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Monday Minis #11 ~ Freebie ~ From Such Small Things ~ Dare ya to read this after dark!

Posted: August 26, 2013 in Freebies!, horror, Monday's Minis, reviews
Tags: evil, haunted house, Horror, Short story

I learned about this new author from Sherry at Fundinmental.

From Such Small Things was FREE at the time of my posting.

I had such fun I grabbed more books by Brian Harmon and have already read three of them.

Go HERE to get yours. They may still be free!

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Strange noises. Phantom footsteps. Wrapping on the walls. Ear blasting shrieks. And a closet door that won’t stay closed.

This and more is happening at Allen and Selena’s house.

At first, they put it off as the house settling. But as more strange things happen, they have to face facts.

For some reason. after all the years they’ve lived in their house, it is haunted.

Whatever is haunting them is getting stronger, more territorial, and dangerous.

Something has to give.

I know what I’d do. I’d be out of there.

I’m not easily scared, but I don’t think I could handle what happens in this house.

Something that can reach out from beyond and hurt you is not to be messed with.

As the entity got stronger and more vicious, my shoulders tightened up, my head drew in to my shoulders, my elbows tucked snug against my body, and I braced myself as I kept on reading.

The author had me connecting with Allen and Selena , wondering why in the world they didn’t just leave. I was afraid each time I turned a page that the worst was waiting for me.

So much dread from so few words. I recommend you read this after dark, preferably on a stormy night. It’s meant to scare you and the mood should be set. Just keep a flashlight handy. Wouldn’t want to be left sitting in the dark.

What’s that noise? Nope, sitting in the dark, our mind will imagine all kinds of things. Is the closet door closed?

I was very lucky and got this as a free download. Thanks Brian. I can’t think of a better way to discover new authors.

5 Stars

Brian Harmon

Brian Harmon is a writer of horror fiction, suspense and dark adventure. He grew up in Missouri and currently lives in Southern Wisconsin with his wife, Guinevere, and their two children.

You can find Brian and all of his books HERE.

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Thursday Theatre #15 ~ Aren’t You Glad You Didn’t Turn On The Light?

Posted: August 22, 2013 in horror, Short stories and collections, Theatre Thursday, Trailer
Tags: creepy

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Welcome to Thursday Theatre

Here is where I’ll be posting video clips about books and movies and fun stuff.

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Check out this very short story by Mr Creepy Pasta.

It’ll make you hair stand on end in only three minutes!

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Novel Phalanx Attack #1 ~ DO I BOTHER YOU AT NIGHT? #DIBYAN

Posted: August 19, 2013 in Book Promos, horror, New Release, Science Fiction
Tags: mysterious disappearances, strange lights, stray dog

After several five-star short stories and novellas, Troy Aaron Ratliff is finally releasing his first novel of horror fiction DO I BOTHER YOU AT NIGHT?

They say nothing ever happens in Kansas. Sylvester Petersen used to think so too. That is, until a mysterious new neighbor moves in next door, seemingly out of nowhere. His handful of friends – people who tried to help him cope with the sudden death of his wife – think that it might be an opportunity for him to get reacquainted with the world outside his farmhouse and to build a new relationship with his neighbor. But that idea is soon snuffed out as strange events begin to happen around him. None of them wrong. Just strange: driving in the middle of the night, the sulfur-like odor coming off of him, the fact he doesn’t talk to anyone in the area.

And what about that dog?

Sylvester chooses the logical explanation and ignores the peculiar behavior. But when other oddities start to happen – the kind that affects Sylvester directly – he begins to worry. His reasoning dwindles and his growing fear points to his neighbor.

Where is that stray dog going?

After enough time, Sylvester starts to see and hear what the people of the area have been muttering about: Unexplainable blue light, corn crops moving on their own…the slaughtered cattle entirely too close to home.

And that stray dog that keeps getting fatter and fatter…

At the peak of summer, and with the walls closing in, Sylvester experiences something that will take him to the brink and haunt you forever.

