Erik Gustafson's Blog, page 11
December 3, 2012
November 24, 2012
America’s Next Author contest
Calling all readers and writers!
I am in the running for a nomination in the America’s Next Author contest.
My horror story is “My Friend, the Dark”
Lukas had a deeply rooted fear of the dark. A fear that beckons to him and seeps into his reality, forcing him to confront his anxieties. When he embraces the dark, the affection becomes mutual.
I was sitting at number 19 today.
I am already very humbled to be sitting at 19, there are hundreds of entries! I have some strong supporters out there. Th...
November 17, 2012
Cover reveal for my next novel
I am excited to reveal the cover to my next novel “The Dark Trek Home” It was designed by the very talented Thomas Arensberg (http://www.facebook.com/tarensberg). I am very happy with it.
Trent’s grandfather vanished without a trace many years ago and now his brother has been found dead. Mutilated in a field. And the dead man’s son is missing. A fishing trip gone terribly wrong. As Trent becomes obsessed with finding his nephew and hunting down his brother’s killer, his investigation quickly t...
November 11, 2012
Veteran’s Day
I am taking a moment to honor all those men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
As a twenty year veteran of the Air Force, I know these words mean a lot and stand for so much more.
The sacrifice made is too massive to measure and its affects are far reaching. Not only does the military member sacrifice, so does his or her family. Long deployments, out of contact for weeks on end sometimes, and the uncertainty that wearing the uniform brings into homes.
In today’s fast...
October 30, 2012
Coffin Hop 2012 Spooky Story
It’s Halloween today and the culmination of the Coffin Hop. Prizes will be released soon! Check back to see if you won! In the meantime, enjoy my entry for BlogFlash Halloween on October 31st, cohosted by Terri Giuliano Long and The Indie Exchange!
Grandpa’s Spooky Mirror
By Erik Gustafson
A crash of thunder accentuated the closing prayer of a gray-haired priest.
“Time to say goodbye to Grandpa, Rachel.” Fat blobs of rain smacked onto the canvas funeral tent as people scurried back to their cars...
Coffin Hop 2012 with guest Julianne Snow
My Earliest Literary Horror Influences
A Guest Post by Julianne Snow
I have been a fan of horror since the first moment that I can remember. Books, films – you name it and I will find a way to read it or watch it. I love the momentary feeling that being frightened creates. With it being the season of Halloween and Coffin Hop, I can’t help but remember back to those first books that helped to cement my love of the genre.
The first horror story that I ever read was The Mist by Stephen King. I was...
October 29, 2012
Coffin Hop 2012 Guest L.M. Murphy
Dear reader, tell me: What scares you?
What makes your heart race and your adrenaline surge so that your skin feels like it’s crawling?
What makes cold sweat chill your skin, leave you feeling clammy even if it’s a warm day?
What makes the hairs on the back of your neck rise, charged by an energy you can’t explain?
What makes your breathing falter, short and choppy as if you’re already running away?
What monsters live in your closet? The boogeyman? Zombies? Vampires (not the sissy sparkling kind,...
October 28, 2012
Coffin Hop 2012: Haunted Art
I hope everyone has their pumpkins carved and porches ready for all the goblins and superheroes about to lay siege to your home. I hope you only defense is buckets of candy. Although, I hate to admit it, it seems each year there are less and less children out and about. At least around here.
I went and saw Sinister yesterday. It was definitely disturbing. I rather enjoyed it, although I figured out the ending about halfway through the movie. I won’t give anything away, but even though I really...
October 27, 2012
Coffin Hop 2012 with Mandi M. Lynch
Bad Books and Other Scary Things
Mandi M. Lynch
Not that long ago, Joss Whedon (of Buffy, Angel, Firelfy and Avengers fame), released a bizarre/campy horror movie called Cabin in the Woods. I saw it in the theatre on Mother’s Day. With my mother. Who hates horror and hasn’t yet forgiven me for it. (Why she gave in to see that in the first place is beyond me.)
For those of you who have seen it, you’ll know what I’m talking about, for those who haven’t this isn’t much of a spoiler. When Marty push...
October 26, 2012
Coffin Hop 2012 with Lisa McCourt Hollar
Today simply enjoy “Hide and Seek”, one of the stories in Jezri’s Halloween Nightmares by Lisa McCourt Hollar
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Hiding under the bed, Lena held her breath, certain that the big man could hear her heart beating. His footsteps sounded against the hardwood floor, crossing the room and stopping just beside the bed. A glob of blood stuck...
