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Friday #Horror Movie Trailer

Ok this one made me jump. ha! Looks like it could be good. I like a good scare without lots of icky bugs like the preview trailer for Slenderman. Ugh, no. What did you see or want to see? 

New #Ghost Story Coming! #Horror

Finally! YAY!


Happy to report I have a new short story, "Jake's Nightmare" coming out in an anthology that'll be published by The Horror Zine. It's based on an old mine incident that I read about. I loved this story and I got some good suggestions from editor Jeani Rector. Excited to be in this! Some great sounding titles and authors. I'm really looking forward to reading this!


Table of Contents for THE HORROR ZINE'S BOOK OF GHOST STORIES  (all original works):FOREWORD
by Lisa MortonSAL’S REQUIEM
by Sebastian Crow
OLD GHOSTS
by Amber Fallon
THE EXPECTANT ONE
by Kevin Holton
MR. POTATO HEAD
by Elizabeth Massie
THE STORM
by E. A. Black
WARM
by Nicholas Pascall
FILLING STATION
by Joe R. Lansdale
HOUDINI’S LAST SEANCEby J. T. Siems
SOMETHING TO NIBBLE ON
by Christian A. Larsen
HOTEL ETERNAL
by Jeff Parsons
THE DOLL
by Kathryn Staublin
GOODNIGHT ERIC
by Bruce Memblatt
THE BASEMENT
by Dan Allen
JAKE’S NIGHTMARE
By C.A. Verstraete
ALL THAT SHE LEAVES BEHIND
by S. J. Budd
SCENTS
by Claire Fitzpatrick
THE CLOSET
by Shawn P. Madison
THE WHITE ROAD
by Tim Waggoner
IN THE SUBWAY
by Justin Boote
MR. DANGLES
by Dean H. Wild
GREEN SHADOWS
by Neal Privett
THE AUTOMATIC WRITING PLANCHETTE
by William R. Eakin
THE VACATION
by Rachel Coles
UNMARKED GRAVES
by Kristen Houghton

July #Zombie #Horror #Mystery Reading List

Happy July! Fill up that Kindle with some great books! I'm featuring a horde of zombie books this time for you z-fans! Lots of GREAT books to keep you busy!!!



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Apocalyptic - Fantasy


 Storyland Chronicles, Dawn Napier - Fairy tale creatures and mythical monsters have crept out of the dark corners of humanity’s imagination, and mankind is now an endangered species. New double book with added chapters!




Horror
This is cool! A listing of over 100 of Stephen King's short stories online. 


     
Abandon - 13 Tales of Impulse, Betrayal, Surrender and Withdrawal  -  Thirteen stories that run the gamut of emotions... Abandon hope all ye who enter. Stories by A.F. Stewart, Chantel Boudreau and others; edited by Julianne Snow. 

Deep Silence: A Joe Ledger Novel (#12), Jonathan Maberry - (Pre-Order, releases Oct. 30) You don't get more excitement than this! Terrorists-for-hire have created a weapon that can induce earthquakes and cause dormant volcanoes to erupt with vibrations that drive  ordinary people to suicide and violence. A wave of madness sweeps the country beginning with a mass shooting in Congress with an end-game that involves igniting Yellowstone's caldera, the super-volcano that could destroy America. Joe Ledger and his team go on a wild hunt to stop the terrorists and uncover the global super-power secretly funding them. 

Lilith - Blood Ink, Dana Fredsti - (Pre-order, releases Nov. 6)  Having killed her last producer, stuntwoman Lee Striga's next film shoot takes her to the voodoo-soaked bayous and haunted back alleys of New Orleans, where sinister supernatural figures stalk the streets. In a dark corner of the French Quarter, an arcane tattoo artist is using his clients in rituals that will open an inter-dimensional gateway for a demon god from beyond the stars.

Vampires of Rome, Peter Joseph Swanson - In 16th century Rome, Giotto remembers how he became a vampire and how his life became entangled with the life of two kings in history. 

Mystery!

   

In The Dead of Winter , (Book 1, Piper Blackwell Mysteries, new covers and editions!), Jean Rabe - Piper Blackwell faces his first grisly murder, 58 minutes into her first day on the job as the new sheriff in sleepy Spencer County, Ind. She needs her chief deputy's help to solve the murder - a chief deputy who thought the job should've been his - and track down a killer before everything, including her own department, fall apart.

