Monday, November 30, 2020

MISTS OF PAPOOSE POND - BY BLAZE MCROB - IS NOW COMPLETED

 


https://www.patreon.com/posts/mists-of-papoose-43016099

https://www.patreon.com/Blaze_McRob


Mists Of Papoose Pond is ready for your reading pleasure. A short, free sample from chapter one can be read below. All thirty-eight chapters are posted.

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The mists come closer and closer to the cabin, and even though it sits some fifty yards from the pond's edge, the dancing droplets of condensation seemingly pirouette their way across the beach to where I'm sitting, first ankle high, then reaching mid-way up my chest. The cigarette smoke joins with the swirling fog and they cavort as one, creating a calming feeling massaging my unsettled mind.

Peaceful shapes dance all around me. I smile at ballerinas performing their amazing tiptoe jumps and landings, the mists opening and closing to accentuate their delicate, precise movements. I put my cigarette out, thinking I can go back to sleep, contentment putting me in the mood.

A sudden chill hits me before I can get to my feet, bone-chilling cold, causing my hands to turn blue instantly. The ballerinas' faces vanish, replaced by monstrous, billowing towers of inhuman shapes.

Substance comes from the distortion of the mists! Flesh and bone hover over me, smiling at me. No, not smiling - leering at me!

Brownish-yellow teeth, sharp and pointed, force their way into prominence when the creatures open their mouths, tongues lapping at miniscule lips, telling me where their next meal is coming from. Me! They want me!

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This novel is loaded with horror, non-stop action, and monsters. Lots of monsters.

Mists Of Papoose Pond, in its entirety, and much more, can be found on my Patreon page. You'll find a welcome home there. Go there hungry for great horror novels and short stories, and sate your desires, my friends.

Happy reading!


Blaze McRob  


Sunday, November 29, 2020

THE TALES OF PRINCESS ROSIE & JOEY OWL - BY TERRI DELCAMPO

 


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GXYJHTL/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p2_i9


The Tales of Princess Rosie & Joey Owl, by Terri DelCampo, is a delightful book of children's adventure tales that adults can also get sucked into. I know I sure do. Travel along with Princess Rosie and her faithful friend Joey Owl as they step out of the world of ordinary and jump into one filled with excitement!


Blaze McRob

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Princess Rosie lives near a wood, where Joey Owl lives in a tree. He rescues her when she gets lost and is loved by her royal family. They explore Rosieland, every nook and find new friends everywhere they look: Early & Shirley, Angela too, Ozzie the grumpy gnome's there too! Gary Gargoyle's there to protect the Princess from monsters he detects. Come fly with Princess Rosie and you might even meet a Quackeroo!

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Terri DelCampo is the founding editor and writer of Owl's Eye View Magazine, founding partner/writer/editor at Blazing Owl Press, author of 35+ novels, short story collections, children's collections, poetry collections, and multiple individual short stories available right here on Amazon. She pens Broken Old Broad Blogs, is a contributing writer for multiple horror anthologies, freelances poetry as well as non-fiction articles and essays. Terri is an ongoing competitor and winner of NaNoWriMo and Critters/Predators & Editors Awards.

Terri is married to horror writer Blaze McRob and in 2015 they founded Blazing Owl Press where she is a very hands-on partner. Her duties at BOP include editing, producing book covers, and of course writing.

If you look up write-a-holic in the dictionary, Terri's picture is there.

Saturday, November 28, 2020

BLOODY BEACHES OF CHEYENNE - BY BLAZE MCROB

 


https://www.patreon.com/posts/bloody-beaches-43619850

https://www.patreon.com/Blaze_McRob


Bloody Beaches of Cheyenne, by Blaze McRob, is a Vampire/rodeo clown short story that I believe you'll find most interesting. Here are the opening two paragraphs.

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A warm breeze blows across the rodeo grounds, bringing the coppery taste of what I need to sustain myself to my tongue. Just a little longer and it will be dark. That will be my cue to spring into action.

The crowd is entering the stadium. This is PBR night, Professional Bull Riding, and the place is sold out. My little trailer contains everything I need to conceal myself during the day. My coffin is built to blend into the general shabby décor of a rodeo clown and appears to be nothing more than a long storage space on which my mattress and pillow sit. Of course, I have no use for the seeming resting place on top, but if anyone enters while I’m asleep, there is no way they would think to remove the mattress to see what’s under it.

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Cheyenne, Wyoming loves their rodeo. However, not all rodeo clowns are created equal, are they?

This short story, and much more, can be found on my Patreon page. You'll find a welcome home there.


