Posts Tagged ‘Bite This by Annie’

Well, as it turns out, I’ll be at a few more events before the year is mercifully over. And, in the hopes that some of you will be able to join me for these events, I am writing a post to let you know about them.

First, in one week from today (so count this as your pre-event reminder), BookBash Halloween will be happening in Ashtabula, Ohio! This bookish event will be happening on Saturday, September 26th, 2026 at 4102 Main Avenue in Ashtabula, and will be happening in two sessions. The first, from 11 AM – 3 PM, will be for children and families, and the second, from 6 PM – 9 PM, will be for more mature audiences. Obviously, I will be at the evening session. As I’ve said before, can you imagine me trying to sell Symphony for Walpurgis to an elementary school student? The trauma!

Anyway, I’ll be there with my books and my Tarot cards, so I hope you’ll join me there.

Then in October, we have some events that will be both spooky and sweet. First, on Sunday, October 4th, 2026, me and some of my friends from HWA Ohio will be teaming up with Bite This by Annie again! You might not remember, but me and my friends at HWA Ohio had a bit of a surprise event last year right around this time of year with Bite This by Annie, AKA The Spooky Bakery. It’s a goth-style bakery with a rotating menu and a love of horror, and we had a blast hanging out and helping readers find their next spooky read outside the bakery. Plus, you know how I am with my sweet tooth!

Anyway, we will be hanging out there on Sunday, October 4th, from 8 AM – 3 PM or until the bakery runs out of baked goods, whichever comes first. We’ll be in the bakery’s parking lot, which is located at 3009 North High Street in Columbus. We’ll be there to sell books and have a good time, and I hope you’ll stop by and see us after you’ve gotten some sweet treats for yourself.

Also, check out this flyer I made for the event. I’m really proud of it!

And finally, me and my friends will be teaming up with another bakery for what will likely be my last event of 2026. Only get this: the bakery is also a bookstore! On Saturday, October 10th, 2026, HWA Ohio is teaming up with Sweets of Grace in Canal Winchester, Ohio for a day of sweets and books! This place loves putting on author events with local authors, and we’re going to be their big spooky season event. If you want to get some good sweets (some of which can be made vegan, gluten-free, and low-sugar with advance request) and then find your October read, stop by the bakery at 60 East Waterloo Street in Canal Winchester from 11 AM – 6 PM.

Sadly, no poster or other artwork to help promote this event. Not yet, at least. But I hear that might come soon. When it does, I’ll be sure to post it on my social media.

Anyway, I hope you’ll be able to join me at one of these events. And if not but you would like to support me, or if you’re looking for a spooky story to read (especially with next month being October), why not check out one of my books? From plant/human hybrids and strange gods to Mafia-hunting serial killers and carnivorous horses, I have something for every horror fan (including some free stuff). I’ll include a link to my Books page below.

And if you end up reading something of mine, be sure to leave a review. Positive or negative, I love reader feedback, and it helps me out in the long run. Plus, your reviews help other readers as well.

That’s all for now, my Followers of Fear. I’m off to enjoy my Saturday. Until next time, good night, pleasant nightmares, and 42 days till Halloween. In other words, six weeks. Are you prepared? If not, what are you doing with your life?

Wow, can you believe it’s been a week since Hannah and Other Stories was released? And wow, what a week it’s been! Rosh Hashanah, the return of Law & Order, a million things at work, the release of my article “Scary Catharsis” (which you can read here). And now, we’re back at Tuesday.

And already, the new edition of Hannah and Other Stories is getting a lot of positive feedback. I’ve got a five star review on Amazon just a few days after the release, and, at the time of writing this, there are hopefully more on the way. Hell, one of the supervisors at work said he was going to read it (he preordered a copy a couple of months ago), so he might leave a review!

And with October up ahead, I have some events coming up. I’ll be selling books directly to readers. Hopefully, some of them will be interested in reading Hannah. I mean, a book full of stories featuring ghosts, budding serial killers, and carnivorous horses? If that doesn’t sound like great Halloween reading, then I’m a tuna fish. And I’m not.

Speaking of which, if you would like to check out a copy or the review of Hannah, I’ll leave links below. And if you like what you read, it would mean a lot if you left a review. Positive or negative, I love reader feedback, and it helps both me and your fellow readers in the long run.

That’s all for now, my Followers of Fear. I’m off to a full day of work and hopefully more stories to work on tonight. Until next time, good night, pleasant nightmares, and…31 days till Halloween?!

NOW IS THE TIME, NOW IS THE HOUR. WORDS ARE OUR MAGIC, HORROR IS OUR POWER!

Let the season of spooky fun begin.


Oh, one more thing, my Followers of Fear: I got a surprise event on Saturday! Bite This by Annie, aka The Spooky Bakery, is a goth bakery with a rotating menu, and they also like to help out the local writing community. And, with October here, they’re letting me and my fellow horror writers sell our books outside their bakery!

If you’re at all interested, please stop by the Bite This by Annie Bakery at 3009 North High Street, Columbus OH 43202 from 9 AM – 3 PM. Me and my fellow members of HWA Ohio will be selling books, I might be doing Tarot readings, it’ll be fun. Hope to see you there.