Saturday, April 26, 2014

New Poe Statue in Boston with Tell-Tale Heart Feature

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Any attention brought to Poe is much needed in this country, over two hundred years after the birth of one of its greatest and most myste...
Monday, April 21, 2014

Coldplay's New Album--Ghost Stories--Drops in May

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Coldplay's new album is called "Ghost Stories"and it drops in May. Let's hope some of the yet to be released songs dr...
Saturday, April 12, 2014

First Vampire Short Story Set in France - Pepopukin in Corsica

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Arthur Young (1741-1820) What was the first vampire short story with a setting in France? In the English language it appears to be ...
Friday, March 14, 2014

Commentary on The Black Vampyre Short Story

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There is a fine commentary on "The Black Vampyre" short story over at the Taliesin scary vampire blog:  http://taliesinttlg.bl...
Saturday, February 15, 2014

Who was the First Englishman to Write a Vampire Short Story?

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The first Englishman to write a vampire story was John Polidori. He was a physician and traveled with Lord Byron as his personal doctor....
Friday, February 14, 2014

My Scary Short Story "Azra'eil & Fudgie" is Free This Weekend on Kindle

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My short story  Azra'eil & Fudgie  is free on Kindle through January 19, 2014. A little scary action on Valentine's Day, any...
Friday, January 31, 2014

Get 15% off my scary story books through Sunday January 2nd at Barnes and Noble online

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A Superbowl Sunday for scary books! Get 15% off my books through Sunday January 2nd at Barnes and Noble online. ( Andrew Barger books at...
Sunday, January 19, 2014

Happy 205th birthday to Edgar Allan Poe - The Great Scary Short Story Author

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Happy 205th birthday to Edgar Allan Poe! “Literature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a m...
Sunday, January 5, 2014

Shifters: The Best Werewolf Short Stories 1800-1849 is a Gothic Readers Choice Award Winner

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GOTHIC READERS CHOICE AWARD WINNER By  Gothic Readers Book Club  on January 2, 2014 Although lycanthropy and shapeshifting legends...
Friday, December 13, 2013

What was the First Vampire Story Set in Venice?

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It is common for the setting of modern vampire stories and movies to be placed in the haunting city of Venice, Italy. With its Gothic pal...