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07/16/2025 Author Note Series: EARTH VS THE LAVA SPIDERS
This one is just pure stupid fun. It’s a 50s style creature feature homage to the monster movies of the drive-in era. Is it great?...
Candace Nola
Jul 161 min read


07/09/2025 The Return of Hank Flynn
NOW AVAILABLE IN EBOOK AND PAPERBACK! HANK FLYNN: The Return In the early 1900s, in the mid-west of a young America, something evil is...
Candace Nola
Jul 91 min read


07/09/2025 An Open Letter to Indie Cover Artists
An Open Letter to Indie Cover Artists Now that I’ve taken a day or two to let my frustrations die down, I still feel like the overall...
Candace Nola
Jul 93 min read


07/02/2025 Author Note Series: Venus
VENUS By Candace Nola Ten-Day Story Challenge Venus was written as a godless short story, part of a series of Ten-Day challenges that I...
Candace Nola
Jul 22 min read
06/29/2025 RECENT READS & REVIEWS: THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS BY CHUCK WENDIG
THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS BY CHUCK WENDIG Let me start this off by saying that I have heard mixed reviews of this one but personally, I...
Candace Nola
Jun 292 min read


06/28/2025 Available Audible Titles
Did you know that I have quite a few titles on Audible with more on the way? There are also some Uncomfortably Dark Titles out there as...
Candace Nola
Jun 282 min read


06/25/2025 The Greatest Puppet Show in Town from the EXACTLY THE WRONG THINGS chapbook from Joe Monks.
This story was part of a three-story tribute chapbook published by Joe Monks, featuring stories by Joe, Franklin Wales, and myself. The...
Candace Nola
Jun 252 min read


06/23/2025 Recent Reads & Reviews
Today, we have two short reviews, both were short stories, and well-worth the read. First is GEMINI RISING by Justin Lutz, and the second...
Candace Nola
Jun 232 min read


06/21/2025 Recent Reads & Reviews: Graham Masterton-Triple Feature
During my reading this past month, I wanted to add in a favorite author of mine, along with my indie reads. Graham Masterton is one of...
Candace Nola
Jun 213 min read


06/19/2025 Recent Reads & Reviews: Dark Cloud on Naked Creek by Cindy O'Quinn
“ Dripping with beautifully written prose, and enthralling characters, Dark Cloud on Naked Creek is a profoundly emotional tale of family and the ties that bind us. A shining testament to Cindy O’Quinn’s mastery of story craft.” — Candace Nola, author of Shadow Manor. Full transparency, I edited this book and blurbed it as you can see above. That being said, I rarely personally review books that I have edited, even rarer still that I’m asked to blurb them, but in this case,
Candace Nola
Jun 192 min read


06/18/2025 Author Notes: Double Feature from Crystal Lake's Dark Tide series: F.U.B.B Hardcore Horror
Double Feature is my homage to the campy gorefest films of the 80s and 90s. Just gore, violence, absurdity, and more gore, soaked in...
Candace Nola
Jun 181 min read


06/11/2025 Murder in the Dell from MURDER! MURDER! Anthology by Valhalla Books
This story is one of my lesser known and less extreme horror stories but is loosely based on a few facts taken from the Harry Powers, or...
Candace Nola
Jun 112 min read


06/04/2025 Author Notes: The Final Stake from THE BLOOD RUNS DEEP anthology.
The Final Stake is my first vampire story and I’m pretty proud of how it turned out. While the original concept I had in mind ended up...
Candace Nola
Jun 41 min read


05/28/2025 Recent Reads & Reviews
Today, I review a short but brutal story from Wesley Southard. Wesley does not get talked about enough and I greatly encourage you to...
Candace Nola
May 283 min read


05/27/2025 New Anthology: DARK SPORES
Available now, is Dark Spores, fresh from Crone Girls Press. This incredible anthology contains over 30 stories and poems from some of...
Candace Nola
May 272 min read


05/25/2025 Recent Reads & Reviews
Another recent read, but more of a re-read, to be fair. I did read this one a while ago but came across it while organizing my shelves...
Candace Nola
May 251 min read


05/23/2025 Writing Tools That Work: A Resource Guide for Fiction Authors
Writing a novel can sometimes feel like climbing a mountain, exhausting, with many setbacks, but the feeling when you finish is like no...
Candace Nola
May 235 min read


05/22/2025 New Anthology Coming Soon: GOOD FOR HER:
GOOD FOR HER: An Anthology of Feminine Rage Coming to your favorite bookstores and eReaders on June 30, 2025; GOOD FOR HER: An Anthology...
Candace Nola
May 221 min read


05/21/2025 Recent Reads & Reviews
For today's recent read, I leave you with a truly incredible story, penned by Mark Matthews, emotional, haunting, and beautifully...
Candace Nola
May 211 min read


05/20/2025 New Release: PUSH: An Anthology of Childbirth Horror
Now available for all those horror-loving fans, comes the Mother of all Anthologies! PUSH: An Anthology of Childbirth Horror, curated by...
Candace Nola
May 201 min read
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