 Author Roma Gray has been setting the horror world on fire with her series of books as part of her "Trick or Treat Thrillers." She continues to write and publish books much to the delight of her fans. She just released three - count ‘em three! - new books in less than a week! a new short story collection called "Celebration of Horror 2”, “Celebration of Horror 3” and a “Celebration of Horror 4” subtitled “The Best of Roma Gray.” Her fourth book, “Extreme Hauntings: Valentines from Hell.” All of them will be found on Amazon.com. We asked Roma a few questions about her new books! Congrats on your new collections! How excited are you? I’m always excited to do something special for Halloween. (However,) I’ve had a busy schedule lately and got behind in publishing, but I’m planning on getting four collections and one novel out this Fall. How long does it take you to write a short story? It usually takes one to two weeks to write and one week to edit. What kind of response did you get from the first "Celebration of Horror" collection? Do your stories have a unique theme? People liked (the first one) and I had several requests for a second one. (When I write) short stories, I always aim at a "Twilight Zone" style. So whether or not it is a zombie, werewolf or whatever, as long as I get that spooky mood and an ending that leaves the reader thinking about it for days I’m happy. Nothing is more thrilling than that for me. I also tend to go for the emotional situation. Horror is so much more satisfying when the reader can sympathize with the character. Is this why you write horror? I write what I read. I have a few romances and murder mysteries that I like, but mostly I read horror. Lately I’ve gotten into haunted house stories so expect to see more of those. Speaking of "what you read", who do you like? Ambrose Ibsen and Darcy Coates. And for writers out there struggling not just finding a home for the story, but completing a story, do you have any advice for them? Self-publish! Go on Facebook and find some people who can help you with a cover and editing then put out your own stuff. Keep looking for anthologies, but don’t wait for them. Just publish, publish. But make sure you’re putting out good work. Thank you so much! Check out Roma Gray's website here: and her Amazon page Extreme Hauntings: Valentines from Hell by Roma Gray What Is an Extreme Haunting? Cyndi has been pursued since childhood by a ghostly presence known as the Shadow Man and cannot escape his creative cruelties. Emily has been sadistically tormented for years by her violent ex-husband—even after his death. Both of their persecutors have one thing in common: They send their victims Valentines. Both of these women have one thing in common: They are suffering from an extreme haunting, a rare phenomenon that inflicts terrible suffering upon the victim—and it is completely inescapable. Can noted ghost hunter Professor Douglas Adair and white witch Brenda Wedge help Cyndi and Emily escape this terrible curse? DON EVERETT SMITH JR. Don lives in Central Pennsylvania with his wife, Laura, five cats and a tortoise. Don is a comic book and horror writer. He has written history books and thousands of articles for local newspapers, magazines and online publications. Pick up his new book “Blood from a Tombstone” found at Facebook.com/TombstoneStories and visit his comic book imprint at PinionComics.com and pick up some free horror comic books!   Comments are closed.
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