The Dark Writings of Jessica Lynne Gardner
Horror/Dark Fantasy Writer
NEWS- My latest musings and appearances
9/9/09-Author Reading at Horrorfind Weekend September 25th-27th I'll be at Horrorfind Weekend in Hunt Valley, MD to promote my new novella! I'll be reading, signing and selling my published works. Details to follow. Stop by and chat with me and other fellow horror enthusiasts! http://www
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3/4/09-Sinister Landscapes Review by Fatally Yours Fog-shrouded cemeteries, crumbling old castles, eerily-burning candlelight and an unmentionable evil lurking in the shadows - don’t you miss Gothic-styled horror novels? Well, editor Alan Draven certainly has and comes to the rescue of those that like the gloomy atmosphere of these type of stories. Draven has compiled some utterly amazing stories for this anthology. From ghosts to demons to serial killers and beyond, Draven has collected some of the finest modern-day, Gothic-tinged stories. The book features 18 chilling tales from new and up-and-coming authors, plus prologue from editor Draven (who also contributed one of his own stories to the anthology) explaining the genesis of this collection and a welcoming introduction from author Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc. After that it’s time to let the shadows envelope you as you enter Sinister Landscapes My favorites include Thad Linson’s “Polite Society,” a Jack the Ripper story with a werewolf twist, Gordon Anthony Bean’s “From a Whisper to a Dream,” where two young brothers wait to have their souls eaten in their dark and foreboding house, Jeani Rector’s “The Spirit of Death,” where two teens steal a skull to perform a dark magic ritual for eternal life, Bret Jordan’s “Ghost in the Hardware,” in which a ghosthunter using the latest equipment to communicate with the dead gets more than he bargained for, “The Widow’s Curse,” by Jessica Lynne Gardner that adds a nice gothic-Asian flavor to the collection, and last, but certainly not least editor Alan Draven’s “Beyond the Doomed Cave.” Despite the silly sounding title, this is easily the best work in the anthology, as Draven expertly weaves a macabre web for the reader to get wrapped up in. There are but a few stories that didn’t quite have the same caliber as the rest, but those didn’t really hamper my enjoyment of this anthology all that much. compared with the overwhelming talent contained in the rest of the collection, the less well-written stories are a minor quibble. If you are looking for a horror anthology to give you the chills, Sinister Landscapes couldn’t come any higher recommended!
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1/18/2009- Sinister Landscapes Reviewed By Dread Central! Sinister Landscapes, the bestselling anthology which includes my story, "The Widow's Curse", has been expertly reviewed by Dread Cental! My story was rated 4 out of 4 1/2 "daggers". CLICK HERE to read.
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9/18/2008-Shroud Contest Winner! September must be my lucky month-sale #4! This is something that I've wanted for a long time so I'm very happy to say that my story "Inextinguishable" was chosen for 1st place in the Shroud Myspace Flash Fiction Contest. It will debut in issue 4 of Shroud magazine available in book stores as well as http://www.shroudmagazine.com/. The story is an old fashioned ghost story with a few twists ;) Thank you all for being so supportive! | |||
9/12/08- Interview with Next Gen Pulp! My interview will be in the October issue of Next Gen Pulp magazine!!! More info to come!
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