Now Available: DARK AWAKENINGS

Over 300 pages of supernatural horror fiction and academic nonfiction exploring the boundary between religion, horror, and spirituality. Available at Amazon and other online booksellers, plus your local bookstore.

"Life is a horror for which there is neither remedy nor release in the seven metaphysical terror tales that make up the bulk of Cardin's provocative second collection (after Divinations of the Deep)....Cardin's tales are rich with references to Lovecraft, Nietzsche, and other writers whose work gives them unusual philosophic depth. This thinking-man's book of the macabre is capped by three essays, all of which speak eloquently to the supernatural themes of the stories." – Publishers Weekly

NEWS - Updated April 13, 2012

1) DIVINATIONS OF THE DEEP PUBLISHED IN NEW E-BOOK EDITION:

Ash-Tree Press published my first book in 2002, and last November it became one of the first titles they chose to republish as part of their first-ever line of e-books. You can buy the Divinations of the Deep ebook for Kindle at Amazon, and in Kindle or ePub format (the latter for Nook/Kobo, etc.) directly from Ash-Tree.

2) MEDIA APPEARANCES

Since July of last year, I've appeared as a guest on several shows -- Internet radio shows, broadcast radio shows, a podcast -- to talk about my central focus as an author and a human being on the convergence of religion, horror, sleep paralysis, consciousness, creativity, and the daemonic muse experience, with a side of discarnate dark entities. I was also profiled in a local magazine. Here's a list, complete with links to listen to the audio programs:

Spiritually Raw radio - July 5, 2011

Spiritually Raw radio - July 28, 2011

The Genre Traveler - September 6, 2011

Tapping into darkness: MCC instructor finds niche in horror fiction - Waco Today, September 22, 2011 (October 2011 print edition)

Darkness Radio - October 12, 2011

Rewiring Your Brain, with Dr. Robert Rose - November 25, 2011

Rewiring Your Brain, with Dr. Robert Rose - February 19, 2012

Later this year I'm slated to appear on the August 12 edition of The Peake Experience -- author and consciousness researcher Anthony Peake's internet television show -- to talk about daemonic creativity and related issues.

3) SECOND ANNUAL "DARK MIRROR" HORROR FILM FESTIVAL IS A SUCCESS

Last October I organized the second annual Dark Mirror horror film festival at the college where I work, aided once again by Baylor University film and media professor Dr. Jim Kendrick. As with the previous year's event, this one was a great success. The theme was Horror and the Soul. We screened six films, accompanied by lectures and discussions, for an appreciative audience: Risen (the zombie film shot and produced in Waco), Jacob's Ladder, The Mist, Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978, Session 9, and The Exorcist You can read full notes about all of these things at the Dark Mirror website and blog.

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