Dead Love: Zombie Rant ...
Someone asked me why zombies were such a big deal. As a creature whose entire existence has been taken up with that very question, I have a thing or two to say about that! So excuse me while I launch into an uncharacteristic, Clément-like rant. We have that in common, Clément and I—we...
Fiendish Cures
As long as we’ve opened up the old medicine cabinet, let’s talk about some of the fiendish cures of the past. Christi Phillips, author of The Devlin Diary, a haunting and mysterious tale set partially in 17th Century London, shares some of her favorites. “Seventeenth...
The Zombie Cucumber
Datura stramonium, jimson weed, angel’s trumpet, devil’s cucumber, devil’s weed, thorn apple, tolguacha, Jamestown weed, stinkweed, moonflower, malpitte, mad seeds—whatever you call it, this member of the nightshade family is part of the bokor’s bag of tricks and...
Dead Love Goes Live
DEAD LOVE goes live … well, sort of. Just found out as I casually surfed the web, that DEAD LOVE is now available for Pre-Order on Amazon. Yes, that’s right, months before the ship date, AND I am told by people who know that THIS is the critical juncture. If they get a good...