Blaze McRob

OWL'S EYE VIEW MAGAZINE - ISSUE #3: BY TERRI DELCAMPO


 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08NXYTS44/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i9


Owl's Eye View Magazine - Issue #3, by Terri DelCampo, is chock-full of great articles for you to read and enjoy. Swooping Through The Years, From The Perch, On The WindSpirit, Screech On!, Macabre Mirth, and a tantalizing horror story Key Control, which shows the evils of over-striving for perfection are all included. I'll bet you've never heard of Owl Familiars. Terri explains them in this issue. I found her treatise on Native American flute lore to be fascinating. For fascinating horror with a different angle from the norm, read this great magazine. You'll be glad you did! 

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Owl's Eye View Magazine is a dark fiction monthly featuring columns, poetry, and short stories written by Terri DelCampo and "Columnists" who are in fact her ongoing fictitious characters.

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Terri DelCampo is the founding editor and writer of Owl's Eye View Magazine, founding partner/writer/editor at Blazing Owl Press, author of 35+ novels, short story collections, children's collections, poetry collections, and multiple individual short stories available right here on Amazon. She pens Broken Old Broad Blogs, is a contributing writer for multiple horror anthologies, freelances poetry as well as non-fiction articles and essays. Terri is an ongoing competitor and winner of NaNoWriMo and Critters/Predators & Editors Awards.

Terri is married to horror writer Blaze McRob and in 2015 they founded Blazing Owl Press where she is a very hands-on partner. Her duties at BOP include editing, producing book covers, and of course writing.

If you look up write-a-holic in the dictionary, Terri's picture is there.

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Blaze McRob

 

Friday, November 27, 2020

ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK: DARK MUSES, SPOKEN SILENCES - FROM FIRBOLG PUBLISHING



https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FJF3WVK/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p2_i6 


One of the anthologies I have the honor of being published in is Enter At Your Own Risk: Dark Muses, Spoken Silences, from Firbolg Publishing. This was my first piece of Gothic fiction, and I'm rather proud of it. I write a tale based on Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat. My story, The Wife and the Witch, is written from the wife's point of view, a most challenging task for me. Dr. Alex Scully, the editor of this great tome, kept prodding me to dig down deeper, and so I did. I hope that everyone who reads this anthology gets caught up in the great writing of the great Gothic authors of old and new alike. There are many wonderful stories to read within.

Happy reading!

Blaze McRob


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Some of the most enduring masterpieces of Gothic fiction are as intriguing for the stories they don’t tell as for those they do. The voices hidden in the wall of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat;” the secrets buried beneath the earth of Sleepy Hollow in Washington Irving’s legendary Headless Horseman tale; the dreams of a monster and an ancient book with a life of its own in H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Call of Cthulhu;” and stories that reveal Polidori’s hypnotic, archetypal Vampyre as far more than what he first appears to be. In Firbolg Publishing’s third volume in the Enter at Your Own Risk series, ten modern storytellers reimagine the mysterious characters lurking within four classics of Gothic literature. As you read the original stories, a sinister whisper drifts in on a cold chill. But there are other voices beneath the whisper. You can hear them crawling out of the growing darkness. Then the whispers become a scream...

With an introduction from acclaimed author Gary Braunbeck, Dark Muses, Spoken Silences invites you into the hidden shadows of four of the most famous dark fiction tales ever told.

Are you brave enough to enter?


"Highly recommended"

Gene O’Neill

Author of Taste of Tenderloin and The Confessions of St. Zach


“Audacious, innovative, shocking – a kaleidoscope (where all the colors are dark).”

Robert Dunbar

Author of The Pines and Willy


"I am blown away by the beauty, terror and imagination of this brilliant book."

Sandy DeLuca

Author of Manhattan Grimoire and Hell’s Door


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Thank you, Sydney Leigh, for your very kind review.


Blaze McRob’s “The Wife and the Witch” is a clever reimagining of “The Black Cat”, told with a steady voice which is reminiscent of Poe without parroting it. His apparent ease with which he takes on the form of a female narrator lends itself to the emotional pull of this tale; he is successful in making us empathize fully with the protagonist’s loss of a loving companion: “He was my bastion of strength.”

Sunday, November 22, 2020

FOR THE NIGHT IS DARK - FROM CRYSTAL LAKE PUBLISHING

 


https://www.amazon.com/Night-Dark-Jeremy-C-Shipp-ebook/dp/B00C3OGT06/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=blaze+mcrob&qid=1606098322&s=books&sr=1-5


For the Night is Dark, from Crystal Lake Publishing, is an anthology filled with wonderful tales of horror, written by many talented authors. I'm honored to have a story in this tome. I consider it to be one of my best.  

This book is not to be missed, and it's a steal at 99 cents for the eBook!


Blaze McRob


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Darkness, our most primitive fear since shadows first stirred.


