Samuel Blondahl's Halloween Horror serial: La Saveur de la Vie.

This is the afterword to Book III of The Anahita Chronicles, Andromedae. I am re-releasing the series soon, and I had to re-type this, as I did it inspired me all over again. I wanted to post it here just to shout it from the rooftops. Earth in the dark Andromedae was difficult to write. Not because I didn't have a story to tell, and not because of the characters, who I love and who flow out of my fingertips easily, but because of the subject matter. Weapons of mass destruction are a reality in our world, and the will to use them is present. Our species is capable of terrible things. So upon our creation of a weapon capable of destroying planets, what would the response of an alien species be? If they have paid any attention to us, they would understand that we simply cannot be trusted with that power.   I have always been an optimist, and I am still, even in these troubled times (I re-type this in 2017). I believe in our potential and the inherent compassion w...

A ghost threw a bit of glass at me today. Allow me to elaborate. A while ago I was asked to join an amateur paranormal investigation group in a ghost hunt at a local museum. I spent the night there with them and took readings, talked to 'ghosts' and did the whole bit with enthusiasm. There was no real evidence, but It was appropriately creepy at points and the wind knocked things around once or twice, which was a nice touch. I spent the next couple weeks doing independent research, the paranormal group was not following up with anything and seemed not to be well organised in regards to any future hunts, so I took the initiative to return to the site myself with audio and video equipment and I really sank my teeth in.     Unfortunately it turned out to be a hoax perpetrated to increase tourism. My investigation turned up no evidence, but plenty of a lack of evidence. Their ghost, a purported serial killer, was supposedly hung by the province at the end of their life, an...

I wrote this as part of the 2014 Halloween short fiction contest. As a judge I am not eligible as an entrant to the contest, but I want to participate and encourage participation, so I posted this. Entries must begin with those fated and potent words "It was a dark and stormy night." Entries should be 500-1000 words in length Entries are due by October 30th. Visit  www.southcariboowriters.com  for more details!  The Dragon. By Samuel Blondahl.     It was a dark and stormy night. Two men sat on a grassy hillside overlooking a small rural town. Thunder broke in the sky above, and cold rain beat down in furious torrents, but neither man seemed disturbed by the foul mood of mother nature. Around them, the trees bent in the wind and dropped their remaining leaves in cascades. The storm was late in the season, coming in October, on the brink of winter. Below them, the town lights went dark as the storm knocked out power lines fe...

Bodies of Art   South Cariboo Writers Guild challenge: Writing prompt. "You are travelling through Europe on a long dreamed of vacation. You find yourself at The Louvre close to closing time. The crowds are slowly filtering out of the building, but something holds you back. You linger, even though a security guard will surely arrive soon to usher you out. But the guard never arrives, and you wander lonely, dimly lit hallways in a daze, feeling as if you have somehow strayed into a dream. A thump echoes behind you. Then another and another. You whirl around to see a man lying prone on the floor. Beyond him, more human figures dot the expanse of the wide corridor. In horror, you realise that the paintings are now empty of personages, and they all lay as if dead on the floor around you....." Virgin_of_the_Rocks Leonardo da Vinci - Louvre version Bodies of art. Samuel Blondahl     I stood aghast and stared, my jaw open and my eyes wide. Shoc...

You may have noticed that I'm not blogging a whole lot recently. I took down the old blog because I wanted to streamline the content and make it more focused on my work and less on the eclectic thought rambling that it had become. I'm still very proud of The Anahita Chronicles, at the moment I am re-editing them from the original first draft with plans to re-release the entire trilogy after April of this year when the rights return to me. On that note, if you want a first edition, better get your copies now. The new editions will have new cover art and new forwards and afterwords and all that jazz. The content will be essentially the same, with no significant story alterations. As it is next to impossible to sell a book once it has been published without much financial success, I will be self-publishing that series for the immediate future. I will certainly consider serious offers from publishers however. The reviews were wonderful (4+ stars Amazon & Goodreads) and sh...

Samuel Blondahl's ongoing HORROR serial  La Saveur de la vie. is now live on the new blog, with a NEW CHAPTER for October 2016! Click the  link HERE  or on the upper right side of the page on the sidebar.    La Saveur de la vie, or, The Flavour of Life, is a serial story with a new chapter released every year. This year marks part 5. It is  the continuing tale of a newborn Vampire, alone, confused, on the run from vicious killers, and  desperately  fighting her own savage instincts.

Salutations. I am Samuel Blondahl, author, artist, certifiable madman, and recently, film-maker. I have taken down my old blog and here you find yourself on my brand spanking new blog. If you are unfamiliar with my work, I write books! Mostly Science Fiction, but I wander. My published work is  The Anahita Chronicles. The Anahita Chronicles are available now on Amazon.com  A re-release is planned for next April, the covers shown below are not yet available. I have several as yet unpublished manuscripts that I hope will be available before long, in the genres of science fiction, detective fiction, and fantasy. The covers above are my artwork. I attended art school, focused on digital painting and 3D modelling, both art forms are blended for these covers (They may not be final designs). If you would like to see some more of my artwork, please head on over to my official website at :  www.blondahl.ca    If you are a returning visitor,...