Celebrating Women in Horror Month – The Macabre Mind of Lori R. Lopez: Thirteen Tormentous Tales!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

The Macabre Mind of Lori R. Lopez
Thirteen Tormentous Tales

TheMacabreMind_LoriRLopezAn array of dark and light horror tales . . .

1. Heartbeat: After the Zombie Apocalypse, civilization adapts to troubled times. Can the living and the undead co-exist in peace? A zombie defender must question his principles when a hunter becomes infected by the zombie plague and threatens the boy’s mother.

2. The Wraith: A woman becomes intrigued by a brooding figure in one of her poems. She thinks she sees him everywhere she goes, an elusive presence. Is she going mad or is he really stalking her? Find out the twisted truth in an eerie tale that begins and ends with the haunting verse from which the phantom emerged.

3. Next Door: Have you ever wondered about your neighbors? A teen learns the terrible truth about the house next door in this comically chilling Halloween fright-fest.

4. Creep: What terror lurks behind the fence in an ordinary neighborhood? What manner of monster will you see if you peek through a knothole? Something ugly. Something angry. Something with a very large appetite. Take a peek, go ahead. And then run back the way you came!!! You do not want to reach the end of the fence . . .

…thirteen tales in all!

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Celebrating Women in Horror Month – Cure, by Belinda Frisch!

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Cure – A Strandville Zombie Novel
Belinda Frisch

Cure_BelindaFrischWelcome to the Nixon Healing and Research Center, playground for the maniacal Dr. Howard Nixon whose medical research has him dabbling in the undead and has the women of Strandville disappearing.

Desperate to find a cure for the lethal virus which turns its victims into zombies, Nixon kidnaps Miranda Penton, a security recruit with a past that won’t let her go. He doesn’t count on anyone coming looking for her, least of all her ex-husband, Scott, who is still in love with her.

A warning call brings Scott to Strandville where he bands together with a team of locals determined to bring their own loved ones home. Together, they infiltrate Nixon’s staff, hatching a plan that releases not only the surviving women, but the virus on those left in the hospital.

Nixon locks down the center to contain the spread, turning patients, visitors, and staff into a dangerous horde that is almost impossible to escape. Miranda and the others fight for their lives, but their getaway is further complicated by a raging storm and a homicidal security guard. The town of Strandville is ground zero for the zombie apocalypse and Miranda must get free because the fate of humanity lies with her unborn child.

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Celebrating Women in Horror Month – Over the Bridge, by Lisamarie Lamb!

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Over the Bridge
Lisamarie Lamb

OvertheBridge_LisamarieLambOver the Bridge is a chilling collection of sixteen short tales exploring the darker side of human nature. Through employment of supernatural elements, folklore, and allusions to predestination, Lamb has crafted a provocative and refreshing collection of the macabre.

About the Author:

Lisamarie Lamb has been writing since her late teens and has produced short stories, plays, poems, and novels in different genres including romance and children’s books. She lives on the Isle of Sheppey with her husband, daughter, and two cats.

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Celebrating Women in Horror Month – The Hall, by K. Rowe!

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

The Hall
K. Rowe

TheHall_KRoweAfter two years away from his home of Memphis, TN; wealthy book publisher, Marcus Bishop, arrives to find his beloved city a disaster. The economy is sagging, commerce failing, and buildings are being boarded up at an alarming rate.

One place in particular catches Marcus’s eye: An old castle-like structure situated in the Garden District. Once a resplendent mansion, Ashlar Hall now sits empty and destitute. Money and love alone can’t bring this building back from the brink; it will take Marcus’s soul to free the building from the ravages of time and the spirits that haunt it.

A philanthropist and lover of unique architecture, Marcus decides to buy Ashlar Hall and return it to its former glory. What he doesn’t realize is that included in the business transaction is a love-struck, jealous ghost who will stop at nothing to get Marcus into the afterlife.

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Celebrating Women in Horror Month – Composed in Blood, by Cindy Sprigg!

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Composed in Blood
Cindy Sprigg

ComposedinBlood_CindySpriggWhen the act of murder is so evil, the story itself becomes an entity that forces its author into feeding it’s blood lust. Composed in Blood!

“Novelist Jake Stone has sacrificed everything for this story, including anyone who crossed his path – a story Composed in Blood.

Tommy, the incestuous and psychotic offspring of a crooked judge, has had a boyhood from hell. He is surviving the only way he knows, by eating what he kills. He is observed by a has-been writer, Jake Stone, who becomes obsessed by the concept of recording the story that unfolds to create his greatest work. Stone starts to bring in new victims for Tommy to butcher, feeding the incessant thirst of the story for blood. Despite the best efforts of law enforcement, this bizarre situation spins rapidly out of control in a maelstrom of murder and madness, to a final resolution: or is it final?

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Celebrating Women in Horror Month – Beautiful Freaks, by Katie John!

