Paranormal Librarian

Can't wait to buy this book and read it. I am ...

2012-01-07T13:38:26.939-08:00

Can't wait to buy this book and read it. I am sure it is well-written and very informative. I love La Santa Muerte and would love to learn more about her devotion in Mexico.

There is very little written about Kuhne anymore s...

2011-12-20T07:13:08.799-08:00

There is very little written about Kuhne anymore so it was great to see your piece. I've been doing genealogy research on Kuhne, her sister, parents, etc, intensely for several weeks. Contrary to some reports, she was the grand-daughter of a former IL governor, John L Beveridge; her father was John's son Philo Judson Beveridge who, with his second wife, Daeida Hartell Wilcox, helped establish Hollywood.

It seems that there are many untruths written about her parents, including bios that don't even mention each other and one in which her mother says that she was a widow when she remarried; the truth is that they divorced so that she could remarry and he remarried several years later. His bio doesn't even mention his first marriage and two daughters. Seems they simply parted and never looked back.

I've not yet seem an image of this sculpture but did find one of The Veiled Venus, provocative enough in its way, but The Vanmpire sounds even moreso.

Great books! Glad to see this talented writer is g...

2011-11-30T15:56:39.736-08:00

Great books! Glad to see this talented writer is getting some attention. I can hardly wait for the next one (hint, hint!!).

I am really glad to see Nicci getting the attentio...

2011-11-29T21:08:32.320-08:00

I am really glad to see Nicci getting the attention she deserves. She is one of the most notable authors in her age range. Great Interview.

So glad to see how far you've come. You're...

2011-11-29T07:00:41.525-08:00

So glad to see how far you've come. You're making strides in your life, and, as an author, making your mark on the world!
So glad :)

Nicci Sefton is an amazingly talented young writer...

2011-11-29T05:55:59.767-08:00

Nicci Sefton is an amazingly talented young writer who always leaves her fans wanting more. I love getting lost in her books and can't wait to see what comes next in the Deadly Sins series! I'm also excited to see what other worlds she will introduce us to with her future work! Nicci-your fans love you, you are an inspiration; keep up the good work! Great interview.

I concur with your findings.I wouldn't think t...

2011-07-03T06:55:58.631-07:00

I concur with your findings.I wouldn't think that one would simply make up a title and author and thro it out on national radio. One would be sure to be found out. However, stranger things have happened.

Hi Marilyn, Thank you for posting this book video....

2011-05-21T05:41:45.443-07:00

Hi Marilyn,
Thank you for posting this book video. I just now noticed this website. Rendezvous Rock has just won its second award - it won the Cross Genre category of the 2011 National Indie Excellence Awards. Last year it placed 2nd in the Fantasy Category of the Reader Views Literary Awards.
Thanks again,
Rickey Bray

I really enjoyed this storyteller and the tour!! W...

2009-11-30T10:28:39.466-08:00

I really enjoyed this storyteller and the tour!! What a blast!

I don't know the PRP format, if that is the tr...

2009-10-27T15:14:49.397-07:00

I don't know the PRP format, if that is the true format. I can, however do PDF or RTF or Doc or almost any other format.

Great blog! I will keep checking back!

2009-05-04T20:03:00.000-07:00

Great blog! I will keep checking back!

By Frank Creed "www.frankcreed.com" (Lafayette, In...

2009-04-10T05:03:00.000-07:00

By Frank Creed "www.frankcreed.com" (Lafayette, Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews
After King and Poe, Lovecraft is widely acknowledged as one of the top three horror writers to impact American horror. Lovecraft's horror world even has its own name: the Cthulhu (Kuh-Thoo-Loo) Mythos. Fans of Howard Phillip Lovecraft's style, rejoice--there is an author you simply must meet. Algernon Blackwood and August Derleth have a stylistic contemporary in Michael Vance, a professional writer of non-fiction for over thirty years, who has mastered the short story form.

The award-winning Vance does not write in the Cthulhu Mythos itself, but his Lovecraftian style features patiently built suspense rich in setting and character, usually with short vivid climaxes and resolutions. Properly written, the effect puts a reader into the story, with page flipping curiosity.

Vance paints portraits of fated personalities in an eerie little town on Maine's northern Atlantic coast. Light's End can also be found on brink of madness. Deep spiritual influences and events, guilty evils, and ancient lore are scrimshawed into memorable tales centered on the moral implications and consequences of personal actions.

Vance's voice is distinct from Lovecraft's on several points. Horrors of the dark human heart, rather than horrific alien mysteries, are the center of each work. Readers are snatched from madness' edge by an overall Christian worldview, which gives horror, and moral choices, context.

Weird Horror Tales' thirteen short stories, and a few non-short story treats, showcase a Lovecraftian sins-of-the-fathers theme. The collection is what's known as a braided novel. The tales, all in and around Light's End, are set chronologically from the early twentieth century, to present day and near future. Common threads of symbol and prophecy progress through the stories. Any of the stories could be enjoyed individually, but read sequentially, there's a bigger tale.

Vance's fiction does not cower from language and subjects that most Christian publishers avoid. Vance uses dark imagery and language in a tasteful and literary sense. Pre-teens would see examples of good literature, but graphic content is appropriate for high school and older maturity levels

Sadly, Vance's literary level may be too high. I fear readers won't like Random Pairings: a literary dialog, boldly written without quotation marks, with one of the most dramatic endings in the braided novel.

Overall, Weird Horror Tales is a must-read for genre fans, especially those who of the Christian worldview. Note that one tale, The Lighter Side, should be saved for a reader's zany reading mood. When you want something fun, the humor in this piece rivals Douglas Adams and Stephen Leon Rice.

Hi, just wanted to stop by and visit. You left a l...

2009-03-28T07:17:00.000-07:00

Hi, just wanted to stop by and visit. You left a link on Book Blogs, under Paranormal and Fantasy Addicts group.

Wanted to give you a heads up the link you left is faulty and doesn't work. Playing around with what you had your name and guessing you meant blogspot I was able to find you. Some people might not be so savvy. So here is the link you want to list to get people to visit hon:

http://paranormallibrarian.blogspot.com

You listed the link as:
www.paranormallibrarian.blogpost.com

Just thought I would help so you could direct people to the right sight. I'm enjoying what I'm seeing so far. (Hugs)Indigo

I would like more information regarding the Hager ...

2009-03-19T21:28:00.000-07:00

I would like more information regarding the Hager House. How is it haunted? Also, what is the cost to stay one night (2 adults)?