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Six-Pack of Blood
Now and then "something" touches a person's life that they can't explain, something so bizarre and outside the norm that it's unbelievable. "Six-Pack of Blood", by award-winning authors Betty Dravis and Barbara Watkins, is a collection of six short, malevolent stories about this unholy interaction of the mundane and The World Beyond. Be sure to lock your doors and leave the lights on before reading these bloodcurdling, terrifying tales of revenge, lust, murder, cannibalism, witchcraft and more. Who in the world is safe when such benign things as snow domes, teen dancing, a Caribbean cruise, an innocent Sunday outing, a girl's doll and a love affair turn deadly? Blood is everywhere...
"Six-Pack of Blood" received Zodiac Entertainment's (New Zealand filmmakers) "Best Paranormal/Horror" Award.
"Six-Pack of Blood" received Zodiac Entertainment's (New Zealand filmmakers) "Best Paranormal/Horror" Award.
- GenresHorrorShort Stories
64 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 30, 2012
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About the author
Betty Dravis
11 books72 followersMy latest news is astonishing...even to me. My HEAVY METAL short story (published in "Six-Pack of Blood") has been chosen for a short-film. It's in production now by SGMM Productions (out of Florida) with Scott Parrish as director. Please LIKE the FB page my producer, Marie Moore, posted.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/From-S... …
HEAVY METAL will star award-winning actress/models Marie Moore as mother; Sammy Moore as Johnny and Gabby Moore as Joyce.
Needless to say, I'm doing the HAPPY DANCE. A long-time dream coming true:
Best with all your works in 2014.
Hugs - Betty Dravis
WHAT FAMOUS MOVIE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR ARMAND MASTROIANNI SAYS ABOUT "SIX-PACK OF BLOOD" (co-author Barbara Watkins):
"This is a feast expertly cooked up by master chefs venturing into the dark side designed to leave us captivated, enthralled and horrified. The perfect dish to accompany your six-pack...or if you prefer, a fine wine." - Armand Mastroianni, Producer/Director, Silver Screen Pictures, Hollywood
LEGENDARY MOVIE DIRECTOR ARMAND MASTROIANNI WROTE THE FOREWORD FOR "SIX-PACK OF BLOOD." (TV's DARK SHADOWS & FRIDAY THE 13TH PLUS FILMS OF DANIELLE STEELE AND ROBIN COOK BOOKS)
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ACCLAIMED MOVIE DIRECTOR KATT SHEA WROTE THE FOREWORD FOR MY LATEST BOOK "SIX-PACK OF FEAR" (co-author Barbara Watkins").
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Betty Dravis is a retired newspaper publisher and career journalist who also hosted a Cable TV talk show. She is a celebrity interviewer and author of seven books, including her latest three e-books, 'SIX-PACK OF FEAR", "Six-Pack of Blood" (both with Barbara Watkins) and "Star Struck: Interviews with Dirty Harry and Other Hollywood Icons."
Three of her books are novels in print and e-book format: "1106 Grand Boulevard", "The Toonies Invade Silicon Valley" and "Millennium Babe: The Prophecy". Two others are nonfiction in print: "Dream Reachers" and "Dream Reachers II," collections of celebrity interviews (with Chase Von).
Dravis also wrote three short stories that were consistent best-sellers in the Amazon Shorts program and had short stories published in the anthologies "Every Child is Entitled to Innocence," "Sweet Sunshine," "Just Our Best Short Stories 2005." She recently finished her first full-length horror/paranormal book "Evil Voices" (unpublished at present).
She is the devoted mother of six (two are now angels), grandmother of nine, and has five great-grands and one great-great grand. Dravis, a decades-long resident of Silicon Valley, currently resides in the Central Valley of California. She's a Kentucky Colonel, an honorary title bestowed by the Governor of Kentucky, featured in two Who's Who books and former San Jose (CA) Woman of Achievement. She's also a member of American Author Association (AAA) and Dames of Dialogue, a former member of Sigma Delta Chi and San Jose Newspaper Guild and is an Amazon and Midwest Books Reviewer with over 770 reviews to her credit.
Her most recent awards are: DIRECTOR'S CHOICE/BEST PARANORMAL/FEAR BOOK presented for "SIX-PACK OF FEAR" and BEST PARANORMAL/HORROR BOOK presented for "Six-Pack of Blood" by Dimi Nakov, producer/director of ZODIAC ENTERTAINMENT of New Zealand. She also placed in TOP 20 IN BEST OF WOMEN'S FICTION for her "1106 GRAND BOULEVARD," presented by Heart Press, and she placed 18th in the 4th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SHORTY AWARDS (author division).