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Beautiful Freaks
Katie John

As an added little goodie, Katie has offered a bit of swag to one random winner who comments on her post! Tell her how much you like the cover art, how great the synopsis sounds, or just wish her the best of luck with the book for a chance to win!

????????????????????????????????????????From the Amazon bestselling writer of ‘The Knight Trilogy’ comes the stand alone novel fans have been waiting for. ‘Beautiful Freaks’ is a decadent tapestry of all things fairytale, dark and murderous.

Between these pages you will find yourself transported back in time to the high Gothic. Victorian London.

The year is 1899 and both the century and the Queen are dying.

As the London populace is gripped by a terrifying series of paranormal murders,
eighteen year old Kaspian Blackthorne finds himself on a decadent journey of self discovery.

Victorian London is a place where appearance is everything, but sometimes
appearances can be deceiving. Behind the grand houses, carriages and silks, London is a dark labyrinth of sorrow and violence.

Amongst the gambling dens, dancehalls, and brothels you’ll find No 7,
known to its members as Eve’s; the most exclusive club in London, infamous for its ‘Palace of Beautiful Freaks’.

Each exhibit has a history, each their own unique story.

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Celebrating Women in Horror Month – Tortured Minds, by Sue Mydliak!

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Tortured Minds
Sue Mydliak

TorturedMinds_SueMydliakThese thirteen tales of terror prove that nothing is ever what it seems. You’ll find twisted stories of dangerous love, hungry predators, and tortured souls. Enter the mind of author Sue Mydliak, and find out just what lurks in the dark.

From the Author:

Horror stories are mean’t to scare you to the bone.  In my tales of horror, you never see it coming until it’s too late.  The tales will take you on journeys of the unexplained, while some take you to pleasant places, people and events, only you never come out of it alive in the end.

I write tales that seem ordinary, but then start to become odd, sometimes a bit strange and then just when you think you got it, you really don’t.  They are not graphic by nature, they are only graphic in the way you, the reader, perceives them to be which actually is more horrific because you can make it as gruesome as you can…handle.

I dare you to give it a go, who knows, you might be pleasantly surprised, then again…it’s all up to you how you want to visualize it.

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Celebrating Women in Horror Month – Dual Harvest, by Lori Michelle!

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Dual Harvest
Lori Michelle

DualHarvest_LoriMichelleWHATEVER AMBER WANTS… Lila’s perfect Saturday night means falling asleep on the couch with a glass of wine and a good book. But even the perfect night could go bad when Lila starts longing to know what secrets her brain keeps locked away. Left with only distorted nightmares of her life before the accident, she numbly goes through life, hoping to find out just who she is. Amber, double-crossed by a lover, would much rather be slipping something in the wine than sipping it. While she gives great pleasure, loving Amber comes with great pain. Her body is a weapon and she knows how to use it. Detective Balducci, now removed from the Harvester Killer case, begins an off-the-record investigation that will not only test his skill as a seasoned yet loose cannon police officer, but stretch his emotions to the breaking point. As their lives crash together, past scandals and shocking truths surface as they find out just how close to the killer they have been all along.

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Celebrating Women in Horror Month – Vengeance Is Mine, by Kat Yares!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Vengeance Is Mine
Kat Yares

VengeanceIsMine_KatYaresAs the small, religious community ruled by the sadistic Brother Joseph Jones braces for a coming ice storm, a battered, beaten Macie Jones hovers between life and death. Cooter James, a former POW, discovers Macie’s freezing body and must make a decision: try to save the woman he has found or continue to ignore the happenings in the village below and maintain his hermit like existence. His decision made, Macie lies comatose in Cooter’s cabin and discovers that she has opened the veil between the living and dead of the brutal, patriarchal community. Through her, the women and children that suffered before her have found a way to repay their own brand of vengeance on the men who treated them so brutally in the name of God. In the dreamtime, Macie must make her own decision: help the women with their plans of revenge or try to prevent any further death and pain. This novella contains graphic violence and would be rated “R” if it were a motion picture.

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Celebrating Women in Horror Month – Requiem: Book of the Fallen, by Adriana Noir!

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Nina D'Arcangela

Requiem: Book of the Fallen
Adriana Noir

requiemMankind has failed.

After economic ruin drives the world to its knees, darkness and evil reign supreme. From this darkness a group of banished angels, known as the Fallen, rise and roam free–hellbent on destroying humanity once and for all.

Seir is unsympathetic to the plight of mortals. Thousands of years on Earth have left him bitter, sarcastic, and jaded, but when a mysterious woman seeks his help, he’s unwillingly thrust into what could become the final end game for us all. Within Ava lies an important key–one this fallen angel must protect in order to survive and his comrades will stop at nothing to erase.

To make matters worse his former brothers are starting to descend, and some of them are none too happy with the choices he’s made. As angelic and demonic forces clash in a violent struggle for control, the world’s fate hangs precariously in the balance.

The time has come. The battle for our souls has begun…

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