In  The Dead of Night  (Book 2), Sheriff Piper Blackwell rushes to a clandestine meeting with an aging, paranoid veteran who believes spies are trailing his every move, she is caught in a fierce thunderstorm. Putting a name to the skeleton on the bluff, and searching for the thief who robbed the old veteran of his life’s earnings, sends Piper delving into the sleepy towns that dot her rural county. Now she’s digging into pasts perhaps best left alone.

Stop A Murder - How (Mystery Puzzle Book 1, Puzzles 1-12), J.A. Konrath - Something different. Solve mystery puzzles via clues and answer questions on the killer's website to stop a murder. (Stand-alone, but it's a continuing five-book series. Works best with Kindle Fire or the Kindle App. Uncover more clues in each book.) 

Zombies! Zombies & More Zombies!

    
Apocalyptic Beginnings , Reanimated Writers Box Set  - (Pre-0rder, releases July 16) - Limited edition from 13 zombie apocalypse authors! Zombies galore! Includes:  
- THEM by M.D. Massey  - Mutation Z 1&2 By Marilyn Peake
- Taking on the Dead by Annie Walls  - Broken World by Kate L. Mary
- Shattered Lives Book 1: Broken Dreams by Rissa Blakeley
- Mom’s Against Zombies By Alathia Paris Morgan  - Since the Sirens by EE Isherwood
- Only the Dead Don't Die By A.D. Popovich  - 100 Days in Deadland By Rachel Aukes
- Highway Z - Genesis By Ana Nix   - Afflicted: Patient Zero By Derek Shupert
- Rising Ash By R.G. Westerman   - Empty Bodies By Zach 

Generation Z: The Queen of War (Book 3 of series), Peter Meredith - (Pre-order, releases July 20) The war spirals out of control. Now Jillybean's secret is out - she started the war. Her arrest brings with it the first order: Jenn must become queen and execute the woman she once loved.
Infected and Other Stories, Janine R. Pestel -  Ghosts, horror and zombies! Three short stories sure to require the light on! (Love this cover!)



L izzie Borden, Zombie Hunter, C.A. Verstraete - What if Lizzie Borden killed her father and stepmother, because they'd become... zombies?!

L izzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall, C.A. Verstraete - She'd thought life was getting back to some semblance of normal, then they returned. Whether she wants to or not, Lizzie is swinging her axe again...


 

Only the Dead Don't Die 2: The Hunger's Howl, A.D. Popovich - Just when Scarlett thought they could ride out the Super Summer flu’s un-deadly aftermath . . . their safehouse is shattered. On the run from Ravers, hordes, and a mysterious presence that always seems to find them, Scarlett vows to protect Twila. At all costs!  And, as the pandemic’s survivors flee for the hope of a new life in Last State—so do the hordes.

The Queuing Dead: A Very British Zombie Anthology - How would Londoners react to walkers? Fifteen zombie stories set in the UK by Ian Woodhead and others. 

Zombie Uprising, 4 book series, Mike Robbins - From Book 1: A deadly secret lies hidden beneath the arctic tundra, but now the ground is thawing…and the dead are rising...   Jen Reed joins her retired archaeologist father in remote Alaska, hoping to re-establish a long-missing relationship. But when the thawing permafrost outside a village reveals the burial ground of a 19th-century whaling crew, Jen and her father fail to heed the warning of village elders and begin removing bodies for study. 

#HorrorAddicts Podcast! #Zombies #cursed

This is so cool!!




I signed up for this quite a few months back so have been looking forward to hearing what they do!

Check out my interview on the site and Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter excerpt ad music, etc.  on the HorrorAddicts.net podcast, #156, 7/7 edition - today!  

** Listen HERE: Music, Monsters & Lizzie Borden - Cursed!! **
The theme is CURSED! (And who was more cursed than Lizzie Borden?) I'll be listening to it for the first time, also!  Here's their Twitter page as well! Enjoy!

