 Evening with a Genuine Vampire by Spencer Wendleton. Spencer is a free-lance horror author who is currently marketing the novels Ashes In Her Eyes and The Reels. He is a rabid horror movie fan who enjoys the films of Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci. His favorite vampire movie is John Carpenter's Vampires. Spencer's story Blood Drive was published in the Spring 2007 issue of Midnight Times.
Tonight in Pittsburgh, the vampire enthusiasts are stirring up the night. Look—there’s Perry and Julie Unger. They hide in that alley taking snapshots with their new digital camera... (continued)
The Lesson by Heather Kuehl. Heather is a writer of fantasy, horror, and the occasional science fiction. She is in cahoots with a library gnome and has to lock up her husband on the night of the full moon. More about her writing can be found at heatherkuehl.googlepages.com/
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My first impression of Phillip was that he was blessed with ignorance. There he was, standing in front of a vampire, brandishing a cross like it was actually going to do something... (continued)
Lost Love by Richard Lind. Richard has been writing for 15 years, the same length of time he has been a History teacher in Florida. His story "Lost Love" developed from watching too many vampire attacks girl movies, and deciding it was high time a couple of male vampires got their moment of glory. He is currently attempting to publish his first novel Fifteen Twisted Tales from History.
"Come on Izzy. You need to get up," Sebastian said pulling on Izzy’s arm... (continued)
Geraldine's Addiction by Lawrence R. Dagstine. Lawrence is a writer of short fiction and non-fiction since 1996. He has over 290 stories published or forthcoming in paying, print, and online genre magazines or speculative anthologies. Sam’s Dot Publishing is releasing his first short story collection in 2008, and he is the author of the western novel Allegiance to Arms. Some of Lawrence's short story credits include: Aoife’s Kiss, Atomjack, Beyond Centauri, Down in the Cellar, The Martian Wave, OG’s Speculative Fiction, Whispering Spirits, Whispers of Wickedness, Tales of the Talisman, The Willows and Escape Velocity.
Balancing the bag of refillable glass bottles against one hip, Geraldine Hintz fit the key into the lock with her free hand... (continued)
What I Did on My Holidays by Cathy Bryant. Cathy was born on Friday, October 13, 1967 and from then on things went downhill. Her story "Purrgatory (sic)" will appear in the June 2008 issue of the Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. Cathy lives in Manchester, UK and runs a local vegetarian and vegan group. Her other interests include bookcrossing and ethical cardmaking. She lives with a venerable striped cat called Wittgenstein and too many books.
I went on holiday it was to an island. Not like last year a long time ago when we went to a beach and I made a sandcasle... (continued)
City of the Dead by David Byron. David Byron is a published writer of horror fiction who has numerous e-zine publications under his belt, along with a new book, Lucid Nightmares, due out in Amazon online bookstores in March. He has upcoming publications with Dark Recesses Press and Fantastic Horror.
Susan sat bolt upright in bed, staring into the darkness, terror in her heart. The taste of vomit in her throat... (continued)
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Choice by D. Krauss. D. Krauss is a retired USAF officer living near D.C. and working under contract to various government agencies. He did shadowy things while on active duty and still does, but for better pay and less danger. He's been married for 32 years (yes, to the same woman) and has a son who will graduate college this spring--whether he wants to or not. Krauss writes about the borderlands, where things don't quite work out and are never what they seem. A scorner of progress, he believes we are one temper tantrum away from the Dark Ages.
At noon, Toby's master was staked, his head and heart removed, garlic stuffed in the still living mouth, and then the coffin and remains burned... (continued)
In the Night Kitchen by Mike Brines. "Yeah, I really did run the night shift, and at more than one restaurant," says Mike, who is currently "enjoying" his day job as a purchasing agent for a landscaping company. Mike spends his lunch hours (and whatever other time he can scrounge up) writing stories--usually featuring a lonely hero facing incredible odds, set against a dark, fantastic occult background, and often featuring anecdotes and characters from his extensive and varied job experiences, some of which are definitely stranger than fiction.
Nothing shows you first-hand the dark side of Humanity like working the drive-thru window of a fast-food place... (continued)
Dark Angel by Catherine Bancroft. Catherine works two jobs to support her writing habit. She exists somewhere in a suburb in cold, dreary New England, with three domineering cats and a very out of date Macintosh. She also has a restored classic Buick that gets her to the grocery store. Her work has previously appeared Lost Worlds, Lynx Eye, Bog Gob, Mausoleum, Blood Moon Rising, The Bugle, Descend, and Wicked Wheels. Catherine's story "Moonlight Encounter" was published in the Spring 2007 issue of Midnight Times.
They were almost at their destination, finally. Six year old Tracey was still asleep on the backseat of the Escalade... (continued)
Death Chase by M. L. Erwin & T. J. Scott. Erwin and Scott have published six stories in the past year. They have been writing since 1991, and are pleased to say that the mailbox is no longer filled with rejection slips. The writing duo says, "being different is the key to our success." They have just completed two novels--My White Man and Last Chance--and are now hoping to find an agent.
It was almost dawn. Where was she? There was a crowd of people catching the subway. Most likely people that worked the graveyard shift... (continued)
Shadpire by Russell H. Krauss. Russell was born and raised in New Jersey, and graduated from Cornell University with a degree in mathematics. He served as an actuary for a national life insurance company, the last thirteen years as senior vice president and chief actuary, and then established his own software and actuarial consulting practice. He is now retired and lives in Nampa, Idaho and has a second home in the mountain resort town of McCall, Idaho. He keeps busy writing software, fiction, and commentary. Russell's story "The Darkroom" was published in the Fall 2006 issue, and "Shadows" was published in the Summer 2006 issue.
"The subject of our spring research project," Sociology Professor Casie Notwen announced, as he wrote on the blackboard with a flourish: ISAAC NEWTON - STUDIES IN VAMPIRISM... (continued)
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