DEVOURED Vampire book trailer

 Here's the first book trailer for DEVOURED!

Jonah was running from a bad relationship, and encountered the vicious vampire Queen, Mullo. She attacked him, and his life has never been the same. 

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I have a vampire book pre-order up for sale, and other awesome news!

 Hey guys,

It's been rather quiet over here, huh? Well that's about to change.

I have awesome news!

My vampire book, DEVOURED is up for pre-order on Amazon!

 Jonah Severin is a vampire clinging to the shredded remnants of his humanity.  The gravely voice that speaks in his head tells him that he is a monster. The grisly scenes left behind after he feeds, agrees.

When Jonah recalls the name, Mallory Conrad, he accidentally gets into contact with his former lover. A man with ulterior motives, working for a shady company that has more to do with vampires than he’d like to admit.

Soon he finds himself on the run from a past that he can’t remember, and a crazed vampire queen who is furious that she can’t control him.

What happened to him? And why can he only remember one man’s name and face?

Will he recover his memories and his humanity? Or will the undying thirst for human blood finally drive him into the darkness forever?

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The next 2 novellas in my body horror creature feature series, formerly titled the Caddis Initiative, are being edited and will be released next year.

AND, I am writing a brand new book that's dark urban fantasy for NaNoWriMo, working title is Pandora. This is concept art for the cover. 

 It's about a powerful businessman who makes a deal with a trickster god to get the woman of his dreams, and then loses EVERYTHING, including his memories. To get her back, he has to unravel the mystery of who he was, and fix the wrongs he did to the people he cared about the most. I really excited about this one. It's my first new book in a long time! 

If you are a writer and want to join me, here's my profile link: https://nanowrimo.org/participants/cassie-carnage

Where have you been Cassie?

 

Hi Guys!

I know that it's been quite some time since I've posted on my blog. Sorry for the long hiatus. 

The truth is, I had a lot going on at home. The two main reasons I stopped blogging were having a baby, and my father becoming terminally ill with pancreatic cancer, all while  he was fighting lewy body dementia. I took over as his caretaker, which to be honest, was a tremendous strain on me mentally, and physically. While I do not regret the time I took to take care of him, it did have an enormous negative impact on me. 

My dad passed away in April. Right before he died I started having panic attacks and suffered from an anxiety disorder. It was not pretty. 

I was told that I was going through something called complex grief. So, instead of having crying fits, as is normal during the grieving process, I had panic attacks. 

All of this was going on while my state of Michigan was in the midst of a huge corona virus outbreak and we were in total lock down. It was awful. I felt trapped at home. I was a prisoner of my own grief. 

April is also the month that I became pregnant with my second child. So I had hormones messing with my emotions as well. It was not pretty. 

Needless to say, I've had a lot to deal with. And it's really taken a toll on my writing. I pretty much have had writer's block since December 2019 when my father's health started to rapidly decline. 

Five months after his death, I am sitting here, picking up the pieces of my life, and finding myself grateful for my supportive family and friends. My anxiety is down to a manageable level, and my panic attacks are becoming weaker by the day. 

I was finally able to bury my father in August. He now resides next to my mother in a private family owned cemetery in upstate NY. I spread their beloved dog's ashes on their graves and said my good byes. 

I am really not sure when I'm going to be able to go back that way to visit them. It's a 2 day drive to get there, and I have another baby on the way, which is making travel more difficult. It is what it is at this point.

Speaking of babies...

Quite a while ago I had planned on publishing my first vampire novel, which I had posted here as a serial story titled ADDICTED TO THE ABYSS. (I know, not the most imaginative of titles, but whatever. You guys LOVED IT!) 

I am now working on getting it formatted for print and e-book (and re-titled into something more interesting lol). In addition, I am working on writing a companion piece to it, from Mallory's perspective. Before my life (and the world) went all to hell, I had a series of books plotted out to take place in the VAMPIRE ADDICTS setting. Including lore as to how and where the vampires came from. I was even working on that world's version of werewolves. Something new and different from the usual fur and claws stuff. 

I can't give a release date for the book or new serial just yet. I am still in the planning and formatting stages. But I will be keeping you updated. 

Thanks for sticking with me, and for loving what I've posted on this blog so far. I hope to start reviewing movies again in the new future, as well as writing more vampire stories. 

Also, I just want to say, if you are dealing with anxiety, or panic attacks, and are looking for some advice, feel free to hit me up. I may not have all the answers, but sometimes it helps just to speak to someone who knows what it feels like. You don't have to go through it alone. 

Take it easy guys, see you on the flip side.  

Free Preview of HELENA

Helena was the perfect little girl. Always polite. Always kind. Always hungry.

Here's an exclusive excerpt of HELENA By Cassie Carnage!

No sooner did she put her head to the pillow did she hear it, a soft rhythmic scratching, like a cat at the door trying to get in.

Beneath that noise, a fainter one, that of a child crying. It pulled at her heartstrings. She couldn’t ignore that.

Susan grabbed her robe and ran outside. It was dark and foggy; the thick early morning mist was cold against her face. She walked all the way around her house. The scratching, it sounded like it was coming from the basement. It was louder when she knelt by the back door that lead to the cellar.

It was coming from inside the house.

Did an animal break in? She wasn't sure. It was too late to call animal control.

Sighing, Susan grabbed a broom and turned on the cellar light.

"Mother, help me!"

It was a little girl. She was down there!

"Hello?" Susan called and slowly walked down the steps, instantly regretting not putting on shoes. The cellar stairs were wood with no back-riser board, just a blank space between the steps. Anyone, or anything, could reach out, grab her ankles and yank her feet out from under her, sending her tumbling down to the basement floor to break her neck.

She grimaced at the thought and steeled herself, trying hard not to jump at any sound as the old wood groaned under her weight.

The scratching became louder.

"Hello? Little girl? I’m here to help. Are you hurt? How did you get in here?"

Susan looked around, the back corner near the water heater had no light. She had to go over and yank a pull-chain hanging down from a bare light bulb. She cursed herself for not getting the basement furnished before she moved in, but it was far too late for that now.

The scratching changed from fast short scrapes to long, slow ones. Like little fingernails on a door.

She looked over at the cellar door, expecting to see a girl huddled against it. There was no one there.

Susan let out the breath she was holding.

"Mother! Over here!"

Startled she dropped the broom. It clattered to the floor, and the scratching stopped.

She looked around cautiously, stooping to pick up the broom, imagining a small evil child hiding behind the water heater, waiting to pounce.

A scraping sound came from behind her, from the other side of the brick foundation wall. It was enough to get her to grab the broom and race back up the stairs, slamming the door behind her.

Helena was the perfect little girl. Always polite. Always kind. Always hungry.

Available to read for FREE on Kindle Unlimited Now! 

Serial Killer Known as the Vampire of Highway 55 Strikes Again!

If you like this, you'll love my vampire series, Addicted to the Abyss! 

You can read all 12 parts of Volume 1 for free, starting here: http://cassieshouseofhorror.blogspot.com/2016/09/addicted-to-abyss-vampire-serial-story.html