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Reilly's Dream Horror Book Auctions - April 14th - 21st

Tomorrow, on Saturday April 14th, we will begin our Reilly's Dream horror book auctions on eBay to raise funds for my daughter Reilly's People to People Student Ambassador trip to Europe in June.

Some of the most respected authors in the horror genre have donated signed books solely for these special fund-raising auctions. During the past few weeks, we have recieved dozens of rare and out-of-print books signed by the following folks:

Joe R. Lansdale
Brian Keene
J.F. Gonzalez
Jack Ketchum
Kealan Patrick Burke
William Ollie
Ronald Malfi
Ramsey Campbell
F. Paul Wilson
Michael Knost
Lisa Morton
Ray Garton
James Newman
Brett McBean
Maurice Broaddus
Gord Rollo
Bryan Smith
Rick Hautala
T.M. Wright
John R. Little
Jonathan Maberry
Gene O'Neill
Mark Justice
Ronald Kelly (me!)
Scott Nicholson
Nancy A. Collins
Kelli Owen
Nate Southard
Jason Brannon
Keith Minnion


I will begin listing these books on eBay at 6:00 pm Central Time on the 14th. Each auction will have a 7-day time period (to allow folks time to gather funds if necessary). Also, I'll be adding more books throughout the following week, since I have quite a few donations rolling in from the good folks at Cemetery Dance, Bad Moon Books, Overlook Connection, and Thunderstorm Books.

I'll post the auction links to interested bidders here at Southern-Fried & Horrified on Saturday night. All proceeds from these auctions will got toward Reilly's airfare, accommodations, meals, etc. while she studies and tours in France, Italy, Switzerland, and Austria for three weeks.

If you'd like to hook up with some awesome books and help a great cause in the process, be sure to check back here tomorrow night for futher details!

Beneath the Bed Special Edition Fund-raising Story!

I have started a fund-raising project to help raise money for my daughter Reilly's People-to-People Student Ambassador trip to Europe this summer.

I have written a short-short story called "Beneath the Bed", which I will be printing on heavy-grade paper (suitable for framing!). This story will be limited to 250 copies and will be signed, dated, and numbered by myself. Also I will be embellishing the page with some genuine Ron Kelly artwork.

This story will be published one time and one time only for this fund-raising project. After that, it will be permanently retired and, hopefully, make the story something of a collector's item.

So far, the response has been phenomenal. They're going fast!

So how do you get your very own copy? Just make a modest $10 donation (plus $3 postage) to Reilly's cause. To learn more details head on over to http://ronaldkelly.com .

TIMBER GRAY and CUMBERLAND FURNACE... Ready to Order from Bad Moon Books!

Roy Robbins at Bad Moon Books just informed me that the trade paperback editions of both Timber Gray and Cumberland Furnace & Other Fear-Forged Fables will be available and ready to ship on May 20th!

Both of these books were previously only available in digital e-book format, but BMB has now brought them to true-book life in these slick paperback editions. Cumberland Furnace is a much-expanded edition of the seven story mini-collection, featuring 22 previously-published tales of Southern-fried horror, as well as several brand new stories. Timber Gray is my first published western novel. It is not a horror western, but is a very dark and violent tale of a wolf hunter who must deal with his hatred of timber wolves following the violent deaths of his family, as well as endure the hardships of blizzards, renegade bounty hunters, and other dangers as he tracks fifty maurading wolves across the Bighorn Mountains of northern Wyoming.

You can order your copies now at: http://www.badmoonbooks.com/home.php?cat=89

And be sure to keep an eye open for more news concerning upcoming Ronald Kelly/Bad Moon Books projects that are currently in the works!

Pod of Horror #64 with Legendary Horror Author Ronald Kelly

Hey, they said it... not me!


I reckon you might be considered in that league if you've been around as long as I have and survived as many publishing disasters. The big question is: do I feel legendary? And the resounding answer would be: heck no! It's hard to feel very legendary when you have to drag yourself out of bed at 3AM to go to work and drag home ten hours later, reeking of oil, grease, and raw steel. But if they want to say that, well, I'll humbly endure it and grin like a persimmon-eating possum. Of course, if my head begins to swell too big, my wife is always within earshot to stick the pin in the balloon with requests like "Mr. Legend, could you please plunge that turd out of the commode?" or "It's time to take the garbage to the dump, your Royal Hind-Endness."


If you'd like to hear what ol' Legendary Ron has in the works these days, you can head on over to Mark Justice's excellent Pod of Horror at Horror World. There, I talk about a variety of topics: my upcoming books, how my religious beliefs effect my horror writing, and the long-awaited unveiling of the true identity of "Publisher X"... the forthcoming publisher of the Essential Ronald Kelly Collection. You can also chuckle in amusement as I drawl and twang like a backwoods hillbilly wired on Red Bull.


http://www.horrorworld.org/poh.htm


And always remember, if you see me on the street, I'm never too legendary to sign books, shake your hand, or kiss your ugly baby.

