It’s that beautiful, beautiful time of year – well, almost, anyway. At any rate, the folks and authors at Mocha Memoirs Press are ready to celebrate Halloween! Sept 25-Oct 2, join us as we hop from blog to blog, showcasing different titles and and guest posts from authors. Plus, Sept 25 join us for a … More Fall into Horror!
I had wanted to do this post for Halloween week, but eh, things got away from me. So we’ll just explore this now, eh? So I’ve mentioned before that I grew up as kind of a scaredy-cat. I couldn’t watch scary movies without freaking out (even though I snuck off in video stores to read … More Halloween, Horror, Life, and Ancient Burial Sites
Since we’re coming up on Halloween and I’m a firm believer in Trick or Treating (really, it’s criminal adults can’t get in on that activity…), guess what I’m taking part in? I am blogging at LASR, and if you leave a comment on that guest post, you can be in the running for a … More Guest Blogging and Giving Stuff Away at LASR!
Tom Olbert is back on my blog today with a post about Halloween! First, let’s revisit his creepy book, Hellshift! Amazon MMP Store Nook Preston Chandler is a lonely, overworked corporate office drone on the worst assignment of his life. In the dark future world of Preston’s time, low-level clerks like … More Halloween Guest Post: Tom Olbert
Artist Rick Stanton needs a commission. He faces eviction from his apartment and his latest project is on hiatus. Worse, his muse refuses to cooperate. A recent letter may contain the inspiration he needs. Inside is the photograph of a mysterious woman, her face hidden by an umbrella. But there’s no identification, no way for … More Excerpt: Family Tradition by Pamela Turner
To add to the roster of talented horror writers stopping in to celebrate Halloween with me, I’ve finally convinced the marvelous Pamela Turner to stop by my blog! Today, she’s talking about her influences and her work, Family Tradition. Haunted Wells and Creepy Dolls My love of the macabre began in elementary school. Our library … More Horror Guest Post: Pamela Turner
I’m so incredibly excited to have L. Andrew Cooper here on my blog again. We did a horror panel together at Fandom Fest this summer, and while it was smaller than I would have liked, we got a chance to really talk about horror: old vs. new, patterns, gender differences…pretty much everything. It was then … More Horror Interview: Descending Lines by L. Andrew Cooper
I’ve got a treat for your Monday! This is an excerpt from Virtual Blue, straight from the author RJ Sullivan! Amazon B&N Kobo iBookstore Sony Did you ever wish you could escape to a virtual world? What if you could…but then couldn’t get out? Two years after her deadly clash with a vengeful ghost, Fiona … More Excerpt: Virtual Blue by R.J. Sullivan
This week I’m taking another bit from a horror story, but it’s somewhat different than the other-worldly fiction of The Invisibles. This piece is from Candles, which can also be found in my collection Lost in the Shadows. It’s a zombie story set against the backdrop of Christmas Eve, where a widowed mother with two … More WeWriWa: Candles
I’ve been thinking a lot about one of my favorite kinds of stories this month…it’s a somewhat underrated story form since it’s short, ingrained in the fears of society, and usually dismissed as rubbish. It’s also disturbing in that “is it or is it not real” kind of way, plus, it’s a short narrative, which … More Urban Legends
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