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Reflections of Darkness
My new book is a horror anthology composed of four terrifying tales that culminates in the question, "If you could kill one person, who would it be and how would you do it?"
The four stories included in the book are:
-Gore Orphanage: Fifty years following a heartless crime, the most malicious ghost to ever haunt America seeks retribution and will not stop until every trespasser is dead, innocent or not.
-Click, Clack: An evil gun lurks through life. Whoever possesses it, the gun in turn possesses, and tragedy occurs.
-The Devil's Mirror: A young man down on his luck strikes a deal with the Devil to become a hip-hop star.
-Face Your Fears: The new face of terror is your own.
Happy Halloween!
The four stories included in the book are:
-Gore Orphanage: Fifty years following a heartless crime, the most malicious ghost to ever haunt America seeks retribution and will not stop until every trespasser is dead, innocent or not.
-Click, Clack: An evil gun lurks through life. Whoever possesses it, the gun in turn possesses, and tragedy occurs.
-The Devil's Mirror: A young man down on his luck strikes a deal with the Devil to become a hip-hop star.
-Face Your Fears: The new face of terror is your own.
Happy Halloween!
The Devil's Mirror
The third story in the horror anthology Reflections of Darkness is The Devil's Mirror.
Tagline: What you see in the mirror can become your own worst nightmare.
Logline: A young man down on his luck strikes a deal with the Devil to become a hip-hop star.
Synopsis:
Growing up in the inner belly of Philadelphia can be a harsh experience. Isaiah Mann is all too aware of this fact when he witnesses his best friend’s brutal death. In addition, Isaiah’s parents are about to be evicted and his beloved girlfriend is pregnant. Unemployed, and losing hope of achieving his dream of becoming a hip-hop star, Isaiah has a “chance” encounter with a sinister man who offers him a record deal. There is just one catch…the sinister man is the Devil.
Isaiah makes the deal and slowly succumbs to the seductive allure of show business. He gains fame and fortune, but risks losing all that is dear to him.
Tagline: What you see in the mirror can become your own worst nightmare.
Logline: A young man down on his luck strikes a deal with the Devil to become a hip-hop star.
Synopsis:
Growing up in the inner belly of Philadelphia can be a harsh experience. Isaiah Mann is all too aware of this fact when he witnesses his best friend’s brutal death. In addition, Isaiah’s parents are about to be evicted and his beloved girlfriend is pregnant. Unemployed, and losing hope of achieving his dream of becoming a hip-hop star, Isaiah has a “chance” encounter with a sinister man who offers him a record deal. There is just one catch…the sinister man is the Devil.
Isaiah makes the deal and slowly succumbs to the seductive allure of show business. He gains fame and fortune, but risks losing all that is dear to him.
Face Your Fears
The fourth and final story in the Reflections of Darkness horror anthology is Face Your Fears.
Logline: “If you could kill one person, who would it be and how would you do it?”
Tagline: Ask a deadly question, get a killer answer.
Synopsis: This prank question between four friends at a Halloween party ignites a string of ghastly crimes. Murder that is described in their answers are played out in realistic fashion, causing each to suspect the other, until they too start to fall, one by one. Obsessions, nightmares, and cravings are all reflections of darkness that can inspire evil. Each character has a “reflection”, but which one is the killer?
Note: The killer wears a wicked mirror-plated mask that reflects his victim’s frightened faces.
“The new face of terror is your own.”
Logline: “If you could kill one person, who would it be and how would you do it?”
Tagline: Ask a deadly question, get a killer answer.
Synopsis: This prank question between four friends at a Halloween party ignites a string of ghastly crimes. Murder that is described in their answers are played out in realistic fashion, causing each to suspect the other, until they too start to fall, one by one. Obsessions, nightmares, and cravings are all reflections of darkness that can inspire evil. Each character has a “reflection”, but which one is the killer?
Note: The killer wears a wicked mirror-plated mask that reflects his victim’s frightened faces.
“The new face of terror is your own.”
Horror anthology is available in 4 editions
Reflections of Darkness is now available in 4 editions on Amazon.
Kindle eBook: https://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Da...
Paperback:
https://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Da...
Hardcover:
https://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Da...
Audiobook:
https://www.audible.com/pd/B09PVLVYL4
I have free codes available for the audiobook. Message me for details.
Reflections of Darkness is a horror anthology composed of four terrifying tales that culminates in the question, "If you could kill one person, who would it be and how would you do it?"
