Ogres of the Hickory Cottage Press Release

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The Hickory Cottage Book Exchange has begun revising their policy in the hiring of Ogres Boris and Lon. Since the two Ogres started working at the Ponchatoula used bookstore, three children and ten cats have been reported missing. Manager, Charley is caught in a maze of books, murder and betrayal. To stay one step ahead of the law, she must betray two friends in order to protect her employees. Char’s story is based on her experiences at her family’s used bookstore The Hickory Cottage Book Exchange located in a small town in Louisiana.

The inspiration for her story came from a tale she told children who misbehaved in her bookstore. In this book the “tale” comes to life in the two main characters of two eight foot tall Ogres who live in the attic of the bookstore. The characters in her story are based on her imagination and past customers who supported her book store through the years. Certain names have been changed to protect the innocent. Fans of Char’s blog and radio show Charred Remains will recognize certain names as the story unfolds.

Ogres of the Hickory Cottage is the first in a planned serial from the author. Char has been an indie horror reviewer for the past four years. Her passion for the genre horror and all things indie led to her being published in the 2012 anthology Dark Light published by Crushing Hearts and Black Butterflies and again in the 2013 follow-up Dark Light 2 anthology. Her series can be categorized as urban fantasy with hints of mystery and horror. In her world, humans co-exist with ogres, witches, ghosts, demons, tree spirits and other things that go bump in the night and blend in the daytime. June 30, 2014 Ogres of the Hickory Cottage will launch on Amazon.com.

For more information about Ogres of the Hickory Cottage and future releases and book launch party event, please visit and sign up for her newsletter at her author’s Facebook Page or her Charred Remains (Podcast) Facebook Page!

M.R. Gott's Where the Dead Fear to Tread

Where the Dead Fear to Tread is a macabre tale, which transcends into numerous genres to weave a horror story of crime and revenge. The story's synopsis is shown below.

Where The Dead Fear to Tread Synopsis

A police officer and a serial killer search separately for a missing child while running a malevolent labyrinth populated by creatures they never knew existed. Former prosecutor William Chandler, disgusted with his past inaction, spills the blood of those who victimize children to correct the wrongs he sees happening in the world.  A self-admitted serial killer, who is uncomfortable with his own actions, Chandler attends the funerals of those he kills in an effort to retain a true understanding of the nature of violence.

The carnage left in his wake is investigated by Detective Kate Broadband, who becomes progressively and disturbingly more comfortable with the corpses left by Chandler. Envying the power she sees him wield, she pursues Chandler as the search for Maria Verde, a missing eight-year-old girl, commences.  As Chandler and Broadband draw closer to discovering what happened to Maria, they are forced to confront "The Devourer", an unnatural being trafficking in stolen children.

Some thoughts quoted about the novel are shown below.

“The world of William Chandler starts out dark and grim and M.R. Gott is not afraid to make it darker and grimmer with every page.”

Dana Fredsti, Author of Plague Town

"Frantic, horrific, brutal, and without doubt the darkest thing I have read in years, maybe in my life."

Marc Nocerino of She Never Slept

"Well-thought out.  The main character, like the writing, is a complex man who you’re not sure if you can classify as “good” or “bad”. The story takes him through a supernatural mystery that will leave you wanting more."

Nerds in Babeland

“Where the Dead Fear to Tread is an immensely enjoyable read; jam-packed with great action sequences and wonderfully horrific monsters that will chill you to the bone.”

Dark Rivers Press 

"It could be a future movie or video game franchise hit that you can brag about having picked up when it was just a humble indie e-book. Give it a chance and you may be surprised to find out Where the Dead Fear to Tread."

Robert Hibbs of Ravenous Monster

Check out and download and rate, (if you wish) the e-book on Good Reads here.

Read H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror Online Free!

Dagon Bytes offers the entire text of H.P. Lovecraft's classic horror story, The Dunwich Horror, which was also adapted into a movie much later (1970).  You can read The Dunwich Horror here for free! 

You may also watch the 1970 version of The Dunwich Horror here!!!