Welcome to the Wagner Institute for Mental Treatment and Investigations. Since 1966, Dr. Johann Wagner has guided his team of paranormal investigators and psychologists in solving supernatural crimes and unlocking the secrets of the human mind. But now a horror from his past has come back to destroy not only Wagner, but everything he has built. Wagner once used his paranormal powers to escape the horrors of the Holocaust, but can his aging mind and body stop the terror that has returned to claim him?
Peter's fiction and poetry have been published internationally. His gothic horror novella, "The Chameleon's Addiction" was a semi-finalist in the 2004 Glacier Press Writing Contest and is now published in "Bardic Tales and Sage Advice, Volume Two" by Bards and Sages Publishing, who also published his short novel, "The Grandmaster," a supernatural thriller that takes place during the Holocaust. Originally his graduate master's thesis, "The Grandmaster" ranked third in Bards and Sages nationwide Speculative Fiction Novel Contest and is now on sale at amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. "The Grandmaster" has also been awarded as a Top Ten Finalist by the Preditors and Editors Reader's Poll for Best Horror Novel of 2007.
He has just completed his first short story collection, "In His House." One story from that collection, "Crossing the Styx," was awarded Best Unpublished Short Story at the 2007 DIY Book Festival in Los Angeles. His short story, "Oranna's Song," was awarded Honorable Mention (ranked SECOND in the nation) in the Romance Category by the Fourth Annual Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards. He also often serves as a reviewer for L.A. Splash (www.lasplash.com) and the Literary Magazine Review (University of Wisconsin: River Falls). Peter is now writing his first full-length Wagner Mythos Novel. His website is www.peterabalaskas.com.
