Midnight Writings Available



Leading a ghost tour in Havre de Grace.

This is my second year of working for Havre de Haunts Tours & Paranormal Research Group.  The group has explored and investigated strange as well as historic happenings in Havre de Grace, Maryland from which a tour has been formed.  The town's tales of history, prominent visitors, and hauntings makes for an amiable walk though the picturesque water front location.  Each October chilly winds rustle the leaves as the moon peers down for added atmosphere.

The Friday night tour I led was additionally interesting as several tour customers brought along their own emf detectors - which were very active during the walk.  It is believed that the presence of ghosts can cause a disturbance in electromagnetic fields, which is what the detector reads.  Of course myriad things can trigger a reaction and at certain points when the detectors were very active there were telephone poles with numerous transformers or such attached.  Hardly an ideal scenario for ghost hunting.  Interestingly at one point in the tour the detectors became very active at my every mention of the word 'gangsters'.  Not proof, but oh so curious.



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I've had odd experiences at haunted places before.  Doors opening on their own seem a popular occurrence for me - I've had similar experiences at the Hollingsworth house in Cecil County and The Whistling Oyster in Fell's Point.  I decided to jot down these experiences for my new book - Midnight Writings.  Other articles included in the book concern my zombie make over for a day on the set of Trailer Park of the Living Dead (filmed in Cecil County, Maryland), my musings about horror conventions, films, and Edgar Allan Poe.  For these segments I must thank all those who have agreed to be interviewed by me in the past, such as actress Tanya Erin Paoli.

And there are a baker's dozen of fictional offerings as well, including The Customer in which a bothersome bar patron has an unfortunate occurrence after last call and Midnight Encounter in which a pair of grave robbers with a body on their hands get an unusual offer.  Why not take time to take advantage of the offer of buying Midnight Writings at http://lulu.com/spotlight/wrigler ?

Happy Reading & Ghost Hunting!



A murder occurred at Havre de Grace's State Theater, which once showed silent films and although long closed might not be totally abandoned.

  



Hearse Available - Condition Excellent

     McVeil trudged through the grey sludge the morning snow had become.  He kicked at the chunks of ice in it and cursed at it as he crossed the parking lot of McVeil's Funeral Services.  A sudden gust of cold wind careening through the night air caused him to pull the collar of his tan overcoat tighter and puff harder on his blazing cigar.  McVeil hated winter's early nights.
     McVeil noted that the new hearse was in a different position then when he had departed for dinner.  Green must have moved it - but why?  There could be no reason to.  Green was reliable, not smart, but reliable. 
     Taking two steps at a time, McVeil launched up the small porch to the funeral parlor's door. 
     "Green, have you been in that hearse!" McVeil roared, his booming voice preceding him to the small office where a thin young man with short brown hair and glasses sat at a desk opposite a taller man whose black garb faded into the room's shadows. 
     "Yes sir.  This gentleman was interested in acquiring its services," Green meekly replied.  "And wished to examine it."
     McVeil turned to the seated stranger who leaned forward to reveal a pale, bald head and dark eyes.
     "Oh, you're here on business then," McVeil said in a quieter tone as he motioned to Green to depart the desk.
     "Indeed.  My name is Hintz," the stranger commented.  "And I am very pleased at the condition of your hearse - a most suitable means of transportation.  Very comfy."
     "I am sure it will be suitable for your loved one's final ride," McVeil softly said as he settled down behind the desk. 
     "It is not for a loved one.  It is for myself."
     "You're not...well?  Wisely planning ahead?" McVeil asked.
     "Oh, it will be a round trip - up the coast to Twin Sun and back the first weekend of next month. You see I have a reunion of sorts and I don't want to arrive in anything too shabby."
     "He was most impressed by the state of the hearse," Green submitted from where he stood in the corner of the room.  "And at how smoothly it ran as we drove around the block."
     "Once tucked in my coffin I'm sure I'll sleep like a babe the whole trip."
     "Then you have your own coffin..."
     "I never travel without it," Hintz answered.
     "You'll require the hearse for the whole weekend?" McVeil asked as he took a cigar from the box on his desk and offered it to Hintz. 
     Hintz nodded as he took the cigar, and as he placed it in his mouth McVeil noted the stranger had some very long pointed teeth. 
     "And a driver?"
     Hintz nodded.
     "I volunteer," Green said.
     "I'm sure he'll do nicely," Hintz commented with a puff of smoke.
     "I'm sure he will," McVeil mumbled, as he thought to himself that this might not work out too badly. 
     It was even a chance for repeat business for a change.

 copyright  ©  2015 W. P. Rigler
    
Hearse Available - Condition Excellent is the first W. P. Rigler story of 2015.
Previous fiction can be found at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/wrigler     

Short Chills

One of the first places I placed my writings online was at microhorror.com.  Nathan Rosen is microhorror's editor, a site dedicated toward presenting a vast variety of writers and fiction all with a common goal - to leave the reader with a frightening feeling using a minimum amount of words.

My stories at microhorror.com include:

The Whitechapel Wagers - The bets of two gamblers result in terror for those living in Whitechapel.

Like Taking Candy - A night of Halloween trick or treating has a horrifying effect on several kids.

The Cemetery - All is not quiet in a graveyard - thanks to one of its residents!

Several of my stories at microhorror found their way into my collection of short stories, Summoned Secrets, which is available at www.lulu.spotlight/spotlight/wrigler

Mr. Rosen has honored me by asking me to help in the judging of the 2013 Halloween contest entries and I'm very pleased to say that exciting events are continuing to occur at www.microhorror.com including a new story contest in celebration of Halloween next month.

Summoned Secrets

from Summoned Secrets...


The Midnight Wind

The midnight wind
chills to the bone
and will not leave
your soul alone,
so stay in bed
throughtout the night
and you just might
remain all right.



The Haunting Hour

At midnight its dark
and time for a lark
from spirits who wave
and moan from their grave
so please be afraid
and the ghosts get paid.


Order your copy of W.P. Rigler's Summoned Secrets at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/wrigler


18 strange stories of science fiction, dark fantasy, suspense, and horror.
12 poetic creations.
1 book.

Learn the secrets of...
An alien world where hunters test their skills and dragons dwell.
A library whose biographies hold the key to life and death.
History's most infamous serial killer's gambling habits.


"With a cast that includes dimension-hopping murderers, extraterrestrial monsters, and even the shade of Poe himself, Rigler's dark imagination will populate your nightmare for days to come."
Nathan Rosen, editor at microhorror.com