She is currently in 10th place in The Fifth Annual Shorty Awards (author).
Betty is also working to promote Stem Cell Research, along with her daughter Mindy James whose son Seth suffered a spinal cord injury in a motocross practice race. Read Seth's story on the Internet at Bridges to Hope.
Another of Dravis's favorite things is interviewing; among those she has interviewed are the "living legend" actor/director/producer Clint Eastwood, country singer/actress Tanya Tucker, the l
https://www.facebook.com/pages/From-S... …
HEAVY METAL will star award-winning actress/models Marie Moore as mother; Sammy Moore as Johnny and Gabby Moore as Joyce.
Needless to say, I'm doing the HAPPY DANCE. A long-time dream coming true:
Best with all your works in 2014.
Hugs - Betty Dravis
WHAT FAMOUS MOVIE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR ARMAND MASTROIANNI SAYS ABOUT "SIX-PACK OF BLOOD" (co-author Barbara Watkins):
"This is a feast expertly cooked up by master chefs venturing into the dark side designed to leave us captivated, enthralled and horrified. The perfect dish to accompany your six-pack...or if you prefer, a fine wine." - Armand Mastroianni, Producer/Director, Silver Screen Pictures, Hollywood
LEGENDARY MOVIE DIRECTOR ARMAND MASTROIANNI WROTE THE FOREWORD FOR "SIX-PACK OF BLOOD." (TV's DARK SHADOWS & FRIDAY THE 13TH PLUS FILMS OF DANIELLE STEELE AND ROBIN COOK BOOKS)
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ACCLAIMED MOVIE DIRECTOR KATT SHEA WROTE THE FOREWORD FOR MY LATEST BOOK "SIX-PACK OF FEAR" (co-author Barbara Watkins").
***************************************
Betty Dravis is a retired newspaper publisher and career journalist who also hosted a Cable TV talk show. She is a celebrity interviewer and author of seven books, including her latest three e-books, 'SIX-PACK OF FEAR", "Six-Pack of Blood" (both with Barbara Watkins) and "Star Struck: Interviews with Dirty Harry and Other Hollywood Icons."
Three of her books are novels in print and e-book format: "1106 Grand Boulevard", "The Toonies Invade Silicon Valley" and "Millennium Babe: The Prophecy". Two others are nonfiction in print: "Dream Reachers" and "Dream Reachers II," collections of celebrity interviews (with Chase Von).
Dravis also wrote three short stories that were consistent best-sellers in the Amazon Shorts program and had short stories published in the anthologies "Every Child is Entitled to Innocence," "Sweet Sunshine," "Just Our Best Short Stories 2005." She recently finished her first full-length horror/paranormal book "Evil Voices" (unpublished at present).
She is the devoted mother of six (two are now angels), grandmother of nine, and has five great-grands and one great-great grand. Dravis, a decades-long resident of Silicon Valley, currently resides in the Central Valley of California. She's a Kentucky Colonel, an honorary title bestowed by the Governor of Kentucky, featured in two Who's Who books and former San Jose (CA) Woman of Achievement. She's also a member of American Author Association (AAA) and Dames of Dialogue, a former member of Sigma Delta Chi and San Jose Newspaper Guild and is an Amazon and Midwest Books Reviewer with over 770 reviews to her credit.
Her most recent awards are: DIRECTOR'S CHOICE/BEST PARANORMAL/FEAR BOOK presented for "SIX-PACK OF FEAR" and BEST PARANORMAL/HORROR BOOK presented for "Six-Pack of Blood" by Dimi Nakov, producer/director of ZODIAC ENTERTAINMENT of New Zealand. She also placed in TOP 20 IN BEST OF WOMEN'S FICTION for her "1106 GRAND BOULEVARD," presented by Heart Press, and she placed 18th in the 4th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SHORTY AWARDS (author division).
She is currently in 10th place in The Fifth Annual Shorty Awards (author).
Betty is also working to promote Stem Cell Research, along with her daughter Mindy James whose son Seth suffered a spinal cord injury in a motocross practice race. Read Seth's story on the Internet at Bridges to Hope.
Another of Dravis's favorite things is interviewing; among those she has interviewed are the "living legend" actor/director/producer Clint Eastwood, country singer/actress Tanya Tucker, the l
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August 15, 2012
Title: Six Pack of Blood
Authors: Betty Dravis and Barbara Watkins
Review By Joanna Lee Doster
Terrific Tales of Terror!
