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01/14/2026 Author Notes Series: TRANSFORMATION
Transformation is another creature feature story, set in the Pacific Northwest, and most importantly, along the Pacific Northwest trail. This one is a bit different than my other stories though, as I feel like this one has a bit of a happier ending once all is said and done. Just in case you have not yet read this one, that's all I'll say about the ending. The story focuses on a young man named Garrison. A rather horrible young man, late teens when the story opens, that spent
Candace Nola
1 day ago2 min read


01/14/2026 Recent Reads & Reviews: THE HAAR By David Sodergren
THE HAAR by David Sondergren I waited far too long to check this one out! It’s been on my list forever, and I’ve got a couple more books by this author that just moved up my TBR pile! This was a fantastic read, gorier than I expected, much more chilling than I thought it might be, with characters so vividly written, I felt like I personally knew them. It’s a horror story but somehow much more than that, an interesting mix of crime and corruption, of grief horror, and oceanic
Candace Nola
1 day ago1 min read


01/07/2026 Author Notes Series: SAFETY FIRST
Safety First appears in Dead Girls and Dead Things 2, edited by RJ Roles. Safety First is a twisted short story that my younger daughter planted the seed for while we were out running errands one day. The rest of it seemed to just fall into place from there, almost a what if scenario meshed with worst ways to die. My daughter's comment that sparked the idea happened while we were driving past a runaway truck ramp, going down a steep hill that leads into the city. This particu
Candace Nola
Jan 73 min read


01/01/2026 Personal Favorites of 2025
Just a short list below for my personal favorite reads, appearances, and events of 2025. First Read of 2025: This House Will Never Be Warm by Paul Avery Tindol Last Read/s of the year: Dead Children’s Playground by James Kaine Terrifier 3: The novelization by Tim Waggoner (edited by James Carlson). *Reviews coming soon. Most Beautiful Read/s of the year: Dark Cloud On Naked Creek by Cindy O’Quinn My Eyes Are Just Holograms by John Boden Most personal read/s of the year: Song
Candace Nola
Jan 12 min read
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