A couple of year’s ago I published an anthology via Haunt Jaunts called Shadow People and Cursed Objects: 13 Tales of Terror Based on True Stories…or are they?.
One of the stories was “Bye, Bye Blackbird” by Emerian Rich. That’s how I met the Horror Hostess for HorrorAddicts.net.
Since then we’ve become friends. If you listened to my radio show you may have heard Emz’s name before. She was a guest once or twice.
She’s also guest posted here a few times. Most recently to share an excerpt of HorrorAddicts.net’s newest publication, Crescendo of Darkness. It’s fourteen tales of murderous music, demonic performers, and cursed audiophiles.
The Call for Submissions
Earlier this year, HorrorAddicts.net had a call for submissions for story or book excerpts to be read during their Season 13, which is themed “We’re Cursed!”
I decided to submit one of my stories from Shadow People and Cursed Objects: “The Gypsy’s Curse.”
Low and behold they accepted it!
How to Listen
The episode my story excerpt is read during was released on June 23, 2018.
Unfortunately, that was two days before we left for our big trip. I didn’t have a chance to start promo-ing it then. But I’m back now and am hopping on it!
To tune in and hear my excerpt performed, go to this link: https://horroraddicts.wordpress.com/2018/06/22/horroraddicts-net-155-courtney-mroch/.
My story doesn’t start until the 40 minute mark, BUT listen to the whole episode. You’ll want to anyway once you hear the intro music by Valentine Wolfe. Talk about setting the mood! #Atmospheric
But you also won’t want to miss the talk about curses in general, the discussion about Friday the 13th the TV series Season 3, and the genie in a bottle concoction for the food segment.
Bonus: Chilling Chat with Naching T. Kassa
The cool thing about HorrorAddicts.net is when they feature you as an author, they go all out!
A bonus part of my episode promo was getting to be interviewed by Naching T. Kassa for her Chilling Chat series on the blog.
That was a lot of fun! You can read that here: https://horroraddicts.wordpress.com/2018/06/22/chilling-chat-episode-155-courtney-mroch/.
Naching Bonus #2
For me there was another bonus involving Naching: she’s one of the voices in the excerpt performance!
As is Emz, Jesse Gilbert, and Dave Strong.
Hearing someone else bring my words to life gave me chills. They did a great job. Thank you so much again, Emz, and the rest of the Addicts!
And thank you for reading this. If you listen, be sure to leave a comment on HA. Or come back here and share your thoughts.
Either way, comment or not, I hope if you do listen you enjoy what you hear. Emz blows me away with the quality of her podcast!
Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.
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