Bathed in loss, terror, and human spirit, Do I Bother You at Night? will be a story you won’t forget and one that will keep you up at night.

Love thy neighbor.

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It will be available on Amazon October 4th!

I have more to show you in the weeks before this release.

Be sure to stop back for more fun stuff!

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I’ve read several of Troy’s short stories and enjoyed them immensely.

So, I’ve added in my previous reviews so you can learn what I thought of them!

Just Past the Trees

Just Past the Trees

I liked this one. It’s got a couple of writers in it.

I’m a young guy, still live at home. Yeah, I know, get a life. But I’m still trying to figure out what I want to do.

I know I want to be a writer, have for as long as I can remember.

I’ve always felt writing is my strongest suit. I hope you agree. Story ideas can walk into my head like strangers at Thanksgiving, and before I know it, I’m fleshing out characters, plotting some pretty evil schemes for them to fall into, and hearing lines of prose…

But until I become famous, got to earn a living. I work for a company that repairs big rigs. I’m the runner. If they need a part of a tool, it’s my job to get it. Not glamorous, but it’s a living.

One of my jobs is keeping the property mowed.

During a Florida summer breathing makes you sweat.

You’d think I was certifiable, cutting the grass with an old push mower in the blazing afternoon heat. It’s a huge piece of property and takes all week. By the time I’m done, it’s time to start all over again.

“Job security” is what my dad calls it. “Perpetual motion through redundancy” is what I call it..

Anyway, that’s how I discovered the body, or what was left of it.

Like I said , it has two writers in the story. The other one is Doug Robbins. He’s a crypto-zoologist traveling through Florida on the trail of the Skunk-Ape. Ever heard of it? It’s the southern version of Bigfoot.

After hearing about the dead body, Doug suspects the skunk-ape may be involved. He’s here to finally get proof it exists and hopes to write a book about it.

The two young men hatch a plan to get said evidence of its existence and that’s when it gets hairy! Pardon the pun.

Troy can condense a story and make it have such an impact. I felt like I knew these guys. And a story about writers, the struggles they go through and how far they’ll go to write that story is interesting and fun. You get two different views from two writers.

Visually written. You’ll feel like you’re there, looking into the woods, and wondering what may be looking back at you.

Nothing less than Five Stars will do!

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Little Bernie’s Map.

This was just supposed to be a nice, relaxing family trip. A way to escape the daily grind and forget, for a while, the problems and worries at home.

Daniel and Gina, along with their son Bernie, are heading home after a trip to Disney World. Daniel just lost his job, but they decide to go on this vacation anyway. It may be the last one they can take for a long time.

Bernie and his father have a game they play. Bernie loves map, he collects them. At random points in their trip, Daniel would ask Bernie how much farther they had to go and he would look on the map to track their progress.

Bernie had one map that was special. A map given to him by an old woman when they stopped for a break at the Florida Welcome Center. She told him to be careful with it and Bernie tried to be.

But when weird and frightening things start to happen, the map is not first on any of their minds. All they can think about is what just happened.

What came down from the sky that day would be discussed for years to come. Each person would draw their own conclusions. One thing most agreed on was what they saw, what it looked like.

My Thoughts

It has been a long time since I have been this surprised by a story. I had to reread several scenes just to wrap my mind around what was happening. I wanted to try to form an image in my head. I sure wish this had been a movie. You’ll know what I mean when” The Flashpoint” happens.

Troy has a wonderful way of leading you into the story. There is much about this family that you can relate to. The characters are genuine and very likeable. I felt their anguish and their perseverance and really wanted things to be alright for them.

When the event happens I am stunned. I can’t wait for you to read it. It is so wild and kind of funny. It definitely makes you think. Think and say, yeah, I hear ya.

If you like Twilight Zone and Tales From the Darkside, you will love this. I also got a flash of that dread you feel in the scene from the movie The Mist by Stephen King. The one where they are driving into the mist and you just know something inexplicable is going to occur. The feeling lasts long after you finish reading.

