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“Imagine if you found yourself the attention of the entire world . . .

The dysfunctional Keene family awaken one Saturday to find several strangers and neighbours staring at their home. Events turn more bizarre when more hypnotised strangers arrive, all seemingly transfixed with those within the Keene household. As the ominous crowd gathers and grows larger by the hour the Keene’s find themselves under siege in their own home. With hundreds, then thousands of bodies pressing against the walls...

Don’t let his photo scare you, I know for a fact that is one of the nicest guys around. We’ve crossed paths at a few cons, the most recent being last month at WHC in New Orleans.

Bracken MacLeod’s novel, , is creating a buzz, and it should. My most rates it a five star read, as Bracken surpasses all expectations set out for a debut novel.

I messaged him to see if he was interested in doing an interview with me and he graciously accepted.

Here’s what cam...

“Lyn works at an isolated roadside diner. When a retired combat veteran stages an assault there her world is turned upside down. Surviving the sniper’s bullets is only the beginning of Lyn’s nightmare. Navigating hostilities, she establishes herself as the disputed leader of a diverse group of people that are at odds with the situation and each other. Will she �� or anyone else �� survive the attack?��

Mountain Home is debut novel, but you’d never know it.

Bracken has created an...

I’ve taken to just posting when I have something “important�� to talk about.

Or when I’ve read a book that deserves to be reviewed ��

This amounts to “not that many blog posts�� and when I think of it, I really should be posting more often.

I figured what better time to post than when I’m a few drinks in and ready to talk.

So here it is��

What’s going on in MandyLand��

1 �� I’m working on a co-written novel with someone. I love the premise, but I’m struggling cause I didn’t come up with the characters....

As you can see, I’m not here to tell you about a book I’ve read or a con I’ve attended. has very little (if anything) to do with horror writing. Quite the opposite actually.

Little Images is a home based business, run by my friend Charlie Vaughn. They offer personalized caricatures and drawings for all sorts of things, kid-related and not.

Here’s what Little Images has to say about themselves:

“Fed up with boring and unimaginative children’s bedrooms? On a budget and can’t afford...

and deserve second and third helpings of whatever they want for telling this story. With a title like “Cannibal Fat Camp�� and the great Garbage Pail Kid-esque cover by , it’s hard to not want to read it.

Miles Landish has a “huge�� problem. Miles loves food. He eats when he’s hungry and eats when he’s not. Aside from the excess weight and health problems, his love of food has made him a social outcast. His appetite is so severe he can’t control hims...

I first came across Monica O’Rourke’s writing without realizing it. Another one of my author collegues sent me a link to download “Jasmine and Garlic��. I really enjoyed the short story, but had yet to meet Monica. We finally crossed paths in Las Vegas at KillerCon 4 in 2012. When I heard she had a collection of dark poetry and short horror stories out, I was more than happy to check it out. Not only does it satisfy my needs for well-written short stories, it was nice to meet another female wr...

Once again, has managed to write a story that kept me glued to the pages.Honestly, I couldn’t put the book down. After reading his first book, , I eagerly awaited something else from this fantastic storyteller. With the release of his new novel, The Compound, I was not disappointed.His ability to describe a scene draws the reader in and doesn’t let go.Ford weaves three entirely different story lines into one seamless, action-filled adventure.

Jake, Ashley and Tori a...

has picked up yet another one of my stories.

“The Flight�� is part of Dark Eclipse #22, a monthly horror e-magazine.

You can pick up a copy on .

Enjoy the readables.

MDG

Listen in toas covers the following four stories in the half-hour podcast:

“Humanification�� �� Published in by

“Dead Things Don’t Rise�� �� Published in by

“F*cking The Dog�� �� Soon to be published in Shifters by

“Desperation�� �� Unpublished flash story

^^^Maddie Von Stark is responsible for the wicked cover art for the episode.

Happy listening!

MDG