Betty Dravis and Barbara Watkins have cornered the market on the macabre and spine chilling fright short stories genre.
If you want to be frightened out of your comfort zone and totally taken on a thrill ride riddled with ghoulish and haunting stories, full of blood curdling surprise twist and turns, then "Six Pack of Blood" is the compilation of short stories for you. Each story has its own theme; whether it is karma paying back a hit man, paranormal experiences with an evil town, a doll that has special powers, or characters seeking eternal youth, the reader is left twisting in the wind until the surprise endings. The writers have cleverly used their vivid imaginations in conjuring up the six short stories in" Six Pack of Blood, while also offering up the poignant and tragic characters to the readers on a silver platter.
The renowned Betty Dravis, beloved, award winning, and amazingly talented writer, adroitly delivers her short stories, with a nail biting sense of suspense, keeping the reader hanging by a thread until the end. What a thrilling experience!
The masterful and prolific Barbara Watkins, a gifted award winning writer, delivers with a clever punch her haunting stories full of revenge, tragedy and the paranormal. Her stories will keep you up all night frightened out of your wits!
Authors: Betty Dravis and Barbara Watkins
Review By Joanna Lee Doster
Terrific Tales of Terror!
Betty Dravis and Barbara Watkins have cornered the market on the macabre and spine chilling fright short stories genre.
If you want to be frightened out of your comfort zone and totally taken on a thrill ride riddled with ghoulish and haunting stories, full of blood curdling surprise twist and turns, then "Six Pack of Blood" is the compilation of short stories for you. Each story has its own theme; whether it is karma paying back a hit man, paranormal experiences with an evil town, a doll that has special powers, or characters seeking eternal youth, the reader is left twisting in the wind until the surprise endings. The writers have cleverly used their vivid imaginations in conjuring up the six short stories in" Six Pack of Blood, while also offering up the poignant and tragic characters to the readers on a silver platter.
The renowned Betty Dravis, beloved, award winning, and amazingly talented writer, adroitly delivers her short stories, with a nail biting sense of suspense, keeping the reader hanging by a thread until the end. What a thrilling experience!
The masterful and prolific Barbara Watkins, a gifted award winning writer, delivers with a clever punch her haunting stories full of revenge, tragedy and the paranormal. Her stories will keep you up all night frightened out of your wits!
April 12, 2012
As a lover of the horror genre I am always on the lookout for a great story and Six - Pack of Blood does not disappoint. Betty Dravis and Barbara Watkins have come together to create a wonderful collection of short stories and have blended both of their styles of writing very well in the process. I always love it when I can begin reading a book and finish it in one sitting and this one was definitely a page turner. Reading more work from both of these authors is a must in my opinion. I am eager to see what they come up with next.
January 2, 2015
When I started this book, I had visions of staying up half the night to finish. It really IS only 6 short stories. They are some of the most sick, twisted short stories I've ever read, however, so even though I finished by 9:30, I may still be up half of the night! Yes, some of the endings are predictable, from a seasoned horror-readers perspective, but that doesn't make them any less creepy-as-hell! I didn't see the ending coming, in the Collector...that one totally threw me. Heavy Metal, I am going to share with my kids...heh heh! Momma told you so! VO, I expected the ending, yet it was still awful! Passageway To Hell was disturbing and wonderful, even though you just KNEW what her son was going to do! Like every great horror movie, when you just KNOW that the stupid bimbo is going to go see what made the strange noise in the basement....it's still terrifying on a primal level! Spirits of a Jester... Let me just say that the porcelain dolls, in the guest room at my parents house, are going to find a new place to sleep tonight! And Deadly Addictions... Never ever ever call a girl fat to her face ... Not if you want to live.
June 4, 2012
Tales from the Crypt was perhaps one of my favorite television programs, lining up with the likes of Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Outer Limits. I love to be scared. One of my favorite memories was listening to bone-chilling tales around a campfire and feeling the goosebumps and the sense of something very scary hovering around. I was terrified of the book "The Amityville Horror" and spent a few sleepless nights after reading it. Betty Dravis and Barbara Watkins are superb in the horror genre. I loved the short-story format, but I couldn't read just one. Each tale was more horrifying than it's predecessor and demanded to be read and experienced. This is true horror fiction at it's best. Bring a sweater because the goosebumps will chill you to the bone! I cannot wait to read this book again and again. Please, please, give us more!
May 19, 2012
What better authors to pen a review for than the dynamic duo Betty Dravis and Barbara Watkins.