Another 5 Star story from Troy

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And last, but certainly not least,

The Uninvited Guest.

The Uninvited Guest

Looks can be deceiving as is the cover for The Uninvited Guest.

It was supposed to be a celebration. Good times for all. A wedding and new beginnings.

Harlan is crashing the party, kind of. Jose’s mother insisted he go to the wedding and when he asks Harlan to go, he figures why not. There’ll be free food and booze and maybe some babes to dance with.

It seems like it takes forever to get there. The wedding is being held in a lodge surrounded by dense woods.

Finally, they arrive. The wedding goes off without a hitch. Now it’s time to eat, drink, and be merry. Except it’s taking forever to get to the dancing.

Finally the music starts and the happy couple do the traditional bride and groom shuffle. Everyone is oohing and aahing, taking copious pictures and video.

Harlan, standing at the back of the gathering, happens to glance out one of the windows. Everyone else is watching the happy couple, but something made him look.

Something outside, maybe a shadow, slid along the windowsill. No, not a shadow, it had bulk. It seemed to take a long time to pass.

The windows are spaced about 5 to 6 feet apart. In the time it took to glance to the next window, it was sliding past that one too!

Everyone is still watching the couple. Harlan feels frozen in time. A look at the doors shows they’re still standing wide open.

An overwhelming feeling of dread passes over him. Something is coming. It’s almost to the doors.

The author wrote this story from Harlan’s point of view. It worked really good. I experienced everything with Harlan, felt his confusion, dread, and disbelief. And then his terror.

Have you ever had that feeling like something really bad is going to happen? That’s how I felt, right along with Harlan.

Harlan may have been an uninvited guest, but he’s not the only one.

This gets a Five from me!

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Troy Aaron Ratliff

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Troy Aaron Ratliff was born and raised in Hamilton, Ohio and self-educated in writing, art and voice impersonations. When he’s not reading, writing and cooking up his next monstrosity, you can generally find him defending the galaxy from the forces of evil, feeding hippopotamuses, dining with foreign dignitaries and Zen masters, waking up to his supermodel wife, altering the space-time inter-dimensional warp or, more than likely, stuck in traffic somewhere in Southern California.

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Freakin Fridays #19 ~ Megalodon ~ Prehistoric King of the Seas

Posted: August 16, 2013 in Freakin Friday, horror, reviews, Series
Tags: Challenger Deep, Megalodon, prehistoric

Freakin Fridays!

Freakin Fridays is my own little meme. I’ll be posting about books, movies, and all things scary.

Feel free to join in and do your own Freakin Fridays posts!

Tune in every Friday. Get your scare on!

Let’s have some fun!

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I am fascinated by sharks. All kinds of sharks. I’m not sure why, but I think it’s because of the danger they present along with their beauty.

Yes, sharks are beautiful.

Imagine a great white, weighing in at 2000 lbs. Now image that blown up to 46 – 59 feet long with 7 inch teeth and a mouth you can stand upright in!

That’s your megalodon, the prehistoric cousin of the great white shark.

The popular theory is their diet consisted mainly of whales. Just imagine a shark that big. We wouldn’t be much of an appetizer.

When Commander Jonas Taylor is ordered to make one more dive down into the 36,000 foot Challenger Deep, he knows he shouldn’t be piloting. He’s exhausted, shaky and his motor functions are impaired.

Left with no choice, he dives deep into the abyss.

What he doesn’t know is someone else is down there. They know the megalodons exist and want to bring them up to prove it.

Jonas and his crew dive smack dab into it when they encounter a raging megalodon, hell-bent on taking out it’s annoying competition.

The luminescent white image rushes towards them, growing to tremendous size, with a mouth that could swallow their mini sub whole. Jonas has one chance to make the right decision. The wrong one will land them right in the massive sharks jaws.

Having read the other four books in the Meg series, I was thrilled to see this short prequel. It gives you Jonas’s backstory about his situation at the beginning of the first book. You’ll read how he ended up with a tarnished reputation and ruined career.

