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Haunted Habits is Back!

April 26, 2025 /

Welcome to Haunted Habits–the newsletter of A.M. Loweecey, writer of mystery, horror, and fantasy!

I’ve rebooted my career and this Tuesday my first book in <mumble> years hits the shelves! It’s called Demons & Ramen, and it’s a dark fantasy with a lot of humor and of course good food. This is me we’re talking about.
Chocolate Bundt cake with raspberries (This recipe was a quick one: Basic chocolate cake with pudding center; homemade chocolate drizzle and fresh raspberries)

I’ll be sending these newsletters out every so often: when fun news is happening, when I have a great book to recommend, and when I have a must-share recipe or writing tip.

Before I gush about my new book, I have a recommendation: it’s The House on Black Tooth Pond by Stephen Mark Rainey. I started it on a Saturday morning and it eclipsed my weekend. I read it while cooking, while cleaning, while doing laundry until I finished it.  Here’s what it’s about with handy buy links:

Cover for The House on Black Tooth Pond.AIKEN MILL, VIRGINIA: A legend-haunted town in a remote, mountainous corner of the state. With its long history of countless deaths and disappearances, Aiken Mill has become known to law enforcement as “The Cold Case Capital of the World.”

Now, an unidentified, mutilated body has turned up in the town. During his investigation, Sheriff Bryce Parrott discovers frightening clues that lead him to believe some ghostly force—or entity—may be responsible for the killing.

While exploring the darkest corners of the county, psychology professor Martin Pritchett and his brother, Phillip, happen upon a crumbling, century-old house beside a body of water called Black Tooth Pond. A strange compulsion leads both men back to the house repeatedly, but neither can remember any of the events that occur there.

As Sheriff Parrott and the Pritchett brothers attempt to solve their respective mysteries, their paths begin to converge—paths that lead directly to the ancient, foreboding house at Black Tooth Pond.

And now for my latest!
Cover of A. M. Loweecey's Deomon and Ramen, showing a blond0hared man with a clerical collar holdong a book, with a woman just behind him. In the back ground are a pair of tall Gothic windows
Called “a fun occult detective romp” by bestselling author Brian Keene, this darkly humorous, occult mystery will appeal to fans of Constantine and The Dresden Files.
Exorcism is easy. Living with loss is f*cking impossible.
Father Denis Kaine has spent his life-fighting demons, but nothing could prepare him for losing his twin brother, Xavier. When the Vatican declares Xavier’s death a suicide, Denis knows better. Something made his brother pull the trigger. And he’s gonna hunt it down. Fueled by rage, whiskey, and a reckless disregard for his own survival, Denis scours the dark underbelly of Rome, exorcising every creature that slithers up from Hell to get in his way. But his search takes a dangerous turn when he stumbles upon a Vatican-sealed crypt and accidentally releases something far older, far more powerful than any demon he’s ever faced.
She’s not a ghost. She’s not a demon. But she’s hungry, and she’s not leaving without raiding his fridge.
Now, exiled from the Church and stuck with a thousand year old roommate named Emma, Denis is forced into an uneasy alliance. If he wants to know the truth about Xavier’s death, he’ll need Emma’s help. Armed with a messenger bag full of holy water and their habit of making bad decisions, they dive into the darkest corners of faith, power, and the Vatican’s buried secrets.
Buy it here: Preorder: Amazon.com | Bookshop.org | Kobo
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