{"id":6728,"date":"2020-10-09T10:37:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T10:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=6728"},"modified":"2020-10-09T10:37:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T10:37:36","slug":"slay-and-let-slay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/slay-and-let-slay\/","title":{"rendered":"SLAY AND LET SLAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before we bite down hard, a neat piece of trivia related to our post on Blacula earlier in the week. Old <em>greydog<\/em>&#8216;s talented writing partner, author and award-winning artist <strong>Alan M Clark, <\/strong>also noticed the review, and informs us that:<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>&#8220;I went to high school at Symbas Experimental High School in a warehouse commune in San Francisco. My &#8216;film&#8217; teacher was the Joan Torres who wrote <\/em>Blacula<em> and <\/em>Scream Blacula Scream<em>.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rather cool. You can find the article on<em> Scream Blacula Scream<\/em> here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PBLsgcH5Da\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/scream-blacula-scream\/\">SCREAM, BLACULA, SCREAM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;SCREAM, BLACULA, SCREAM&#8221; &#8212; greydogtales\" src=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/scream-blacula-scream\/embed\/#?secret=Yo1yTu6R0f#?secret=PBLsgcH5Da\" data-secret=\"PBLsgcH5Da\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, vampire fiction is again the mood of the day, as three more word-whisperers tell us a bit about their stories in the forthcoming <em>SLAY<\/em> anthology. This time we\u2019re pleased to have<strong> Valjeane Jeffers<\/strong>, <strong>Marcia Colette<\/strong> writing as V G Harrison, and<strong> Miranda Riley<\/strong>, who provide three very different takes on the Vampire Noire&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/slayvampire.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6741\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/slay-and-let-slay\/slayvampire\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/slayvampire.png?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"slayvampire\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/slayvampire.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/slayvampire.png?fit=474%2C474&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-6741 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/slayvampire.png?resize=376%2C376\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/slayvampire.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/slayvampire.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/slayvampire.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Beautiful Monsters\u2019 by Valjeanne Jeffers<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/valjeanne-jeffers-author-pic.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6738\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/slay-and-let-slay\/valjeanne-jeffers-author-pic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/valjeanne-jeffers-author-pic.jpg?fit=640%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"valjeanne-jeffers-author-pic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/valjeanne-jeffers-author-pic.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/valjeanne-jeffers-author-pic.jpg?fit=474%2C711&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6738 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/valjeanne-jeffers-author-pic.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/valjeanne-jeffers-author-pic.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/valjeanne-jeffers-author-pic.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sanyu, the heroine of my story, \u2018Beautiful Monsters\u2019, is both a vampire and a freedom fighter. Thus, she is something of an anti-heroine, if you will. Sanyu is powerful and bloodthirsty. But she is definitely focused on her end game, which is slaying oppression. Her journey takes place in the town of Passion, in an alternative steamfunk universe.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been in love with vampires\u2014werewolves too (really all creatures of the night)\u2014since I was child watching Dracula and Barnabas from <em>Dark Shadows<\/em>, But when I saw the call for submissions to <em>SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire<\/em>, I realized that I\u2019d never written a story about a traditional vampire, although I wrote about \u201ctime vampires\u201d in the third novel of my Immortal series, <em>Immortal III: Stealer of Souls<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>So, I decided to challenge myself. I drew from the myths of traditional vampires, their birth, their fatal allergy to sunlight and, of course, their bloodlust. I decided to use a steamfunk setting because I love world building. I also included a tribute to my late sister Sidonie, who has a small but quintessential role in \u2018Beautiful Monsters\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m so very thrilled. and honored that \u2018Beautiful Monsters\u2019 has been published in <em>SLAY<\/em>, surely a groundbreaking anthology, the first of its kind, and to add my voice to the chorus of wonderful authors writing stories of vampires from the African Diaspora.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/51o1NJqqnBL.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6736\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/slay-and-let-slay\/51o1njqqnbl\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/51o1NJqqnBL.jpg?fit=322%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"322,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"51o1NJqqnBL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/51o1NJqqnBL.jpg?fit=193%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/51o1NJqqnBL.jpg?fit=322%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6736 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/51o1NJqqnBL.jpg?resize=193%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/51o1NJqqnBL.jpg?resize=193%2C300&amp;ssl=1 193w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/51o1NJqqnBL.jpg?w=322&amp;ssl=1 322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Valjeanne Jeffers is a speculative fiction writer, a Spelman College graduate, and a member of the Horror Writers Association and the Carolina African America Writers\u2019\u00a0Collective.