UPDATE: This post was updated on 11/12/16 with new information. See the additions at the end. When I started writing my first novel, Come Little Children, I wasn’t sure who had composed the poem with the same title. Turns out, it’s a little complicated. Like most moviegoers, I first heard about the poem in Disney’s 1993 film HOCUS POCUS […]
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In a brief departure from full-length novels, I’m releasing not one but two kids’ books at the beginning of October. These books mark the first pair in a series of four holiday tales aimed at young readers. Deliciously dark and beautifully illustrated by my irreplaceable partner-in-crime, Arianne Elsammak, the subject material is fun and accessible for anyone […]
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Why restrict your love for horror to Halloween when there are so many other holidays in need of terror? Here are the top five reasons to get your friends/loved ones/Secret Santas a frightening novel this Xmas season. Books provide more hours of entertainment than 95% of gifts Of course, if you were thinking of putting a speedboat or […]
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“We all go a little mad sometimes,” according to Norman Bates, and writers more often than most. Maybe it’s because we’re borderline schizophrenic—hearing characters’ voices in our heads every day—or perhaps it’s a side-effect from the substances we need to achieve the constant nirvana demanded by our inner muses? Who knows. Still, there are so many […]
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I’ll be touring the blogosphere to promote Come Little Children from November 18 – December 16. Follow along for the chance to win over $500 worth of gift cards and signed copies of the book. The tour includes the following stops. Links will be updated as posts become available. 11/18/2013 Christine Young Blog 11/19/2013 Farm Girl Books […]
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