Dead Love: Zombies in P...

The mere mention of Paris cemeteries makes me think of David Downie, who used to have an office overlooking Père Lachaise in the City of  Light … and dark. David knows EVERYTHING about Paris and I love the way he conjures it in Paris, City of Night, which is about code (as in...

Dead Love: For the All-...

Knowing that some of you are always in the market for something dark and delightful, let me share a link to the Pyramid Collection with you. And, once again, I have some of my tantalizingly twisted pals to thank for this tip. You’ll find lots of cloak and dagger dress here: chokers...

Dead Love: Zombies Ate ...

Psychobilly? Oh, yeah. I love a good harangue with a twang, a kind of country western ballad gone creepy, and who better to deliver than the Canadians? They are a zombie-loving crowd up in the not-so-frozen north. Take, for example, those Toronto rockers, The Creepshow. Sarah “SIN”...

Dead Love: Killer Thril...

I’m so glad my friends read. Chuck sent me a list of results in the NPR “Killer Thriller” poll, and I found a few of my favorites in the top 100. 1. The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 5. In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote 6. The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown 7. The...

Dead Love: Linda and We...

Today, I’m sharing an interview of Namako and Dead Love author Linda Watanabe McFerrin by Midori by Moonlight and Love in Translation author Wendy Nelson Tokunaga. It takes me back to Tokyo, Japan, Shanghai, and all the other places in Asia that I love so much. I especially love...

Dead Love: Zombies in 2...

If you thought that zombies are going away, you are wrong. When are people going to get it? Zombies aren’t a craze; they’re a sign. They have everything to do with the corrupt state of affairs that is poisoning the world. Zombies are the scapegoats of evil, the victims. Some...