Cursed Angels Book Tour & Giveaway! #YA #Vampires #Fantasy #Paranormal

The Cursed Angels Series Book 1 by Anna Santos
Genre: YA Paranormal Fantasy Romance 

Gargoyles, Angels and Vampires. Deadly enemies. An Angel Prince seeking his  fated mate to break his curse. A Vampire King with a heart of stone.  
Aria loses her humanity after being saved by a monster she believed only to exist in horror stories. But everything isn’t what it seems when her savior becomes a handsome angel prince who awakened her ancient and deadly powers. Powers that can destroy the world, or save it.
Only true love can break the prince’s curse and stop him from turning into stone for all eternity. Despite the overwhelming chemistry between Aria and the prince, they only have thirty days to fall in love before their bond is put to the test. What would you give up for true love?  
The Cursed Angels Series is a Young Adult Paranormal Angel and Vampire Romance. It’s a coming of age novel intended for younger audiences. If you loved the Iron Fey and the Twilight Saga, you’ll love this story and fall in love with the characters. 
"As ripping as it is suspenseful, intriguing, dark and mysterious!” 
★★★★★ Amazon Review
Goodreads - * Amazon


Cursed Angels Series Book 2

Aria's powers as a Red Angel are something that’s not been seen for a  long time. Prince Cedric couldn’t be happier about her transformation. Yet, Aria feels the angel inside her wants to take over her personality and transform her into a ruthless warrior. 
Aria can't deny the attraction to her former mate, the Vampire King, but she wants to stay true to Cedric and the love that had blossomed between them. Vicious creatures will do anything to start a war in the supernatural community and prevent Cedric from surviving the trial.


Goodreads - * Amazon

The Cursed Angels Series Book 3
War is coming and innocent lives are at stake.

Aria fights her angel while Cedric declares war to the ones who have
kidnapped his mate. What would you sacrifice for the one you love?
Goodreads - * Amazon

The Cursed Angels Series Book 4
A curse to break, a mate to save. 

Camille’s dreams are shattered when she’s rejected by the ruthless and abusive Alpha of the Shadow Pack. Her only chance a survival is to arrive in Paris and pray that what her brother told her about the angels is true.
Find out how Camille and Jacob met in this sweet fantasy angel romance 
that can be read as a standalone. 

Goodreads - * Amazon

Anna Santos is a Bestselling Author in Paranormal Romance who likes to write steamy and happily ever after romances with magical and complex characters. She also enjoys writing poetry, watching a good movie, and spending time with her husband and family. Visit her at  * Facebook - * Twitter - * Instagram
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Last Couple Days! Sampler #horror #zombie

Ends tomorrow! Try out some new or new-to-you authors - stories, samples, books, previews and more! All kinds of good stuff to read - free! Ends July 4.

Includes a sampler to whet your appetite of all the  Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter  books in the series - book 1, 2:  Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2:  The Axe Will Fall  and the related novella,  The Haunting of Dr. Bowen.  Enjoy! See link below!



 HORROR & MORE!

Free books, stories & more. Includes previews of  Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter  series! June 10-July 4. Get it now!

Monthly May-June Wrap-Up

I've been working on some other things so blogging was quiet this week.

It's the end of the month, so thought I'd share the month's highlights. I wanted to do this sooner but you know how intentions go.... 

* I'm going to include April and May's highlights here as well:



* June 1: Anniversary, death of Lizzie Borden

* June 5: Anniversary of start of Lizzie Borden trial

* June 8: June Reading List  (See all the lists with some great suggestions on the top tab)

* June 12: 5 Questions with Horror Author Loren Rhoads

* June 23: Cool mention and story at DeadEntertainment.com; link at blog 


* May 7: Release Week!  Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter  and Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall

* May 8: May Reading List

* May 16: 1 Line Wednesday (and it's a good one!)

* May 31: Important Lizzie Borden dates in June


* April 1: April A to Z Blog Challenge schedule  - lots of good books and topics from writing to TV tropes and more  all month. See schedule.

Lizzie Borden, #Zombie Hunter Could Be True....

Great new story on Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter @ Dead Entertainment  says "Lizzie Borden, #Zombie Hunter Probably Not a True Story, But Could Be." 

(Though yes, the parts in the book on the trial and some of the other events are based on actual, real-life events.) The book also contains excerpts from actual records and newspapers. 

Lizzie Borden Found Not Guilty! Or Was She?

Today in History:

June 20, 1893 

Lizzie Borden declared not guilty!

See The Taunton, MA Gazette.

But.... what if she was guilty? What if she committed the crime because her father and stepmother had become... zombies?

See more info at my website. 

Vote for Summer #Horror!

I figure it doesn't hurt to ask.

NPR has a summer reading poll up - for horror! 

Please nominate Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter by C.A. Verstraete  (click yes to series) to the poll on the NPR site below.  You can copy and paste info. Thanks, I appreciate it! 

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/12/617208292/its-aliiiiiive-this-year-our-summer-reader-poll-is-all-about-horror