You’ll also be meeting Megalodon up close.

I swear, I could almost feel the fear when these men first spotted the meg. I wouldn’t have wanted to be in that sub, no way!

I’ve heard a rumor there may be a movie based on the Meg series, maybe this year. I’ll be first in line.

If you haven’t read the Meg books, this is a great introduction.

For those of you who have, this is an excellent addition to feed your Meg fix.

4 Stars

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To read more about the Meg Series and Steve Alten go HERE.

A Horror Invasion ~ Toes Up and Scream Scapes ~ Adam and Evans Light

Posted: August 16, 2013 in horror, New Release, otherworldly, reviews, Short stories and collections, suspense
Tags: Adam Light, brothers, Evans Light, Horror fiction

What’s this I hear?

Adam Light has released a new book!

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TOES UP: A brand-new collection of unforgettable horror.
Set your expectations aside and run screaming down dark corridors of inescapable terror.

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– A waitress in Slidell, Louisiana is about to meet Jack, a truck driver hell bent on pleasing the goddess in TAKEN.

My Review

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– A diabetic man who neglects his health pays for it in truly twisted fashion in VENGEANCE BY THE FOOT.

My Review

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– Greg is having a really bad day at work, and can’t find his shoe or his mustard in the spine-tingling GONE.

My Review

– Winning the lottery isn’t quite all it’s cracked up to be for Gordan in WAY OUT OF HERE.

My Review

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– Survivors of the apocalypse find an invitation to terror waiting on their doorstep in THE CONTINUANCE AGENCY.

My Review

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Includes SERVING THE SPIRITS, a thrilling novella available for the very first time in this collection!

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These are the dark, forbidding realms that exist at the edge of sanity. No one is safe. In the end, we all leave TOES UP.

I’m going to have to get this collection! I’ve read and reviewed all of these, except I see Adam has slipped in a new one I haven’t read yet!

All of these incredible stories in one book. I must have it!

Ebook is available now for only $3.99 or free on Amazon Prime and paperback is coming soon!

Adam Light

Besides being the best father and husband I can be, my ultimate goal in life is writing horror fiction that will knock people’s socks off.

I began the journey into writing for the public in the fall of 2011, and I have not looked back since. I admit that I got a late start on it, as I am pushing 40 now, but I believe that an eleventh-hour commencement is preferable to none at all.

I have self-published five short stories to date. The most recent one entitled THE CONTINUANCE AGENCY is the first chapter in a planned series still in progress. This one is a departure for me, and comes as a refreshing turning point in my writing. I look forward to writing longer works, my long term goal being to write full length novels.

I have been humbled and emboldened by all the positive responses to my stories, and thus encouraged to continue my quest. Thanks to all who have read and reviewed my work, giving an unknown author such as myself a chance to unleash my madness upon you.

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And here is Evans newest release!

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SCREAMSCAPES: This new collection showcases the dark fiction of Evans Light, with a beautiful cover designed by Bram Stoker award-winning author Kealan Patrick Burke.

Prepare to find your way through a dark world as nightmares and screamscapes unfold in these ten strikingly original tales. Lingering lovesick ghosts, wives hellbent on revenge,along with sinister demons, underground dwellers, forgotten campgrounds and malintent friends haunt this compelling collection of modern horror.

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(In addition to this trade paperback, there is a Special Limited Edition available exclusively through www.evans-light.com/book-store)

Includes the bestselling novella, ArborEATum!

Stories include:

* Crawlspace- My Review
* Whatever Possessed You? – My Review
* ArborEATum – My Review
* Dark Curtains – Reviewing Soon
* Gertrude – Reviewing Soon
* Black Door – My Review
* The Mole People Beneath the City – My Review
* Pay Back – My Review
* Nose Hears – Reviewing Soon
* The Package – Reviewing Soon

At only $3.99 this is a steal!

All of this horror in one awesome book.

Evans Light

Evans Light is a writer of horror and suspense who suffers from frequent bouts of delusional grandeur interspersed with moments of soul-crushing suspicions of personal inadequacy.

