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Talking Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter - Haunt Jaunts show - ParaMania Radio!

3/19/2017

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It was so much fun chatting with Courtney Mroch on the new Haunt Jaunts show on ParaMania Radio! Tuesday, March 21, 7 pm Central/8 pm Eastern! (See HJ show link). Please listen in and stop by. Maybe she'll even have a question time!

** You can listen to the show here - see Chris Verstraete link on show page.  You can download the mp3 too (it's 54 mb.) **

** Check out the cool video promo above!
** UPDATE: See the show recap on Courtney's Haunt Jaunts site.
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NOTE: Grab your Kindle copy of Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter - Buy it HERE.


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April Brain to Books Convention!

3/15/2017

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 Horror - Fantasy - All Genres - Scavenger Hunt, Giveaways, Blog Hops, and More!
*** April 7-9 -  See the Brains to Books - events page.

 ** I'll be in the Horror and Fantasy Genre Tours.  http://b2bcycon.com/genre-tours/

BLOG HOPS:
 ** I'll be in the Horror and Fantasy Blog Hops  http://b2bcycon.com/blog-hop/

HORROR:
** See WJ Howard's post - Horror Best Believable with a Daub of Blood
*  Visit Carol James Marshall's"Cooked Beast " Blog 
(who can resist a title like that?!)

FANTASY:
* Check out the Fantasy blog stops and articles
* I'll be writing about a real life horror - the Lizzie Borden Murders
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* View all the books at the Book Expo!  http://b2bcycon.com/showcase/
 
 * *I'll be having a scavenger hunt here on the website. You'll have to find the small matching horror button and answer: What does the miniature Mr. Skellie like to read?
** Submit answer to Horror  page -  HERE only.
 

An Annual Event You Can't Afford To Miss
This is an annual event you just can't miss. An entire weekend devoted to books, with events happening for all genres. 

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125th Anniversary of Lizzie Borden Murders

3/1/2017

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Lizzie, Andrew, Abby Durfee Borden
Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter
The Borden Murders

This year marks the 125th anniversary of the Borden murders.
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By Christine Verstraete

Most people today recognize the name of Lizzie Borden and her connection to one of the most heinous crimes of the 19th century. That on August 4, 1892, her father. Andrew Borden, and her stepmother, Abby Durfee Borden, were brutally hacked to death with a hatchet in their home. Even more shocking was that the dutiful, Sunday School teacher and spinster daughter, Lizzie, was arrested—and eventually declared not guilty—of the crimes in June, 1893.

Many say she did it. Some say she was covering for someone else. The crime remains unsolved. But what if she did it… because she had no other choice?

Here, in a nutshell, is a summary of the crime as described
in my book, Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter:





​The Crime:

Then Lizzie spotted it: the worn hatchet Father had left behind after he’d last brought in the newly chopped wood. No, no! Her mind filled with horror, but when her stepmother came at her again, Lizzie whispered a prayer for forgiveness and grabbed the handle.

The Accused:

Everyone, of course, would read the later newspaper accounts and say what happened was barbarous, cruel, horrific— and that anyone who did such a thing (namely her) was a full-fledged monster. 

The Trial:

What if she was found guilty? Would they—could they—hang her?

The Verdict:

“The trial is over, but my sentence continues. From day one, I have been hounded and watched, nothing has changed in that respect. Nothing.”

The Monsters:

It raised claw-liked hands at her—or rather stumps since most of its fingers were gone.

About LizzieBorden, Zombie Hunter:

Every family has its secrets...
One hot August morning in 1892, Lizzie Borden picked up an axe and murdered her father and stepmother. Newspapers claim she did it for the oldest of reasons: family conflicts, jealousy and greed. But what if her parents were already dead? What if Lizzie slaughtered them because they’d become… zombies?


Thrust into a horrific world where the walking dead are part of a shocking conspiracy to infect not only Fall River, Massachusetts, but also the world beyond, Lizzie battles to protect her sister, Emma, and her hometown from nightmarish ghouls and the evil forces controlling them.

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