A.S. Santos Launches the Print Edition of "Voices in the Theater" at the Grand Easter Feast

A.S.Santos sits at the Authors' Table with
fellow female authors Camille Depano & Chichi Barba.

DLSU Professor Lysa Sanchez holds a signed copy of
"Voices in the Theater" with author A.S.Santos.

 

The Grand Easter Feast -- which happened at the
MOA Arena on April 5, 2015 -- was a wonderful celebration!

 

A.S.Santos poses with fellow book authors who launched
and signed books that day: Youth Preacher Obet Cabrillas
(who wrote "Itanong Mo Kay Daddy O!"), Camille Depano
(who wrote "#Hugot"), and Chichi Barba (who wrote
"Eat Well, Get Well.")

 

What the print cover version of "Voices in the Theater" looks like.

A peek inside at the Acknowledgments Page.
(So many awesome people are named there!)

"Voices in the Theater" is available for ordering now!
For print book orders, contact www.KerygmaBooks.com.
For ebook orders, go to Flipreads.com/voices-in-the-theater
(or Amazon.com).

SPRG Series Author A.S.Santos Talks to Tourism Students About the 6 Different Kinds of Paranormal Activity at Haunted Locations

Last September 27, 2014 the Tourism and Events Management students of Lyceum Philippines invited author A.S.Santos to talk about Dark Tourism in the Philippines. 

 

A.S.Santos is the author of the young adult paranormal romance novels under the SPRG Series (SPRG stands for Student Paranormal Research Group) and has done extensive research on the science, spirituality, and psychology of the paranormal. 

In order to help Tourism students understand the special considerations involved in putting together a haunted attraction or ghost hunting tour, A.S.Santos talked to them about "The Paranormal Side of Dark Tourism," particularly the 6 kinds of paranormal phenomena that may be present at haunted locations. 

The event was attended by about 200 tourism students from different universities.

Here are some of the snapshots. :-)

Hosted by LPU's H457 Enigma: Illuminating Dark Tourism
Photos by Karen Lucille Escabusa

#LPUEnigma2014

Miniature lamps to "illuminate" Dark Tourism.

The lovely ladies manning the registration table.

A.S.Santos shows an actual shot of an unexpected apparition
(behind the woman in the photo) taken at a popular tourist destination.

The most important thing in putting together ghost tours: RESPECT.
Respect the history, the rules, and the significance of a location.

A.S.Santos (far right) with the winners of the ebooks
"Voices in the Theater" and "Corpse in the Mirror"
-- books 1 and 2 of the SPRG series.

The tourism and events management students behind the event.

A.S.Santos receives tokens of appreciation from the team.

The event's venue: Maestranza Plaza in historic
Intramuros, Manila.

Have You Experienced A Ghostly School Encounter?

Maybe you were in elementary school. Or maybe it was in high school. Or maybe it happened when you were already in college.

Either way, it's still there in your memory: your own school ghost story.

Share it with us today.

Name:
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Tell us the school ghost story here:
If you know of any history the school has that might explain the ghostly encounter, write it here:

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Thanksgiving Sale: Get Books 1 & 2 of the SPRG Series for LESS THAN the Price of One!

This special Thanksgiving Bundle offer is until December 1, 2013 only.

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Trailer for "Corpse In The Mirror," Book 2 of A.S.Santos' SPRG Series

This book is now available on Amazon.com today!

Book 2 of the SPRG Series Launches This Halloween 2013

The SPRG (Student Paranormal Research Group) Series -- the teen/college romance that is set in Manila, Philippines -- now offers the second book in this paranormal trilogy!

Book 1: Voices In The Theater 

When we first met Samantha Davidson in Voices in the Theater, she was still coming to terms with her secret: she could hear other people’s thoughts.

Transplanted to a strange country and estranged from her family and peers, she had to learn to trust others and, most especially, the voice that she had long suppressed—her own.

(Click here to read the first five chapters of Voices In The Theater.)

Book 2: Corpse In The Mirror 

Samantha now returns in the second installment of A.S. Santos’ SPRG Series, Corpse in the Mirror.

This time, we see her powers deepen as she realizes that she can now also see things through others’ eyes.

They aren’t much—momentary glimpses, really—but these are dark things. Twisted things. Things she can’t bear to watch. But since she is the only one who can see them as they happen, she may be the only one who can prevent them from happening again.


(Click here to read the first five chapters of Corpse In The Mirror.)



Corpse in the Mirror launches on October 30, 2013, but you can start pre-ordering from iTunes and Kobo.

The Paranormal Romance for College Students

While most popular teenage romance series nowadays deal with future worlds, demigod powers, immortality, or magic, the paranormal romance trilogy that begins with Voices In the Theater actually has regular teenagers in it... except that one of them has developing psychic abilities.

Old School = Creepy Ghost Stories

If you've ever studied in an old school or university, you know how very common ghost stories associated with them are. And if you've heard the same story enough times, you may have entertained thoughts of checking out if any of it was true... or maybe even actually did your own investigation with your friends.

In Manila, Philippines, just about every major university is old enough to have its share of historical post-war ghost stories, or even those that came after more recent student tragedies. And for some reason, many of these ghost stories seem to be associated with school theaters or auditoriums.

Creepy Theaters & Shadowy Ghosts

One of the more popular school-theater-related ghost stories in the area happened when a student allegedly took a group photograph of her classmates after their successful stage play, and when the film was developed they saw that:

...a nun was with them during curtain call. The nun had no face, was floating, tip-toed, and her hands were clasped as though in prayer. Her hands were pointed downwards and her head was cracked as though she had been hanged...

- OSC Anthea Lamigo

Voices In The Theater: Does Your School Have Them, Too?

One such theater story is the focus of the investigation in Voices In The Theater. While the main ghost story featured in the novel is fictional, many of the other paranormal situations mentioned throughout the book are based on true events experienced by various people connected to the author.

Check out the book now from Amazon.com; just click here. :-)