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An Interview with Reginald Bakeley~Author of Goblinproofing One’s Chicken Coop

3 Comments / Fairies, Fantasy, Gnomes, Elves, and Trolls, Goblins, Magical Creatures, Uncategorized /

After recently reading and reviewing Reginald Bakeley’s Goblinproofing One’s Chicken Coop, I scored a very interesting interview with this man that loathes the fairy kingdom. He believes that fairies are actually pernicious, malevolent, and dangerous. Famed gnome-hunter, fairy-cattle herder, and goblin-banisher, Bakeley shares what he’s learned over years of adventures with these “unnatural” creatures in […]

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Goblinproofing One’s Chicken Coop~A Review

3 Comments / Fairies, Fantasy, Folklore, Gnomes, Elves, and Trolls, Goblins, Magical Creatures, Uncategorized /

Goblinproofing One’s Chicken Coop I flipped open a page of this irresistible, yellowed little relic and found myself up til midnight stuck to the pages. I can’t help sharing some of Reginald Bakeley’s wisdom with those of you who are unfamiliar– In the foreword, Clint Marsh describes Bakeley “was a man who, unlike other writers

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Bizarre Book Winners~! Zompocalypse and Spooktacular!

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The winners have been chosen for the Halloween giveaways! The Spooktacular Giveaway winner is Jonquil A. Congrats Jonquil~the books and goodies are on their way! The Zompocalypse Giveaway winners are Amber T. and Katie W. (I did post this twice but I counted all the entries, from both posts and combined them. Plus Paranormal Wastelands

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Zompocaplyse! A Grab Bag of Giveaway Fun!

8 Comments / Beyond Bizarre, Bizarre Facts, Giveaways, Graveyards, Halloween, Paranormal, The Book of the Bizarre, Uncategorized, Zombies /

The gorgeous beings at Paranormal Wastelands are hosting a Zompocalypse blog hop! And there are TWO (that’s right TWO) ways to win. Today October 25th: go and check out my guest post For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Bateson Revival Device and Other Freaky Stories of  Premature Burial, Funeral Customs, and The Walking Dead At the

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Horror Movie Madness Giveaway! WINNER

14 Comments / Beyond Bizarre, Giveaways, Halloween, Horror, The Book of the Bizarre, Uncategorized, Zombies /

We have a winner! Ron Oliver, you’ve won the Horror Movie Madness giveaway. You’ll be receiving your soon–it’s going out it today’s mail! Here’s a sneak peak of what is creeping around in the big package coming your way, which includes copies of both of my books and some freaky fun things! One of Ron’s

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