-Author of Dark Fiction-
L.V. Gaudet
You have entered a dark place.
Come see what secrets lurk on the dark and dusty shelf of a fiction writer.
NEWS & EVENTS
I'll let you know just as soon as something exciting is happening!
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The Woods - Coming!
Two brothers dare each other to ender the woods. They are never seen again.
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The Woods follows the stories of brothers Jesse and Kevin, who entered the woods never to be seen again, their parents Henry and June, whose world fell apart after the disappearance of their boys, and Cody Bradshaw, who bought the house years later.
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Carnival Ride - Dismember the Coop anthology - Coming!
If you are a fan of Alice Cooper, then you know who Steven is. While there is some debate about Steven's true identity in the form of the muse behind the series of songs featuring this character, this story is all about the carnival ride that is Steven.
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What better way to celebrate the King of shock-rock and pioneer of gothic drenched heavy metal than with a charity horror anthology with proceeds supporting the Solid Rock Foundation started by Alice and Sheryl Cooper.
Sep 30, 2022
Haunt - Book Release!
Includes short story The Darkest Night (plus poem Twi the Light) by L. V. Gaudet.
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As dusk descends on a cemetery, people awake, confused how they came to be there. They are locked in. Shadows deepen and night falls, bringing disturbing terror with it.
The shadows come for them. Unstoppable. The soul takers. Each hour that presses towards dawn, more are taken. They cannot escape. Some abandon hope, acquiescing calmly to their fate. When the sun finally comes, only one will be left. She is different from the rest..
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You can find Dragon Soul Press’s anthology Haunt with The Darkest Night by L. V. Gaudet here https://books2read.com/DSPHaunt.
Oct 30, 2021
All Dark Places 3 - Book Release!
Includes short story Dark Shadows by L. V. Gaudet.
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Grayson is introduced in this inaugural foray into his world. When a bus crashes on a desolate highway, the survivors are picked off one at a time by faceless ghouls in the night. An artist by nature, his sketches are more than prophetic. They mirror the disturbing assaults of the soul takers.
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You can find Dragon Soul Press’s anthology All Dark Places 3 with Dark Shadows by L. V. Gaudet here http://books2read.com/ADP3.
May 22, 2021
Genre vs. Setting Panelist - Keycon38: Ghosts In The Machine Virtual Con Hosted in Winnipeg
Genre vs. Setting (science fiction and horror) panel moderated by Reed Alexander hosted panelists L. V. Gaudet and L. T. Getty.
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The panel discussed whether horror has a place in science fiction and its impact on the genre.
Apr 18, 2021
Unknown Caller - Manitoba Writers' Guild Bloody Valentine Short Story Contest Winner
Unknown Caller won the 2021 Blood Valentine short horror story contest in a blind submission and was published in the Manitoba Writers' Guild newsletter April 18, 2021.
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A bloody Valentine story: Rachel has a secret admirer who keeps sending her gifts. Her friend, Eliana, thinks it's romantic, but Rachel finds it creepy. When Rachel meets a new potential lover, Grant , days before Valentine's day, the story comes to a head with a bloody ending on Valentine's day.
Sep 15, 2019
Old Mill Road - Book Release
Everything leads to one place . . . the abandoned mill down the old Mill Road.
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Twelve years ago four kids found something in the woods. Now someone found it again.
The abandoned mill off the old Mill Road has a dark history that has been told for generations, a story about something sinister haunting the woods.
Apr 16, 2019
The Gypsy Queen - Book Release
1952 - The end of the paddlewheel boat era
As Travis and Darius's lives become further intertwined with the Gypsy Queen, the strange accidents surrounding the boat escalate. Under the Gypsy Queen's Spell, Travis is oblivious to the sense of dread that fills those who enter the boat as she awakens with a hunger for blood. The Gypsy Queen's dark past will not be forgotten.
Oct 28, 2018
Killing David McAllister - Book Release
David McAllister must die. Crazy comes to a head in this disturbing psychological thriller.
Sometimes the only way to stop a monster is to kill it. He has gone by many names, but he was raised as David McAllister and finding what he is looking for is not enough to quiet the darkness inside him.
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Are you ready to step into the twisted mind of a killer? As reality blurs between past and present with a compulsion driven by a dark secret locked in a fractured mind, he is torn with remorse even as he cannot stop killing. How many women will die before he finds what he's looking for? What kind of dark secret pushes a man to commit the unimaginable, even as he is sickened by his own actions?
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Sep 7, 2018
Hunting Michael Underwood - 2nd Edition Release
Step deeper into the twisted mind of a serial killer as he slips further into madness in this disturbing psychological thriller.
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Hunting Michael Underwood follows on the heels of book one, Where the Bodies Are, bringing the first two stories and their characters together as the search for the killer continues.
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Sep 7, 2018
The McAllister Farm - 2nd Edition Release
Take a step back in time to learn the secret behind the bodies in Where the Bodies Are
The McAllisters' family history is as dark as the secret hiding in the woods. They keep to themselves, living a private and humble life. But, when a serial killer starts murdering young women, they quickly find themselves drawn into the spotlight when the town decides William McAllister is the killer. The attention is a threat to both William McAllister's profession and his family. He has no choice but to find the killer himself. He might not like what he learns.
Aug 27, 2018
Where the Bodies Are - 2nd Edition Release
What kind of dark secret pushes a man to commit the unimaginable, even as he is sickened by his own actions?
Are you ready to step into the twisted mind of a killer? As reality blurs between past and present with a compulsion driven by a dark secret locked in a fractured mind, he is torn with remorse even as he cannot stop killing. How many women will die before he finds what he's looking for? What kind of dark secret pushes a man to commit the unimaginable, even as he is sickened by his own actions?
Oct 31, 2015
Garden Grove - Book Release
Garden Garden Meadows "Where Families Come to Live"
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A new housing development promises a better future in a growing bedroom community. A project that seems to be the eye of a storm of strange events. Plagued with vandalism, the work crew poisoned, altered blueprints, and human remains intentionally planted for the crew to find.
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Who is trying to stop the development?
