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A Few More Words About The Bram Stokers

I KISSED A GHOUL or LOST GIRL OF THE LAKE (with Joe McKinney) didn't win any Bram Stoker Awards. But thanks for all the support, I really do appreciate it. I write my books not to win awards, but to warm the hearts of my readers and my fans. And this is truly heartwarming the support I received from you all. Tonight I am a winner because of you. Thank you, thank you and thank you!!!!Lost Girl of the LakeI Kissed a Ghoul

A few words about the Bram Stokers

A few words about the Bram Stokers by Michael McCarty and Charles Day ...
two Noble authors

A few words about the Bram Stokers
http://nobleromancepublishing.wordpre...I Kissed a Ghoul

Horro's House of Horror Blog About My Books

This is a great blog about my books from Horro's House of Horror:

http://www.promotehorror.com/2013/04/...

2012 Bram Stoker Final Ballot

I am happy to announce that two of my books have made it onto the 2012 Bram Stoker Final Ballot:

LOST GIRL OF THE LAKE by Joe McKinney & Michael McCarty (Long Fiction)

http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Girl-Lake-...

and I KISSED A GHOUL by Michael McCarty
(Young Adult)

http://www.amazon.com/I-Kissed-a-Ghou...

Thanks for all the support from the HWA members.

A Blog about BLOODLESS by Jody R. LaGreca

BLOODLESS co-author Jody R. LaGreca wrote this great blog about the book at:

http://jrlagreca.wordpress.com/2013/0...

Monster Behind The Wheel Gets 5-Star Review

Keith Milstead did a 5 star review of MONSTER BEHIND THE WHEEL … which is awesome. Keith’s review of MONSTER BEHIND THE WHEEL by Michael McCarty & Mark McLaughlin joins good company of other reviews such as:

“A lyrical powerhouse of a story. Vivid as road burn. Sexy as a hot rod.” ~ Simon Clark, Bram Stoker Award–Nominated Author of NAILED BY THE HEART

“. . . bizarre, amusing, unsettling, and just outright weird. . . .” ~ Don D’Ammassa, Horror Reviews

“The authors… go from zero to insane in the space of a few mere words, leading the reader on a master hell ride . . . a kind of Fellini-esque horror story, giving the reader a world in which one does not know whether to laugh or cry. . . .” ~ Cristopher DeRose, Cemetery Dance Magazine and the novel TO CAST A VIOLENT SHADOW

“Watch your rearview mirror, because a hurricane of street thrills, weird sex, graphic horror, and big laughs is roaring up your tailpipe!” ~ Judy Comeau, Creature Feature Tombkeeper

“This novel is a surreal helter-skelter ride of thrills, humor, lust, gut-wrenching horror, and cosmic awe.” ~ Dave, Hellnotes

BTW, here is Keith Milstead’s review:

Monster behind the wheel is a carnival ride…fun and scary February 10, 2013

By Keith Milstead

After completing MONSTER BEHIND THE WHEEL by Michael McCarty and Mark McLaughlin, all I could say was wow! This book has it all, zombies, possession, a Texas setting and living dead women as well as a pitch black Barracuda. This book and the talent of the two authors take the reader on a wild ride. Instead of a haunted house, you have a haunted car, possessed by the spirit of a demonic, murdering, graft taking, drug dealing, pimp police officer, Frank Edmondson who committed suicide. Jeremy Carmichael is the poor soul that buys the car. Jeremy is a man that has been victimized all his life. From childhood, when he fell from a carnival ride, killing a carnival attendee through losing his parents and then to add insult to injury, he is mangled in a car wreck, where he meets the aforementioned Barracuda and with some interesting payment agreements, takes possession of the car and found that he is able to crossover to the Land of the Dead, where the world goes horribly wrong but the characters Jeremy meets are quite interesting. McCarty and McLaughlin combine humor and terror to take the reader on a rollercoaster ride from HELL.

This book is set in Texas where I was born and raised and it brings me back to the days of cruising the back streets of the Dallas and surrounding settings. The authors bring this setting to life in my mind due to the accuracy of their prose. Mike and Mark are both incredible authors who are capable of taking your imagination to its limits and then thrusting you a few more feet beyond. This is a tale of horror and fantasy, of life and death and of, wait for it…man’s inhumanity to man and beast. The story takes you to a place you would never want to go in reality but if you have that dark side, like I do, relish in the opportunity. I enjoyed every freaking page of this story. It is a tale you won’t want to put down. It gives you a look at the potential of being able to start over in your life with all the knowledge you attained through your previous life. After reading this book, you will definitely feel the need to grab up all the works of these two guys. I cannot recommend this book enough for a fun romp through life, purgatory and Hell.

3 Books on the 2012 Bram Stoker Preliminary Ballot

Last night the HWA announced its 2012 Bram Stoker Award preliminary ballot and I'm excited to have three works on the list. I KISSED A GHOUL is in the Young Adult Category and LOST GIRL OF THE LAKE, which I co-wrote with Joe McKinney, is in the Long Fiction Category and CONVERESATIONS WITH KRESKIN which I co-wrote with The Amazing Kreskin in Nonfiction. There's such an amazing list of talented writers here and it's especially satisfying for me to see friends of mine in every category

2 vampire ebooks .... 1 low price

From LIQUID DIET & MIDNIGHT SNACK: “The Evil One brought us to his ancient castle in Romania. The place looked like something out of a low-budget Dracula movie: dark, dreary and damp. Condensation dripped down the dirty walls. “He led us ...down a spiral stone staircase and opened a steel door at the bottom. We entered a room draped in spider webs. “In the center of the room was an Egyptian sarcophagus. The Evil One lifted the heavy lid and slipped inside. Lying down, he quickly closed it again without saying a word. “We heard some footsteps coming down the stairs. When the rusty door opened, a man wearing a black cape and top hat entered. He was dressed in Bruxelles lace and white gloves and was carrying a walking stick. It was The Count, in the flesh...."


http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/liqui...?


http://www.amazon.com/Liquid-Diet-Mid...

Another Blog about BLOODLESS

Daniel Peck is a modern-day vampire, over one hundred years old. He succumbs to his transformation on the Lusitania when the beautiful and ancient Veronica, Queen of the Undead, beguiles him. Daniel survives the sinking of the Lusitania, and another disaster when the Hindenburg explodes. Years later Daniel is a middle school substitute teacher in Baltimore, Maryland. He feeds off the energy of fou…r students and turns them into zombie-like creatures who subsist on human remains. Daniel kills people for his thralls to devour, but the students prove difficult to control. Meanwhile Daniel encounters and is charmed by Annie Julliard, a lovely motel proprietor, and changes her into a white vampire. They marry and Daniel brings home the four thralls as his adopted children. From then on, things become very complicated…


Available on Nook at: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blood...

Available on Kindle at: http://www.amazon.com/Bloodless-ebook...

A Blog about BLOODLESS

BLOODLESS an ebook vampire novel by Michael McCarty & Jody R. LaGreca was published Oct. 2012.

Here is a recent blog about the book:

http://rossersregularreads.blogspot.c...

The ebook can be purchased, via kindle at:

http://www.amazon.com/Bloodless-ebook...

Or via nook at:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blood...