The Ghosts of Perkasie
Perkasie. A small town in Bucks County, PA. The spirit world is alive and well in Perkasie, but don't take my word for it. There has been reports of paranormal activity and sightings for over a century in Perkasie.
The Ghosts of Perkasie lists some of the past and present ghostly activity in this small, seemingly quaint Bucks County town. It looked like a nice, quaint small American town on the outside... but how wrong I was.
Underneath and amongst the streets, homes, landmarks, railroad tracks, and cemeteries, people have been experiencing phenomena that can only be explained as paranormal.
Just because you don't believe in ghosts doesn't mean they don't exist.
Ghost hunters and similar enthusiasts are finding Perkasie a great place to explore and enjoy the goosebumps. Some say this is fiction, but is it? Pull the covers up, get out the flashlight, make sure there's nothing in the closet or under your bed first.
Some have called this very Edgar Alan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft-esque. Do you like scary stories that don't always end in a nice neat little package?
My first fiction anthology is a short collection of scary stories. As a lifelong fan of horror, science fiction, mystery, and fantasy, I like anything that literally took me away. I read to escape. I read to imagine. I read to take a thrill ride. It's the same when I go to a movie. I love when the director takes me on a ride and I "submit" to the script. I love the twists and turns. I was never one who tried to figure out the ending or "who dunnit?" before the end. But there were also the authors that didn't wrap up their stories in nice neat little packages where the good guy always wins. I love books and movies that may leave with the question, Did he or didn't he? For instance, when the HBO series, The Sopranos, ended, many got mad that there wasn't a "real" conclusion to the series. That is EXACTLY what I loved about it. The ending was brilliant. As opposed to Sons of Anarchy where Jax "had to die". It was good, but a somewhat predictable ride off in a blaze of glory. My anthology has been compared to classic authors like Edgar Allan Poe or H.P. Lovecraft. I always felt like a Victorian to Edwardian time traveler myself, hence my proclivity to read nineteenth and early twentieth century literature. Even my favorite movie sets and wardrobes reflect that. In psychology there is a condition that is called a "fugue state". It is defined as a condition in which the individual wanders away from his home or place of work for periods of hours, days, or even weeks. That's what happens when I read and write. If I don't "travel" when I write it, you wont travel when you read it. The same with the concept of "reverie", defined as a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream. If you're a classical music fan, you already know that reverie is a term used to describe an instrumental piece suggesting a musing or fantastical state. I love these definitions: "lacking in reality not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria, being out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird". That may describe what you may experience when reading my stories.