My review comes with a WARNING - "Six-Pack of Blood" is such a well penned page turner you will not want to stop reading until you've finished every last word. So be prepared to lock your doors, turn off the phone and curl up with this awesome damn scary collection....oh, and DO leave your lights on, or you could find yourself taking sleeping pills to get to sleep on subsequent nights..lol.(evil grin) Its a pity good old Alfred Hitchcock is dead now, God rest his Soul, because he would have had a field day with your stories. He used to scare the pants off me when I was young, and if someone half as good as Alfred produced and presented yours then hell, I'd need sleeping pills..ha.
My review comes with a WARNING - "Six-Pack of Blood" is such a well penned page turner you will not want to stop reading until you've finished every last word. So be prepared to lock your doors, turn off the phone and curl up with this awesome damn scary collection....oh, and DO leave your lights on, or you could find yourself taking sleeping pills to get to sleep on subsequent nights..lol.(evil grin) Its a pity good old Alfred Hitchcock is dead now, God rest his Soul, because he would have had a field day with your stories. He used to scare the pants off me when I was young, and if someone half as good as Alfred produced and presented yours then hell, I'd need sleeping pills..ha.
July 8, 2012
I grew up loving the scary comic books that made me see grasping hands in the shadows on my wall. I loved campfire stories to give me shivers and the revival of old radio stories thrilled and terrified me. This is not a very far reach then to find myself loving these stories. They are well written and fit the genre in a predictable way. There is none of the Slasher gore of modern horror movies and in some ways these stories are tame compared to adult horror, but they are safe and yet shivery in a way that is a lot of fun. I would suggest these stories for a Halloween party or a scouting camping trip.
January 1, 2013
When you want to get your mind off the problems of the day, Authors Betty Dravies and Barbara Watkins have the stories to make you forget all your worries. Together, they have written several short, scary tales. They are full of dark overtones and are captivating; just perfect to read in bed on a cold, dark, rainy night. I especially liked "Deadly Addictions" about a wife scorned. Sometimes the wife can outsmart the husband at his game. These stories remind me of the old-time radio shows that I never missed on Saturday nights when I was growing up. You'll enjoy these tales, also!
October 27, 2013
Betty Dravis and Barbara Watkins put together a terrorizing group of short stories with each being scarier than the one before. As I read each story, before going to sleep (not a good idea) my heart was racing and I found myself holding my breath waiting for the climax of each story. Both authors are skilled in the art of creating suspense, taking the reader to the precipice, and dropping the finale, leaving the reader breathless and wanting more. If you love scary stories I highly recommend this collection of short stories. I give it 5 STARS and 2 THUMBS UP. Fantastic job, ladies.
April 10, 2012
“Six-Pack of Blood” is a collection of short stories with a variety of horror elements that I found entertaining as well as horrifying. Fortunately, I didn’t drop my kindle! These are great stories for anyone that either likes the horror genre, or for a takeaway change that won’t keep you up at night (for very long, anyway). Each story is distinct, well-written, and all-around fun! Horror and non-horror fans, give it a try! Five stars!
August 16, 2012
I thought this was an excellent collection of short stories. They were quick and to the point, and actually had a little chill to them once you finished. I wouldn't mind seeing a couple of these on the small screen, as was done with Stephen King's "Nightmares and Dreamscapes." I would definitely read it again, and would recommend it to anyone who wants a little creepy-crawly feeling during the night. =)
September 19, 2012
What a delightful and deliciously shivery set of stories!
Each is very different from the other, but each, in its own way, touches on the bizarre, macabre, or even gruesome. The characters are compelling and well-drawn. Perhaps the reason they fascinate is because they somehow represent the dark side in each of us. With these stories, we can snicker and sneer, enjoying vicariously the wicked things we'd never have the nerve to do on our own.
Each is very different from the other, but each, in its own way, touches on the bizarre, macabre, or even gruesome. The characters are compelling and well-drawn. Perhaps the reason they fascinate is because they somehow represent the dark side in each of us. With these stories, we can snicker and sneer, enjoying vicariously the wicked things we'd never have the nerve to do on our own.
February 20, 2016
Entertaining little collection of horror stories that you'd find in an assortment of great horror story magazines a few years back (e.g. Cemetery Dance, The Horror Show, etc.) Read these pretty much in one sitting. These certainly were not Bram Stoker Award material, but not bad nonetheless.
September 26, 2012
Overall, I found the stories to be just ok, nothing that wowed me.
January 2, 2013
So far my favorite has been V.O. Quite an amazing thought provoking story. All of them are in fact and I thoroughly enjoyed them. If you need some short reads this collection is perfect.
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