(Image: pixabay.com free CC license)The Reading Lists I share here are always popular, and I've come across so many great books, that I decided to add another short list of 13 Books, Magazines & Anthologies just for Halloween. New, older, and "classic" books. Hope you find something spooky to read!* See the previous October Reading Lists: Halloween, Fantasy, Mystery Reading ..read more

  Want something scary for Halloween reading? Several scary books, including Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter, are featured in the Publishers Weekly's Booklife Indie Spotlight on Scary Stories! See my website for details on the book ..read more

 Welcome to another day of the October Frights Blog Hop! Today I'm talking Dracula; scroll down below.* Check out the Book Fair!* See the Horror-Zombie-Halloween Reading ListSat, Oct.12 - Talking Dracula and a treat! (If you didn't hear it, follow links to the online interview with Dacre Stoker, great-grandnephew of Dracula author Bram Stoker. Very interesting!)Sun, Oct ..read more

 I've been seeing a lot of interesting new books, so it's the perfect time to share a new reading list. I know there are a few I'll be looking for, and I bet you will, too!Funny that I'd heard at one point that short stories were dying but I'm seeing more and more collections and anthologies being published. Happy Reading!* Check out The October Frights Blog Hop - Oct. 10-15. * See my post ..read more

  Welcome to the annual October Frights Blog Hop. This will be a shortened version here this year, just enough to whet your appetite. ha! For more info, see host AF Stewart's blog.See the participants list below. Check out their blogs and see what they have to offer, maybe even some giveaways!* Check out the Book Fair!Here's my schedule: Oct. 10 (today) Welcome-  see ..read more

 Happy Friday the 13th! Today is release day for the anthology, Behind the Shadows II, containing my eerie, Twilight-Zone-ish story, "Blink!" In "Blink!", Tommy wakes to a new world and wonders why no one else "sees" what is going on but him.  A little weird and even funny at times!* Get the ebook: various outlets* Paperback, ebook - Barnes & Noble ..read more

 Lizzie Borden was born today in 1860.One month and thirty-two years later she became an infamous legend after being arrested for allegedly killing her father and stepmother with an axe, and then being acquitted of the heinous crime.Remember this rhyme?Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother 40 whacks....Well, the count is wrong but... what really happened that day in August 1892?Was she ..read more

  * Get in on the BEHIND THE SHADOWS II Kickstarter beginning JULY 3 for special perks, daily posts, and who's who's in the horror lite anthology. Also check the Facebook page for updates.Includes my eerie, creepy Twilight-Zoneish story, "Blink!" I loved writing this story! Tommy wakes to a new world and wonders why no one else "sees" what is going on but him!& ..read more

If you like reading about zombies, then July is for you!Summer of Zombie is now underway all month on Facebook with 12 authors of some fantastic zombie books! (Be sure to join the group to get in on daily posts and more!) And there's a fantastic giveaway at the end of the month. Sign up at Rafflecopter, also in the Summer of Zombie group at the link above.Event authors include: (See their links ..read more

  The anthology, Noncorporeal II, featuring my story, "Secrets of the Last Mine," is now going up for pre-order on various sites! A spooky mix of stories from near-horror to sci-fi and more! See author list.  * Get the paperback at Amazon.* Get the e-book version from Apple, Kobo and other sites; see links here ..read more