\u00a0She is the\u00a0author of nine books, including her\u00a0Immortal\u00a0and her\u00a0Mona Livelong: Paranormal Detective\u00a0series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ImmortalIII-Stealer-of-Souls.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6733\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/slay-and-let-slay\/immortaliii-stealer-of-souls\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ImmortalIII-Stealer-of-Souls.jpg?fit=1600%2C2400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ImmortalIII Stealer of Souls\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ImmortalIII-Stealer-of-Souls.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ImmortalIII-Stealer-of-Souls.jpg?fit=474%2C711&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-6733 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ImmortalIII-Stealer-of-Souls.jpg?resize=192%2C289\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ImmortalIII-Stealer-of-Souls.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ImmortalIII-Stealer-of-Souls.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ImmortalIII-Stealer-of-Souls.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ImmortalIII-Stealer-of-Souls.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ImmortalIII-Stealer-of-Souls.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ImmortalIII-Stealer-of-Souls.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Valjeanne\u00a0has been published in numerous anthologies including: <em>Steamfunk!; The Ringing Ear; Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler;\u00a0Fitting In: Historical Accounts of Paranormal Subcultures;\u00a0Sycorax\u2019s Daughters; Black Magic Women, The Bright Empire<\/em>,\u00a0and, most recently,\u00a0<em>All the Songs We Sing<\/em>, and <em>Bledrotica Volume I<\/em>.\u00a0 Visit Valjeanne at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vjeffersandqveal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.vjeffersandqveal.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Message in a Vessel\u2019 by V.G. Harrison<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshot2020.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6739\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/slay-and-let-slay\/headshot2020\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshot2020.jpg?fit=1134%2C2016&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1134,2016\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G930W8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1597845352&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"headshot2020\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshot2020.jpg?fit=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshot2020.jpg?fit=474%2C843&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-6739 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshot2020.jpg?resize=223%2C396\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshot2020.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshot2020.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshot2020.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshot2020.jpg?w=1134&amp;ssl=1 1134w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/headshot2020.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Featuring Dr. Adelynn Jakande, \u2018Message in a Vessel\u2019 takes place on the moon in the distant future where a virus has turned most of the world into vampires. The few humans who are left can no longer feed the rest of the world. Vampire and bioinformatics specialist Dr. Jakande is faced with the task of helping her people look to the stars for new sources of food. There are no threats to the mission, so it&#8217;s a go\u2026 until Dr. Jakande double-checks what little humanity she has left.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/978fc7_f5b9be7e7bc647368677c15cfff292b2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6740\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/slay-and-let-slay\/978fc7_f5b9be7e7bc647368677c15cfff292b2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/978fc7_f5b9be7e7bc647368677c15cfff292b2.jpg?fit=446%2C669&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"446,669\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"978fc7_f5b9be7e7bc647368677c15cfff292b2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/978fc7_f5b9be7e7bc647368677c15cfff292b2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/978fc7_f5b9be7e7bc647368677c15cfff292b2.jpg?fit=446%2C669&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6740 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/978fc7_f5b9be7e7bc647368677c15cfff292b2.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/978fc7_f5b9be7e7bc647368677c15cfff292b2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/978fc7_f5b9be7e7bc647368677c15cfff292b2.jpg?w=446&amp;ssl=1 446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For sci-fi visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vgharrison.com\/\">www.vgharrison.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/849898366.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6737\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/slay-and-let-slay\/attachment\/849898366\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/849898366.jpg?fit=250%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"250,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"849898366\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/849898366.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/849898366.jpg?fit=250%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6737\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/849898366.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/849898366.