Lisa Morton

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This four-story “mini-collection” is part of Cemetery Dance’s “Cemetery Dance Select” e-book line. I was allowed to choose four stories and write an afterword talking about why I selected these pieces and how they came about. The stories included are: “Joe and Abel in the Field of Rest” (originally appeared in The Dead Will Rise)  [ Read More ]

Categories: Collections

GHOSTS: A HAUNTED HISTORY

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Ghosts: A Haunted History was published by Reaktion Books in 2015. In the history of the numinous there are few things more common than the belief in ghosts. From the earliest writings such as the Epic of Gilgamesh to today’s ghost-hunting reality TV shows, ghosts have chilled the air of nearly every era and every culture  [ Read More ]

Categories: Folklore, Non-Fiction

DARK SCREAMS VOL. 4

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  Dark Screams Vol. 4 was released on August 4, 2015. This all-new e-book published by Random House put me in the company of Clive Barker, Ray Garton, Ed Gorman, and Heather Graham. My story is “The New War”. This was the first cover for Dark Screams Vol. 4.

Categories: Short Stories

HAUNTED HOLIDAYS

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Haunted Holidays: 3 Short Tales of Terror Looking for a little fright to go with your fa-la-la? Three thrilling horror writers—Lisa Morton, Carolyn Haines (aka R.B. Chesterton), and Laura Benedict—bring you three short, sharp tales of terror to liven up your holiday fireside reading. The Christmas Spirit By Lisa Morton In a last-ditch effort to  [ Read More ]

Categories: Short Stories