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DeBarlo Returns in System of the Dead

System of the Dead, the long-awaited sequel to Deadly Heirs, was finally released on August 21 onKindleandNook. A printed option is still in the works, but I am quite excited that this book is finally available for my fans. I’ve been talking about it off and on for years, after all. Here’s the blurb:

“One moment Matthew Rivers is designing a revolutionary computer operating system, the next he is discovered strung from a tree in his front yard. Authorities believe it was a guilt-ridden suicide...

Therapist Abuse Awareness: The Cause I Fight For

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I should be using this space today to talk about the recent announcement of the release of System of the Dead, my second Chase Michael DeBarlo mystery novel. It’s coming out August 21, and you can read the first excerpt here.

However, there are moments in our lives that supersede our own personal goals and must be brought to the forefront. Until recently, I’ve largely taken a back seat to various causes, electing to contribute where I could to a few charities an...

Where Next for ‘Ghosts and Legends’?

I’ve just released the latest Ghosts and Legends of Oklahoma video, “101 Ranch Wild West Spirits,” and it’s bittersweet. This will be my last Oklahoma video for theforeseeablefuture since I’ve moved back to Maryland, so I need to consider where I’m going to take the Ghosts and Legends series. It currently has a popular run going on Ghosttales Television Network (GTN) on Tuesday nights, and it’s up for two Paranormal Emmie Awards for Best New Show and Best Episode (“Beginnings”). I don’t want...

Birthday Blog

It’s been over three months since I last posted to this blog. I’ve been all sorts of busy with my writing and paranormal career as well as my life in general undergoing a number of drastic changes. I am no longer living in Oklahoma and have transitioned back to Maryland. Perhaps more on that another time. Yesterday was actually my birthday… a whole whopping 38 years old.

Every year when I talk to my mother on the phone she always asks me, “So you feel [insert year year] years old?”

I always ans...

This Week: Interview and Speaking Event

This April has shaped up to become my busiest month since October when I toured out east, including the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, and signed at a number of different local Halloween events. I’ll be speaking, signing, and/or being interviewed at a number of different venues, in multiple states, and over multiple mediums. The kickoff of this event is this Wednesday when I will appear on Leitreanna Brown’s television show “Family Spirit” onBTVN. In addition to talking about my books and a...

Gearing Up for Events

Speaking about 'Ghosts of Maryland' in Westminster, September 2010.

Spring has sprung which not only introduces warmer weather, but also a whole season of paranormal events. I’m always open to attending and/or presenting at any number of events across the country, although I may not have done a very good job of making that fact known. So here’s what I do…

Events in Oklahoma and Maryland get their own specific presentation based on my books of their respective states, Ghosts and Legends of Oklah...

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Ghosts and Legends of Oklahoma: EP 5 - The Book

It’s been a long time coming, but I finally finished producing the fifth episode of the Ghosts and Legends of Oklahoma video series titled “The Book.” I originally intended this episode to be released just after the book release to highlight a number of the different stories within, but then I had the tour and the holidays and Wimgo was pulled out from under me and… well, you get the idea. It’s been a longtime coming. I spent an extra day working...

Ghost Hunting Q&A Reflections

Signing books at OPERA on March 3, 2012.

Today, Society of the Haunted had a speaking engagement at the Oklahoma Psychic Educational Research Association (OPERA) fair which has been our custom since August, but we had been asked this time to simply host a ghost hunting Q&A session. Prior to this we’d led a more structured session with topics ranging from historic paranormal locations to types of paranormal evidence. So I wasn’t sure what to expect when everyone gathered together in the room to...

A Tale of Tidbits

There’s so much to keep up with in this writing career of mine that I sometimes neglect the blog. The last one was a lot of fun as I re-examined the timeline of events during one of our Stone Lion Inn investigations, but that was nearly a month ago. Wow! Time flies! So here are a few tidbits about what’s been going on.

I’ve been doing a lot of writing for DarkMedia’s online magazine of late, providing an article about history’s relationship to the paranormal and I’ve provided a couple articles...

Belated Stone Lion Review Not Too Late

I’m flying, therefore I write. It, at least, seems like a good time to write to me with the low hum of the plane’s engines serving for white noise while cruising through the air. Oh, it’s a little bouncy. After all, this is just a pint-sized jet from Oklahoma City to Houston, where I’ll later connect to Cleveland. This is my second trip to Ohio this month as I’ve been encountering more employment opportunities out there than in Oklahoma.

This weekend will prove to be a busy one as I’ll also be...