Elford Alley

Do you have any plans for March 14th and 15th? If so, cancel them and head down to San Antonio! I’ll be making my first con appearance with a table at the premiere horror book convention in the western hemisphere, the Ghoulish Book Festival. I’m super excited, I’ll have copies of my books for sale, including my newest, A Haunted Holiday and Never Leaving. Plus, some killer swag! I hope to see you there.

The day has arrived! Never Leaving is now out in ebook and paperback. I can’t thank Infested Publishing enough for taking this book on. Adam and Laura did an amazing job with, and Laura Cathcart’s cover and interior are just incredible. You can find it in ebook and paperback right here.

The book follows a family of three desperate for affordable housing, struggling with apartment hopping, who find a rural place too good to be true. But they refuse to move, fighting back against the ghosts and unaware of something worse on the way. There are ghosts and monsters, but I do focus a lot on the struggles of young families in this economy. The entire thing is rigged, of course. But somethings, chainsaws make wrongs right.

I am so excited to announce that Infested Publishing is releasing my horror/comedy novella Never Leaving in February 2025! The story is essentially The Amityville Horror meets Gremlins, as a family struggling to find affordable housing moves into a haunted house and refuses to leave once the ghosts start to make their appearance. Of course, the ghosts are only trying to warn them about something way, way worse. Infested Publishing has a done a great job, I’ve loved working with Adam and Laura, and Laura made this amazing cover!

My second kids book with Cemetery Gates Media, and the second in the Haunted Holidays series, is out now! A Haunted Holiday sees Hazel overwhelmed by a holiday party, escaping to the outdoors. She finds an old friend and trades ghost stories with her, and receives her own spooky holiday surprise! Featuring a return of The Thing and Pet Spider, too. Here’s a link, tell your friends!

It’s official, my second kids book with Cemetery Gates Media is out on November 12th, and I cannot wait for you to read it! This one is a little different than A Cemetery Stroll, a little darker but still perfect for the little ones in your life who need a spooky read. Honestly, between the cold weather and the longer nights, the holiday season has always felt more like spooky season for me than October. In Texas/Oklahoma, you don’t get dead leaves wind chilly winds until then anyway. So, a horror holiday for kids in the style of M.R. James is perfect.

So, that’s Halloween and Christmas down. The next big season for kids is summer break. Maybe Hazel encounters some cryptids at a campsite? Who knows!

And reviewers! Shoot Cemetery Gates Media an email for ARCs, reviews are crucial!

Once again proud to have one of my stories read by the great Drew Blood as part of his channel, Chilling Tales for Dark Nights. You can listen here.