Friday 31 October 2014

All Hallow's Read, Hallowe'en Blog Hop & Trick-or-Treat Book Blog Hop 2014

HAPPY HALLOWE'EN!

And to celebrate, I'm joining in not one, not two, but three great Hallowe'en online events. So what does that mean for you, my readers, well it means free reads from both me and my sis, Tasha, and some chat from me about this wonderfully spooky season. :D

All Hallows' Read 2014
Trick-Or-Treat Book Blog Hop 2014
Hosted by Author Patricia Lynne
Halloween Blog Hop 2014
Hosted by Author Sara C Snider

So, first things, first, the important bit. :) Both the Trick-or-Treat Blog Hop and All Hallows' Read are encouraging authors and readers alike to give away a book for Halloween. And Tash and I are supporting these events by giving away a new book of two spooky stories: Cursed, A Horror Collection It's free for Halloween. And do let us know if you went and downloaded the book in the comments, below, we'd love to know what you think :).

And remember, the best candy ever for a writer is to get a review :).

Cursed - A Horror Collection (FREE FOR HALLOWEEN)
Cursed - A Horror Collection was created for All Hallows Read 2014 to be given away as a Halloween treat on 31st October. It contains two haunting stories about curses and ghosts to give any horror fan a good scare.

This book has content not suitable for children and non-explicit scenes of a sexual nature.

If Wishes Were ... by Natasha Duncan-Drake

Essie and her friend Beth are taking a trip to commiserate Beth's loss of yet another boyfriend. When they visit a spooky old graveyard and Essie makes a wish on a haunted mausoleum, things don't turn out how she expected at all.

Happy Families by Sophie Duncan

Bridget loves Happy Families, so when she finds an old pack in a junk shop she buys them. She lives to regret it, as strange and nasty things start to happen to her house-mates.

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And now on to my ramblings if you care to stick around :).

I have loved the scares of Halloween since I was little. It's not as big a thing in the UK as it is in the US, but I grew up in the time when Trick-or-Treat was just coming over to the UK as something that was fun for kids to do. I lived in a little village and we used to have Halloween parties where most of the village children would attend. We'd all dress up and then there'd be apple bobbing and spooky stories and, of course, plenty of sweet treats. 

I even remember one Halloween party when I was in Brownies that we had in the church. There was a treasure hunt and one of the clues delighted in directing us to the old funeral bier that was once used to carry coffins in and out of the church. We Brownies were a morbid bunch sometimes, we even had a song we used to sing at that time of year, about meeting corpses at the church yard gate. Each verse gradually built on the macabre image going on about worms and moaning. That used to scare the hell out of me, but I always sang it enthusiastically along with all my friends. I'm still a little lot nervous when going into graveyards at night time because of that song! ;P

If you have any scary stories to share, I'd love to hear them :).

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As well as Cursed, our free book for Halloween, we're also discounting all our horror and paranormal books over on Wittegen Press to just 99c, or less


If you head on over to The Wittegen Press blog, you'll also find a collection of drabbles (100 word fictions) related to all our horror and paranormal books. And my twin, Tash, has another short scare to share on her blog.

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Halloween Blog Hop List


Trick-or-Treat Book Blog Hop List

18 comments:

  1. I loved your ramblings. As for me, I never went trick-or-treating until I was a teenager. Before then, we went to the fairgrounds where there were lots of games where you'd win candy and toys. It was fun.

    I remember one Halloween I stayed the night at a friend's house (we were sixteen or so) and we went out walking at night to try and find a "nearby" graveyard. We lived in a rather small and rural town, and "nearby" actually meant out in the middle of nowhere. Well, we couldn't find it, and we actually got lost on the way. So we were wandering out in the dark among the trees where no one really goes (certainly not at night), uncertain how to get back. It was creepy. We did make it back, though. And the following day we bought muffins, found the cemetery, and had an All Souls Day picnic there. Good times. :)

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    1. Now that sounds creepy! You could tick off two of the prerequisites for being in your own horror story - lost and heading to a graveyard ;P

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  2. Standing at the Chruchyard gate,
    ooh ooh ooh ooh, aah aah aah ahh
    very dark and very la-ate,
    ooh ooh ooh ooh, aah aah aah ahh....
    :D

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    1. Oh don't that song still gives me the creeps! ;P

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  3. Very cool. I grabbed a copy. Great of you to partake in the hop.

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  4. I never did much scary stuff on Halloween, but I am a HUGE wuss when it comes to scares. The most memorable memory I have is going with my best friend to the neighboring town and making out like a bandit. Someone gave out cans of pop. We were in awe. LOL

    Thanks for joining the hop too!

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    1. I'm a wuss too, I nearly ended up in the seat of the person next to me when I went to see The Woman In Black, the play, in the theatre. ;P

      It's been a fun hop :D

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  5. Your giveaway sounds perfect for Halloween!

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  6. Thanks for sharing some Halloween memories from your childhood. Fun ramblings. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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    1. Happy Halloween to you too. Thanks for stopping by :)

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  7. Man! You're doing double duty. I totally used to be a horror fan. I still like it, just not as much. I like mixing it up with some romance, some fantasy, some other odd elements...

    Unleashing the Dreamworld

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    1. I bounce around genres. Fantasy and the paranormal are my most usual areas, but I do like ghosts :) Thanks for commenting.

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  8. Happy Halloween, Sophie! That cover for Cursed is creepy! :) Thanks so much for sharing it on the blog hop!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by. Glad you think the cover is creepy - my twin, Tasha, designed it. :)

      Happy Halloween!

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  9. I wish Halloween was bigger in the UK, I absolutely love it.

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    1. It's such a fun time of the year - I love to be spooked.

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