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
South Africa
The Station Strangler
Hello, my Freaky Darlings! To celebrate the release of my rather dark serial killer thriller, Requiem in E Sharp, I'm going to blog about a different South African serial killer every week over the next couple months. I hope you find them as interesting as I do. This week I'll be telling you all about … Continue reading The Station Strangler
Dear Government
Dear Government, The party is over. The bar has run dry. The food has all been eaten. Perhaps if you'd stuck your hand in the cookie jar a little less the dance could have lasted a little longer. But now we're bored with your antics. Your drunken speeches no longer amuse. We ask you with … Continue reading Dear Government
Horror Down South
Hello my Freaky Darlings, Today I'm over at Steve Lockley's blog, Confessions of a Technophobe, introducing the international community to South African horror. Steve's been hosting a whole bunch of Spec Fiction authors since June in an Open House, free for all sort of thing. He's had some of the movers and shakers and up … Continue reading Horror Down South
Joan De La Haye 