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I am going to give away a signed copy of my new book from Schiffer Publishing over on my Facebook page sometime this weekend.  Not sure exactly how, but if you want to try and win a copy, head over there and “like” my page.

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Also a reminder, if you are interested in non-fiction and true crime, strange tales, Chicago history or unsolved mysteries – well, I have a book coming out soon that has all of that.  It is available in print only from Schiffer Publishing. The Amazon entry says that it is due out in July, but I [...]

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You can pre-order my new book from Schiffer Publishing, due out in 2013.  Although, if you click on this link below, it says it will be published in July of 2013, the publisher has told me that it will be out in the Spring. It’s a collection of bizarre stories, mysteries, and strange things that [...]

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I don’t really know what the magic is in deciding that a story really should be a series.  I mean, sometimes you come at a story and you already know.  For example, my two Sin-Eater books were originally created to be a comic book.  As such, I already had the word “series” in mind when [...]

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I promised you that it would happen, and now it has. It took a little more time than the eBook version, but now the ghostly horror story The Dead Phone is now available in print.  That’s right, if you don’t have an e-reader, you can still enjoy the terror and mystery of The Dead Phone, [...]

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The first book I wrote for Schiffer Publishing was all about haunted houses in St. Louis. As part of that, I actually spent the night at what many consider one of the most haunted places on the planet – the Lemp Mansion. It was a great night and I did, indeed, see some things I [...]

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                                      MONDAY For Kindle, Nook and all other ereader devices via Smashwords. Available in print through this website and Amazon.com in early November.

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From Instant Upload Check out this photo. Yep, it’s another Dead Phone and this one was in my girlfriend’s possession the entire time! We’re having a garage sale and she pulled this out of a box and I nearly freaked. So, just goes to show you, they really are everywhere! And soon, my new horror [...]

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Well, it’s October. For a guy like me, who loves Fall, this is the best month. For a guy like me, who writes horror novels, this is THE month. So, in celebration of the fact that it is the Halloween season, and in celebration of the fact that my new horror novel The Dead Phone [...]

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I one time had a friend ask my why I wrote about such dark and sinister things. Even in my non-fiction writing, I tend to lean towards the dark. I write about murders and mayhem and things like that. He then asked, “Bryan, why can’t you write about happy things like bunnies and puppies and [...]

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