories
  62. “Good Morning”
    Short Stories
  63. “Grandma”
    Short Stories
  64. “Garringer’s Dog”
    Short Stories
  65. “Flavor”
    Short Stories
  66. “1013 Gethspar Road”
    Short Stories
  67. “The Old Man and the Attic”
    Short Stories
  68. “Four Young Friends”
    Poems
  69. “Doors”
    Short Stories
  70. “Lucy’s Playground”
    Short Stories
  71. “ZPV BSF EFBE”
    Short Stories
  72. “The Abyss”
    Short Stories
  73. “The Funeral Shroud of Eli Shade”
    Short Stories
  74. “Nightmares”
    Short Stories
  75. “The Whistler”
    Short Stories
  76. “How’s the Wife?”
    Short Stories
  77. “Trick or Treat”
    Short Stories
  78. “The Sunlit Room”
    Short Stories
  79. “The Forgetful House”
    Short Stories
  80. “The Antique Toy”
    Short Stories
  81. “How to Write Scary Ghost Stories that Terrify Your Readers”
    Articles
  82. “Malicious Lullaby”
    Poems
  83. “Swamp Children”
    Short Stories
  84. “I Grin”
    Poems
  85. “The Black Painting”
    Short Stories
  86. “An October Walk”
    Poems
  87. “Aberrations”
    Short Stories
  88. “Bedtime”
    Short Stories
  89. “Cold”
    Poems
  90. “No More Dishes”
    Short Stories
  91. “Spectral Masquerade”
    Poems
  92. “The Expedition of Howard Rickson”
    Short Stories
  93. “Whispers”
    Short Stories
  94. “The Banshee”
    Short Stories
  95. “Will You Come Out and Play with Me?”
    Poems
  96. “The Room with the Dolls”
    Short Stories
  97. “The Dark”
    Short Stories
  98. “The Scarecrow”
    Short Stories
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