You hold your breath, anxious to know what happens next. In a slow-building horror story, your fingers and toes slowly clench, and your heart begins to beat a little faster. And it’s a big part of the longstanding appeal of horror books and films. It’s why we love rollercoasters (well, some of us anyway). That sounds a little crazy on the surface of it, but it’s true. There’s really nothing that makes you feel more alive than being scared to death. The Ghost In You… and other invigorating thoughts of Horror Because while the witch may have been dead… she doesn’t intend to stay that way. She needs people to fill her house on Halloween. And behind the rumors is a real ghost who will do whatever it takes to ensure the There are noises in the walls, and fresh blood on the floor: secrets that would be better not toĭiscover. Soon he’ll learn that fresh wood and nails can’t keep decades of rumors down. But rumors won’t stop carpenter Mike Kostner from rehabbing the place as a haunted Rumor has it that the abandoned house by the cemetery is haunted by the ghost of a The house by the cemetery is released through Flame Tree Press on October 6th and can be pre ordered on Amazon HERE.īefore we get to the business of the guest post, let’s have a look at the Blurb for the book. Many thanks to Anne for inviting me to be part of the tour, and to Flame Tree Press and the author for creating a guest post, which you can see below. Today I am delighted to take part in the Blog Tour for The House By The Cemetery by John Everson.
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