Jan 23, 2019 | Mysterious Places
“ “Gardyloo!” If you heard that cry a couple of hundred years ago, you would do well to run for cover, because a few seconds later a torrent of foulness would descend from above as someone emptied the contents of their chamber pot. From the seventeenth...
Jan 12, 2019 | Mysterious Places
In the Philippines, a town called Kabayan is home to hundreds of mummies. These strange creatures are curled into fetal positions and tucked into oval-shaped coffins made of pinewood. They were laid to rest in caves, rock shelters, and manmade burial niches. The sheer...
Jan 9, 2019 | Scary True Stories, The Writing Life, Unsolved Mysteries
Yesterday I had one of those “I feel like a real author” moments. It might surprise some of you to discover I rarely feel this way. Real authors are reviewed in major newspapers, have six-or-seven figure book deals, movie options, and hardbacks in all the...
Jan 2, 2019 | The Writing Life
This month’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG) post asks the question: what are your favourite and least favourite questions asked about your writing? Since I don’t have anything new causing me insecurity at the moment, or brilliant tips to...
Dec 19, 2018 | Tales of the Supernatural
Before I proceed with this special holiday post, I must humbly ask for your assistance. The fourth GhostWriters book is finished, and I need your help coming up with a title. Of course, it’s best if the title has something to do with ghosts–I may be so...
Dec 12, 2018 | Scary True Stories
Some women have biological clocks. Estibaliz Carranza had a never-ending, shrieking alarm. Unfortunately, Carranza’s baby lust led to another, more sinister passion: murder. Born in Mexico in 1978, Carranza was a highly intelligent honour student whose mother...
Dec 5, 2018 | The Writing Life
Welcome to the last IWSG post of the year. Happy to be co-hosting with Tonja Drecker, Patsy Collins, and Chrys Fey! Before I get to the insecurity portion of this post, I have a bit of writing news. First, this happened… There are two things about this award I...
Nov 28, 2018 | Mysterious Places
Welcome to author Rayne Hall, who joins us with a guest post about Bulgaria’s haunted homes. * As a writer of creepy ghost and horror stories, I like to visit spooky places for inspiration. Here in Bulgaria, I find a wealth of abandoned, derelict houses where I...
Nov 13, 2018 | Scary True Stories
In a society desensitized to almost everything, cannibalism may be the last great taboo. And yet, people have been eating people since the beginning of human history. The Neanderthals were believed to have practiced cannibalism, and it’s been well documented...
Oct 30, 2018 | Tales of the Supernatural
Many people don’t know the infamous Headless Horseman is not just a legend, but the spirit of an actual person. In Scotland, members of the MacLaine clan from the district of Lochbuie still cringe in fear when they hear the sound of clattering hooves at night....
