“Midnight Oil: Stories to Fuel Your Nightmares” is Available For Pre-Order
Posted: October 11, 2025 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Anthology, Book Promotion, Dark fiction, Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, Short Fiction, Stories, WordCrafter Press | Tags: Anthology, Dark fiction, Midnight Anthology Series, Midnight Oil, Short Fiction, WordCrafter Press | 8 CommentsVolume 3 of the Midnight Dark Fiction Anthology Series is now available for pre-order.
To be released October 28th, 2025.
14 authors bring you 16 dark tales that explore your deepest fears. These are the stories which nightmares are made of. Tales of monsters, mayhem, and madness which will make you shiver in the dark. Read them while you burn the Midnight Oil… if you dare.
Contributing authors include Mario Acevedo, Joseph Carrabis, Jon Shannon, Rebecca M. Senesse, DL Mullan, Zack Ellafy, Christa Planko, C.R. Johansson, Kaye Lynne Booth, Robert White, Roberta Eaton Cheadle, Chris Barili, Paul Kane, and author of the winning story in the 2025 WordCrafter Short Fiction Contest, Denise Aparo.
Purchase Link: https://books2read.com/Midnight-Oil
Reserve Your Copy Today.
“Curses” & Joseph Carrabis Again on “Joseph Carrabis”
Posted: October 10, 2025 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Anthology, Blog Tour, Book Promotion, Books, Dark fiction, Horror, Paranormal, Short Fiction, Stories, WordCrafter Press | Tags: "Grafton's Ghost-Child", Curses: Chronicles of Darkness, Joseph Carrabis, WordCrafter Press | Leave a commentMeet the contributing authors and learn about their stories in Curses: Chronicles of Darkness.
“Curses” & Joseph Carrabis, on Joseph Carrabis
Posted: October 7, 2025 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Anthology, Blog Tour, Book Promotion, Books, Dark fiction, Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, Short Fiction, Stories, WordCrafter Press | Tags: "It's a Man's World", Anthology, Curses: Chronicles of Darkness, Dark fiction, horror, Joseph Carrabis, Short Fction, WordCrafter Press | Leave a commentMeet the contributing authors and learn about their stories in Curses: Chronicles of Darkness.
“Curses” & Danaeka Scrimshaw on “Joseph Carrabis”
Posted: October 6, 2025 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Anthology, Blog Tour, Book Promotion, Books, Dark fiction, Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, Short Fiction, Stories, WordCrafter Press | Tags: "The Lamp", Anthology, Curses: Chronicles of Darkness, Danaeka Scrimshaw, Dark fiction, horror, Joseph Carrabis, Paranormal, Short Fiction, WordCrafter Press | Leave a commentMeet the contributing authors and learn about their stories in Curses: Chronicles of Darkness.
“Curses” & Robert White on “Joseph Carrabis”
Posted: October 5, 2025 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Anthology, Blog Tour, Book Promotion, Books, Dark fiction, Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, Short Fiction, Stories, Supernatural, WordCrafter Press | Tags: "The Longspeth Curse", Anthology, Curses: Chronicles of Darkness, Dark fiction, horror, Joseph Carrabis, Paranormal, Robert White | Leave a commentMeet the contributing authors and learn about their stories in Curses: Chronicles of Darkness.
WINNERS: The WordCrafter “Curses” Book Blog Tour
Posted: October 5, 2025 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Anthology, Blog Tour, Book Promotion, Books, Dark fiction, Fiction, Giveaways, Horror, Paranormal, Short Fiction, Stories, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | Tags: Curses: Chronicles of Darkness, Dark fiction, Giveaways, horror, Paranormal, Short Fiction, Tour Schedules, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | 1 CommentWe had a great tour for the release of Curses: Chronicles of Darkness last week, with readings from Joseph Carrabis of both his stories “It’s a Man’s World” & “Grafton’s Ghost-Child”, a video from Molly Ertel about the inspiration of her story, “Clover’s Mirror Box”, and guest posts from Paul Kane on “The Weeping Man”, Robert White on “The Longspeth Curse”, Denise Aparo on “Mohawk Monster: The Curse of the Herkimer Diamond”, and me on both of my stories, “The Death Clock” & “Caverna Del Oro (Cave of Gold)”. And, of course, there was a giveaway for all of those visitors who commented and supported the tour, the anthology, and all of the contributing authors for one of five digital copies of Curses. So, without further ado,
(Drumroll please…)
And the winners are:
- Teagan Genevieve
- Meelosmom
- Author Jan Sikes
- Liz Gaufreau
- D. Wallace Peach
Tour Schedule
In case you missed out on all the fun, you can visit each stop through the links in the schedule below. I hope you’ll take the time to stop in and check it out.
