{"id":3418,"date":"2017-04-07T13:05:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T13:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/?page_id=3418"},"modified":"2017-04-08T20:20:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-08T20:20:10","slug":"c-l-hernandez","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/personal-pages\/c-l-hernandez\/","title":{"rendered":"C.L. Hernandez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3434 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1508391_10201596244481167_188250944_n-188x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1508391_10201596244481167_188250944_n-188x250.jpg 188w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1508391_10201596244481167_188250944_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Horror, ghosts, creepy creatures, and spooky spirits: they\u2019ve all been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember. As a young girl, I was enthralled by TV shows like Night Gallery, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Twilight Zone, and Creature Features. I read every horror book I could get my hands on\u2014the scarier the better!<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">I started writing short horror stories to entertain myself when I was about ten years old, and I continued writing off and on for years. I briefly entertained thoughts of being published, but never acted on it until later in life. Now I\u2019m working with two publishers as well as self-publishing.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">My work includes the novels A Jar of Fingers, The Witch War of Fiddlehead Creek, Seven Deadly Ghosts, The Curious Case of the Tuscan Plague Doctor, and Mr. Goddard\u2019s Menagerie, and the short horror story collections Cobwebs, \u00a0A Half-Dozen Horrors, and Waterlogged. My short stories have also been featured in the anthologies Dead Harvest, Deathmongers: Where the Light Dies, and Happy Little Horrors.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">My only regret so far is that I didn\u2019t get serious about my writing sooner!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Visit my Amazon page to order my books:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amazon.com\/author\/clhernandez\" target=\"_blank\">amazon.com\/author\/clhernandez<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You can also checkout my website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cindylouhernandez.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">cindylouhernandez.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B01KJA3QFG\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3435 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/510x765-TuscanDoctor-200x300-167x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/510x765-TuscanDoctor-200x300-167x250.jpg 167w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/510x765-TuscanDoctor-200x300.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Putting a messy divorce behind her, antiques dealer Zolena Gillette moves her shop from Las Vegas to the peace and quiet of a small town on the outskirts of Reno. After purchasing a blind-box of antiques at an estate auction, Zolena discovers she has acquired a valuable piece of dark history: an authentic plague doctor\u2019s mask from 17th century Italy. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">While searching to find a buyer for the macabre artifact, however, she quickly discovers that the mask is haunted by the tormented spirit of a medieval plague doctor. The terrifying specter forces Zolena and her shop assistant, Jake Della Russo, to relive his final days in plague-ridden Tuscany through the ruby-red eyes of his mask. Worst of all, no matter how hard they try to get rid of it, the haunted mask always seems to find its way back to the shop\u2014and anyone who gets in the way ends up dead. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Can Zolena and Jake figure out what the plague doctor wants and put an end to the ghastly visions and mysterious deaths, once and for all?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B01GGRKFAA\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3436 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Mr.-Goddards-Menagerie-E-Book-Cover-167x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Mr.-Goddards-Menagerie-E-Book-Cover-167x250.jpg 167w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Mr.-Goddards-Menagerie-E-Book-Cover-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Mr.-Goddards-Menagerie-E-Book-Cover-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Mr.-Goddards-Menagerie-E-Book-Cover-960x1440.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Mr.-Goddards-Menagerie-E-Book-Cover.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Zuri LaCrosse is a special young lady. In fact, she might even be considered \u2026 collectible? <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Although she is infected with the werewolf virus, she tries to live a normal life until she meets a strange old man named Goddard on a dusty desert highway. He lures her into his house where she is held captive. Goddard promises her a new and better life, but can he tame her feral ways and transform her from a scruffy country werewolf into an elegant young lady? And who\u2014or what\u2014is making those strange and terrifying noises in the locked room upstairs? Zuri must either find a way to escape captivity, or give up her freedom to become a cherished and pampered pet in Mr. Goddard\u2019s Menagerie!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00IK6BC1W\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3437 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cw-167x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cw-167x250.jpg 167w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cw-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cw-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cw-960x1440.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/cw.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A mummified hand seeks revenge. A harmless witch gets pushed a little too far. The Grim Reaper falls victim to a prank. This is the kind of ghoulish fun you&#8217;ll find in Cobwebs, volume one of C. L. Hernandez\u2019s Horror Story Six-Packs! Six ghoulishly crafted stories to keep you awake long into the night! Try one a day, or be a glutton for punishment, and devour them all at once!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00K37EFL0\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3438 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ahdh-167x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ahdh-167x250.jpg 167w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ahdh-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ahdh-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ahdh-960x1440.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ahdh.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">From the twisted imagination of C. L. Hernandez comes Horror Story Six-Packs, volume two! Discover gargoyles and a goddess, insects and arachnids, witches and wizards! A Half-Dozen Horrors brings you six weird, wild tales that will make you shiver, cringe, and gag! A supernatural sampler for hard core horror fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B01M688256\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3439 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WL-167x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WL-167x250.jpg 167w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WL-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WL-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WL-960x1440.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/WL.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Zombies are usually land creatures. They shuffle along, groaning, chowing down on brains, and staying relatively dry. But what if they could swim? What if, just suppose, the combination of extreme pollution and radioactive waste somehow brought the dead back to life? <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In Waterlogged: Six Tales of the Aquatic Undead, quirky horror author C. L. Hernandez introduces you to a whole new breed of zombies. They splash, they swim, they dogpaddle and dive, and they don\u2019t need to come up for air! <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Horror, ghosts, creepy creatures, and spooky spirits: they\u2019ve all been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember. As a young girl, I was enthralled by TV shows like Night Gallery, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Twilight Zone, and Creature Features. I read every horror &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":133,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3418"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3418"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3440,"href":"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3418\/revisions\/3440"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfreader.com\/r\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}