He has a collection of short stories and novellas, SCREAMSCAPES, in the bag and now available from fine retailers everywhere, and a first novel well underway.

Evans works closely with his brother and frequent collaborater Adam Light, who is a stellar horror writer in his own right. Intense sibling rivalry and incessant one-upsmanship will ensure that nothing but horror of the highest caliber will be produced by The Light Brothers for years to come.

Connect with us:

Join “Q&A with The Light Brothers – Evans Light and Adam Light” – Goodreads group: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/8…

Become a fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Evan…

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You can also stalk Evans here.

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Monday Minis #10 ~ Beware the Trochilidae

Posted: August 12, 2013 in horror, Monday's Minis, reviews, Science Fiction, Short stories and collections
Tags: aliens, DNA, genetics, Hummingbird, Trochilidae

Welcome to My Monday Minis.

This is where I review very short stories and flash fiction.

For today I’ll be telling you about Hummingbirds

by William Sharp

Hummingbirds

John and Carley have found the perfect getaway.

When Carley spotted the rustic cabin for sale on-line, there was no stopping her.

The idealic little cabin with its panoramic view of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado was an escape after the noise and stress of New York.

Still very much in love after six years of marriage, they are quite happy with just each other for company.

While enjoying his morning cup of coffee and the breathtaking scenery, John’s peace is shattered when he sees Carley stumble out of the brush and collapse.

She’s rushed to the CDC’s Genetic Displacement Lab, where she comes to and is able to tell what happened to her on her morning walk.

A hummingbird had attacked her. She knew immediately it was one of them, and hurried to get to the cabin before the symptoms overtook her.

The first thing that caught my attention was what could a little old hummingbird do to cause such distress.

Well, these aren’t really hummingbirds, they are just labeled as such because they look similar to them.

These things are actually hatched from meteorites that made it through our atmosphere and landed in various locations.

They are indiscriminate creatures, attacking men, women, children, and animals, injecting their victims with something.

If that’s not creepy enough, their injections cause irreversible changes.

A really good horror story is one where you have a real connection to the characters and are concerned for their well-being.

In this case, I just hated what might happen to these two. The author had me connect and like them immediately, so I felt sadness for Carley and John. I wanted to go back and change what happened.

The author had all of the power and wielded it well. I was completely hooked right to the bitter end.

If you like horror and science fiction, I recommend you read Hummingbirds.

It has a lasting impression.

4 Stars

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The term Trochilidae isn’t what these creatures are called. It’s the latin word for hummingbird and I just used it for my title because it sounded alien!

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William Sharp

William Sharp is a life-long scifi fan. He has been writing for pleasure since he was a child, right on through creative writing in high school and college, and lots of medical/technical/professional writing in his career as a litigation attorney.

William’s stories are heavily influenced by the themes and style of Golden Age and some New Wave scifi. He believes the most memorable scifi stories explore the human condition, human interactions, and common human problems, against a backdrop containing futuristic scifi elements. The writings of Arthur C. Clarke, Harlan Ellison, Issac Asimov, and Robert Heinlein are the most influential to his work

William is married and lives in Texas. He dabbles in acting in community theater, enjoys playing the guitar, and has just recently written his first one-act stage play. He loves his wonderful German Shepherd named Liesl and loves even more his terrific wife and three kids, all of whom would kill him if he repeated their names here.

You can find the author and his books HERE.

Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

The Dazzling Darkness ~ A Haunting Gothic Venture

Posted: August 9, 2013 in horror, Mytery/Thriller, Paranormal or fantasy, reviews
Tags: Dazzling Darkness, kidnapping, otherworldly, Paula Cappa, transcendentals

It comes as no surprise that Paula Cappa’s The Dazzling Darkness has won the

Gothic Readers Book Club Choice Award!

But that’s not all!

The Dazzling Darkness also won the eBook Cover Design Award!

Freakin Fridays #18 ~ You’re gonna need a bigger boat!

