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#Giveaway THRILLS AND CHILLS @SourcebooksFire

September 27, 2015 By Mary

thrills and chillsIf you could travel to any spooky destination, where would you go?

Halloween is on the horizon, and for many of us that means binge-reading all the scary stories that we can get our hands on and being transported to terrifying locations! To help you get in the Halloween spirit YA horror and thriller authors Rin Chupeco, Natalie Richards, Patty Blount, and Allan Stratton share their favorite spooky destinations.

the suffering

Rin Chupeco (The Suffering)

The Winchester Mystery House has always been on my bucket list of places to go. The strangeness of the place is a lot more tangible than other allegedly haunted houses, and oddly enough I feel like I would be completely at home here, since a sense of direction would be irrelevant and I don’t have any. I would also like to stay at the gorgeous Glamis Castle, where its lord allegedly sold his soul to the devil while playing cards.

 

 

 

my secret to tel

Natalie Richards (My Secret to Tell)

Creepy buildings?!  Um, no.  Just absolutely not.  So everyone’s seen a movie where someone’s creeping into a dark, scary house and a whispery voice says “Run away!” or something like it, right?  Yeah, I’d be nothing but elbows and taillights.  No need to tell me twice.  If a house/ hospital/forest/castle is SPEAKING to me?  I’m tapping out, thank you.  I write thrillers, people!  I know what happens!

But at risk of totally contradicting myself, I have to admit, I’ve never seen the cemeteries of New Orleans and I would absolutely love to visit them.  I realize this is just ridiculous.  On the one hand, I get twitchy walking past an abandoned house if it has a certain ooky look, even if I can logically tell myself there may not have ever even been a death in that house. But cemeteries?  I find them generally peaceful and lovely.  I admit, this may point to a serious issue in my brain, but I’m sticking with New Orleans cemeteries.  There you go.

nothing left to burn

Patty Blount (Nothing Left to Burn)

Winchester House, definitely! I have read many stories about this property. Another place I’d like to visit is Gettysburg. Rumor has it that the battlefields are well-haunted by ghosts of fallen Civil War soldiers.

 

 

 

 

 

the dogs

Allan Stratton (The Dogs)

Hands down, the Capuchin Crypt in Rome. This is a ceiling in one of its five Gothic chapels. I’ve been during the day, but I wouldn’t be caught dead there at night.

The crypts were started by Friar Michael of Bergamo, who arrived in 1631 with the bones of over 3,700 Capuchin monks. As you can see, he had an artistic bent. The skeleton in the center represents Death. The handle of the scythe and balance beam are leg bones. The blade and the balances are shoulder bones. The decorative circles are vertebrae. All the bones are nailed in place, as they are on the walls and ceiling of each chapel.

The chapels also have altars made of stacks of skulls and thigh bones, and arches ornamented with forearms. The lighting fixtures are made from bunches of fingers and toes.

Alone in the crypt, I found myself staring into eye sockets and wondering who had once stared out. What had they seen? What had they felt? Surely they’d all had parents just as I did. And one day, surely, I’ll be just as dead. Weird.

I definitely recommend that you visit the crypt if you’re ever in Rome. But anyone who can stay there through the night is braver than me.

           

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The Suffering by Rin Chupeco

My Secret to Tell by Natalie D. Richards

Nothing Left to Burn by Patty Blount

 The Dogs by Allan Stratton

 

This giveaway will end 11/3 and the winner will receive a copy of each of the participating authors’ latest title.

 #THRILLS&CHILLS Prize Pack featuring titles from Rin Chupeco, Natalie Richards, Patty Blount, and Allan Stratton:

 

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Comments

  1. Kim Ellis says

    September 27, 2015 at 11:03 pm

    My favorite horror story is Night of The Walking Dead.

  2. Brandy M. says

    September 27, 2015 at 11:35 pm

    I don’t have a favorite I love all kinds of horror but anything John Saul pretty much rocks and Brian Keene. I like a little humor with my horror. Thanks for the giveaway.

  3. Patricia Walker says

    September 28, 2015 at 5:25 am

    I have to admit that I’m a classic lover at heart. While all the new authors are fabulous I still always return to Bram Stoker’s Dracula

  4. anne says

    September 28, 2015 at 11:04 am

    Dean Koontz novels are the most horror filled and unique.

  5. nrlymrtl says

    September 28, 2015 at 11:33 am

    The original Dracula by Stoker. It builds the suspense slowly over the course of the story. Plus there is Transylvanian food.

  6. Linda Kish says

    September 28, 2015 at 1:14 pm

    The Haunting of Hill House probably.

  7. Sandra Watts says

    September 28, 2015 at 10:55 pm

    Cell a Novel by Stephen King totally creeped me out. I still don’t own a cell phone.

  8. Mary Preston says

    September 29, 2015 at 12:24 am

    MISERY by Stephen King – love it.

  9. Lisa Mandina says

    September 29, 2015 at 9:12 am

    It by Stephen King will always be my favorite.

  10. Natasha says

    September 29, 2015 at 5:57 pm

    Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

  11. Michelle Willms says

    September 29, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    My favorite horror story of all time is IT by Stephen King. That creepy clown still gives me nightmares and I still have issues with drains…

  12. bn100 says

    September 30, 2015 at 12:49 pm

    don’t have a fav

  13. Mai T. says

    October 2, 2015 at 2:35 am

    My favorite horror story of all time is IT by Stephen King.

  14. Autumn says

    October 2, 2015 at 6:34 pm

    That is such a tough question… I’m probably gonna go with It by Stephen King.

  15. Richard Brandt says

    October 3, 2015 at 1:21 pm

    My favorite horror story of all time is I Am Legend by Richard Matheson.

  16. missy ellis says

    October 3, 2015 at 9:11 pm

    any story sounds good

  17. Chelsea B. says

    October 10, 2015 at 6:54 pm

    I’m not sure I have a favorite…yet. *puts on shades and walks away in a cool manner*
    …
    *trips*
    😉

  18. Julie Waldron says

    October 11, 2015 at 12:01 pm

    Frankenstein is my favorite.

  19. Janiera Eldridge says

    October 12, 2015 at 2:47 pm

    The Shinning.

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