Halloween!

Halloween is upon us! Scary decorations & scary movies everywhere you look. Get in the spirit of things! Read Scary Shorts: Flash Fiction.

Message me if you'd like a review copy. :-)

Halloween Flash Fiction, what could be more fun?  Some stories will give you the creep & keep you up at night staring at the ceiling. Others will make you think twice about your bad decisions.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55816307-scary-shorts

Halloween and Book of the Month. :-D

Happy October!

If you have 30 seconds today or tomorrow, please vote for my new book as Book of the Month on Long and Short Reviews. :-D Thx! Here's the link:

http://www.longandshortreviews.com/uncategorized/september-book-of-the-month-poll-which-book-do-you-think-is-best-based-on-the-review-4/

It wouldn't be Halloween without spooky videos and books. Check out THE JOKER JOURNAL, a great video based on Heath Ledger preparing to portray The Joker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3saW2-1F7gs&t=505s

Also, if you'd like a review copy of SCARY SHORTS, my flash fiction collaboration, just send me a message.

BLURB:
Halloween Flash Fiction, what could be more fun? Capture a mood, a phobia, a scary experience, using exactly 100 words. Stories like A Drive in the Country, Halloween Stew, Skeleton Crew, Something About Her Shadow, and Candy Corn will give you the creeps, keep you up at night as you stare at the ceiling. Other stories like Careful What You Wish For and Paying the Piper will make you think twice about your bad decisions.

Link: https://www.amazon.com/Scary-Shorts-Halloween-Flash-Fiction-ebook/dp/B08M2MFYY7/ref=sr_1_35?crid=2GV3QSKONV79H&keywords=barbara+venkataraman&qid=1664652363&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjM4IiwicXNhIjoiMi40OCIsInFzcCI6IjIuNDEifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=%2Caps%2C277&sr=8-35

Too late for Halloween, but still creepy...

I was out of the country for Halloween. No cute trick-or-treaters, scary movies, or leftover candy for me--I missed it all. For someone who used to throw the most awesome Halloween parties in the neighborhood, it was tough. Even worse, by the time I came home, everyone was in full Thanksgiving mode. I felt cheated. My annual trip down spooky lane, a pillowcase filled with sticky candy, was just a fleeting memory. You may not know this, but every Halloween, three witches gather around their cauldron and mix a strange brew: Adrenalin to make our hearts race and endorphins to put a smile on our face. It gets us through the year. 

So here it is, a little late, a creepy video for Halloween: The Joker Journal. 

Don't watch it if you're all alone. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3saW2-1F7gs&t=410s