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W.D. Gagliani


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W. D. Gagliani’s Wolf’s Trap was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award in 2004. His novels Wolf's Gambit, Wolf's Bluff and the upcoming Wolf's Edge (2011) also feature Homicide Detective Nick Lupo. He is the author of numerous short stories published in anthologies such as Robert Bloch’s Psychos, Dark Passions: Hot Blood 13 (with David Benton), Wicked Karnival Halloween Horror, Small Bites, The Midnighters Club, and More Monsters From Memphis, among others. "The Great Belzoni and the Gait of Anubis," also a werewolf tale of sorts, is available through Amazon.com. His stories have appeared in e-zines such as Dead Lines, Wicked Karnival, Horrorfind, and The Grimoire. His book reviews are published regularly in Cemetery Dance, the Bram Stoker Award–winning Web site Chiaroscuro (www.chizine.com), the Web site HorrorWorld, and others, and his nonfiction has been in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, BookPage, BookLovers, The Scream Factory, Horror Magazine, Science Fiction Chronicle, and various others. When not writing, reading, or reviewing books, he listens to old and new progressive rock, plays with vintage synthesizers and his Theremin, and collects interesting weaponry. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA), the International Thriller Writers (ITW), and the Authors Guild. MYSTERIES & MAYHEM is a collection of stories, published and new, written with David Benton. MOOD ELEVATOR is one of those, previously published in HOT BLOOD 13.

Where to find W.D. Gagliani online

Website: http://www.wdgagliani.com
Twitter: WDGagliani
Facebook: Facebook profile
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/wdgagliani
Blog: http://moodelevator.wordpress.com/

Where to buy in print

http://www.samhainpublishing.com

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I Was a Seventh Grade Monster Hunter (The Stoker Legacy Book 1)    by A.G. Kent
Price: $0.99 USD. 35990 words. Published by W.D. Gagliani on July 2, 2011. .
THE STOKER LEGACY Hannah was born into a family of monster hunters. Maybe that's why she's always felt like an outsider. But she's starting to understand just who she is… and what her destiny will be. The Great Lakes are in terrible danger. A madman with a horrifying plan is on the loose. Only Hannah's grandfather can stop him. But he's missing… NOW IT'S UP TO HER, AND HER NEW FRIENDS
Beware the Eyes of Kali (A Cliff Hawke Short Adventure)    by A.G. Kent
Price: $0.99 USD. 5080 words. Published by W.D. Gagliani on April 30, 2011. .
When a frightening bronze statue of the Goddess Kali disappears from the museum where he works, Cliff Hawke is on the case. Together with his partners Rick and Birdy, they'll do what has to be done. If the statue couldn't have been stolen, then there is only one conclusion. Will Hawke convince his friends to stake out the museum? What does the mysterious Ravinder Singh know that he isn't telling?

Books

The Christmas Wolf    by W.D. Gagliani
Price: Free! 8070 words. Published on December 19, 2011. Fiction.
December 23. A couple in love. A blizzard in the North Woods. A lonely cabin. Strange dark shapes in the woods. Howling. Carl and Lynn will soon be fighting for their lives, and not only because of the blizzard. A romantic Christmas horror story by the author of Wolf's Trap, Wolf's Gambit, Wolf's Bluff, Wolf's Edge, and Savage Nights. 7900 words
Mood Elevator    by W.D. Gagliani
Price: $0.99 USD. 5980 words. Published on April 9, 2011. Fiction.
When Susan and Artie Blanchard move up to the luxury classic Manhattan apartment, their old and cramped walk-up seems a distant memory. Despite Artie's misgivings, Susan's in love with the place. And Mark, the building super, is so nice... (and such a stud!) And that wonderful elevator! And how Susan loves being inside the car, and how sexy she suddenly feels... What can possibly be wrong? (more)
Mysteries & Mayhem    by W.D. Gagliani
Price: $2.99 USD. 48720 words. Published on February 26, 2011. Fiction.
Mysteries & Mayhem collects four previously published stories and two new tales from the collaborative team of David Benton and Bram Stoker Award-nominated author W.D. Gagliani. Horror stories with a generous dose of gore, a pinch of humor, and a splash of erotic content, these tales should appeal to fans of Warren Publishing’s Creepy and Eerie magazines and the 80s series Tales from the Crypt.
Shadowplays    by W.D. Gagliani
Price: $3.99 USD. 102350 words. Published on September 4, 2010. Fiction.
A huge collection of dark fantasy, horror, crime, and thriller stories by W.D. Gagliani, the author of WOLF'S TRAP, WOLF'S GAMBIT, WOLF'S BLUFF, and SAVAGE NIGHTS. Travel to the Antarctic, exotic ports, cockfighting rings, & bizarre places. 101 thousand words of fiction, 18 stories, six of them Honorable Mentions in the Year's Best Fantasy & Horror. Cover by Deena Warner. Warning, adult content.
The Great Belzoni and the Gait of Anubis    by W.D. Gagliani
Price: $0.99 USD. 9950 words. Published on July 10, 2010. Fiction.
Giovanni Battista Belzoni was an Italian circus strongman and one of the earliest European antiquities procurers. Also one of the first Europeans inside the Great Pyramid. I gave him a "chronicler" in the Sherlock Holmes vein and a new set of supernatural adventures fit for an explorer of his caliber. Followed by short-short "The Great Belzoni and the Monster of Goa," this novella is 9800 words.

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