About Steve Vernon: I have been writing and selling my fiction for about forty years. My early sales were horror genre short stories that I sold to such markets and magazines as CEMETERY DANCE, FLESH AND BLOOD, THE HORROR SHOW, KARL EDWARD WAGNER'S YEARS BEST HORROR and many others. At this current point I have seven local Nova Scotian folklore collections traditionally published by a local press and about FIFTY independently published e-books - some novels, some novellas, and some short story … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Steve Vernon
Testament by Edward V’Kanty
For the first time anywhere, Testament draws the reader into the New Yorke witch trials! Experience this 17th century horror firsthand and decide for yourself whether or not to condemn the accused for heresy and witchcraft. Testament: The Trial It is a matter of public record (and public knowledge) that, in the year 1692, the infamous witch trials swept through the colony of Salem, Massachusetts. While precious little may be known about the witch trials of Salem and those witches that the good … [Read more...] about Testament by Edward V’Kanty
Interview with Author – Kaelin C. Murphy
About Kaelin C. Murphy: Kaelin C. Murphy was born and raised in Maine, her family a mixture of farmers and fishermen. She was prompted by teachers in school to consider writing as a career, though she laughed at the suggestion; she wanted to become the greatest surgeon that ever lived. After traveling the U.S., Mexico, and a short stay in Paris, she began to ponder the writing life. After two years of study, she graduated from the Institute of Children's Literature, only then to realize her … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Kaelin C. Murphy
Interview with Author – Robert Eggleton
About Robert Eggleton: In 1950, Robert Eggleton was born into an impoverished family in West Virginia. His alcoholic and occasionally abusive father suffered from PTSD -- captured by the Nazis during WWII. His mother did the best she could, but Robert began working as a child to feed his family. He started paying into Social Security at age 12, dreamed of a brighter future, but has continued work for the last 52 years. In the 8th grade, Robert won the school's short story contest. The award … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Robert Eggleton
Interview with Author – Siobhan Searle
About Siobhan Searle: Born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Siobhan was raised on a farm near Belleville, Ontario. Despite enjoying nightly bedtime stories and reciting her verbal tales to her family as a youth, for much of Siobhan's adolescence she detested reading. However, at the age of fourteen she discovered a book she couldn't put down, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Carrying her newfound pleasure for literature with her through high school and later college, where she studied veterinary … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Siobhan Searle
Interview with Author – M.E. Kinkade
About M.E. Kinkade: M.E. Kinkade wanted to be an architect when she was in third grade, but that didn’t work out, so now she builds (and destroys) imaginary worlds instead. Her work has appeared in The Dallas Morning News, CURE Magazine, and several online venues. She loves science fiction and dystopian books, movies, and TV shows. She watches too many crime dramas and is insufferable about trying to guess the killer. She knows the lyrics to just about every major song in a Disney movie. She … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – M.E. Kinkade
Interview with Author – Mark R. Vogel
About Mark R. Vogel: Mark R. Vogel is a clinical psychologist and has worked in mental health since 1987. He completed his BA and MA at Montclair State University in New Jersey, and his doctorate degree at Yeshiva University in New York City. In 2003 he graduated from the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. For ten years he taught cooking classes and edited cookbooks. He now gives seminars on wine. Since 2002 he has published 400 articles on food and wine in his column "Food … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Mark R. Vogel
Interview with Author – Tom Lewis
About Tom Lewis: Tom Lewis served in the United States Marines, before attending college, and then law school. He currently practices entertainment law from his office in Santa Monica, California. Tom has written and sold several screenplays, and is currently in post-production on a motion picture he wrote, directed, and produced. His novel, “Aftermath,” is loosely based on one of his screenplays. In writing “Aftermath,” his goal was to take his readers through a post-apocalyptic America, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Tom Lewis
Interview with Author – G.G. Silverman
About G.G. Silverman: G.G. Silverman lives north of Seattle with her husband and dog, both of whom are ridiculously adorable. When she isn't writing, she loves to explore the mossy woods and wind-swept coast of the Pacific Northwest, which provide moody inspiration for all her stories. She also enjoys bouts of inappropriate laughter, and hates wind chimes because they remind her of horror movies. Ms. Silverman has won three short story awards, and is currently working on the followup to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – G.G. Silverman
Interview with Author – Casey M. Peterson
About Casey M. Peterson: I'm a burgeoning writer with two ebooks under my belt. When I'm not dabbling in the written art, I'm teaching the art of the English language to junior high students. Beyond those two time consumers I also wile away the hours in Modesto, California with Lego building sessions alongside my two boys and searching the recesses of Netflix for something, usually scary, with my wife. What inspires you to write? William Shakespeare and the ridiculous amount of brilliance … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Casey M. Peterson
Interview with Author – J. Paddy Spaight
About J. Paddy Spaight: J. Paddy Spaight, author of Shadow's Prisoners, works as a logistics analyst at his day job. Otherwise, he works on his blog, Paddy’s Place, and is writing several short stories. He lives with his wife, Billie M. Spaight, a medical editor, and their two cats, Corduroy and Gizmo, in the borough of Queens in New York City. His interests include films, genealogy (especially about Ireland) sports, art, music, politics, and paranormal phenomena. What inspires you to … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – J. Paddy Spaight
Ghost in the Canteen by Jen Rasmussen
Demon serial killers, evil toddlers, handsome dead guys. Not to mention the PTA. Lydia Trinket has a few challenges, but she's got it all (mostly) under control. Until she goes to banish an evil spirit, and he banishes her instead. Then Lydia is trapped in a netherworld with all the ghosts she's sent there, and it turns out that resting in peace isn't really a thing. Hunted, defenseless, and surrounded by enemies, her goal is simple: live long enough to get out. Sometimes simple does not … [Read more...] about Ghost in the Canteen by Jen Rasmussen