Posted: August 9, 2013 in Freakin Friday, horror, Trailer
Tags: JAWS, Shark Week

Freakin Fridays!

Freakin Fridays is my own little meme. I’ll be posting about books, movies, and all things scary.

Feel free to join in and do your own Freakin Fridays posts!

Tune in every Friday. Get your scare on!

Let’s have some fun!

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Since I missed my Thursday Theatre post and it is SHARK WEEK, what better to do then combine them and revisit JAWS!

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Can you hear it? DA DA DA DA DADADADADA DADADA!

Don’t you just love one liners?!

What’s your favorite?

HAPPY SHARK WEEK!

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WWW Wednesday #13 ~ Zombie, Zombies, and, you guessed it, Zombies

Posted: August 7, 2013 in apocalypse, horror, WWW Wednesday, Zombies
Tags: Horror, Short Stories, zombies

WWW Wednesday

Hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

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What are you currently reading?

Zombie Cruise by Janiera Eldridge

Brenda Lawson signed up for a relaxing cruise but never thought she would be sharing the sea with the undead! As Brenda’s paradise turns into a nightmare, she must care for a little girl who lost her mother to the darkness. Will Brenda be able to save her life and the life of a precious child or will the new monsters of the sea have two new members?

Zombie Cruise is the first short story in the Zombie Vacations serial series, which features relaxing vacations that quickly turn into zombie hells!

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What did you recently finish reading?

Piercing Undead by T L Decay

“So you think you know how the world ends? Think again! With Piercing Undead, T.L.Decay offers an alternative look at a very different apocalypse scenario. Tom and Melisa return from a week long camping trip to discover a world very different from the one they left behind. Narrowly escaping the claws of the Undead, they find themselves at a local Race track where they meet fellow survivors, Shawn and Kara. And it is here that they begin to realise that, in order to stay one step ahead of the piercing claws of death, they need to band together in order to survive…

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What do you think you’ll read next?

Rizen: Tales of the Zombie Apocalypse

by Kirk Anderson

RIZEN: Tales of the Zombie Apocalypse

RIZEN is a chilling collection of stories that will have you on the edge of your seat!A plague has caused the dead to rise and stalk the living…

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THE CHOSEN: Ten years after the zombie apocalypse, Dan and his family try to stake out a new life for themselves in rural Wyoming. When he encounters a mysterious group of survivors who call themselves The Chosen, Dan is unsure whether he can trust them.

THE WHITE FIST: Five years after the first of the infected reach Texas, pockets of survivors are reminded that the living can be even more dangerous than the dead.

ROAD TRIP AT THE END OF THE WORLD: A middle aged couple, cut off from civilization for months, decides to strike out into the ruined world and make for the West Coast.

FLIGHT 124: Air Thailand Flight 124 threatens to bring a gruesome and unwelcome passenger to Los Angeles International Airport.

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So, whatcha readin?

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A Zombie Giveaway ~ Dead Girl

Posted: July 26, 2013 in Blog Tour, giveaways, horror, reviews, Zombies
Tags: Dead Girl, murder, mythology, romance, vengeance, Zombie

It’s finally here! Now I can tell you all about Dead Girl!

Check out my review.

Check out the awesome cover art and don’t forget to enter the giveaway!

You won’t believe what is being given away and won’t want to miss your chance to win some amazing prizes!

Dead Girl: A Romantic Zombie Tale of Revenge

Written by Stavros

Illustrated by Charles Hearn

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Publisher: Crazy Duck Press (CDP)

Date of Publication: August 2011

ISBN: 9780982812198

Number of pages: 266

Cover Artist and Illustrator: Charles Hearn

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Book Description:

“…Death was a dream of sleep where the eternally dying dream the sleep of death. The undeniable evidence in the stillness of her being, the stark paleness of her complexion, and the lack of blood pooling from her cuts after climbing through the window whispered dark truths in her ears. Rigor Mortis. There was nothing familiar to Jamie about her skin. Time and time again, she found herself asking what had happened, only to arrive at the hard won conclusion that she, Jamie Lund, wasn’t alive anymore. Somehow in the foolhardy night, she’d been a dumb girl. She’d gotten herself killed…”

From the mind of Stavros, the critically acclaimed author of Blood Junky, comes a new twisted tale of horror and adventure. An average girl, living in the city is murdered. Nothing new, right? It happens every day. Just another statistic. That is…until she woke up dead.

