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Jane Nightshade

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I write non-fiction and fiction. Check out my non-fiction articles on Horrornews.net and Horrified. My fiction includes The Drowning Game: A Story of the Supernatural, A Scream Full of Ghosts, and the just-released Jane Nightshade's Serial Encounters. I've also been published/dramatized in more than 20 anthologies and/or podcasts.
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	Jane Nightshade's Serial Encounters by Jane Nightshade (Goodreads Author), Mord McGhee (Goodreads Author), N.J. Gallegos (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HellBound Highway: Anthology of Traveling Terror by Jane Nightshade (Goodreads Author), Ann O’Mara Heyward (Goodreads Author), James H. Longmore (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Drowning Game: A Novella of the Supernatural Plus Six Other Spine-Tingling Tales 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Scream Full of Ghosts 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghosts Never Leave 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices in the Darkness: Tales from the Steem Blockchain (Steem Fiction Book 1) by Jane Nightshade (Goodreads Author), Brendan Weinhold, Bruce Arbuckle 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rockin' Around the Murder Tree: A Christmas Horror Story 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anthology 2 by Jane Nightshade (Goodreads Author), Veronica Montes (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lisa Renee (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Pleased to announce that my short story, IMP SOUP, will appear in the upcoming anthology, LET THE RIGHT ONE SIMMER, Vol I, from Campfire Publishing founded by the great Aaron Crocker!

It's an anthology of food-related horror (lol), which should be fun!!! Stay tuned.

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The House at the End of Lacelean Street

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