The Samhanach by Lisa Morton “On a Halloween night 300 years ago, something rose out of a Scottish bog to curse the McCafferty clan. Now, in 2010, single mother Merran McCafferty finds her suburban Halloween celebrations torn apart by the arrival of the Samhanach, an ancient trickster demon. When the Samhanach tries to steal Merran’s young daughter, Merran is forced …

Hard Boiled Vampire Killers by Jim Gavin “Most people would call Ty Trotter a loser. He lives off his vampire girlfriend, can’t hold a job, drinks and smokes the cheapest stuff on the shelves, and is Chairman for Life of his own Pity Committee, spending all his free time getting drunk, watching late-night TV and feeling sorry for himself. Most …

Author Karen Koehler, whose book Raiju I reviewed for Famous Monsters of Filmland has stated on her blog that her mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She has to undergo a double mastectomy. For those who know someone stricken with any type of cancer, you know what a toll it can take physically, emotionally and financially. Karen is offering …

A Haunted Halloween by Paul Melniczek Introduction Wicked Treats By The Light…Of The Sinister Moon Effortless Celebrate With Us Reunion The Last Ride (A Halloween Treat) October Haze Within These Bindings The Invited Tricks The Attic Door Publishers Afterword Artwork by Frank Walls Wicked Treats Reunion October Haze The Attic Door Halloween. The name itself conjures up a witch’s brew …

Skeletons in the Swimmin’ Hole – Kristi Petersen Schoonover In these chilling ghost stories set in Disney Parks, a thief is haunted by her sticky-fingered past. A woman wants an angry spirit to stop torturing her. A teenager demands her parents expel her wicked sibling. And a pilot wishes to unload his eerie cargo. But each will discover exorcism isn’t …

The Flock by James Robert Smith “A remote Florida pine forest has been targeted for theme-park development by the Berg Brothers Studio who would like to make the area into “the perfect American township.” Unfortunately for them, some of the forest’s inhabitants are none too happy. It doesn’t help that those residents are a colony of ten-foot-tall Titanis walleri—intelligent, prehistoric, …

Friends this a deal you do not want to miss. Ronald Kelly, the king of southern fried horror has two digital books for the unbelievable price of $6.99. Hell Hollow and Dark Dixie II: Tales of Southern Horror. Available at Crossroads Press. You are not going to find a bargain like this too often and just in time for Halloween …

Vampire Lovers; Screen’s Seductive Creatures of the Night Vampire Lovers, now your probably thinking why in the world am I reviewing a book with a title like that. Well my friends titles can be deceiving. In Gavin Baddeley’s Vampire Lovers, he documents the history of the sexiest vampires in film and TV. If you are a lover of the vampire …

Johnny Halloween: Norman Partridge “Norman Partridge’s Halloween novel, Dark Harvest, was chosen as one of Publishers Weekly’s 100 Best Books of 2006. A Bram Stoker Award winner and World Fantasy nominee, Partridge’s rapid-fire tale of a small town trapped by its own shadows welcomed a wholly original creation, the October Boy, earning the author comparisons to Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, …

As all you horror and Halloween fans know, Literary Mayhem’s first original fiction is just around the corner. On October 24, 2010, we will be publishing an original short story by none other than one of my favorite authors Mary SanGiovanni. To celebrate our favorite time of year and a brand new story by Mary, Literary Mayhem is giving away …

As October is in full swing and for us horror lovers there is no better month. A great way to get started on your Halloween fun is to swing over to HorrorNews.net‘s good friend Ronald Kelly’s site for his annual Halloween contest. He is giving away some excellent prizes. Just follow the link: www.ronaldkelly.com. His new book Hell Hollow, which …

Since October is tomorrow and we all know what the means…Halloween!!! I figured I’d start things off with what I feel is the best opening paragraph in horror fiction. Feel free to comment on whether you agree or disagree and send along your favorites. It’s Halloween time people, time to have a little fun. The Haunting Of Hill House – …

Snow by Ronald Malfi When a brutal snowstorm shut down all the flights in and out of Chicago, Todd Curry and a few other stranded passengers rented a Jeep to drive the rest of the way to their destinations. But along a forested, isolated road, they picked up a disoriented man wandering through the snow. His car wouldn’t start and …

The Painted Darkness by Brian James Freeman When Henry was a child, something terrible happened in the woods behind his home, something so shocking he could only express his terror by drawing pictures of what he had witnessed. Eventually, Henry’s mind blocked out the bad memories, but he continued to draw, often at night by the light of the moon. …

Greg F. Gifune’s SORCERER Hits Digital Other than appearing as a bonus story in the Altar 13 Kingdom Of Shadows limited hardcover, Greg F. Gifune’s novella Sorcerer hasn’t seen print and isn’t slated to see print publication, but you can download the ebook now for $5.95. PDF, MOBI, or EPUB, which covers the majority of e-readers on the market. See …