C.A. Verstraete's Blog

 What I'm Reading: The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The StandJust released! I've been looking forward to reading this! The Stand happens to be one of my favorite books and I also love re-watching the original miniseries occasionally. I'm coming near the halfway point in the book, trying to read every day as it's a HUGE book at over 700 pages (like

  It's alive! You can now pre-order Behind the Shadows III: Dark Secrets! Includes my latest weird/eerie story, Big Al's Revenge where the infamous Al Capone finds a creepy way to end his feud with Bugs Moran. The moral: don't take gifts from strangers.Preorder now for August 14th - Get the ebook here.Digital: https://books2read.com/u/bQoQaDPaperb... https://www.barnesandnoble.com

  NEWS!! A new anthology is coming out featuring Lizzie Borden!The anthology, edited by author and editor Sèphera Girón is being launched on Kickstarter. (Love that cover!)* Hurry! Get in on the Kickstarter now for all kinds of goodies! A party at the Lizzie Borden House, seance, books, and more. It includes more than 20 stories by authors including NYT

 It's Alive! Noncorporeal III: Nightfall is live! Includes my spooky story, "Cat's-Eyes."  An old "cat" burglar can't resist the lure of one-last-job, with the promise of some magnificent "Cat's-Eye" jewels. But things quickly go bad and he gets far more than he bargained for... Paperback - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/.../no... Digital - https://

 Yay! Got a new acceptance, actually two!It does get confusing when I have several stories in different anthologies!The story, Big Al's Revenge, will be in the upcoming Behind the Shadows III: Dark Secrets. (I was also in Behind the Shadows II   with my strange story, Blink!)I love writing these odd little stories, so happy to get another one accepted! **** The

 (Image: pixabay.com free CC license)The Reading Lists I share here are always popular, and I've come across so many great books, that I decided to add another short list of 13 Books, Magazines & Anthologies just for Halloween. New, older, and "classic" books. Hope you find something spooky to read!* See the previous October Reading Lists: Halloween, Fantasy, Mystery Reading

  Want something scary for Halloween reading? Several scary books, including Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter, are featured in the Publishers Weekly's Booklife Indie Spotlight on Scary Stories! See my website for details on the book!

 Welcome to another day of the October Frights Blog Hop! Today I'm talking Dracula; scroll down below.* Check out the Book Fair!* See the Horror-Zombie-Halloween Reading ListSat, Oct.12 - Talking Dracula and a treat! (If you didn't hear it, follow links to the online interview with Dacre Stoker, great-grandnephew of Dracula author Bram Stoker. Very interesting!)Sun, Oct.

 I've been seeing a lot of interesting new books, so it's the perfect time to share a new reading list. I know there are a few I'll be looking for, and I bet you will, too!Funny that I'd heard at one point that short stories were dying but I'm seeing more and more collections and anthologies being published. Happy Reading!* Check out The October Frights Blog Hop - Oct. 10-15. * See my post

  Welcome to the annual October Frights Blog Hop. This will be a shortened version here this year, just enough to whet your appetite. ha! For more info, see host AF Stewart's blog.See the participants list below. Check out their blogs and see what they have to offer, maybe even some giveaways!* Check out the Book Fair!Here's my schedule: Oct. 10 (today) Welcome-  see