Trapped within her own decaying shell, the dead girl struggles to piece together the awful events of her untimely death and hunt down the man responsible. Armed only with a kiss from an ancient Egyptian God, a pockmarked memory, her ex-boyfriend, and a murder of crows Jamie Lund comes face to face with something more terrifying and real than mere death…she suffers the agony of being undead!

With twelve black & white illustrations and a full colored cover from tattoo artist, Charles Hearn, this sardonic tale comes alive like no other zombie story, popping from the page with stunning, unnatural brilliance. Dead Girl: A Romantic Zombie Tale of Revenge will keep the reader on the edge of their seat suspended in this unique supernatural thriller.

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My Review

Jamie’s story begins and ends on the bank of the river.

Pulling her battered body from the cold, sucking mud, she’s disoriented, with no memory of how she got there or who she is.

In the distance she can see the lights from a city. The only other thing she sees is crows. Lots of them.

On auto pilot, she heads toward town and manages to get to her apartment. With no purse or keys, she’s forced to break a window to get in.

Once inside, she takes a look at herself. There’s a lot of blood but nothing is bleeding anymore. Her neck has bruises and her eyes are blood shot.

She moves on to what happened. How did she end up on the riverbank, why can’t she remember what happened last night?

She stumbles to her bed. As she lies there, some memories are returning. She gets flashes of a party and a man following her into a bedroom. Maybe someone slipped her a roofie.

As she lay there, the hours pass. When she tries to rise, she can’t move. She can’t even wiggle a toe! Then it sets in. The signs are now clear. Rigor Mortis!

At 22 years old, Jamie has been murdered.

She can’t go to the police for help so she turns to her ex-boyfriend Billy. But how to tell him she’s dead?

And those crows continue to follow her.

Jamie may technically be a zombie, but I think of her more as reanimated. She doesn’t go around moaning, “Brains…” and doesn’t eat humans.

The only thing she craves is vengeance. She’s determined to confront whoever did this to her, even if it kills her…again.

The story is told from two perspectives, Jamie’s and Billy’s, which works well as these two used to be lovers and it explains why Billy would go to the lengths he did to help Jamie.

There are some laughable moments too. As Jamie’s body slowly begins to decompose, Billy gets creative with the duct tape. And when the maggots eventually make their appearance, Jamie starts naming them.

There’s also a surprising element in the story that shows how Jamie came back from the dead.

Dead Girl is creative, funny, and sad. I especially liked the ending. It was perfect.

I recommend Dead Girl to zombie fans and those who like some humor, some get what’s comin to ya, and some gore with their love story.

5 Stars

Quotes I liked:

“Crows swarmed above her as a single mood.”

“Millions of nerve endings reported nothingness back at her.”

“Even in death she was beautiful and that beauty gnawed at Billy’s gut with teeth.”

“…Jamie wanted this maniac, this destroyer or youth…to taste the river as she had, and feel death’s cold embrace as she had – slow and sinking.”

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Praise for Dead Girl: A Romantic Zombie Tale of Revenge…

“A Bittersweet punch with a suspenseful plot and somber romance, showing us the vulnerable perspective of death from the other side. Definitely, not to be missed!” -Tara Lindsey Hall; Writer/Editor

“I couldn’t put it down. I loved it. You are a great writer. Can’t wait to read the next one.” -Bethany Tanner-Evanko, a Facebook Post

“Just wanted you to know…I was about to wrap Dead Girl in festive Christmas paper but decided to read the first page…now I’m on page 88 and I’m keeping the book…and I’m not going to bed anytime soon.” -Sabrina Buckman, a Facebook Post on Dec 21, 2011

“WOW! Holy shit…Thank you for this. Thank you for bringing forth a story that more than restores my faith in a type that has gnawed at my entrails for over a decade. It was different, it was refreshing, it was a damn awesome break from the “same old, same old” crap this genre is filled with. It’s so hard to find an original zombie tale any more. And even harder to find someone who can make an old story their own in some personal way. But this? Definitely not the same old crap.”

