My next convention is the Vermont Psychic Expo on 1 and 2 August and the Champlain Valley Exposition Center in Essex Junction, Vermont. This is a great event with psychics, mediums, Tara readers, and paranormal investigators. And, of course, I'll be there promoting the Tatyana paranormal series as well as my other books. I hope to see you there.
Scott M. Baker
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Friday, July 17, 2026
Beneath the Skin: An Anthology of Phobias Is Available for Pre-order
GOOD NEWS!! The pre-order is available for the Kindle and Kindle Unlimited versions of Beneath the Skin: An Anthology of Phobias. The release date is 1 August 2026. The Kindle version is $3.99.
Fear has a thousand faces.
Some fears hide behind garish makeup. Some crawl on eight legs. Some slither through the grass. Some wait in mirrors and scream when you look away. Sometimes it is the wrongness in the hush between heartbeats — like the far-off jingle of an ice-cream truck on an empty street, promising something you don’t want.
Beneath the Skin: An Anthology of Phobias gathers sixteen indie voices into tales that pry open the everyday and let the dark in! From slow-burn psychological dread to supernatural shivers and edge-of-your-seat suspense, each tale stalks a different phobia — obsession, frailty, the uncanny — until the thing you try to ignore is sitting on your chest. Tales that refuse to stay buried!
The real question isn’t whether you’re afraid. It is whether your fear is waiting for you on the next page.
One anthology. Fifteen fears. No place is safe to hide.
Featuring stories by Christy Aldridge, Scott M. Baker, Derek Barton, T.D. Barton, Nicholas Catron, J. Rocky Colavito, Ravyn Crescent, Claire Davon, Lee Edwards, Bradford Ellington, dDamian Foreman, Len Hutchinson, Angel R. Sanchez, Christina L. Spencer, Courtney Konstantin, and River Winslow.
Monday, July 13, 2026
Sunday, June 28, 2026
My Next Convention is MonstahXpo 11-12 July
Monday, June 15, 2026
Tales of the Nurse Alissa Universe Has Been Released
The Nurse Alissa vs. the Zombies saga follows
Alissa and her friends' attempts to survive the zombie apocalypse and the
anarchy that engulfed society after it collapsed. The characters needed to
adapt in order to survive the nightmarish new world.
But the story of the zombie apocalypse is not limited to Alissa alone. Along
the way, she encountered numerous people who briefly entered her life, either
helping her survive or threatening the safety of Alissa and those close to her.
These people had their own apocalyptic events to deal with:
-- the nurse and her ten-year-old patient hiding out on the roof of Mass
General Hospital
-- the teenage couple who helped Alissa survive the deader attack on the
pizzeria in the North End
-- the students and teachers trapped inside the elementary school that Alissa
was unable to help
-- the couple who drove Alissa from Revere Beach to Nahant
-- and more.
Tales of the Nurse Alissa Universe tell their stories.
Friday, June 12, 2026
Kreiva Academy Anthology 2025-2026
I want to ask a favor of everyone. It's not for me, but for some highly talented students at the school where I used to teach.
Kreiva Public Charter School in Manchester has students with incredible artistic talent in such areas as art, performing arts, and writing. This year, the school established the Kreiva Academy Anthology 2025-2026, featuring the best short stories submitted by students. I was the mentor for the student who set up the Kindle account and published the anthology. Logan did a phenomenal job.
What I'm asking is for everyone to purchase a Kindle copy of the anthology (the print edition will be available soon, or download the KU version and read it. Most of the stories in this edition are dystopian themed. I edited them and can honestly say the writing skills are excellent. Two of the stories blew my mind.
If you purchase the anthology, not only does all the money go toward the school and its writing program, but you'll be supporting aspiring authors who someday may be writing your favorite books.
Thank you
Saturday, June 6, 2026
My Interview on The Common Historian
Scott M. Baker spent 23 years as a CIA intelligence officer trained to deal only in hard facts. Then something happened that he couldn't explain — and it changed everything. In this episode, Scott joins The Common Historian to share the personal experience that turned a die-hard skeptic into a paranormal believer, the haunted locations that left their mark on him, and how his CIA career shaped one of the most unique voices in paranormal fiction today.
You can listen to the show here. And be sure to check out his YouTube show The Common Historian.







