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Blogtoberfest – Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

In another life, I was an elementary school teacher, which meant nearly every holiday was a par-tay.  Valentine’s Day parties were the most stressful, because, as a teacher, you really had to sit on the “who likes whom” bit and keep it all nice and friendly.  Christmas was nice, but the overabundance of cookies was a little much.  The party that hit the perfect spot (besides the end of school party) was Halloween. Between the Halloween-themed worksheets, coloring sheets, Halloween parade and Charlie Brown, the whole day was a whirlwind of costumes and candy.  The best part for me, and I hope the class, was when I read from Scary Stories to Read in the Dark.  First of all, take a look at this cover.  It’s the stuff of nightmares, sorry.  I’d keep the book face down on the desk if I had a softcover, and remove the dustjacket if… Continued

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Blogtoberfest – Cocktails – Dracula's Kiss

Nothing says Blogtoberfest, at least on this blog, without the inclusion of something alcoholic. This drink recipe looked good and sounded better, so I decided to share. You’re welcome. Photo Courtesy: © Shannon Graham Ingredients 1 ounce black cherry vodka 1/2 ounce grenadine Cola Maraschino cherries for garnish

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Blogtoberfest – Dark Country Songs – Lincoln Durham

Combining music and Halloween isn’t that hard – there’s plenty of scary music to go around.  However, in my Internet search, I was fortunate enough to stumble upon Lincoln Durham a country (?) artist. I say “country artist” because that’s the easiest category to drop him in.  In reality, he’s a combination of Gothic, dark country, blues, gospel….but in all, he makes some damn good music.  Even the title of one of his albums “Exodus of the Deemed Unrighteous” is enough to give you the down-home chills. Check him out.   Exodus of the Deemed Unrighteous – Ballad of a Prodigal Son  

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Blogtoberfest – It's Back!!

OCTOBER….OCTOBER…OCTOBER!! Hang with me for ….. Blogtoberfest!     Terrible, isn’t it? But fun, right? The month of October is special to me. It’s not because of Halloween, although that’s part of it. October marks the month in which I had my first e-book, “Kitty Wishes” published with Evernight Publishing. In honor of this occasion as well as a personal challenge, I will be posting something Halloween related every single day of the month.  If I get frisky, I might post some snippets of the sequel to “Loving Among the Dead”…..”Among the Dead: One More for the Road”. I certainly hope that you will join me for Blogtoberfest – keep me honest with these posts! Leave a comment!  Share!  Above all, read and have fun! Dahlia

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Horror Movie Review: Unfriended

Title: Unfriended Genre:  Horror, Thriller, Drama Director: Levan Gabriadze (as Leo Gabriadze) IMDB link:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3713166/ Synopsis according to IMDB: A group of online chat room friends find themselves haunted by a mysterious, supernatural force using the account of their dead friend. I might be getting too old for this, I admit this up front.  I did not enjoy this movie on any level. Though I thought the story and the premise was excellent, the thirty year olds playing high schoolers did nothing to elicit my sympathy.  I couldn’t even enjoy it on the “so bad it’s good” level because there was little to no physical action. You couldn’t say “don’t go in there” or “stay out of the basement”.  Nope.  The entire movie took place on a laptop screen. As I said, this was an interesting concept and on some level, it was well executed.  Since I watched the movie

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Her Dakota Summer – Pre Order

When you have a male nanny as sexy as Celeste’s, it’s hard to remember you’re supposed to be the boss. While the actual book isn’t releasing until August 18, feel free to preorder so it’s ready and waiting on your Kindle for a hot summer read! Click on the cover to preorder!

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