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October 18, 2015

What Halloween Means to Me

What Halloween Means to Me It’s once again the season of shadow and darkness. A time when the autumnal chill brings goose bumps to the flesh, and the creatures of the night stalk the boundaries of civilization and imagination. Whether campy and fun or grim and gory, the Halloween season delights and frightens millions of […]


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Published on October 18, 2015 00:39

October 14, 2015

Blog Update – The Unseen Kingdom Released!

My apologies for the lack of blog entries the past couple of months. Shortly after the release of The Demons of Plainville, we were forced to move to a new home with little lead time. This turned my life upside down as I endeavored to locate a suitable home, before engaging in the arduous task […]


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Published on October 14, 2015 00:20

October 7, 2015

October 1, 2015

Perception in Horror – Part 1 – The Unseen Kingdom

This is my first glimpse into my new horror novel, The Unseen Kingdom. The first series of discussions will look at the concept of perception and its use in horror, and in my novel.


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Published on October 01, 2015 17:21

July 12, 2015

Movie Remakes & Poltergeist

Stop me if this sounds familiar… “A young family is visited by ghosts in their home. At first the ghosts appear friendly, moving objects around the house to the amusement of everyone, then they turn nasty and start to terrorize the family before they “kidnap” the youngest daughter.” STOP! Yes, let’s discuss Movie Remakes and […]


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Published on July 12, 2015 01:00

July 4, 2015

World of Daniel Mathews – Podcast #2

This time I take a short look at actor Christopher Lee, discuss remakes and my review of the new Poltergeist remake. I also discuss my recent work with a service called Bublish and discuss the ramifications of an author being “divorced” by their editor. Clips: Satanic Rites of Dracula, Hammer Films, 1973. Lord of the […]


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Published on July 04, 2015 15:33

May 26, 2015

Press Release for TDoP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Daniel R. Mathews http://www.daniel-mathews.com     Lost Legacy Press Releases Powerful New Memoir, The Demons of Plainville: A Survivor’s Story of Storms and Reconstruction by Daniel R. Mathews Flagstaff, AZ – Lost Legacy Press releases an extraordinarily powerful memoir, The Demons of Plainville: A Survivor’s Story of Storms and Reconstruction by Daniel R. […]


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Published on May 26, 2015 04:55

May 19, 2015

World of Daniel Mathew’s Podcast #1

Here is my first Podcast Episode for the website. How often I do these will vary somewhat with your feedback. In any event, as the summer goes on I will be spotlighting my upcoming releases, interviews and news. Later in the summer, I will be discussing my favorite horror movies using both the blog and […]


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Published on May 19, 2015 03:29

May 18, 2015

TDoP Book Trailer Released

The Book Trailer for ‘The Demons of Plainville’ has been released!


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Published on May 18, 2015 02:50

May 12, 2015

Midwest Review’s TDoP

There are challenges in creating a memoir that aren’t inherent in a novel format: for one thing, exploring one’s childhood and growth is, of necessity, a revealing approach that exposes one’s world to strangers. For another, it incorporates a sense of psychological introspection mixed with world events (here, this world is the family structure and its choices and encounters) that […]


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Published on May 12, 2015 04:26