A Mother’s Love In The Empty Lot Next Door
In this journal entry from March 20, 2024, I reflect on the complex relationship I had with my mother, as portrayed in The Empty Lot Next Door. Her relentless dedication...
Journal » The Empty Lot Next Door
Candle Face Chronicles is more than a journal—it’s an interactive investigation. By enlisting the paranormal community and readers, it seeks to free trapped souls, protect those that escaped, and investigate Isabel/Candle Face. Every entry is a call to action, inviting participants to piece together testimonies, analyze evidence, and challenge the growing power of Candle Face.
The Haunting of Childhood: Horror in The Empty Lot Next Door
The Empty Lot Next Door masterfully weaves psychological and supernatural horror, making it far more than a typical ghost story. The primary source of terror, Candle Face, emerges not just...
The Empty Lot Next Door: Adult and Child Views
The Empty Lot Next Door presents a story that resonates differently based on the reader's age and life experiences. For adults, it unfolds as a story about children navigating a...
Listening to Readers: The Revised Use of Foreshadowing
In The Empty Lot Next Door, I initially used foreshadowing to build suspense and create anticipation about the supernatural events and family conflicts. However, reader feedback revealed that excessive hints...
The Empty Lot Next Door: The Start of the Candle Face Saga
On December 28, 2023, I revisited the haunting events described in The Empty Lot Next Door, my award-winning, best-selling memoir. In the 1970s, my family moved to a small house...
Exploring Sibling Relationships in The Empty Lot Next Door
The Empty Lot Next Door explores the complex sibling relationships between Ray, Ricky, Dan, and Felix. Dan and Felix’s rebellious behaviors, including substance abuse and aggression, often left Ricky and...
The Empty Lot Next Door: A Story of Loss, Fear, and Growth
The Empty Lot Next Door explores themes of childhood, family issues, psychological trauma, and the supernatural, all woven into a true-life ghost story. The empty lot symbolizes both freedom and...
The Empty Lot Next Door: Who or What Was Griffin?
In preparing the second edition of The Empty Lot Next Door, I revisited the controversial character of Griffin—a creation of my brother Ricky’s imagination, embodying a lion-boy guardian meant to...
The Empty Lot Next Door: The Bedtime Battle
In this vivid childhood memory from The Empty Lot Next Door, I recount the night I took extreme measures to stop my brother Ricky’s relentless sheet-stealing habit. Sharing a pullout...