Cathie Dunn writes...

I'm thrilled (as in bone-chilling ' thriller ' - you see, it's to do with FEAR!) to host  Brandon Swarrow , one of the 60 wonderful horror fiction authors who are part of the FEAR Halloween charity anthology published by Crooked Cat. Just in time... FEAR: A Modern Anthology of Horror and Terror is available in paperback and electronic formats in two volumes, and features creepy, spooky, and horribly terrifying short stories. ~hides~ As the FEAR Blog Tour is well under way, Brandon tells us a little bit about his story, Disturbance of the Natural Pecking Order , published in Volume 1. See what he has to say... and make sure to check out the story! 1.  Without going all spoilery on us, can you tell us a little about your short story? Disturbance of the Natural Pecking Order is the story of an evolutionary uber-bully preying on a new victim. 2.  What was the inspiration behind this story? Public schools continue to spend countless hours ca...

No worries, I haven't switched genres. ~shudders~ I'm only promoting a new anthology for a good cause: FEAR: A Modern Anthology of Horror and Terror I can't watch Horror movies, and usually don't even read anything scarier than a psychological drama (my recent faves being Frances di Plino's Bad Moon Rising and Tom Gillespie's Painting by Numbers ). But for FEAR , I'll make an exception. Why? Because FEAR  is for charity! The anthology, released by Crooked Cat Publishing, comes in two volumes, so readers get sixty (that's 60! ) stories to terrify them. And neither the publisher, nor the many wonderful authors, get a penny. Of course, Amazon take their share, but all the rest goes to two worthy causes. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) An international, independent humanitarian organisation providing medical support and aid in the most troubled and poorest countries on the planet. Barnardo's Looking after the welfare of children in the ...