Celebrate: Stephen Tremp ~ Salem's Daughters & Giveaways

ANCIENT TIME TRAVELING CURSES

Thank you Lexa for hosting me on my Salem’s Daughters Blog Tour. You live in Egypt and I thought what better place to post on ancient curses than L.X. Cain's blog. 

Curse of the Pharaohs: In Egypt, the Curse of the Pharaohs refers to an alleged curse to be cast upon any person who disturbs the mummy of an Ancient Egyptian person, especially a pharaoh. Time is not a hindrance or obstacle. This curse, which does not differentiate between thieves (past) and archaeologists (future), allegedly can cause bad luck, illness or death. 

In Salem's Daughters I needed a similar idea when time would not interfere or restrict something evil that just won’t go away. The year is 1705 and the setting is the countryside between Boston and Salem, Massachusetts. 

Thirty-nine young witches are flushed from their coven and chased by a drunken riotous mob. All but thirteen are cut down. In order to escape the blood-thirsty mob, the survivors perform an extremely difficult magical maneuver that would be deadly if they got it wrong. They closed their eyes, exhaled the air in their lungs, and left their bodies through their mouths, the only place a soul can escape. They entered six-month-old cats in the first of their nine lives while kicking out the souls of the felines. 

Fast forward to today. When Bob and Debbie Stevens open their bed and breakfast called Murcat Manor they find thirteen baby kittens who they adopt, thinking they can befriend the guests. 

Now in the sixth of nine lives, the malevolent felines have had five previous lives spanning four centuries of deviltry and murdering practice to draw on. With their vast experience, now enhanced with the use of modern technology, the witches devise cagey ways to keep killing, including leaving evidence at the scene for detectives to believe Bob and Debbie are the perpetrators. 

Bad kitties! 

Curses: An evil or misfortune to befall someone or something have been around since mankind has been able to speak words. Words have the power to bless and to curse, depending on the level of authority of the person speaking them and how receptive or vulnerable the recipient is. 

There are no shortage of books using curses. They can be spoken (Hermione Granger). They can be thought (Professor Snape). They can lie dormant for eons then come to life (Pharaoh's Curse). Fiction writers across multiple genres use curses in their books, and much of their inspiration comes from everyday life and history. 

Question: Do you believe in curses like the Pharaoh’s curse? 




Short Blurb: A four hundred year old evil is unleashed when the daughters of those killed during the Salem Witch Trials find a new generation of people to murder at a popular modern-day bed and breakfast. 

Stephen Tremp writes Speculative Fiction and embraces science and the supernatural to help explain the universe, our place in it, and write one of a kind thrillers. You can read a full synopsis and download Salem’s Daughters by Clicking Here. 

I Hope my Detroit Lions Aren't Cursed

Stephen Tremp posts weekly blogs at his website Breakthrough Blogs. 

Next Stop: Monday October 19th L. Diane Wolfe for Marketing and Promoting Outside the U.S.

Thanks, Stephen!  I had the pleasure of reading Salem's Daughters, and I think Stephen has a real future in horror writing! ~ Lexa

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Free Short Stories  – David Emanuel (one of my awesome CPs!) has two stories available online to read for free “Baby Men” and “Out From the Shadows.” Follow this link to the stories: David Emanuel blog.

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