I received this most saddening information via the Horror Writers Association newsletter this morning. Please reach out and show your support for our beloved L.A.Banks, a beautiful woman and most talent author! Author L.A. Banks is gravely ill; friends request donations By Ian Randal Strock June 13, 2011 Tina Ryan Wise, as reported on the [...]

Many of you may have heard the news by now that our dear friend, Linda Crow Mixon, was diagnosed earlier this year with Stage 4 Triple Negative Breast Cancer. This is something that no one ever deserves. Among the many hardships it has brought Linda and her family, the cost out-of-pocket has been a nightmare. [...]

Earlier this year I volunteered to create a one-of-a-kind “art bra” for the Breast Cancer Resource Center‘s annual “Graphic” Art Bra charity fundraiser, which took place at the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin, Texas. It was a tremendous honor to be able to donate a piece of art for the auction which raised [...]

At the request of my beautiful loyal readers, I have decided it is time to take to the road for two weeks to visit some of the states I have yet to travel to. Armed with a truck full of books and my guitar, it is my hope to visit Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi [...]

Dacre Stoker, the great, great grand nephew of the iconic symbol of vampire literature Bram Stoker, has begun a quest to have a memorial statue built in Dublin, Ireland to honor his ancestor. If Dublin agrees to erect the statue, it would be in 2012 in time for the centenary of Bram Stoker’s death. Bram [...]

I have three additional events to add to my October schedule which I would like to invite you to participate in my darklings! All of the below events will take place within the next week and half in Austin, Texas as part of the SCARE for a CURE charity haunted house promotion. I hope you [...]

We have set up an extra special VAMPIRE GHOST TOUR and BAR CRAWL with Austin Ghost Tours. Tickets are $30 and all proceeds go to SCARE for a CURE. (This is also a great way to promote our haunt!) There are only 20 spots available on the tour so please spread the word to friends [...]

The Austin Elks Lodge was not large enough to contain the bone-chilling adventure that is BLOOD RITUAL! So it’s moving to a new location that brings one of Austin’s premiere haunted houses back to its roots. This year’s SCARE for a CURE will take place on the grounds of Richard Garriott’s uncompleted new Britannia Manor [...]