Oct 11, 2016 | Mysterious Places
Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the abandoned sanitarium known as Waverly Hills is considered to be one of the most haunted places on earth. The building was designed to accommodate 40-50 tuberculosis patients starting in 1910, many of whom died from the disease....
Oct 5, 2016 | The Writing Life
Or, Going all the Way Part II. Some of you may have read my IWSG post from August, where I announced my intentions to put my hectic freelance career on hiatus and focus on writing fiction full-time. This plan required the support of my credit union, as I’d hoped...
Sep 26, 2016 | Mysterious Places
The Rainbow Valley sounds idyllic, doesn’t it? A place where one could expect to find leprechauns frolicking. Think again. The Rainbow Valley isn’t actually a valley at all, but an area just below the summit of Everest’s Northeast Ridge, where dozens...
Sep 20, 2016 | Murder at the Movies, Scary True Stories
“Daddy’s home and he’s not very happy.” The Stepfather (1987) was one of the first truly chilling horror movies I ever saw. I’ll never forget the opening sequence. Terry O’Quinn calmly wipes the blood off his face, changes his...
Sep 6, 2016 | The Writing Life
Were you ever picked last in gym class? I was. Many, many times. For starters, the team “captains” were usually the athletic guys who spent their lives playing team sports together. And then there was peer pressure. Favouritism. Or it might be I was a late...
Aug 29, 2016 | Scary True Stories
Reality TV…it’s harmless fun, right? Well–not always. Imagine winning The Bachelor, only to find out the man of your dreams is a serial killer. It happened to Cheryl Bradshaw. The year was 1978, and the ’70s version of The Bachelor was The...
Aug 22, 2016 | Bloody Book Club
Welcome, dear readers. I hope you enjoy today’s post–an exclusive interview with mystery and true crime author Kathryn Casey. I first met this award-winning, Houston-based author through Women In Crime Ink., a wonderful blog that she’s a part of....
Aug 8, 2016 | Murder at the Movies
The hair was big, the pants were parachute, and the women were bad. Very bad. The ’80s produced some of the very best psychological thrillers–and the most diabolical anti-heroines of all time. Men were no match for these brilliant, fierce, powerful...
Aug 3, 2016 | The Life Less Ordinary, The Writing Life
One question has made me more insecure than any other. “How’s the writing going?” The reason this seemingly benign question used to fill me with horror is simple. How was my writing going? Most of the time, it wasn’t. Not that I wasn’t...
Aug 2, 2016 | Tales of the Supernatural, The Writing Life
Since tomorrow is Insecure Writers’ Support Group day, I’ll make this post short and sweet. I was recently challenged to write a 100-word horror story. Feel free to write your own and share it in the comments, if you like. The questions began every...
