WordFire Wednesday – Weird Tales: Best of the Early Years 1926-27

Classic science fiction and horror: H.P. Lovecraft, Seabury Quinn, E. Hoffman Price, A. Merrit, Grey La Spina, Edward Hamilton, Frank Belknap Long, Jr., H. Warner Munn, August W. Derleth and more.

Price is valid November 12 – 18 via the link below.


Midnight Oil & “The Boy Who Loved Horses” on Joseph Carrabis


Announcing the Winners of the WordCrafter “Midnight Oil” Book Blog Tour Giveaway

Tour Banner: Dark background with moon shining through tree branches in upper left corner. Copy of Midnight Oil in the foreground. Text: WordCrafter Book Blog Tours Presents Midnight Oil: Stories to Fuel Your Nightmares, Midnight Anthology Series vol. 3, Contributing Authors: MArio Acevedo, Joseph Carrabis, Jon Shannon, Rebecca M. Senese, DL Mullan, Zack Ellafy, Kaye Lynne Booth, Robert White, Roberta Eaton Cheadle, Chris Barili, Paul Kane, Denise Aparo

We had a great tour last week for the release of Midnight Oil: Stories to Fuel Your Nightmares, with guests posts from contributing authors, Christa Planko, Roberta Eaton Cheadle, and Paul Kane, readings from Joseph Carrabis and DL Mullan, and my interview with the author of the winning story in the 2025 WordCrafter Dark Fiction Contest, Denise Aparo. I want to thank all of you for visiting and commenting, and I want to thank our lovely hosts, Michelle Ayon Navajas, Kay Castenada, and Carla Johnson-Hicks.

Now to wrap things up, here are the winners of the Midnight Oil tour giveaway. Below are the three lucky winners of a digital copy of Midnight Oil: Stories to Fuel Your Nightmares. I don’t know any of these folks, so if you know them, please tell them to contact me at kayebooth@yahoo.com to collect their copy. I’ll be working to contact them all in the meantime.

And the winners are….

(Drumroll please)

  • Thomas Stigwikman
  • Joni Caggiano
  • Dracul Van Helsing

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you all for visiting the tour.


Midnight Oil & Mario Acevedo on Joseph Carrabis


Midnight Oil & Chris Barili on Joseph Carrabis


Midnight Oil & DL Mullan on Joseph Carrabis


Day 4 of the WordCrafter “Midnight Oil” Book Blog Tour

Tour Banner: Dark background with moon shining through tree branches in upper left corner. Copy of Midnight Oil in the foreground. Text: WordCrafter Book Blog Tours Presents Midnight Oil: Stories to Fuel Your Nightmares, Midnight Anthology Series vol. 3, Contributing Authors: MArio Acevedo, Joseph Carrabis, Jon Shannon, Rebecca M. Senese, DL Mullan, Zack Ellafy, Kaye Lynne Booth, Robert White, Roberta Eaton Cheadle, Chris Barili, Paul Kane, Denise Aparo

For Day 4 of the WordCrafter Midnight Oil Book Blog Tour, we’re over at Carla Loves to Read with Carla Johnson-Hicks and a lovely review, and a guest post from contributing author, Paul Kane about his story, “The Whistling”, and short video excerpts from Jon Shannon’s “The Stairs” and C.R. Johansson’s “Inside Out”. Join us in celebrating the release of Midnight Oil: Stories to Fuel Your Nightmares and enter our giveaway by simply leaving a comment to show your support and let me know you were there.


Midnight Oil & Roberta Eaton Cheadle on Joseph Carrabis

https://josephcarrabis.com/2025/10/29/roberta-eaton-cheadles-just-desserts-in-midnight-oil/


“Midnight Oil: Stories to Fuel Your Nightmares” is Available For Pre-Order

Volume 3 of the Midnight Dark Fiction Anthology Series is now available for pre-order.

To be released October 28th, 2025.

Book Cover: Midnight Oil A candle lit lantern sitting in a garden at night with an owl perched on a branch. Text: Midnight Oil: Stories to Fuel Your Nightmares, A WordCrafter Midnight Anthology, Edited by Kaye Lynne Booth

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, on Joseph Carrabis

Book Cover: Curses Three women with horned headdresses , and flames above their heads. Text: Curses: Chronicles of Darkness, Edited by Kaye Lynne Booth

Meet the contributing authors and learn about their stories in Curses: Chronicles of Darkness.