Jun 5, 2018 | The Writing Life
Welcome, dear writers. As promised, here is the continuation of last month’s post, Making friends with booksellers. This month, the stellar advice is courtesy of Maryelizabeth Yturraide and R.J. Crowther Jr., both from Mysterious Galaxy in San Diego, California....
May 16, 2018 | Murder at the Movies, Mysterious Places
I’m not normally one for video game-inspired movies, but Silent Hill is the exception to the rule. This 2006 horror film is incredibly creepy and atmospheric, thanks to its setting–a town that is literally on fire, abandoned when a coal mine underneath its...
May 8, 2018 | Scary True Stories
Please join me in welcoming back horror author Catherine Cavendish with two true spooky tales. I have set a large part of Waking the Ancients in Vienna, Austria, where many ghosts and restless spirits walk among the verdant parks and lavish palaces. But Austrian...
May 1, 2018 | The Writing Life
It’s an old saw that if you want to be a writer, you must do two things: write a lot and read a lot. I’ll add one more to the list if you want to be a successful writer: build relationships. As a writer, some of the most beneficial relationships you can...
Apr 25, 2018 | Scary True Stories, Unsolved Mysteries
The Redpaths had it all. They were one of the richest families in Canada, heirs to an impressive sugar fortune. John James Redpath and his wife Ada had five children. By all reports, the Redpaths were a close family, although they seemed to keep to themselves. On the...
Apr 18, 2018 | The Writing Life
Life has been very busy lately. I was extremely honoured to host a chat with bestselling thriller author Karin Slaughter at her double book launch in Winnipeg, Canada, last night. Karin was down to earth, witty, and fun. It was awesome to meet her in person and ask...
Apr 10, 2018 | Scary True Stories
I recently received some great news from Severed Press, the publisher of Return to Dyatlov Pass and Monsters in Our Wake. Return to Dyatlov Pass was selected for German translation! I’m so excited. After the U.S. and Canada, German readers have been the biggest...
Apr 4, 2018 | The Writing Life
I thought social media was really fun in the beginning. People posted cute pics of their pets, or maybe what they’d cooked for dinner that night. You were able to connect with old friends you hadn’t seen since high school (if you wanted to) and keep in...
Mar 28, 2018 | Scary True Stories
This week I’m welcoming back author Hunter Shea, who has another tale of true-life horror to share. Take it away, Hunter! They say that art imitates life. In 2016, the unique world of graphic comics learned that sometimes, art inspires life. The police were...
Mar 21, 2018 | Scary True Stories, Tales of the Supernatural
I never believed close encounters of the third kind were possible…until one terrifying story changed my mind. November 5, 1975 Twenty-two-year-old Travis Walton was working for a logging company in Arizona’s Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest when he and...