The four stories included in the book are:
-Gore Orphanage: Fifty years following a heartless crime, the most malicious ghost to ever haunt America seeks retribution and will not stop until every trespasser is dead, innocent or not.
-Click, Clack: An evil gun lurks through life. Whoever possesses it, the gun in turn possesses, and tragedy occurs.
-The Devil's Mirror: A young man down on his luck strikes a deal with the Devil to become a hip-hop star.
-Face Your Fears: The new face of terror is your own.
Kindle eBook: https://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Da...
Paperback:
https://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Da...
Hardcover:
https://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Da...
Audiobook:
https://www.audible.com/pd/B09PVLVYL4
I have free codes available for the audiobook. Message me for details.
Reflections of Darkness is a horror anthology composed of four terrifying tales that culminates in the question, "If you could kill one person, who would it be and how would you do it?"
The four stories included in the book are:
-Gore Orphanage: Fifty years following a heartless crime, the most malicious ghost to ever haunt America seeks retribution and will not stop until every trespasser is dead, innocent or not.
-Click, Clack: An evil gun lurks through life. Whoever possesses it, the gun in turn possesses, and tragedy occurs.
-The Devil's Mirror: A young man down on his luck strikes a deal with the Devil to become a hip-hop star.
-Face Your Fears: The new face of terror is your own.
Highway of Tears novel
13 years ago I wrote the found footage screenplay Highway of Tears. After hundreds of attempts of marketing the script to agents, managers, producers, going to the AFM, trying my hand at independent producing, pitching to investors, everything short of pulling a heist, the movie never got made.
Now, in 2025 I wrote the epistolary novel. Highway of Tears is a story that people can finally read and experience, no gatekeepers or $300k budget required. The book is cheaper than a happy meal, a great deal in this age of inflation.
Being stubborn is courage, born from belief. That is what I think matters, despite entertainment monopolies treating movies like propaganda-delivery-devices. There is still freedom of speech and expression.
Highway of Tears is about two college graduates who take a road trip on the deadliest highway in North America. The novel is based on the terrifying real story of Highway 16 in British Columbia, nicknamed the Highway of Tears.
50 women have been killed or have gone missing the past 40 years on Highway 16 in British Columbia, Canada. Locals insist the body count is higher and speculate that a serial killer is at work. Police are baffled by these crimes and women continue to be abducted on the lonely highway surrounded by remote stretches of wilderness.
Ignorant to the history of the Highway of Tears, two best friends celebrate their college graduation by taking one last road trip before going their separate ways. The girls bring along a video camera to document the trip. Their plans include camping, kayaking, and hiking, but their trip quickly becomes a frantic struggle for survival against a homicidal killer intent on making them the latest victims of the Highway of Tears.
The paperback is on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735146544
The ebook is on Amazon also:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F27LWGKW
Writing a horror/thriller is like being a detective surveying a crime scene, you can never have too many details...unless you're Edgar Allan Poe. Then you just have to finally publish the dang thing and be done with it already.
Enjoy the story, if you dare.
Now, in 2025 I wrote the epistolary novel. Highway of Tears is a story that people can finally read and experience, no gatekeepers or $300k budget required. The book is cheaper than a happy meal, a great deal in this age of inflation.
Being stubborn is courage, born from belief. That is what I think matters, despite entertainment monopolies treating movies like propaganda-delivery-devices. There is still freedom of speech and expression.
Highway of Tears is about two college graduates who take a road trip on the deadliest highway in North America. The novel is based on the terrifying real story of Highway 16 in British Columbia, nicknamed the Highway of Tears.
50 women have been killed or have gone missing the past 40 years on Highway 16 in British Columbia, Canada. Locals insist the body count is higher and speculate that a serial killer is at work. Police are baffled by these crimes and women continue to be abducted on the lonely highway surrounded by remote stretches of wilderness.
Ignorant to the history of the Highway of Tears, two best friends celebrate their college graduation by taking one last road trip before going their separate ways. The girls bring along a video camera to document the trip. Their plans include camping, kayaking, and hiking, but their trip quickly becomes a frantic struggle for survival against a homicidal killer intent on making them the latest victims of the Highway of Tears.
The paperback is on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735146544
The ebook is on Amazon also:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F27LWGKW
Writing a horror/thriller is like being a detective surveying a crime scene, you can never have too many details...unless you're Edgar Allan Poe. Then you just have to finally publish the dang thing and be done with it already.
Enjoy the story, if you dare.
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