We never get any trick-or-treaters. I can tell myself that it’s because we’re the only house on a dead-end street and surely, being off the beaten path is part of the problem. But if I’m to be completely honest, it’s because I know that little kids are afraid of our home.

Yes, we live in THAT house.

It’s the one we all dared each other to visit on Halloween. The…

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Despite my almost unnatural love for the thriller – especially the spy thriller – my favorite novel of all time is actually Bram Stoker’s Dracula.  It is, in my humble opinion, the most highly original and genuinely terrifying story I have ever read.  Bram Stoker has brought into the public consciousness a character so confounding, erudite, and manly in the classical sense,…

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Up in Kings River Life this week we have a review of Janet Dawson's latest book, "What You Wish For", an interview with Janet & a chance to win a copy of the book http://kingsriverlife.com/11/17/what-you-wish-for-by-janet-dawson/



We also have a review of "Elementary" by one of our young writers. It was interesting to get a younger take on the show since for old die hard Sherlock…

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New issue of Kings River Life is up and filled with mystery fun! We have some Sherlock Holmes trivia from Kathleen Kaska & a chance to win a copy of her Sherlock Holmes Trivia book http://kingsriverlife.com/10/27/rat-tales-spottys-retirement/



We also have a review of Marja McGraw's mystery novel "Bogey's Ace In The Hole", a guest post by Marja on how she came up with this character who resembles Humphrey…

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My mystery/suspense novel, Mixed Messages, takes place the last week of October, which, of course, includes Halloween. As I was doing research for the book, I discovered some interesting facts about the combination…

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This is KRL's Halloween issue! We have a review of a book about a ghost by mystery writer Lorna Collins called "Ghost Writer", a guest post by Lorna about where she gets her ideas & you can enter for a chance to win a copy of the book http://kingsriverlife.com/10/20/ghost-writer-by-lorna-collins

 

With the new Alex Cross movie coming out this weekend, seemed a…

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           For the past few weeks, whenever I had the chance, I've been working on a book trailer for my mystery novel, Mixed Messages, and I've finally completed it.

            I'd never done a trailer before and, let me tell you, creating it was both frustrating and fun. I can laugh now when I think about how many times my…

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New issue of Kings River Life is up. We have a review of Penny Warner's 2 latest books-"How To Survive A Killer Seance" and "How to Party With A Killer Vampire", a short interview with Penny about Killer Vampire & a giveaway of both books! http://kingsriverlife.com/10/29/killer-seances-vampires-penny-warner/

KRL staff shares their favorite scary/suspense movie picks… Continue

This week Kings River Life has published 2 Halloween mystery short stories-one is "Trick or Treat" by John Floyd http://kingsriverlife.com/10/27/trick-or-treat-halloween-story/

"Halloween Tech" by Gail Farrelly http://kingsriverlife.com/10/25/halloweentech-a-original-short-story/ and then we still have several other fun Halloween… Continue

Since the site was down 2 days last week Kings River Life is only posting 4 new articles this week so last week's issue gets a little more time up front-which also means all contests were extended a week-so if you still haven't checked out Diana Hockley's new mystery novel "The Celibate Mouse" & entered to win a copy there's still time http://kingsriverlife.com/10/15/the-celibate-mouse-book-review/



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In honor of the release of the latest book in her mystery series, "How To Party With A Killer Vampire", Penny Warner wrote a guest article in the new issue of Kings River Life about how to throw a Vampire party this Halloween http://kingsriverlife.com/10/15/velcome-to-my-vampire-party/

Also in this issue is an interview with Australian mystery author Diana Hockley, a review of her new book "The Celibate Mouse"…

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In a special Wednesday edition of Kings River Life Magazine Marilyn Meredith interviews Fresno area author Bonnie Hearn Hill who has a brand new book coming out and a booksigning event coming up next week! http://kingsriverlife.com/10/13/interview-with-local-author-bonnie-hearn-hillbooksigning-event/ She writes in several different genre's and her latest book is a young adult book set… Continue

Any of you into Halloween? Thought some of you might find the history interesting.

Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).



The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a… Continue