Welcome to the online home of writer and photographer April A. Taylor. I write everything from light paranormal mysteries to hardcore horror. I also have a line of Dark Art and Fine Art photos that explore the creepy side of life.
Latest novel – Evil Eye: A Slasher Story! Order your copy now!






HORROR NOVELS & NOVELLAS

- “Sinkhole is another fine look at the natural world gone mad…a worthy addition to the emerging field of eco-horror.” – Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger and The Deep
- Featured on Horror Continues to Thrive with the Scariest Books of 2019 – Grit Daily
- Featured on Celebrate Halloween with these Macabre and Progressive Horror Books – Medium.com
- Featured on 7 New Horror Books That will Actually Scare You – BuzzFeed Community
- Readers’ Favorite 5-Star Book
- Ranked the #1 Most Popular Spooky Fiction Book on Goodreads (as of Oct 15, 2019).
The Haunting of Cabin Green: A Modern Gothic Horror Novel

- Named one of the 13 Most Chilling Horror Books of 2018 by PopSugar
- Named one of the Best Horror Books of 2018 by Inquisitr
- Named one of the 7 Horror Books That Scared Me Half to Death by BoredPanda
- Named one of 2018’s Scariest Horror Books by Ranker
- Named one of the Best Gothic Horror Books by BLGM
- #1 Amazon Best-Seller in Gothic, Ghosts, U.S. Horror, and LGBT Horror
- #1 Amazon Best-Seller for United States Horror New Releases for 3 straight weeks (April-May 2018)
- TOP VOTE-GETTER: The Kindle Book Review’s 2018 Reader’s Choice Award – Best Horror/Suspense Category
- RUNNER-UP: The Kindle Book Review’s 2018 Reader’s Choice Award for Best Overall Book
- SEMI-FINALIST: The Kindle Book Review’s 2018 Jury Award for Best Horror/Suspense
PARANORMAL MYSTERIES



Missing in Michigan: Alexa Bentley Paranormal Mysteries Book One
- Readers’ Favorite 5-Star Book
- Featured on 10 Intriguing Fantasy Novels for Fans of Mystery by Ezvid Wiki Editorial Staff
Frightened in France: Alexa Bentley Paranormal Mysteries Book Two
Lost in Louisiana: Alexa Bentley Paranormal Mysteries Book Three
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

Corvo Hollows: A Psychological Thriller
- Reedsy Discovery 5-Star Must Read Book
MIDNIGHT MYTHS AND FAIRY TALES (Kindle Short Reads)


Vasilisa the Terrible: A Baba Yaga Story
- #1 Amazon.ca Best Seller for Short Stories in March 2018
Death Song of the Sea: A Celtic Story
- #1 Amazon.ca Best Seller for Short Stories in March 2018


NON-FICTION GENRE WORK
My non-fiction horror writing has been featured by many sites, including Graveyard Shift and Bloody Disgusting.
PHOTOGRAPHY

My horror and dark art photography has been included in multiple media formats, including several books, magazines, and the short horror film CathARTic. Numerous pieces are available for licensing.