My
friend, author Alicia Dean, is here to talk about my least favorite
topic. Fright. Halloween is NOT my favorite time of year. Except for
kids in costumes. And candy. Oh, yeah. Candy. But scary movies is not my
idea of fun. It is Alicia's, so here she is.
Do you like to be scared?
I know it’s strange, but I do. I love the adrenaline
rush that a good scare can give, although, admittedly, I don’t enjoy true
scares, like being afraid for my children, being involved in car wrecks, or
literally getting murdered.
I loved scary movies as a child and my three children
all grew up watching scary movies. They love them to this day. As a matter of
fact, the three of them and I are planning to get together this Halloween
season for a night of horror movie watching.
As a child, I loved ‘Psycho,’ ‘The
Birds,’ ‘Night of the Living Dead.’ Remember those movies? Some of my favorite
movies as an adult are the Halloween franchise (minus Halloween 3, which
shouldn’t have even been part of the franchise), ‘IT,’ ‘The Shining,’ and a
movie that not that many people are familiar with. It’s from the early 80’s and
it’s called ‘Visiting Hours.’ Very scary! Loved it.
I don’t like gratuitous gore. To me, gory doesn’t
equate with scary. And, I usually don’t care for movies with unrealistic
creatures. I never understood the ‘Alien’ craze. For me to really be
frightened, I have to know that it’s at least remotely possible that the horror
could happen in real life.
What about you? Do you like scary movies? Which ones
are your favorites?
A Halloween Anthology – Six Stories by Six Authors
MYSTERIES OF THE MACABRE
Authors Alicia Dean, Leah St. James, Alexa
Day, Renci Denham, Rohn Federbush, and Elvy Howard share Halloween mayhem in 6
short stories:
A masked stranger ~ Teen angst ~ Ghostly appearances
Hot Halloween sex ~ A tropical nightmare ~ Visions
from the past
My story is Scarred:
Gothic romance
Blurb:
Sometimes, the most haunting scars are the ones
beneath the skin.
When Natalie Jayne
moved away from her home town ten years earlier, she left behind painful
memories, along with Simon, the man she loved. Now, she's back on Halloween
night to attend a memorial marking the one-year anniversary of the tragic
passing of her childhood friend, Jessica. Rumors that Simon was responsible for
Jessica's death unnerve her. Even more disturbing is her unsettling attraction
to a masked stranger she meets at the event. Her gift may be the key to unlocking
the truth, but will it also lead to heartbreak?
Excerpt:
In spite of her
intent to go inside, Natalie remained rooted in place. There was something
intriguing about this man, something that made her want to know more about him.
Not badly enough to remove her gloves and use her gift, however. She’d sworn
off that, other than for emergencies. But she had to admit she was tempted to
get the answers to the questions spinning through her mind. Who was he? What
did he look like beneath the mask? What would it feel like to touch him…?
She shook her head. What an insanely inappropriate
direction her mind had taken. She couldn’t allow herself the luxury of touching
others. Not if she wanted to keep her secret…and not if she wanted to keep from
learning the secrets of others. Besides, this man was a stranger…a masked stranger. She should be afraid…or at
least wary. But she found she was neither.
BIO
Award-winning, multi-published
author Alicia Dean began writing stories as a child. At age 11, she wrote her
first ever romance (featuring a hero who looked just like Elvis Presley, and
who happened to share the name of Elvis’ character in the movie, Tickle Me), and she still has the
tattered, pencil-written copy. Alicia is from Moore, Oklahoma and now lives in
Edmond. She has three grown children and a huge network of supportive friends
and family. She writes mostly contemporary suspense and paranormal, but has
also written in other genres, including a few vintage historicals. She is a
freelance editor in addition to being an editor for The Wild Rose Press.
Other than reading and writing, her
passions are Elvis Presley, MLB, NFL (she usually works in a mention of one or
all three into her stories) and watching her favorite televisions shows like
Vampire Diaries, Justified, Sons of Anarchy, Haven, New Girl, The Mindy
Project, and Dexter (even though it has sadly ended, she will forever be a
fan). Some of her favorite authors are Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, Lee
Child, Lisa Gardner, Sharon Sala, Jordan Dane, Ridley Pearson, Joseph Finder,
and Jonathan Kellerman…to name a few.
Find Alicia here:
Website: http://aliciadean.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Alicia_Dean_
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/aliciamdean/
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