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    Horror, Mystery & More
     

    Speculative Stories to Scare You!

    Kelli has published dozens of horror stories in print and electronic formats. She likes to explore the psychological side to scaring people, and her diverse collection of horror and mystery tales includes many unique characters. Halloween is the setting for some of her favorite stories.

    Her horror fiction has appeared in several anthologies, including Nothing Ever Happens in Fox Hollow, Halloween Horror, Madame Gray's Creep Show
    Out of Time, Moon Shadows, Wrapped in White,  Dark Things II: Cat Crimes, Frightmares, Mistresses of the Macabre, The Four Horsemen, What If... and more. Visit Kelli’s Amazon author page for summaries and links.

    Coming Soon: Kelli’s short story, “Neighborhood Watch” was selected to appear in the upcoming Witches Save the World: Covens, Cauldrons, and Curses Gone Right anthology. It’s scheduled for a late August release. Check back soon for a cover reveal and more info!

    Her latest release, The Route 9 Stalker, is a mystery/thriller set in Central NJ. It follows Detective Jim Rourke on a disturbing new case. Meet him for the first time in The Route 9 Killer.

     

    In 2024, Kelli released Surreal Escapes, a collection of 7 spooky stories. Anything can—and does—happen in this anthology.

    Kelli's true story of her paranormal adventure in Gettysburg was included in the Out of Time anthology from Timber Ghost Press.

    She also published Silent Sentinel, a mini-thriller that blends crime with the unusual. Pay attention to what you buy the next time you’re at a flea market...

    Her cozy mini-mystery, More Than I Bargained For mixes offbeat humor with the paranormal.

    Kelli’s short horror story “A Witch’s Wishes” was included in the Nothing Ever Happens in Fox Hollow Vol. 1 anthology. Nothing ever happens in Fox Hollow. There is absolutely nothing out of the ordinary going on in this perfect little town… unless you believe the rumors of witches, malevolent spirits, and tentacled creatures…Order a paperback or ebook copy here:

    https://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Ever-Happens-Fox-Hollow/dp/B08R6TMVFQ

    "The Uninvited" appeared in Halloween Horror Vol. 2. This unsettling tale
    of a children's Halloween party gone horribly wrong is one of her favorites. Order it in ebook or paperback: 
    https://www.amazon.com/Halloween-Horror-2-DBND-Publishing-ebook/dp/B08K4QPV2B/

    ​“What the Peeper Saw" was included in the Madame Gray's Creep Show  anthology. This eclectic collection of twenty-three tales of terror and gallows humor is available in paperback and ebook formats. Order your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LZQZ495
     

    Kelli also released Extraterrestrial Encounters, a collection of science fiction tales. In these 18 sci-fi stories, you’ll encounter aliens of all shapes and sizes, curious (and sometimes unlucky) space explorers, and ordinary Earthlings having otherworldly experiences.

     

    Kelli has published three other horror ebooks. Kropsy's Curse is set in a graveyard on Halloween and serves as a warning about playing with ouija boards. Her Civil War-themed novella, Dead Til Dawn takes place on the Gettysburg battlefield. Nightmare in the North is a cautionary tale about traveling alone in the winter. Read about them on each book's page.

    Read Kelli's interview about her story in the Wrapped in White anthology here:

     

     

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    NO AI TRAINING: Without in any way limiting the author’s exclusive rights under copyright, any use of any of my publications (including novels, novellas, short stories, webtext, and blog posts) to “train” generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to generate text is expressly prohibited. The author reserves all rights to license uses of this work for generative AI training and development of machine learning language models.

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