C.A. Verstraete's Blog, page 2

Halloween Horror: Behind the Shadows II!

 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

Happy Birthday Lizzie Borden!

 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

Behind the Shadows II Kickstarter Begins!

  * 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!&

It's that time! Summer of #Zombie!

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

Noncorporeal II Ghosts Anthology Pre-Order!

  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.

Lucky me! #Stokercon Reading!

   As I've never been (and maybe I'll get to go if they have StokerCon in Chicago or Milwaukee someday,) but a nice Facebook friend Valerie offered up an extra program for free and I was lucky enough to get my name in early!Expected a small booklet like most cons, but this is a hefty 326+ pages and has lots of short stories, interviews, and more, so really looking forward to reading

Somnium Book Tour

 Looking for something eerie to read? Deidre Swinden is the author of Somnium, where Gillian Hardie experiences nightmares so intense they threaten her very existence, thanks to a glitch in Somnium Corporation's groundbreaking dream advertising technology. Every night, her sleep unleashes monsters that her body reacts to as if they were real, pushing her to the edge of

New story & Horror Anthology Coming!

 I've been remiss on posting here so I'll add details I shared on the other blog.Any news can be regularly found at my website, cverstraete.com.My story, "Blink!", will be coming soon in the Shadows II horror anthology from Inkd Publishing. (See their Facebook page.) The story is a bit gruesome, but not gorey. It's more creepy-weird-Twilight Zoneish. This one was fun to write!

Winter of #Zombie: Jessica Gomez - Infected

  All kinds of events, videos and such are happening all month  - AND you'll have a chance to win a whopping stack of 13 books from the participants. Wow, that's some amazing reading!!You'll need to be in two groups on Facebook for the events. I'm featured on two days, Jan 6th and the 21st.Here's the schedule of authors and the daily book videos &

Winter of Zombie Begins! Books-authors

 I joined this event originated by authors Armand Rosamilia and the late Jay Wilburn way back when Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter first came out. So, it's good to go home again!All kinds of events, videos and such will be going on all this month - AND you'll have a chance to win a whopping stack of 13 books from the participants. Wow, that's some amazing reading!!You'll need to be in two