Out-Of-Mind Experiences

by Lori R. Lopez

Ever heard the expression don't judge a book by its cover? Well, here's one you can. The cover art (by the author) conveys a fine line between "mad" and "madness". This diverse collection merges an array of genres such as horror and humor, modern and mythic, historic and supernatural. Sometimes gripping, often quirky, these tales are always inventive and thought-inducing. Journey through a broad spectrum of fictional adventures from angry cows to psychotic pets, through portals of terror and gateways of myth and fantasy. There is something for everyone within these pages. For story titles and brief summaries (plus other projects by the author), go to trilllogicinnoventions.com/node/206 (ALSO AN E-BOOK)

324 pages, Paperback

First published May 21, 2008

About the author

Lori R. Lopez wears many hats as an Author and Speculative Poet of Horror, Fantasy, Suspense, Humor and more. She illustrates her books and has written songs, while being an Activist for animals and children.

Growing up, Lori roamed graveyards and conducted funerals for dead birds, squirrels, insects and spiders. Her offbeat books include The Dark Mister Snark, Leery Lane, An Ill Wind Blows, Darkverse: The Shadow Hours, Odds & Ends, and The Fairy Fly.

In 2023 Lori won Third Place in the Long Category for the SFPA Poetry Contest for “Wake Unto Death”. Her Poetry Collection Darkverse was nominated for an Elgin Award and a Finalist in the Kindle Book Awards. Her poems “Crop Circles” and “Nocturnal Embers” were nominated for the Rhysling Award in 2020, “Social Graces” and “The Whistle Stop” in 2021, “Biting Sarcasm” in 2022, “The Whippoorwill” and “If Houses Could Talk” in 2023, “Had She Lived” in 2024. Poems “The Maw” and “creatures of the macabre” received Editor’s Choice Awards among other honors.

Stories and verse have appeared in The Sirens Call, The Horror Zine, Space & Time, Spectral Realms, JOURN-E, Weirdbook, Bewildering Stories, Dreams & Nightmares, Impspired, Altered Reality, Aphelion, and anthologies such as California Screamin’ (the Foreword Poem), HWA Poetry Showcases II, III, V, VI, and IX, Journals Of Horror, Grey Matter Monsters, Dead Harvest, Fearful Fathoms I, Terror Train I and II, Trickster’s Treats #3, Speculations III (Weird Poets Society), and In Darkness We Play.

A member of the Horror Writers Association, Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association, and Lewis Carroll Society Of North America.

Visit the Fairy Fly Entertainment Website Lori shares with her two talented sons, and their YouTube Channel @FairyFly. They have a Folk Band called The Fairyflies.

Reviews

[Jennifer]

This book takes you through the imagination of Lori R. Lopez in the best of ways. Every story in this book leaves you wanting more and when you finish it you feel a satisfaction in you mind like no other. So many of the stories hold the emotions of this brilliant writer and you can actually feel what the characters feel and see through their eyes. The pictures that these stories paint in your mind are like no other. If you like short story books then this one is for you!!!

[Gm Graham]

A great read! An odious scary tale begins your journey; attacks by ear-demons! Then a walk in the desert followed by a walk inside the author's head and wind up arguing with yourself! Quirky, supernatural, mad, funny, scary...each tale has its own characters and all of them are Ms Lopez!