Step inside the haunted mind of NYT bestselling author J.D. Barker... if you dare. 🏚️👻

This week on Macabre Mondays, we sit down with the master storyteller behind The Fourth Monkey and Something I Keep Upstairs to uncover the chilling inspirations behind his work.
From childhood fears to haunted house research, J.D. pulls back the curtain on how real-life horror seeps into his fiction—and how he crafts the kind of suspense that stays with you long after the lights go out.

🎙️ In this episode, we cover:

• J.D.'s journey from corporate life to full-time bestselling author
• How real haunted places inspired Something I Keep Upstairs
• Building terrifyingly real characters and spine-chilling suspense
• What it takes to leave behind the ordinary and pursue a life built on storytelling
• And of course… details on how you could win a night in the haunted house that started it all

🔗 Giveaway link here!

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