Within the pages of this horror anthology you will be taken back into the past, down to the depths of the ocean and across the borderline between our world and the next. You will see snapshots from the lives of small children, old-time cockney gangsters and aimless stoners. You will journey into the darkest house on the darkest street, wander hospital basements, and take a flight in the comfort of first class. You will meet Mr Stix.


The Dark is coming! Call your friends. No one should wander through the dark alone. 


This short story collection includes:


Kevin Lucia

Jeremy C. Shipp

Jasper Bark

William Meikle

Ray Cluley

Scott Nicholson

Gary McMahon

G. N. Braun

Carole Johnstone

Armand Rosamilia

Daniel I. Russell

Joe Mynhardt

Tracie McBride

Stephen Bacon

Benedict J. Jones

Blaze McRob

John Claude Smith

Tonia Brown

Mark West

Robert W. Walker

Are you scared of the dark? You should be.


Proudly brought to you by Crystal Lake Publishing – Tales from the Darkest Depths


For the Night is Dark eBook categories:


Horror anthology

Haunted houses and ghosts

Disturbing psychological horror

Urban Suspense

Short stories

Dark Fantasy Horror

Psychological thriller

Paranormal suspense

Unexplained Mysteries

Paranormal

US Horror Fiction

Thriller short stories

Suspense

Horror

Saturday, November 21, 2020

SHONK - BY TERRI DELCAMPO


 


https://www.amazon.com/Blazing-Owl-Short-Horror-Shonk-ebook/dp/B08NT9S84K/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=terri+delcampo&qid=1606000362&s=books&sr=1-


Shonk, by Terri DelCampo, is one of those stories that has you guessing right up until the end. Just when I thought I knew where the tale was taking me, I discovered I was wrong. But that's the way I like a good horror story. If everything is easily determined ahead of time, the excitement is lacking. Being pulled into a story is the way to go. Read this story, and you'll see what I mean.

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BLAZING OWL SHORT HORROR BY TERRI DELCAMPO offers up quick ooky fixes that you can squeeze into your day – or night – whenever you have a few minutes to read. Terri's goal is to see how many times she can send a chill up your spine in twenty minutes. Muahaha!

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Happy reading!


Blaze McRob

Friday, November 20, 2020

THE LONG RUN TO FREEDOM - BY BLAZE MCROB

 


https://www.patreon.com/posts/long-run-to-43764140

https://www.patreon.com/Blaze_McRob


The Long Run To Freedom is a story of horror, war, and survival. True friendship goes beyond shared joys. Sometimes one must dig down deep: deeper than ever before.

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Here's the opening paragraph to my short story:


I knew I would get out of this Hell trap. It was when, not if. One night, my chance came. Some kind of a commotion occurred not too far from the camp. I could hear people scurrying around everywhere. As soon as all the hubbub in the camp subsided, I went to the far end of the hut, opposite the door, and ran just as fast as I could, hitting the door so hard that it fell down onto the ground with me on top of it. That was my lucky day because the only guard left in the camp just happened to be on the other side of that door. With me and the door on top of him, it wasn't that difficult to neutralize him.

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This story is dedicated to Jimmy. My best friend.


Blaze McRob 

Thursday, November 19, 2020

FLASH IN THE PAN - BY TERRI DELCAMPO

 


https://www.amazon.com/Blazing-Owl-Short-Horror-Flash-ebook/dp/B08NTPK1GY/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=terri+delcampo&qid=1605799520&s=books&sr=1-6

Flash In The Pan is Terri DelCampo's latest short story. I love how Terri keeps the reader more involved in the story with her styling of warnings throughout the tale, alerting the protagonists about things to do and not to do as the story progresses. She pulls this off well. Naturally, as I read the story, I was on the lookout for more clues to what was inevitable, but which actually wasn't. This brought about a paradox of facts and solutions to every twist and turn. Nothing is cast in stone in this story. This is a most intriguing tale.

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BLAZING OWL SHORT HORROR BY TERRI DELCAMPO offers up quick ooky fixes that you can squeeze into your day – or night – whenever you have a few minutes to read. Terri's goal is to see how many times she can send a chill up your spine in twenty minutes. Muahaha!

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Happy reading!


Blaze McRob


Wednesday, November 18, 2020

SHREDDED - BY BLAZE MCROB

 


https://www.patreon.com/posts/shredded-43837490

https://www.patreon.com/Blaze_McRob


Shredded is a rather offbeat ghost story of mine that involves the paranormal, as well as hard-core workouts in a gym. How do the two of them find a home together? Ah, the answer lies in the reading of the story. At one time, I was a personal trainer in many gyms, as well as a competitor in body-building competitions, and know my way around the mind set of what can happen when one goes to extremes.  

This story is one of over a hundred on my Patreon page.

Happy reading!

Cover art by Terri DelCampo.


