Shawnna Deresch has been crafting scary stories since she could first talk. Her love of horror began when she was a child watching horror movies with her father and now as an adult is obsessed with anything horror related. She's a lover of paranormal investigations and loves checking out cemeteries and old buildings.
She travels extensively and splits her time between the Chicagoland area and anywhere down south where the temps don't go below 80 degrees. She lives with her three children, two black rescue cats and one blue-eyed puppy in a condo near the beach of a big city.
She is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) and is the HWA Chicagoland Chapter Co-Chair, HWA Chapter Program Co-Manager, Chicago Writers Association, and Women's Fiction Writers Association. She has short stories in Kandisha Press Women of Horror Anthology Volume 3, D&T Publishing's ABC's of Terror, Volume IV, and Siren Calls Publications' The Siren Calls eZine, Issue 62. You can find her on Twitter: @shawnnaderesch or on the HWA Chicago Chapter on Twitter: @ChicagoHWA, Bluesky: @shawnnaderesch.bsky.social, and Instagram: @shawnna_deresch_author
Puk-Wud-Jie Crossing by Shawnna Deresch.
What doesn't kill me, might make me kill you!
The 62nd issue of The Sirens Call is a whopping 274 pages made up of 169 pieces of fiction in the form of short stories, flash fiction, and dark poetry from 105 different authors! With a sub-theme of Cryptid Horror, this puppy has a little something in the mix for everyone! Mike Lera's Corridor of Horror presents 'The Worst Shark Attack Films You've Never Seen', a glimpse of what makes bad shark flicks so good! Our Featured Artists, The Flash Nites (Katie & Chris Robleski), introduce us to 'painting with light' and offer 15 of their amazing photographic images - including the artwork on the cover of this issue! This quarter's Featured Project is 'Paper Cuts Live Show and Podcast' hosted by Brad Proctor and Jason Grell. They tell of how their separate BookTube channels birthed a show that hosts interviews with authors on their live stream - so hit 'em up, guys! Our Featured Author, Brent Abell, tells us 'It's Time to get Things Started', and offers us a peek into his latest double-dose release of White Creek Horror: 'Dragonflies' - a novella, and 'Small Town Terrors' - a collection of short stories.
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Please, grab a copy of the Zine for free, and don't be shy about sharing it around!
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ABC’s of Terror, Volume IV was released by D & T Publishing in September, 2022.
When you think of your neighbors, what do you think of? The friendly older couple that wave each day as you return home from work. The guy across the street that is always working in his yard. The lady that walks her dog around your home. What if you found out those people had horrifying secrets? Secrets not meant for the world to know. This book contains 26 stories of neighbors to hope you never encounter.
Includes stories from: R.J. Benetti, Peter Caffrey, Benjamin Chadwick, Shawnna Deresch, Ash Ericmore, Chris Grindstaff, Matt Henshaw, W. Dale Jordan, D.A. Latham, Todd Love, Nathan D. Ludwig, John Lynch, Gary McDonough, Connor McQueen, Matt Micheli, Harrison Phillips, Joe Scipione, John Shupeck, Elton Skelter, Colt Skinner, J. Snow, Megan Stockton, Steve Thompson, B.M. Tolkovsky, Mark Towse, Arther Wick.
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Women of Horror Anthology Vol. 3 - The One That Got Away was released by Kandisha Press in February, 2021.
What doesn't kill me, might make me kill you!
30 women authors from around the world were challenged to write about The One That Got Away. Here you'll find tales of unrequited love, blind dates gone wrong, stalkers and their prey, cursed guitars, alien symbiotes, sinister letters, and bitter acts of revenge. Dive into murky depths and discover what hides inside the minds of women scorned.
Book 3 in the Kandisha Press Women of Horror Anthology Series
#frightgirlwinter recommended reading!
With Foreword by Gwendolyn Kiste (Bram Stoker Award Winning Author of The Rust Maidens)
Edited by Jill Girardi
Featuring stories from: Carmen Baca, Ushasi Sen Basu, Demi-Louise Blackburn, Ashley Burns, R.A. Busby, Amira Krista Calvo, Dawn DeBraal, Shawnna Deresch, Ellie Douglas, Amy Grech, KC Grifant, Meg Hafdahl, Rowan Hill, Stevie Kopas, Michelle Renee Lane, Catherine McCarthy, Villimey Mist, Mocha Pennington, Faith Pierce, Janine Pipe, Lydia Prime, Paula RC Readman, Marsheila Rockwell, Lucy Rose, Rebecca Rowland, Hadassah Shiradski, Yolanda Sfetsos, Barrington Smith-Seetachitt, J Snow and Sonora Taylor.
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