Would you believe a ghost who warned you about your parents? Seventeen-year-old Julie Collins has the perfect life. Until she learns her father has terminal cancer and her parents want to move from Chicago to a remote Victorian home in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Julie feels isolated and alone. Her new school is a…
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The Wolf at War cover reveal
For #WerewolfWednesday, I’m sharing a first look at the cover for the final book in The Runes Trilogy: The Wolf at War. Book Three begins after werewolves launch worldwide terrorists attacks—destroying transportation infrastructure, communications networks, power grids, and leaving the heroes divided. Book Three is due out in December 2014. Learn more about the series…
What is Horror?
People tend to argue about horror a bit. I suppose many definitions are floating around. For instance, I’ve had some readers say that my horror novel The Wolf at His Door is more of a mystery in their opinion. That’s fine by me; I love a good mystery. For me, however, horror is a fairly…
Werewolf Wednesday: Dream Interpretation with Werewolves
Have you ever dreamed about werewolves? Alas, I never have, but, as a child, I did once dream a movie (I kid you not) about wolves with opening and closing credits and everything. For #WerewolfWednesday, let’s take a look at dream interpretation when a werewolf appears: According to The Interpretation of Dreams, the appearance of…
Werewolf Wednesday: Excerpt from The Wolf at War
For #WerewolfWednesday, I present an excerpt from The Wolf at War, the final book in The Runes Trilogy about werewolves. A few moments later, he arrived at the plaza in the center of downtown named for the God of War, and the carnage made the name…
Excerpt from The Wolf in His Arms
The Wolf in His Arms is the second book in The Runes Trilogy, due out in early 2014. As part of National Novel Writing Month, I’m sharing a recently written excerpt. Beauty and Pain Rebecca sauntered up to a metal sculpture and circled it to enjoy the work from all angles. She tried to picture…
Halloween Reading & Viewing
Some classic horror films—unbeknownst to many viewers—were based on novels. Even some slashers make this list. I’ve read and seen many of these. The list includes, however, a few surprises, though, I admit, it starts out with a more obvious movie translation of a book. So curl up with a horrific tale—as a reader, watcher,…
Dead by Halloween?
Halloween Night Dark black plumes of smoke and steam billowed into the nighttime sky, vanishing in the darkness as they ascended away from the flames flickering from the engine of the burning pickup truck. The truck rested down an embankment at a 45 degree angle, the back end higher than the front. The one working…
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