Roseblood Trilogy Offer!

Howdy, fellow horror freaks! With Valentine's Day just a few weeks away, I've decided to offer a killer deal (pun intended) on my Roseblood trilogy horror novels. 

And it's one heck of a BOGO deal! I'm offering all three books, signed and personalized with an exclusive Roseblood trilogy bookmark, for just $35 bucks! That's $10 off the book bundle price, shipping included (US shipping only). DM me on social media or email me at flahorrorwriter67@gmail.com if interested, but this special offer is for a limited time, folks! 

Thanks as always for reading my work, and stay spooky! 🌹🖤

Hello 2025!

Another year has come and gone, and I don't know about ya'll, but 2024 seemed to fly by, didn't it? Or perhaps for those of us who are older, it does seem to do that more often. Or maybe it's just me. 

All in all, this past year was mostly a good, although I'd rather not experience a hurricane blowing out a skylight in the middle of the night ever again. But I digress. 

This past year, I had a trio of short stories appear in 3 different horror anthologies, and last October saw the release of the final book in my Mister Jack/Summerdale Trilogy, Mister Jack: Requiem. 

During the first quarter of this new year, I'll be working on editing my followup to my scifi horror novel The Ravening called Island of Devils. That book was actually written about 4 years ago, but because it turned out to be the longest thing I'd written to date (well over 500 pages), I knew it would need some heavy editing. That and I'd written Bloodletting, the 2nd Roseblood novel, and was chomping at the bit to start working on Bloodlust, the final Roseblood novel. Did that and released it, with fully intending to start editing Island of Devils. But as sometimes happens, I came up with a really cool idea for another book, which became my erotic horror novella Rebirth. 

And then, another new story idea grabbed hold, which was the final Mister Jack book, which was initially intended to be a novella but grew into a full-length novel. 

So here we are, 2025. I'll start edits on Island of Devils very soon, with my intention of having it released by the middle of summer. Or thereabouts. 

I've also been working on a new writing project called The Dagger. It's a coming of age horror novel set in the 1980s. But I'm taking my time with this, maybe halfway through the first draft and looking for this to be unleashed sometime in 2026. 

That's it for now. Stay spooky, ya'll! 

The Mister Jack/Summerdale Trilogy

As many of you know, my latest horror novel, Mister Jack: Requiem, wraps up what I've called the Mister Jack/Summerdale Trilogy. Honestly, when I wrote my Halloween horror novelette Mister Jack five years ago, I didn't think I'd eventually complete a trilogy of stories centered around the cantankerous old woman Josie Howard, who lived in the woods outside of town with dozens of feral cats. But I did. Then again, when I wrote my erotic horror novella, Roseblood, I never envisioned writing a trilogy about her either. But as they say, shit happens. Who knows, perhaps I have one more Rose Valentine tale to tell (my editor extraordinaire Erin Al-Mehairi would be delighted), but if so, that's quite a few years away. I've got other spooky stories to tell in the meantime.

Anyway, where were we? Ah, yes, my new horror novel. So the ebook released right before Halloween for Nook and Kindle, and the trade paperback exclusively on BN.com followed a few days later. I'll have bulk copies for sale by tomorrow (as mentioned in a previous blog post, so hit me up if interested). 

Some newer readers to my work may have questions about what order to read this trilogy because MJR is the third book, but it's a prequel novel. While it can be read first, followed by Mister Jack and Night of the Pumpkin God, as the author, I'd recommend reading them in order of publication. Read Mister Jack first, then Night of the Pumpkin God, and finally Mister Jack: Requiem. Without giving away any spoilers, the new book (while a prequel) connects directly to events that unfold in NotPG. The Josie's Prank Night chapbook (originally written for the Books of Horror October Mystery Box in 2023) takes place in the early 1980s, and can be read as a flashback type story. 

Also, I was extremely excited and grateful for another incredible review of MJR from horror book reviewer and editor, Lisa Lee Tone, at Bibliophiliatemplum.wordpress.com, that posted on Sunday. Here's what she had to say:

"Mister Jack: Requiem by Chris Kosarich is the grim prequel to Kosarich’s intense and brutal Halloween tales Mister Jack and Night of the Pumpkin God. Here, Chris Kosarich takes us back in time to the end of the Great Depression and Prohibition, where the story of Josie Howard began.

This is a complex, suspenseful, and vivid tale of not only Josie and her childhood but also of her mother, the man behind the spectre of Mister Jack, and the dark history of the Howard land. It’s an evocative and chilling story of evils wrought and brought forth by people, of that place where human and supernatural horrors come together. But there’s a disturbing deeper level to this story as well.

Mister Jack: Requiem has powerful subtext. It speaks to hubris, greed, bigotry, megalomania, and how the effects of words and actions spawned from them can echo down through years, decades, centuries. It speaks to the treatment of women throughout history but also to the strength of women via the perseverance, determination, and big heart of Elizabeth Howard. It speaks to the horrors that beget the poisoning of our environment, our society, ourselves.

The combining of history, storyline, and subtext is artfully done, and the characters are engaging and diverse. Scenes of sex and violence may be a bit too intense for some readers, but overall, it’s just on the cusp of extreme horror. This is an engrossing and entertaining story and an impactful read. Fans of Mister Jack and Night of the Pumpkin God will love this captivating backstory."

Wow, right? I was blown away by her lovely, complimentary assessment and totally appreciative of her time and effort in reviewing my work, as always. Thanks so much, Lisa! 🎃🖤🎃🖤🎃