I write strange, dark tales about odd things...and I like it that way!
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Rhayven House
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The old house literally captured his attention with a flash of light, almost as if it had intentionally signaled him. Ian Harket knew he wanted it as soon as he laid his eyes upon it, regardless of how much work needed to be done.
Even before he actually moved into the house, some odd, unexplainable happened. After he moved in, he began to really experience the strangeness for himself, and he got the feeling the presence in the house did not want him there. "You're beautiful and I will stab anyone who says otherwise." —Bram Stoker Award-winning author Brian Keene “If HGTV’s Fixer Upper merged with SyFy’s Ghost Hunters, it wouldn’t be nearly as good as Rhayven House! Readers will love the chills (including an inexplicably icy doorknob), the surprises, the uncovering of secrets, and the hero, Ian. It's a touch of Grand Guignol. To paraphrase Poe, 'Quoth the raven—buy this book!'” --Savannah Russe, USA Today Bestselling Author Available on Amazon.com. Click HERE to order. |
A Christmas Canticle
Bronson Ghostley believes he has it all: a fantastic writing career, movies made from his bestselling novels, a paranormal investigation TV show, money, fame. But he has no use for Christmas...until he is visited by spirits who come to show him that maybe he doesn't have everything.
In the tradition of the classic Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, comes this holiday tale sure to warm your heart.
“Along with visions of sugarplums, add a helping of lovely goose bumps to your holiday treats with Frank Bittinger’s deliciously chilling A Christmas Canticle. Actually I love Bittinger’s books in any season, but I gobbled this one down like a chocolate-covered candy cane…GOOD GOOD GOOD!”
--Savannah Russe, USA Today Bestselling author of Zombie Dreams
The author's proceeds will be donated to help animals in need.
Available on Amazon.com. Click HERE to order.
In the tradition of the classic Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, comes this holiday tale sure to warm your heart.
“Along with visions of sugarplums, add a helping of lovely goose bumps to your holiday treats with Frank Bittinger’s deliciously chilling A Christmas Canticle. Actually I love Bittinger’s books in any season, but I gobbled this one down like a chocolate-covered candy cane…GOOD GOOD GOOD!”
--Savannah Russe, USA Today Bestselling author of Zombie Dreams
The author's proceeds will be donated to help animals in need.
Available on Amazon.com. Click HERE to order.
Angels of the Mourning Light
Micah Graves is full of questions, but one in particular plagues him: What happens when you die? Haunted by the memory of his mother’s untimely death, Graves has made it his mission in life to find the answer.
At age thirteen, Graves watches the mother he dearly loves waste away as a victim of insidious cancer. As he grows older, he cannot forget the agony she suffered on a daily basis—a profound misery even the prescribed painkillers couldn’t dull. But what he remembers even more vividly is the moment just before the light faded in her eyes. When a beautiful smile graced her face, as if all her pain had ceased, it was obvious his mother had seen something or someone in those final minutes that Graves could not see himself.
It is not long before Graves begins a life-changing journey with one goal in mind—to find the truth as to what awaits the dead on the other side.
Over the course of the next twenty-three years, Graves will attend over four thousand funerals where he will discover there is so much more not only in this life, but the afterlife as well.
Preditors and Editors Readers Poll Horror Novel of the Year 2009 - Top 10 Finalist #4
At age thirteen, Graves watches the mother he dearly loves waste away as a victim of insidious cancer. As he grows older, he cannot forget the agony she suffered on a daily basis—a profound misery even the prescribed painkillers couldn’t dull. But what he remembers even more vividly is the moment just before the light faded in her eyes. When a beautiful smile graced her face, as if all her pain had ceased, it was obvious his mother had seen something or someone in those final minutes that Graves could not see himself.
It is not long before Graves begins a life-changing journey with one goal in mind—to find the truth as to what awaits the dead on the other side.
Over the course of the next twenty-three years, Graves will attend over four thousand funerals where he will discover there is so much more not only in this life, but the afterlife as well.
Preditors and Editors Readers Poll Horror Novel of the Year 2009 - Top 10 Finalist #4
Sinister Landscapes Anthology
The cover of the international Amazon.com bestselling anthology; #2 in the United States and #1 in the United Kingdom in its genre. My story is titled "Lead Me Into Temptation" and received some great reviews. Here is one:
“…The dangers of being a porn junkie highlight Frank E. Bittinger’s excellent Lead Me Into Temptation, the final tale in the collection…A case of saving the best for last, Bittinger’s story is the most polished and effective, a gem that serves as emphatic punctuation to the book. An exclamation point."
