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Horror & Zombie Fiction


-- Flash, short stories and anthologies --

New horror mystery story O is for Outbreak
In my story, "The Rumor That Refused to Die,"  Amanda Hayes tries to solve the mystery behind a 1950s accident - and discovers that some secrets and rumors are best left buried. 
   * Out now in O is for Outbreak, Book 15 in the A to Z of Horror anthology series from Red Cape Publishing.
   Thirteen stories of government conspiracies, historic plagues, otherworldly viruses, deadly insects, and more. BUY: * Amazon - B&N.com - Goodreads

the colored lens fiction
A new short story, "Sweet Dreams," plays on that childhood fear of what's under the bed... 
   * Now out in the Spring '22 issue of The Colored Lens.
   ** Buy here on Kindle or read on Kindle Unlimited.

zombie fiction anthology

New!  A new #zombie anthology, a dozen new stories!
​ ** Includes my new story, "Of Life, Death and the Krieg." Makes you wonder - are zombies really undead or are they something else?
BUY: Kindle & Print /US - Amazon UK
Amazon CA - Amazon AU

100 word horror drabbles
* My story, "A Mother's Love" is in the new anthology, 100 Word Horrors Book 3: An Anthology of Horror Drabbles. (Print & Kindle)
horror fiction, women in horror
My (updated) flash story, "The Place of Honor" is in the 6th annual Women in Horror issue of the Sirens Call Magazine. (Feb. '18). * Download free PDF here. 
#horror anthology
#1 Bestseller Horror Anthology! Descent into Darkness anthology, 20 stories and novellas. 700+ pgs. 
   In my story, "Thirteen Horses," sometimes the punishment fits the crime.
Buy: Kindle and print



sirens call horror fiction
 My creepy new flash fiction  story, "Jars" is in the #28, Aug. '16 issue of Siren's Call e-magazine.  Download the PDF free! 160 pgs. of fiction and art!

zombie flash fiction, baby shoes anthology
Print & Kindle!  New flash fiction anthology - 100 flash fiction stories by 100 authors.
     Includes my story, "Second Chances"
Buy:  Amazon.com - All Amazon Links

zombie bites fiction 2
100 word zombie bites
 New! 100 Words Bigger Zombie Bites 2! Contains my two new stories, "The Comedians" and "Fido, fetch!" BUY: Kindle & Print 
Now out! * My  two new stories, "The Heist" and "The Awakening" are in the anthology, 100 Word Zombie Bites from Reanimated Writers Press.  Buy: Kindle & print
Changes, A Girl Z Prequel Zombie Story
 A short story prequel to my book, GIRL Z: My Life as a Teenage Zombie
   What happened to Spence before he got home? 
   Spence’s “perfect” job is anything but. He escapes a living dead nightmare when his co-workers turn into flesh-eating monsters. As the plague spreads, Spence heads home hoping to see his family one last time... if he can make it.  
  Buy: All formats - Smashwords -  All Amazon Links Read an excerpt.

horror fiction - zen of the dead, popcorn press
 You never know what's being served in my story, "Today's Special" in the Zen of the Dead anthology. 
Buy: Kindle - Print
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Zombie fiction, Silent Z anthology
Flash fiction,  "The Storm" in FEAST OF THE DEAD, Hors D'Oeuvres from Source Point Press.  BUY: Amazon.com






zombie fiction, darlings of decay
Zombie stories and excerpts from 32 female authors. 
  Includes my flash stories, "Beauty in the Eyes of the Beholder" and "The Day the Music Died," plus the prologue excerpt from GIRL Z: My Life as a Teenage Zombie.  
BUY:  (Free) 
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B&N. 

horror fiction, siren's call women in horror
   My flash story, "The Perfect Gifts" in Sirens Call, Women in Horror Issue #13 -  click for free download PDF. 


100 Doors to Madness, horror fiction
Flash fiction, "Grandma's Green Thumb," in the 100 Doors to Madness anthology.
BUY: Amazon.com


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  • Home
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  • horror-zombie-fiction
    • Fiction
    • Fiction-samples >
      • A Zombie Short Story - CA Verstraete
  • Lizzie Borden Zombie Hunter
    • Lizzie-Borden-Zombie-Hunter-2
    • Lizzie-Borden-Zombie-book-reviews
    • Lizzie-Borden-Murders
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  • Dr. Bowen Mystery - Lizzie Borden's Doctor
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