Welcome to a special St. Patrick's Day edition of 3 Picks. This week's 3 Picks features blog host, me, Frank Edler. I will now refer to myself in third person to keep you abreast of my work. Frank Edler is the author of several books including A Death in Toledo and Catcoin: The Fictional History of a Cryptocurrency. He has also just release his first audiobook for Death Gets a Book.
Many people may not know this because its trivial knowledge to begin with but Mr. Frank is part Irish. Both of my grandparents on my mother's side of the family are off-the-boat Irish. So I grew up with a strong sense of my Irish roots. So since St. Patrick's Day has become a 2nd rate holiday celebrating Irish Heritage and giving the world another great excuse to drink to excess, I present to you my 3 Picks for Irish Inspired Books.
Pick 1: Ghosts & Lightning by Trevor Byrne. Trevor Byrne is a modern Irish writer. Ghosts & Lighting appears to be his only major work of fiction and it's stuck with me over time. Its gritty and real. The story of a young man finally struck off on his own, only to be called back home, to Dublin to deal with the family he was trying to escape.
Pick 2: Irish Gothic: Tales of Irish Horror by Ronald Kelly. This new release from popular horro author Ronald Kelly is a collection of horror that utilizes classic Irish folklore to tell modern tales of horror. I can't believe a book like this hasn't been written before. Not the way Ronald Kelly writes it.
Picks 3: Leprechaun in the Hood by Cameron Pierce, Adam Cesare & Shane McKenzie. Its a horror comedy musical in book form about a Leprechaun. This is a tough pick because the book is out of print so if you want to check this one out you are going to have to scavenge your local used book store to try to get your hands on it. Maybe you'll get lucky and find it in your grandma's attic.
There you have it. 3 Picks for books to read while you drink a pint of green beer, enjoy a slice of soda bread and listen to Flogging Molly. And remember, if someone is wearing a "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" shirt, they are not Irish and you shouldn't kiss them, even if it's your sainted mother. Slainte!
What are your 3 Picks for Irish based horror? Let us know in the comments below.
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