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Friday, 23 August 2024

Book Spotlight: Missing in Miskatonic

Today I have another horror book spotlight from Crystal Lake Entertainment, Missing in Miskatonic by JP Behrens. Enjoy. 




Missing in Miskatonic by JP Behrens


Step into the shadowed streets of 1928 Arkham, where Miskatonic University holds secrets darker than the night.

In this supernatural thriller reminiscent of Raymond Chandler and H.P. Lovecraft, Private Detective Travis Daniels is thrust into a harrowing investigation when a young woman disappears without a trace. As Daniels delves deeper into the labyrinthine mysteries of the storied New England city, he uncovers a web of sinister cults, ancient rituals, and eldritch horrors that threaten not only his own sanity but the fabric of reality itself.
Set against a city steeped in occult lore and clandestine experiments, Missing in Miskatonic blends elements of hard-boiled detective fiction with chilling supernatural encounters. Daniels navigates treacherous alliances and confronts malevolent entities lurking in the shadows, all while racing against time to unravel the truth behind the girl's disappearance.
With a narrative that grips from the first page, this novel combines suspense, mystery, and cosmic terror in a gripping tale where every clue leads deeper into the abyss. From the enigmatic corridors of Miskatonic to the eerie gatherings of the Silver Twilight Lodge, Daniels must confront his own demons as he battles forces beyond human comprehension.


Book Link: https://getbook.at/Miskatonic



About the Author

JP Behrens is the author of Portrait of a Nuclear Family and We Don’t Talk Anymore and Other Dark Fictions. A graduate of the Yale Writers’ Workshop, he spends his days writing, reading, and practicing Kung Fu. All his other time is spent with family. He looks forward to revisiting sleep one day.





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Friday, 9 August 2024

Book Spotlight: Creatures of the Night (Dark Tide 17)

 Another book spotlight for the new release from Crystal lake Entertainment, Creatures of the Night (Dark Tide 17). Enjoy.





Creatures of the Night (Dark Tide 17)




Immerse yourself in a world of terror and darkness with three vampire horror novellas.


Return of the Blood-Feeders by Simon Clark: Viking vampires, and their latest vicious recruits, swarm through tunnels beneath the present-day town of Leppington. The Norse gods have created a Vampyrrhic army to wreak vengeance on people that turned their backs on Odin.  Just two fragile humans stand in their way – a down-at-heel drifter who is struggling to recover from a severe head injury, and a dreamer with a drink problem. Together, they must become extraordinary. Together, they must defeat something that is much, much worse than vampires.

Return of the Blood-Feeders is set in the world of Simon’s Vampyrrhic series of novels.

Perspective by Kevin J. Kennedy: "This is a story of my re-awakening, and vampires." A couple's lives are thrown into turmoil when a body is dumped at their door. The vampires are catapulted into a blood-drenched journey to the gates of hell. Fortunately, they have some werewolf friends that want to come along for the ride.

Beneath Still Waters by Gord Rollo: On May 16, 2020, disaster struck the small Canadian mining town of Beckley, Nova Scotia. An explosion deep in Shaft 3 unleased a massive torrent of water from an underground stream, quickly flooding the lower levels and dooming the workers below. Sixty-five people lost their lives that night, the tragedy one of the worst mining disasters in the province’s history. The Red Spruce Gypsum Mine would never reopen. 

The town tried to turn the heartbreak into something positive, converting the flooded quarry into a natural swimming hole for people to cool off in during the hot summer months. But something has awakened from within the abandoned mine shafts and staked its territory in the deepest part of the lake. Something ancient. Something savage. Something hungry… 


Book Link: https://getbook.at/DarkTide17


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About the Authors


Simon Clark

Simon Clark’s novels, include Blood Crazy (now an entire series of books), Vampyrrhic, Darkness Demands, Stranger, Whitby Vampyrrhic, Secrets of the Dead, and the British Fantasy award-winning The Night of the Triffids, which was broadcast as a five-part drama series by BBC radio.

Weird House Press have recently issued Simon’s new collection, Sherlock Holmes: A Casebook of Nightmares and Monsters, and the novels, Sherlock Holmes: Lord of Damnation and Callisto: Blood Mission.

He has also scripted audio dramas for Big Finish, including for their reboot of the apocalyptic drama, Survivors and their multi-platform Doom’s Day.

The Cannes Film Festival 2024 saw the premiere of Protos, a dystopian Sci-Fi/Horror feature film, which he co-scripted with Brian Avenet-Bradley.

Simon lives in Yorkshire, England, where he can be seen roaming this legend-haunted landscape with a black and white Border Collie by the name of Mylo.


Gord Rollo

GORD ROLLO was born in St. Andrews, Scotland, but now lives in Ontario, Canada. His short stories and novella-length work have appeared in many professional publications throughout the genre. His novels include: The Jigsaw Man, Crimson, Strange Magic, Valley Of The Scarecrow, The Translators, The Crucifixion Experiments, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, and The Dark Side of Heaven.

Two other novels: Beasts of Copan, a time travel fantasy/horror, and Voodoo Cowboys: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, a weird western/horror/adventure novel, were co-written with the legendary Gene O’Neill. 

Besides novels, Gord has edited the acclaimed evolutionary horror anthology, Unnatural Selection: A Collection of Darwinian Nightmares and co-edited Dreaming of Angels, a horror/fantasy anthology.

 

Kevin J. Kennedy

Kevin J. Kennedy is a horror author, editor, and anthologist. He is also the owner of KJK Publishing and he runs the best-selling 'The Horror Collection' series. 

He lives in the heart of Scotland with his beautiful wife, three cats, Carlito, Ariel, and Luna, and a Pomchi called Orko. He can be found on Facebook if you want to chat with him.