Redemption, Wisconsin is not like any other town. Redemption decides who it wants to live in its town … and who it does not. This is the story of the birth of Redemption, the place where my award-winning series “Secrets of Redemption” takes place. April 20, 1888 Spring had finally arrived in Southern Wisconsin. While […]
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Vacation Destinations: Top 8 Reasons to Visit a Haunted Town
It’s finally summer, and you know what that means … it’s time to start planning your next vacation! Why not do something a bit different this time—like visit a haunted town? (Like Redemption, Wisconsin, for instance, where my Secrets of Redemption psychological thriller/mystery series is set. And the best part about visiting Redemption is that you […]
Book Review: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a “haunting”; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, […]
Want to Read an Excerpt of “Mirror Image?”
Someone else is dead. Linda paused, her hand reaching for The Riverview Times. The words echoed strangely in her head, bouncing around like some demented ping-pong ball. Someone else is dead. Where had that come from? What did it mean? She stretched her hand forward again to take the paper, but found herself unable to […]
Book Review: “The Haunting of Ashburn House” by Darcy Coates
People whisper rumors about a family murdered at Ashburn House. They say its old owner, Edith, went mad in the building, and that restless ghosts walk the halls at night. When Adrienne arrives on the gothic house’s doorstep, all she has is a suitcase, twenty dollars, and her pet cat. She doesn’t know why her […]
Movie Review: The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix
“The Haunting of Hill House” is a Netflix series based on the novel by Shirley Jackson. At least, that’s how it’s billed. But, to be clear, the two are very different. They share the same title, the same haunted house, some of the same character names but that’s about it. In the Netflix version, the […]
Ever Consider Living in a Haunted House?
Back in September, 2018, when I was promoting It Began With a Lie, my publicist had lined up some guest blog posts on high traffic fiction sites, and one of them, ISmellSheep.com wanted a fun, playful post. I came up with the idea of a Haunted House real estate ad, which I had a lot […]
Ep 8: Riley Gets Ready for Room 16 in the Hotel Vendome
As I packed for my big night in Abby’s room, Room 16 in the Hotel Vendome, I couldn’t stop thinking about my conversation with Hal. Was I doing this ghost hunting thing all wrong? I didn’t have any of the equipment he talked about—my ghost-hunting kit consisted of a notebook, a flashlight, and a camera. […]
“It Began With a Lie” Launch Day! And Excerpt
Woot! Today’s the day! It Began With a Lie is officially launched, and you can grab your copy right here on Amazon. This book has been a long time coming. (I almost published it a year ago but luckily I received some wise wisdom to hold off, which allowed me to do another round of […]
Ep 7: Ghost Sightings, True Hauntings, Real Ghost Stories and More
To start my research on all the ghost sightings of Abby, the ghost at Hotel Vendome (along with her cat, Noble, who is also part of the real ghost stories and true hauntings lore), I decided to check out the local Sharlot Hall Museum, which is dedicated to preserving Prescott’s rich Western history. Prescott is […]