-C. Dulaney, author of the Roads Less Traveled series

“OMZG! (Oh My Zombie Goodness) I absolutely Loved this book. Dead Girl is not the conventional zombie book, but a great one! It’s a book of mystery and revenge with Egyptian influence felt within the pages. Plus the actual attention to detail of rigor mortis and decomposition of the body is spot on and a great additive to the book. I love this book and highly recommend it to anyone who loves a good revenge tale. Plus I couldn’t put the book down!”

-Sunshine Rose, Chicago, ILL. April 2013

About the Author- Stavros:

Notorious Poet. Fool. Born in WashingtonDC. Stavros was a writer and editor for The Independent Underground Magazine. Raised in Southern Maryland, he fled the Chesapeake Bay to the wilds of the New Mexican desert. He is a single father of two, whose poetic works have been published in several online and print publications, including Central Avenue, The Sword That Cuts Through Stone, Poets Against The War, Conceptions Southwest, The Mynd, Imagine: Creative Arts Journal, and Bartleby, where he won a specialty award for his poem, Blackbird.

In 1999, he won an Official Selection into the Writer’s on the Edge Festival for his play, The Redline. In 2001, he created the Poetry Television Project for public cable access in Albuquerque, NM. All eight volumes of Ptv’s ground-breaking show were broadcast to over 100,000 viewers on a network of regional PAC channels throughout the Southwest and Baltimore. He helped to launch Unpublished Magazine, sponsored the monthly poetry series, The Word Café, in the Duke city, and produced a political compilation, Poetic Democracy. In 2007, he released the award-winning documentary film, Committing Poetry in Times of War.

In 2010, he launched the production management company, Organic Ghetto, and released its first imprint, Crazy Duck Press, with his first novel, Blood Junky. Blood Junky received exceptional praise and review, even being called “one of the best vampire novels ever written,” by Living Dead Media. The following year he helped to launch BioGamer Girl, undertook a bigger East coast tour where he began selling his original photographic art, and released two new novels through Crazy Duck Press. Dead Girl: A Romantic Zombie Tale of Revenge features a stunning full-color cover and twelve black and white illustrations from tattoo artist, Charles Hearn. Blood Junky’s sequel, Love in Vein, cemented the One Blood series with its continuation of the story, garnering such review as to claim that the book and the series is “comparable with, and at times surpasses, the ‘Vampire Chronicles’ by Anne Rice.”

In 2012, Stavros joined forces with the Vampire Professor, Bertena Varney, M.A.M.Ed, to co-create the nonfiction annual anthology, Vampire News, and officially became a Fangsmith with the creation of Organic Ghetto’s second imprint, Kaos Kustom Fangs. He rounded out the year by writing and editing screenplays for the One Blood Transmedia Project, recording Dead Girl as an audio book, and undertaking his biggest national marketing campaign, The Book & Fang Tour.

In 2013, he and the Vampire Professor released the second volume of Vampire News: The (not so) End Times Edition and is currently working on writing and growing his imprints. Stavros is also a musician who has scored commercials, film shorts, documentaries, and television programs.

Stavros FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stavros.cockrell

Author Blog: http://www.bitemereallyhard.com

Kaos Kustom Fangs: http://www.kaoskustomfangs.com/

Dead Girl CDP Page: http://www.crazyduckpress.com/#!dead-girl/c1ekr

Dead Girl FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/ogdeadgirl

CDP eShop: http://www.crazyduckpress.com/#!shop/c6cv

CDP Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrazyDuckPress

Stavros Twitter https://twitter.com/VisualLyricist

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