-- Blood of the Muse
# 8 Preditors & Editors Horror Anthology of the Year 2008.
“…The dangers of being a porn junkie highlight Frank E. Bittinger’s excellent Lead Me Into Temptation, the final tale in the collection…A case of saving the best for last, Bittinger’s story is the most polished and effective, a gem that serves as emphatic punctuation to the book. An exclamation point."
-- Blood of the Muse
# 8 Preditors & Editors Horror Anthology of the Year 2008.
Angels of the Seventh Dawn
Aleksei "Lex" Simons decided to explore the nightlife to find inspiration for his novel. He stumbles upon the Seventh Dawn and discovers more than inspiration: he finds a new world of vampires, wereanimals, and more magic than even he could have imagined.
A series of mutilation murders frightens the city. A killer stalks the night. Strange symbols are drawn in blood on an alley wall. 'Prey For Me,' a killer croons as one by one citizens of the city are slaughtered.
Members of the mysterious world, including friends near and dear, fall-collapsing into comas with little warning. And then the killer's attention turns to one of their own and he comes one step closer to destroying everything. The more-than-mortal community bands together in an attempt to stop the chain of events leading to the end of their world.
The stench of death envelops the city. But more than death has come to the city.
An ancient menace is awakening. A series of events have been set in motion. And Aleksei will find himself in the midst of the apocalypse.
In the world of magic, things are not always as they appear.
Preditors and Editors Readers Poll Horror Novel of the Year 2007 - Top 10 Finalist #9
A series of mutilation murders frightens the city. A killer stalks the night. Strange symbols are drawn in blood on an alley wall. 'Prey For Me,' a killer croons as one by one citizens of the city are slaughtered.
Members of the mysterious world, including friends near and dear, fall-collapsing into comas with little warning. And then the killer's attention turns to one of their own and he comes one step closer to destroying everything. The more-than-mortal community bands together in an attempt to stop the chain of events leading to the end of their world.
The stench of death envelops the city. But more than death has come to the city.
An ancient menace is awakening. A series of events have been set in motion. And Aleksei will find himself in the midst of the apocalypse.
In the world of magic, things are not always as they appear.
Preditors and Editors Readers Poll Horror Novel of the Year 2007 - Top 10 Finalist #9
Into the Mirror Black
When Lila Cassavettes passes away, Storm returns to Western Maryland to pay his final respects to the memory of the great-grandmother who raised him. He learns part of his inheritance is a Victorian estate he knew nothing about. After seeing the house and surrounding property in New Mystic, he makes the decision to leave his job in Virginia and move back to Maryland.
Soon after moving into the house, he discovers an old book lodged in a crack in the wall. A book filled with arcane symbols, weird drawings, and what appears to be incantations. Who did it belong to and how did it get into the wall? He finds more questions than answers concerning his family's past.
While he sleeps, a woman watches him. Children play a game of hide and seek downstairs in the dead of the night. And Storm dreams. Dreams filled with the images of an ancient city in ruins and of the same city as it resurrects!
Someone or something is guiding him. But towards what?
What does it all mean?
While attempting to find answers, Storm discovers some family secrets are better left uncovered.....
Preditors and Editors Readers Poll Horror Novel of the Year 2006 - Top 10 Finalist #7
Long Live Noir - Interview with Frank E. Bittinger
Soon after moving into the house, he discovers an old book lodged in a crack in the wall. A book filled with arcane symbols, weird drawings, and what appears to be incantations. Who did it belong to and how did it get into the wall? He finds more questions than answers concerning his family's past.
While he sleeps, a woman watches him. Children play a game of hide and seek downstairs in the dead of the night. And Storm dreams. Dreams filled with the images of an ancient city in ruins and of the same city as it resurrects!
Someone or something is guiding him. But towards what?
What does it all mean?
While attempting to find answers, Storm discovers some family secrets are better left uncovered.....
Preditors and Editors Readers Poll Horror Novel of the Year 2006 - Top 10 Finalist #7
Long Live Noir - Interview with Frank E. Bittinger
