Hi Everyone!
I’m going to be hosting the Blood Moon Rising Party event tomorrow 
and Tuesday (May 16 – 17). I’m talking about my books and stories, including my story that appears in the new Blood Moon Rising 2 Anthology.
Please come 🙂
There will be prices (free books!), jokes, informative writing articles and more 🙂
Find party at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1697553440484814/
My books:
My recently released novel was reviewed by a very high profile magazine Fangoria/Star log. It’s a really positive review and I’m thrilled out of my mind!
“Overall, THE HUNTED TRIBE: DECLARATION OF WAR is a highly-recommended read, one that will resonate just as 
hard with a seasoned horror fan as it will for a younger reader looking to expand their horizons.”
http://www.fangoria.com/new/the-hunted-tribe-declaration-of-war-book-review/
For the next few days I’m going to be participating in a blog hop! Find more fun articles a the following
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the fourth is Hector de Fuentes, a sixteen-year-old from Tuxpan, Mexico with special gifts and visions enhanced by a mysterious and wondrous cave. Each man carries his own inner battle, unbelievable ancient truths deep within their lineages, and demons that are much closer to home than any of them would like.
story of family, forgiveness, and redemption.CHAPTER 23
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Blue early morning light filtered into Dorothy’s bedroom. Throughout the night, sleep was sporadic, littered with unexplanable and bizarre images. Aunt Roxanne’s image appeared among dark cyclones and thunderheads as she continued to speak though was never able to be heard. Droplets of blood dripped from a dagger before Dorothy awoke.
Remnants of her feverish sweating along with the vision of Roxanne remained as she lay on her back, eyes fixed to the dreamcatcher. Her nightgown was soaked through, but she made no effort to change.
She turned her head toward the vase that still held Carl’s rose. Beside it was the corsage he gave her prior to the dance. Taking in a jagged breath, she lifted her hand to view the now soggy strip of paper. Roxanne’s cryptic message was smudged, though still legible. Dorothy studied it with weary eyes as her mother’s words echoed back to her: “My sister told me to give this to you the first time a boy gave you a flower.”
Suddenly, that familiar ominous presence started to seep in through the walls in the same subtle, though noticeable fashion as cold morning air would through a window pane. Chills rose on her body as invisible eyes stared down at her. She tried lifting her head in an attempt to sit, but her body was like lead. Her soft breath grew rapid as panic surged. She struggled again at picking herself up, but to no avail. The sense of another presence in the room was heightening.
Finally, she seemed to budge and raised herself rather fluidly. Relief began calming her as she turned on her elbow to view the clock, but then stopped at what she saw. In her peripheral, she could see her body lying flat, still, and staring upward.
She wanted to cry out, but it was as though cold, dead hands had closed around her throat, paralyzing any movement. In the deafening silence the air started to hum, and as she listened, the humming resembled a human voice.
Her gaze shifted toward her full length mirror where a small body was seated on the floor, hunched over and rocking back and forth.
Dorothy strained for a better look, but thick strands of dark, matted hair hid the other’s face and a small frame was lost inside a soiled, white nightgown. Back and forth, the figure rocked. Rocking as a female voice hummed nothing in particular. The figure seemed to shift between sitting on the inside and outside of the mirror. Ringing in Dorothy’s ears accompanied the humming as the speed of the other’s rocking increased. Then with a sudden, jolting movement, its head shot up and turned in Dorothy’s direction.
Dorothy stared in horror as she immediately recognized the person’s face.
She bolted up in her bed, finally able to take in deep breaths. Golden sunlight had instantly replaced the cold blue and the space in front of the mirror was now empty.
A sigh escaped her as she brought a hand to her throat. A look at the clock caused her to frown. Only seconds ago, the hands pointed at a time two hours earlier. The telltale sounds of her mother downstairs in the kitchen had replaced the silence (and the humming).
“Only a dream…” Her voice sounded scratchy and her mouth was dry, as though several wads of cotton were lodged in her throat.
She grabbed the glass of water her mother had apparently left for her on the nightstand and gulped it down. It made her feel slightly better and she decided that a bath was in the cards.
Slowly, she rose out of bed, steadying herself before making her way to the closet for her robe. On the way, she noticed her hand still clutched the small slip of paper with Aunt Roxanne’s scrollings. The ink was now smudged through and almost unreadable, yet the message seemed to pulse with life on the parchment.
Dorothy tucked it in the top drawer of her desk and turned once more to regard the space in front of the full-length mirror. Juliette…
Retrieving her robe, she headed to the washroom.