A Library of Southern-Fried Horror... now at Amazon Kindle!

All you folks with Kindles, Nooks, and other new-fangled reading devices... gather 'round! Ol Ron is serving up a heaping helping of Southern-fried horror down at the Kindle Store. Nine terrifying titles and more to come!

http://www.amazon.com/s/qid+1300701995/ref+sr_pg_1?ie=UTF88&keywords+Ronald+Kelly&rh=n%3A133140011%2Cn%3A%21133141011%2Ck%3ARonald+Kelly&page+1

The supper bell's a-ringing. Come and get it... if you dare!

CUMBERLAND FURNACE & TIMBER GRAY... Now Up For Pre-Order!

Bad Moon Books has just put up two of my upcoming titles for pre-order.

Cumberland Furnace & Other Fear-Forged Fables is my second full-fledged short story collection. It contains 22 tales of Southern-fried fright, including several previously unpublished stories. This is the print version of the digital collection released by Crossroad Press in 2010, except greatly expanded. It also contains a section of story notes giving my thoughts on every tale in the collection.





Timber Gray is my first published western novel (if you don't include the ones I ghost-wrote for the Jake Logan series back in the early 90s). It is much darker and more violent than your run-of-the mill western, detailing a man's struggle with his intense hatred of timber wolves, as well as his battle with shadows of the past; madness, grief, and death. These two BMB editions will be offered in trade paperback for the affordable price of $17.95 each. They both boast wonderfully intense covers by master horror artist Zack McCain.You can pre-order your copy at the following links:http://www.horror-mall.com/badmoonbks/product.php?productid=22154&cat=0&page+1&featuredhttp://www.horror-mall.com/badmoonbks/product.php?productid=22155&cat=0&page+featured Hope y'all enjoy them!

UNHINGED: Tales of Darkness & Depravity

My newest digital collection, UNHINGED: Tales of Darkness & Depravity, is now available from Crossroad Press. This collection of eleven stories explores the darkest side of the human psyche. Serial killers, mass murderers, and other no account folks stalk these pages. UNHINGED includes some old favorites as well as several new, never-before-published tales. You can get yours here: http://store.crossroadpress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22_29_93&products_id+238 UNHINGED is also available at the Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords websites.Hope you enjoy this excursion into darkness!

TWILIGHT HANKERINGS: Things That Go Bite In The Night

My new e-book collection, Twilight Hankerings: Things That Go Bite In The Night, is now available from Crossroad Press. This collection of eight stories involve a ravenous gathering of creatures whose appetites go into over-drive when the shadows of evening fall and the night hours rings the dinner bell. You'll find just about every creature imaginable in this collection; everything from vampires and werewolves, to man-eating caterpillers, backwoods succubi, and things that lay patiently by the side of the road, waiting for the curiosity of some unfortunate victim to spring the trap. You can purchase Twilight Hankerings now at: http://store.crossroadpress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=22_29_93&products_id=231&zenid=ndtpjrhkrjt1rpttqcn9co7bl Twilight Hankerings should also be available on Amazon Kindle, Smashwords, and Barnes % Noble in a day or so. Also, watch this blog for another upcoming collection titled Unhinged: Tales of Darkness & Depravity, which features some of my best dark crime stories concerning serial killers, mass murderers, and other no-account folks. Hope you enjoy them both! -

Ronald & Joyce's 20th Anniversary!

Today my wife, Joyce, and I are celebrating two decades together as man and wife. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have lucked up on such a wonderful soulmate and thank the good Lord every day for blessing me in such a way. Joyce and I met under very odd circumstances back in January of 1991, marrying a mere nineteen days following our first date. Alot of folks claimed that we were foolish and hasty in our decision, but, hey, we proved them all wrong, didn't we? You can't deny true love and that's what we have, plain and simple. Joyce has been with me through the good times and the bad, through triumph and tears. Under the rainbow and through the fire we walk, arm and arm, and I know with God and Joyce on my side I can weather any storm. She's blessed me with three incredible children and, together, we've tried to do our best for them and raise them in a loving, Christian home. Joyce was there for me during those dark days following the loss of my first horror-writing career and supported 100% when I decided to come back to writing. She is a truly amazing woman! Yesterday, we spent a day out together, with the kids in school and daycare. We went to see a couple of movies together... Country Strong and True Grit... and went out to eat a couple of times. No great romantic getaway, but just being together, hand in hand, was terrific and we had a wonderful time. I'm hoping that we will be blessed with another many more decades together. I couldn't ask for anything more in life than to spend it with her. I love you, Sweetie!