Blaze McRob 



Monday, November 16, 2020

AND HE SCREAMED - BY TERRI DELCAMPO


 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NJDVRLZ/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=terri+delcampo&qid=1605570936&s=books&sr=1-2

And He Screamed, by Terri DelCampo, is a short story of horror, ghosts, the occult, and mind possession. One never knows what is coming next or what the outcome will be. Sub-plot after sub-plot throw themselves at you in a most devilish way. If you enjoy paranormal horror, add this story to your reading list.

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BLAZING OWL SHORT HORROR BY TERRI DELCAMPO offers up quick ooky fixes that you can squeeze into your day – or night – whenever you have a few minutes to read. Terri's goal is to see how many times she can send a chill up your spine in twenty minutes. Muahaha!

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You won't see the ending coming in this story. I sure didn't!

Happy reading.

Blaze McRob


Saturday, November 14, 2020

SCREECH - BY TERRI DELCAMPO

 


https://www.amazon.com/Screech-Terri-DelCampo-ebook/dp/B00N70ZK2S/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=terri+delcampo&qid=1605361409&s=books&sr=1-3

Screech, by Terri DelCampo, is a novella filled with the ooky and spooky that Terri is known for. If you like evil witches, owl crones, and more, you will enjoy this book. Read it at night while the owls are up to their hooting business. You'll never view owls the same way again.


Blaze McRob



Book description:


Evil witch threatens Doveshadow and Crone.

Musical powers are finally honed,

From a journey through time laced with failure and tears.

What magical balm will soothe Doveshadows' fears?

Come read the adventure and see what takes place

When Reuel and Jamalia come face to face.

Thursday, November 12, 2020

NIGHT OPS: BY TERRI DELCAMPO

 


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WKG2K51/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i5

NIGHT OPS, by Terri DelCampo is a total mind-fuck of a story. It is pure psychological horror the whole way. This is definitely one of my favorite stories that she has written. She holds nothing back. Just remember: some people are not to be trifled with. There will be consequences.

Book description;

 ARE YOU IN HIS HEAD OR IS HE IN YOURS?

SHOULDN'T HAVE QUESTIONED A HERO'S TOURS.

NOW RICH IS ON A TOUR OF HIS OWN

INTO A LONG-AGO BATTLE ZONE.

WILL HE COME OUT ALIVE – REMAINS TO BE SEEN

DEPENDS ON A LOUIE WHO'S QUITE GREEN

AND THE ENEMY WHO'S CALCULATEDLY CRUEL

EITHER WAY RICHIE'S ABOUT TO GET SCHOOLED.


Read it and find out where Terri's mind roams when the blameless are blamed.


Blaze McRob

TIDES OF CHAOS - BY LORI R. LOPEZ & BLAZE MCROB

 


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019YZ9JS0/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p2_i1

Tides Of Chaos, by Lori R. Lopez and Blaze McRob, is a science fiction, horror, alien invasion, fantasy tale. Imagine a doomsday scenario fought by email. Yes, emails. That's what we have here.

Book description:

A man and woman meet online while the world around them is falling apart. Where are the creatures from that have invaded their planet? What do they want? These questions and more must be answered if the human race is to survive this doomsday scenario. Authors Blaze McRob and Lori R. Lopez join forces to present an unusual tale of an apocalypse that has devastated society. Ed and Elvie managed to connect in a world gone mad. They give each other hope and support from a thousand miles apart. Will it be enough to save them? Read their frantic messages as they attempt to make sense of the situation in this novelette-length fiction from two accomplished horror authors. The story was actually written by exchanging E-mails like the characters, without knowing what might come next. Look for an illustrated print edition featuring artwork by Lori R. Lopez. 

Lori and I had a great time writing this tale. I hope you have as much fun reading it.


Blaze McRob





Wednesday, November 11, 2020

FOOD TRUCK FAIR - BY TERRI DELCAMPO

 


https://www.amazon.com/FOOD-TRUCK-FAIR-Terri-DelCampo-ebook/dp/B07XCXBGRT/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=terri+delcampo&qid=1605111879&s=books&sr=1-2


FOOD TRUCK FAIR, by Terri DelCampo, is a short story that is true to what happens in far too many instances around the world. In Terri's words:

A short story to tell of unlimited greed.

Developers' purses off townspeople feed.


Of course, Terri adds her usual devilish twist to it. Read this tale and you'll see what I'm talking about. You'll be glad you did!


Blaze McRob


 

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

SCUMPERICKS - BY TERRI DELCAMPO


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083TLGSL7/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3


Scumpericks, by Terri DelCampo, is a collection of satirical limericks lampooning an orange clown in our nation's capital and is available for purchase on Amazon. If you're into political humor, limericks, humorous verse, and satire, I believe you'll love this collection. I do!

There are chuckles galore awaiting thee within Terri's words. Hasten to the place of satire!


Blaze McRob