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For the next few days I’m going to be participating in a blog hop! Find more fun articles a the following
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And FYI – I just published my new novel on Amazon, The Hunted Tribe: Book 1 – Declaration of War
Review from Readers’ Favorite: “If you love well written YA, you will love this book. If you love monsters and horror, you will love this book. I’m guessing most readers in general will love this book. It’s that good.”
Article – The Five Essential Ingredients for a Scary Story
As an author of spooky tales or “Trick-or-Treat Thrillers” as I like to call them, I’ve often been asked, what’s my secret for writing a scary story. Well, we all know that tingly, spine-chilling feeling we get from a wonderfully suspenseful, creepy story, but how do you get there? How do you create that amazing, almost intangible feeling from a few written words? Below, I’ll share with you, my private recipe.
1 ) Atmosphere
What is a scary story without the cold chill of a dense fog or the sound of a low groan? I remember a story I once read that started with a girl just walking down the street. Nothing was attacking her or jumping out of the bushes, but the way the author described the disturbing quiet of the street sent chills up my spine.
2) Balance/Contrast between the Familiar and the Unknown
Begin with the normal, the comfortable, and lead into the unexplored. Your dad came home drunk―again. You’ve seen this before, but what’s he going to do tonight? Or maybe something is following you in the dark. You don’t know what it is, but you know what it wants―you! Then again, maybe you’re home in your own bed when someone breaks in. Your feeling of security is suddenly shattered! Playing the familiar against the unknown is startling, disturbing, and best of all, interesting.
3) Character Development
I’ve read stories where I didn’t like the character and really didn’t care when the thing in the shadows attacked. Also, when I barely knew the character, same result: BIG yawn. When you create characters that emotionally connect with your readers, you can drag the reader into the monster’s den right along with your damsel in distress.
4) Balance/Contrast between Believability and Disbelief
Have you ever watched a movie where the action turned cartoonish? The director was trying to create an amazing scene, but instead it became ridiculous. Start with ordinary and relatable, then build up to the unbelievable. The shock of someone discovering their innocent five-year-old daughter is turning into a zombie―a real zombie!—is a key moment in a story. But anchor it with real emotions.
5) Balance of Pace
If you’re a beginning writer, and my list seems as terrifying as a vampire in a Stephen King novel, take a few deep breaths. Chances are if you enjoy the genre, many of these things are already second nature to you. So, my final advice to all of you would-be-authors: have fun. If you can do that, well, you’ve won over the most important person of all—yourself.
Don’t go too slow or too fast. Keep enough action to hook the readers, but don’t race to the finish line, skipping the chilling build up. Suspense and excitement are the keys to keeping your reader turning the pages. You can find entire books written on proper pacing, and I recommend reading as many as you can.
Hi Everyone,
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First up is an interview with Mike Evans, author of the Orphans series (please note he 
has a new book out and has a book release party on April 2nd – all are welcome, fun and games 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/events/1694376037492839/)
AND he is participating in an upcoming, highly anticipated, anthology Twisted Tales Tea party!
Interview:
https://trickortreatthrillers.com/interview-mike-evans-twisted-tales-tea-party/
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Please join Toneye Eyenot’s Book Release Party for the sequel to his award winning book The Scarlett Curse: The Sacred Blade of Profanity Book 1.
Joshua’s Folly’s Book Release Party
Starts: March 13, starting at noon (EST)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1688629474752554/
Prizes and many other guest authors such as Sam Gregory, Michelle Garza&Melissa Lason, Scott Essel Pratt, Jim Goforth, Gregg Zimmerman, John Ledger and yours truly.
There will be games and gifts, so please join the fun!
My latest short story “A T-Rex for Xmas” has been published in the new anthology “Jurassic Attack!”
Book Link:
Interview with editor:https://trickortreatthrillers.com/interviews-winter-2016/interview-david-mcglumphy/
Thank you everyone for your support. Because of your assistance, my first book “Gray Shadows Under a Harvest Moon” made it to 5th place on the Critter’s Anthology contest 🙂 I am so thrilled and shocked that I made it to this spot!
A great book, he deserves to win best fantasy novel. 🙂
Vote here: http://critters.org/predpoll/novelsf.shtml
My publisher just put the final touches on my book cover (created by David McGlumphy – master artist).
My book has a dinosaur who is kind of a terminator (The Grishla, a dinosaur animal spirit, hell bent on murdering every member of a Native American tribe, the Dwanake, who tried to enslave him 500 years ago. The only one who can stop him is a Native American teenager from the Dwanake tribe who is a powerful witch, a result of medical experiments the tribe performed on him as a child). Notice how McG captured this look so perfectly. The cover almost sends that message subliminally.
Coming out probably Spring 2016
Love it!
Trick or Treat Thrillers 
