Night to Dawn Magazine & Books LLC
BIOGRAPHY
When I was in high school, I weaned on Dracula and Dark Shadows, and have always enjoyed a good horror or science fiction flick. I did not begin writing until 1990, when a college professor encouraged me to try writing to help process my grief over my mother's death. A Stephen King fan, I began with horror fiction, and work through my grief I did, for many of my protagonists were grieving over deceased parents.
My horror and science fiction short stories have appeared in The Vampire's Crypt, Alien Worlds, Detective Mystery Stories, The Ultimate Unknown, and other small press magazines. Night to Dawn published some of my tales before the former editor retired. I've been editing the magazine since 2004.
My first novel, Twilight Healer, has gone through three printings. I've worked full time as a respiratory therapist over thirty years. In City of Brotherly Death and my other tales, I brought my medical background to the printed page, blending it with supernatural horror. Happily, the hospital where I've worked treats patients much better than the ones featured in my stories. That also goes for the nursing homes, for the most part. Sad to say, some of the abuses described have really happened, although I've taken artistic license to conceal identities. My latest releases include Steel Rose, When Blood Reigns, and The Forgotten People.
I've published other authors through the Night to Dawn imprint. You can check out the Night to Dawn books available on www.bloodredshadow.com by going to the link for authors' names on the bottom of the page. I've been pretty active in the authors' online and in-person communities such as Horror Writers Association, twitter.com, www.facebook.com, and others. To read my blog or find out more about me and my projects, stop by at
www.bloodredshadow.com
www.facebook.com/barbara.custer
Steel Rose Book Trailer
features a scene with protag Alexis slaying zombies
When Blood Reigns Trailer
featuring a battle with the zombies and aliens
Doctor Vampire
by Margaret L. Carter
At the age of forty, psychiatrist Roger Darvell discovered vampires are real, a nonhuman species living secretly among the ordinary mortals who vastly outnumber them, and he himself is a hybrid, with a vampire mother and a human father. After learning the truth about the craving for blood, he came to terms with his “monstrous” side and found love with his human partner.
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The Metamorphosis of Timothy Dunn
on Oct. 31, 2011
Timothy Dunn reads nicely. Timothy is a well drawn character, and the story made a great page-turner. I would strongly recommend it from anyone who loves science fiction.