The Milhopper Devil

In Gainesville, Florida (where I'm originally from) there is a place called the Devil's Milhopper, so named by early settlers who found bones and fossils at the bottom of a large sinkhole that they believed was the hole that fed bodies to the devil.

It is a local legend, that long ago the devil fell in love with a beautiful native maiden. She refused his advances and proposal of marriage. One night, while she lay sleeping, she was kidnapped by the demon and carried screaming into the forest. Her tribe's bravest warriors gave chase, and when they had just about caught up with the Devil, the fiery demon whirled on them and transformed the posse into stone. At that same spot he opened a great chasm in the earth and disappeared along with his maiden prize to the depths of hell, leaving nothing but the stone warriors and the sinkhole known today as the Devil's Milhopper.

It is said on the night of a full moon, you can still hear the cries and moans of the young maiden.

On a cool Fall night in 2004, my best friend and I were driving to a friend's house down Milhopper Road on the way to a friend's house. As we drove we talked of all sorts of important events (girls, college classes, girls, the Gators, girls, video games, girls, etc. etc.) When all of a sudden "something" ran in front of my friend's Chevy Blazer. We both fell silent for what seemed several minutes. To break the silence I finally said: "Did you see that?" and my friend (a non-believer in ALL things supernatural and paranormal) said "YOU SAW IT TOO?"

Recently, I have revisited that night in an interview with a member of the Florida BFRO (Bigfoot Field Research Organization) who upon discovering my artistic background requested that I try to sketch what exactly it was I saw. Below is a sketch of what I have dubbed "The Milhopper's Devil".

Calling on Paranormal Enthusiasts!

Greetings fellow paranormal enthusiasts!

I'm happy to report that Flagler's Few and Victor's Revenge is over half way complete. I started illustration work on it on December 6th, and now just over two months I have completed more at a faster rate, then I ever did on Flagler's Few and the Reaper of Saint George Street! Expect this next book out sometime in May-July 2010.

Because of this, I need to step up on requesting donations in the form of paranormal tips/quotes. If you or someone you know is a member of a paranormal organization of some sort, please feel free to send me an e-mail (e-mail messanger located on side bar) and you may be included in the next edition.

Still on the hunt for a traditional publisher. I have some leads and I'm working angles, but any advice or suggestions are also appreciated.

As a side note, I've got some exciting stuff in the works for Flagler's Few. I don't want to say more, but let's just say that Flagler's Few will be taking the form of something other then print very soon...

Keep checking in for more news and upcoming releases!

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Flagler College's newspaper, The Gargoyle, is running an article on Flagler's Few and the Reaper of Saint George Street written by staff writer Kaitlyn Teabo. You can view it on their site. The article will also be featured in the Gargoyle's print edition.

A couple of weeks ago I received word from the newspaper's editor who told me he really enjoyed being able to recognize places in the city in the book. This was a great compliment, seeing as I specifically designed the book to get that reaction!

In appreciation to the newspaper, and to any Flagler college student reading, below is a page featuring the main hall in the central building. I'm releasing this page for viewing pleasure of all, but hope Flagler students enjoy it especially seeing as it's their college in the book! This is page 28 in the next Flagler Few book, Flagler's Few and Victor's Revenge. Check it out this summer when it's released!

Til then, enjoy!

Where's Andre?

I'll be a guest on liveparanormal.com's "para 411" live conference with Michelle Ayers and Jen Brown on January 26th. This will be my first live-cam interview, and I'll be broadcasting right from the official ARF Studios in Savannah, GA.

On February 16th, I'll return to Paranormal Podcast to chat it up with Jim Harold. However, Jim's podcast will only be recorded on this date, and will be up for iTune viewing pleasure in the months following. I will keep you posted.

In March, I will be in Saint Augustine to serve as one of two guests of honor for the grand opening of "Ghost Augustine's Ghost Equipment Store". The other guest of honor is rumored to be Susan Slaughter from Ghost Hunters Academy. I'll be signing copies of Flagler's Few, talking about my next book and trying to talk Susan into doing a little ghost hunting around town...

April 11th I will be a guest on Dead Air Paranormal Talk Radio at 10pm EST.

Flagler's Few and Victor's Revenge: Prologue

Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a great holiday! While you all partied, I continued work on Flagler's Few and Victor's Revenge, and thanks to my beloved mother, I got a great 11x17 scanner. So the first thing I decided to scan was the prologue pages to the next book and wanted to bring you this preview for all my loyal readers and followers!

Hope you enjoyed it, and look for Flagler's Few and Victor's Revenge on sale in May 2010, both on here, Lulu, Amazon and select stores in Saint Augustine, Florida!

New Flagler's Few Website coming soon!

Dear Followers,

I am pleased to announce that I am hard at work designing and building the new Flagler's Few website. While this blog site has served me well, with the release of the first book, it's time to go a step further and create something a little bit more advanced, yet user friendly.

The new site will feature a home page, a gallery, and even a store front for direct sales of Flagler's Few and related memorablia. The site was originally intended to be used as an ARFstudios website, featuring a variety of my projects, but as Flagler's Few demands much of my attention, it's only fitting the focus go towards it. With any hope, my other books and series will follow suit and the site can be expanded to encompass them all.

This blog site will still be accessable via another address link, and will be visible on the new website as well. Stay tune for future details, I am hoping to have it up by January 2010.

Work continues on the second book, and my expectation is to have it released between April and May of 2010.

Happy Holidays!

Andre