Oh! Those Scary Movies! It’s difficult to choose movies based on scare level. There are so many different ways to be scared and things to be scared by. Some people are scared of ghosts; others find vampires or zombies terrifying. There are people who are far more frightened by the living than the dead. I’m going to spend the next few weeks writing about the … Continue reading Oh! Those Scary Movies from My Childhood
“Be silent in that solitude, Which is not loneliness—for then The spirits of the dead, who stood In life before thee, are again In death around thee, and their will Shall overshadow thee; be still.” From “Spirits of the Dead” by Edgar Allan Poe My father gave me his “Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe” when I was about seven years old. I had long ago relinquished … Continue reading Indie Horror Writers for a Scary Fall Read
It’s the first day of fall, the Autumn Equinox. For some reason fall has always struck me as a spooky time of year. It is my favorite season. I love the leaves changing colors before they fall, littering the ground with a carpet of crunch and leaving bare tree limbs stretching like long bony fingers into the sky trying to catch dull gray clouds. Fall … Continue reading It’s Autumn! Fall In for Scary Reads
Sitting in the hospital waiting area and listening to the rain hit the huge window and streak lazily down the glass I recalled my mother always saying rainy days were bad luck. At least I think that’s what she said. Or was it rainy days were bad for weddings? I supposed it didn’t matter. I didn’t believe in superstitions and certainly not those spoken by … Continue reading Monuments to the Dead – Part One
Going to school and working at the IGA afterward was not my idea of a fun time. We couldn’t live on Granny’s money from Grandpa’s pension alone. The house we lived in was not mortgaged but there were other bills. I confess I had a few things I liked to have. I liked going to the movies with my friends. Fast food was a weakness … Continue reading April Showers (Part 3) by Elizabeth Newton
The Very Scary Suzi Albracht When you think about horror writers you probably don’t think of sweet faced, blond ladies like Suzi Albracht. Surprise! Behind that smile is the mind that created “The Devil’s Lieutenant” and “Scorned”, two very frightening tales of terror. I had the opportunity to ask Ms. Albracht a few questions about her books. • What inspired you to write your books? “Actually … Continue reading The Very Scary Suzi Albracht
When you think about horror writers you probably don’t think of sweet faced, blond ladies like Suzi Albracht. Surprise! Behind that smile is the mind that created “The Devil’s Lieutenant” and “Scorned”, two very frightening tales of terror. I had the opportunity to ask Ms. Albracht a few questions about her books. • What inspired you to write your books? “Actually SCORN KILLS was written … Continue reading The Very Scary Suzi Albracht
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill My rating: 5 of 5 stars Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill is not just another ghost story. While weaving a supernatural tale Hill manages to invest the story with some of the real life horrors in the world. Through the eyes of Jude Coyne the reader explores the experiences of an aged rock musician and the people in his life … Continue reading “Heart-Shaped Box” by Joe Hill
I write southern historical fiction, local history, and I've written a devotional book. The two novels I'm writing are set in Virginia and the Carolinas in the 1760s. My weekly blog started out to follow my journey as a writer and a reader, but in 2025 it has been greatly expanded to include current events and politics in the United States as I see our democracy under attack from within. The political science major in me cannot sit idly by and remain silent.
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