Marital Discord
This is a very sensitive topic for anyone married. In The Villa, this marital discord is revealed in a set of very old journals. A lovely young woman marries a very wealthy man who whisks her off to a majestic house in the mountains. She is in love and her life seems to be perfect, …
Our Legacies
My goal as a writer is to convey an overall message to my readers via the stories I create. These could be life lessons or just simple tips on how to avoid trouble and make it to the next day in one piece. There is a lesson to be learned even through a horror story. …
The Driving Force Behind The Villa
“The Villa is a classic Victorian style horror story,” says the Pacific Book Review. I was inspired to write it about a year ago. I guess you could say as a writer I wanted to scare myself through the story I created. Funny ha? I love horror- TV, movies, soaps, you name it! If it’s …
The Cemetery Scene
One of my favorite chapters in The Villa takes place at a cemetery. This is when the protagonist Susan Smith goes to visit her late best friend Zoe’s grave. She places a bouquet at the gravesite and ponders on their friendship. At that very moment, Susan finds Zoe’s grief-stricken husband standing behind her. He had …
What is it About an Old House?
What is it about an old house that gives us the creeps? I use the word ‘house’ quite loosely here. It can also be a humungous bungalow or an estate that is centuries old. As a writer, I like to envision such places when I am creating a story. I also like to imagine what …
Why Horror?
Why not? We all need a good scare sometimes not just from watching movies that make the hair on the back of our neck stand on end but with a blood-curdling horror novel. A book paints the complete picture. One may not get this through a movie all the time. I love writing horror because …