Chris Woodyard

I was doomed to be a writer. I wrote (well, dictated) my first book in first grade. It was about a witch and I've been writing about the supernatural ever since.

I've done a fair number of jobs in my life: I've been a housecleaner (discovering a friendly neighborhood counterfeiter with a printing press in the basement), a church organist (accompanied by a ghost who sometimes sits in the dark church, listening to me practice), a writer of children's textbooks (Story problems!--the Horror....), and owner of a vintage clothing store (haunted by a ghostly man who pushed my assistant down the stairs.) It's a full life....

Besides the Haunted Ohio and Ghosts of the Past series, I've published a book of short stories, A Spot of Bother: Four Macabre Tales, as an e-book for Kindle. In these neo-Edwardian tales you'll meet a sentimental succubus, a ghostly seamstress with a lethal reputation, a vindictive aunt demanding respect from beyond the grave, and a homicidal Edwardian housekeeper. Think Downton Abbey meets Dexter.

I've got a number of projects in the works including The Headless Horror: Strange and Ghostly Ohio Tales (January 2013), The Ghost Wore Black: Ghastly Tales from the Past (August 2013, a blog (see below), and two new fictional short-story collections. The first is Suction: Tales of Domestic Horror. The title story is about a haunted vacuum cleaner, reflecting my horror of housework. The second is Vanitas and Other Tales. A Vanitas is a painting reminding the viewer that all must die and decay. It is not a cheerful tale.

I'm always happy to hear from my readers. The quickest way to reach me is to visit my Facebook page: Haunted Ohio by Chris Woodyard. And visit my Killer Budgie Blog at http://hauntedohiobooks.com/the-blog-of-chris-woodyard/

Thanks for reading my books and happy hauntings!