Day 1
- Stop 1 – Writing to be Read – About the Curses Anthology & Meet Kaye Lynne Booth and Denise Aparo
- Stop 2 – Undawnted – DL Mullan Interviews Denise Aparo
Day 2
- Stop 1 – Robbie’s Inspiration – Meet Kaye Lynne Booth & Joseph Carrabis with readings of “It’s a Man’s World” & “Grafton’s Ghost-Child”
- Stop 2 – Undawnted – DL Mullan Interviews Joseph Carrabis
Day 3
- Stop 1 – Poetry by Mich – Meet Abe Margel & Paul Kane with a guest post about the inspiration of his story “The Weeping Man”
- Stop 2 – Undawnted – DL Mullan Interviews Paul Kane
Day 4
- Stop 1 – Roberta Writes – Meet C.R Johansson & Robert White with a guest post about the inspiration for “The Longspeth Curse”
- Stop 2 – Undawnted – DL Mullan interviews Robert White
Day 5
- Stop 1 – Writing to be Read – Meet Danaeka Scrimshaw, and Molly Ertel & Inspiration Video about “Clover’s Mirror Box”
- Stop 2 – Undawnted – DL Mullan interviews Danaeka Scrimshaw
Joseph Carrabis Promotional Posts
In addition, each of our contributing authors are being featured on the Joseph Carrabis blog through the 8th of October. You can access all of those posts through the links below, but please note that the links will not work until the post has gone live.
29 Sept 2025 Abe Margel’s “Uneasy Spirit” – https://josephcarrabis.com/2025/09/29/abe-margels-uneasy-spirit-in-wordcrafter-press-curses-anthology/
30 Sept 2025 Denise Aparo’s “Mohawk Monster: The Curse of the Herkimer Diamond” – https://josephcarrabis.com/2025/09/30/denise-aparos-mohawk-monster-the-curse-of-the-herkimer-diamond-in-wordcrafter-press-curses-anthology/
1 Oct 2025 Molly Ertel’s “Clover’s Mirror Box” – https://josephcarrabis.com/2025/10/01/molly-ertels-clover-in-wordcrafter-press-curses-anthology/
2 Oct 2025 Paul Kane’s “The Weeping Man” – https://josephcarrabis.com/2025/10/02/paul-kanes-the-weeping-man-in-curses/
3 Oct 2025 Kaye Lynne Booth’s “The Death Clock” – https://josephcarrabis.com/2025/10/03/kaye-lynne-booths-the-death-clock-in-curses/
4 Oct 2025 Kaye Lynne Booth’s “Cavern Del Oro (Cave of Gold)” – https://josephcarrabis.com/2025/10/04/kaye-lynne-booths-cavern-del-oro-cave-of-gold-in-curses/
5 Oct 2025 Robert White’s “The Longspeth Curse” – https://josephcarrabis.com/2025/10/05/robert-whites-the-longspeth-curse-in-curses/
6 Oct 2025 Danaeka Scrimshaw’s “The Lamp” – https://josephcarrabis.com/2025/10/06/danaeka-scrimshaws-the-lamp-in-curses/
7 Oct 2025 Joseph Carrabis’ “It’s a Man’s World” – https://josephcarrabis.com/2025/10/07/my-its-a-mans-world-in-curses/
8 Oct 2025 Joseph Carrabis’ “Grafton’s Ghost-Child” – https://josephcarrabis.com/2025/10/08/my-graftons-ghost-child-in-curses/
“Curses” & Kaye Lynne Booth on Joseph Carrabis Again
Posted: October 4, 2025 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Anthology, Blog Tour, Book Promotion, Book Release, Books, Dark fiction, Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, Short Fiction, Stories, Supernatural, WordCrafter Press | Tags: "Caverna Del Oro", Anthology, Cave of Gold, Curses: Chronicles of Darkness, Dark fiction, Joseph Carrabis, Kaye Lynne Booth, WordCrafter Press | Leave a commentMeet the contributing authors and learn about their stories in Curses: Chronicles of Darkness.
“Curses” & Kaye Lynne Booth on Joseph Carrabis
Posted: October 3, 2025 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Anthology, Book Promotion, Book Release, Books, Dark fiction, Fiction, Horror, Short Fiction, Stories, WordCrafter Press | Leave a commentMeet the contributing authors and learn about their stories in Curses: Chronicles of Darkness.
“Curses” & Paul Kane on Joseph Carrabis
Posted: October 2, 2025 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Anthology, Blog Tour, Book Promotion, Book Release, Books, Dark fiction, Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, Short Fiction, Stories | Tags: "The Weeping Man, Anthology, Curses: Chronicles of Darkness, Dark fiction, Joseph Carrabis, Paul Kane, WordCrafter Press | 3 CommentsMeet the contributing authors and learn about their stories in Curses: Chronicles of Darkness.
Day 4 of the WordCrafter “Curses” Book Blog Tour
Posted: October 2, 2025 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Anthology, Author Interview, Blog Tour, Book Promotion, Book Release, Book Sales, Dark fiction, Fiction, Giveaways, Guest Post, Horror, Paranormal, Short Fiction, Stories, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | Tags: "Roadkill", "The Longspeth Curse", Anthology, C.R. Johansson, Curses: Chronicles of Darkness, Dark fiction, Robert White, Roberta Writes, Short Stories, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | Leave a commentFor the first stop on Day 4 of the WordCrafter Curses Book Blog Tour, we’re over at Roberta Writes, where Robbie Cheadle introduces contributing authors C.R. Johansson and Robert White, with a guest post about the inspiration for his story “The Longspeth Curse”. Please join us in sending off Curses: Chronicles of Darkness, from WordCrafter Press. Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a free digital copy of the anthology, and then drop by our second stop to catch DL Mullan’s interview with Robert White over at Undawnted.


























