Rock & Roll Nightmares

Rock & Roll Nightmares, Volume 1 scratched the sinister surface with tales of the 27 Club, rock 'n' roll suicides, plane crashes, curses, and more. Now the award-winning series continues with concert mayhem, a look at the "baby groupie" trend of the 1970s, Satanic panic, horrific home invasions, musicians who've died on stage, rockers who lived on borrowed time, gun-toting music producers, deadly DJs, and much more.

You will read about:

• Murdered rock stars, hitmen hired, and narrow escapes
• Shocking stories of rockers who've served time for violent crimes
• Devil worship and belief in the occult
• Folks on the fringe who took their obsessions too far
• Pyrotechnics gone horribly wrong
• Musicians mowed down by deadly disease
• Mysteries solved, graves robbed, fortunes stolen, and more!

About the Author: Staci Layne Wilson has been writing professionally about rock music for decades and is the director of the multi-award-winning documentary, The Ventures: Stars on Guitars. Staci Layne Wilson is an award-winning author, journalist, and filmmaker specializing in rock music history. In the course of her work, she has interviewed David Crosby, John Fogerty, Jimmy Page, Joni Mitchell, Rob Zombie, Cherie Currie, and Gene Simmons, to name a few. She is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book series to the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund (a 501c3 nonprofit charity).

EDITORIAL REVIEWS/AWARDS FOR THE 'ROCK & ROLL NIGHTMARES' BOOK SERIES

Staci Layne Wilson is the Nellie Bly of the rock & roll asylum!-Guitar Girl

[The Rock & Roll Nightmares books are] MTV's Headbangers Ball meets Tales from the Crypt-perfect entertainment for anyone who's ever played Stairway to Heaven backward to hear the mumbled phrase "Here's to my sweet Satan." -Variety

There's gallows humor galore but it's tempered with Wilson's empathy, ability to see several sides of a situation, and her obvious love of classic rock music and the people who created it. -On the Rock Block

"I loved this book and couldn't put it down once I started. Staci Wilson has a wonderful writing style, lean and expressive." -5-star Amazon review

"I really, really thought going into this book I'd know most of the stories. Not even close! I learned something new every page if not every paragraph about the mad excesses, personal tragedies or just bad luck that legendarily befalls musicians." -5-star Amazon review

Wilson's extensive research sifts the facts from hearsay. I don't care how much you know about rock gossip. You'll be surprised and shocked by some of the anecdotes. -Rock Bottom Reviews

For fans of rock 'n roll - and the macabre - it doesn't get much better than this book. Yes, the information is out there but the way this author puts it all together is most unique and entertaining. -5-star GoodReads review

Rock & Roll Nightmares Book Awards:

- READERS' FAVORITE: SILVER SEAL CERTIFIED 5-STAR BOOK
- FINALIST: AMERICAN BOOKFEST AWARDS
- OFFICIAL SELECTION: Best of True Crime -- Notable Non-Fiction Award