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Happy (late) 100th, Laurie Bridges! (YA writer: The Ashton Horror, 1984

From Lenona@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 20 01:25:38 2021

Well, MAYBE she's alive, according to a few sites...

If so, her birthday was on the 16th, and she lives in Georgetown, Texas. (Real name: Lorraine Bruck.)

https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/bridges-laurie
(includes her resume)

Her four books are part of the "Dark Forces" series. The first three, from 1983, had the co-author Paul Alexander.

https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/laurie-bridges/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/201123.Laurie_Bridges
(reader reviews)

WORKS:

Magic Show
Devil Wind
Swamp Witch
The Ashton Horror

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