Jul 28, 2021 | Scary True Stories
I’m not sure how cats got such a bad rap. One of the theories put forth is that many associate cats with women, and that’s the reason so many serial killers start off torturing felines. If true, that is beyond troubling. One important thing to remember,...
Jul 21, 2021 | Bloody Book Club, Scary True Stories
Some of you may remember my terrifying encounter in a haunted house. Like any good writer, I decided to let it inspire a novel. After all, who doesn’t love a ghost story? The good folks at Flame Tree Press will release The Restoration on the world on October...
Jun 9, 2021 | Bloody Book Club, Scary True Stories
Hello dear readers, Sorry it’s been a while, but I’ve put the time to good use by finishing a psychological thriller, tentatively titled The Next Victim. It’s currently in my agent’s hands, and I really hope she likes it. Fingers crossed! As...
Sep 29, 2020 | Mysterious Places, Scary True Stories
In Rockland County, NY, straddling the border between the towns of Stony Point and Haverstraw, and only three miles from where I live, lies one of the most tragic places in all of New York State. And likely one of the most haunted. It is Letchworth Village, and its...
Sep 15, 2020 | Scary True Stories
You’re not alone. Many of us grew up scared stiff of someone — or something — hidden under there, waiting to pounce. Even worse, this urban legend has some truth behind it. Several hotel patrons and staff have discovered bodies concealed under beds...
Sep 9, 2020 | Scary True Stories
What happens when the thing you love most is suddenly stolen from you? Natalie Purdie had a passion for dancing. From the age of eight years old, she “ate, slept, and drank” dance. “Dancing was my life,” she says. When Natalie was sixteen, her...