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/849898366.jpg?w=250&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For paranormal\/urban fantasy: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marciacolette.com\/\">www.marciacolette.com<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2018Rampage\u2019 by Miranda J. Riley<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019d say that my vampire is unlike any vampire written before because she is not originally human. When Nicole posted the call for SLAY submissions and I read the description of \u201cunique, never before seen vampires\u201d, I knew I could knock this out. I thought, \u201cwhat if&#8230;we took the giant, most gentle being on the planet and turned it sour?\u201d And so Talik, the vampire elephant, was created.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda2.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/slay-and-let-slay\/miranda2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda2.jpeg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"miranda2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda2.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda2.jpeg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6732 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda2.jpeg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda2.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda2.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda2.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda2.jpeg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda2.jpeg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I lived with my family in Mozambique for a period of time and fell in love with a small village named Machanga. That is where I base my story, except in my world, Machanga was attacked by a league of vampires and killed Aziza\u2019s family. Aziza trained to become a warrior who could protect her village and serve as a guardian.<\/p>\n<p>But what is all that training good for if no one comes to attack?<\/p>\n<p>Kruger National Park is losing elephants fast due to Talik\u2019s rage and bloodlust. The Order of vampire slayers calls in Aziza, a warrior in the area and of interest to the Order, to help slay the beast and find the one responsible for transforming Talik into a monster.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/slay-and-let-slay\/miranda\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda.jpeg?fit=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"miranda\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda.jpeg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda.jpeg?fit=474%2C632&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6731 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda.jpeg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda.jpeg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda.jpeg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/miranda.jpeg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is Miranda J. Riley\u2019s first published work! She has another short story in the works for publication through Prospective Press and she thanks Mocha Memoirs Press for the chance to share her talents. You can follow her on Twitter @TheSpunkyDragon and friend her on Facebook. You can also check out her beta website at <a href=\"https:\/\/mjrileyonline.co\/\">https:\/\/mjrileyonline.co<\/a>. Miranda is originally from Brazil and has lived on three different continents in her short lifetime. She gathers inspiration from the people, places, and events that have impacted her life.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>SLAY, full of some fantastic authors,\u00a0 is due out on 13th October, and available to pre-order now:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EgOhmDvWkAEtZUH.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6702\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-african-vampire-or-where-no-draculas-roam\/egohmdvwkaetzuh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EgOhmDvWkAEtZUH.jpg?fit=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EgOhmDvWkAEtZUH\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EgOhmDvWkAEtZUH.jpg?fit=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EgOhmDvWkAEtZUH.jpg?fit=474%2C237&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-6702 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EgOhmDvWkAEtZUH.jpg?resize=424%2C212\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EgOhmDvWkAEtZUH.jpg?resize=300%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EgOhmDvWkAEtZUH.jpg?resize=768%2C384 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EgOhmDvWkAEtZUH.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EgOhmDvWkAEtZUH.jpg?w=948 948w\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"212\" data-attachment-id=\"6702\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-african-vampire-or-where-no-draculas-roam\/egohmdvwkaetzuh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EgOhmDvWkAEtZUH.jpg?fit=1024%2C512\" data-orig-size=\"1024,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EgOhmDvWkAEtZUH\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EgOhmDvWkAEtZUH.jpg?fit=300%2C150\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/EgOhmDvWkAEtZUH.jpg?fit=474%2C237\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B08FM3MC3L\/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_doWEFbZDF8D46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SLAY on Amazon UK<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08FM3MC3L\/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_StWEFbZHJK9MP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SLAy on Amazon US<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>At the weekend &#8211; our SLAY-fest continues with the comic book origins of <\/strong><\/em><strong>Blade the Vampire Killer<\/strong><em><strong>, and then on to pastures new&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before we bite down hard, a neat piece of trivia related to our post on Blacula earlier in the week. 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