Marcel M. du Plessis's Blog

Continuing my resolution for 2026, I plunged into March with as much vigor as I could muster. I needed a project to come to life. […] Read More

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As I mentioned last year, I hope to do quite a lot of writing in 2026. The one-book-a-year strategy is not working at all. While […] Read More

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It is launch day! The third installment of the Balar series is here! This is the Evil of Balar. Like the first two installments, this […] Read More

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We are mere days away from the release of The Evil of Balar, the third installment in my gothic horror series. While this was the […] Read More

The post The Road Ahead – 2025 Update appeared first on Calliope's Prisoner.

The third installment of the Balar series is nearly upon us! Hopefully you will choose to spend your time in the cursed town this spooky […] Read More

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The third installment of the Balar series will soon be upon us! Thank you to all those who have read books one and two. I […] Read More

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When I started The Curse of Balar, I wanted to evoke the classic gothic horror stories that I grew up with. The uncanny feeling of […] Read More

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The following is the script of an unaired episode of the paranormal podcast, Hidden Depths. Little is known of the fate of the podcaster, one […] Read More

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The time has come! The second installment of the Balar series is out now! This is the Doom of Balar, thirteen interconnected stories that build […] Read More

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The next installment of the Balar series is nearly upon us! This is The Doom of Balar, the second book of horror short stories. Thirteen […] Read More

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