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Where the Candle Face story began.

In 2010, KVUE News aired my first public account of Candle Face and the haunting that inspired The Empty Lot Next Door. That interview marked the beginning of everything that would follow in the Candle Face Chronicles.

Watch the segment here: https://youtu.be/X9kDw7QITLc

https://www.branchingplotbooks.com/blogs/the-authors-desk/2010-kvue-interview-the-empty-lot-next-door-candle-face

KVUE TV News Story - The Empty Lot Next Door Regardless of your stance on the supernatural, the real-life account of Arthur Mills is compelling and warrants attention. Discover the identity of Candle Fa...

The Empty Lot Next Door is coming to audio.

My memoir, The Empty Lot Next Door, is becoming an audiobook, narrated by the talented Adharsh McCabe, and will be released in January 2025.

The Empty Lot Next Door: The Making of an Audiobook – Branching Plot Books I'm excited to announce that The Empty Lot Next Door—Second Edition is becoming an audiobook, narrated by Adharsh McCabe. It will be available in January 2025!

Is Candle Face real? Or just in my mind?

In this first part of a two-entry series, I examine the possibility that Candle Face was never an external ghost, but a creation of my own mind, born from childhood fears, trauma, and imagination. In the next entry, I’ll explore the opposite view: that she’s a real entity.

Candle Face Debate Part 1: Reality or Imagination? – Branching Plot Books Exploring whether Candle Face is a real entity or a psychological creation from childhood trauma. Is she a ghost, or just a product of my own mind's turmoil?