Hello, my Freaky Darlings! This week's serial killer is Elifasi Msomi a.k.a. The Axe Killer who was convicted on the 28th of September 1955 of 15 murders and sentenced to death by hanging in the Pietermaritzburg Supreme Court by the Honourable Justice J Kennedy. His victims all came from the Umkomaas and Umzimkulu valleys of … Continue reading Elifasi Msomi
Author: Joan De La Haye
Afro SF Anthology
Hello my Freaky Darlings, My short story, The Trial, has made it into a ground-breaking anthology. Afro SF is the first anthology of Science Fiction written by authors on the African continent. Genre fiction is finally making headway in Africa and I'm rather proud to be a part of this. So ... here's the cover … Continue reading Afro SF Anthology
Cornelius Burger
Hello, my Freaky Darlings! Today's serial killer is a blast from the past. During 1936 and 1937 Cornelius Burger, a man in his mid-thirties, killed five prostitutes and dumped their bodies on the road between Johannesburg and Potchefstroom. He took their handbags as souvenirs and kept them in a cupboard at his home so he … Continue reading Cornelius Burger
Devious inspiration
Hello my Freaky Darlings, Today I have a special treat for you. Nerine Dorman has popped in to talk about the inspiration for her latest novel, Inkarna. So ... without any other further ado, here's Nerine. “Where did you get the inspiration for you novel?” This is the question nearly all authors have learnt to … Continue reading Devious inspiration
Joan De La Haye 