Halloween Update

 Hello my spooky friends,

There's no new content on the Fear Street front (unless you consider the re-release of the Evil Cheerleaders series in a fancy new package from Simon & Schuster, which I absolutely do not). I swear, Goosebumps gets all the love. I am always keenly watching to see if the fourth Fear Street movie will ever be made by Netflix, but seeing as it's still kicking around in pre-production, I'm not holding my breath.

I am still trying to convince AM Stine to watch and recap the 2nd and 3rd movie installments ... but she's scared. It didn't help that I told her the 2nd one (1978) is the scariest (who's with me?) Perhaps she needs a bit of encouragement.

But, if you need a shot of horror in your life, this writer has her own horror anthology Then She Said Hush available on Amazon. And for the month of October, the ebook is being given away if you sign up for my newsletter. Check it out here. Free horror for Halloween? That's almost enough to give me Goosebumps.

I also have some published horror shorts available: “Inside Me” is a short story appearing in Back Roads Autumn Literary Review. This is my first piece appearing in a literary magazine, and of course it was going to be horror. The story is about a lust spell gone wrong at a high school party, with some serious The Craft vibes. While there is nothing particularly graphic, I do have to warn that there is some light cannibalism. Still can’t believe they actually published it!

The story “Dare to Survive” will be appearing in horror anthology Dark & Stormy. Love the name, and I love the entire anthology. There are some incredibly creepy stories in here, “The Old Man on the Porch” kept me up at night! My story has been described as “edge-of-your-seat”, set in a near-future world. Contestants on a game show compete in Fear Factor-type challenges. The prize? Saving the life of a loved one on death row. Failure means immediate execution, and perhaps the loss of the contestants life as well. By far the darkest thing I’ve written (yet), this is definitely not for kids. The anthology is set to be released November.

Until next time, keep things creepy.

 Hello horror-loving friends! I have exciting news - I've just released a collection of short stories in my horror anthology Then She Said Hush. Is it as good as Fear Street? I mean, can anything be? But these are some spooky, and occasionally silly stories I've written, including the award-winning Unfreeze. If you like tales of witches and survivalists, or if saunas really freak you out, then this is the book for you.

Then She Said Hush is available on Amazon, but for a short time, I am giving away the ebook for free on my website! Check it out at cordeliakelly.com!

The stories in Then She Said Hush were written with a campfire in mind. There is nothing so delightful, or primal, as gather closer to feel the heat and the light on your face while the darkness gathers at you back, and tell tales. Everything is spookier when there's nothing but open emptiness behind you, and the ancient dread of the unknown creeps down your spine. You force yourself not to glance over your shoulder. Is there any moment quite so frightening as when somebody freezes and whispers: What was that?

Enjoy. And bring a flashlight.