Time for my annual Halloween update for all my Shadysiders, and this year, we've got some exciting developments.
First of all, looks like the next Netflix Fear Street is in post-production! It's Fear Street Prom Queen, and I'm absolutely dead because I loved The Prom Queen sooooo much! I gave it 7 out of 7 crowns, and also recommended that it should have been a Super Chiller, so high praise indeed coming from me!
Looks like it will be out 2025. Cannot wait to watch and recap for you!
Other really exciting thing: AM Stine and I have teamed up again to dive even deeper into Shadyside Snark by creating the Shadyside Snark podcast. We are in pre-production at this time, but this blog has long been a labor of love for us, so we're going to be chatting together about all things Fear Street, 90's horror and my obsession with RL Stine. Stay tuned for more updates!
In the meantime: some of you know I have become an author of YA fantasy. I have two novels out this year with Brown Cat Press, and both ebooks are on sale at Amazon for the month. So if you're looking for a little bit of reading material with witches and vampires, then check them out:
The Well of Souls
Lola Monteux, a treasure-hunting vampire, is betrayed by her crew and sentenced to death. Desperate to evade her fate, she embarks on a daring escape to a haunted island cursed for her kind. Her solitary mission: to unearth the fabled Well of Souls treasure, rumoured to bestow invincibility upon demons like her and grant her the freedom she craves.
But as Lola succumbs to the enchantment of the island, a powerful magic weaves its spell around her. She is inexplicably drawn to Gael, a local boy, and his group of misfit friends. Undercover as a teenager, Lola discovers the joys and vulnerabilities of her long-lost humanity, and begins to lose sight of her original mission—to secure her survival at any cost.
Find it here: Amazon
The Sibyl and the Thief
Sabine Gillesella has betrayed her people by working as a spy for Duke Aurich, the most powerful man in Illyamor. But now she has been cursed with invisibility and her time is running out before she fades away completely. When she meets Anora, a blind orphan who swears she knows how to help her, Sabine must follow her through a haunted forest, or risk losing more than her life.
Bound by fate, Sabine and Anora uncover truths that challenge who they are, revealing a destiny greater than they ever believed. As the land crumbles around them, they must summon the courage to weave the fabric of the realm back together and restore balance to a world on the brink of collapse.
Find it here: Amazon
Then She Said Hush
And don't forget my Fear Street-inspired short story collection: Then She Said Hush (free on KU)
There is nothing so delightful, or primal, as gathering around a fire to tell tales. You huddle closer to the flames to feel the heat on your face while the darkness gathers at your back. With nothing but open emptiness behind you, the ancient dread of the unknown creeps down your spine. You force yourself not to glance over your shoulder into the inky black. Is there any moment quite so frightening as when somebody freezes and whispers: What was that?
Cordelia Kelly shares seven chilling stories of survival, darkness, and a hint of witchcraft in Then She Said Hush, including award-winning post-apocalyptic tale “Unfreeze.”
Enjoy. And bring a flashlight.
Until next time, we will be waiting to bring you all the goosebumps of Fear Street...Stay tuned for the Shadyside Snark podcast!
